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Page 1 of 15 | | TamilNet, Thursday, 03 July 2008
| | The presentation of the History of Eezham Tamils, in some of the international reference material such as Britannica Concise Encyclopedia and The World Factbook by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has become a matter of serious concern for Tamils all over the world. When history is being deconstructed in the portals of knowledge of the postmodern era on one hand, these international sources of information are still harping on colonial brand of Orientalism, by basing history on myths.
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| | MANITHAM, 03 07 2008
| | We are used to hear almost daily the Human Rights violations such as killings, abductions and rape. They disappear from our minds after a period of time. But for the lives of those directly involved with the victims these remain indelible like a thorn in their flesh. Their whole lives get changed because of what happened to their loved ones. Hence with the view to bring their plights to the open efforts have been made to meet at least a few of those, who are near and dear to the victims and let their voices be heard loud and clear.
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The Economist, Jul 3rd 2008
Sri Lanka's army chief says the government has won its 25-year war against the Tamil Tigers. This is not true.
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| | By Jehan Perera, UPI, 02 07 2008
| | Colombo, Sri Lanka — The visit of a high-level Indian delegation to Sri Lanka barely a fortnight ago has given rise to much speculation regarding its purpose. The delegation consisted of National Security Advisor M. K. Narayan, Defense Secretary Sri Vijay Singh and Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon.
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| | By V.Sivaram, 02 07 2008
| | The high power Indian delegation that arrived in Colombo the week before last was conveyed the frustration, anxieties and the disappointment of the Lankan Tamil community over the failure of India to address its concerns to protect the interests of Tamils as provided in the Indo-Lanka Accord.
An angered Sampanthan told this message in a frank and forthright manner to the delegation comprising M.K.Narayan, National Defence Advisor, Shiv Shankar Menon, the Foreign Secretary and Vijey Singh, the Defence Secretary, in the presence of Alok Prasad, Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Manickam, Deputy High Ciommissioner and Moorthy, the Joint Secretary.
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| | By Kumar Rupesinghe, Daily Mirror, 02 07 2008
| | There was a reason why I was obsessed with conflict, civil wars and their prevention. That was due to the ethnic conflict which erupted in Sri Lanka starting in 1956, as a result of a short sighted policy by ambitious politicians who were prepared to take short cuts to power by promising that the Sinhalese language would be implemented within 24 hours. It was in 1958, when I was cycling down Galle Road near Mount Lavinia that I witnessed cars being stopped on the road, people being pulled out of cars and assaulted and the cars being set on fire. I immediately rushed home to seek an explanation from my mother who advised me that these affairs were well beyond my scope and that I should remain at home. However, I did leave the house and was shocked to see the devastation caused by mobs, whose sole purpose was to hunt down Tamils and burn their houses.
But it was after 1977 when J.R. Jayewardene received a significant majority in Parliament that I once again witnessed the cleverly manipulated pogroms against the Tamils which eventually resulted in the state inspired pogroms of 1983 which we now call Black July. In my book on Development and Conflict, I have analyzed in detail the ramifications of the policies of J.R. Jayewardene and how it precipitated the civil war which continues unabated to this moment. What many politicians missed out in the equation was the politics of humiliation experienced by many Tamils, humiliation at the lack of access to justice, humiliation at the lack of access to education and employment and most of all, not being able to use their own language to conduct their business.
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| | By Dr. Pakiasothy Saravanamuttu, The Morning Leader, 02 07 2008
| | What does the failed abduction attempt against Namal Perera of the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI), which turned into a brutal assault on him and his friend Mahinda Ratnaweera, political officer at the British High Commission, tell us about the rule of law, human rights protection, the culture of impunity, and law and order in Sri Lanka today?
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| | Daily Mirror, July 02, 2008
| | Ayubowan, vanakkam, assalamu alaikkum and best wishes as we move into July - marking the 25th anniversary of the 1983 Black-July holocaust -- with little sign of any silver lining in the clouds of gloom or doo
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| | by Euan Ferguson, Guardian.co.uk, 29 06 2008
| | The last time he visited Sri Lanka, it was two days after the Boxing Day tsunami had struck. Yet among the devastation, a shaky ceasefire between Tamil rebels and government forces seemed to offer a glimmer of hope. So what went wrong? Euan Ferguson returns to find an island paradise once again torn apart by conflict
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