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Now that the dreaded Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, LTTE, which was all out to set up a separate Tamil state in the predominantly Tamil speaking North and East of Sri Lanka, is crushed the nation is celebrating the victory while northern Tamils remain disillusioned. There have been numerous sessions of peace talks between the Sri Lankan government and the …
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The Victim Syndrome, the West, and the LTTE
Alas! It is a great and terrible world. – the Lama in Kipling’s Kim. My purpose in this article is to argue that the West has done incalculable harm to Sri Lanka, though without any malevolent intent, through its over-indulgent attitude towards the LTTE. That attitude bred in the LTTE what might be called a victim syndrome which became a …
Read More »LAST DAYS OF THIRUVENKADAM VELUPPILLAI PRABHAKARAN – Part 2 – By D.B.S. Jeyaraj
Blunder But the biggest blunder of all was to believe wrongly that the LTTE could at some point deliver a crippling blow on the battlefront and exact a heavy casualty toll. This would demoralize the army and help reverse the process, he surmised. The politico – military situation deteriorated but Prabhakaran living in a fool’s paradise was pretty sure that …
Read More »LAST DAYS OF THIRUVENKADAM VELUPPILLAI PRABHAKARAN – Part 1 – By D.B.S. Jeyaraj
Thiruvenkadam Veluppillai Prabhakaran is no more. The body of the 54-year-old supreme leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) was found on Tuesday May 19 near the Mullaitivu lagoon known as “Nanthikkadal” (sea of conches). He had gunshot wounds in the head and forehead. Thus ended the life of the man who was once described by the LTTE’s political …
Read More »N. Korea is no pushover; more headaches for U.S.
Admit that North Korea is a nuclear power now. Its audacity is now more obvious. It sent a message on Monday that it should be taken seriously by the big powers. The message came in the form of a nuclear test and a series of short-and-medium-range missile launches. This time around the West and North Korea’s neighbours — both hostile …
Read More »Mufti Ismail Menk – Sri Lanka Lecture Tour 2009
Date Topic Venue Time Audience Sunday 31st May ‘The role of the Masjid in Islam’ Wellawatte Jummah Masjid 8 pm Gents Only Monday 1st June ‘The role of women in a modern society’ Madrasa Ayn, Elibank Road, Colombo 5 9 am Ladies Only Monday 1st June ‘Marriage and Family Life’ Miami Reception Hall Wellawatte 8 pm Ladies …
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