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| A Critique of the Black Tigers Portrayal |
| [ Friday, 23 July 2010, 07:41.38 PM | Media Hause ] |
| In this critique, first, I present verbatim excerpts from Robert Pape’s 2005 book that are full of simplifications and distortions. Secondly, I point out critical lapses in his description of chronological events, and interpretation. Lastly, I introduce a review by Michael Roberts entitled, “Blunders in Tigerland: Pape’s muddles on ‘Suicide Bombers in Sri Lanka.” |
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| The Sinhalisation Agenda of the Govt. |
| [ Friday, 23 July 2010, 07:35.25 PM | Media Hause ] |
| The President says that people are being liberated from the LTTE. By reason of your intense military onslaught both from the air and the land to capture territory under the control of the LTTE, you ruthlessly and recklessly inflict immense harm on the Tamil civilian population, and you thereafter leave them in the lurch, and proclaim with glee, that they have been liberated. |
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| Man Held as Security Risk Released |
| [ Friday, 23 July 2010, 07:26.48 PM | Media Hause ] |
 Balasundaram will return to immigration court in Boston Aug. 10 to argue separately that he should not be deported under the UN convention against torture. “We feel he has a really good case and that if he were sent back, he would be tortured,’’ she said. |
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| M.I.A.'s New Record is Full of Greatness |
| [ Friday, 23 July 2010, 07:23.36 PM | Media Hause ] |
| Maya, or ///Y/, as it's known typographically, is out July 13 and is not as much a piece of shit as these two songs would have one believe. Rather, it's daringly creative, a pastiche of noises culled from post-punk, industrial and experimental palettes arranged into structured form and immediate hooks... |
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by IRIN Asia,: Post-war Recovery Snagged by Language Hurdle |
| [ Friday, 23 July 2010, 07:19.19 PM | Media Hause ] |
| VAVUNIYA, 28 June 2010 (IRIN) - As residents of northern Sri Lanka piece together their lives a year after the end of a decades-long civil war, a communication gap between Tamil-speaking locals and a predominantly Sinhala-speaking police force threatens to hinder recovery in the region. |
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| SL lectures to world on levity of its war crimes, serious breaches of int’l law |
| [ Saturday, 12 June 2010, 01:39.23 PM | Media Hause ] |
 "Despite allegations of war crimes, Sri Lanka’s government has managed to avoid an independent inquiry. But the evidence continues to mount……As a tiny island in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka is a real security threat to the global stability," writes Satheesan Kumaaran in his article titled "Sri Lanka lectures to the world on the levity of its war crimes and its serious breaches of the international law." |
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Opinion: Sri Lanka Still Demands Justice |
| [ Saturday, 12 June 2010, 01:28.40 PM | Media Hause ] |
 There was never any Goldstone report on Sri Lanka. Rather, on May 27, 2009, the Human Rights Council adopted a resolution welcoming the conclusion of hostilities and "the liberation by the government of Sri Lanka of tens of thousands of its citizens ..."... Such an investigation is also necessary to reaffirm the international community's commitment to the principle of accountability for serious violations of international humanitarian law. This is particularly pressing since the "Sri Lankan option" may otherwise become increasingly attractive to those governments that will find it expedient to disregard the law if they are convinced that they may do so with impunity. |
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video: Vavuniya Picketing by CID |
| [ Saturday, 12 June 2010, 01:16.00 PM | Media Hause ] |
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| Vanni, Northern Sri Lanka, Where War Has Never Ended |
| [ Saturday, 12 June 2010, 01:13.12 PM | Media Hause ] |
 The area is still actually in the hands of the military, which allowed the return of the population but force them to live in absolute poverty. The military blocks any attempts to improve their lives, but does not stop abuse and violence. |
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| Sri Lankan Official Says War Hero Could Be Executed for ‘Treason’ |
| [ Saturday, 12 June 2010, 01:09.25 PM | Media Hause ] |
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