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Posted By:  yajitha
Posted On:  Oct 8, 2008

  SERENDIPITY AND INGRATITUDE: THE MAHINDA MIRACLE AND JANAKA PERERA’S ASSASSINATION IN RETROSPECT

R.Venugopal The course of this conflict has seen many unlikely bed-fellows, serendipitous twists of fortune, and actions that led to very unforeseen consequences. When the dust settles and the history of the present is written some day, it will have to record the extraordinary debt that the...... [view]

Posted By:  yajitha
Posted On:  Sep 10, 2008

  Hearts and Minds: the forced exit of humanitarian agencies from the Vanni in Sri Lanka

The day before yesterday, the government of Sri Lanka ordered all humanitarian organisations to cease all operations and remove all personnel (except Vanni residents) and assets from the LTTE controlled part of the Vanni. The question this observer wishes to explore is why the Government of Sri...... [view]

Posted By:  yajitha
Posted On:  Sep 9, 2008

  The Politics of Winning in the Vanni

Fascists launch a final surge before they lose wars. The Kamikaze pilots were a last card against the US fleet. The Nazis developed the Tiger tank, launched the V-1 and V-2 rockets and fought the Battle of the Bulge in the closing stages of the war, when they had already lost in the strategic...... [view]

Posted By:  yajitha
Posted On:  Aug 21, 2008

  For the love of books: A story from Sri Lanka

About six weeks ago the organization I work with received a letter and a telephone call from the Swami Gnanapragasam Library in Jaffna commending our work. They wanted us to send them any publications we could spare, as they were very keen to have resources related to peace and governance in...... [view]

Posted By:  yajitha
Posted On:  Jul 31, 2008

  A ‘Hold-Fire’ for One Month - Response to LTTE’s ceasefire during SAARC

It would be short-sighted to dismiss out of hand, the current offer of the LTTE of a ‘cease-fire’. Apart from anything else, it will create the impression that we were hell bent on the war regardless of its pathetic consequences to human life and rights - an impression that would...... [view]

Posted By:  yajitha
Posted On:  Jul 30, 2008

  WINNING THE WAR, WINNING THE PEACE

“The walls between races and tribes; natives and immigrants; Christian and Muslim and Jew, cannot stand. These now are the walls we must tear down”.    - Barack Obama, Berlin, July 24   We must not settle for a draw in a game we can win and are winning. As we draw...... [view]

Posted By:  yajitha
Posted On:  Jul 26, 2008

  Civilian displacements in the Vanni

Reports coming in from sources in Kilinochchi district shows that military operations in the district have led to mass displacements of the civilian population living in the Vanni. In the past 3 weeks, approximately 9,000 families (approximately 40,000 individuals) were displaced from areas...... [view]

Posted By:  yajitha
Posted On:  Jul 15, 2008

  A military pathway to nation building

The leaders of the Tamil community and the left movement, who had joined the governments of UNP and SLFP since independence had helped the leaders of these two parties to bring this country to the present catastrophe - war and more war. The Tamil leaders in the first two cabinets supported the...... [view]

Posted By:  yajitha
Posted On:  Jul 12, 2008

  Security forces stop issuing travel permits to leave Jaffna

Security forces stop issue travel permit to leave jaffna for the security of SAARC conference. Normally if anybody wish to leave Jaffna they must be taken permission from the forces. The security forces stop issue travel permit to end of this month, the reason of SAARC conference security. They...... [view]

Posted By:  yajitha
Posted On:  Jul 12, 2008

  Security forces stop issue travel permits to leave Jaffna

Security forces stop issue travel permit to leave jaffna for the security of SAARC conference. Normally if anybody wish to leave Jaffna they must be taken permission from the forces. The security forces stop issue travel permit to end of this month, the reason of SAARC conference security. They...... [view]

Posted By:  yajitha
Posted On:  May 27, 2008

  An Eye for an Eye, a Bomb for a Bomb

A bomb on a train in Dehiwela killed 9 civilians, including a pregnant woman. The Sri Lankan government blames the LTTE; they deny it. Three days earlier, a claymore attack on van deep in LTTE territory killed 16 civilians, including 5 children. The LTTE blames the Deep Penetration Unit of the...... [view]

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