Video Segment 7517 - Paul Harris on LTTE - 30 minute audio clip Friday, 30 June 2006 - 1:51 AM SL Time - Some pictures are worth a million words
30 minute audio clip - Paul Harris works internationally as a writer and conflict analyst, presently based in Shanghai, China. For ten years he was Specialist Contributor Global Insurgency & Terrorism for Jane`s Intelligence Review. He wrote conflict reports for Janes from Sri Lanka, Bosnia, Kosovo, Aceh, East Timor, Nepal, NE India, Nagorno Karabakh, the Sahara, Uganda and Algeria. He has published more than 40 books including `Cry Bosnia`, `Fractured Paradise: Images of Sri Lanka`, and `Somebody Else`s War`.
He was forced to leave Sri Lanka in November 2002 following a campaign of harassment directed from the office of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. `The Island` newspaper observed the day he was expelled, in an Editorial headed `Hands off Harris`, `Paul Harris is no run of the mill foreign correspondent . . . he has exposed (LTTE) violations of basic human rights.
Somebody Else`s War: Frontline Reports from the Balkan Wars (1992)
Cry Bosnia (1995)
Fractured Paradise: Images of Sri Lanka (2000)
Specialist Contributor Global Insurgency & Terrorism for Jane`s Intelligence
Review 1993-2001
He is one of the reporters who is not on so called IC's pay packet. All BBC newly recruited, newly converted bias reporters are disgarce to free press.
Sritharan Senior Member
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Tamil:
Hello Mr. Paul Harris! I had a chance to listen your speech. I like to confess first, it was very intriguing and inspiring speech. Since you are an 'expert' in this matter, can you tell me how did you conduct your research?
Paul:
I read all the news papers that came out within couples of years from the Colombo based news houses.
Tamil:
Anything else!
Paul:
Since, you are a pain in my neck! I will tell you more, my friend. I traveled in all the trouble waters and I saw things. Finally, I combined all the facts and drew my own conclusion.
Tamil:
Did you have any chance to live in Northern and Eastern parts of Island for, let's say, at least a year?
Paul:
North and East! Are you crazy, man? I didn't see any five stars hotels there.
Tamil:
Did you interview any Tamils in North and East, at least in South?
Paul:
Can you count Douglas Devanatha and V.Anandasangaree as Tamils?
Tamil:
I doubt it! Since, you are a crooked intellectual I like to ask a question.
Paul:
That is a only thing you are doing since we met.
Tamil:
Let's say, When a few armed men killed 13 soldiers, what a 'democratically elected' Government should have done?
Paul:
I don't know! Go after those armed men? I guess.
Tamil:
Do you know what happened in 56, 77, and 83?
Paul:
Sri Lanka won Cricket World Cup?
Tamil:
Do you know how we felt when Sinhalese Governments had driven out Tamils from their lands to colonize the East?
Paul:
Colonized the East! I thought British Empire had ended those policies in 1948. Wait! Who colonized...what?
Tamil:
I have to leave now! It seems to me you have to do some real homeworks.
Paul:
Wait! Where are you going now? Who will answer to these questions? Can I ask Sangaree? Edited By - Sritharan - 29 Jun 2006 23:50:43 GMT
TheColonel Senior Member
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Sritharan: Never mind that. What are you doing here? What do you want?
Paul: Oh I'm just about to leave srilanka after making and finishing reports and documentaries on the corruption of the LTTE as well as its vicious and evilne-
Sritharan: Yes I know and you know what? People in the world aren't supposed to know that. Its supposed to be a secret. They are supposed think we are oppressed freedom fighters.
Paul: ...well the whole point of a documentary is to reveal the truth you know, because the truth is good-
Sritharan: Never mind the truth. We are freedom fighters and we fight the Sinhalese racists even if we have have to blow our children. We are very proud... I would blow up my wife , children, even my self for the liberation struggle. You foreigners don't get it!
Paul: All this we... are you a tamil tiger? You wretched thing! I do feel sorry for the way the LTTE has tricked you.
Sritharan: It is not me who was tricked. It is you who is the tricker. All white people are trickers. Now even Norway is not our friend thanks to people like you who expose the truth. Well I have been ordered to tell you if you come out with another documentary the LTTE will kill you next time you come to SL. Period.
Paul: People like you start wars. I don't think I coming to SL in a long time.
Sritharan: I have done my job and I am glad I did this mission right. Perhaps they will make me a black tiger someday. Edited By - TheColonel - 30 Jun 2006 01:08:29 GMT
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