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14 Tamil civilians arrested in Wellawatte still in detention
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AnuD
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 18 May 2007 03:45:01 GMT Report for Abuse
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PulliG00na:
You dont think that you know every thing
I did not know Takaran Airfarce can do this many things in one SORTIE.
Modaya thinks that it is a B - 52.
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 18 May 2007 03:45:43 GMT Report for Abuse
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Puli007
Hi
I heard Karuna is no more! How true is it?
Pillaiyan is now in control of money etc! The story is that Karuna lost his money man in the Nugegoda attack, no one knows where the monies have been kept except that guy who attained nirvanam! So he ordered Pillaiyan to do abductions, Mahinda and the gang supported bcse they didnt want to give their borrowed money! Pillaiyan got greedy and Karuna lost control of the situation! |
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 18 May 2007 03:50:40 GMT Report for Abuse
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Robins,
Karuna running for life now not only Pottu amman monitoring his movements but pillaiyan also now wants karuna to process him to rest in peace. Mahinda and his coolies are looking like the aappu eluththa kurangu (tamil saying)state by getting involved in Karuna issue looking pathetic. Now few Muslims ministers (who helped to break karuna from LTTE) are as usual getting involved to patch up Karuna & Pillaiyan and make few millions from GOSL...fishing in troubled waters...sin aney
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Show me examples either from TamilCountry where you SWETS get most of your influence, OR from Wanni, to show that there is no Caste difference among tamils.
Anud Soma Rama Thero,
To the credit of LTTE, it does not mix politics with religion or caste.The Sinhalese are 50 years backward in their thinking that's why they are still talking about caste differences of Tamils.
The Tamil political philosophy is peace with universal amity and goodwill towards all beings. But, when danger threatens and war becomes inevitable, then courage and defiance are the only things that should stay and all other differences must go away.
Right now the Tamils' main goal is to defend the Tamil homeland from the Sinhala racists like you, the Tamils have no time to think of anything else like caste and religion.
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I did not know Takaran Airfarce can do this many things in one SORTIE.
End result Sinhala modayas running for life when ever they see a flying object in colombo sky, Colombo air port closed during night time, no world cup due to black out in colombo....hoooooooo......LTTE with small planes making sinhala modayas (who made tamils living with blood and tears)life missarable........when GOSL Air force unable to take off a fighter plane during nights.....TAF has bombed and killed several air force during night in katunayake, USD 700 Million loss for shell, Muthurajawela burnt with TAF baby planes.....those days GOSL Army was getting hammered by LTTE baby soldiers and now Sinhala Modayas are getting hammered with TAF baby planes.....and now Sinhala weerayas have complained to United Nations (UN) that TAF is bombing with baby planes...... hooooo ....shame shame shame LTTE's all baby forces are hammering GOSL Armed forces for the past twenty five years.........sin aney
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An article dated 13th May, 2007, in Harpers Magazine is Headlined:
[19,000 Iraqis Disappear Into U.S.-Run Prisons]
http://harpers.org/archive/2007/05/hbc-90000064
The article says;
[The detention facilities were chaotic, a large portion of the persons held were taken in on sweeps through their neighborhoods and were suspected and charged with nothing. No trials occur, but the detainees languish often for many months ? in some cases for more than a year. ?They may not be enemies when they enter these prisons,? one Army officer told me, ?but you can count on it that they are insurgent sympathizers by the time they leave.? He was alluding not just to the treatment standards, which he called ?nothing I would be proud of as an American,? but the fact that the facilities are allowed to function as recruitment and training centers for the insurgents. Politically uninvolved Iraqis enter. But to find a way of surviving in the brutal gang reality of the prisons, they cast their lot with insurgent groups.'
This is what the Americans who lecture to us on 'human rights' do in Iraq but that does not hit the Headlines and the world is kept in the dark about the pathetic plight of 19000 Iraqi civilians held under inhuman conditions by the Americans in Iraq not for a few days but up to ONE YEAR.
In Sri Lanka 14 Tamils arrested and held in detention for 2 days because they could NOT prove their identity, is Big News and hits the Headlines. Mr. George Bush, how does our Media Freedom and Human Rights compare with yours? Mr Boucher, please read and bring your reply next time you think of lecturing to us. |
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when was the last time LTTE or a Tamil civilian has killed anyone in Colombo..!!
thats is bcos , they were arrested like this before they could do anything you moron! |
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| AnuD Soma Rama Thero............what a name Thivya....lolz |
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Colombo - Security forces shot dead at least 20 Tamil Tiger rebels in northern Sri Lanka in a fresh outbreak of fighting, the defence ministry said on Thursday.
Troops on Thursday recovered bodies of six of the members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the Madhu area, about 260km north of Colombo, the ministry said.
'Since yesterday, 20 LTTE terrorists were killed during conflict with troops,' the ministry said in a statement. There was no immediate word from the Tigers.
The military claims came after the army said that Tiger rebels shelled military positions along their de facto border in northern Sri Lanka Thursday, prompting the closure of the frontier post into rebel-held territory. |
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[The Tamil political philosophy is peace with universal amity and goodwill towards all beings.]
is that y, they chased away the muslims?
http://www.spur.asn.au/ltteatro.htm
Human rights and terrorism issues
See also: List of terrorist attacks attributed to the LTTE and Notable attacks attributed to the LTTE
The LTTE is labeled as a terrorist organization as part of a broader allegation that it does not have respect for human rights, and does not adhere to the standards of conduct expected of a resistance movement or what might be called 'freedom fighters'.
The accusation of terrorism is based in part on claims that the LTTE kills innocent civilians, recruits child soldiers, has been responsible for assassination of political figures and non-military officials, and uses suicide bombers.
Attacks on civilians
Main article: List of terrorist attacks attributed to the LTTE
The LTTE has attacked non-military targets including commuter trains and buses, farming villages, temples and mosques resulting in large numbers of civilian deaths.
Some of the major attacks resulting in dozens of civilian deaths include the Kebithigollewa massacre, the Gonagala massacre (54 dead), the Anuradhapura massacre (146 dead), the Dehiwala train bombing (56 dead) [29], the Palliyagodella massacre (166 dead) and the bombing of Sri Lanka's Central Bank (102 dead). The LTTE claims that its attacks on purely civilian targets are collateral damage.
Assassinations
Main article: Assassinations attributed to the LTTE
The LTTE has long been accused of carrying assassinations of political rivals and opponents. These include:
* Alfred Duraiyappah, mayor of Jaffna in the attack that brought them to prominence in 1975
* Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India in 1991
* Ranjan Wijeratne, Sri Lankan cabinet minister and former general
* Lalith Athulathmudali, Sri Lankan cabinet minister
* Ranasinghe Premadasa, President of Sri Lanka
* Gamini Dissanayake, Sri Lankan presidential candidate
* Major Gen. Parami Kulatunga, third-highest ranking officer in the Sri Lankan Army
* Nadaraja Raviraj,Tamil National Alliance parliamentarian (Based on the claim by former LTTE regional commander Colonel Karuna)
* Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka (failed attempt)
* Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lanka army chief of staff (failed attempt)
* Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Secretary of the defense ministry, Sri Lanka & also the younger brother of President Mahinda Rajapaksa (failed attempt)
Indian courts have issued an international warrant to arrest both Velupillai Prabhakaran[30] and its intelligence chief Pottu Amman[31] in connection with the Rajiv Gandhi[32] killing. The LTTE at first denied any involvement, but later issued a statement in June of 2006 calling the event a 'monumental tragedy.'[33] A presidential commission later concluded that the LTTE was not responsible for the death of Athulathmudali.[34]
The LTTE has also been accused of killing moderate Tamils and other Tamils with whom it disagrees, such as:
* Appapillai Amirthalingam, leader of the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF)[35]
* Vettivelu Yogeswaran, TULF politician
* Sarojini Yogeswaran, mayor of Jaffna
* Pon Sivapalan, mayor of Jaffna
* Neelan Thiruchelvam, academic and TULF politician
* Lakshman Kadirgamar, Sri Lankan Foreign minister
* Kethesh Loganathan, political activist & second chief of Sri Lanka Peace Secretariat
The LTTE has vehemently denied involvement in several of these incidents. Others argue these are tit-for-tat killings conducted by elements of both sides of the conflict. The LTTE argues the Sri Lankan government and government-aided paramilitaries have also targeted high profile supporters of the LTTE
The LTTE's supporters justify some of the targeted assassinations by arguing that the people assassinated were combatants or persons closely associated with Sri Lankan military intelligence. Specifically in relation to the TELO, the LTTE has said that it had to perform preemptive self-defence because the TELO was in effect functioning as a proxy for India. They also draw comparisons between the casualties caused by the LTTE's actions and the actions of European resistance forces against Nazi occupation during the Second World War. However, the LTTE's alleged victims have included unarmed Tamil politicians and civilians moderates who sought a peaceful solution to the Sri Lankan crisis.[36]
Child soldiers
Main article: Military use of children in Sri Lanka
The LTTE's use of children as front-line troops was proved when 25 front-line troops between the ages of 13 and 17 surrendered en-masse to the Sri Lankan Forces.[37][38][39] Amid international pressure, LTTE announced in July 2003 that it would stop conscripting child soldiers, but both UNICEF[40][41] and Human Rights Watch[42] have accused it of reneging on its promises, and of conscripting Tamil children orphaned by the tsunami.[43] Civilians have also complained that the LTTE is continuing to abduct children, including some in their early teens, for use as soldiers.[44]. Moreover UNICEF states that the LTTE has recruited 315 child soldiers between April and December 2006. According to UNICEF , the total number of child soldiers recruited by the LTTE since 2001 stands at 5,794.[45][46]
The LTTE, however, strongly denies any responsibility for recruitment of child soldiers. It argues that instances of child recruitment occurred mostly in the east, under the purview of former LTTE regional commander Colonel Karuna. After leaving the LTTE and forming the TMVP, it is alleged Karuna continues to forcibly kidnap and induct child soldiers.[47] Its official position is that earlier, some of its cadres erroneously recruited volunteers in their late teens. It says that its official policy is now that it will not accept child soldiers. It also says that some underage youth lie about their age and are therefore allowed to join, but are sent back home to their parents as soon as they are discovered to be underage.
Suicide bombing
The LTTE has frequently used suicide bombers as a tactic. They pioneered the use of concealed suicide bomb vests, which are now used by many other organisations worldwide. The tactic of deploying suicide bombers was used to assassinate Rajiv Gandhi, who was killed in 1991 using a prototype suicide vest, and Ranasinghe Premadasa, assassinated in 1993.[48][49]
LTTE has carried out more suicide bombings than any other organization on Earth. According to Jane's Information Group, between 1980 to 2000 LTTE had carried out a total of 168 suicide attacks on civilians and military targets. The number of suicide attacks easily exceeded the combined total of Hezbollah and Hamas suicide attacks carried out during the same period.[50]
Ethnic cleansing
Main articles: Expulsion of Muslims from Jaffna and List of terrorist attacks attributed to the LTTE
See also: Gonagala massacre
The LTTE has been blamed for forcibly removing (or 'ethnically cleansing') Sinhalese and Muslim inhabitants from areas under its control, including the use of violence against those who refuse to leave. Most notably, the LTTE forcibly expelled the entire Muslim population of Jaffna with two hours notice in 1990.[51] The LTTE are also accused of organising massacres of Sinhala villagers who settled in the Northeast under the dry lands policy.[52]
The LTTE has apologized for the expulsion of Muslims and has blamed this event on the misconduct of one of its regional commanders. However these expulsions had taken place in Jaffna where the supreme leadership of the LTTE was based. It is therefore unlikely that these expulsions were planned at a local level. Furthermore no punitive action was taken against those who expelled the Muslims from Jaffna. The LTTE has taken the added step of encouraging Muslim civilians to return their homes and livelihoods and providing compensation. However very few Muslims have accepted this offer.
The LTTE feels the expulsion of Sinhalese civilian from the North East of Sri Lanka is a necessary step to safeguard the rights of the Tamil minority. The LTTE alleges that most of the North East lands were originally owned by Tamils, who were forcibly evicted to make way for government aided Sinhala colonization schemes. These schemes, they argue were created with the sole intent on making Tamil civilians a minority in their traditional homelands and hence a means to further deprive their rights under the present district based unitary political system.[53]. However Muslims and Sinhalese formed over half of the population of the East province throughout recent history. Furthermore the existence of archaeological evidence shows that the Sinhalese have inhabited both the Eastern Province and the Northern Province for over two thousand years. In fact, most of the place names in the north and east of Sri Lanka are of Sinhalese origin. Scholars acknowledge the existence of a Tamil kingdom in Jaffna for about 300 years from around 1200 - 1500 CE, but there is no evidence of a Tamil kingdom in the Eastern province[54]. Therefore the basis for the LTTE's claim of the Eastern province as a traditional homeland of the Tamils remains contentious.[55]
Execution of POWs
See also: Massacre of police officers in Eastern Sri Lanka in June 1990
The LTTE have executed Prisoners of War in spite of a declaration by the LTTE in 1988 that it would abide by the Geneva Conventions.[56] Notably, the LTTE massacred most of the 400 to 600 police officers captured after their surrender to the LTTE in 1990.[57][58][59] The LTTE have also executed 200 Sri Lankan soldiers captured during an attack on the Pooneryn army camp[60] and hundreds of soldiers who had surrendered during the attack on the Mullaitivu army camp.[61][62]
Extortion
There are also charges that the LTTE coerces Tamil expatriates to give it money,[63] by threatening the safety of their relatives or property in areas of Sri Lanka under its control. This involves pressuring them to directly give it money, or to indirectly fund its activities by patronizing businesses connected with it (La 2004). Although intelligence services have raised concerns about such activities, which are particularly controversial in Canada, few formal complaints have been made. During raids by the RCMP, the World Tamil Movement (an LTTE front organisation) was found coordinating a number of illegal activities in order to control the Tamil diaspora in Canada.[64] A report by Human Rights Watch outlines the intimidation and extortion Tamil expatriates experience from the LTTE.[65]
However, several pro LTTE Tamil associations, from various countries mentioned in the report, have called into question the veracity and accuracy of the HRW report.[66][ |
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