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Special Forces

One such act by Fonseka from far-off China was the induction of the special forces regiment into the Mullivaaikkaal battlefront. The Special Forces were deployed alongside the 59 led by Prasanna Silva.

The Special Forces regiment was commanded then by Col. Athula Kodipilli. It consists of multiple battalions assigned specialty tasks. Each battalion is broken up into 150 man units called squadrons.

Of the Special Force battalions 1-SF led by Maj. Mahinda Ranasinghe and 2-SF led by Maj. Vipulathilake Ihalage were deployed in the Mullivaaikkaal area.

LTTE leaders who surrendered were killed by Army Special Forces

December 28th, 2009

by D.B.S. Jeyaraj

Who Killed Cock Robin ?
Not I, said the Sparrow
With my Bow and Arrow

The above lines from an old nursery rhyme recur constantly in my mind when looking at the controversy surrounding the deaths of some senior leaders of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) in the early hours of May 18th 2009.

Should insider trading be legalized?
Insider trading is back, big time.

On Friday, U.S. federal prosecutors and the SEC charged Raj Rajaratnam, the founder of New York hedge fund the Galleon Group, with insider trading in the stocks of several companies, including Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.N), Google (GOOG.O), and Akamai (AKAM.O). Prosecutors say he earned about $20 million in the process. Six others were also charged in the scheme.

This isn`t your garden variety insider trading case. It involved an extensive, coordinated investigation by officials from both the FBI and the SEC, complete with government wiretaps. It suggests a level of aggression by law enforcement against insider traders not seen in decades.

Another song by Brett Dennen.

When the sky is falling from above you
And the wind is raging from the coast
And you want someone who truly loves you
I will be the one who loves you the most

When the masquerades in burlesque falls
Become too ordinary to boast
You complain about the parades and curtain calls
I will be the one who loves you the most
I will be the one who loves you the most

When the women with their stolen graces
Don`t invite you to play host
To their daughters with fake faces

Pics from my cottage trip on the Canada day weekend.
Enjoy.

This guy is awesome!

Imagine if he was actually playing on the drums.

I just love this song!

There ain`t no reason things are this way.
Its how they always been and they intend to stay.
I can`t explain why we live this way, we do it everyday.
Preachers on the podium speakin` of saints,
Prophets on the sidewalk beggin` for change,
Old ladies laughing from the fire escape, cursing my name.
I got a basket full of lemons and they all taste the same,
A window and a pigeon with a broken wing,
You can spend your whole life workin` for something
Just to have it taken away.

Here`s part two.

This is an informative video about where everything we use comes from and where it goes. How a minority of the world is wasting/trashing the majority of our planets natural resources.

This is very relevant to understanding global warming as well.

Picturs I took from home, after the snowstorm lastnight.

Tamil statehood?
By Bruce Fein
January 29, 2008

Applying the `self-evident` truths celebrated in the Declaration of Independence, the United States should recognize the right of Sri Lanka`s long oppressed Tamil people to independent statehood from the racial supremacist Sinhalese.

To deny the statehood right ? sought by the Tamil people since 1976 ? would mark one of the United States` most ill-conceived hours. Double standards beget enmity or contempt, a steep price even for a superpower.

The single greatest and immediate threat facing the human race is not terrorism, poverty, AIDS or war. It`s Global Climate Destabilization.

This guys does a fairly good job of putting things in perspective for the layman.

One of the most captivating visual art displays I`ve ever seen!
The music is great too :)

Another video

One of the most captivating art displays I`ve ever seen!