LTTE wields the human shield
The LTTE's concerns on humanitarian issues is now
open for question. It spoke deeply about such concerns at the
recently concluded Geneva talks. A river of crocodile tears were
shed about the plight of the Jaffna people by S. P. Tamilselvam. He
swam in that self created river demanding for the reopening of the
A-9 Road.
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Setting the record straight on Kathiraveli tragedy
The passenger ferry, Green Ocean chartered by
the Commissioner General of Essential Services was sailing to
Trincomalee with 300 civilians aboard. Three Dvora Fast Attack Craft
(FAC) were on escort of the passenger ferry. When the ferry was
sailing off Nagar Kovil, the sailors aboard the FACs intercepted a
flotilla of sea Tiger boats. The boats were launched from Thalaiadi
about six km from Nagar Kovil. Sailors counted 16 boats which were
sailing along the coast parallel to the movement of the passenger
ferry.
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Many apects of 'conflict resolution'
Sri Lanka is at the threshold of negotiating
peace. Whether it would be successful or not depends on the parties
involved. However, the understanding of the conflict situation plays
a pivotal role and is the deciding factor in finding lasting peace
to a problem that has been escalating year after year for more than
two decades.
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