“Our people are at your mercy” – Tamils flee Sri Lanka conflict

18 Jul, 2007 Colombo, Human Rights, Human Security, Jaffna, Media and Communications, Peace and Conflict
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“I have a moral duty to pacify wherever there is irritation given to the Sinhalese. I have a duty to pacify them and tell them our people are at your mercy. They are running away from the LTTE’s atrocities – you have a duty to protect them” says Anandasangaree in this Al Jazeera video that has sparked some interesting commentary on its channel on YouTube.

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    07/18/2007 • 7:18 pm

    Where is the interesting commentary? All I see is the usual drivel by LTTE apologists? and some protestations about an old white guy being the correspondent…

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