End of the LTTE and future of the Tamil Struggle
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) which claimed to be the sole representatives of Tamil people, one of the most feared and considered as one of the most ruthless terrorist organizations…
Human Security
Memories of War, Dreams of Peace
The long and bloody Sri Lankan war is over, and not a moment too soon. I really want to believe it. The alternative is too depressing to consider. Of course, there is…
Aiyo!
Isn’t it horrible to watch people being killed like this? Pictures of dead bodies strewn all over the place flood my mind. What a damned war this is! What a curse on…
Fear Psychosis, State of our Nation, Terrorism and Sri Lanka, our Motherland
Double standards as it may seem Lasantha’s murder was a rude awakening for many, including me. Why I call it a double standard is that many lives were previously lost and I…
Breaking news: BNR discovers through CNN poll that International Community undecided on intervening in Sri Lanka
: The International Community is expressing its concern over the deaths of thousands of civilians including at least one hundred children who are caught between the crossfire as fighting raged between the…
A difference of 3 days: V. Anandasangaree on the killing of Tamil civilians in the Vanni
Vikalpa Video recorded on Thursday 7th May 2009, as part of its current series on the LTTE and the end to the war in Sri Lanka, an interview with prominent Tamil politician,…
The abduction, assault, arrest and defamation of the Sudar Oli Editor: Questions for the Sri Lankan Government
The police informed courts they have no charges against Mr. Vithyatharan the Editor of both news papers, after detaining him for two months. On 24th of April, he was acquitted by Courts….
Thought for the day
We are reading about war crimes and ethnic cleansing on an unimaginable scale. I wonder when these artillery shells will stop raining upon our people and whether there will be justice for…
Would killing 50,000 civilians to finish off the LTTE bring peace?
[Editors note, 6 January 2011: This specific post and the debate that ensued is referred to and featured in by Prof. Michael Roberts. Read more here.] ### This is a verbatim excerpt…
It is a hostage crisis, stupid!
Image courtesy The Sri Lankan military is dealing with probably the largest hostage crisis in world history. Sri Lanka and its present leadership will be forever remembered for how it handles this…
Four things done, Four things undone: The self-immolation of the LTTE Part 2
A Brief Preface Some of my friends were worried that through the previous articles I may have inadvertently ‘’caught the tiger by the (ir) tail’. They have requested me to take care…
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing” – Edmund Burke, 1795 As I sit on the steps leading down to the garden from…
Have NGOs failed in peacebuilding? An interview with Jehan Perera
I recently interviewed Dr. Jehan Perera, Executive Director of the National Peace Council. Jehan is also a columnist for the in Colombo. He holds a Doctor of Law degree from Harvard Law…
Four things done, Four things undone: The self-immolation of the LTTE
It is clear, even amongst the most liberal of the western political academic circles that the end of the LTTE is now inevitable. Backed by the widow state of Sonia Gandhi and…
Round-up
219 Tamils were rounded up in Gampaha town during dusk to dawn raids. They had no proper id cards and did not offer adequate reason to be living in the vicinity. Their…
