Tamil Guardian editorials, London, October 22, 2003 originally published October 28, 2003 Can the LTTE be coerced into abandoning Tamil goals? Whilst the Liberation Tigers are expected to forward their proposals for an interim administration for the Northeast to the Sri Lankan government by the end of the month, Colombo has also dampened expectations of… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Politics
What Future the UN?
originally published October 15, 2003 Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey November 14, 2003 Location: Seton Hall University School of Law, one block from Penn Station Newark at McCarter H’way and Raymond Blvd, 15 minute train from NYC Seating can be assured only to those who register in advance. Information: hotels, transportation,… Read more »
How War on Terror Hits Charity
by William P. Fuller and Barnett F. Baron; The Christian Science Monitor, Boston, MA, July 29, 2003, originally published October 12, 2003 WASHINGTON – In the aftermath of the Iraq war, American foundations and humanitarian organizations are beginning to play their traditional role of providing relief and assistance to distressed populations, just as they are doing… Read more »
Shared Sovereignty May Be Answer to Kashmir Problem
by India Abroad; October 10, 2003, originally published October 12, 2003 Though marked by terrorism, Kashmir is not just a terrorist problem, South Asia specialist Teresita C. Shaffer said. The former State Department official who is now director of the South Asia program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a leading Washington think tank,… Read more »
Cole, Chang Lead US Patriot Act Challenge by Tamils
by TamilNet, 5 October, 2003, originally published October 5, 2003 Professor David Cole of Georgetown University and Nancy Chang, Senior attorney at Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, will lead the legal challenge against the provision of the USA Patriot Act that criminalizes the provision of “expert advice and assistance” to proscribed organizations. Plaintiffs in… Read more »
Does (or When is) History Going to Repeat Itself in Sri Lanka?
by Dr. Victor Rajakulendran, Sydney, Australia; published October 1, 2003 From the time Britain started to negotiate with the Sri Lankan (former Ceylonese) legislators to hand over the governance of the country to them, Tamil legislators have been negotiating first with the British authorities, and later with the Singhalese authorities, to get parity of status for… Read more »
‘Discussion Paper’: Sinhalese Politicians Learn Nothing and Forget Nothing
by TAGOT Press Release, Sept. 2, 2003; originally published October 1, 2003 THE ACTION GROUP OF TAMILS (TAGOT) Kotte, Sri Lanka Email:
Nirvana in Reverse
by V Gunaratnam, September 28, 2005 That is what is happening in Sri Lanka today. Everything is moving backwards. It is as if the country is being sucked into a black hole by racial and religious intolerance, lawlessness, and political deception, dragging it through a tenuous ceasefire to confront the perils of war again. Jayantha… Read more »