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Assassins Of Former India PM Denied Clemency

AP | By KATY DAIGLE | Posted 12.18.2011 | World

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Vellore Three, India, Rajiv Gandhi Assassination, Rajiv Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi Killers, Tamil Nadu, Indian Tamils, Tamils, World News

CHENNAI, India -- Across most of India the three men on death row for the 1991 assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi are reviled as murd...

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Sport Is More Than Just a Game

Nik Darlington | Posted 09.06.2011 | Sports

Read More: International Cricket Council, Tamil Tigers, Sports, South Asia, Sri Lanka Civil War, England Cricket, Cricket, United Nations, Kumar Sangakarra, Sri Lanka Cricket, Sri Lanka, Asia, Sports News
Nik Darlington

On Monday evening, Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakarra delivered what Peter Roebuck has described as "the most important speech in cricket history."

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Time to Lift Ban on Conflict Resolution Programs, Humanitarian Aid Operating in Hot Spots

Kay Guinane | Posted 08.30.2011 | Politics

Read More: Ngos, Counterterrorism, Conflict Resolution, Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Intervention, Tamil Tigers, Darfur, Kurdistan Workers Party, Peacekeeping, Daniel Benjamin, Secretary of State Clinton, Politics News
Kay Guinane

Like Batman's enemy Two-Face, the United States government has two sides when it comes to national security and the work of charities and other nonprofit groups.

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Bin Laden's Demise: Operational, Inspirational and Motivational Consequences

Arie Kruglanski | Posted 07.04.2011 | Politics

Read More: Osama Bin Laden Dead, Al Qaeda, Counterterrorism, Terrorism, Osama Bin Laden Killed Consequences, Osama Bin Laden Killed, War on Terror, Osama Bin Laden, Tamil Tigers, Politics News
Arie Kruglanski

The long awaited demise of Osama bin Laden is a crowning accomplishment in the global struggle against terror. Operational, inspirational and motivational consequences are likely to unfold.

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Nationalism, Cricket And The Religio-Politics Of Sport

Amarnath Amarasingam | Posted 06.05.2011 | Religion

Read More: Tamil Tigers, South Africa, Religion, Sports, Cricket, Sri Lanka, Violence, Religion and Politics, Apartheid, Soviet Union, Tamil, Cricket World Cup, Sri Lanka Politics, Religion News
Amarnath Amarasingam

If Claude von Clausewitz is correct that war is merely "politics by other means," then the same can be said about sports. Sport has never transcended politics and never will.

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The Problem With Karma: Notes From The Conflict In Sri Lanka

Amarnath Amarasingam | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Hinduism, Karma, Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Religion and Politics, Buddhism, Karma and Buddhism, Karma and War, Sri Lankan Civil War, Killing and Karma, Religion News
Amarnath Amarasingam

Faith that karma will mete out punishment with mathematical certainty may work against the potential for remorse, regret or reconciliation.

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Shunned, Will He Bolt?

Sunil Sharan | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Congress Party, Isi, India, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Bjp, Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, America, Afghanistan, Shashi Tharoor, Pakistan, Kashmir, Chidambaram, Rahul Gandhi, Yousaf Raza Gilani, New Delhi, Asif Ali Zardari, Narendra Modi, LK Advani, Tamil Tigers, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, Tamil, World News
Sunil Sharan

What was supposed to be a breakthrough meeting between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan last month degenerated into a public rebuke of Indi...

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Lessons of Srebrenica: How the 15th Anniversary of Srebenica Can Guide Sri Lanka

Grace Williams | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Ltte, Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers, Srebrenica, Sri Lanka, World News
Grace Williams

Now is the moment when the history of Sri Lanka could change, but in Sri Lanka there are no voices to speak up for what is right, and no space in which the truth can be spoken.

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Sri Lanka's Defining Moment?

Sandeep Gopalan | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Sanctions, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, UN Convention Against Torture, Sri Lanka Civil War, European Commission, Human Rights, Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers, Sri Lanka, European Union, Ltte, UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, World News
Sandeep Gopalan

There are allegations that the media in Sri Lanka has been intimidated through killings, torture, disappearances and detentions. Accurate reporting is the casualty.

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M.I.A. and the Tamil Tigers: Why She is Right to Support Them

Andy Pemberton | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: Tamil Tigers, New York Times, M.I.A., Sir Lanka, Entertainment News
Andy Pemberton

Does it matter that M.I.A. is "not a musician" or that she backs the Tamil Tigers who are at least as murderous as the government forces they oppose? Does it count that her grasp of Sri Lankan politics is shaky to say the least? No it does not.

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Sec. Clinton's shot at uncovering justice for Sri Lanka's war crimes

Amnesty International | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Hillary Clinton, Sri Lanka Civil War, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Sri Lanka, Politics News
Amnesty International

In the context of Amnesty International's global campaign to establish an international, independent investigation into alleged war crimes in Sri Lank...

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A Year After Defeating Terrorism, Sri Lanka Embodies Hope and Change

Gamini Lakshman Peiris | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Sri Lanka Civil War, Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers, Sri Lanka, World News
Gamini Lakshman Peiris

I believe the painful shared memories of the past era of terror will drive our country on to many more years of peace and prosperity. We welcome international support and assistance as we work towards this enduring goal.

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The Fundamentals of Radical, Transnational Counterinsurgency

Josh Mull | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Tamil Tigers, War Crimes, Ann Marlowe, Strategy, Anti-War, Tactics, Coin, Rethink Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, War, Violence, Afghanistan, Crimes Against Humanity, Counterinsurgency, Politics News
Josh Mull

I am the Afghanistan Blogging Fellow for The Seminal and Brave New Foundation. You can read my work on The Seminal or at Rethink Afghanistan. The view...

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Today at the Supreme Court: Can Speech Constitute Terrorism?

Shayana Kadidal | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Center for Constitutional Rights, National Security, Counterterrorism, Material Support, Terrorism, Ralph Fertig, Obama, Humanitarian Law Project, Ltte, Elena Kagan, David Cole, Politics News
Shayana Kadidal

This morning the Supreme Court will hear argument in a case that asks whether political speech - writing an op-ed for, or teaching nonviolent conflict...

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Sri Lanka Election: Sarath Fonseka, Candidate, Not Allowed To Vote

AP | FISNIK ABRASHI and BHARATHA MALLAWARCHI | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Tamil Tiger, President Mahinda Rajapaksa, General Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers, Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, President-Mahinda-Rajapaksha, Sarath Fonseka, World News

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Early returns Wednesday showed Sri Lanka's incumbent president ahead of his former army chief in their bitter race to win t...

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Sri Lanka Prepares To Elect First President After Defeat Of Tamil Tigers

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Sri Lanka Civil War, President Mahinda Rajapaksa, General Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers, Sri Lanka Election, Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sarath Fonseka, World News

Voters in Sri Lanka are preparing to choose their next president after a bitter election campaign....

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Why A Maximalist Af-Pak Policy Will Not Work

Lionel Beehner | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Andrew Bacevich, Sri Lanka, Af-Pak, Obama, Maximalist, Counterinsurgency, Minimalist, Foreign Policy, Obama Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, Afghanistan War, World News
Lionel Beehner

Let's turn to Afghanistan. There is a weak and corrupt government, little to no standing armed forces, and parts of the country entirely controlled by the Taliban.

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Raj Rajaratnam Sued By Sri Lankan Victims: Galleon Group Portfolio Manager Accused Of Supporting The Liberation Tigers Of Tamil Eelam

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

Read More: Raj Rajaratnam Sued, Tamil Tigers, Sri Lankan Rebels, Galleon Group, Raj Rajaratnam, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Sri Lanka, New York News

NEW YORK — A billionaire hedge fund manager charged in a $25 million insider trading case was sued by victims of violence in Sri Lanka who say h...

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Raja Rajaratnam, Billionaire Hedge Fund Founder, Sued For Links To Tamil Tigers

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Raj Rajaratnam, New Jersey, Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers, Sri Lanka, Tamil Tigers Sri Lanka, Rajaratnam, Galleon Group, Galleon Hedge Fund, World News

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused billionaire Raja Rajaratnam, founder of the Galleon hedge fund, and his family's foundation were sued in a U.S. court on ...

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U.N. Ambassador Kohona: Sri Lanka Refugee Situation Improving

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Australia, Ltte, Land Mines, Washington, Tamils, United Nations, Sri Lanka, U.N. Security General, Bosnia, Dr. Palitha Kohona, IDP Tourism, Sri Lankan Refugee, Ban-Ki Moon, Ethel Grodzins Romm, Princess Diana, Sri Lankan Ambassador, Child Soldiers, European Union, Idps, Sri Lankan Ambassador to the U.N., Suicide Bombers, Monsoon, Japan, Afghani-Pakistani Border, International Red Cross, Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary, Colombo, India, Internally Displaced People, Rwanda, Ngo?S, Balkanization, World News
Jim Luce

Fourteen years after the civil war in Rwanda, refugees are still living in mud huts.  In Bosnia, following Balkanization, people lacked heat and ...

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What Did We Learn from Insider Trading at Galleon?

Norb Vonnegut | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Raj Rajaratnam, Sec, Galleon, Insider Trading, Hedge Funds, McKinsey & Company, Anil Kumar, Ibm, Chiesi, Octopussy, Business News
Norb Vonnegut

What did we learn from insider trading at Galleon? First, hiring hookers is safer--no jail time--than flirting with with former beauty queens who consult hedge funds. Right, Eliot?

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The Goldstone Report: Three Strikes and You're Out!

David Harris | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Gaza, Zimbabwe, Terrorism, Richard Goldstone, Iran, Taliban, Hamas, Darfur, Palestinian Authority, Mary Robinson, Sunday Times, Richard-Goldstone-Gaza, Sri Lanka, Sudan, UN Human Rights Council, Arab Countries, Israel, Christine Chinkin, World News
David Harris

By the time the Goldstone mission "considered" Israel's entry into Gaza, the result was a foregone conclusion. Context? No way. Balance? Forget about it. The verdict? Already in

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Amnesty International Urges Action on Sri Lankan Detention Camps

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Detention Centers, Amnesty International, Sri Lanka, Video, Impact News

The Sri Lankan government declared victory back in May when they defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), also known as the Tamil Tigers....

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Sri Lanka Video Shows Executions, Alleges Report

Al Jazeera | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Channel 4 News Sri Lanka, Tamil Tigers, Sri Lanka Violence, Sri Lanka Footage, Tamils, Channel 4 News, Sri Lanka Executions, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan High Commission, Tamils Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Soldiers, Sri Lanka Video, World News

The Sri Lankan High Commission has denied its forces carried out atrocities against ethnic Tamils after a video apparently showing a man being execu...

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The Graveyards of Sri Lanka's War Zone

Amnesty International | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Science, Sri Lanka Civil War, Human Rights, Technology, Sri Lanka, Satellite Imagery, Sri Lanka War, Human Shields, World News
Amnesty International

New satellite images reveal two new alarming features of an inaccessible Sri Lankan conflict zone: Large gravesites and evidence of mortars used in and around the so-called civilian save zone.

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