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Dutch Court Will Decide if Tamil Tigers are Terrorists or Freedom Fighters

Five Sri Lankan men go on trial tomorrow in The Hague accused of supporting the separatist Tamil Tigers, or LTTE. But their possible convictions are the tip of the iceberg in a case which will be interpreted in Sri Lanka as a decision on who is right and wrong in the country’s 30 year civil war.

(THE HAGUE Radio Netherlands) - As a bloody 3-decade war raged in northern and eastern Sri Lanka, significant parts of the Tamil diaspora spread throughout the world kept themselves busy in supporting roles, one of the most important of which for the Tamil leadership was fund-raising.

Only with millions of dollars flowing in from such groups could the LTTE keep itself adequately armed to fight Sri Lanka’s state military.

Sri Lanka Recalls Diplomat Accused of War Crimes

Swissinfo, an enterprise of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation is reporting that former General Jagath Dias, currently stationed in a diplomatic post in Europe is being recalled by Sri Lanka.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Sri Lankan government has recalled its second most senior diplomat to Switzerland and Germany in response to accusations he was involved in war crimes.

Former general Jagath Dias led the 57th division of the Sri Lankan army. He is accused of ordering his troops to fire upon civilian and hospital targets during the army’s final offensive against the rebel Tamil Tigers in 2009.

Secrets Between Friends?

The U.S. – Israeli link has for several decades determined the course of events in the Middle East and on the global arena.

(MOSCOW) - A U.S. space scientist, formerly employed by the government has pleaded guilty on charges of espionage and agreed to a 13-year sentence. If he had not pleaded guilty, he could have faced death penalty or life in prison.

54-year-old Steward D. Nozette worked at the White House in 1989 – 1990 on a project aimed at discovering water on the moon. In the 1990s he worked for the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Also, he worked on the “Star Wars” missile defense project and had access to the nation’s most guarded nuclear secrets.

Scottish Parliament Calls for Vanunu`s Freedom

Yesterday members of the Scottish Parliament called for Mordechai Vanunu's right to leave Israel and Vanunu recalled "the beginning of this case in 1987."

(CLERMONT, Fla. ) - On 7 September 2011, The Scottish Parliament Tabled the Motion: *S4M-00789# Sandra White: Mordechai Vanunu, Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower—

That the Parliament notes the 25th anniversary of the revelations by Mordechai Vanunu regarding Israel’s secret nuclear weapons programme, which is estimated to number over a hundred warheads with the potential to annihilate the entire Middle East;

Unique Book Teaches About Marine Life in the Pacific Northwest

Written by members of a conservancy group, each detail is researched.

(PENDER ISLAND, British Columbia) - More in the tradition of natural history than an identification guide, Get Your Feet Wet! Illustrated Intertidal Notes from the Pacific Northwest (published by Trafford Publishing) is an exploration of the diverse life in the intertidal zone of the Pacific Northwest.

Each chapter is beautifully illustrated by a well-known West Coast artist and tells the story of a unique plant or animal, how to remember its name, where it lives on the shoreline, its place in the food chain and its significance to human beings.

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - The Wandering WHO? navigates between thought-provoking personal experiences, historical and philosophical issues.

Gilad Atzmon, scholar, prolific writer and leading jazz saxophonist has authored the book The Wandering WHO? In it he astutely explores the identity crisis he himself experienced and one faced by many Jews.

Financial Times betrays Thomas Friedman

Friedman will likely remain undeterred in his eternal quest to restore US glory and global domination.

(TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras) - Today marks the release of yet another book by Thomas Friedman, the New York Times’ prolific foreign affairs columnist whose articles over the years have exposed such trends as the “collective madness” of Palestinians and the progress in Mexican baby names to more NAFTA-friendly alternatives than Juan, such as Alexander and Kevin.

Friedman’s latest book, endearingly titled That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back, is coauthored by Friedman’s “intellectual soulmate”, the foreign policy expert Michael Mandelbaum—a longtime staple of Friedman columns...

The End of Innocence Revisited

Our only way to become free in this world is to start to listen while knowing that we might not understand.

(LONDON) - The following piece is a commentary I wrote and circulated amongst friends on the 15th of September 2001, just four days after 9/11.

At the time I didn’t regard myself as a writer. I was a jazz musician preparing for the publication of my debut novel.