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The Diaspora Factor

War on terror revisited: a battle abroad.

(COLOMBO, The Island) - ‘President Rajapaksa is in a hell of a predicament also because as the Commander in Chief of the Military, he is alleged to have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity.

With mounting evidence, he is trying to negotiate, perhaps barter justice with a political solution as he knows that the day he relinquishes his position as head of state, he is likely to be arrested...

`Work is Worship`: The Work Ethic Success of the Sri Lankan Tamils

Today, the only way to curb the Tamil aspiration for a separate state is to remove from them the many fears they would entertain in coming to Sri Lanka.

(COLOMBO, The Island) - I have often wondered why we, as a nation, cannot progress as rapidly as our neighbour – India.

Any political analyst would of course heap the blame on the politicians and the political authority. I have pondered whether in fact this was true.

Sri Lanka Accused Of Discriminating Against Women

These incidents are linked to the Prevention of TerrorismAct (PTA), which, the statement said, “makes it easier for police and military members to carry out body inspections and ‘searches’ without having to justify doing so.

(COLOMBO Sunday Leader) - A European human rights watchdog has accused Sri Lanka of violating a United Nations (UN) convention on discrimination against women.

The European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) in a recent media statement said that women and girls in the North and East are subject to harassment by police and military personnel.

Rodney King Dies at the Age of 47

There is no evidence of foul play.

(LOS ANGELES) - Rodney King, the man who became famous after his videotaped beating in 1991, is dead at the age of 47. He was reportedly found dead in his swimming pool. King’s fiancee Cynthia Kelly, called police at 5:25 am to report what she’d found.

King’s beating after a high-speed chase set the nation on fire, as well as much of Los Angeles. The four officers involved in the beating were acquitted, leading to a racial firestorm and debates for many years to come.

Eezham Tamils: Declare for Referendum in any Unity Meeting

Only the Tamil militancy was able to arrest the process for three decades, but genocidal Colombo is now given with a free licence to carry out colonisation in full swing.

(CHENNAI, India TamilNet) - All groups of Eezham Tamils in the island and in the diaspora, seeking various shades of political solution beyond the present constitution of Sri Lanka, should meet together to present a joint stand of them.

It is an opinion currently pressurising all of them, mainly the TNA, both the factions of the TGTE, GTF and the Country Councils in various Western countries.

Sergey Lavorov: `On the Right Side of History`

An article from Russia's Foreign Minister on the Syrian crisis.

(MOSCOW) - Over the last year or a year and a half, the events unfolding in North Africa and the Middle East have come to the forefront of the global political agenda.

They are frequently referred to as the most remarkable episode in the international life of the new 21st century.

Enforced Disappearance: JSMM`s Muzaffar Bhutto Was Found Dead After More than a Year

He was neither a terrorist nor a criminal, he was a qualified engineer and a political activist working for the rights of people living in Sindh.

(KARACHI) - Muzaffar Bhutto, who went missing on February 24, 2011, was found dead near Hyderabad on Tuesday 22 May 2012.

The 42-year-old’s bullet-riddled body, also bearing torture marks, was found at the roadside near Hatri and was taken to Civil Hospital, Hyderabad.

Hindus Want IKEA Business License Suspended for Gypsies` Maltreatment in England

Racism and discrimination was already escalating against Gypsies/Travelers in Europe, it did not need any IKEA push

(RENO, NV.) - Hindus have urged British authorities for suspension of business license of Croydon (England) store of international furniture giant IKEA for reported incident of racial profiling banning the entry of Gypsies.

According to reports, this IKEA store employed security guards to prevent entry of Gypsies.

Five Years and Counting: Israel Creates and Manages Its `Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza`

It is an appalling situation for which Israel, the United States, and the rest of the “good Germans” in the world, are deeply liable and responsible.

(CHICAGO) - Drawing from a report by Save the Children, Electronic Intifada’s Managing Editor describes what she correctly terms, Israel’s managed “humanitarian crisis in Gaza”.

A humanitarian crisis that is managed? Wait a minute; “managing” means controlling what happens. Yes it does.

Blind to Injustice

Almost 11 years ago, the events now referred to as 9/11 shook America and most of the rest of the world.

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - Much of the public seems blind to the truth of major events and issues that have long needed to be addressed openly. Does anyone care? The blind wear blinders.

Palestinians have been subjected to Israeli terrorism and colonial rule for more than six decades.