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White Flags, White Vans and White Lies?
A Closer Look at the Death of Colonel Ramesh

New article by Global Mail examines video record of LTTE commander; but it may have left a stone or two unturned.

(SALEM) - Global Mail's fascinating article, The Death Of Colonel Ramesh, brings forth details in another aspect of Sri Lanka's alleged war crimes.

The article discusses at length the story of 'Colonel Ramesh', and the death of this commander with the Tamil Tiger resistance group.

Further Evidence of War Crimes in Sri Lanka
The Death of Colonel Ramesh

Graphic images of suspected war crimes and murder; read with caution.

(COLOMBO Lanka News Web) - New evidence of the murder of one man is key to revealing a conspiracy behind mass murder.

This evidence, shown and told in The Global Mail’s story, is graphic and confronting. The issue is now being debated by the United Nations.

Begin Next Stage of Struggle by Burning Sri Lankan Constitution: May 17 Movement

Tamils should also suspect why the spurt of international media exposure, again confined to only the war crimes.

(CHENNAI, India TamilNet) - Speaking in a video speech on Sunday, Thirumurugan said that his movement has already entered into talks in this regard with various political parties and grassroot organisations in Tamil Nadu.

He called upon the Eezham Tamil diaspora to make the best use of the opportunity in taking the steps for the next stage of the struggle.

NATO `Covers Up` Libyan Death Shame

The Libyan Health Minister of the National Transitional Council estimated that about 30,000 were killed during the conflict.

(ROME) - NATO has failed to investigate scores of civilian deaths incurred during its seven-month military campaign in Libya, Amnesty international says.

NATO expressed its “regret” for civilian casualties but has taken no steps to initiate an investigation.

Western Media Clouds Obscure Sri Lanka`s Genocide

Graphic Images: As the U.S. steps forward, charging Sri Lanka with war crimes in Geneva, western media create confusion, contradicts facts.

(SALEM / COLOMBO) - The Washington Post reports: ... religious clergy Monday participated at a ceremony praying for the defeat of a U.N. resolution calling on Sri Lanka to probe wartime human rights abuses.

Sri Lanka's government is trying to defeat the resolution the United States filed over war crimes in Geneva; it was part of an orchestrated campaign to ethnically cleanse Tamils.

Hate Crime For Gays But Not Blacks?

Verdicts should be rendered on the aggravated intent of the other, And not based solely on group popularity versus one’s skin color.

(CLEVELAND) - Once again, Americans are challenged to confront needless death in the headlines; alleged crime and apparent lack of crime - conflicts that just fail to make sense.

A blatant shooting death goes unpunished, and a man who communicated the wrong information about another man's sexual orientation may disappear for a decade.

International Probe on Sri Lanka Sought

“It is diluted. It wants the implementation of the LLRC which exonerates Lanka of human rights violations and war crimes.” - Tamil activist-poet Thamarai

(CHENNAI, India) - Sri Lanka must do more than just implement its Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission recommendations; a US- sponsored resolution in the UNHRC demands,

India should go beyond and work towards an independent international investigation, several pro-Eelam Tamil organisations urged here on Sunday.

US-NATO subversion in Syria

Saudi Arabia Is Arming Syrian "Opposition" As Twin Car Bombs Kill 27 In Damascus

(WASHINGTON DC) - Within hours of a twin car-bomb attack in the Syrian capital that left at least 27 dead and 100 injured, a senior Arab diplomatic source has confirmed that Saudi Arabia is arming anti-government factions.

It has been long suspected that Saudi Arabia and other pro-Western Gulf Arab states, including Qatar, are actively fueling the conflict in Syria over the past year.

Calley Vs Manning:
Which Army `Criminal` Would You Convict?

One man leads a massive war crime, another exposes a series of war crimes...

(SALEM) - If you were a U.S. soldier in a village in South Vietnam murdering children and spraying bullets into the faces of old ladies, you're cool, you are alright, you're William Calley.

But if you follow the teachings of your mother, your teachers and your clergy; reporting what is wrong at all costs for the sake of what is right, then you're Bradley Manning

Mehran Baluch on Pakistan Occupied Baluchistan

More than 95 percent of people in Balochistan still use cow dung and wood to cook their food while Balochistan natural gas is supplied hundreds of miles away to the Punjab.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Addressing the UN Human Rights Council last year about severe human rights issues in Baluchistan, Mehran Baluch, the Baluch representative at the UNHRC, Baluch addressed struggle for liberation from Pakistan.

Baluch's communicated the need to promote and protect all Human Rights and Civil Civil Rights, addressing key issues involving political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right of development.