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Is Google Earth Hiding Sri Lanka`s Ghosts?

Google, are we misreading this? Haven't Sri Lanka's Tamils been through enough?

(SALEM) - Does Sri Lanka's ongoing lack of transparency over its recent Genocide of Tamil people extend to Google Earth?

It's disturbing. Google Earth appears to be protecting Sri Lanka by adding a cloudy film to areas where the government killed thousands, as the regime stands accused of war crimes in Geneva.

Sri Lankan and Pakistani Intelligence Scheme Against Eelam Tamils

Pakistan is directly involved for the first Time in the act of devastating Tamils.

(LONDON TBC) - It has come to limelight that the Sri Lankan Intelligence Agency has been relentlessly hatching diabolical plots with dark intent to ensure the Eelam Tamils should never have a conducive link with India.

It is disheartening to know that the Sri Lankan Government have chosen to our great shock a few knee crooking Eelam Tamils and fielded them in many regions in Europe to implement their dark design.

Guardian: This was a Proper Piece of Journalism

A depressing, numbing film that rang on long after the final credits rolled.

(LONDON Guardian UK) - Channel 4 followed up last year's damning investigation into the brutal endgame to civil war there.

Focusing on four events, this harrowing film, again presented by Jon Snow, uncovered new evidence about the extent of the atrocities – execution of prisoners including children, deliberate shelling of civilians and depriving them of food and medical treatment, like some kind of medieval siege.

Sri Lanka: Reconciliation and Truth

the two Channel 4 documentaries have been valuable reminders of the horrific reality behind much modern warfare.

(LONDON) - In May 2009, Sri Lanka’s civil war came to an end. On 14 March 2012, Channel 4 broadcast Sri Lanka's Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished, a follow-up to an earlier documentary.

This focused on the last few months of the armed conflict, when large numbers of civilians were killed or injured.

Murder in Afghanistan

Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales named as suspect in Afghanistan massacre.

(MELBOURNE) - The revelation of Sgt. Bales’ identity comes (The Lookout) after criticism from Afghan President Hamid Karzai about the lack of U.S. cooperation in investigating the massacre. Karzai also questioned whether just one American soldier was involved.

PCJF Opposes Blatantly Unconstitutional Anti-Protest Law

Calls it an effort to "subvert the First Amendment Rights and Police Standards Act" of 2004.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, Executive Director of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund is testified before the D.C. Council Friday in opposition of a billtargeting demonstrators and the Occupy movement in Washington, D.C.

"The PCJF opposes the legislation styled as the Criminal Code Amendments Act of 2012. It sets back the public policy of the District and this Council's own actions in support of cherished fundamental constitutional rights..."

Sri Lanka`s Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished - depressing and hopelessly excellent documentary

As Sir John Holmes said, the Sri Lankan government didn't believe that anyone would stop them and they were right.

(LONDON) - Last year, Channel 4 broadcast a film containing images that are perhaps the most shocking I have ever seen on TV.

Sri Lanka's Killing Fields was a horrifying portrayal of the final days of the Sri Lankan civil war and the atrocities committed by both sides in it.

`Arab Governments Remain Silent on Palestine`

"Since Israel is their main ally in the Middle East, then the Americans are trying to topple Assad regime..." - Issam Naman, former Lebanese minister

(TEHRAN) - The focus of several Arab leaders including Saudi Arabia and Qatar has strongly been shifted in the last few months on the events taking place in Syria.

It seems that the latest Israeli aerial attacks on Gaza have been ignored by the Arab world.

Environmental Coalition, Louisiana Truth, Says Attacks on Louisiana Landowners by Oil and Gas Industry Lack Facts

A recent study by the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources confirmed that when “legacy lawsuits” are filed, these cases are decided strictly on the basis of objective scientific evidence.

(BATON ROUGE) - Louisiana landowners, who lease their lands to oil and gas companies to support the continued exploration and production of these resources in Louisiana say they are being unfairly attacked.

Representing 16 citizen groups, LouisianaTruth.org says the state's legislature should be deeply concerned about what they call irrational claims.

Miss Petipa`s Art Class: A Special Story Celebrating Sri Lanka`s Presence at the UN Conference in Geneva

Another new entry from Novelist Roma Tearne.

(LONDON) - By the time he heard about the news SS Ranasingha was almost ready to leave. He was off to launch an exhibition of his paintings, thirty seven new watercolours, in a secret location beginning with the letter D.

Please don’t ask me to divulge the name of the place. I’m just a novelist not a spin-doctor. You’ll have to work it out for yourself, okay?