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Gota Goes Berserk!

Political priorities in Sri Lanka are going to the dogs...

(COLOMBO Sunday Leader) - Defence Secretary, Gotabaya Rajapaksa went berserk when contacted by The Sunday Leader to clarify that SriLankan Airlines had made an unusual change in a scheduled flight plan.

The change was to be made so that a SriLankan Airline pilot, who is dating a niece of President Mahinda Rajapaksa could personally fly the aircraft that would carry a ‘puppy dog’ for Defence Secretary Gota

Assurance Wireless Provides Cell Phones and Wireless Service to Aid Oregon Residents Facing Economic Hardship

As it becomes available in its 34th state, Assurance Wireless can help more than 817,000 eligible Oregon residents stay connected.

(WARREN, N.J.) - Today, Assurance Wireless, which provides a wireless phone and 250 free voice minutes and 250 free text messages monthly with no contract to eligible residents, introduces its services in Oregon.

Assurance Wireless is a Lifeline Assistance program supported by the federal Universal Service Fund and now offers the best value in calling plans among major Lifeline Assistance programs.

The Hand That Spurs Iran Sanctions

Washington's vitriolic animosity towards Iran is nothing new.

(TEHRAN) - The illegal oil embargoes against Iran have begun to take effect; a precocious smile of satisfaction breaks upon the ugly face of Zionism; and the US once again proves its lapdog fidelity to the Zionist regime.

That's not all, though. Israel craves for more and Washington has no choice but to cater to the wanton demands of a decadent colonizing regime.

Demonstrating UK Tamils Expose India`s Defiance of International Refugee Conventions

Demonstrators organized by the TCC-UK, supporting the demands of the hunger strikers at Chengalpet.

(LONDON TamilNet) - Tamils in the UK are demanding the release of the detained inmates of the Chengalpet (Chengkal-paddu) ‘special camp’ and for the closure of that facility.

Separate petitions submitted by TCC-UK to the UNHCR and the Indian High Commission called for a revision in the Indian approach to Eezham Tamil refugees in India.

Pakistan Reopens NATO Supplies Route

Pakistan has been cooperating with the international community on the principles of mutual respect‚ trust and interest. The Prime Minister said we had paid a high price for this cooperation.

(FAISALABAD, Pakistan) - Information Minister Qamar Zaman Karia says that the Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) had made a decision to reopen the NATO supply route.

Kaira said it was in Pakistan’s interest to facilitate US, NATO and ISAF forces in the transition process and in view of the larger interest of peace in Afghanistan and the region.

SRI LANKA: `Lot of talking and not much improvement` in the north

Not enough has been done to reach a political settlement between the sometimes antagonistic ethnic groups of Tamils and Sinhalese.

(NEW YORK CITY) - Sri Lankan parliamentarians in favour of acting on the recommendations in a report into the final stages of the country’s civil war by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) are slowly gaining ground over those who are not, says a presidential peace process adviser.

The government’s initial reaction to the LLRC recommendations was positive...

Torture: Asian and Global Perspectives launched

Torture is the result of a long and systematic process of social control, which uses old tactics of the powerful and unaccountable, without respect for past or present.

(HONG KONG) - The Asian Human Rights Commission has launched its new initiative, Torture: Asian and Global perspectives.

Vitamin C Mops Up the Nuclear Age

Vitamin C mops up free radicals from radiation and repairs DNA.

(WASHINGTON DC Food Freedom) - This is perhaps the most important information since US dropped bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Those bombs opened the terror of the nuclear age and its looming threat of mankind one day being exterminated by radioactive fallout.

That threat is over.

Jews & Buddhists Back Hindus Upset at Mishandling of Goddess Kali by Game Developer

Portrayal of goddess Kali, who was highly revered by Hindus, appeared like a porno star in the SMITE version shown on the company website

(RENO, NV.) - Hindus are upset at the inappropriate usage of Kali and other Hindu deities by the Georgia (USA) online games developer Hi-Rez Studios.

They plan to use these images in the upcoming online action video game SMITE.

Torture: Asian and Global Perspectives - a comment from an Editor

In this issue, the magazine takes an in depth look into Sri Lanka’s relationship with torture.

(HONG KONG) - I was amazed at how quickly the pieces of Torture: Asian and Global Perspectives fell into place, turning an idea for a magazine into a quality, finished product.

When Nilantha Ilangamuwa, whom I’d previously worked with at the Sri Lanka Guardian, asked me to launch a magazine with him for the Asian Human Rights Commission, I knew I had to be a part of this project.