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On Sri Lanka, UN Panel 5 Months Late, Threat to Press Copied to Okabe Ignored?

UN reporter reels under UN attack; reports about Sri Lanka war criminals brought more than Matthew Russel Lee bargained for.

(UNITED NATIONS) - The UN under Ban Ki-moon does not follow through on Sri Lanka accountability, nor on Sri Lankan threatens against journalists which emanate from inside and are even copied to the UN.

On June 11 Inner City Press asked Ban's lead spokesman Martin Nesirky two questions about Sri Lanka.

My Neighbour is a TAMIL: their stories of ETHNIC CLEANSING

Third Eye Creations produced the program and it is presented by Robert Reind.

(LONDON) - A new YouTube video program tells the story of the Sri Lankan Tamil Genocide for English speaking audiences.

It is a significant program that compliments 'Sri Lanka's Killing Fields', which changed the world's perception of this epic period of ethnic cleansing.

Syria: Journalists set up to be Shot by the Rebels

"I’m quite clear the rebels deliberately set us up to be shot by the Syrian Army. Dead journos are bad for Damascus." - Channel 4 journalist Alex Thomson

(ROME / DAMASCUS) - Standing outside the Safir Hotel in Homs as the white UN Nissan landcruisers stood waiting, the Irish officer in charge, Mark Reynolds, came over:

“Usual rules Alex OK? We’re not responsible for you guys. If you get into trouble we’ll leave you, yes? You’re on your own.”

`Letter From Urbino` Debuts this Friday in London

‘A people does not carry the memory of its humiliation as an individual does.’ André Chamson. 1940.

(LONDON) - Letter From Urbino is a film about a Sri Lankan refugee working as an attendant at the National Gallery in London.

Each day he gazes at the paintings there and watches the faces of the people who come and go through the rooms.

New Song: `One for the People` by Agron Belica

"This song celebrates the unsung heroes who work for a better, fairer, and more just world..." - Agron Belica

(BOSTON) - Agron's new song, 'One for the People' celebrates those intrepid souls who fight for the human rights of others.

Don't think for a moment that Agron isn't firmly engaged in this fight for justice on a personal level, in fact he is a field grade officer as I see it...

The Forgiveness Fallacy: Standing by our Painful Truth; An Introduction to Aletheia Therapy

By way of an introduction: Why Do We Tolerate the Destruction of Children, and Those Who Are Responsible?

(NANAIMO, Vancouver Island) - Homeless, starving, plagued by alcoholism and drug addiction; Harry Wilson is still alive, somehow.

Neither his present suffering, nor his childhood rape and torture by a United Church clergyman with an electric cattle prod, has caused him to collapse...

Ocampo Says Speech Can Be Crime, Steps Back from Sri Lanka Mapping

Sri Lanka's General Shavendra Silva, depicted in Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's own report engaged in war crimes.

(UNITED NATIONS) - As International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo delivered his swan song Tuesday in a Security Council briefing on Darfur, Sudan's Permanent Representative Daffa-Alla Elhag Ali Osman sounded a discordant note outside at the stakeout.

In the end each man declared victory.

The Sri-Lanka-China Relationship: A Print Media Analysis

The policy of harmony and China’s deep pockets are vital signs of Sri Lanka shifting closer to China’s orbit.

(NEW DELHI, India IPCS) - China’s deepening relationship with Sri Lanka is becoming increasingly conspicuous as the emerging super power extends relations beyond its sphere of influence.

This paper brings out the Sri Lankan perceptions of the unconditional and timely help of China for Sri Lanka’s overall development.

The Mass Graves at Brantford

An Update from the ITCCS Indigenous Elders Advisory Council and Kevin Annett.

(BRUSSELS) - The first successful uncovering of apparent mass graves at a former Indian residential school in Canada began in October, 2011.

The location is the “Mush Hole” Mohawk Institute: the former Church of England (Anglican) facility in Brantford, Ontario.

Dr. Boyce: Gwyneth Paltrow and All Her N*ggas

We should all be concerned with those who travel the world and bastardize the black experience with buffoonish behavior.

(SYRACUSE, NY YourBlackWorld) - Someone recently gave me a call about the incident in which actress Gwyneth Paltrow used the term “Ni**as in Paris”.