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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.

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.

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.