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Great Britain`s Fallen Glory

The Sri Lanka government's successful subterfuges that misled the international community initially in demonetizing the Eelam Tamils resistance as terrorists are now well exposed.

(LONDON PFLT) - “When a people are denied their rights to exist as a sovereign nation, when the only choice for them is to take up arms against their oppressors, this has been proven worldwide. Freedom cannot be snuffed out by tyrants, and those who are oppressed must take heart to stand tall against their haughty host”, Kenneth T. Tellis, F book.

Prabhakaran was clear in his mind what would secure the safety of the Tamils.

The World Continues to Focus on Junk-TV

We should not allow to be true the assertion of Lope de Vega, "If the mob is stupid, it's just to talk them silly, to please them."

(MADRID) - Broadcasters are a window on the world from different perspectives that animate their information projects..

The right thing is to promote television events focused on causes such as peace, economic and social progress, security and coexistence among people from heterogeneous cultures. This will promote a television that in addition to distract, encourages a culture of peace, security and development.

Time for the FCC to Re-Examine Its Retransmission Consent Rules

The July 29, 2013 deadline for reaching an agreement was extended until August 2.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Imagine not being able to watch "Person of Interest," "The Good Wife," "NCIS," and other programs on CBS or Showtime.

But satellite customers like me as well as cable customers may not be able to have uninterrupted access to the major four (ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox) because the 1992 Cable Act requires pay TV providers to get broadcaster consent to carry the station...

SRI LANKA: Vaiko Arrested for Staging Black Flag Demo Against PM

Members of Bharatha Munnetra Kazhagam were also arrested here after they tried to proceed with black flags from the Palakkarai area.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka TamilNet) - Mr. Vaiko along with party cadre and functionaries of Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi, Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam and members of Students Federation of Tamil Nadu staged the demonstration a short distance from the airport.

Mr. Vaiko alleged that the Indian government, along with Sri Lanka, had a role in the genocide of Sri Lankan Tamils.

Remembering Sri Lanka`s Black July

"There was a first mob of about 80-odd young guys with iron rods and things. They were in a frenzy, obviously under the influence of alcohol - they smashed up and then came the next lot to loot." - elderly woman

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - Thirty years ago, Tamil separatists stepping up militant attacks in northern Sri Lanka and killed 13 soldiers. Over the next few days, mobs of the Sinhalese majority took revenge, killing between 400 and 3,000 Tamils around the country and triggering a civil war that lasted 26 years and sent hundreds of thousands of Tamils into exile.

The BBC's Charles Haviland reports on the legacy of what came to be known as Black July.

What is Your Business?

What’s your business? Mine is to rave and rant on the internet and social media thereby taking a “calculated” risk to be in the bad book of both tribal and global powers.

(UGANDA) - The business of America is global or rather imperial business.

The Business of Egypt is holding rival rally. The business of Ethiopia, Uganda etc is servility.

Why Bill O`Reilly Cheers the Death of Trayvon Martin

O’Reilly connects the president’s inability to help the black community to the proliferation of “gangsta culture” that glorifies violence and irresponsible behavior.

(SYRACUSE, NY YourBlackWorld) - Bill O’Reilly recently added himself to the list of commentators who made remarks about President Obama’s speech on the Trayvon Martin case and George Zimmerman acquittal.

O’Reilly gave Obama credit for “addressing the race issue,” but then proceeded to lecture the president about how he is incapable of correcting the real problems in the African American community.

Cold Blooded Murder in Maximum Security Jails - 1

Part I – Murder in Welikade Prison, Sri Lanka.

(MELBOURNE) - You may have thought that Mullivaaikkal of May 2009 was the only massacre the Sinhalese inflicted on the Tamils. They had several anti-Tamil riots to their credit, the worst of which was in July 23 and 24 1983 and two massacres in Welikade Maximum Security Prison.

As a result these riots and massacres are referred to as Black July. The following is an account of the two massacres.

Farewell to Helen Thomas

I met Thomas last year in Washington DC, she attended an event with Norton Mezvinsky and myself that was organised by The Washington Report.

(LONDON) - Helen Thomas, one of the last truth tellers, died last Saturday. Thomas was the longest serving White House correspondent, she grilled 10 USA presidents in an astonishing career that started in 1943. She was 92.

The heroic lady survived 10 American presidents but was cornered by a single Rabbi who videotaped her suggesting that Israelis should "get out of Palestine" and "go home" to Poland, Germany and America.

Intrepid Reporter Helen Thomas Checks Out at Age 92

America says goodbye to one of its longest standing reporters.

(WASHINGTON DC) - It truly is the end of an era, legendary reporter Helen Thomas has died at the age of 92. Her last memorable act was telling a rabbi that Israel exists on land that belongs to other people.

Helen Thomas began covering events at the White House during the Kennedy administration. She passed away Saturday at the age of 92.