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`Israeli crimes against Palestinians have gone unpunished due to Western cover`

Two days before current attacks, Ken O'Keefe said Western cover gave impunity to Israel for crimes against defenseless people.

(TEHRAN / LONDON Press TV) - Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu met with foreign ambassadors to garner support for war on Hamas and Palestine.

US Ambassador to Israel Daniel B Shapiro has already given the green light to Israel for a full-scale war into Gaza ..

Sri Lanka to be Tried for Genocide Against Tamils: How Will Cuba and its Allies Respond?

Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal was initiated in 1979 by the left socialist and anti-fascist resistance fighter Senator Lelie Basso.

(HAVANA TIMES) - An unprecedented move by internationalists and activists for human rights and justice, one that could inspire controversy among left oriented governments and peoples’ solidarity committees, will take place next spring.

Since the time of the resolution, Cuba has stepped up closer ties with the Mahinda Rajapaksa family government...

Sri Lanka`s Long Road To Reconciliation & Analysis

For years, the Vanni was cut off from the rest of the country.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka Colombo Telegraph) - Genzia Mary, 10, is fascinated by the buses arriving in northern Sri Lanka, their jovial travellers singing in a language that, until two years ago, was completely foreign to her.

Mary lives in Kilinochchi District, part of the country’s northern former war zone popularly known as “the Vanni”.

When all the `FUN` is About Fooling Ourselves

Here in Sri Lanka, there is also polarisation of politics, a reaction to ethnic divisions and frictions within in a post war regime.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - “Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.” said George Carlin, the American Comedian, Social Critic and Satirist.

“Come on, gentleman; let us drink to our stupidity.” said Santosh Kalwar, the Nepali poet and writer.

Ooops, I just Committed a Thought Crime!

'Our' battle will be over as soon as Israel makes the bombastic declaration that it abandons Zionism.

(LONDON) - Oops ... what did I say!
What was I thinking?
Where was my head?
What have I done!

Sorry, I beg your pardon, I profusely apologize
How dare I entertain such an "evil" and blatant "anti-Semitic" thought?
How dare I ask such a "controversial" question?!

America Invents Real-Life Matrix

America has become the world’s leading terrorist organization with 1,455,590 Iraqis slaughtered and 4,883 U.S. military personnel sacrificed.

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - They were lawless, brutal, unforgiving and a model for the governments they both battled and served. A few notable figures perfected terrorism unlike any before or after.

Much of the history of Alexander the Great hides the fact that he and his troops were the ancient world's most brutal conquerors.

`India postponed Operation Eelam and Blue Star intervened`

Sri Lanka’s Universal Periodic Review on human rights is scheduled to be taken up in Geneva on 1 November.

(NEW DELHI) - A quarter century of India’s military intervention in Sri Lanka, ostensibly to help find a political solution to the ethnic strife that has torn the island nation apart.

It has left the Tamil minority under occupation of the Sinhala military trained and equipped by New Delhi and their political rights almost extinguished.

Fooling Delhi and the Tamils for the Umpteenth Time

Lies, damn lies and the national question.

(NEW DELHI) - They say that if you are deceived once it’s the fault of the con artist, but if you are taken for a ride a second time you are an imbecile.

What if you are lied to from day one till kingdom come and you nod and say, “Oh yes, that’s great” every time? Surely it must mean that you are party to the deception.

Another Drama in the Making

The most vociferous of the Tamil Diaspora group is the Global Tamil Forum.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka Guardian) - The Tamils have become cheap political silage for the President Mahinda Rajapakse regime even after the war victory against the Tamil Tigers.

The government is extending the age old and the well practiced plan against the Tamils with the aim to keep them away from the centre of attention, influence, or power them further.

Sri Lanka: Public Threats and Harassment Against Human Rights Defender Dr Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu

William Gomes asks Sri Lanka's President to aid longtime human rights activist.

(SALEM) - Posters in Colombo contain threats against Human Rights Defender, Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu.

He is one of those who attended the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva to speak out over human rights abuses committed in Sri Lanka.