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Tamils in UK Condemn Sri Lankan Presence at Olympics Opening Ceremony

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s presence in London was rumoured, but not confirmed.

(LONDON TamilNet) - Tamils in the UK came out in protest against the participation of Sri Lankan athletes and the presence of the Sri Lankan delegation for the 2012 London Olympics.

Eezham Tamils expressed their opposition to the legitimacy given to the Sri Lankan state that is accused of committing genocide.

New Videos Released by Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam

Hopefully, one of these days they will realize the folly of being divided and merge under a single group.

(LONDON) - Prof. Manivanan and Prof. Charan express their views in English on the way forward. The Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam's (TGTE) ability to attract its leaders from the Tamils living all over the world, including Tamil Nadu, is admirable.

A million strong Diaspora cannot have the luxury of having so many groups representing the Tamils overseas.

LLRC Report Affirms the Need for an Impartial Enquiry Into Lanka`s War Crimes

The LLRC does not give details of the exact or approximate numbers of civilians killed, missing or unaccountable.

(LONDON) - After the ending of the nearly three-decade old civil war in Sri Lanka, Human Rights Groups across the world demanded an impartial International Enquiry into war excesses committed by the Sri Lankan armed forces.

When the pressure started mounting, the Sri Lankan government quickly formed the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) to give an impression to the world that it was serious about an impartial inquiry.

`SILENCE BREAKS` by Nadarajah Kuruparan - Part 1

First part in a series by Sri Lankan journalist Nadarajah Kuruparan who witnessed history time and again.

(LONDON) - I was thus far milling around silently shouldering whatever I got, learned and realized in each and every stage of my life. Having had the fortune to live longer enough amidst perpetual dangers, I am breaking my silence now.

A media person as I am, I recognize it as my duty to wipe the dust, and many a time ashes, off whatever memories that time has imprinted in me and to put them before you before the very same time may wipe them out.

Rwanda`s Paul Kagame Warned he May be Charged with Aiding War Crimes

US tells president he could face prosecution for arming groups that carried out atrocities in DRC.

(LONDON The Guardian) - The head of the US war crimes office has warned Rwanda's leaders, including President Paul Kagame, that they could face prosecution at the international criminal court for arming groups responsible for atrocities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Stephen Rapp, who leads the US Office of Global Criminal Justice, told the Guardian the Rwandan leadership may be open to charges of "aiding and abetting" crimes against humanity in a neighbouring country...

Assange Seeks to Avoid Paying the Price for Messing with America

The US quickly stepped in to educate the Ecuadorean coalition leaders as to the facts of Western Hemispheric imperial life.

(TASMANIA, Aust) - I’m sure most Americans are mighty proud of the fact that Julian Assange is so frightened of falling into the custody of the United States that he had to seek sanctuary in the embassy of Ecuador, a tiny and poor Third World country, without any way of knowing how it would turn out.

He might be forced to be there for years.

Israeli and U.S. Media Conspired to Block Attempted Assassination of Clinton

Hiding the event from the public makes the media guilty of treason.

(SALEM) - Hillary Clinton survived an assassination attempt during an official visit to Israel this week.

Normal security procedures should have prevented any vehicle on open regions from coming within 200 meters of Clinton.

Israeli Forces Assault Youth; Conduct Armed Incursions Into Gaza and Destroy 100-Year Old Building

Latest government news releases from Gaza.

(SALEM / GAZA CITY) - Tensions between Israel's military and civilians in Gaza and other parts of Palestine are running high.

What Really Lies Behind Israel`s `No Occupation` Report

Experts have also pointed to the difficulties Israel will face if it adopts Levy’s position.

(NAZARETH) - The recently published report by an Israeli judge concluding that Israel is not in fact occupying the Palestinian territories – despite a well-established international consensus to the contrary – has provoked mostly incredulity or mirth in Israel and abroad.

Left-wing websites in Israel used comically captioned photographs to highlight Justice Edmond Levy’s preposterous finding.

Kuhan from EROS is the Treasurer of the GTF

The secrecy and evasiveness is a little mind boggling.

(SAN PEDRO, CA) - A Senior GTF official a few months ago confirmed to me that GTF indeed had a secret meeting with Sonia Gandhi. I also have a witness outside of the GTF when this information was provided to me.

There is no harm in the GTF meeting Sonia Gandhi considering the fact that GTF President was deported from Chennai many months ago despite holding a valid visa.