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Bishop Warns of `Buddhist Taliban` in Sri Lanka

Hindu temples and Christian churches have been destroyed and frequently replaced with Buddhist structures.

(GALLEM, Sri Lanka) - Bishop Raymond Wickramasinghe of Gallem, Sri Lanka, is seeking the prayers of the faithful worldwide as the nation’s Christians and Muslims suffer persecution from Bodu Bala Sana (BBS), the “Buddhist Taliban.”

The Fides news agency reported that Buddhist monks were involved in 50 attacks on Christians in 2012.

People Rise Up Against SL Military Seizure of Valikaamam in Jaffna

Mahinda Rajapaksa says he liberated Tamils. But, from whom is not clear... - Dr Vickramabahu Karunaratne

(JAFFNA, Srl Lanka TamilNet) - Hundreds of people braved the hurdles put up by the Sri Lankan military Wednesday in front of the District Secretariat in Jaffna.

They protested the systematic seizure of their already SL-military occupied lands in Valikaamam North, transforming the former ‘High Security Zone’ area into a permanent Sinhala Military Zone (SMZ).

Indian News Magazine Highlights Accelerated Sinhalization of Sri Lanka`sTamil North

Already 165 Sinhala families have been resettled in Kokkachchaankulam, which is to be renamed...

(CHENNAI TamilNet) - Sinhalisation of the Tamil Homeland takes several shades.

One is land grabbing and changing the names of villages and roads. The next is replacing Hindu temples with Buddhist temples.

Drones and President Obama, the A-Bomb and President Truman

The A-bomb saved my life.

(PORTLAND, OR) - I am very troubled by the current debate about the military use of drones and the "collateral damage" which is a polite way of saying that the civilians including children are being "taken out" when we bomb enemy leaders and their bodyguards.

"War is hell" was presumably uttered by William William T. Sherman as his infantry marched to the sea and destroyed everything in their way.

Mahinda Rajapaksa and His Despicable and Degraded Morals

Mahinda Rajapaksa also knows he is on death row, for sooner than later he is going to be apprehended and brought to justice.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - These are the irrefutable, immutable laws of the universe, no one has the power to overcome or over rule these laws, for some strange reason Mahinda Rajapaksa thinks otherwise, either he is an ignoramus or an man with a defective gene.

The universe will ultimately dispense the right amount of justice, he has no control over it.

Sri Lanka President Urged to Contain Buddhist Attacks on Muslims

They are using abusive language when referring to our religious practices and publicly calling for a boycott of businesses run by Muslims...

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - In a letter to President Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka, Mr. N.M. Ameen, President Muslim Council of Sri Lanka has urged the President to contain attacks on Muslims by Buddhist extremists.

He says groups are using the traditional and social media, public meetings, posters, leaflets, and the circulation of rumours and misinformation insulting Muslims to inculcate a sense of fear and hatred

Ragged Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees Spend Weeks in Boat Before Reaching Australia

They were fleeing a oppressive occupation that carries out terrible acts against Hindu and Christian Tamils with no fear of reprisal.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Proof of the Tamil's suffering made a showing in recent days in Australia.

66 ragged Sri Lankan Tamils, many of them women and children, sailed into Geraldton port undetected by border authorities.

SRI LANKA: Udayan Arson Attack: Secrets Unraveled

Fingers point toward Maj. Pathirane, who reportedly was instructed to carry out the act by Maj. Gen Haturusinghe.

(JAFFNA) - The Udayan newspaper office in Jaffna was set on fire on the instructions of Jaffna Army commanding officer Major General Mahinda Haturusinghe, and the arson had been committed by an army team under the Gajaba regiment.

This, according to Lanka e news inside information division.

Attack on Tamil Daily in Sri Lanka. UN Urged to Intervene: TGTE

Tamil daily newspaper journalists, printing press and offices were repeatedly attacked by armed groups to intimidate and to silence Tamil newspapers.

(LONDON) - Armed men stormed a Sri Lanka newspaper office and opened fire, they also set the printing press on fire. Tamil journalists were repeatedly attacked and killed.

As a result, Tamil areas are saturated with Sri Lankan Military; the ratio is one soldier for every four civilians, the highest in the world.

Killing of Civilians by U.S.-Led NATO Forces Could Jeopardize Signing of Security Pact

Civilian casualties by the ISAF has served as a source of tension between Kabul and Washington.

(KABUL Xinhua) - In the coalition air strikes on April 6 in the eastern province of Kunar, 11 Afghan children were reported to have been killed and six women injured.

Recent attacks by U.S.-led coalition forces have generated anti- American sentiments among Afghans and could jeopardize the signing of the proposed bilateral security agreement.