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Ciero on "Sri Lanka - camps, media…genocide? "

Ciero — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:24:29 +0100

Thank you for the article.

"Impressive Tamil campaigns" have not been able to bring out the plight of Tamils in the camps, as well connected media such as The Hindu writes like this, by the Editor the Newspaper N. Ram. It is appalling to see an instituition like newspapaer Hindu fails to see an iota of issues with the camp.

"Visiting the Vavuniya IDP camps: an uplifting experience"

http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/04/stories/2009070457542000.htm

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"The Tamil people must be allowed to live in peace and flourish in their homeland." - Elie Wiesel, June 30th 2009

JEYASENTHI on "Sri Lanka - camps, media…genocide? "

JEYASENTHI — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:31:02 +0100

It is not CIVIL WAR but SYSTEMATIC RACIST GENOCIDE by Srilanka using Buddhism and Democracy to fool the world.
Srilankan army commander, Ministers and the Medievil Monks(please don't insult the Great Buddhism by naming the Monks as Buddhists because they humiliate Buddhism when they act and open their NAZI mouths every time when they talk)recently repeated their RACIST MOTTO - Srilanka ONLY for SInhalese not for Tamils or Muslims.
And, the Same Army Commander just days ago declared that TAMILS DON't NEED TO HAVE ANY POLITICAL SOLUTION AT ALL.
And, the president declared there is no Minorities- meaning The Srilanka going to COLONISE all island with SINHALESE to stop minorities to rise again demanding autonomy.
The NAKED SRILANKAN RACISM is OBVIOUS one not elusive but the whole world behaving like BLINDED gullible people even now after Srilanka locked the so called liberated 300,000 Tamils in the NAZI style BARBED WIRED CONCENTRATION CAMPS.
It is about time the whole world ISOLATE the Srilankan Sinhella fundamentalist NAZI regime like the APATHEID SOUTH AFRICA. Srilanka was the only one sent cricket team to APATHEID South Africa against the World Boycott.
And, hold UN referendum in North and East of the island to know the will of minorities like the one held in East Timor.
Tamils were the only owners of the ENTIRE ISLAND called Srilanka.
1)Muslims adopted Tamil as their mother tongue because Tamils were the only rulers of the island like we came to the UK and adopted English.

2)Sinhala language itself created out of Tamil, example 90% of Sinhala alphabet resembles and sounds similar to those of Tamil and more than 25% of Sinhala words are Tamil words.

Seyon on "Sri Lanka - camps, media…genocide? "

Seyon — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:24:39 +0100

2)Sinhala language itself created out of Tamil, example 90% of Sinhala alphabet resembles and sounds similar to those of Tamil and more than 25% of Sinhala words are Tamil words.

Not logged in on "Pakistan’s tough inheritance"

Not logged in — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:13:22 +0100

Who says there is no feudal in Pakistan. Rural Pakistan is control by the feudal, even in urban areas one can see the people who work hard and other who exploit the situation and make money in the name of Muslim saints or family lands. Our ruling class of so called politicians is from feudal and then industrialist follow them for power in authoritarian society. Law making body-the Majlish Shora, parliament -the senate , national assembly, provincial assembly and district council , every where the members are feudal, indusrialists, drug barons and /or Rtd. corrupt police officers with few Rtd, army officers as well. The writer of the this article and a leading scholar Dr. Aisha Siddiqa is also from feudal class with extra ordinary intelligence. I agree with some people that one should do some thing instead of suggestions. I have done some thing by leaving my home land as it’s hopeless there; unless there is rule of law not the law of ruler and we should follow the rule accordingly. Very simple law of inheritance can change our country’s future. What ever law we follow, Islamic or British- Muslim personal law, the property should be divided accordingly after the death of a person in a reasonable time but what happen in our country- this is the basic problem. If division of property is done by the law, there will be no feudal and if there is no feudal: the country will flourish. See rest of the world specially the developed world where majority people from under developed countries want to come. All the best for the rest of the people all over the world. KHWAJA AFTAB ALI, Advocate & I.P. Attorney in Pakistan, presently living in Florida, USA

Vitamins on "Lahore to Peshawar: the trophy-target war"

Vitamins — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 08:03:14 +0100

Ya its done very bad in this war so much of persons are dead in this war, so much of bomb attacks are done and so more because of that the situation is very bad now..

lenswarrior1 on "Pakistan: the road from hell"

lenswarrior1 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:32:23 +0100

Pakistan seems like the next place US is going to take over. Seems like they are gearing up for it propaganda wise already.

markwalters on "India after Ahmedabad’s bombs"

markwalters — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:29:51 +0100

The numerous of questions that come after each new
terrorist attack is by now familiar. The media hype is nearing on hysterical, and the political
debate becomes somewhat partisan and perverse. They both then die down quickly to be replaced by something else that has occuerd elsewhere. Some kind of organizational management is required to establish order. Mark Walters

markwalters on "The "new violence" of Mumbai"

markwalters — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:22:34 +0100

In contrast to the socio-economic violence of working classes, this type of violence doesn't like getting it's hands dirty. The basis of this new global terror is
in the sanitization and de-politicization of violence. Mark Walters (Australia)

rcshreeyan on "The assassin’s age: Pakistan in the world "

rcshreeyan — Sun, 31 May 2009 17:15:56 +0100

rcshreeyan If we look what is going on the pakistan it looks that every body is ruling the country. The mixed centre of power is being well extablished and the political parties, their administration, social groups and terrorist hardcore centre are dictating how the country should run. The free for all like situation is in Pakistan.

The political killings, inocent people's killing, and ofcourse the killing of nation is very painful to all. Today pakistan is burnning from its own people.

The American involment in what purpose in pakistan is not understandable, war, voilence, kidnapping, looting are on the card and islamist mind is working behind this.

syed salamah ali on "Pakistan and the “AfPak” strategy"

syed salamah ali — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:48:09 +0100

This oped piece is older than the events which have taken place during the past two weeks. The die has been cast. Pleasing America and India is an IMPOSSIBLE task. They never stop asking for more. The former is an Empire and India is an Empire in the making. With empires it always, "Our way or the highway" or in the words of the skull-and-bone retarded growth ex-Prez of America, "You are either with ush or againsht us", smirk added! I hope and pray Zardari and Kayani stick to what is in the best interests of Pakistan and not end up becoming 'disposable' like Karazai!

L.E.T FIGHTER on "Lashkar-e-Taiba: a profile"

L.E.T FIGHTER — Thu, 21 May 2009 20:04:48 +0100

juz shutup ya problem makers. v r nt gna stop jihad. u r just talkin abt lashkar, 18 crore population itself is jihadi. n it is our belief that 1 muslim is eqal to 10 non-muslims{problem creaters). b ready 4 war betwen pakistan the fort ov islam against extremist hindus n all anti-islamic culprits. ya rascal.

Not logged in on "Pakistan’s American problem"

Not logged in — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:02:29 +0100

A good article. More of an update on the different angles than an agenda based polemic.

I don't think the "malignant cretinism" the author describes with regard to 9/11 is surprising. It's probably quite accurate: A mirror image of the fools who swallowed the line that Saddam Hussein was behind it.

Uknaas on "Pakistan’s American problem"

Uknaas — Thu, 07 May 2009 02:10:00 +0100

"The danger to Pakistan is not of a Taliban revolution, but rather of creeping destabilisation and terrorism."

How does Prof. Lieven differentiate between a "Taliban revolution" and "creeping destabilisation and terrorism"?

michaelmoo on "Pakistan’s American problem"

michaelmoo — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:23:43 +0100

I don't know what I think about the use of the phrase, "malignant cretinism", when it describes hundreds of the Pakistanis that you have met over the past 9 months. I think I think it's a bit rude.

I know you say it's not the point; you argue that the point is just that Pakistanis think that 9/11 was a plot by the Bush administration. What I want to know, is why Pakistanis think that; That's the point, surely?

linpower on "India’s Christians: politics of violence in Orissa"

linpower — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:05:25 +0100

People against Christians are ignorant of the history of India and the principles of Christianity. First of all India is not a Hindu country. It is a union of many cultures, religions, thoughts. There was nothing as Hinduism or India before the arrival of Britishers. Britishers for their administration sake they united all these diverse cultures as Indian Union. The Brahmins arrived in India through passes in the Himalayas seeking grass for their cattle ended up in the Ganges valley and they occupied all the green areas of India. They captured the culture, traditions of natives of this land and dominated every kingdoms formed in this nation as second in administration. Even in the government of the Britishers they enjoyed the second positions. They knew how to be flexible with the governing people. They skill fully destroyed everything Indian territories had before. They divided all the people of this land with caste system. They never allowed any one else to receive education or wealth. They never allowed any one to come up from their down trodden conditions. Instead they found ways to put them down by being flexible to the rulers of India. They even were willing to sacrifice their women for their cause. (gifted their women) They will never allow any one stand against manusmrithi,(the advocate of cast ism) which is called as the manu dharma. Even now their protest against Christians is an attempt to reestablish manu dharma. There is no single God to worship.. Every body can find their own God to worship. Now there is nothing to worry for the hindutva activists for people becoming christians. Accepting another God is not against the basics of Hinduism. Other wise let them tell who among their Gods is the greatest that every one in India may follow. There are 330 million gods and what is the problem if a majority start to worship Jesus or X or Y. The only problem is Christians are the ones who created awareness among the down trodden that they don't have to live the life of a fourth fifth class citizens and that they can raise to highest of standards. Because of this millions of the Dalits and the socially outcast received education and became equal with Brahmins. Now they are sharing key posts with them. Now the Brahmins cannnot just digest it. More over they are unable to find slaves to serve their purpose which helped them to live a royal life in India. All that they want is if they close india for christians they can reestablish their kingdom..