Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Jul 22, 2008	1983
July usually passes me by without too much notice, beyond the vague worry that there might be a Tiger attack on Colombo, and a few flashbacks to that weekend in 1983. But this time it’s been a bit different. I’ve found myself reliving that day a lot more this year. It isn’t the fact that...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Jun 8, 2008	Eelam declared
Well, at least that's what this should amount to. The government has made it a requirement for 'people of the north' to get special permission from the police to go to any place in the 'south'. Here's a Sunday Times report , Civilians in the north will be required to obtain...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  May 19, 2008	Religious-Conflict ignorance, again!
Last time, it was Obama's ignorance which became abundantly clear when he commented that Sri Lanka has a religious conflict. Today, it's Newsweek's turn . In an article titled " War is the answer" The newsweek comments, In addition to being an ethnic conflict, the Sri Lankan civil war is a...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Mar 2, 2008	Inviting Al-Qaeda
My friend Aufdius and MissingSandwich relates a story about how a group of Sinhalese nationalist types in Dehiwela have put up posters and dumped garbage to offend the Muslims in the area for attempting to build a mosque. More from Aufidius : In Ramazan this year, some Muslims started a...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Feb 10, 2008	Cochin and Liberty
It was such a sudden decision to pay a visit, one of those “F-it! I’m going” moments. So I dropped off a few emails, had a Facebook wall-to-wall conversation, picked up my bags and off I went. The b4Ur27 thing from SriLankan is still on, so you can gets a return ticket to Cochin...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Dec 30, 2007	The Lakota Nation secedes from the U.S.
I can't believe this didn't get any attention at all in the Mainstream media. According to the AFP, The Lakota Indians, who gave the world legendary warriors Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, have withdrawn from treaties with the United States, leaders said Wednesday. "We are no longer citizens...... [view]