Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has placed its' military on the streets recently to keep the peace and this has caused a turn away of 1000's of tourists to the island. Tourism is one of the prime resources of the island's people. Do you feel it was necessary to call the military out in such a way just to sack some ministers?
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SRI LANKA PEACE TALKS IN BALANCE The Sri Lankan Cabinet has said it may ask the country's president to take over responsibility for the island's peace process if she does not reinstate three sacked ministers. https://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/sout...isis/index.html |
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Do you feel it was necessary to call the military out in such a way just to sack some ministers? |
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Well there are two ways to look at this... rebels are humans too or let them get their aide somewhere else... maybe a third way - 'good for them!'. What do you think?
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SRI LANKA SIGNS TSUNAMI AID PACT WITH REBELS Critics are protesting a deal signed Friday by Sri Lanka's government to share international tsunami aid with the Tamil Tiger rebels. Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200...nami050624.html |
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This civil war between the Tigers and Sri Lankan Government has been going on for years.
The problem is if the Government doesn't collaborate with the Tigers they will escalate their violence and the wider population will then suffer as well as regions of innocent civilians under Tiger command.
Certain factions within the Government of course won't want to negotiate what is widely recognised around the world as a notorious terrorist group.
Plus they fear this will be viewed by the Tigers as a shift of policy towards acceptance for the separatist group.
Hopefully they can come to some sort of arrangement so innocent mouths don't starve.
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SRI LANKAN POLITICIAN GUNNED DOWN IN CHURCH
A Sri Lankan politician who supports the Tamil Tigers was shot and killed during a Christmas church service, amid fears that mounting violence could derail a ceasefire between the government and militants.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200...nka-051224.html
Looks like we are marking the end of this conflict:
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Sri Lanka army 'takes Tiger base' Sri Lankan soldiers have entered the strategically important Tamil Tiger stronghold of Pooneryn, the defence ministry says. Ref. Source 1 |
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