A lasting political solution means regional peace

“We call upon the Government of India and people of India to be magnanimous to put the past behind and to approach the ethnic question in a different perspective.”

Nothing has changed since the ‘War for Peace’ ended.

There is no sense that the international community actually understands what the Tamils themselves want. Or care to find out either.

Denying the Tigers legitimacy took priority over resolving the conflict - and has led to the brink of war.

"Army-backed paramilitaries and troops continued what international monitors have described as a ‘campaign of targeted killings’"

“Since April this year the Sri Lanka military has conducted several bouts of sustained air and artillery bombardment against our controlled areas in Trincomalee” - Mr. Elilan

A scorched earth policy is a military tactic which involves destroying anything that might be useful to the enemy while advancing through or withdrawing from an area.

LTTE forces escape SLA’s pincer move.

“ In spite of high-level negotiations between the UN and the Government, the issue of access to areas not under Government control has not been resolved,” the WFP said.

MORE than 11,000 Tamil refugees have fled to India since January to escape renewed fighting between the Sri Lankan army and Tamil Tigers and more are likely to come, officials said Thursday.

The figure includes a batch of about 500 refugees who travelled by boat to reach Mandapam camp in southern India`s Tamil Nadu state late Wednesday, said a senior government administrator from Ramanathapuram district.

“[We] also seek information and official notification from the Central Bank on the nature of its action and the reasons for such action with clear and precise details enabling TRO to respond adequately” - TRO

Tens of thousands of Tamils protested Monday across the world, and tuesday in London, against the proscriptions of the LTTE by EU.

Extracts of a speech by LTTE Colonel Jeyam at a memorial ceremony for Colonel Ramanan, assassinated by a Sri Lanka Army sniper on May 21