There is no purely military solution to problems of insurgency.
This is part 1 of a 2 part series looking at the economic drivers behind the Sri Lankan states genocide of the Tamils
Is one seeing a mini version of Stalingrad in the battle for Kilinochchi, the current headquarters of the LTTE? Could "Gen.Monsoon" and "Gen.Recession" put an end to the pipedreams of the Sri Lankan Army of a definitive victory over the LTTE?
This is a reply to the opinion published last week by Dr. A.R.M. Imtiyaz, titled “Why Tamil-Muslim unity crucial for peace”
Sri Lanka's six-decade old ethnic tension between the minority Tamils and the majority Sinhalese negatively affected both the island's socio-economic progress and ethnic harmony.
Sri Lanka wants Tamils to abandon their homes
Both the Sri Lankan forces and the Tamil Tigers are now poised for fiercer offensives
In a commentary published in the Washington Post newspaper, Bruce Fein urged the U.S. Justice Department to lead a genocide investigation of Sri Lanka's Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse, Lt.Gen. Fonseka, and Basil Rajapakse.
What are the lessons for the Tamils from Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Kosovo?