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28 July 2005 Conflict Resolution: Tamil Eelam
Sri Lanka to include
Tamil National Alliance
Parliamentarian Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam - Briefing to US Congress Human Rights
Caucus
| "..Every constitution gets its legitimacy
only from the people giving their consent. The Tamils did
not give their consent to the Sri Lankan constitution. They
do not owe their allegiance to the Sri Lankan Constitution.
Indeed, the Sri Lankan constitution, which does not provide
a political space for the Tamils to articulate their
grievances and seek redress is the main cause for the armed
conflict..."
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28 July 2005
Tamil National Forum
to include
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Sachi Sri Kantha writes from Japan
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1.
Pigs are Flying in
Batticaloa!
"...Jeyaraj is a master of ‘hide and
seek’... Check again his ..sentence . “The espionage agency
of at least one country has provided financial aid"…This is presented by Jeyaraj as a big finding, while
every Tamil child in Jaffna, Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Vavuniya would
name names. That espionage agency has an acronym RAW and its
headquarters are in New Delhi. .. the entire puppet show is being run by the
Indians (UNP, SLFP, JVP- on the Sinhalese side; Karuna,
Anandasangaree and other tamil paramilitaries, on the Tamil side).
This is an open secret to all in Sri Lanka. So, now the only game in
town is LTTE (Eelam Tamils) vs Indian tentacles, namely - the
RAW.
Now, RAW has access to any place or any facility in Sri Lanka,
except in LTTE-controlled areas..."
more
2. Candid
Thoughts on ‘Black July 1983’- - Revisiting Mervyn de
Silva's Writing of January 1984
"The horrendous events of July 1983
which scarred the bodies, minds and properties of Eelam
Tamils deserve to be remembered annually. But, I felt that
its better to re-read what one of the erudite Sinhalese
journalists or our generation, Mervyn de Silva, contributed
to the Far Eastern Economic Review (Hongkong) magazine six
months later. In two a two-page commentary, he had
contributed a history tutorial to those who like to learn,
why Sinhalese and Tamils have never mingled in the blessed
island. What Mervyn de Silva wrote then still has lot of
relevance..."
more
Sanmugam Sabesan writes from Australia -
வேளை வருகின்ற வேளை!
"தமிழீழ மக்கள் தமது சுயநிர்ணய உரிமைகளைப்
பிரயோகிக்க வேண்டியதற்கான வேளை நெருங்கிக் கொண்டிருப்பதனைத்தான்
தற்போதைய அரசியல் இராணுவச் சூழ்நிலைகள் தெளிவாக்கியுள்ளன...."more
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23 July 2005
New Delhi & the Tamil Struggle
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An Amoral Role to include
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India and the Sri
Lankan Peace Process - Lieutenant General (Retd.) V.R.
Raghavan, Director, Delhi Policy Group at
Consultation on the International Dimensions of the Sri
Lankan Peace Process "..New Delhi needs always to be
conscious of the impact of the Sri Lankan conflict on the
Tamils in India. That political necessity and the security
risks of Tamil separatist military capabilities impacting on
Indian interests is one dimension of India’s policy choices.
The political impasse in Sri Lanka on the Tamil question is
another dimension. These two combine to lead New Delhi in
choosing to play a carefully calibrated and
restrained role in the Sri Lanka peace process..."
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22 July 2005
Tamil
Digital Renaissance -
People, not technology, drive politics - Andy Ho - "..One
problem in politics is that people with a common interest generally
don't organise and fight for it. The reasoning goes: If you bear the
time and energy costs of organising, I can sit back, watch you do
the work, then sign on. It is just easier to get a free ride..."
more
Tamil
National Forum -
Ana Pararajasingham writes from Australia on
The Failure of the Joint
Mechanism: Lessons to be Learnt
Tamil National Forum - Tamil
Names -
சின்னக் குழந்தைகளுக்கு வண்ணத் தமிழ்ப் பெயர்
சூட்டுங்கள்
to include link to
தமிழ்ப்பெயர்க் கையேடு
contributed by V.Thangavelu from Canada
Caste & the
Tamil Nation - Brahmins, Non Brahmins & Dalits -
to include Comment
by Hari
Venkatachalam 'On Hinduism, Caste, & Indian 'Democracy'' by Dr.Iniyan Elango
21 July 2005
United States & the Struggle for
Tamil Eelam to include
Teresita C. Schaffer on
Sri Lanka’s Peace Efforts: The View from a Distance at
Consultation on the International Dimensions of the Sri Lankan Peace
Process
Conflict Resolution - Tamil Eelam - Sri Lanka
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Norwegian
Peace Initiative
to include
The President
& the Chief Justice
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Two Minds with but a Single Thought? - "நான்
பேச நினைப்பதெல்லாம் நீ பேச வேண்டும்"
more
Tamil National Forum -
Sanmugam Sabesan writes from Australia -
நிதி குறித்த
(சிறிலங்காவின்) நீதி ?
| "இந்த உச்சமன்றத் தீர்ப்பு ஜே.வி.பியிற்கு
கிடைத்த வெற்றி அல்ல! இத்தீர்ப்பு ஜனாதிபதி சந்திரிக்கா
அம்மையாருக்கும், அவரது அரசியல் எதிர்காலத்திற்கும் கிடைத்த ஒரு
நல்வாய்ப்பாகும்."
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20 July 2005 Tamil National Forum
- Ana Pararajasigham writes from
Australia
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A Review: Portrayal of a President:
Sri Lanka’s Chandrika Kumaratunge -
First Broadcast on 12th July on Australian
Broadcasting Corporation TV’s Foreign Correspondent
Program - "Michael Maher’s assessment was that
she was a Sri Lankan version of Eva Peron, ‘very interested
in power’.The Sri Lankan President’s response to this was an
enigmatic “History will tell’."
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18 July 2005
Conflict Resolution - Tamil Eelam - Sri Lanka
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Norwegian
Peace Initiative to include
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1.
Text of Supreme Court Decision on P-TOMS
2.
Lesson from the Supreme Court Decision on P-TOMS
"..The (Sri Lanka) constitution
forced on Tamils by the Sinhala chauvinists and the laws
within it are the root cause of the Tamil ethnic problem,
their struggle, violation of their rights and their
suppression. To find a solution to
this problem one must step outside this constitution.
There is no sense in searching for a solution to the problem
while remaining tied up by the rules that caused the
problems in the first instance. Be it the P-TOMS or the
interim administration or a permanent solution it can be
worked out only after stepping outside the constitution..."
more |
16 July 2005
Reflections to include
| "..When a man
really wants freedom and to live in a democratic society he
may not be able to free the whole world . . . but he can to
a large extent at least free himself by behaving as a
rational and moral being, and if he can do this, others
around him can do the same, and these again will spread
freedom by their example..."
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16 July 2005
An Unfolding Consciousness - From
Matter to Life to Mind... to include
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Stay
Hungry, Stay Foolish - Steve Jobs, CEO Apple Computer...you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only
connect
them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will
somehow
connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut,
destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down,
and
it has made all the difference in my life...Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.
Don't be trapped by dogma--which is living with the results of other
people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out
your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow
your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly
want
to become. Everything else is secondary..."
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15 July 2005
Tamil Nation Library -
Tamil
Diaspora - a Trans State Nation
to include
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The Changing
Character
of the Identity Issue for Tamils -
A Socio-Cultural History -
V.
Siva Subramaniam "The
book traces the socio-cultural changes that visited the
Tamil community since 1800... The community is at another
important historical cross road following the 1983 upheaval,
the dispersal of the community across the world especially
to host country cultures and values that over emphasise
materialism and individualism. The issue that disturbs the
minds of members of the community is what values will
pre-dominate for a progeny that grows up in this
environment. Has the community’s history any lessons for the
community in addressing the issue of the Tamil identity for
coming generations... "
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15 July 2005
Sanmugam Sabesan on 22nd Anniversary of July'83 - ஜீலை
1983 - ஒரு மீள் ஆய்வு
‘மன்னிக்கவும், மறக்கவும் வேண்டுமானால் என்ன நடந்ததென்ற முழு
உண்மையும் எமக்கு தெரிய வேண்டும்.!’
more
13 July 2005
Comments & About Us to include
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Alisa Margaret StackOConnor,
Sometime Assistant Director, Counter-Terrorism
Policy for the Office of the US Secretary of Defense & presently Researcher at
the US National Defence University - "I’m researching how & why the LTTE employs women and have used Adele
Ann’s writings. I would like to interview Ms. Balasingham, and other LTTE
members and supporters (both male & female) about the history of women’s
involvement in the LTTE and other Tamil guerrilla groups, rules for women’s
involvement, and how women have changed the LTTE. Is there a way to reach
Ms. Balasingham? Thanks..." together with response by tamilnation.org
more |
12 July 2005
Tamil Diaspora - a Trans State
Nation -
United Kingdom to include
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10 July 2005
Democracy Continues, Sri Lanka Style -
 Government
in gridlock as CBK plays for time "...Despite
repeated calls by party seniors and branch organisations to
name Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse as the SLFP's
presidential candidate, the President has steadfastly
refused to do so, insisting the election is not due until
end 2006. That the timing of the election is not her's to
decide Kumaratunga knows only too well but has taken cover
under the alleged secret oath taking ceremony to
justify the end 2006 claim and delay naming the
candidate..."
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10 July 2005
Tracking the Norwegian Conflict Resolution Initiative
to include
9 July 2005
Reflections
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1."Everybody can be great, because
everybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to
serve. You don't have to have to make your subject and your verb
agree to serve. You don't have to know about Plato and Aristotle
to serve. You don't have to know Einstein's "Theory of
Relativity" to serve. You don't have to know the Second Theory
of Thermal Dynamics in Physics to serve. You only need a heart
full of grace, a soul generated by love, and you can be that
servant."
Martin
Luther King
2. "கவிதை எழுதுபவன் கவியன்று. கவிதையே
வாழ்க்கையாக உடையோன், வாழ்க்கையே கவிதையாகச் செய்தோன், அவனே கவி" -
பாரதி |
8 July 2005
Sachi Sri Kantha -
Remembering Paddukoddai Kalyanasundaram on his 75th Birth
Anniversary
"சின்னப்
பயலே, சின்னப் பயலே...ஆளும் வளரணும்
அறிவும் வளரணும்.. ...
நரம்போடு தான் பின்னி வளரனும், தன்மான
உணர்ச்சி.."
more
8 July 2005
Sanmugam Sabesan -
சாதி - "‘சாதியம்
என்பது மனித குலத்திற்கு எதிரானது. அடிப்படை மனித உரிமை மீறலாகும்.’
என்று ஐக்கிய நாடுகள் சபைக்கு பரிந்துரை செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதனை
நாமும் முழுமையாக வரவேற்கின்றோம்"
more
7 July 2005
International Relations in the Age of
Empire to include
4 July 2005
Reflections - US
Independence Day
| "The foundations for
the future greatness of a mighty people"
"The most ultimately righteous of all
wars is a war with savages, though it is apt to be also the
most terrible and inhuman. The rude, fierce settler who
drives the savage from the land lays all civilized mankind
under a debt to him. American and Indian, Boer and Zulu,
Cossack and Tartar, New Zealander and Maori, - in each case
the victor, horrible though many of his deeds are, has laid
deep the foundations for the future greatness of a mighty
people...it is of incalculable importance that America,
Australia, and Siberia should pass out of the hands of their
red, black, and yellow aboriginal owners, and become the
heritage of the dominant world races..." US President
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt in
The Winning of the West: From the Alleghenies
to the Mississippi 1769-1776
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3 July 2005 Tamil National Forum -
Sanmugam Sabesan from Australia
to include
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1.
Buddha and Sinhalese Buddhists
- “If Jayewardene was a true Buddhist, I would not be carrying a
gun” – Tamil Eelam National Leader Mr. V.
Pirapaharan
2.
பொதுக்
கட்டமைப்பு ஒரு பார்வை
together with
English translation - P-TOMS: A point of view "...பொதுக் கட்டமைப்பு
உடன்படிக்கையானது தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகளுக்குக் கிடைத்துள்ள
இன்னுமொரு அங்கீகாரமா?
...
எம்மைப் பொறுத்த வரையில் அங்கீகாரம் என்ற தேவையைப் பெறுவதற்கான
கட்டத்தையும், காலத்தையும் விடுதலைப் புலிகள் கடந்து வந்து
விட்டார்கள் என்றே கருதுகின்றோம். சரியாக சொல்லப் போனால்
விடுதலைப் புலிகள்தான் இங்கே ஓர் அங்கீகாரத்தை
வழங்கியிருக்கின்றார்கள்..." |
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