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Further Evidence of War Crimes in Sri Lanka
The Death of Colonel Ramesh

Graphic images of suspected war crimes and murder; read with caution.

(COLOMBO Lanka News Web) - New evidence of the murder of one man is key to revealing a conspiracy behind mass murder.

This evidence, shown and told in The Global Mail’s story, is graphic and confronting. The issue is now being debated by the United Nations.

Kony`s Invisible Christian Fanaticism

These groups, like the LRA, can be found making strange bedfellows – sometimes forging unexpected alliances and fighting unlikely enemies.

(LONDON ) - There is no doubt that the video 'Kony 2012' by the advocacy group Invisible Children has raised much awareness of the under-reported atrocities committed by the Ugandan rebel group the LRA.

It is also true that the video, which boasts of over 80 million views on YouTube so far, has been subjected to much - I think fair – scrutiny.

Begin Next Stage of Struggle by Burning Sri Lankan Constitution: May 17 Movement

Tamils should also suspect why the spurt of international media exposure, again confined to only the war crimes.

(CHENNAI, India TamilNet) - Speaking in a video speech on Sunday, Thirumurugan said that his movement has already entered into talks in this regard with various political parties and grassroot organisations in Tamil Nadu.

He called upon the Eezham Tamil diaspora to make the best use of the opportunity in taking the steps for the next stage of the struggle.

Western Media Clouds Obscure Sri Lanka`s Genocide

Graphic Images: As the U.S. steps forward, charging Sri Lanka with war crimes in Geneva, western media create confusion, contradicts facts.

(SALEM / COLOMBO) - The Washington Post reports: ... religious clergy Monday participated at a ceremony praying for the defeat of a U.N. resolution calling on Sri Lanka to probe wartime human rights abuses.

Sri Lanka's government is trying to defeat the resolution the United States filed over war crimes in Geneva; it was part of an orchestrated campaign to ethnically cleanse Tamils.

International Probe on Sri Lanka Sought

“It is diluted. It wants the implementation of the LLRC which exonerates Lanka of human rights violations and war crimes.” - Tamil activist-poet Thamarai

(CHENNAI, India) - Sri Lanka must do more than just implement its Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission recommendations; a US- sponsored resolution in the UNHRC demands,

India should go beyond and work towards an independent international investigation, several pro-Eelam Tamil organisations urged here on Sunday.

Is Google Earth Hiding Sri Lanka`s Ghosts?

Google, are we misreading this? Haven't Sri Lanka's Tamils been through enough?

(SALEM) - Does Sri Lanka's ongoing lack of transparency over its recent Genocide of Tamil people extend to Google Earth?

It's disturbing. Google Earth appears to be protecting Sri Lanka by adding a cloudy film to areas where the government killed thousands, as the regime stands accused of war crimes in Geneva.

Sri Lankan and Pakistani Intelligence Scheme Against Eelam Tamils

Pakistan is directly involved for the first Time in the act of devastating Tamils.

(LONDON TBC) - It has come to limelight that the Sri Lankan Intelligence Agency has been relentlessly hatching diabolical plots with dark intent to ensure the Eelam Tamils should never have a conducive link with India.

It is disheartening to know that the Sri Lankan Government have chosen to our great shock a few knee crooking Eelam Tamils and fielded them in many regions in Europe to implement their dark design.

Guardian: This was a Proper Piece of Journalism

A depressing, numbing film that rang on long after the final credits rolled.

(LONDON Guardian UK) - Channel 4 followed up last year's damning investigation into the brutal endgame to civil war there.

Focusing on four events, this harrowing film, again presented by Jon Snow, uncovered new evidence about the extent of the atrocities – execution of prisoners including children, deliberate shelling of civilians and depriving them of food and medical treatment, like some kind of medieval siege.

Sri Lanka: Reconciliation and Truth

the two Channel 4 documentaries have been valuable reminders of the horrific reality behind much modern warfare.

(LONDON) - In May 2009, Sri Lanka’s civil war came to an end. On 14 March 2012, Channel 4 broadcast Sri Lanka's Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished, a follow-up to an earlier documentary.

This focused on the last few months of the armed conflict, when large numbers of civilians were killed or injured.

Social Networking Goes Viral

“KONY 2012" skyrocketed to popularity on YouTube, propelled by thousands of posts on Twitter and Facebook, according to a CNN Wire.

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - The election of Barack Obama ushered in the use of political networking that hadn't been seen before.

Amazingly, the message failed to register in the minds of the Republican candidates now vying for votes as nominees. Instead of recognizing the potential that the Obama campaign exploited, Republican contenders have been raising huge capital contributions to support traditional speaking engagements and TV ads.