‘Flying Tigers’ in Sri Lanka

Posted by SWARAAJ CHAUHAN, International Columnist in Religion, Society.
Mar 30th, 2007 | 6 responses

Sri Lanka, whose closest neighbour is India across the Indian Ocean, witnessed recently a serious escalation in its 23-year-old fight against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). On March 26 the rebel LTTE used two aircraft to bomb a military base next to Colombo’s international airport.

The Sri Lankan government has been at war with LTTE to thwart their ambition for an independent homeland, or “Eelamâ€?, for the island’s Tamil minority in the north and east. The recent aerial attacks by the rebels has caused widespread concern.

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6 Responses to “‘Flying Tigers’ in Sri Lanka”

1. Lynx says:

   March 30, 2007 at 11:36 am

   Does anyone know enough about the situation that can tell me how support for the government and the rebels breaks down amongst the populace? All the pages I’ve been to are horribly biased. What seems clear is that both sides have committed atrocities, or maybe not, I just don’t know.
2. Dave says:

   March 30, 2007 at 12:53 pm

   Does anyone know enough about the situation that can tell me how support for the government and the rebels breaks down amongst the populace? All the pages I’ve been to are horribly biased. What seems clear is that both sides have committed atrocities, or maybe not, I just don’t know.

   Best source on this clip:
   part -1
   http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=2151064219162771887&hl=en-GB
   http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=2151064219162771887&hl=en-GB
   part-2
   http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-8359054759762167876&hl=en-GB
   part-3
   http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=8525097473807918744
3. Lynx says:

   March 30, 2007 at 2:21 pm

   Thanks Dave! I’ve started on the first video, I’ll see the rest through the weekend.
4. Malvicious says:

   March 30, 2007 at 5:06 pm

   That’s just LTTE propaganda.
5. Alex says:

   March 30, 2007 at 9:15 pm

   Malvicious Says:

   March 30th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
   That’s just LTTE propaganda.

   Is that right???? I really had no idea that BBC was run the the LTTE. Shocking…
6. Swaraaj Chauhan says:

   March 30, 2007 at 9:29 pm

   I am happy Lynx that my post has created some interest in the Sri Lankan tragedy that has been going on for the past two decades. For some reason, the world chooses to ignore certain human tragedies while focusing on others in a disproportionate manner.

   With regard to your request, let me try…I recommend one site that would give you ample material about the Sri Lankan situation.

   Please click here to visit the site…