Sri Lankan Navy Sailors Stand GuardFrom Times Online:
Britain stands accused of applying double standards to its counter-terrorism policy because a banned Tamil militant group is being allowed to raise money among expatriates in London.
President Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka said that supporters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were able to raise millions of pounds each year from the Tamil community in Britain, some of whom were coerced into donating the money.
“You can't have two different attitudes towards terrorism,” he told The Times this week during a visit to London for a Commonwealth meeting, where he raised the issue with Gordon Brown. “I don't agree that there are good terrorists and bad terrorists. There is only one kind of terrorist.”
There are about 150,000 Tamils living in Britain, mostly in North London. The Sri Lankans estimate that £70million is sent home every year.
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News On The Sri Lanka Civil war From Other Sources
Military: Sri Lanka fighting kills 13 -- AP
Press freedom in Sri Lanka continues to deteriorate -- CPJ
UN rights forum urges Sri Lanka to probe killings -- Reuters
Indian seizures show LTTE’s game to fight long war -- Thaindian News
My Comment: Both sides are now dug in for a long struggle. the Sri Lanka Government has clearly taken the gloves off and are now pursuing a military solution. They probably will destroy the LTTE military and political infrastructure, but it will not destroy the cause. This has the potential to be Asia's bloodiest war (afghanistan excluded).
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