Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Laying The Groundwork For A New Sri Lankan Civil War?

Archaeology Sparks New Conflict Between Sri Lankan Tamils And Sinhalese -- Times Online

Recent visitors to Kilinochchi, the former capital of the Tamil Tigers, had noticed something unusual — there was a single, new building standing among the bombed-out ruins of the abandoned city in northern Sri Lanka.

It was a whitewashed Buddhist shrine, strewn with flowers. “We thought it strange because there was no one there except soldiers — the civilians had all fled,” one of the visitors said.

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My Comment: It appears that there is no interest from the Sri Lankan Government to search for some pathway towards reconciliation. If this is the case, this is only going to create bitterness and animosities that will take generations to calm down .... and even then.

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