http://desicritics.org/ Superior South Asian bloggers on Culture, Media, Politics, Sport, Business, and Technology. en Copyright 2006 by the authors Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:53:09 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss BC custom software http://desicritics.org/2006/01/25/212129.php#comment-19 I've heard a bit about the Tamil Tigers on NPR reports. Enough to know that very few things are ever "universal." :-) 19@desicritics.org Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:53:09 EST http://desicritics.org/2006/01/25/212129.php#comment-18 The LTTE is a grass root organization that is fighiting an facist, chavunisitic Sri Lankan government for the rights of the Tamil people. That is why they have universal support around the world. Fedralism like the Canadian model is the only solution to the problem. I have been shocked when even Tamils from India have been harassed in Sri Lanka by the government officials. Graves of missing tamils are still found in Sri Lanka and Amnesty and several human rights groups have condemned the excesses by the Sri Lankan Armed forces and government. 18@desicritics.org Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:50:56 EST http://desicritics.org/2006/01/25/212129.php#comment-11 The LTTE is the smartest organization - very hard to put down, evidently with grass roots support 11@desicritics.org Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:01:03 EST http://desicritics.org/2006/01/25/212129.php#comment-2 So many acronyms! 2@desicritics.org Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:22:50 EST