Associated Press,  Sun Apr  1 12:16:41 EDT 2007

    PARIS (AP) _ French anti-terrorist agents detained 17 people Sunday suspected of funneling millions of euros (dollars) to Tamil Tiger rebels battling the Sri Lankan government, police said.
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If any nation does not want to believe a military solution and wants to help Sri Lanka achieve a lasting peace, this is the way to go.  Stop letting Sri Lanka terrorism use foreign soul as breeding grounds.

Make all immigrants hold to much better standards than original citizens on these lands.  

Arrest and kick out law breakers and those those support fascist Terrorism by living under democratic welfare.


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The Academic wrote:

Associated Press,  Sun Apr  1 12:16:41 EDT 2007

    PARIS (AP) _ French anti-terrorist agents detained 17 people Sunday suspected of funneling millions of euros (dollars) to Tamil Tiger rebels battling the Sri Lankan government, police said.
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Thank you! keep up the good work!

Arrest of Tamils in France.

We are thankful to the French Police and the media for identifying these people as Tamils supporting the LTTE terrorists, and not simply as Sri Lankans -  as they used to do in the past.

kokako wrote:

Arrest of Tamils in France.

We are thankful to the French Police and the media for identifying these people as Tamils supporting the LTTE terrorists, and not simply as Sri Lankans -  as they used to do in the past.

I just hope that the rest of the countries follow soon... I'm sick of these spine-less cowards from the USA, Australia, UK and Canada, who openly support terrorism... Arrest them... I'm sure, most of us, can point out key people who openly do this...

It's such a double-standard with them, they hate Al-Qaeda and 9-11, but they support the LTTE and the Colombo world trade center bombing... Terrorism is terrorism...

Michael,

You better believe it... the police forces of these countries have been watching the LTTE's fundraisers for a while, now they are going after them. That KIA attack is begining to backfire.


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The 17, believed to have raised several million euros (dollars) in France, were being held by the SDAT anti-terrorist police as part of an investigation into financing of the Tamil Tigers.

This is a mafia like system.  What we heard is, these LTTE guys who collect this money are allowed to keep 20% of the loot as their compensation.

Amarakoon wrote:

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The 17, believed to have raised several million euros (dollars) in France, were being held by the SDAT anti-terrorist police as part of an investigation into financing of the Tamil Tigers.

This is a mafia like system.  What we heard is, these LTTE guys who collect this money are allowed to keep 20% of the loot as their compensation.

WOW, the capitalist concepts are being used to pump money into Terrorism  ---  smart.
So this is how the motivation comes in.  Stupid actions of few Sinhalese did about four decade ago can be use to pardon suck extortions by brothers against brothers.

Funny, hypocrisy is fueling this conflict than anything else like racial discrimination, racial oppression, racial violence, racial hatred, .......

This is a great lesson for someone who wants a patriotic government.  The government will have its agents placed everywhere in the world to go after everyone not just one ethnic group.


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Here is a link on fund raising by the LTTE...

http://www.tamilaffairs.com/node/57


As I have mentioned before, the British can do much more. The way to stop the LTTE is to get at their fund raising network in the UK. However, the British are mostly concerned with the networks of non-state actors from the Middle East.

Meanwhile, the GOSL has to clean up its act further. I have below a few suggestions on how to improve government performance even without a new constitution.

1. For example, the public tendering process for materiel is a good way. More of this should be open to public scrutiny, and anyone with their hand in the cookie jar will have to face the courts system. The government needs the equivalent of the US General Accounting Office. It must have the capacity to be independent of political interference.

2. The best way is to allow the judiciary to be carry on and be totally independent. However, that is not good enough...

3. Create a Bill of Rights now that allows Sri Lankans better rights than those given in South Africa for their people. That is in addition to protecting peoples negative rights (those rights such as the freedom OF speech, OF assembly, OF the press, etc.) the Bill should have the guarantee of positive rights (freedom FROM hunger, FROM lack of education, FROM lack of shelter, etc.).  The Universal Declaration of Human Rights has to be the basis of the Sri Lankan Bill of Rights.

There are many enhancements of government that can be carried out now, without a constitutional change. People should demand these things in public.

The British goverment should do all it can to stop the intimidation of non-LTTE voices in the Tamil community. Those refusing to obey proscription, but be jailed. Will the British stand up and do the right thing, or are they just talking?


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Political Observer wrote:

Here is a link on fund raising by the LTTE...

http://www.tamilaffairs.com/node/57


As I have mentioned before, the British can do much more. The way to stop the LTTE is to get at their fund raising network in the UK. However, the British are mostly concerned with the networks of non-state actors from the Middle East.

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The British goverment should do all it can to stop the intimidation of non-LTTE voices in the Tamil community. Those refusing to obey proscription, but be jailed. Will the British stand up and do the right thing, or are they just talking?

British can do more, obviously. However, instead of blaming te british, the GOSL should its homework and act. Several of these LTTE fund-raisers and those who terrorise the Tamils in European cities are still citizens of Sri Lanka and hold Sri Lankan passports. They travel to Sri Lanka, and the SL missions in London and Paris continue  to renew thier passports.

Years ago, there was a consular officer at the SL mission in London who was responsible for passports. He is of muslim origin. The guy get bribes (in the order of 5000 pounds) and  issued/renewed passports for several LTTE operatives, even after the mission was informed of the identities of these individuals. That is the sorry state of SL government officials.

Out of the 17 LTTE detained in paris, all except one, are SL passport holders. Why the GOSL issue these terrorists the SL passports.

LTTE fund-raisers in Europe travel frequently to Sri Lanka, through the Colombo airport. These guys don't have any problems there.  Why can't the GOSL arrest these people, deport them, or simply deny them passports?

Very good points Janet... try putting names of the Sri Lankan officials who take bribes into the public sphere.

That said, let me also say that even if these people were held in Sri Lanka, there are others in the UK, etc., with the money in their accounts. The GOSL cannot do anything about that. This is about jurisdiction... the money is raised in the West. The West must take the responsibility. Also, following where those visitors go in Sri Lanka is not a bad idea... that will lead to LTTE cells in Sri Lanka.


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Janet wrote:

LTTE fund-raisers in Europe travel frequently to Sri Lanka, through the Colombo airport. These guys don't have any problems there.  Why can't the GOSL arrest these people, deport them, or simply deny them passports?

Yes, its high time these vultures are denied entry into Sri Lanka.


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The Academic wrote:

Associated Press,  Sun Apr  1 12:16:41 EDT 2007

    PARIS (AP) _ French anti-terrorist agents detained 17 people Sunday suspected of funneling millions of euros (dollars) to Tamil Tiger rebels battling the Sri Lankan government, police said.
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LTTE managed to establish themselves as the world largest and most sophisticated and dangerous international Terrorist and Criminal Empire. In most European countries they managed to get their men elected even as local councillors to deceive the local councils and charities to donate money to bogus tamil charities.With the huge success they have in human smuggling operations LTTE is spreading uncontrollably like a cancer. LTTE attack Sri Lankan armed forces using innocent tamil civilians as human shields and when these innocent civilians get killed by the retaliatory fire of SLAF ,LTTE use the images of these innocent dead tamil civilians to mislead the IC and gain their  sympathy and support and cover up the true criminal and devious nature of the LTTE.I hope the International Community will soon realise the true criminal nature and the sophistication of the LTTE and take joint actions to destroy its worldwide network .