afp,  Thu Jan  7 18:36:59 EST 2010

    UNITED NATIONS -Independent experts have concluded that video footage allegedly showing Sri Lankan troops executing prisoners during the final phase of their battle against Tamil Tiger rebels last year was authentic, a UN envoy said Thursday.
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- The Academic

Lies,lies,lies-they are all lying.Only we Srilankans tell the truth.

Where was the UN when the LTTE terrorists massacred un-armed civilians, 700 odd policemen in the East after they surrendered and carried out 30 odd years of ruthless terrorism? Instead of helping Sri Lanka to bring these murderers to justice, the West provided a safe haven for this terror organisation to raise funds on their soil. GOSL is only answerable to its citizens and not for Western imperialist forces.

Go investigate USA for crimes against humanity – you can start with:  http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/12/26/brutal-massacre-white-flag-bearing-taliban-surrendees-under-us-watch-no-criminal-pro

They say that in war Truth is the first casualty.  This is from the 1991 Gulf war.

http://deoxy.org/wc/wc-death.htm

http://www.archipelago.org/vol7-2/turnley-gulf.swf

Another UN war report ?
In hindsight 20/20 vision, was there
ever a peaceful war, a good victor and a bad loser ?

Karma kicks in, all deeds get level sooner or later.


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Wasn't it a minister in the present Govt who ordered ,and in fact participated,in the execution of 700 police in the East chaminda?

the arab wrote:

Wasn't it a minister in the present Govt who ordered ,and in fact participated,in the execution of 700 police in the East chaminda?

Actually it was around 600 and he was involved in countless other massacres too. The name pottu means spot, and this is in reverance of his sharp shooting skills.

Of course then he was in the LTTE, and only crimes committed by the govt are counted. the ltte being a terrorist organization is supposed to be heartless, and it;s atrocities don't sell all too well

the arab wrote:

Wasn't it a minister in the present Govt who ordered ,and in fact participated,in the execution of 700 police in the East chaminda?

Now now my child ; Don't start asking embarrassing questions. After all Minister Karuna is a Vice President of the SLFP and he
has been quite useful to our King.

Unfortunately it was the Sri Lankan government that claimed they had
a democratic system of government and swore to end the war.On the sly  
keeping journalists out of is way resorted to extreme human rights violations.

we must be gratefull to some Patriotic Citizens who took these videos
to eleminate the perpetrators and thereby help move on to rebuild a better nation.

It does catch up and the TRUTH will always prevail.

The exposure now by commander Sarath Fonseka of the Rajapakse brothers
running the country by corruption,greed and power is nothing in comparison
to the ultimate sacrifice the Tamils had to face.It isin't surprising is it?
Thank you


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I thought the case was closed since the video was proven to be a fake one.


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It has been proved authentic.
Case was never closed.


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R.Gnanaratnam wrote:

It has been proved authentic. Case was never closed.

According to an UN Official the Video is authentic ( I am not sure about the UN Secretary General)!  According to GOSL, it has been proved as a fake.  For me, the case is in a limbo.

Even if the video was genuine were the uniformed killers soldiers or Tigers?  Were the victims Tigers or soldiers or civilians?  Nobody will ever know, however, there is also the matter of the Trincomalee students who were definitely murdered by the miltary.

A country that cannot put a half decent television show together and has undoubtedly the worst news i have seen anywhere in the world suddenly produces experts who know it all when it comes to video production-yeh right.And they would be towing the govt line? Of course not-they tell the story SL wants to hear or else they must be terrorist lovers or treasonous scum. And these experts are not scared? Come on guys-I thought this site attracted intelligent comments-not ridiculous countering of independant findings .

Dear the arab,

the arab wrote:

Come on guys-I thought this site attracted intelligent comments-not ridiculous countering of independant findings .

I'm game if you are.  

Assuming that the video was not altered (which is credible) and that they involved real guns shooting dead real victims (not so convincing, but I'll give the benefit of the doubt), how does the video demonstrate that SLA soldiers were the killers?  Whom does the video identify as the victims (no specific names needed, just generalities i.e. Tamil civilians or LTTE cadre)?


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If the only tool you have is a hammer, you will see every problem as a nail.- Abraham Maslow