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CFA enters into 2543 days today. |
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| Hero's day Statement |
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 Europe which has a total population of 800 million is made up of 45 language based nation states. South Asia which has a total population of one billion, (1000 million) is comprised of four states. Who is preventing and therefore benefiting by limiting new nation-states in South Asia?
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| December HR Release |
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Who erred? UNICEF or AP?In a report of 4 July, issued by Associated Press from Batticaloa, Mankerni, UNICEF is quoted as saying,“The Tigers, who have a well-documented history of using child soldiers, abducted 64 children in April and May, UNICEF says”.
There are two parts to the statement. One is, “The Tigers, who have a well-documented history of using child soldiers”, and the other is “abducted 64 children in April and May”. The historical context of the first part of the alleged UNICEF statement renders this part of the statement misleading and hides the ambiguities within it. For a description of this historical context that is full of contradictions, the reader is referred to the posting, “CRC, Optional Protocol, child soldiers and the LTTE” at http://www.ltteps.org/?view=1437&folder=17 To interpret the second part of the alleged UNICEF statement, one can hypothesize, Case 1: AP quoted UNICEF wrong. Case 2: UNICEF did make the statement and it is true. Case 3: UNICEF did make the statement and is wrong. Case 1: If this is the case then AP should realize that such errors are a serious injustice to the Tamil struggle. Truth, particularly in this issue, is all important. LTTE would like a correction from AP if they quoted UNICEF wrong. In order to analyze Case 2 and Case 3, some facts based on the UNICEF list handed to the LTTE on 27 June is relevant. According to this UNICEF list, 43 underage youths have joined the LTTE in the months of April and May. Of these 43, 26 are from Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu (Vanni) and another 17 from other areas. Case 2: If this is the case, did the LTTE supposed to have abducted all the 43 in the UNICEF list and 21 more children as well? It is up to the reader to believe UNICEF unquestioningly or use one’s intelligence and start asking questions. Case 3: If this is the case then what is UNICEF up to?
04 July 2006
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