UK Fails to give protection to Sri Lanka President. Oxford Lecture Cancelled. - Channel4News

Global Terrorism Analysis Expert: Sri Lanka's First Citizen was told that he was no longer wanted at the Oxford Union, and that too after he had reached the UK. And then, as if to insult Sri Lankans' level of intelligence, the mighty British claimed that the speech was cancelled because they "couldn't guarantee adequate security" for the President. http://www.nation.lk/2010/12/05/inter.htm
(14Dec)Q&A by British Embassy http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/8391-the-british-high-commission-says.html ,
(03Dec)Q&A Chanel 4 allegations -Sri Lanka Minister GL Peiris http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20101203_02 .

British Govt is to introduce amendments to its Universal Jurisdiction Law so that the approval of a top prosecutor or even that of the Attorney General is needed before making an arrest of a foreign leader. Some groups with links to questionable organizations try to abuse the law to fulfil their own agenda. Such a move would be a slap in the face for the extremist elements in the Tamil Diaspora who are hell bent on abusing the laws of European countries to further their cause. http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2010/12/04/universal-jurisdiction-bill-be-am...

Tamil Diaspora has brough huge disgrace to their motherland, Sri Lanka and to the national leader who has saved Tamil people from oppression of LTTE for the last 30 years despite the unintended civilian casualties. After 30 yrs of war North & East is being rapidly developed, and those who protested Mahinda Rajapaksa TODAY will regret themselves TOMORROW how ungrateful they were. On the other hand, it showed how unhospitable nation was Britain as host country to a visiting state leader. In both instances we can it is a SHAME and far from CIVILIZATION!
Britain officially supported LTE Elam Separatism: Miliband addresses Global Tamil Forum, Lanka fumes http://www.hindustantimes.com/Miliband-addresses-Global-Tamil-Forum-Lanka-fum...
The visiting Sri Lanka President who was invited by Oxford University to deliver a lecture tomorrow (Thursday 2, Dec 2010)has been cancelled due to security concerns. Another embarrassment to UK for failing to give protection for a state leader. Mean while WikiLeaks has published Milibands strategies to get 300,000 Tamil votes in Britain ( http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/david-miliband-called-for-sri-la... ) and US memo which accuses Sri Lanka President of war crimes according Patricia Butenis the US Ambassador in Sri Lanka indicating a clear threat to Sri Lanka. She has sent a cable to USA saying 2:19 "There are no examples we know of a regime undertaking wholesale investigations of its own troops or senior officials for war crimes while that regime or government remained in power." 2:37 In Sri Lanka, this is a further complicated by the fact that responsiblity for many of the alleged crimes rests with the country's senior civilian and military ladership, including President Rajapaksa and his brothers and opposition candidate General Fonseka"
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President Regrets
President Mahinda Rajapaksa expressed regret after the Oxford Union cancelled a scheduled speech by him amid security concerns, the President's office said on Wednesday.

"I am very sorry this has had to be cancelled, but I will continue to seek venues in Britain and elsewhere where I can talk about my future vision for Sri Lanka," the President said in a statement.... Oxford Union cancels address by Sri Lanka president over security concerns. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/01/oxford-union-cancels-sri-lanka-pr...
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Wikileaks http://www.wikileaks.nl/articles/2010/Sri-Lankan-President-s-alleged-war.html
The answer given to Channel4 News Jonathan Miller By Minister G.L. Pieris Foriegn Minister Sri Lanka at media Briefing during visit to Britain with President Rajapaksa:

Q (Jonathan Miller, Channel 4): Why has the Government not allowed an independent investigation into the alleged war crimes? Why have members of the UN investigating team been barred from entering Sri Lanka?

A: We have put in place the necessary measures that are most appropriate for Sri Lanka

The LLRC has written to organisations, such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Crisis Group inviting them to testify, in order for us to ascertain the truth. On the issue of the latest footage released [by Channel 4] of alleged atrocities, Professor Peiris pointed out that the timing of the releases has been purposefully scheduled to coincide with key events, e.g. meeting regarding the GSP+ facility, his (the minister's) meeting with UK Foreign Secretary Hague in October, and now on the eve of President Rajapaksa's visit to the Oxford Union. It was always aimed at attacking Sri Lanka, but the material is not verified, authenticated and the sources not revealed. All of this can be placed before the LLRC.
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[NoEalamInSL]

Dec 16 (AD) 'Govt should seek answers on London protest' .Amidst accusations that he was behind the protests against President Mahinda Rajapakse in London, UNP MP Jayalath Jayawardena completely condemned the incident and implored the government to seek action against those involved. He said that those involved in the protest were mostly Tamils who were British citizens and were subject to British laws by which they should not have never been able to stage such a protest.

[NoEalamInSL]

Dec 15 (DM) British High Commission replies questions posed by Daily Mirror journalist and replies from the British High Commission regarding the treatment meted out to President Mahinda Rajapaksa during his visit to the UK are published below. Email replies to questions posed by Daily Mirror journalist: (1) How come the Thames Valley Police succumbed to the pressure exerted by some odd 400 – 500 Tamils who openly support a militant movement listed as a terrorist movement and banned in the UK?

[NoEalamInSL]

Dec 15 (DN) UK to support Lanka's education hub aim. The British High Commission in a press release says "The UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) (the trade arm of the British High Commission - BHC) the British Council and the UK Border Agency (UKBA) jointly hosted a presentation and soiree on UK-Sri Lanka Education Partnerships' on December 6 Monday, 2010 at the British High Commission. The event was attended by over 50 Sri Lanka's top Higher Education Institutions

[NoEalamInSL]

Dec 16 (Guardian) Liam Fox's Sri Lanka trip makes Foreign Office furious

Liam Fox, the defence secretary, is planning to defy the Foreign Office by making a personal visit to Sri Lanka this weekend to deliver a speech in honour of a former foreign minister. The Foreign Office is debating whether to appeal to Downing Street to prevent Fox from visiting Sri Lanka, whose government is facing allegations of war crimes during its final assault on the Tamil Tigers last year

[NoEalamInSL]

Dec 16 (Island)'Lanka thwarted LTTE attempt to destabilise region' The LTTE’s separatist war in Sri Lanka could easily have destabilized the region. The fact that it did not happen is because of the preventive actions taken by Sri Lanka during and after the war to ensure stability. This is the regional significance of the current situation in Sri Lanka. In a wide-ranging address, on Tuesday night, to a representative gathering of journalists, diplomats and INGO and NGO officials at

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Dec 16 (NN) UK police gave only 800 men to control 200,000 Tamils protesters. The British police had deployed approximately 800 men around the area where President Mahinda Rajapaksa was travelling during his recent visit to London to address the Oxford Union, the British House of Commons was told. British Minister for Police Nick Herbert has told the House of Commons that approximately 800 officers were deployed across the Metropolitan Police area for the visit by President Mahinda Rajapaksa

[vetharsan123]

sri lanka are gay

eelam will come and

bring down those bitches

[lukebccb]

Pretty fucking hilarious that the united states is "concerned about war crimes in Sri Lanka" given the MASSIVE war crimes the united states has committed in Iraq!

[7dhars]

@livordie4eelam ANE PAWWWW ... me dawaswala Obama kalpana karanne Mahinda wattana eka gena wenna ethi ne...?