Listening Post - Conflict coverage in Sri Lanka - 13 Feb 09

As the Sri Lankan government tightens its grip on northern strongholds long held by the Tamil Tiger rebel movement the media is being subjected to censorship, intimidation and news blackouts. The head of Sri Lankas state funded broadcaster has called on the media to restore peace and harmony. And the stakes are high. A leading editor of an opposition paper has been murdered, and international news channels find themselves threatened with expulsion from the island unless they play by the rules.

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[QuebecHenri]

I think anyone in the right mind would agree what happened in Rwanda was a tragic thing and should never be allowed to repeat in any country. That should answer your question E30LUV!!!!

[DiasporaTamils]

Genocide on EelamTamils...

[nihwij]

Sarj22

Aren't you the same so called white boy,who happened to write crap supporting LTTE about 1-2 years ago? Sinhalese don't talk shit you junk,it's your community,who pump up all these Genocide,descrimination & racism garbage to gain access to better life abroad. Get real you son of father unknown son of a whore, our Raja showed the world how to wipe out terrorism & clean up our country. Whether you hate sinhalese or our country irrelevent to us cos you are a WHITE BOY,well tamil refugee!

[tamildeztiny]

lttp have hatred against sinhalese people because of the ways they portray themselves, always putting up with our suicide attac , talking ceas-fire 24/7, u dont see tamils r been killed by lttp compared to you guys.. and theirs 10 times more tamils than sinhalese in the world.. cause all that's nonsense... however, i just can't take it when a lttp person talks ceas-fire so of course im gonna have some hiding.. but dont blame the ltte in hiding.. and sl gov needs to treat tamils with equality.

[babannigaa]

Pls Watch the latest human rights VDO made by David Miliband about Prabhakarans current plight "SHITTING IN FEAR WHILE SMELLING DEATH" He is currently very busy showing this documentary at the UN Security Council trying to save Prabhakarans sorry ass. This VDO will be broadcasted on the BBC very shortly. You can see Miliband pushing his nose inside Prabhakarans ass in the VDO.

[babannigaa]

Sarj22 you fool, however much you hate someone else it will do absolutely nothing to that person. Your hatred towards others will make ur blood go bad, make u sick and kill u much sooner instead. Come and talk to the victims themselves and try to do something genuine, help them lead happy and prosperous lives help their kids get a good education, provide them with good health care. U sitting on ya fat ass just hating will do absolutely nothing to help those whom u claim to love.

[Sarj22]

I have hatred against sinhalese people because of the ways they portray themselves, always putting up fake videos on youtube, talking shit 24/7, u dont see tamils doing that much compared to you guys.. and theirs 10 times more tamils than sinhalese in the world.. cause all that's nonsense... however, i just can't take it when a sinhalese person talks shit.. so of course im gonna have some hatred.. but dont blame the ltte.. the war needs to stop.. and sl gov needs to treat tamils with equality.

[Sarj22]

are you fucking stupid... why would i support and others support ones that are killing innocent tamils... its proven in history, its in the news.. your government even knows of its unethical behavior... you can't say all that is false.. even in meetings they mention doing so and it was a mistake from the past.. however they still manage to be racist... don't put blames on the ltte..we all know that the sl gov are the true terrorist.. no matter what you say.. we all know the facts and the TRUTH

[babannigaa]

Sarj22 filling ur heart with hatred will only make u sick and kill u much sooner while doing nothing to help them innocent victims who are being held against their will by the most ruthless terrorists on the planet! So, instead of sitting comfortably on ya ass in some far away country and point ur finger at the government because that is the most easiest and the safest thing to do at the moment, come to Sri Lanka talk to those who escaped from them terrorists and form ur own openion arsehole

[ponnapille]

LTTP TERRORIST has been showing only their side of the news point..... they have succeeded in hiding the truth and brainwashing everyone with their false and misleading information... however us tamils and the ones who have been in Sri Lanka know the truth. LTTE is the TRUE TERRORIST.. I HATE EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTS THE LTTP... ARE YOU THAT HEARTLESS AND RACIST TO BE THAT BLIND.. YOUR LTTP IS KILLING INNOCENT POEPLE

[ponnapille]

aioooo GADHAPI,

aioooo NAAGESH

ammoo DURGHAA

engaaa VIDUSHAA

kadaulee BAHNUU