http://www.metafilter.com/tags/TamilTigers Posts tagged with 'TamilTigers' at MetaFilter. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:07:22 -0800 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:07:22 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/78137/Tigers%2Dbeat <a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-37364420090109">Is this end for the Tamil Tigers?</a> The Sri Lankan army have <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7819386.stm">captured Elephant Pass</a>, the latest in a string of victories against the guerrilla outfit. The army has pledged to avoid civilian casualties (which have caused India and other countries to intervene in the past) but there are still <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gVoaDFmbCYS-Usz9ACDRIengj21QD95H39281">concerns</a> with reports of artillery strikes on civilian centers in <a href="http://www.sibernews.com/200901081010/">Tharmapuram</a> [graphic], and <a href="http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/sri-lanka/report-2008">serious human rights concerns</a>. Though the military battle may be all but over the country is sure to face armed political struggle for some time. tag:metafilter.com,2009:site.78137 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:07:22 -0800 conflict elephantPass LTTE politics SouthAsia SriLanka Tamil TamilTigers war Artw http://www.metafilter.com/29589/sound%2Dof%2Done%2Dhand%2Dspanking <a href="http://famulus.msnbc.com/FamulusIntl/ap11-14-114728.asp?reg=ASIA">Buddhists go badass</a>. "Rathana, an official with a powerful Buddhist group, dismisses Sri Lanka's peace process and urges renewed military action against Tamil Tiger separatists." Let me anticipate mefi's notorious <a href="http://metatalk.metafilter.com/mefi/3663#88138">left bunch of bananas</a> and attribute it to <a href="http://www.dvds.org/Shaolin-Fox-Conspiracy_R29085/">this</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.29589 Fri, 14 Nov 2003 14:20:34 -0800 buddhists deadlink SriLanka TamilTigers jfuller