Red Cross worker killed in Sri Lanka shelling
Shelling killed a Red Cross worker inside Sri Lanka's war zone today, the aid agency said, while troops and the Tamil Tigers battled in an intensifying fight to the finish of Asia's longest modern war.
Two senior military sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said heavy confrontations were picking up around the 2.5 square km (1 sq mile) combat zone where the Tigers are surrounded, and that some civilians were trying to flee.
The seeming inevitability of a final, bloody confrontation has grown amid Western outrage over attacks that killed hundreds over the weekend and which aid agencies said was making it impossible to help those people still being held by the rebels.
Analysts and diplomats said the end of voting in India's month-long election today was likely to usher in an all-out attack by Sri Lanka to wipe out the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and bring a conventional end to a 25-year war.
The International Committee of the Red Cross, unable to ferry out wounded and deliver aid by boat because of days of fighting, said one of their local staff was killed.
"A 31-year-old local worker was killed this afternoon inside the conflict zone by shelling. His mother was also killed," ICRC spokeswoman Sarasi Wijeratne said. The ICRC is the only international aid agency working inside the war zone.
Wijeratne did not say who fired the shells.
The LTTE and military had no immediate comment.
Late last night, the Tigers used six boats to attack troops.
"Some of the cadres landed and we had a confrontation," military spokesman Udaya Nanayakkara said. Three suicide boats were destroyed, he said.
It is impossible to verify battlefield accounts, since the war is mostly off-limits to outsiders and both sides have distorted events to their advantage since war erupted in 1983.
THE INDIAN FACTOR
Sri Lanka's war has become a delicate election issue for India's ruling Congress party in the swing state of Tamil Nadu, home to 60 million Tamils across the Palk Strait where the LTTE was incubated and still commands support.
"I think the war was slowed down because India's politicians requested that to save some embarrassment for the ruling party in Delhi," said Col. R. Hariharan, the former intelligence head for the Indian Army's 1987-1990 peacekeeping mission in Sri Lanka.
A diplomat in Colombo, speaking on condition of anonymity, said: "This is it. After the election, they will go full-blast. Unfortunately, I think it will only make reconciliation harder. That is a waste of time."
Sri Lanka is eager to finish off the LTTE and avoid external intervention, which has saved the rebels from defeat earlier in their war to create a separate state for minority Tamils.
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International on Wednesday said satellite photographs, given preliminary analysis by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, showed evidence of artillery shelling.
"Neither the Sri Lankan army nor the Tamil Tigers appear to have any reluctance in using civilians as cannon fodder," said Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch.
The Tigers, all of whom are said to wear cyanide capsules to take in case of capture, have ruled out surrender altogether and refused to release an estimated 50,000 people in their area.
Sri Lanka has refused calls to declare another truce, and says it can rescue the remaining civilians as it did some 200,000 others who fled this year as troops seized separatist territory.
The military insists it has not used any heavy weapons for months, and pledged on April 27 to stop using them, an assertion the United Nations and others view with scepticism.
Nanayakkara said the craters in the photographs could have been caused by boobytraps which the LTTE laid while retreating.
The Tigers this week accused the government of killing hundreds of civilians while shelling a makeshift medical clinic from three days starting on Sunday. Both sides blamed the other.
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Satellite imagery shows use of heavy weapons continues
[ Wednesday, 13 May 2009, 02:48.18 AM GMT +05:30 ]
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Tuesday issued a preliminary analysis of commercial high-resolution satellite imagery of the conflict zone in northern Sri Lanka that shows craters from the use of heavy weapons and the removal of thousands of likely structures used by internally displaced persons (IDPs) between May 6 and May 10.
The AAAS found that it was "certainly unlikely that the IDPs would have moved en masse, and so completely without a compelling reason." Tens of thousands of civilians remain trapped in the conflict area. Sri Lankan government claims that its armed forces are no longer using heavy weapons in the densely populated conflict area in northern Sri Lanka. Imagery from these satellites analyzed by AAAS includes WorldView scenes collected at approximately 11AM local time on May 6 and May 10, 2009, as well as an earlier scene collected from the QuickBird satellite on May 9, 2005 (prior to the current period of conflict).
An additional scene from the GeoEye satellite Ikonos, acquired on March 23, 2009, is also available and was used to verify pre-conflict conditions in the CZ. For all scenes, the area identified as the Conflict Zone by the UN as of May 10, 2009 was reviewed to determine possible evidence of shelling and other heavy weapons fire, as well as movements and conditions of IDPs
Bloodthirsty arrogant Mahindha and his gang should be punished like Satham Husain.
Economic sanction.
Then Bloodthirsty singhala arrogant can reduce to drink Tamils blood.
Immediate separation
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?ca
Satellite imagery shows use of heavy weapons continues
http://www.tamilnational.com/news-f
Hospital attacked, dozens killed
http://www.tamilnational.com/news-f
Separation is only for Tamil permanant solusion from arrogant bloodthirsty singhala terrorist.
WARNING: ARROGAHT SINGHALA MONKS ARE DANGEROUS TERRORIST IN THE WORLD
WARNING: ARROGANT SINGHALA BLOODTHIRSTY ARE DANGEROUS TERRORIST IN THE WORLD
WARNING: ARROGANT SINGHALA BLOODTHIRSTY SRILANKA IS A TERRORIST STATE
Blood in your arrogant teeth
Blood and lies in your mouth.
Those are proved by the world
You arrogant bloodthirsty killed from 1948 to now.
You arrogant bloodthirsty burnt our Library in 1981 in Jaffna
You arrogant bloodthirsty killed more than 4000 tamils in one night, steal Tamils properties and damaged Tamils properties.
We Tamils are not only suffered by discriminations, Tamil Genocide but also kidnap and demand for money to release, abduct and toturing and killing.
Never been killed Muslims in North.(GIve a record, arrogant bloodthirsty singhala lie propaganda)
Singhala arrogant killed muslims and blame on Tamils for tamil and muslim genocide.
Now Tamils and muslims find out singhala bloodthirsty arrogant' tactic.
there have been 60 yr tamil genocide in arrogant bloodthirsty singhala srilanka.
enough
separation is only get freedom for long time from arrogant singhala bloodthirsty wild animal.
You arrogant recently killed muslims in mosque in colombo (Muslim genocide)
Your arrogant singhala state
Tamil genocide from 1948 -now
Christian churches are in attack ,
Muslim genocide are little by litte
next arrogant bloodthirsty singhala terrorist target is tamils in colombo and their properties, christians and muslim.
Everone knows about arrogant bloodthirsty singhala blood mouth
How can arrogant bloodthirsty tell lies without fear?
61 Vanni elderly IDPs buried in one mass-pit in Vavuniyaa
http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=1
Tamil trader shot dead in Muhathuwaaram
http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=1
Police arrest 4 Tamils in Chilaapam
http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=1
Need permanant freedom from arrogant bloodthirsty singhal dangerous terrorist
http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=1
WARNING: ARROGAHT SINGHALA MONKS ARE DANGEROUS TERRORIST IN THE WORLD
WARNING: ARROGANT SINGHALA BLOODTHIRSTY ARE DANGEROUS TERRORIST IN THE WORLD
WARNING: ARROGANT SINGHALA BLOODTHIRSTY SRILANKA IS A TERRORIST STATE
disciminate Tamils (all ways)
Tamil genocide (50s,60,70,80s) nearly 40 years.
Tamil genocide is continuing to now.
We, Tamils have lost everything after Briton gone.
education genocide,
cultural genocide
economic genocide
ethnic genocide
I lived in Jaffna without light from 1983 to 1994 in 20th century.
Areal bombing were on those days.
But we,Tamils feel more safe, free and happy under Tamils control.
everyday Tamils are abducted and killed in Jaffna now.
Many tamils and university students are killed by arrogant singhala bloodthirsty terrorist.
Vanni Tamils dont know about light in 21 century.
more than 10000 were killed so far in vanni. many disabled.
Tamils have lost many their valuable life so far.
We, Tamils have sacrificed much for our permanant happy freedom life.
We, Tamils are expecting the happy freedom day from arrogant singhala bloodthirsty terrorist.
IC! you should understand Tamils real pain by arrogant singhala bloodthirsty dangerous terrorist
Please act soon to save rest of the Tamils from arrogant singhala bloodthirsty.
We alwasy thankful forever to IC.
LTTE is a only one guard for Tamils.
61 Vanni elderly IDPs buried in one mass-pit in Vavuniyaa
http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=1
http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=1
WARNING: ARROGAHT SINGHALA MONKS ARE DANGEROUS TERRORIST IN THE WORLD
WARNING: ARROGANT SINGHALA BLOODTHIRSTY ARE DANGEROUS TERRORIST IN THE WORLD
WARNING: ARROGANT SINGHALA BLOODTHIRSTY SRILANKA IS A TERRORIST STATE
But sadly we can only imagine it. Practically it is not possible. It has gone too far.
You cant fix a broken glass. Even if you do the scar will be always there.
This blog is a good example for this. If you read all the comment posted here it very obvious. If you look at history of srilankan politics since it got independence who ever mistreat the minority Tamils will be popular among the majority Sinhalese.
mahenda rajapacksa is a good example for it. He is most popular among Sinhalese than any other sinhala leaders. So it is very clear that we can only imagine it. It never will be possible in pratice.
If there is a permanent solution for this problem it can be a separate country for Tamils. This not only for the peace of Tamils. It also for the peace of Sinhalese.
So the both communities can get on with their life.
Wednesday, 13 May 2009 00:52
http://www.tamilnational.com/news-f
Mullivaikkal hospital turned into a mortuary
Wednesday, 13 May 2009 11:07
http://www.tamilnational.com/news-f
Who is ready to belive your arrogant bloodhtirsty singhala terrorist propaganda?
Comming your arrognat bloodthirsty singhal lie propaganda.
saterlite pictures
channel 4 , will come more .........
Singhala arrognat bloodthirsty wild dangerous terrorists just open their blood mouth and tell some lies which call now singhala propaganda(Foolish arrogant joker Rambukwalla, wild dangerous bloodthirsty terrorist Gothabaya, arrognat singhala (without known basic maths) sarathponsekka, so on )
Arms in wild dangerous singhala arrogant terrorist monkey' hands
Blood in singhala arrogant wild dangerous terrorist' teeth
UN should remove arms from arrogant singhala bloodhtirsty wild terrorist monkies
Then only world should be in peace.
Hospital attacked, dozens killed
http://www.tamilnational.com/news-f
Separation is only for Tamil permanant solusion from arrogant bloodthirsty singhala terrorist.
WARNING: ARROGAHT SINGHALA MONKS ARE DANGEROUS TERRORIST IN THE WORLD
WARNING: ARROGANT SINGHALA BLOODTHIRSTY ARE DANGEROUS TERRORIST IN THE WORLD
WARNING: ARROGANT SINGHALA BLOODTHIRSTY SRILANKA IS A TERRORIST STATE
The Tamil Tigers - regardless of what their supporters and cheerleaders claim (like their much claimed use of chemical weapons - unsupported by MSF or any credible news source) - are refusing to surrender or release their human shields.
Postings on their internet mouthpiece - Tamilnet - reveal how they intend to continue with their senseless slaughter - regroup in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, secede from India (which will entail another bloodbath) and then launch an invasion of Sri Lanka (more bloodshed).
It is not clear who is responsible for these attacks (although it is odd, if these medical reports are correct, that ONLY innocent civilians have been killed and injured. The terrorists apparently are invincible and have sustained no casualties).
The leader of the world's most ruthless terrorist organisation - responsible for creating and maintaining this fracticidal human shield, and the recruitment of children for frontline combat (documented by UNICEF well before this current crisis) - is more than capable of shelling a hospital in an attempt to force international intervention.
It is equally likely that such an individual - in a fast shrinking enclave, surrounded by the Sri Lanka military that has UAV monitoring of this battlefield space - would set up headquarters in the hospital.
It is a horrific situation - but the leadership of this extreme of extremist organisations cannot be allowed to escape to create another holocaust (and another flood of refugees into Britain and the West - strange, when Tamil Nadu is but a few miles away. Unless, of course, they are fleeing the Tamil Tigers and their politician friends).
LTTE is inviting all these international media and UN agencies since the beginning. If the LTTE is holding the civilians against their wish surly they wouldnt want these people to see it.
Only the government is blocking access to the media and UN to go there. Because if they go there the world will know all their false propaganda and all the war crime they are making against those civilians.
Even though the srilankan government keep denying the use of heavy weapons The American Association for the Advancement of Science AAAS today issued a preliminary analysis of commercial high resolution satellite imagery of the conflict zone that shows craters from the use of heavy weapons.
To see the satellite picture visit http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/05/12/s
The people dont want to go to the government control area because they know the treatment they will get will be far worst.
What is happening to the people already fled the war zone and ended up in the military controlled internment camps?
Young girls gets raped and killed. Childrens get separated from their families. See channel 4 news
At http://link.brightcove.com/services/pla
Young men being taken by the military and killed. Their body parts been removed to be sold in black market. A Tamil website released the pictures were taken by priest in Polanaruva
To see the pictures visit http://athirvu.com/target_news.php?suba
How can anyone expect these people to go to the military controlled internment camps?
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/p
61 Vanni elderly IDPs buried in one mass-pit in Vavuniyaa
http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=1
UN Please take under your control IDPs camps.
or in few days nobody tamils are in IDPs. Tamil genocide is in IDPs.
99% Tamils were attacked by singhala arrogant bloodthirsty singhala srilanka in 80s.
99.99% Tamils are still facing problem by arrogant singhala bloodthirsty.
99% Tamils want a immeidate separation for their safe life from arrogant bloodthirsty singhala wild animal
99 percent Norway Tamils aspire for Tamil Eelam
http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=1
Anna Neistat, HRW Researcher banned from entering SL
http://tamilnational.com/news-flash/9
Document of arrogant singhala bloodhtirsty face.
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/p
Document of child soldiers
http://picasaweb.google.com/tamilnation
http://picasaweb.google.com/tamilnation
http://picasaweb.google.com/tamilnation
Why do you think about India?
Even you arrogant singhala bloodthirsty cant fill your arrogant stomach without beg.
it is another one singhala arrogant bloodthirsty propaganda.
Indian Tamils have all right in India.
Indian Tamils is proud to say as indian Tamil.
everyone knows about your arrogant singhala bloodthirsty' wild animals' dirty habits.
your lie singhala bloodthirsty arrogant propaganda does not work now.
Separation is good for two nations
Bloodthirsty very dangerous wild singhala state is a dangerous terrorist state.
WARNING: ARROGAHT SINGHALA MONKS ARE DANGEROUS TERRORIST IN THE WORLD
WARNING: ARROGANT SINGHALA BLOODTHIRSTY ARE DANGEROUS TERRORIST IN THE WORLD
WARNING: ARROGANT SINGHALA BLOODTHIRSTY SRILANKA IS A TERRORIST STATE
If the military is doing nothing then order them to return to their barracks.
There is something suspicious going on at HRW.
NObody ready to wast their time to talk to arrogant bloodthirsty dangerous wild singhala terrorist.
Anna Neistat, HRW Researcher banned from entering SL
http://tamilnational.com/news-flash/9
Three London Channel 4 journalists to be deported; 'Media Freedom' nice two words
http://genocidesrilanka.blogspot.com/20
You fool singhala bloodthirsty arrogant cant fool a peroson for long time.
61 Vanni elderly IDPs buried in one mass-pit in Vavuniyaa
http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=1
WARNING: ARROGAHT SINGHALA MONKS ARE DANGEROUS TERRORIST IN THE WORLD
WARNING: ARROGANT SINGHALA BLOODTHIRSTY ARE DANGEROUS TERRORIST IN THE WORLD
WARNING: ARROGANT SINGHALA BLOODTHIRSTY SRILANKA IS A TERRORIST STATE
You arrogant have been doing from 1948 to now.
We have suffered lots by you arrogant singhala bloodthirsty terrorist so far.
61 Vanni elderly IDPs buried in one mass-pit in Vavuniyaa
http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=1
arrogant bloodhtirsty singhala dangerous terrorist GO away from our land, we, Tamils can give a happy life to rest of the Tamils.
WARNING: ARROGAHT SINGHALA MONKS ARE DANGEROUS TERRORIST IN THE WORLD
WARNING: ARROGANT SINGHALA BLOODTHIRSTY ARE DANGEROUS TERRORIST IN THE WORLD
WARNING: ARROGANT SINGHALA BLOODTHIRSTY SRILANKA IS A TERRORIST STATE
The IC and the UN is working out an appropriate thershold to determine Genocide, but I don't think that the number entrapped in the Target (No Fire) zone is sufficient to shout genocide.
V Prabhakaran
Sun God / Leader of the Tamil Tigers
Human Sandbag bunker
(located behind lines of under-aged child fighters)
North East Sri Lanka
even dont know singhala foolish arrogant dangerous terrorist how to use Radar.
You arrogant foolish singhala dangerous wild terrorist animal want India to capture 1 cm, all illegal wepons and to use food and medicine as weapons.
Use Tamils women in front line to enter into LTTE control area.
you arrognat singhala bloodthirsty dangerous terrorist target is children and hospital.
Those are crimes of war
Your arrogant bloodthirsty singhala terrrorist should be hanged like satham Husain.
After that The world should be peace and be safe.
First of all we, Tamils have to build a statue and pray for the doctors who help to the Tamil people in vanni.
61 Vanni elderly IDPs buried in one mass-pit in Vavuniyaa
http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=1
WARNING: ARROGAHT SINGHALA MONKS ARE DANGEROUS TERRORIST IN THE WORLD
WARNING: ARROGANT SINGHALA BLOODTHIRSTY ARE DANGEROUS TERRORIST IN THE WORLD
WARNING: ARROGANT SINGHALA BLOODTHIRSTY SRILANKA IS A TERRORIST STATE