I didn't really want to write this entry. But, as we have discussed in some
> of the tidbits, there is something that is abundantly clear whether you are
> a human rights activist, a Tamil nationalist, a socialist, or if you are
> just a pretty apolitical person being exposed to Sri Lanka for the first
> time: the Government of Sri Lanka is going to militarily control all the
> land on the island, breaking the stalemate with LTTE that has lasted for
> many years, and some several hundreds of thousands of people are going to
> face the potential of mass ethnic cleansing, with accompanying rape, murder,
> babykilling, violence, and other things. In fact, there is a consensus that
> they already are.
>
> So this post is not attempting to offer deep analysis: some of my details
> may be wrong here and I am attempting to simply get it out before even more
> time passes than to provide all the links I would like. I think the basic
> analysis I gave above is accurate, meaning we have about a week left to
> minimise the damage from an escalation of mass ethnic cleansing of the
> people who live in the small area still contested by the LTTE and the
> Government of Sri Lanka militarily. I hope if it resonates with you, you
> will take the time toat least type 'sri lanka' in google news after this
> and perhaps post some of the items you think are important in our news
> sections.
>
> Instead of analysis, the basic message of this post is DO SOMETHING to
> exert direct or indirect pressure on the Sri Lankan government to stop them
> from 'finishing' the military conflict without letting all of the
> civilians/lesser threats stay and live or get out according to what is most
> decent, letting international observers in, letting journalists, medics, and
> documentarians in, setting in motion mechanisms for conflict resolution,
> etc. From my side, I will promise to try to highlight what you do or
> suggestions and resources that you offer in the body of this post through
> updates.
> [...]
>
The full entry can be read at http://passtheroti.com.
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