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The killing of a young boy
by FluteHolder Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:09 pm
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-killing-of-a-young-boy/article4428792.ece?homepage=true
Why this sudden or focussed interest in SL by British Journos? Do they really want to bring the SL govt to justice or any hidden agenda?
Why this sudden or focussed interest in SL by British Journos? Do they really want to bring the SL govt to justice or any hidden agenda?
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Re: The killing of a young boy
by Idéfix Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:19 pm
What sort of hidden agenda did you have in mind?
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Re: The killing of a young boy
by FluteHolder Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:31 pm
The war/killings have been going on for years/decades. Why this sudden interest/focus now?
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Re: The killing of a young boy
by Kayalvizhi Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:34 pm
it is not sudden. channel 4 has produced at least one documentary on sl a few years ago and it was screened at UN and UK p arliament.
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Re: The killing of a young boy
by Idéfix Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:38 pm
The killings have been going on, but the war crimes peaked in 2009. And it takes time to gather evidence of such crimes. I am glad these journalists are documenting the war crimes of the Sri Lankan Army.
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Re: The killing of a young boy
by Guest Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:42 pm
That's horrific. How did he get caught? Was he a general civilian? Was he with tamil tigers? Why did they have him with them? Why didn't the SL army just send him away and keep him out of all this?
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Re: The killing of a young boy
by FluteHolder Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:43 pm
panini press wrote:The killings have been going on, but the war crimes peaked in 2009. And it takes time to gather evidence of such crimes. I am glad these journalists are documenting the war crimes of the Sri Lankan Army.
Do/did we have any accurate count/documentation on killings of innocent civilians in Iraq/Afghan war? Has Channel 4/journos worked on these wars? (Not trying to compare but curious whether they have done similar investigative journalism in these 2 wars).
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Re: The killing of a young boy
by Idéfix Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:49 pm
Based on a quick consult with Googlacharya, the answer seems to be yes.FluteHolder wrote:panini press wrote:The killings have been going on, but the war crimes peaked in 2009. And it takes time to gather evidence of such crimes. I am glad these journalists are documenting the war crimes of the Sri Lankan Army.
Do/did we have any accurate count/documentation on killings of innocent civilians in Iraq/Afghan war? Has Channel 4/journos worked on these wars? (Not trying to compare but curious whether they have done similar investigative journalism in these 2 wars).
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/episode-guide/series-74/episode-1
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/middle_east/iraq%2Bcivilian%2Bdeaths%2Bcall%2Bfor%2Binquest/3755077.html
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/afghan%2Bcasualties%2Buk%2Bpayouts%2Bfor%2Bcivilian%2Bdeaths%2Bapostrebleapos/3690482.html
http://www.channel4.com/news/afghanistan-huge-rise-in-war-wounded-civilians
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Re: The killing of a young boy
by FluteHolder Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:52 pm
I conclude that you are the perfect match for other google expert:)
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Re: The killing of a young boy
by Kris Tue Feb 19, 2013 12:00 am
FluteHolder wrote:http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-killing-of-a-young-boy/article4428792.ece?homepage=true
Why this sudden or focussed interest in SL by British Journos? Do they really want to bring the SL govt to justice or any hidden agenda?
>>>>Very, very disturbing. SL's hands are not clean. Now that the LTTE is done, they have no excuse. The killing of a child has no justification whatsoever. Hope the Rajapaksa government's feet are held to the fire on this issue and in the future treatment of SL tamils.
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Re: The killing of a young boy
by Kayalvizhi Tue Feb 19, 2013 12:04 am
Vidya Bagchi wrote:That's horrific. How did he get caught? Was he a general civilian? Was he with tamil tigers? Why did they have him with them? Why didn't the SL army just send him away and keep him out of all this?
As I unbderstand it, as the final hour approached, his mother, older bro and sis died in battle. Commander refused to leave the country althogh there was a plan and at least 1 country willing to take him. He decided to stay in the country. Knowing his youngest son would not be safe with him, he asked 4 of his bodygurads to take the 12 year old boy to Sri Lankan refugee along with other civilians in the hope that Sti Lankan gov has some humanity and will not execute a child. He was identified by SL army and taken to a army bunker and shot.
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Re: The killing of a young boy
by Kayalvizhi Tue Feb 19, 2013 12:08 am
Kris wrote:FluteHolder wrote:http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-killing-of-a-young-boy/article4428792.ece?homepage=true
Why this sudden or focussed interest in SL by British Journos? Do they really want to bring the SL govt to justice or any hidden agenda?
>>>>Very, very disturbing. SL's hands are not clean. Now that the LTTE is done, they have no excuse. The killing of a child has no justification whatsoever. Hope the Rajapaksa government's feet are held to the fire on this issue and in the future treatment of SL tamils.
Only country in the way of a strong resolution in UNHRC (where Russia, China do not have veto) and some sort of condemnation is India. Last time when a resolution was brought out India watered it down and wrote a letter to SL president how India watered down the resolutrion in order to protect SL sovereignty (that is no internation investigations on war crimes_)
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Re: The killing of a young boy
by Rishi Tue Feb 19, 2013 12:15 am
American soldiers when they raided villages in vietnam which they suspected to protect vietcong guerillas, they justified killing of children there by saying if they let them live, the kids would grow up to be future communists.
I think the same twisted logic in killing the kid. They were afraid one day, he would lead a movement to avenge the death of his father.
When I see the photo of the boy, it looks like he had no idea of what was to come. He trusted the Sri Lankan murderers.
I think the same twisted logic in killing the kid. They were afraid one day, he would lead a movement to avenge the death of his father.
When I see the photo of the boy, it looks like he had no idea of what was to come. He trusted the Sri Lankan murderers.
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Re: The killing of a young boy
by Kayalvizhi Tue Feb 19, 2013 12:27 am
Most soldier (in any army) are not cruel. I think this is what happened., They captured the boy, in fact treat him well offering him snack. They ask HQ what to do. It reaches up to the president (or may be the defense secretary (President's brother) and he asks the soldietrs to kill the boy. They should be held accountable.
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Re: The killing of a young boy
by Kayalvizhi Tue Feb 19, 2013 2:26 am
The professor identified what he thinks is the first of the shots to be fired at the boy: “There is a speckling (on the skin) from propellant tattooing, indicating that the distance of the muzzle of the weapon to this boy’s chest was two to three feet or less. He could have reached out with his hand and touched the gun that killed him.”
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Re: The killing of a young boy
by FluteHolder Tue Feb 19, 2013 3:22 am
One comment from Hindu reader (this I guess shows the general attitude of Hindians towards Tamils esp SL Tamils).
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It is very-very disturbing images though,unfortunately ,speaking the
truth .When in the morning I saw these images and editorial penned by
CALLUM MACRAE from then I was shell shocked, I cried.Normally we North
Indians see the Tamil and LTTE's struggle as a matter of other nations
like the Hindus of Pakistan. But such brutal killings by Sri Lankan
army attracts the international investigation and perpetrators should
be severely punished. Indian Government should make the pressure on
the Srilankan government to make quick rehabilitation of Tamil
refugees but also provide more assistance ,since government is already
in action,but also support the inquiry called by U.N.’s Panel of
Experts.
from: Lavendra Kumar Verma
Posted on: Feb 19, 2013 at 11:20 IST
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It is very-very disturbing images though,unfortunately ,speaking the
truth .When in the morning I saw these images and editorial penned by
CALLUM MACRAE from then I was shell shocked, I cried.Normally we North
Indians see the Tamil and LTTE's struggle as a matter of other nations
like the Hindus of Pakistan. But such brutal killings by Sri Lankan
army attracts the international investigation and perpetrators should
be severely punished. Indian Government should make the pressure on
the Srilankan government to make quick rehabilitation of Tamil
refugees but also provide more assistance ,since government is already
in action,but also support the inquiry called by U.N.’s Panel of
Experts.
from: Lavendra Kumar Verma
Posted on: Feb 19, 2013 at 11:20 IST
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Re: The killing of a young boy
by Captain Bhankas Tue Feb 19, 2013 3:27 am
come on! lavendra (inviting sandilya to add a letter to this name) meant sri lankan tamils and not indian tamils.
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