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Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam has announced she will be stepping down on June 20th after a controversial tenure in the role. Liberal Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says that he will recuse himself from any conversation involving the Sri Lankan terrorist group the Tamil Tigers, citing a potential conflict of interest. British Columbia has a new centre-right party with official party status in the BC legislature called OneBC. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A conversation with M R Narayan Swamy, veteran South Asian journalist and biographer of slain Tamil Tiger supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran. Synopsis: The Straits Times’ senior columnist Ravi Velloor distils 40 years of experience covering the Asian continent, with expert guests. As Sri Lanka approaches the 16th anniversary of the end of its civil war, Ravi speaks with M R Narayan Swamy in this episode. Swamy is the author of several books on Sri Lanka’s now-vanquished militant group, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, and he talks about his most recent book – The Rout of Prabhakaran. Swamy’s book details the last days of Tamil Tigers supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran who was killed, along with hundreds of fighters and Tamil civilians, by the Sri Lankan army in May, 2009. In this podcast, he discusses why Prabhakaran, who once controlled a third of Sri Lanka’s landmass, and two-thirds of its coastline, met his bloody end; the mistakes he made along the way, and the magical hold he seemed to hold on his cadres. Highlights (click/tap above): 2:30 A post-mortem on Prabhakaran, and Tigers 5:40 ‘Political harakiri’ – the big lessons from the defeat 13:10 Tigers compared with Hamas 16:25 “Unforgivable Western complicity” 19:35 Tamil insurgency effectively ending 23:10 Can Sri Lanka now be another Singapore Host: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg) Read Ravi's columns: https://str.sg/3xRP Follow Ravi on X: https://twitter.com/RaviVelloor Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters Produced and edited by: Fa’izah Sani Executive producer: Ernest Luis Follow Asian Insider Podcast on Fridays here: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg --- Follow more ST podcast channels: All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: https://str.sg/wvz7 ST Podcasts website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts ST Podcasts YouTube: https://str.sg/4Vwsa --- Get The Straits Times' app, which has a dedicated podcast player section: The App Store: https://str.sg/icyB Google Play: https://str.sg/icyX --- #STAsianInsiderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A conversation with M R Narayan Swamy, veteran South Asian journalist and biographer of slain Tamil Tiger supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran. Synopsis: The Straits Times’ senior columnist Ravi Velloor distils 40 years of experience covering the Asian continent, with expert guests. As Sri Lanka approaches the 16th anniversary of the end of its civil war, Ravi speaks with M R Narayan Swamy in this episode. Swamy is the author of several books on Sri Lanka’s now-vanquished militant group, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, and he talks about his most recent book – The Rout of Prabhakaran. Swamy’s book details the last days of Tamil Tigers supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran who was killed, along with hundreds of fighters and Tamil civilians, by the Sri Lankan army in May, 2009. In this podcast, he discusses why Prabhakaran, who once controlled a third of Sri Lanka’s landmass, and two-thirds of its coastline, met his bloody end; the mistakes he made along the way, and the magical hold he seemed to hold on his cadres. Highlights (click/tap above): 2:30 A post-mortem on Prabhakaran, and Tigers 5:40 ‘Political harakiri’ – the big lessons from the defeat 13:10 Tigers compared with Hamas 16:25 “Unforgivable Western complicity” 19:35 Tamil insurgency effectively ending 23:10 Can Sri Lanka now be another Singapore Host: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg) Read Ravi's columns: https://str.sg/3xRP Follow Ravi on X: https://twitter.com/RaviVelloor Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters Produced and edited by: Fa’izah Sani Executive producer: Ernest Luis Follow Asian Insider Podcast on Fridays here: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg --- Follow more ST podcast channels: All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: https://str.sg/wvz7 ST Podcasts website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts ST Podcasts YouTube: https://str.sg/4Vwsa --- Get The Straits Times' app, which has a dedicated podcast player section: The App Store: https://str.sg/icyB Google Play: https://str.sg/icyX --- #STAsianInsiderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://youtu.be/kAhzQRcJX20 …[W]e now have the first complete data set of all suicide terrorist attacks around the world from 1980 to 2009,…research on who becomes a suicide terrorist showed that virtually none could be diagnosed as mentally ill, while many were religious and, most striking, nearly all emerged from communities resisting foreign military occupation…. From 1980 to 2003, there were 345 completed suicide terrorist attacks by 524 suicide terrorists who actually killed themselves on a mission to kill others, half of whom are secular. The world leader was the Tamil Tigers (a secular, Hindu group) who carried out more attacks than Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) during this period. Further, at least a third of the suicide attacks in predominantly Muslim countries were carried out by secular terrorist groups, such as the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Turkey. Instead of religion, what over 95% of all suicide terrorist attacks before 2004 had in common was a strategic goal: to compel a democratic state to withdraw combat forces that are threatening territory that the terrorists' prize. From Lebanon to Sri Lanka to the West Bank to Chechnya, the central goal of every suicide terrorist campaign has been to resist military occupation by a democracy…. It was the Hindu, avowedly antireligious Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka, whose 157 suicide terrorists totaled more than Hamas and all other Palestinian suicide groups combined. Of the Palestinian suicide terrorists, more than a third were from secular groups, such as the Al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigade and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Of the suicide terrorists associated with Hezbollah in Lebanon during the 1980s, only 21% were Islamic fundamentalists while 71% were communists and socialists; 8% were Christians. In Turkey, 100% of the PKK's suicide attackers were secular. Overall, Islamic fundamentalism cannot account for over half of the known affiliations of the 524 total suicide terrorists from 1980 to 2003—184 were from Islamic fundamentalist groups (35% comprising 73 Al Qaeda, 5 Lebanese, 5 Kashmiri Rebels, 69 Hamas, 34 Palestinian Islamic Jihad) and 236 from secular groups (45% comprising 157 Tamil Tigers, 42 Al-Aqsa, 22 Lebanese, 15 PKK), while 12 (21%) had unknown ideological affiliations…. Further, notice that there are no suicide attackers from Iran—one of the largest Islamic fundamentalist populations in the world, with a population greater than Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, and Syria combined. – Robert Pape and James K. Feldman, Cutting the Fuse Watch on X Watch on Bitchute Watch on Rumble Watch on Odysee

Ralph welcomes Vani Hari, also known as “The Food Babe,” to tell us about her campaign against Kellogg's to stop using artificial dyes in their cereals that have been linked to various health problems and have been banned in Europe. Plus, noted labor organizer, Chris Townsend gives us his take on the AFL-CIOs obeisant relationship to the Democratic Party.Vani Hari is an author and food activist. A former corporate consultant, she started the Food Babe blog in 2011, and she is the co-founder of the nutritional supplement startup Truvani.It is a game of whack-a-mole because we get these corporations to change, or they announce that they're going to change, and then they go back on their commitment. And that is what's happened with Kellogg's.Vani HariChris Townsend is a 45-year union member and leader. He was most recently the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) International Union Organizing Director. Previously he was an International Representative and Political Action Director for the United Electrical Workers Union (UE), and he has held local positions in both the SEIU and UFCW.These workers who have been betrayed, lied to, wrecked, destroyed, poisoned, all of these things—this becomes the breeding ground for Trumpist ideology. And the Democrats won't face this.Chris TownsendOur media largely ignores the labor movement. Our small labor press—left press—generally subscribes to the “good news only” school of journalism. So these endemic problems and even immediate crises are never dealt with. Now, some of that is because the existing labor leadership generally is not fond of criticism or is not fond of anyone pointing out shortcomings (or) mistakes.Chris TownsendWe're a cash cow—and a vote cow— to be milked routinely and extensively by this Democratic machinery… The leadership today in the bulk of the unions is an administrative layer, business union through and through to the core. The historic trade union spirit that always animated the unions in various levels is not extinguished, but in my 45 years, I would say it is at a low ebb. In the sense that we just have been sterilized because of this unconditional and unholy alliance or domination by the Democratic Party. And there's no room for spark. There's no room for dissent. There's no room for anyone to even raise the obvious.Chris Townsend[Leaders of the AFL-CIO are] basically bureaucrats in that building on 16th Street, collecting their pay and their nice pensions. Completely out of touch with millions of blue collar workers that have veered into the Republican Party channels—the so-called Reagan Democrats, which have spelled the difference in election after election for the Senate, for the House, for the Presidency.Ralph NaderIn Case You Haven't Heard with Francesco DeSantisNews 11/20/241. In his new book Hope Never Disappoints, Pope Francis writes “what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of genocide,” and called for the situation to be “studied carefully…by jurists and international organisations,” per the Middle East Eye. These comments come on the heels of a United Nations committee report which found that Israel's actions are “consistent with characteristics of genocide,” and alleged that Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war. The Catholic pontiff has long decried violence in all forms and has previously criticized Israel's “disproportionate and immoral” actions in Gaza and Lebanon, per AP.2. On November 14th, the AP's Farnoush Amiri reported that more than 80 Congressional Democrats sent a letter to President Biden on October 29th, urging the administration to sanction Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. Only made public after the election, this letter called for sanctions on these individuals “Given their critical roles in driving policies that promote settler violence, weaken the Palestinian Authority, facilitate de facto and de jure annexation, and destabilize the West Bank.” This letter was principally authored by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, and in addition to dozens of House Democratic signatories, was signed by no less than 17 Senators.3. Another remarkable post-election Israel story concerns outgoing Congressman Jamaal Bowman, who was ousted from his seat by a flood of AIPAC money. In an interview with Rania Khalek, Bowman relates a remarkable anecdote about the presidential campaign. Bowman says he specifically requested to campaign for Kamala Harris in Michigan – where he was so popular his AIPAC-backed primary challenger disparagingly said “[Bowman's] constituency is Dearborn, Michigan” – but the campaign ignored him and instead deployed surrogates that seemed almost designed to alienate Arab-Americans: Liz Cheney, Ritchie Torres, and Bill Clinton who went out of his way to scold these voters. These voters were likely decisive in Kamala Harris' loss in that state.4. On November 13th, Senator Bernie Sanders announced that he intends to bring Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to the Senate floor. As Sanders writes in a press release, the “The JRD is the only mechanism available to Congress to prevent an arms sale from advancing.” Unlike previous efforts however, Sanders no longer stands alone. According to Reuters, “Two of the resolutions, co-sponsored with…Senators Jeff Merkley and Peter Welch, would block the sale of 120 mm mortar rounds and joint direct attack munitions (JDAMS). A third, sponsored by Democratic Senator Brian Schatz, would block the sale of tank rounds.” Senators Elizabeth Warren and Chris Van Hollen have announced their intention to support the JRD. Certain heavy-hitting Democratic-aligned institutions have also bucked precedent to back this effort, including the massive Service Employees International Union and leading Liberal-Zionist group J Street.5. In the House, Republicans and many Democrats are pushing H.R. 9495, a bill which would grant the executive branch the power to unilaterally strip non-profit organizations of their tax-exempt status based on accusations of supporting terrorism. As the Intercept notes, “The law would not require officials to explain the reason for designating a group, nor…provide evidence.” The ACLU and over 150 other “civil liberties, religious, reproductive health, immigrant rights, human rights, racial justice, LGBTQ+, environmental, and educational organizations,” sent a letter opposing this bill in September, and celebrated when the bill was blocked on November 12th – but it is back from the grave, with Nonprofit Quarterly reporting the bill has cleared a new procedural hurdle and will now advance to the floor. Yet even if this bill is successfully blocked, little stands in the way of Republicans reviving it in the next Congress, where they will hold the House, Senate, and the Presidency.6. Back in October, we covered Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib's letter to Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen expressing grave concern over the company's decision to roll out facial recognition-based price gouging technology. According to Tlaib, Kroger has stonewalled Congress, so she is leading a group of House Democrats in a new letter demanding answers to the critical questions that remain, such as whether Kroger will use facial recognition to display targeted ads, whether consumers can opt out, and whether the company plans to sell data collected in stores. This letter is co-signed by progressives like AOC, Barbara Lee, and Eleanor Holmes Norton, among others.7. In new labor news, the NLRB has issued a rule banning anti-union “captive audience meetings,” per the Washington Post. This report notes that these meetings, in which employers warn workers of the risks in unionizing, are considered highly effective and are commonly used by companies like Amazon, Starbucks, Apple and Trader Joe's. According to the Post, Amazon alone spent more than $17 million on consults to do exactly this between 2022 and 2023. On the other hand, Bloomberg Law reports a federal judge in Texas has blocked a Labor Department rule that would have expanded overtime eligibility to four million mostly lower-level white collar workers. This was seen as among the Biden Administration's key achievements on labor rights and foreshadows the rollback of worker protections we are likely to see in a Trump presidency redux.8. Donald Trump has signaled that he will nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his Secretary of Health and Human Services. Kennedy will likely face a difficult confirmation process; his past environmental activism is anathema to Republican Senators, while his more recent vaccine-skepticism is unpopular among Democrats. Yet just as Donald Trump emerged as an improbable RFK ally, a surprising opponent has emerged as well: former Vice-President Mike Pence. In a “rare” statement Pence writes “For the majority of his career, RFK Jr. has defended abortion on demand during all nine months of pregnancy, supports overturning the Dobbs decision and has called for legislation to codify Roe v Wade. If confirmed, RFK, Jr. would be the most pro-abortion Republican appointed secretary of HHS in modern history…I…urge Senate Republicans to reject this nomination.” As with other unpopular Trump nominees, many expect RFK to be appointed on an acting basis and then possibly installed via the recess appointment process.9. In some positive news, Drop Site reports that in Sri Lanka, the Leftist president Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who wrested the office from the corrupt clique that has ruled the nation since independence has won a resounding victory in the recent parliamentary elections. Reuters reports that Dissanayake's coalition won a “sweeping mandate,” with enough seats to pass his anti-corruption and poverty-alleviation agenda. More shocking is the fact that Dissanayake's coalition ran up the score in the Tamil-dominated north and east of the country. As Drop Site notes, only 15 years ago the Sri Lankan government crushed the Tamil Tigers and carried out large-scale massacres of the Tamil minority. Dissanayake has vowed to end the occupation and release Tamil political prisoners, as well as take on the International Monetary Fund which is seeking to impose economic control on the country in exchange for a fiscal bailout. Neither goal will be easily achieved, but the size of Dissanayake's victory at least provides the opportunity for him to try.10. Finally, AP reports that three of Malcolm X's daughters have filed a $100 million lawsuit against the CIA, FBI, and NYPD. This lawsuit alleges that these agencies were “aware of and…involved in the assassination plot,” and that law enforcement was engaged in a “corrupt, unlawful, and unconstitutional [relationship with]…ruthless killers that…was actively concealed, condoned, protected, and facilitated by government agents.” Two of Malcolm X's alleged assassins were exonerated in 2021 after an extensive re-investigation found that authorities withheld crucial evidence, per AP, and new evidence reported earlier this year by Democracy Now! supports the theory of an assassination plot involving collusion between the FBI and NYPD, if not others.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

Sri Lanka has seen it all: from the 2022 economic collapse, the mass protests that followed, and the legacy of a 26-year civil war. As the newly elected president Anura Kumara Dissanayake vows to steer the island back on track, can he repay IMF debt without jeopardizing citizens' livelihoods? In this episode: Minelle Fernandez, Al Jazeera Correspondent Episode credits: This episode was produced by Marcos Bartolomé with Chloe K. Li, Duha Mosaad, Cole van Miltenburg, and our host Kevin Hirten, in for Malika Bilal. It was edited by Alexandra Locke. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.Alexandra Locke is The Take's executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube

Im 3. Teil zur Geschichte des Terrors geht es um die noch sehr kurze Geschichte der Selbstmordanschläge und den Trend der Flugzeugentführungen im 20. Jahrhundert. Dabei reden wir auch über die Tamil Tigers, die Japanese Red Army und einen Wissenstransfer mit langfristigen Folgen.#terror #terrorismus #tamiltigers #geschichte---Youtube-Kanalmitglied werden und exklusive Vorteile erhalten: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8d09rKkWS5MkIdAuzUpkmA/joinDir gefällt der Podcast? Dann kannst du uns gerne auf Patreon unterstützen: https://www.patreon.com/allezeitderweltWir würden uns ebenfalls riesig darüber freuen, wenn du uns eine Bewertung hinterlässt und uns auf YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@allezeitderwelt) folgst!Danke für deine Unterstützung!---Quellen & Literatur:Carola Dietze, Die Erfindung des Terrorismus in Europa, Russland und den USA 1858-1866, 2016.https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/historikerin-ueber-terrorismus-terror-braucht-die-medien-100.htmlDavid C. Rapoport, Waves of Global Terrorism: From 1879 to the Present, 2022.David C. Rapoport, The 4 Waves of Modern Terrorism: https://international.ucla.edu/media/files/Rapoport-Four-Waves-of-Modern-Terrorism.pdfAndreas Elter: Die Definition von Terrorismus. In: Dossier: Die Geschichte der RAF. Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung: http://www.bpb.de/geschichte/deutsche-geschichte/geschichte-der-raf/49218/definition-von-terrorismus?p=allMehr zum Definitionsproblem: https://www.bpb.de/shop/zeitschriften/apuz/228864/terrorismus-merkmale-formen-und-abgrenzungsprobleme/

Schon Jahrzehnte dauert der Konflikt zwischen den tamilischen und singhalesischen Volksgruppen in Sri Lanka an. Der blutige Bürgerkrieg endete vor 15 Jahren, doch die Narben sind nicht verheilt, Kriegsverbrechen wurden nicht aufgeklärt, noch bleiben viele Tamilinnen und Tamilen vermisst. Jogarasa Kanakarangini hat die Hoffnung noch nicht aufgegeben: Seit Mai 2009 wartet die 64-jährige Tamilin darauf, ihren Sohn Amalan wieder in die Arme zu schliessen. Amalan hatte im Bürgerkrieg mit den Tamil Tigers für einen separaten Tamilen-Staat gekämpft und sich direkt nach der Niederlage ergeben. Das damalige Versprechen, ihn und die vielen anderen zu rehabilitieren, hat die Regierung bis heute nicht eingelöst. Die tamilischen Gefallenen und Vermissten sind in den Augen der singhalesisch-dominierten Regierung Sri Lankas schlicht Terroristen, die einen tödlichen Unabhängigkeitskampf gegen den rechtmässigen Staat geführt hätten. Die separatistische Gefahr sei noch immer nicht gebannt, die Unterdrückung der tamilischen Minderheit daher gerechtfertigt. Angehörige der Vermissten, wie Jogarasa Kanakarangini, plädieren dagegen für Aufklärung und Gerechtigkeit. Fünf Mal sei sie schon nach Genf gereist, um vor dem UNO-Menschenrechtsrat auf ihren verschwundenen Sohn und die vielen anderen Vermissten aufmerksam zu machen, sagt Amalans Mutter Jogarasa. Genützt habe es nichts. Sie und viele andere Angehörige fühlen sich von ihrem Land und der Welt im Stich gelassen. (Erstausstrahlung: 3. Februar 2024)

Schon Jahrzehnte dauert der Konflikt zwischen den tamilischen und singhalesischen Volksgruppen in Sri Lanka an. Der blutige Bürgerkrieg endete vor 15 Jahren, doch die Narben sind nicht verheilt, Kriegsverbrechen wurden nicht aufgeklärt, noch bleiben viele Tamilinnen und Tamilen vermisst. Jogarasa Kanakarangini hat die Hoffnung noch nicht aufgegeben: Seit Mai 2009 wartet die 64-jährige Tamilin darauf, ihren Sohn Amalan wieder in die Arme zu schliessen. Amalan hatte im Bürgerkrieg mit den Tamil Tigers für einen separaten Tamilen-Staat gekämpft und sich direkt nach der Niederlage ergeben. Das damalige Versprechen, ihn und die vielen anderen zu rehabilitieren, hat die Regierung bis heute nicht eingelöst. Die tamilischen Gefallenen und Vermissten sind in den Augen der singhalesisch-dominierten Regierung Sri Lankas schlicht Terroristen, die einen tödlichen Unabhängigkeitskampf gegen den rechtmässigen Staat geführt hätten. Die separatistische Gefahr sei noch immer nicht gebannt, die Unterdrückung der tamilischen Minderheit daher gerechtfertigt. Angehörige der Vermissten, wie Jogarasa Kanakarangini, plädieren dagegen für Aufklärung und Gerechtigkeit. Fünf Mal sei sie schon nach Genf gereist, um vor dem UNO-Menschenrechtsrat auf ihren verschwundenen Sohn und die vielen anderen Vermissten aufmerksam zu machen, sagt Amalans Mutter Jogarasa. Genützt habe es nichts. Sie und viele andere Angehörige fühlen sich von ihrem Land und der Welt im Stich gelassen. (Erstausstrahlung: 3. Februar 2024)

Es heisst soziale Durchmischung und sorgt für Ärger zwischen Eltern und Schulbehörden – Recherche über Schulwege und Chancengleichheit. Weiter: Aufregung unter Schweizer Tamilinnen und Tamilen wegen einer Spendenaffäre. Und: Ein Bogenschütze stiehlt Wilhelm Tell die Show. Eltern in Aufruhr: Zoff wegen Schulzuteilung Die Zuteilung der neuen Kindergarten- und Schulkinder ist in vielen Gemeinden ein wahrer Zankapfel. Um eine bessere soziale Durchmischung zwischen Bildungsschichten und Nationalitäten zu erreichen, müssen Kinder Schulhaus und Quartier wechseln. Die «Rundschau» besucht Uster ZH, wo Durchmischung stattfindet – und Wil SG, wo darauf verzichtet wird. Müssen Kinder mit Migrationshintergrund in Wil SG unter sich bleiben? Das fragt Franziska Ramser im «Rundschau»-Interview den Bildungsverantwortlichen: Stadtrat Jigme Shitsetsang. Spendenaffäre um Tamil Tigers: Lebt der Anführer noch? Der Anführer der Tamil Tigers soll am Leben sein. Das behaupten ehemalige Tigers-Kämpfer in der Schweiz. Ihnen wird vorgeworfen, hohe Geldbeträge für den scheinbar wieder zum Leben erwachten Anführer zu sammeln. Die Spendenaffäre spaltet die Tamilen-Community in der Schweiz. Die «Rundschau» ist der Spur der Spendensammlerinnen und -sammler gefolgt. Tell im Ruhestand: Robin Hood soll die Spiele retten Die Tellspiele in Interlaken BE zeigen eine überraschende Neuheit. Zum ersten Mal seit 112 Jahren wird nicht die Saga des integren Eidgenossen Wilhelm Tell, sondern die Geschichte des britischen Gesetzlosen Robin Hood aufgeführt. Das kommt in Interlaken BE und bei Tell-Anhängerinnen und Anhängern nicht überall gut an. Die Reportage zum Tell-Hood-Drama.

Es heisst soziale Durchmischung und sorgt für Ärger zwischen Eltern und Schulbehörden – Recherche über Schulwege und Chancengleichheit. Weiter: Aufregung unter Schweizer Tamilinnen und Tamilen wegen einer Spendenaffäre. Und: Ein Bogenschütze stiehlt Wilhelm Tell die Show. Eltern in Aufruhr: Zoff wegen Schulzuteilung Die Zuteilung der neuen Kindergarten- und Schulkinder ist in vielen Gemeinden ein wahrer Zankapfel. Um eine bessere soziale Durchmischung zwischen Bildungsschichten und Nationalitäten zu erreichen, müssen Kinder Schulhaus und Quartier wechseln. Die «Rundschau» besucht Uster ZH, wo Durchmischung stattfindet – und Wil SG, wo darauf verzichtet wird. Müssen Kinder mit Migrationshintergrund in Wil SG unter sich bleiben? Das fragt Franziska Ramser im «Rundschau»-Interview den Bildungsverantwortlichen: Stadtrat Jigme Shitsetsang. Spendenaffäre um Tamil Tigers: Lebt der Anführer noch? Der Anführer der Tamil Tigers soll am Leben sein. Das behaupten ehemalige Tigers-Kämpfer in der Schweiz. Ihnen wird vorgeworfen, hohe Geldbeträge für den scheinbar wieder zum Leben erwachten Anführer zu sammeln. Die Spendenaffäre spaltet die Tamilen-Community in der Schweiz. Die «Rundschau» ist der Spur der Spendensammlerinnen und -sammler gefolgt. Tell im Ruhestand: Robin Hood soll die Spiele retten Die Tellspiele in Interlaken BE zeigen eine überraschende Neuheit. Zum ersten Mal seit 112 Jahren wird nicht die Saga des integren Eidgenossen Wilhelm Tell, sondern die Geschichte des britischen Gesetzlosen Robin Hood aufgeführt. Das kommt in Interlaken BE und bei Tell-Anhängerinnen und Anhängern nicht überall gut an. Die Reportage zum Tell-Hood-Drama.

Vorfälle, in denen LGBTIQ-Menschen beleidigt, aber auch gewalttätig angegriffen wurden, haben letztes Jahr deutlich zugenommen. Die LGBTIQ-Community registrierte insgesamt 305 Fälle - mehr als doppelt so viele wie im Vorjahr. Warum trotzdem nur in den wenigsten Fällen Anzeige erstattet wird. Weitere Themen: Zwei Brüdern in den USA ist es offenbar gelungen 25 Millionen Dollar zu stehlen. Ihr Diebesgut: Ether, eine Kryptowährung, ähnlich wie Bitcoin. Der Raub fand vor gut einem Jahr statt und dauerte gerade mal 12 Sekunden. Nun erhebt die US-Staatsanwaltschaft Anklage gegen die beiden digitalen Räuber. Am 18. Mai 2009, also vor ziemlich genau 15 Jahren, ging der Bürgerkrieg in Sri Lanka zu Ende. Zehntausende Menschen kamen in diesem Konflikt ums Leben, zehntausende flohen in alle Welt und zehntausende werden noch immer vermisst. Porträt einer Tamilin, die damals mit den Tamil Tigers für die Unabhängigkeit kämpfte.

Seit Jahrzehnten wird die Politik Sri Lankas durch religiöse Machtkämpfe bestimmt. Hierbei leiden vor allem Hindus und Muslime unter der aggressiven Dominanz der Buddhisten. Nach einem fast 26 Jahre währenden Bürgerkrieg errangen die Regierungstruppen Sri Lankas 2009 den Sieg über die "Tamil Tigers", die für einen eigenen Tamilenstaat gekämpft hatten. Doch hat das Ende des Krieges nichts daran geändert, dass sich die überwiegend buddhistischen Singhalesen und die meist hinduistischen Tamilen unversöhnlich gegenüberstehen. Überdies machen radikale buddhistische Mönche gegen die Muslime in Sri Lanka Stimmung - eine kritische Gemengelage in einer Zeit, in der das Land sich in einer schwerwiegenden Wirtschaftskrise befindet und viele Menschen Hunger leiden.

Schon Jahrzehnte dauert der Konflikt zwischen den tamilischen und singhalesischen Volksgruppen in Sri Lanka an. Der blutige Bürgerkrieg endete vor 15 Jahren, doch die Narben sind nicht verheilt, Kriegsverbrechen wurden nicht aufgeklärt, noch bleiben viele Tamilinnen und Tamilen vermisst. Jogarasa Kanakarangini hat die Hoffnung noch nicht aufgegeben: Seit Mai 2009 wartet die 64-jährige Tamilin darauf, ihren Sohn Amalan wieder in die Arme zu schliessen. Amalan hatte im Bürgerkrieg mit den Tamil Tigers für einen separaten Tamilen-Staat gekämpft und sich direkt nach der Niederlage ergeben. Das damalige Versprechen, ihn und die vielen anderen zu rehabilitieren, hat die Regierung bis heute nicht eingelöst. Die tamilischen Gefallenen und Vermissten sind in den Augen der singhalesisch-dominierten Regierung Sri Lankas schlicht Terroristen, die einen tödlichen Unabhängigkeitskampf gegen den rechtmässigen Staat geführt hätten. Die separatistische Gefahr sei noch immer nicht gebannt, die Unterdrückung der tamilischen Minderheit daher gerechtfertigt. Angehörige der Vermissten, wie Jogarasa Kanakarangini, plädieren dagegen für Aufklärung und Gerechtigkeit. Fünf Mal sei sie schon nach Genf gereist, um vor dem UNO-Menschenrechtsrat auf ihren verschwundenen Sohn und die vielen anderen Vermissten aufmerksam zu machen, sagt Amalans Mutter Jogarasa. Genützt habe es nichts. Sie und viele andere Angehörige fühlen sich von ihrem Land und der Welt im Stich gelassen.

Schon Jahrzehnte dauert der Konflikt zwischen den tamilischen und singhalesischen Volksgruppen in Sri Lanka an. Der blutige Bürgerkrieg endete vor 15 Jahren, doch die Narben sind nicht verheilt, Kriegsverbrechen wurden nicht aufgeklärt, noch bleiben viele Tamilinnen und Tamilen vermisst. Jogarasa Kanakarangini hat die Hoffnung noch nicht aufgegeben: Seit Mai 2009 wartet die 64-jährige Tamilin darauf, ihren Sohn Amalan wieder in die Arme zu schliessen. Amalan hatte im Bürgerkrieg mit den Tamil Tigers für einen separaten Tamilen-Staat gekämpft und sich direkt nach der Niederlage ergeben. Das damalige Versprechen, ihn und die vielen anderen zu rehabilitieren, hat die Regierung bis heute nicht eingelöst. Die tamilischen Gefallenen und Vermissten sind in den Augen der singhalesisch-dominierten Regierung Sri Lankas schlicht Terroristen, die einen tödlichen Unabhängigkeitskampf gegen den rechtmässigen Staat geführt hätten. Die separatistische Gefahr sei noch immer nicht gebannt, die Unterdrückung der tamilischen Minderheit daher gerechtfertigt. Angehörige der Vermissten, wie Jogarasa Kanakarangini, plädieren dagegen für Aufklärung und Gerechtigkeit. Fünf Mal sei sie schon nach Genf gereist, um vor dem UNO-Menschenrechtsrat auf ihren verschwundenen Sohn und die vielen anderen Vermissten aufmerksam zu machen, sagt Amalans Mutter Jogarasa. Genützt habe es nichts. Sie und viele andere Angehörige fühlen sich von ihrem Land und der Welt im Stich gelassen.

A dairy programme in Sri Lanka is lifting rural communities out of poverty. Selina Prem Kumar and charity Tearfund set the programme up in 2009 and with support from Kiwi farmers, it's grown from helping eight farmers to five-thousand.

I know that many of you have led interesting, adventurous lives, so I know you will enjoy this interview with Monique Stauder. Monique is an old friend who inspires through her work and her lifestyle. There isn't a region in the world that Monique hasn't visited, and her projects and artistic undertakings are commendable. From journalism to fine art, from photographing female Tamil Tiger fighters to metalworking in Kinshasa, Monique has made the rounds and lived a life that many of us can only dream of.

It was conventional British colonial policy to look for minorities in colonised territories to use them where possible as the administrative class. Minorities, like the Tamils in Sri Lanka, tended to be more amenable to be used in this fashion because at times this strengthened their position in society. Following Sri Lanka's independence from the British, the majority Sinhalese ethnic group take power. Racial tensions escalate, erupting in a war in 1983, with government sanctioned troops killing thousands of Tamil civilians as they attempt to suppress the Tamil Tiger movement. Priya and Nades are caught in the middle of it. But what role does Australia play in this civil war? And Australia says things are better since the war ended in 2009, but what is it actually like for the people living there?

It was conventional British colonial policy to look for minorities in colonised territories to use them where possible as the administrative class. Minorities, like the Tamils in Sri Lanka, tended to be more amenable to be used in this fashion because at times this strengthened their position in society. Following Sri Lanka's independence from the British, the majority Sinhalese ethnic group take power. Racial tensions escalate, erupting in a war in 1983, with government sanctioned troops killing thousands of Tamil civilians as they attempt to suppress the Tamil Tiger movement. Priya and Nades are caught in the middle of it. But what role does Australia play in this civil war? And Australia says things are better since the war ended in 2009, but what is it actually like for the people living there?

Kate Adie introduces' stories from Turkey, South Africa, China, Germany and Sri Lanka. Recep Tayyep Erdogan now has a mandate to rule for another five years. After living in Istanbul for more than four years, Orla Guerin considers the roots of his success and what the future holds for Turkey. South Africa's electricity supply crisis has made 'load shedding' a term many people now dread - as it can mean power cuts of 8 to 10 hours a day. Stephen Sackur saw the effects on life in the township of Khayelitsha in Cape Town, and asked whether the problem's now fuelling demands for political change. After China's authorities failed to see the funny side of a joke about a military catchphrase, live performance is a riskier business these days in Beijing. Stephen McDonell is a regular at the city's sometimes raucous music venues, and detects a slight muting of the atmosphere, as Party officials' scrutiny of their paperwork - and the musicians' permits - sharpens. Stretches of Germany's most picturesque and beloved forests are dying off - especially areas heavily planted with spruce for the timber industry. Even the Harz mountains where nature-lovers go to hike aren't as green as they used to be. Caroline Bayley went for several walks in the woods, and spoke to the Germans living in a different landscape. And in northern Sri Lanka, Nick Redmayne recently saw signs of enduring mistrust and unease, more than a decade after the end of the state's conflict with the Tamil Tigers. While the civil war is over, the scars can still be seen. Producer: Polly Hope Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith Production Co-ordinator: Helena Warwick-Cross

Sri Lanka is known for its rich, full-bodied Ceylon tea, fishermen on stilts, and staggering beauty. If you want to visit an elephant sanctuary, trek to a mountaintop monastery, or swim (and surf) in crystal-blue waters, this teardrop-shaped island in the Bay of Bengal is the place to go. In contrast to its warm, soothing climate is its long history of civil war. The conflict that raged from 1983 until 2009 between the mostly-Sinhalese government and the insurgent Tamil Tigers had a profound and lasting effect on the population. But none of that has curbed Sri Lankans' welcoming temperament nor the island's natural charms. There's world-class street food — all manner of crunchy, savory fried things, spicy curries, and tropical fruits like nothing you've ever seen before. There are sparkling waterfalls, whale watching and leopard sightings, and an iconic train ride through lush green jungles dotted with colorful flowers. All giving truth to the name Sri (Resplendent) Lanka (Island). In this episode, we explore Sri Lankan legend, get nostalgic about Duran Duran, hear the details of a remarkable airplane adventure, and get very curious about wood fruit. Then we recommend five great books that took us to Sri Lanka on the page, including an adventure memoir by the world's best travel writer, an unusual crime story, a colorful cookbook, and two dream-like novels set during the civil war years, one of which Mel clutched to her chest in a hug. Here are the books about bookshops we recommend on the show: Anil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje The Hamilton Case by Michelle de Kretser Rambutan: Recipes from Sri Lanka by Cynthia Shanmugalingam Elephant Complex: Travels In Sri Lanka by John Gimlette The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka For more on the books we recommend, plus the other cool stuff we talk about, visit our show notes. Transcript of Sri Lanka: Remarkable, Relentless, Resplendent. Do you enjoy our show? Do you want access to awesome bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon! Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virtual Tamil Eelam doesn't connect itself to a physical label. Instead, it petitions to be recognised as a nation-state by publishing its heritage and cultural histories, diverse news, forums, distinct map designs and symbols, and suggestions for communal activities on websites that date back to the 90s. Ana describes how the Tamils have found creative uses of the web's varying information dispersal techniques, and the girls chat about how that addresses their national sentiments as autonomous, legitimate and independent.Follow us on Twitter @OurFriendCompAnd Instagram @ourfriendthecomputerMain research for the episode was done by Ana who also audio edited.Music by Nelson Guay (SoundCloud: fluxlinkages)OFtC is a sister project of the Media Archaeology Lab at the University of Colorado at Boulder.  References:- Skawennati, Mikhel Proulx, Dragan Espenschied, “Rhizome Presents: CyberPowWow and Panel Discussion”, December 10 2022, Rhizome, New Museum, New York- Christopher Kulendran Thomas, “Another World”, ICA, London, October 2022 - January 2023- Christopher Kulendran Thomas, “New Eelam: Bristol”, in collaboration with Annika Kuhlmann. Installation view at Spike Island, Bristol, 2019- “Christopher Kulendran Thomas Talk (audio) at the 2017 Verbier Art Summit“, Verbier Art Summit, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIrHCy_2MXc, Published Jan 26 2021- “Australia puts Tamil Tigers on terrorist list”, Irish Times, https://www.irishtimes.com/news/australia-puts-tamil-tigers-on-terrorist-list-1.408157, Published Dec 21 2001- “3/ Serendipity”, @BaytAlFann, https://twitter.com/BaytAlFann/status/1604405373011886081, Published Dec 18 2022- “Spatial conceptions of URLs: Tamil Eelam networks on the World Wide Web”, Jillana Enteen, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1461444806061944, New Media & Society Journal, 2006- TamilNet (www.tamilnet.com)- EelamWeb (www.eelamweb.com)- Ilankai Tamil Eelam Sangam (www.sangam.org)- “Tamilnet blocked in Sri Lanka”, https://www.bbc.com/sinhala/news/story/2007/06/070620_tamilnet, BBCSinhala, 2007- Bruno Latour, “We Have Never Been Modern”, 1993, Harvard University Press- Banadict Anderson, “Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism”, 1991, London, Verso

https://youtu.be/QDn52vTDg-k …[W]e now have the first complete data set of all suicide terrorist attacks around the world from 1980 to 2009,…research on who becomes a suicide terrorist showed that virtually none could be diagnosed as mentally ill, while many were religious and, most striking, nearly all emerged from communities resisting foreign military occupation…. From 1980 to 2003, there were 345 completed suicide terrorist attacks by 524 suicide terrorists who actually killed themselves on a mission to kill others, half of whom are secular. The world leader was the Tamil Tigers (a secular, Hindu group) who carried out more attacks than Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) during this period. Further, at least a third of the suicide attacks in predominantly Muslim countries were carried out by secular terrorist groups, such as the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Turkey. Instead of religion, what over 95% of all suicide terrorist attacks before 2004 had in common was a strategic goal: to compel a democratic state to withdraw combat forces that are threatening territory that the terrorists' prize. From Lebanon to Sri Lanka to the West Bank to Chechnya, the central goal of every suicide terrorist campaign has been to resist military occupation by a democracy…. It was the Hindu, avowedly antireligious Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka, whose 157 suicide terrorists totaled more than Hamas and all other Palestinian suicide groups combined. Of the Palestinian suicide terrorists, more than a third were from secular groups, such as the Al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigade and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Of the suicide terrorists associated with Hezbollah in Lebanon during the 1980s, only 21% were Islamic fundamentalists while 71% were communists and socialists; 8% were Christians. In Turkey, 100% of the PKK's suicide attackers were secular. Overall, Islamic fundamentalism cannot account for over half of the known affiliations of the 524 total suicide terrorists from 1980 to 2003—184 were from Islamic fundamentalist groups (35% comprising 73 Al Qaeda, 5 Lebanese, 5 Kashmiri Rebels, 69 Hamas, 34 Palestinian Islamic Jihad) and 236 from secular groups (45% comprising 157 Tamil Tigers, 42 Al-Aqsa, 22 Lebanese, 15 PKK), while 12 (21%) had unknown ideological affiliations…. Further, notice that there are no suicide attackers from Iran—one of the largest Islamic fundamentalist populations in the world, with a population greater than Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, and Syria combined. – Robert Pape and James K. Feldman, Cutting the Fuse

Terrorist groups attain notoriety through acts of violence, but threats of future violence are just as important in attaining their political goals. Today, I talked with Dr. Joseph Brown about how terrorists use threats, true and false, to achieve key outcomes such as social control, economic attrition, and policy concessions. Bio: I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Boston. I research political conflict, including protest, state repression, and terrorism. My book, Force of Words: The Logic of Terrorist Threats (Columbia University Press 2020) is a detailed study of how violent non-state actors use threats to achieve their political aims. I completed my Ph.D. at Columbia University. I have conducted fieldwork in Northern Ireland, Spain, Sri Lanka and Peru, interviewing members of the Irish Republican Army, ETA, the Tamil Tigers, Shining Path, and the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement. My research has been supported by the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy, the Earth Institute, and the Global Public Policy Network. Please browse my site and my Google Scholar page and feel free to contact me with questions. Website - https://josephmbrown.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Joseph_M_Brown Artwork by Phillip Thor - https://linktr.ee/Philipthor_art The Way Podcast - www.PodcastTheWay.com - Follow at Twitter / Instagram - @podcasttheway (Subscribe/Follow on streaming platforms and social media!) To watch the visuals with the trailer go to https://www.podcasttheway.com/trailers/ Thank you Don Grant for the Intro/Outro. Check out his podcast - https://threeinterestingthings.captivate.fm Intro guitar copied from Aiden Ayers at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UiB9FMOP5s *The views demonstrated in this show are strictly those of The Way Podcast/Radio Show*

Quizmasters Lee and Marc meet for a trivia quiz with topics including Ancient History, Medical, Astronomy, Trees, Periodic Table, Sports Arenas, Food, Logos and more! Round One MEDICAL - Breakfast at 7, Lunch at 12, Dinner at 5 is a mnemonic device used by medical professionals to remember details regarding what part of the skeleton? FAMOUS CHARACTERS - Perdita and Pongo are main characters in what book turned animated film that was remade in 1996? TREES - Also known as the maidenhair tree, what species of tree has origins in China that can be traced back to the Middle Jurassic period and today whose leaf extract is commonly used as a dietary supplement? ANCIENT HISTORY - What is the name of the legendary founder and first king of Rome? ASTRONOMY - Sagittarius A*, located at the Galactic Center of the Milky Way, is what kind of astronomical object? The Tamil Tigers were a militant organization located in what Asian country? Round Two SPORTS ARENAS - With attendance capacity for football of 61,500, what NFC North team plays in the smallest NFL stadium? ANTHROPOLOGY - What practice, first proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1784 and adopted by most people in America, Canada, Europe and Australia (and generally not elsewhere) is believed by many sleep scientists to be dangerous to human health? PERIODIC TABLE - P is the symbol for which chemical element? PSYCHOLOGICAL FEARS - Omphalophobia is the fear of what part of the human body? PSYCHOLOGICAL FEARS - What is the fear of heights called? GAMES - Produced by Japanese toy company Waco, the first handheld electronic game debuted in 1972 and featured what two-player game whose origins can be traced back to Ancient Rome and Egypt? Rate My Question NOTORIOUS CELEBS - For failure to report 1.8 million dollars worth of earnings, which female R&B stars "miseducation" of tax law led to a 3-month long prison stint in 2013? Final Questions FOOD - First developed by settlers in the region, Rocky Mountain Oysters are made from what part of a bison or bull? LOGOS - What company, incorporated on October 12, 1897, has a logo comprised of three interlocked tuning forks? Upcoming LIVE Know Nonsense Trivia Challenges November 30th, 2022 - Know Nonsense Challenge - Point Ybel Brewing Co. - 7:30 pm EST December 1st, 2022 - Know Nonsense Trivia Challenge - Ollie's Pub Records and Beer - 7:30 pm EST You can find out more information about that and all of our live events online at KnowNonsenseTrivia.com All of the Know Nonsense events are free to play and you can win prizes after every round. Thank you Thanks to our supporters on Patreon. Thank you, Quizdaddies – Gil, Tim, Tommy, Adam, Brandon, Blake Thank you, Team Captains – Kristin & Fletcher, Aaron, Matthew, David Holbrook, Mo, Lydia, Rick G, Skyler Thank you, Proverbial Lightkeepers – Elyse, Kaitlynn, Frank, Trent, Nina, Justin, Katie, Ryan, Robb, Captain Nick, Grant, Ian, Tim Gomez, Rachael, Moo, Rikki, Nabeel, Jon Lewis, Adam, Lisa, Spencer, Hank, Justin P., Cooper, Sarah, Karly, Lucas, Mike K., Cole, Adam, Caitlyn H, Sam Spencer Thank you, Rumplesnailtskins – Mike J., Mike C., Efren, Steven, Kenya, Dallas, Issa, Paige, Allison, Kevin & Sara, Alex, Loren, MJ, HBomb, Aaron, Laurel, FoxenV, Sarah, Edsicalz, Megan, brandon, Chris, Alec, Sai, Nathan, Tim, Andrea, Ian, Aunt Kiki, Clay, Cam, Littlestoflambs, Seth Special Guest: Seth.

Guests featured in this episodeNeloufer de Mel, Senior Professor of English at the University of Colombo in Sri Lanka. Drawing on feminist scholarship, postcolonial and cultural studies, she has published extensively on Sri Lankan society, gender, justice. Neloufer has been awarded numerous prestigious fellowships and grants from the MacArthur Foundation, a Fulbright Scholarship at Yale, and the IWM in Vienna. Some of her books are: Women and the Nation's Narrative: Gender and Nationalism in Twentieth Century Sri Lanka, Gendering the Tsunami: Women's Experiences from Sri Lanka, and Militarizing Sri Lanka: Popular Culture, Memory and Narrative in the Armed Conflict (2007).  GLOSSARY: Who are the Rajapaksa Family?(04:10, p. 1 in the transcript)The Rajapaksa Family: Sri Lankan family, which has dominated the country's politics for much of the past two decades. During Mahinda Rajapaksa's presidency, it was seen as one of the most influential families in the country with many of its members holding senior governmental positions. The Rajapaksas were briefly out of the government after losing in the 2015 elections, but they returned to power with Gotabaya Rajapaksa as their presidential candidate in 2019. He won and soon after brought his elder brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, back to the government as prime minister and handed key positions to several other members of the family. The popularity of the Rajapaksa family collapsed after their actions caused the economic crisis that started in 2019, resulting in Sri Lanka defaulting on its debt for the first time in its post-independence history. Source What are the 2022 Sri Lankan protests?(04:50, p.2 in the transcript)Spring 2022 Sri Lankan Protests (also known as ‘Aragalaya' – Sinhalese for ‘struggle'): A mainly youth-led mass protest movement over Sri Lanka's worst-ever economic crisis.  During the period, the protesters forced a president and a prime minister to resign, with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa even fleeing the country to escape the uprising. Tens of thousands of people hit the streets in Colombo, occupying important government buildings, including the official residences of the president and the prime minister. Source What was the Sri Lankan Civil War?(05:50, p.2 in transcript)Sri Lankan Civil War: Political unrest, which escalated in the 1980s as groups representing the Tamil minority moved toward organized insurgency. Tamil bases were built up in jungle areas of the northern and eastern parts of the island and increasingly in the southern districts of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, where Tamil groups received official and unofficial support. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) — popularly known as the Tamil Tigers — was the strongest of these, but there were other competing groups, which were sometimes hostile to each other. The Sri Lankan government responded to the unrest by deploying forces to the north and the east, but the eruption of insurgency inflamed communal passions, and in July 1983 there were extensive organized anti-Tamil riots in Colombo and elsewhere. Sinhalese mobs systematically attacked Tamils and destroyed Tamil property, and the riots forced refugees to move within the island and from Sri Lanka to Tamil Nadu. Source   What is the Galle Face Park?(08:10, p.2 in transcript)The Galle Face Green Park: a five-hectare ocean-side urban park, which stretches for a half kilometre along the coast. The area was occupied during the 2022 Sri Lankan Protests with the protesters establishing a ‘village' named ‘Gotagogama', or ‘Gota go village', in Sinhala. Gota-Go-Gama has been set up (similarly to Occupy Wall Street) like a small model village, providing basic necessities, including free food, free water bottles, toilets as well as limited free emergency medical services. Source

Josie tells Taylor about the dark history behind one of Japan's most adorable tourist attractions. Plus: the mystery of the disappearing Sri Lankan handball team.

In 2006, Sri Lanka's current president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, came within metres of death when he was targeted in a suicide bomb attack in Colombo. The attack was orchestrated by the Tamil Tigers during what was supposed to be a ceasefire in Sri Lanka's long-standing civil war. Matt Pintus has been speaking to former Sri Lankan foreign minister, Pali Palihakkara, who was injured in the blast. Photo: Burning car after explosion (Getty Images)

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was a Tamil militant organization that was based in northeastern Sri Lanka. Its aim was to secure an independent state of Tamil Eelam in the north and east in response to the state policies of successive Sri Lankan governments that were widely considered to be discriminatory towards the minority Sri Lankan Tamils, as well as the oppressive actions—including anti-Tamil pogroms in 1956 and 1958—carried out by the majority Sinhalese. Initially starting out as a guerrilla force, the LTTE increasingly came to resemble that of a conventional fighting force with a well-developed military wing that included a navy, an airborne unit, an intelligence wing, and a specialised suicide attack unit. In particular, India's relationship with the LTTE was complex, as it went from initially supporting the organisation to engaging it in direct combat through the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF), owing to changes in the former's foreign policy during the phase of the conflict. The LTTE gained global notoriety for using women and children in combat and carrying out a number of high-profile assassinations, including former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991 and Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa in 1993. Over the course of the conflict, the LTTE frequently exchanged control of territory in the north-east with the Sri Lankan military, with the two sides engaging in intense military confrontations. It was involved in four unsuccessful rounds of peace talks with the Sri Lankan government and at its peak in 2000, the LTTE was in control of 76% of the landmass in the Northern and Eastern provinces of Sri Lanka. Prabhakaran headed the organisation from its inception until his death in 2009. Between 1983 and 2009, more than 80,000 were killed in the civil war, of which many were Sri Lankan Tamils. 800,000 Sri Lankan Tamils also left Sri Lanka for various destinations, including Europe, North America, and Asia.

Long time no listen! Welcome back fellow anarchists and people looking for something boring to listen to help them overcome their insomnia. After a year of Covid, babies, and unemployment the anomie podcast is back for season 3. This season will be different to those that came before it as it will have an overarching theme and narrative that will link each of the 7 episodes. We will be attempting to discuss the role of armed revolutionary groups in the furthering or failure of radical politics during the 20th and 21st centuries. We will investigate groups like Hamas, the Black Panthers, the PKK, the Tamil Tigers, the IRA and the Italian Red Brigades in the hopes of discovering whether armed revolution is ever warranted and if so when and how? So, join us on 10th April on whatever podcast platform you are currently listening to for our first episode on the Palestinian group Hamas. In the words of the immortal Emma Goldman: “People have only as much liberty as they have the intelligence to want and the courage to take.”

In Sri Lanka, 13 years after the end of the civil war with the Tamil Tigers that lasted a quarter of a century, reconciliation appears elusive. Elected in 2019, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, seen by the Sinhalese majority as a hero and accused by the Tamil minority ​​of war crimes during the conflict, embodies this divide. FRANCE 24's Thomas Denis reports, with Navodita Kumari.

Please Follow, Rate, Review, and Share the Podcast. I sat down with now BJJ Blue Belt, IMMAF World Championship competitor for England, and Karate Black Belt, Kenirujan Suthakaran to discuss his history in martial arts and his life growing up in the Tamil community in South London. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AvatarJillian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avatarjillian SUBSCRIBE to the Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl09XwvHwEz-9l6AGutWoMg Keni's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kenirujan

Photo:    South Korean aid convoy entering North Korea through the Demilitarized Zone, 1998 "Ju-cheh means: how to be a successful shakedown artist" --J Bolton "In the twilight years of the George W. Bush administration, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice de-listed North Korea from the State Sponsor of Terrorism list, even though Pyongyang was, according to the Congressional Research Service, in deep with the Tamil Tigers and Hezbollah. Rice succumbed to a common second term pattern and threw a Hail Mary pass to change Bush's foreign policy legacy, but like many desperate last minute moves, hers ended in failure."  —Michael Rubin Millennial South Korea pushes back at Kim shake-downs. @JoshRogin https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/north-korea-promotes-new-five-year-military-plan-amid-heightening-tensions-with-seoul

The Law Offices Of Quibble, Squabble & Bicker entertain an interesting guest today with budding actor and model Joshua Christian Azali. Joshua declined to help represent the client, The Sweet Smell Of Secession. The conversation overall began normally but devolved as per usual. The discussion included Asian Men Black Women, flipping us off, you've been douchebagged, motorcycle with a question mark, Tamil Tigers, rode a boomerang to Mecca, gender normative ties, Fatty Arbuckle, too much hair, sexy Indonesian, before the turtlehead, varnish a cottonball, Tom Hardy, Mortal Kombat, the Boxer Rebellion, Jackie Chan, part human part wheelchair, a warning bird, He-Man And the Masters Of the U.S. House of Representatives, yeah yeah, sand dunes and rebels, a melange of Gregness, Fantasy Comic Book Editors League and the scent of Walken. For other episodes, go to www.qsblaw.org. They are also internettable on: Instagram - @lawofficesofquibble; Twitter - @qsblaw; TikTok - @qsblaw; Uhive - https://www.uhive.com/web/shares/z/QTTCLFU; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quiblle.bicker.3; Tumblr - quibblesquabblebicker; Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/user/QuibbleSquabble or watch them on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/LawOfficesofQuibbleSquabbleBicker --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/qsb/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/qsb/support

Welchen Behörden obliegt die Durchsetzung des staatlichen Strafanspruchs? Ausgehend von der Staatsanwaltschaft (Art. 16 StPO; GOG) schlagen Duri Bonin und Gregor Münch den Bogen zur Jugendanwaltschaft (JStG; JStPO; GOG), der Bundesanwaltschaft (Art. 16 StPO; StBOG) und zum Militärstrafrecht (MStP; MStG). Bei einem Freispruchbier kam die Idee auf, die Strafprozessordnung Artikel für Artikel zu besprechen: Deshalb treffen sich Duri Bonin und Gregor Münch jeden Freitag in den "Heiligen Stunden" des 5-Uhr-Clubs und diskutieren einen Artikel der Strafprozessordnung. Wann macht Aussageverweigerung Sinn? Weshalb braucht es Teilnahmerechte? Wie läuft eine Einvernahme ab und wie ist die Stimmung im Einvernahmeraum? Wann finden die meisten Verhaftungen statt? Diesen und noch viel mehr Fragen gehen Duri und Gregi in diesem Podcast nach. Links zu diesem Podcast: - Absichtserklärung zum gegenseitigen Verhalten im Rahmen des Strafprozesses zwischen dem Schweizerischen Anwaltsverband und der Bundesanwaltschaft: https://www.sav-fsa.ch/de/documents/dynamiccontent/absichtserklaerung_ba_-_sav_d.pdf - Schweizerische Strafprozessordnung (StPO): https://www.admin.ch/opc/de/classified-compilation/20052319/index.html - Gesetz über die Gerichts- und Behördenorganisation im Zivil- und Strafprozess (GOG): http://www2.zhlex.zh.ch/appl/zhlex_r.nsf/0/DAF68F66878846FAC12583C300528BBC/$file/211.1_10.5.10_104.pdf - Anwaltskanzlei von Duri Bonin: http://www.duribonin.ch - Anwaltskanzlei von Gregor Münch: https://www.d32.ch/personen - Titelbild bydanay: https://www.instagram.com/bydanay/ - Lernhilfen für die Anwaltsprüfung: http://www.duribonin.ch/lernhilfen/ Weitere Podcastreihen von Duri Bonin: - Auf dem Weg als Anwältin: https://anwaltspruefung.podigee.io - Interview aus dem Gefängnis: https://gefaengnis.podigee.io - Frag den Anwalt: https://anwalt.podigee.io - Mit 40i cha mers mit de Tiger: https://40i.podigee.io Diese Podcasts sind auf allen üblichen Plattformen zu hören

News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.The military campaign by the Sri Lankan government against the Tamil Tigers in April 2009 ended in a massacre of civilians as the military closed on in the last pockets of land in the North East of Sri Lanka. Tamils all arund the world are now commemorating that massacre, and the ongoing discrimination and repression of Tamils in Sri Lanka, as Tamil Genocide Day on May 18. To talk about these issues, we interviewed Charanya from the Tamil Refugee Council.Asia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000 https://anwaltspruefung.podigee.io/157-neue-episode 7fef04dad492b46a95d262270dbc0004 Stephan Bernard ist bei Duri Bonin zu Gast. Sein gerade erschienenes Buch Was ist Strafverteidigung ist Anlass für seinen Besuch. Das Gespräch nimmt seinen Ausgangspunkt beim Strafverteidiger Jacques Verges: Daraus entwickelt sich eine Diskussion über das (wieder aufkeimende) politische Bewusstsein von Strafverteidigern, weshalb die kriminelle Organisation von heute, die Regierung von morgen sein könnte (Fall Tamil Tigers), weshalb es von Vorteil ist, wenn der Strafverteidiger auch ein guter Privatrechtler ist, was es bedeutet, fremde Interessen zu vertreten bei einem Saddam Hussein, beim Gestapo-Chef von Lyon Klaus Barbie, dem Rupperswiler Vierfachmörder Thomas N. oder bei Brian alias «Carlos». Stephan Bernard schildert, was es mit einem macht, wenn man in einen Shitstorm gerät und Morddrohungen erhält. Er konstatiert: Jeder hat Unsicherheit und Ängste. Wir sind einsam in diesem Beruf. Der zweite Teil des Interviews erscheint übernächsten Dienstag. Im Podcast Auf dem Weg zur Anwältin reflektiert Duri Bonin mit Gästen über Fragen rund um die Arbeit als Anwalt und Strafverteidiger: Was macht eine gute Anwältin aus? Wie organisiert man die Anwaltstätigkeit? Wie handhabt man den Umgang mit Klienten, Gegenanwälten, der Polizei, der Staatsanwaltschaft und den Gerichten? Was zeichnet ein gutes Plädoyer aus? Wie legt man sich eine Verteidigungsstrategie zurecht? Der spannenden Fragen sind vieler. Es ist ein Weg ins Urmenschliche, manchmal gar Allzumenschliche. Das Buch Was ist Strafverteidigung zum gratis herunterladen Wir sind der Sand im gut geschmierten Getriebe der Strafjustiz, Rezension von Brigitte Hürlimann in der Republik Anwaltskanzlei von Duri Bonin Titelbild bydanay Lernhilfen für die Anwaltsprüfung Weitere Podcastreihen von Duri Bonin Auf dem Weg zur Anwältin Interview aus dem Gefängnis Frag den Anwalt Mit 40i cha mers mit de Tiger Diese Podcasts sind auf allen üblichen Plattformen zu hören

Catch up on what you missed on a jam-packed episode of The Richard Syrett Show. Host Richard Syrett kicks off the show with a good friend of the show, Lou Schizas. Next, Adrienne Spafford, the CEO of Addictions and Mental Ontario comes on the show to talk about the “Everything is Not Ok campaign.” She will also highlight the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of children, youth, and adults. Then, David Menzies of Rebel News makes his debut appearance and speaks about the Tamil Tiger Demonstration. One of the Hosts of “Dine and Dash,” Chef Matt Dean Pettit joins Richard to share some food spots in the GTA that he believes deserve some more love. After, Lou Schizas participates once again for “News Not In the News.” Lastly, National Chair of the National Council of the Association of Black Conservatives, Dr. Ako Ufodike comes on the show for a feature interview.

GUEST HOST: David Menzies. The Tamil Tigers are recognized as a terrorist group in Canada as well as more than 30 other countries. And here there were their supporters, in Toronto, Canada, proudly flying a flag. GUEST: Andrew Lawton

Prime Minister Ahmed rejected offers of mediation and is still insisting there can be no foreign interference in an internal affair. Also: Sri Lanka bans commemorations for Tamil Tigers killed in the country's decades-long civil war. And, how a locust genome could be the key to ending devastating crop damage.

"The right man at the right place is a devastating weapon”, motto of the US Special Forces, aptly summed up the LTTE says Abhay Sapru in his second combat novel, The Beckoning Isle. We discuss the IPKF (Indian Peace Keeping Force) in Sri Lanka, the Tamil Tigers, the paucity of war stories in India and the lack of readership of combat novels. We also cover bizarre occurrences in war and life and catch a rare glimpse of the effects of war on soldiers including post traumatic stress. Check it out: https://tinyurl.com/y5vmyogd Meet the author: abhaysapru.com Credits: Free CC Attribute 3.0, Public Domain: 1. Storybook by freemusicarchive.org 2. Ruger 357 Magnum Gun Cock by soundbible.com 3. Deutz-Tractor-Engine - Erdie on freesound.com 4. Gun War - MysteryMan229 - soundbible.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/manisha-kadagathur/message

Throughout his life, Pastor Daniel Nalliah has risen to be one of Australia's most prominent patriot activists and Christian voices. He is my guest in the studio for the midweek edition of WilmsFront as I go through his journey to Australia and the battles he's faced against hostile forces. We start in Daniel's country of birth Sri Lanka, last Easter Christians were attacked by an Islamic terrorist group that shocked most of the world. Daniel is of Tamil ethnicity and explains the violence of the civil war that the Tamil Tigers fought against the Sinhalese majority from 1983 to 2009 and how the nation has healed since then. Daniel moved to the theocratic sharia law-governed Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1995. He witnessed beheadings and faced arrest and possible death himself for smuggling and distributing bibles to Christians in the Kingdom. He assisted in securing the release of 31 Christians arrested for practicing their faith in the Kingdom and lobbied for the US Congress to pass the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. Daniel and his family migrated to Australia in 1997 and quickly assimilated into Australian culture. He established his church the Catch the Fire Ministries and a national Christian prayer movement called Rise Up Australia. He and another Pastor Daniel Scot were the first targets of Victoria's Racial Religious Tolerance 2001 when the Islamic Council of Victoria sent three white Muslims to a seminar his church held on the teachings of Islam to get offended. The two pastors were taken to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal under Section 8 of the Act for Religious Vilification. After a five-year legal battle costing $600,000 they were found not guilty by Victoria's Supreme Court. Rise Up Australia become a political party in 2010, the party was ironically called racist and white supremacist despite the fact Daniel himself is Sri Lankan and the members of his party come from almost every ethnicity. Rise Up participated in the Reclaim Australia movement and United Patriots Front activism. Given both movements were called racist with neo-Nazi members I ask Daniel about his experience with both movements given he was happy to speak and participate and the other members of the movements were happy to stand with him. Daniel and I discuss how multiculturalism has failed in Australia creating tribal communities. Elements of Islamic sharia are now incorporated by our welfare system. Daniel supports a reduction in Muslim migration, focusing on bringing in persecuted Christians but does not support significant cuts to Australia's annual migration intake. The Rise Up Australia Party was deregistered last year, Daniel explains this was a combination of the election of minor parties in Australia becoming more difficult and his faith in Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivering for Australia and its Christians. I ask Daniel his views on the proposed Religious Discrimination Act. Rugby player Israel Folau was criticized by the media recently in a recorded sermon at his family church where he claimed Australia's black summer of bushfires were due to New South Wales legalizing abortion and same-sex marriage. Daniel made similar remarks after Victoria's 2009 Black Saturday bushfires, I ask him to clarify those remarks. WilmsFront Links: Entropy: https://entropystream.live/app/timwilms Website: http://timwilms.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilmsfront Minds: https://www.minds.com/timwilms Gab: https://gab.com/timwilms Telegram Channel: https://t.me/wilmsfront DLive: https://dlive.tv/timwilms BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/timwilms/ Rational Rise TV: https://rationalrise.tv/ Contact Details: Telegram Messenger: https://t.me/timwilms Email: me@timwilms.com Support the Show: Membership: http://www.theunshackled.net/membership Donate: https://www.theunshackled.net/donate/ Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/theunsh... Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theunshackled Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/TheUnshackled Other Unshackled Productions: The Uncuckables: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDg6qZbQt68DJ4gmHWhOCuw Debt Nation: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKKEHuAGzwVtIEIFW3cZOPg Affiliate Productions: The Rational Rise: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdEfsAy6rUDPnm9HwKA_asg Right Minds NZ: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFcFU3Qv9lKc9rHEIqWd6Dw Matty's Modern Life: https://www.youtube.com/user/mattus52 XYZ Live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsVPqW6Mi0XP6hOXTE4sT6g Melbourne Traditionalists: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCREh4e70ZihL5dj0N_kyaaw Other Unshackled Links: Website: https://www.theunshackled.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TUnshackled Twitter: https://twitter.com/Un_shackled Gab: https://gab.ai/theunshackled Telegram: https://t.me/theunshackled Minds: https://www.minds.com/The_Unshackled Music and Graphics by James Fox Higgins Voice Over By Morgan Munro

Join Assistant Professor of English Nimanthi Rajasingham as she explains the history of colonialism in Sri Lanka and the government’s long and brutal war with the Tamil Tigers. Professor Rajasingham also shares her research into the women’s movement of South Asia and how protest art, literature, and theater all plays into the region’s social movements.

A regular edition of the programme. Across the Americas opening. We take a call from Lima Peru and talk to George McLintock station manager WWCR which has been airing some controversial programmes on shortwave. Victor Goonetilleke reports what's going on in the Sri Lankan conflict between the government and the Tamil Tigers. 

“The worst-case scenario, of an airline that’s forced to police the political views of its own workforce in order to maintain the open skies it needs to operate, would be a horrendous one for Cathay,” Bloomberg's Dan Fickling writes. “Driving a wedge between management and staff inclined to support Hong Kong’s aspirations for greater freedom, and between the airline and customers who retain loyalty to it as an icon of the territory’s unique status, could quickly erase the gains from nearly four years of turning around the business. “Waiting in the wings in that event is the risk that the long-rumored takeover by Cathay’s second-largest shareholder, Air China Ltd., could finally come to fruition." Ran into our friend Nalin Rodrigo who we first met on Dubai Creek some years ago when he was fronting the cargo fortunes of Sri Lankan Cargo from his offices in Colombo. Nalin an all-cargo pro was always completely unflappable, energetic and to tell it a great air cargo dreamer and doer. A Louisiana USA Senator named Bill Cassidy, R-La., who issues a torrent of “White Papers” on various subjects including Health Care now wants the  federal government to look into possible cargo-based money laundering (TBML) suggesting TBML ,”is one of the most profitable and safe mechanisms to launder money, and it is imperative that Congress act.” “There are certain industries that present a greater risk for TBML, such as couriers, cargo services, freight shipping services, international shipping, and money service businesses,"  Sen Bill said. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/geoffrey-arend/support

It's 10 years since Sri Lanka's civil war ended. The war pitted the country's two main ethnic groups, Tamils and Sinhalese, against each other, and divisions remain. But BBC Sinhala journalist Suneth Perera marked the anniversary with an unusual love story between former enemies: Gauri Malar, a former Tamil Tiger child soldier, and Roshan Jayathilake, a Sinhalese Civil Defence Force recruit. Image: (L) Gauri and (R) Roshan Credit: BBC

In May 2009 the Sri Lankan army defeated the Tamil Tigers, ending a brutal 25-year civil war; also, the economists who predicted the 2008 global economic crash, plus the Nazis' stolen children, a victim of China's One Child policy, and the building of the great Karakoram Highway. Photo: Tamil civilians standing on the roadside after crossing to a government-controlled area 2kms from the front-line, 2009 (Getty Images)

In May 2009 the Sri Lankan army finally crushed the Tamil Tiger rebels, ending 25 years of bloody civil war. In the final weeks of the conflict, thousands of civilians were trapped alongside the rebels under heavy shelling as the government forces closed in. Journalists and aid workers were prevented from reaching the war zone. Mike Lanchin has been hearing from one Tamil woman trapped in the siege zone, and from the former UN spokesman in Sri Lanka, Gordon Weiss, who watched on from the capital Colombo as the fighting came to an end. Photo: Tamil civilians standing on the roadside after crossing to a government-controlled area 2kms from the front-line (Getty Images)

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At the age of 15, Niromi Di Soyza left her middle class home in Northern Sri Lanka and joined a violent militant group called the Tamil Tigers, a liberation front to some and a terrorist organisation to others. But the horrific realities of war, confronting snipers in dense jungle while spending most of her time on the run, quickly overshadowed the romance of violent revolution. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One of the worst mass atrocities in recent times took place in Sri Lanka during the final days of that country’s long civil war. In May 2009, tens of thousands of people were killed by Sri Lankan armed forces over the course of just a few days as the military sought to deal a final blow to an insurgent group known as the Tamil Tigers. In the process, they killed as many as 40,000 civilians. No one was brought to justice for this crime against humanity. And the lack of accountability for those crimes is a key factor in that my guest, Kate Cronin- Furman, argues is contributing to political instability in Sri Lanka today. Kate Cronin-Furman is an assistant professor of Human Rights in the Department of Political Science, University College London. In this conversation, she explains what happened during the final days of that civil war when this massacre occurred. We then discuss how the forces that carried out that crime against humanity are posing a big challenge to the political life of Sri Lanka, which entered an extremely tumultuous period this fall in which two people claimed to be prime minister at the same time. We kick off discussing the Sri Lankan civil war and its brutal end days before having a longer discussion about the ways in which the lack of accountability for those events are undermining the political stability of Sri Lanka today. This massacre of 40,000 people was second only to the genocide in Darfur as the worst mass atrocity event of the first decade of the 21st century. As you will learn in this episode, Sri Lankan politics is still defined by this atrocity in ways harmful to a healthy democracy.    

Want to go to jail in Sri Lanka today? Just mention the Tamil Tigers in a positive manner and you will be on trial.  That's how upset people still are about the war that ended almost ten years ago.  Bob Blake unpacks this time of terror in Sri Lanka.

We get trapped in the closet and plot out four very difficult Colorado kills in Hitman: Episode 5. Developer: IO Interactive | Publisher: Square Enix, Feral Interactive (Linux, macOS) & Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (Definitive Edition) | Release Date: September 27, 2016 Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Kevin Reaburn shake up the Left Behind Game Club's "hierarchy of killers", ogle Moe's score in unison, discuss Hitman math and transform Sean Rose from an environmental terrorist to a Silicon Valley Bomb Boy in khakis. Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) Special Guest: Kevin Reaburn (@ATribeCalledKev) Website: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub Show Notes (spoilers): 2:40 We get our Colorado briefing 4:25 Moe was Colorado-confused and imagines Sean Rose as a Silicon Valley CEO 5:30 Mike gets really mad about reading 6:30 Kevin gives his Hitman history (it's very brief) 8:20 Kevin hides his first kill 11:20 Mike brings up the level's "rings of security" 16:30 Kevin takes on Sean Rose (aka the Silicon Valley Bomb Boy) and his watch 19:20 We play the "how long did Kevin play this level" game! 21:05 OH NO DON'T TALK ABOUT R. KELLY 24:20 Taking out the Tamil Tiger, Maya Pavarti 27:55 Kevin moves on to Penelope Graves 30:45 Kevin exits the level 33:15 What was Kevin's score? 34:10 Jacob got a non-zero score! Again! 35:20 Jacob describes his path of destruction 37:15 Jacob trusted the process to move from Sean Rose to Maya Pavarti 40:00 Jacob finds goodies in a train car and tries to double kill Penelope Graves and Ezra Berg 41:35 Jacob imbues the Handcrafted Killer 43:35 Jacob channels Moe to kill Penelope Graves 45:55 A big change in the Left Behind Game Club Hitman Universe 47:40 Moe begins going through his masterful playthrough with Sean Rose and Maya Pavarti 51:25 Moe has one set up... and gets two more with an amazing kill that had us in awe (in unison) 53:10 Moe describes his final kill of Ezra Berg... lethal syringe style 58:00 Mike takes a walk to start his playthrough 1:00:50 We discuss Hitman math 1:02:55 Jacob places Colorado this mission at the bottom of the Hitman Season 1 hierarchy 1:06:00 Mike explains his Weekend at Bernie's moment 1:08:35 Mike goes after Maya Pavarti 1:10:25 We compare Colorado to the other levels in Hitman 1:14:25 Is the story backloaded? Also, Shakespeare.

After the victory of the Sri Lankan government over the Tamil Tigers in 2009, many working class Sri Lankans expected that the 'peace dividend' was going to lead to an improvement in their lives.Unfortunately this has not proved the case with corruption, repression and inequality still prevalent in the country. Ethnic and communal issues are also being stoked up by powerful sections of the ruling class and far right groups like the far-right Buddhist group Bodu Bala Sena (Buddhist Power Force).We talk to Lionel Boapge, a long time labour and human rights activist, on the reasons and dynamics behind the current anti-Muslim pogroms in Sri Lanka.Asia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia

Who are the Tamil Tigers?  Hint: This is no baseball team and they aren't playing ball.

Excerpts from 3CR's Monday Brekkie show || Tamil asylum seeker Santharuban has been deported to Sri Lanka where he is vulnerable to government reprisals for his past activities in the Tamil Tigers. Aran Mylvaganam from the Tamil Refugee Council comes on the show to update us on his whereabouts and what may happen next || The African Visitation and Mentoring Program is a partnership between Jesuit Social Services and the Corrections Victoria that trains and supports volunteers to mentor people of African backgrounds in prisons and after release. Program co-coordinator Brigid Henley comes on the show to tell us why you should volunteer || Colleen Bolger is joining Steve Jolley on the Victorian Socialists ticket for the upcoming State election. Colleen comes on the show to tell us about the Victorian Socialists' platform || Shirley Winton of IPAN (Independent and Peaceful Australia Network) tells Monday Breakfast why we should be worried about Australia's increased millitary funding and the government's aim at making one of the world's major arms manufacturer

In July 1987 separatist Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka attacked an army camp. It was the first of hundreds of suicide attacks carried by the group known as the "Black Tigers" against both military and civilian targets during the country's long running civil war. Farhana Haider hears from a former Tamil resident of Sri Lanka and from one of the only filmmakers to have spent any time with the Black Tigers.Photo: Captain Miller shrine at Nelliady, Jaffna, Sri Lanka on Black Tigers Day, 2004. Credit: Public Domain

In July 1987 separatist Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka attacked an army camp. It was the first of hundreds of suicide attacks carried by the group known as the "Black Tigers" against both military and civilian targets during the country's long running civil war. Farhana Haider hears from a former Tamil resident of Sri Lanka and from one of the only filmmakers to have spent any time with the Black Tigers. Photo: Captain Miller shrine at Nelliady, Jaffna, Sri Lanka on Black Tigers Day, 2004. Credit: Public Domain

From our live show in November of 2015, the full hour with author Claude Berube to discuss his second Connor Stark novel, Syren's Song, from Naval Institute Press. From the Amazon page;"Syren's Song is the second novel featuring Connor Stark, and it promises to be just as engaging asThe Aden Effect. This geopolitical thriller begins when the Sri Lankan navy is unexpectedly attacked by a resurgent and separatist Tamil Tiger organization. The government issues a letter of marque to former U.S. Navy officer Connor Stark, now the head of the private security company Highland Maritime Defense. Stark and his eclectic compatriots accept the challenge only to learn that the Sea Tigers who crippled the Sri Lankan navy are no ordinary terrorists." 

Yasin tells the story about how he almost got jumped by a Tamil gang due to an accidental stare down and Syed offers a possible backstory of how Azog The Defiler got his nickname. They also share their thoughts on the struggle of maintaining discipline and how they keep things on track.

On today's 'Global Exchange' Podcast, we have two foreign policy experts in conversation with Colin Robertson to discuss their contributions to our 'Foreign Policy Review' series. First, Colin speaks with Andrew McAlister, a former Canadian Ambassador to Tanzania and Madagascar, about the role of Canadian mining companies in developing regions such as Africa and Latin America. Next, Colin speaks with Ross Reid, a former Member of Parliament and Federal Minister, about how Canada can promote democracy and democratic institutions throughout the developing world. Papers: The two papers mentioned in the Podcast are available at cgai.ca: - "Can Canadian Mining Companies make a Difference in Africa?" by Andrew McAlister (http://www.cgai.ca/policy_review#Foreign%20Policy%20Collection) - "How Should Canada Promote Democracy and Good Governance Internationally?" by Ross Reid (http://www.cgai.ca/policy_review#Foreign%20Policy%20Collection) Bios: Colin Robertson (host) - A former Canadian diplomat, Colin Robertson is Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and a Senior Advisor to Dentons LLP. Andrew McAlister - Former Ambassador to Tanzania and Madagascar. Now a consultant throughout the mining sector in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Ross Reid - Former Member of Canadian Parliament, former Federal Minister, as well as former Deputy Minister and Chief of Staff in Newfoundland and Labrador. Now involved in democracy development in more than 30 countries. Recommended Books: Andrew McAlister - "A National Crime: The Canadian Government and the Residential School System" (https://www.amazon.ca/National-Crime-Canadian-Government-Residential/dp/0887556469/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1474306288&sr=8-1&keywords=A+National+Crime) | "All the Light We Cannot See" (https://www.amazon.ca/All-Light-We-Cannot-See/dp/150110456X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1474306318&sr=1-1&keywords=all+the+light+we+cannot+see) | "The Girl on the Train" (https://www.amazon.ca/Girl-Train-Paula-Hawkins/dp/038568231X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1474306342&sr=1-1&keywords=a+girl+on+the+train) Ross Reid - "Before the Fall" (https://www.amazon.ca/Before-Fall-Noah-Hawley/dp/1455561789/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1474306365&sr=1-1&keywords=before+the+fall) | "The Cage: The Fight for Sri Lanka and the Last Days of the Tamil Tigers" (https://www.amazon.ca/Cage-Fight-Lanka-Tamil-Tigers/dp/1934137545) Give 'The Global Exchange' a review on iTunes! Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on Linkedin. Head over to our website cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Jared Maltais and Meaghan Hobman. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

With Francine Stock Director Jacques Audiard reveals why he cast a former Tamil Tiger to star in his drama Dheepan, which won the prestigious Palme D'Or at last year's Cannes festival. Composer Neil Brand unravels the mysteries of the score to one of the greatest openings in cinema history, Citizen Kane. Location scout Philip Lobban explains how a key scene in a recent James Bond film was set in Surrey and Scotland simultaneously, with the help of some digital trickery. Couple In a Hole director Tom Geens on his debut movie, which took five years to get financed and was abandoned after two days when his lead actor broke his leg, and why this turned out to be a happy accident.

This was a sad week - presenter Pete Myers had passed away the week before. This programme included a great tribute from Victor Goonetilleke. We made a full tribute to Pete in a programme called A Talent to Amuse which is also archived on this site. But the programme also included news about media changes in Iraq. And a clandestine station, Voice of the Tamil Tiger is a new AM broadcasting station being heard in Sri Lanka. We also look at the possible link with London based IBC.  Radio Napa in Cyprus is linking with several local stations around Europe for a Christmas special. Peter Walsh in Australia on the future of radio. Andy Sennitt is working on the Real Radio Ezine and came on permanent staff at Radio Netherlands. Media Network's Christmas Quiz wants you to tell us what you like. My son, Christopher who was 9 years old at the time did the intros this time.  Fun times.... Picture shows Pete Myers with Dheera Sujan and Maggie Ayre.

This Sunday for the full hour our guest will be author Claude Berube to discuss his second Connor Stark novel, Syren's Song, from Naval Institute Press. From the Amazon page;"Syren's Song is the second novel featuring Connor Stark, and it promises to be just as engaging asThe Aden Effect. This geopolitical thriller begins when the Sri Lankan navy is unexpectedly attacked by a resurgent and separatist Tamil Tiger organization. The government issues a letter of marque to former U.S. Navy officer Connor Stark, now the head of the private security company Highland Maritime Defense. Stark and his eclectic compatriots accept the challenge only to learn that the Sea Tigers who crippled the Sri Lankan navy are no ordinary terrorists."We will also discuss the craft of writing, how emerging real world events can influence the writing of fiction, and as we usually do with Claude, perhaps some other interestiing topics that crop up in the course of our conversation.

In October 1995 during Sri Lanka's brutal civil war Tamil Tiger rebels attacked a remote Sinhalese village. Witness hears from a survivor and from journalist, Amal Jayasinghe. Some listeners might find parts of the programme disturbing. (Photo: Villagers flee Kotiyagala in Sri Lanka's southeast. Credit: Sena VIDANAGAM/AFP/Getty Images)

Visaka Dharmadasa is a celebrated Sri Lankan peace activist whose son went missing in action in 1998, while fighting for the Sri Lankan army against Tamil Tiger rebels. She won a landmark case against the government to get DNA checks done to trace missing soldiers and she works with mothers from both sides of the conflict, Tamils and Sinhalese, for a peaceful future. Visaka's work and her belief that her son is still alive keep her sane; she still keeps the chocolates in the freezer, that she bought for him 15 years ago, waiting for his return. Luz Villamil is Colombian Palestinian. Her father was kidnapped by Farc left wing guerrillas in 1998, but released after 81 days. Luz's family's joy was short lived as two years later her brother went missing from a Colombian seaside resort. His disappearance has remained a mystery and they have no clues, only rumour and speculation. Luz hopes her brother is hearing the messages her family sends out on a Colombian radio show that features relatives of kidnapped and missing people. Left: Luz Villamil, Credit: Angelika Bakou Right: Visaka Dharmadasa. Credit: None

We had just installed a new answerline recorder. Listeners want to know about the Sony SW600, the existance of a portable MP3 player, frequency changes for RNW, Victor has been hearing Radio Miami International - a rare catch in Asia. Voice of the Tamil Tiger being jammed by Sri Lankan authorities. Michel Schmidt wants to know about DAB in Germany and the Netherlands. 1997 will be the year of introduction. We followed the launch of Radio-E, set up to demonstrate digital radio. Radio Netherlands launches a daily email newsletter. The NOS Gender monitoring unit has been closed down.  The Dutch seem to be rather traditional. Only 18% of all experts on TV are women. We got a lot of reaction to our contest. Arthur Cushen recalls a record frost - and excellent mediumwave reception in Invercargill New Zealand.  

This was a news programme in which we looked at DX programmes to replace RCI's DX Digest which has ceased transmission. World of Radio from Glenn Hauser runs via WWCR. And Radio Havana Cuba's Arnie Coro reported his station was doing tests with compatible single sideband. Western media this week have speculated that a new clandestine station called Voice of Free Iraq coming out of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is actually backed by the CIA. Richard Measham of BBC Monitoring has details of clandestine stations operating out of Kurdistan. Sarath Weerakoon in Sri Lanka is hearing a new service out of Radio Baghdad which also seems to be aimed at Kurdistan. We hear about a new FM station in Jaffna run by the Tamil Tigers. That part of Sri Lanka at the moment is going through very difficult times, with batteries being banned and no mains electricity being available. BRTN Teletekst reports that Libya has started broadcasts to Eastern Europe with German and Russian being monitored so far. And the Francophone part of Belgium wants to revamp its international radio service in French with a new name. 

Stories from reporters around the world. In this edition: empty hotels and a deserted holiday coastline in Kenya as tourists head home after a Foreign Office terrorism warning; five years after the defeat of the Tamil Tiger rebels, the Sri Lankan government says the country's on the path to ethnic reconciliation - but is it? The coming European elections: will they reflect a growing wave of scepticism about the effectiveness of pan-continental government? A disaster in central America three hundred years ago which brought to an end the last independent kingdom of Scotland. It's a city even Parisians want to move to! how Nantes has been transformed from a grimy old port into a dynamic, artistic powerhouse. The producer - Tony Grant.

This news edition of the programme started with a report from Sri Lanka on how the Tamil Tigers were using radio in their fight against the Sri Lankan government. They were sending coding messages in English. Several listeners phoned in with tuning suggestions. Diana Janssen talked to Andy Sennitt about broadcasting in Chechyna. There are also clandestine radio stations run by the Russians targeting this part of the world. Vasily Strelnikov publishes photos from his days at Radio Moscow. Radio St Helena plans broadcasts on SSB. There were rumours that Atlantic 252 in Ireland was going off the air.

Could Mogadishu be about to lose its title as the world's most dangerous city? Mary Harper says soon there'll be a new parliament and a new president in the Somali capital and there's hope the days of war, drought and famine could come to an end. The authorities in Yemen helped by the US have been taking the battle to al-Qaeda but Natalia Antelava says some believe hearts and minds are being lost in the process. Three years ago the north-eastern tip of Sri Lanka was the scene of the Tamil Tigers' last big battle against the Sri Lankan army. Charles Haviland's been allowed to visit the area. Henry Nicholls, who's been in the Galapagos Islands out in the Pacific Ocean, says people there are finding it hard to pick themselves up after the death of their most famous resident, the giant tortoise, Lonesome George. The annual Bayreuth Festival has been taking place in the south of Germany and Stephen Evans says that once again it's being stalked by controversy.

The BBC's Priyath Liyanage searches for a boy who was carrying a violin case when he was used as a human shield by the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka.

Self-described war nerd Gary Brecher knows he’s not alone. He knows there's a community of large, lonely, mostly basement-dwelling Americans, most of whom are stuck in thankless, TPS-report producing desk jockey jobs, who enjoy reading about war because of their deep dissatisfaction with their own lives. He has been described this way: "Part war commentator, part angry humorist àla Bill Hicks, Brecher inveighs against pieties of all stripes — Liberian generals, Dick Cheney, U.N. peacekeepers, the neo-cons — and the massive incompetence of military powers. A provocative free thinker, he finds much to admire in the most unlikely places, and not always for the most pacifistic reasons: the Tamil Tigers, the Lebanese Hezbollah, the Danes of 1,000 years ago, and so on, across the globe and through the centuries. Crude, scatological, un-P.C., yet deeply informed, Brecher provides a radically different, completely unvarnished perspective on the nature of warfare."

In 1989, Appapillai Amirthalingam - the most prominent political figure of the Tamil community - was assassinated at his home in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. Twenty years on, the Tamil Tigers have been defeated by the military. Appapillai's wife and son travel back to their homeland in search of his legacy in an attempt to understand what the future holds for Sri Lanka's Tamil people.

A special focus on Sri Lanka by Preeti Shekar. We examine this more than 30-year crisis from a critical feminist perspective that explores the oppressive patriarchal structures of the nation state and armed groups. Tune in to learn about this devastating conflict between the Sinhalese government and the Tamil Tigers or the LTTE and how it has specifically affected women and children. We also bring you a weekly dose of Jovelyn's world and the women's community calendar.   The post Women's Magazine – June 8, 2009 appeared first on KPFA.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is at the White House today for the first in a string of meetings that will help define President Obama's policies in the Middle East.  Also, Sri Lanka's rebel Tamil Tigers are routed and their leader killed, and the Bush Administration and the Rumsfeld legacy.

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