Sri Lanka: A ‘Foot Soldier’ in the battle against terrorism

ONE MUST be conscious that in taking action against the LTTE foreign governments are not merely helping Sri Lanka, but they are also acting in their self-interest, for it is well-known that the LTTE’s global terror network which has links to other terrorist organizations such as United Liberation Front of Assam, the Afghan Mujahideen, the Kurdish Workers Party, the Maoists, Abu Sayaf, Moro National Liberation Front and to the Al-Qaeda

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The lesser known north-east monsoon

A LA NINA, the opposite of an El Nino, is generally beneficial for the south-west monsoon but could it weaken the north-east monsoon? As the south-west monsoon draws to a close, the direction of the surface winds change and the stage is set for the north-east monsoon. Much of the country is heavily dependent on the south-west monsoon for most of its annual rainfall.

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