Prabhakaran's despair
Prabhakaran asserts that the LTTE is determined
to carry on with its efforts to achieve the goal of Tamil Eelam. The
speech does not say how the objective can be achieved in the face of
the growing disenchantment of the rest of the world with the Tigers.
Nor does he pause to look within to see what is contributing to the
widening gulf between the LTTE and the rest of the world.
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Matsuura - latest broadcaster for Voice of Tigers
Before condemning the attack on the Voice of
Tigers radio station - an instrument of glorifying terrorism which
is forbidden under UN Security Council Resolution 1373 etc - KoBefore condemning the attack on the Voice of Tigers (VoT) radio station - an
instrument of glorifying terrorism which is forbidden under UN
Security Council Resolution 1373 etc - KoHis staffers who drafted the statement too should have read the precedents
set by UNESCO at the height of NATO bombing of Serbia.
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Objectivity of journalists in reporting war
This article poses the question whether, in the
face of war, journalists covering hot spots could remain objective
without being personally involved in the stories they cover. It also
addresses the issue as to what effect such coverage would have on
the journalist. Should the world insist that a journalist remain
objective at all costs? David Leon of the BBC has recently expressed
the view that encouraging reporters to become emotionally involved
in the stories they cover is a worrying new trend. Objectivity is
the hallmark of journalism and is not relegated solely to the
coverage of war.
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Much loved Chief Shepherd of the Archdiocese
The Most Rev. Dr. Nicholas Marcus Fernando, the
Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo who spearheaded almost the entire
pastoral weight of work of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka
and guided the Catholic flock as the Chief Shepherd for well nigh 25
years from 1977 to 2002 celebrated his 75th birthday on December 6.
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