Government turns to new directions

Sri Lanka sorely needs aid from abroad for her developmental and infrastructure building activities which the government says will continue simultaneously with the war against terrorism. That is why Mahinda Rajapaksa is looking elsewhere.

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Beyond Pakistan's 9/11

Benazir Bhutto's assassination on December 27, 2007 virtually amounts to Pakistan's 9/11. As the country was rattled by shock, disbelief and outrage, Baitullah Mehsud, Al Qaeda's chief in Pakistan, and a cleric in Waziristan were congratulating each other on Bhutto's killing, as indicated by the transcript of a telephonic conversation between the two released by the government on Friday.

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