{"id":21,"date":"2006-11-08T14:27:07","date_gmt":"2006-11-08T18:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1letter.adadaa.com\/2006\/11\/08\/re-canada-wants-lanka-ltte-to-%e2%80%98build%e2%80%99-on-geneva-ii\/"},"modified":"2006-11-08T14:27:07","modified_gmt":"2006-11-08T18:27:07","slug":"re-canada-wants-lanka-ltte-to-build-on-geneva-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adadaa.net\/1letter\/2006\/11\/08\/re-canada-wants-lanka-ltte-to-build-on-geneva-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Re: Canada wants Lanka, LTTE to \u2018build\u2019 on Geneva II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To: Obhrai.D@parl.gc.ca; deepak@deepakobhrai.com    [Hon. Deepak Obhrai]<\/p>\n<p>Cc: day.s@parl.gc.ca; days1@parl.gc.ca         [Hon. Stockwell Day]<\/p>\n<p>Date: 2006\/11\/08 @ 01:26 pm [GMT -5]<\/p>\n<p>Dear Hon. Deepak Obhrai:<\/p>\n<p>First of all, I would like to thank you for raising up the conflicts in Sri Lanka between Tamils and Sinhalese. I read an article about your statement in the House of Commons at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tamilcanadian.com\/page.php?cat=64&amp;id=4528\" title=\"Canada wants Lanka, LTTE to \u2018build\u2019 on Geneva II\">Canada wants Lanka, LTTE to \u2018build\u2019 on Geneva II<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\nMoreover, I also feel that you have not addressed the reality of the issue.  Here are some points to ponder.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"unIndentedList\">\n<li><span> After the Canada and EU ban, Sinhala government started to increase the extrajudicial killings and offensives against Tamils.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sinhala\/news\/story\/2006\/08\/060820_norway_euban.shtml\">EU Tiger ban criticised<\/a> [BBC Sinhala]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"unIndentedList\">\n<li><span> The SLMM very clearly stated that Sri Lankan government violated the CFA<\/span><span><span>.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sinhala\/news\/story\/2006\/11\/061105_slmm_a9.shtml\">A9 closure a &#8216;CFA violation&#8217;<\/a>                        [BBC Sinhala]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"unIndentedList\">\n<li><span> Sri Lankan Government even killed NGOs<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alertnet.org\/thenews\/fromthefield\/216611\/116257278618.htm\">Sri Lanka: three months after the Massacre of Muttur, Action Against Hunger remains mobilised<\/a>  [Reuters]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"unIndentedList\">\n<li><strong> It is crystal clear that Sri Lankan government is state terrorist because it bomb schools, hospitals, and other civilian places.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/section\/story.cfm?c_id=2&amp;ObjectID=10396271\">Air strike on Sri Lanka orphanage kills 61 schoolgirls<\/a>     [The New Zealand Herald]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/NASApp\/cs\/ContentServer?pagename=thestar\/Layout\/Article_Type1&amp;c=Article&amp;cid=1162507816541&amp;call_pageid=968256290204&amp;col=968350116795\">Canadian Tamils feel marginalized and muzzled<\/a> [The Toronto Star]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/south_asia\/6128094.stm\">Lanka army &#8216;kills 45 civilians&#8217;<\/a>  [BBC]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccnmatthews.com\/news\/releases\/show.jsp?action=showRelease&amp;searchText=false&amp;showText=all&amp;actionFor=619785\">A Tattered Ceasefire and State Terrorism in Sri Lanka<\/a>  [CCN Matthews]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsws.org\/articles\/2006\/aug2006\/sril-a17.shtml\">Sri Lankan government justifies the massacre of school students<\/a> [World Socialist Web Site]<\/li>\n<li><strong> Srilankan state rejected all the previously reached agreements<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lankanewspapers.com\/news\/2006\/10\/8953.html\">Sri Lanka Government again refuses monitors access to North<\/a> [Lanka News Papers]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"unIndentedList\">\n<li><strong> Failed to implement none of the agreements including P-TOM that is for Tsunami rehabilitation.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sibernews.com\/news\/featured-article\/-200605164317\/\">The problem is implementation, not talks<\/a>          [Siber News]<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sibernews.com\/news\/featured-article\/-200605164317\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"unIndentedList\">\n<li><strong> Sri Lanka is a Sinhala state terrorists<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lankanewspapers.com\/news\/2006\/10\/8890.html\">Lankan inquiry of no use says former SLMM Chief<\/a>          [Lanka News Papers]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sinhala\/news\/story\/2006\/11\/061103_sirasa_journalist.shtml\">Military threatens Reuters journalist<\/a> [BBC]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lankaenews.com\/English\/news.php?id=3169\">Hey ! U Meditate to win the War ?<\/a>  [LankaENews]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sinhala\/news\/story\/2006\/09\/060924_sinharasa_un.shtml\">Ignoring UN treaty \u2018unprecedented&#8217;<\/a>            [BBC Sinhala]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tamilnet.com\/art.html?catid=13&amp;artid=19271\">Pandemonium at Colombo peace rally<\/a> [TamilNet]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wsws.org\/articles\/2006\/oct2006\/suda-o24.shtml\">Sri Lanka&#8217;s state-owned television censors drama series<\/a> [World Socialist Web Site]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lankaenews.com\/English\/news.php?id=3199\">Tsunami aid paid two days before Tsunami<\/a>          [LankaENews]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tamileditors.com\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1168&amp;Itemid=1\">Muslim protesters shot at, dozens injured<\/a>  [Tamil Editors]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/south_asia\/5355088.stm\">Sri Lankan civilians found dead<\/a>      [BBC]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsws.org\/articles\/2006\/aug2006\/sril-a07.shtml\">Sri Lankan government rejects LTTE proposal to end fighting<\/a> [World Socialist Web Site]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"unIndentedList\">\n<li><strong> Here is what other news medias telling about the need for Tamil-Self Governance<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/news\/globe\/editorial_opinion\/editorials\/articles\/2006\/10\/22\/asias_unending_war\/\">Asia&#8217;s unending war<\/a> [Boston Globe]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/torsun.canoe.ca\/News\/Columnists\/Margolis_Eric\/2006\/08\/27\/1779431-sun.html\">Don&#8217;t provoke Tigers<\/a> [Toronto SUN]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/content.cfm?id=20815\">Some say terror label prolongs Sri Lanka war<\/a> [Straight]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please try to understand the depth of the Tamil struggle, and don&#8217;t try to view it as a terrorist problem and apply &#8220;war on terrorism&#8221; solution. &#8220;Sinhala state terrorism&#8221; is the root cause of the problem, and still it is a problem. I have posted this letter in my blog at <a href=\"http:\/\/1letter.wordpress.com\/2006\/11\/08\/deepak-obhrai\/\" title=\"Canada wants Lanka, LTTE to \u2018build\u2019 on Geneva II\">Canada wants Lanka, LTTE to \u2018build\u2019 on Geneva II<\/a><\/p>\n<p>_____<br \/>\nCAPital<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To: Obhrai.D@parl.gc.ca; deepak@deepakobhrai.com [Hon. Deepak Obhrai] Cc: day.s@parl.gc.ca; days1@parl.gc.ca [Hon. Stockwell Day] Date: 2006\/11\/08 @ 01:26 pm [GMT -5] Dear Hon. Deepak Obhrai: First of all, I would like to thank you for raising up the conflicts in Sri Lanka between Tamils and Sinhalese. I read an article about your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,37,39,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-canada","category-sri-lanka","category-tamil-eelam","category-terrorism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adadaa.net\/1letter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adadaa.net\/1letter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adadaa.net\/1letter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adadaa.net\/1letter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adadaa.net\/1letter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adadaa.net\/1letter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adadaa.net\/1letter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adadaa.net\/1letter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adadaa.net\/1letter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}