US Congressmen war crimes allegation petition : Sri Lanka’s dismal failure in public diplomacy - Daya Gamage – US National Correspondent Asian Tribune (31.08.2010 - Asiantribune.com)
Washington, D.C. :
If Asian Tribune reveals to you that one of the signatories to the 9
August (2010) ‘war crimes’ petition forwarded to Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton by 57 US Congressmen did not have the faintest idea of
Pol/Mil developments in Sri Lanka during its battle against separatist
Tamil Tigers and the resultant scenario something is wrong somewhere in
Sri Lanka’s overseas public diplomacy and strategic communication which
is most vital at this state to combat vicious global propaganda against
it.
The seriousness is that the organizers of this petition harnessed the
ignorance of this Congresswoman to sign it on the pretext of promoting
human rights in a Third World nation which happened to be Sri Lanka
which is battling misinterpretations, blatant lies, misrepresentations
and half-truths arising out of its battle against the separatist Tamil
Tigers and resultant human rights, crimes against humanity, war crimes
and genocide issues. .............................>>
WikiLeaks won’t be cowed by Pentagon threats : CIA plays down secret memo release - Daya Gamage – US National Correspondent Asian Tribune (27.08.2010 - Asiantribune.com)
Washington, D.C. :
The release of the CIA secret memorandum about foreign perception of
the United States on Wednesday 25 August seems to be a message its
founder/handler Julian Assange sent to the Pentagon that his
organization’s works cannot be derailed by the Swedish legal issues
surrounding him nor be cowed by Pentagon threats.
The release is the first classified U.S. document published by WikiLeaks
since the Pentagon formally demanded Aug. 5 that WikiLeaks delete its
entire cache of classified material, which could also include 260,000
State Department diplomatic cables, and a log of events from the
Iraq/Afghan war theater containing 500,000 documents. Both were
purportedly leaked by now-imprisoned Army intelligence analyst Bradley
Manning.
However the CIA played down the release of the February classified
memorandum, a so-called "red cell" analysis that is supposed to provide
an alternative view to the spy agency's leaders. .................................>>
“What If Foreigners See the United States as an ’Exporter of Terrorism’” – 5 Feb 2010 CIA Secret Memo - Daya Gamage – US National Correspondent Asian Tribune (26.08.2010 - Asiantribune.com)
Washington, D.C. :
WIKILEAKS does it again : This time it just released a SECRET//NOFORN
CIA RED CELL Special Memorandum dated 5 February 2010 how the United
States engaged in exporting terrorism to other nations.
This CIA ”Red Cell” report from February 2, 2010, looks at what will
happen if it is internationally understood that the United States is an
exporter of terrorism; ’Contrary to common belief, the American export
of terrorism or terrorists is not a recent phenomenon, nor has it been
associated only with Islamic radicals or people of Middle Eastern,
African or South Asian ethnic origin” says the CIA Secret Memo.
This dynamic belies the American belief that America’s free, open and
integrated multicultural society lessens the allure of radicalism and
terrorism for US citizens. .....................................>>
America’s Remarkable Complacency about its own Human Rights Abuses - Daya Gamage – US National Correspondent Asian Tribune (26.08.2010 - Asiantribune.com)
Washington, D.C. :
The United States government last Friday August 20, after a long
ten-year gap, submitted to the UN Human Rights Council the Universal
Periodic Review – a self evaluation of its own human rights record
required under the UN Charter – acknowledging the need for improvement
in several key areas but concealed many human rights violations it
committed in its ‘war against global terrorism’ which have been under
severe scrutiny and criticism by many global rights organizations.
The 29-page report gives the reader the impression of America’s
remarkable complacency about its own war crimes and human rights abuses
while officially encouraging other nations to improve their record and
pressing them for greater openness and transparency. ...............................>>
Terrorists resorting to piracy, a possibility – Dr. Palitha Kohona (26.08.2010 - info.gov.lk)
The
likelihood of terrorists with naval capabilities, resorting to piracy
becomes a distinct possibility, stated Sri Lanka's Permanent
Representative to the United Nations, Dr. Palitha Kohona, speaking at
the Security Council Debate on “The Situation in Somalia – Piracy”
yesterday (25 August 2010).
Gaps in the counter measures undertaken at present and due to its
lucrative financial advantages, piracy could soon spread its vicious
tentacles to other regions, endangering sea lanes and global
communications, he stressed.
A collective and a more dedicated international effort must be made to
deal with piracy and must ensure that the global community is rid of
this problem, Dr. Kohona added. ...................................>>
Gov. committed to provide opportunities for all – Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha, MP (23.08.2010 14:50 SLT - info.gov.lk)
‘Evidenced by infrastructural development & targeted investment’
Rapid infrastructural development, accompanied by strategies for
targeted investment, has made clear the commitment of government to
ensuring better opportunities for all, stated Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha, MP
at the Public Sitting of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation
Commission held at the Lakshman Kadiragmar institute today (23 August
2010).
We need to ensure that human resource development parallels the
tremendous achievements with regard to physical development. We need
also to ensure greater integration of people in the context of equity.
Finally we need to develop confidence in government through ensuring
constant consultation and respect for different perspectives, he
stressed. ................................>>
Julian Assange’s Presence in Sweden : Wikileaks Founder under the Northern(spot)Lights - Hemantha Abeywardena writes from London (22.08.2010 - Asuan Tribune)
Julian
Assange, the 39-year-old Australian founder of Wikileaks, is definitely
on a trajectory to the stardom in the world of whistle-blowers;
moreover, if he manages to overcome ever-growing friction against what
he is good at, he can even reach the enlightment in the sphere of
absolute truth.
There is no better space-time dimension for Mr Assange to reach either
of the two states, now that he is in Sweden. This is a country that can
boast about an eruption of very intense activity of Aurora Borealis –
the Northern Lights – at the moment, prompted by the hyperactivity of
the Sun. So, he is at the right place and at the right time indeed, to
receive an optimal dose of inspiration for his next feat – releasing
more classified information in the form of leaks to amplify the anger
felt by the US by a few more indices. ...............................>>
Doctors, Drug Companies, Politicians & Corruptions - by Shenali Waduge (21.08.2010 - Asian Tribune)
They
say there’s no money in healthy people. But, why is the pharmaceutical
industry the most profitable industry in the world? It is because they
have mastered the art of concocting the disorder, creating the drug for
the disorder and then bombarding the public with advertisements to
convince them they’re afflicted, leaving little choice but to get
“prescribed”.
The growth in the pharmaceutical industry began to expand towards the
1970s. Pharmaceutical companies began to form mutual partnerships and
began dominating the production of medicines. Advertising boomed making
it possible for consumers to be enticed into believing there were
miracle cures or drugs that would make people look young forever,
increase sexual libido, maintain youthful looking skin with zero after
effects or side effects. ...............................>>
Massive fraud of 93,000 Euros, detected in the Sri Lanka’s Mission in Italy (20.08.2010 - Asiantribune.com)
Rome
: An audit team of Sri Lanka’s External Affairs Ministry detected a
fraud, misappropriation of Euros 93,000 which was equivalent SLR 13
million in the Sri Lanka’s Mission in Italy. The former Attache who was
in charge of Embassy funds was interdicted and further investigation is
continuing.
According to Ambassador Hemantha Warnakulasuriya, he received many
anonymous calls from the Sri Lankan Diaspora in Italy claiming that the
Attache was Bank Rolling to many Tamils as well as to Sinhalese diaspora
in Rome. ...............................>>
