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...have come together in three years. The sole item on the agenda is to discuss better implementation of a cease-fire agreement, signed in Feb. 2002, but which is now on life support. "There will be some pretty important people from both sides there," says a Western diplomat in Colombo. "And the hope is that if you get them together in a room, they'll move onto the big picture." But the Tigers have already threatened to pull out of the Geneva talks after suspected paramilitary death squads kidnapped eight Tiger social workers on Jan. 29. For its part...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Island on the Edge | 2/12/2006 | See Source »

...attention of the ignorant masses from the real issues. Labeling sports and film personalities as heroes is a great disservice to the war heroes, scientists and countless others who are making a real and lasting contribution to a better life for their fellow human beings. Lakshman S.G. Dalpadado Colombo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 11/27/2005 | See Source »

...frozen yogurt machine, rainbow paper-covered cone in hand, only to find that the old standbys have been chucked out the window in favor of an impressive assortment of glamorous new flavors. Gone are the days of simple chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, or swirl, having been replaced by Colombo brand frozen yogurts with names like New York Cheesecake, German Chocolate Fudge, and Royal Raspberry. It’s a bourgeois ice cream fantasy...

Author: By Ashton R. Lattimore, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: I Scream for Ice Cream | 10/31/2005 | See Source »

...issues. Bush continues to ignore the dangers of global warming and has refrained from endorsing the Kyoto Protocol. We sympathize with the victims of the disaster, but let this be an eye-opener to all: even a superpower nation is only a sapling in nature's path. Ranjen Fernando Colombo, Sri Lanka...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 10/3/2005 | See Source »

...issues. Bush continues to ignore the dangers of global warming and has refrained from endorsing the Kyoto Protocol. We sympathize with the victims of the disaster, but let this be an eye-opener to all: even a superpower nation is only a sapling in nature's path. Ranjen Fernando Colombo, Sri Lanka The looters, murderers and other degenerates who fired on rescue workers in New Orleans should have been shot at by the police to maintain civilized order. Taking food and water from a grocery store in order to survive is understandable, but stealing luxury items just because there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 9/29/2005 | See Source »

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