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...Tigers were cornered into the narrow patch on Sunday after President Mahinda Rajapaksa had announced the day before that the Tigers were a spent force. "We are not after any person or any personal agenda. We want to rid this country of terrorism; that is why we went after the LTTE leadership," Lakshman Hulugalle, director-general of the Defense Ministry's Media Centre for National Security told TIME. "With the leadership wiped out, this organization cannot re-emerge." Army Commander Lieutenant Sareth Fonseka also said that Prabhakaran's death marked the end of the LTTE-led separatist war. "We have...
...deaf ears. Now that the threat has become reality, he is a sought-after speaker. "I no longer say that there's a creeping Talibanization in Pakistan," he warned. "It's a galloping Talibanization." For 45 minutes, he expanded on his theme, explaining how the Pakistan Army's narrow focus on India has allowed the militant threat within the country to fester, how money that should have been spent on helicopters to combat the insurgency was squandered on fighter jets better suited to attacking India. But the message failed to sink...
...selection bias, but still claims that its poll demonstrates that “student opinion” is “at odds with Faculty opinion” on the ROTC question. This is certainly not the case when the poll in question is sent out online, offers a narrow range of survey choices, and gathers responses from only a quarter of the student body...
...lower observation deck re-opened in 2004, the statue itself has been off-limits since the Twin Towers fell barely two miles away. Last week Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that, beginning July 4, 2009, intrepid tourists would again be welcomed into the statue and up the 168 narrow, twisting steps to the crown and its breathtaking views of New York Harbor...
...stubborn stance is already having an influence far beyond the narrow issue of the number of dead students. As one 27-year-old volunteer put it, Ai has become a symbol for Chinese concerned about the state of society and its future course. "He makes me realize that it's possible to live as an individual in China," says the native of Liaoning province, who asked for anonymity. "I think the reason why the government is not functioning is because most people have automatically given up their own rights. The role of individuals is to stand up for our basic...