Wednesday, February 11, 2009

DILEMMA’S AT WAR’S END: THOUGHTS ON HARD REALITIES

(groundviews)With an uncertain number of Tamil ‘civilians’ trapped within the beleaguered and shrinking LTTE territory, Sri Lankan Tamils in the island as well as across the globe are understandably concerned about the fate of their brethren. Even those who are hostile to the LTTE have responded emotionally to this situation. The issue I raise is whether emotion and humanitarian concern have eclipsed realism and factuality. Full Text