Isnt it preposterous that the US called upon Sri Lanka to “go soft” on the LTTE and then thought nothing about going on to  lead an air strike in Afghanistan killing 100 civilians ? Does  the U.S. have a higher moral responsibility  in respect of the Sri Lankan civilans in the North as opposed to the [...]

Don Wijewardana
How the Western countries have treated Sri Lanka in recent years is an object lesson in how not to manage foreign relations. Their actions based on false premises and pandering to pressure groups have resulted in working against their own long term interest.

Ever since gaining independence in 1948, this island state in the Indian [...]

Yesterday’s reports of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s telephone conversation with President Mahinda Rajapaksa on the situation in the Wanni where the LTTE is making its last stand is a fine example of the spin that is part of politics, be it in the United States, Sri Lanka, India or wherever. All players put [...]

By Stephen Long
Los Angeles, California
Ever since I started voting I have generally supported the Democratic Party, its policies, and its candidates. Early in the recent Presidential Primaries I was a supporter of Hillary Clinton. I felt that she had what it took to steer America on a safe course through the troubling times that I [...]