Month March 2009

Why Sri Lanka Burns, Part II

The most troubling aspect of Sri Lanka’s Sinhala-Tamil conflict is that it’s a secondary conflict, and there is no possibility of peace until the primary conflict is identified and understood. The primary conflict actually has nothing to do with the Tamils–…

Lovelle Mixon, Oscar Grant, and Oakland police

On New Years Day in Oakland, Oscar Grant was killed by BART police as he lay on the ground not protesting. The officer, Johannes Mehserle, has been charged with murder. On Saturday, Lovelle Mixon killed four Oakland police officers. Some…

GOSL says human rights prolong war

AFP photo: Troops capture an almost-deserted city of Mullaitivu. Groups including the UN, Care, and local organization Sarvodaya have now been accused of being “pro-war” because they’ve pressured the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) to respect human rights.  Care was the only group…