Correct, the LTTE is trying to get its own political power, not power for the Tamils. The goals have changed.

Tamils wwere stopped from voting with their own consent they weren’t forced.

No, they were turned away by the LTTE:

There were no polling stations inside L.T.T.E. areas. Where they had been erected, on the outskirts of rebel country, tires were burned on the roads, in an apparent attempt to stave off would-be voters from going to the polls. [Link]

if you don’t live or go through wat tamils go through don’t think you do iight.

And living in Toronto, you do?

Tamils wwere stopped from voting with their own consent they weren’t forced. The reason why they didn’t vote was becuz they do not gain anyting from another singhalese political party. They were voicing the fact that the government does not matter anyways.

***if you don’t live or go through wat tamils go through don’t think you do iight.

No they’re not, they’re battling for their own political power. That’s why they prevented Sri Lankan Tamils from voting last week. Every revolution evolves into a political kleptocracy.

… and don’t do any more destruction than the government army.

Other than blowing up India’s prime minister.

It is called “Niyagala” in Sinhala and “Karthigaipoo”(according to TamilNet.I don’t know Tamil).I can recognize it from photo because it is common in the country side. The fact is…. Sri Lanka has one of the highest suicide rates in the world (I think we are no 2 after Sweden). According statistics the most common methods are 1.Consumption of pesticides and weedicides used in farming. 2.Eating the tuber of “Niyagala” or Gloriosa Lily . 3.Eating the “Kaneru” nuts which can also be found in dry zone.

So I guess the LTTE looked up the above list and found the one with the prettiest flower.

Standards are standards and what I’m talking about here is hardly different from what Sajit discusses in John McCain on Gandhi. In other words… Call a spade a spade, a Tiger a killer and the facts, not supposition, the truth.

No, we’re not going to get into this again, I think I made that clear in my first comment.

I’m sorry, dogday/whoa, tiger. I’m not getting into this argument with you again.

Yes, and let’s clearly ignore that the flower was chosen because it is red and yellow, the colors of the LTTE.

Check your information and bias, it was low-brow journalism. There is no evidence that the LTTE chose the flower for its poisonous properties and that’s pretty clear from the BBC article and every other report out there.

Hysteria?

Holland and France don’t revere the flowers purely for their poisonous properties, as the LTTE clearly does. The Dutch have long been known for tulip mania. A great many plants are considered toxic, including the diffenbachia commonly grown as house/office plants.

But never fear, Tamilnet is here. Searching for f=”http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=11778″>media bias in reportage of the LTTE flower choice.

If you find child conscription, suicide cults and a mandated uniformity that makes Maoists appear free-spirited honorable…then, please, take the first plane to Jaffna. I’m sure you’ll have a lovely time.