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I'm not a scholar either. But the number of a 100(or 114) Million sounds astronomically high when one looks at the entire world population of that time. However, I do agree that this was a worse pogrom/holocaust than the one faced by the Jewish and Gypsy (everyone forgets the gypsies...

Are you serious? or are you being sarcastic? if you truly believe this, then we are on the opposite ends of this particular issue :)

Thank you for the info. As don't frequent this forum , I probably missed that thread. Yeah..it was a really bad move. I hope people petition the government to have him released.

The treatment of Native Americans was the worst Chapter in that Continent's history. however, the number you gave is a astronomically high one. for starters, at that time the entire world population ranged from 500 mil to a Billion, with the bulk of the population in Asia

My post was not about dissenters in China, but about the way China went about trying to garner support for its boycott of the Nobel's. Having said that, my view on "Dissent" is actually very liberal. I couldn't care less who dissents as long as they do something they truly believe in. For...

You forget that the LTTE and the other rebel parties were formed at least 5 years Before India even came into the picture. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out why they were formed. Furthermore also note that the Tigers were only one of the many groups India supported later on. As...

It is that which I posted on post#2. It's succinct enough

I see a straw-man being set up here. Check my above posts to see if I voiced my support for the LTTE?. Oh and btw, I always supported the rebellion, but not the civilian deaths. However I was very clear about the intentional massacre of civilians by the thousands by the Lankan Army. Ahimsa...

Here is a Hint, I'm not Indian, I'm a Jaffna Tamil (from the northern part of Lanka). So I have all the reason to poke my nose into this matter. btw If you have any questions about my choice of flags, check my intro thread.

You fail to realize that those video releases preceded wiki-leaks. If you look at the Channel 4 news article, you will note that the news article only says that the Wikileaks corroborates that which was already known. Apparently you lack any knowledge about the Lankan civil war as your above...

I welcome this development. The culprits behind the murder&injury of ~10-20000 civilians(in 2009 alone) should and would be brought to justice. The Truth cannot be hidden for long!

I couldn't resist replying. Do I see a straw man being set up? or is it merely a false analogy? ;)

I did not presume anything. I'm afraid you misunderstood my post.When I meant, "world's perception of China in the global arena" I was but referring to the recent requests,and demands by China on many a country not to attend the Nobel Event...definitely not to human rights. Let me rephrase my...

I do not recall claiming that which I posted to be the gospel truth nor did I claim to represent any nation..if a single person could even claim to represent nations of more than a Billion people each in the first place. If you read the first sentence of the thread, it gives a clue to my take on...

Ah I see. I agree that I assumed that this protest by China was actually based on real and/or perceived insult to the nation rather than to the Party and its form of government. In light of your revelation I realize that this is (as you aptly put) play is for domestic consumption. I guess...

I disagree on general principles. China's anger at the Nobel prize being awarded to a dissident may or may not be justified, however; what I cannot agree with is its insistence that other nations should also boycott this event due to this reason. It comes off as quite heavy handed; and if I...

I don't see any response, pls elucidate.

Hah! Ranil Wickremesinghe, We both went to the same school; albeit a generation apart :) . I've met him a few times during annual school events and cricket matches, when old boys like him mingle with students like us. A decent guy...a far cry from the current ruling party which does everything...

good news. I believe the recent Wiki leaks information (diplomatic cables by the American Ambassador to Lanka to the US) implicating Rajapaksa and his cohorts in human rights abuses against Tamils also played a major part. Us Memo Accuses SriLanka President of war crimes Sri Lanka -...

I'm truly curious, what has democracy got to do with the above piece of news? :what: