Comments on: Hypocrisy defined: Mahinda Chintanaya and Ranil in the 90’s and today http://www.groundviews.org/2007/03/30/hypocrisy-defined-mahinda-chintanaya-and-ranil-in-the-90s-and-today/ groundviews is an award winning Sri Lankan citizen journalism initiative Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:16:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: groundviews » On “traitors” and federalism: Beyond the hypocrisy, towards collaboration http://www.groundviews.org/2007/03/30/hypocrisy-defined-mahinda-chintanaya-and-ranil-in-the-90s-and-today/#comment-2470 groundviews » On “traitors” and federalism: Beyond the hypocrisy, towards collaboration Sun, 15 Apr 2007 03:51:48 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/03/30/hypocrisy-defined-mahinda-chintanaya-and-ranil-in-the-90s-and-today/#comment-2470 [...] I argue that the label “traitor” is an extremist reaction to democratic dissent. As I have noted earlier, many of those in power today including the President, by their own definition and based on what they have said in the past, can be called traitors. Yet this label persists to hound rights activists, especially from NGOs. As noted by Col. Karuna, Minister Douglas Devananda, V. Anandasangaree from the TULF, Col. Karuna himself and the APRC support federalism and a federal solution. Are they all traitors too? Why doesn’t the JHU or JVP brand these persons as traitors who are dividing Sri Lanka? [...] [...] I argue that the label “traitor” is an extremist reaction to democratic dissent. As I have noted earlier, many of those in power today including the President, by their own definition and based on what they have said in the past, can be called traitors. Yet this label persists to hound rights activists, especially from NGOs. As noted by Col. Karuna, Minister Douglas Devananda, V. Anandasangaree from the TULF, Col. Karuna himself and the APRC support federalism and a federal solution. Are they all traitors too? Why doesn’t the JHU or JVP brand these persons as traitors who are dividing Sri Lanka? [...]

]]> By: punitham http://www.groundviews.org/2007/03/30/hypocrisy-defined-mahinda-chintanaya-and-ranil-in-the-90s-and-today/#comment-2469 punitham Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:03:31 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/03/30/hypocrisy-defined-mahinda-chintanaya-and-ranil-in-the-90s-and-today/#comment-2469 By violating human rights, the war can be dragged on endlessly. By adopting human rights it can be stopped immediately. So the question is what our will is. By violating human rights, the war can be dragged on endlessly. By adopting human rights it can be stopped immediately.
So the question is what our will is.

]]> By: groundviews » Which comes first - Human Rights, Media or Terrorism? http://www.groundviews.org/2007/03/30/hypocrisy-defined-mahinda-chintanaya-and-ranil-in-the-90s-and-today/#comment-2468 groundviews » Which comes first - Human Rights, Media or Terrorism? Wed, 04 Apr 2007 04:46:47 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/03/30/hypocrisy-defined-mahinda-chintanaya-and-ranil-in-the-90s-and-today/#comment-2468 [...] In branding those who champion human rights in Sri Lanka to be partial to the LTTE, we tend to forget that the President himself was an fervent champion of the very human rights he now holds in contempt when in the opposition over a number of years. I have explored this in earlier articles as well, but in this submission to Groundviews, I explore some fundamental problems facing the media today in Sri Lanka in reporting the on-going violence and conflict. [...] [...] In branding those who champion human rights in Sri Lanka to be partial to the LTTE, we tend to forget that the President himself was an fervent champion of the very human rights he now holds in contempt when in the opposition over a number of years. I have explored this in earlier articles as well, but in this submission to Groundviews, I explore some fundamental problems facing the media today in Sri Lanka in reporting the on-going violence and conflict. [...]

]]> By: groundviews http://www.groundviews.org/2007/03/30/hypocrisy-defined-mahinda-chintanaya-and-ranil-in-the-90s-and-today/#comment-2467 groundviews Sat, 31 Mar 2007 15:32:53 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/03/30/hypocrisy-defined-mahinda-chintanaya-and-ranil-in-the-90s-and-today/#comment-2467 We really wish we could, but we simply don't have the human and financial resources to do so. Sorry. Perhaps you can contact the author directly for a verbal translation or gist of his article in English. We really wish we could, but we simply don’t have the human and financial resources to do so.

Sorry.

Perhaps you can contact the author directly for a verbal translation or gist of his article in English.

]]> By: groovygirl http://www.groundviews.org/2007/03/30/hypocrisy-defined-mahinda-chintanaya-and-ranil-in-the-90s-and-today/#comment-2466 groovygirl Sat, 31 Mar 2007 15:24:22 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/03/30/hypocrisy-defined-mahinda-chintanaya-and-ranil-in-the-90s-and-today/#comment-2466 Could you please translate the Full article in english thanks you Could you please translate the Full article in english

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