01-07-2005, 05:15 PM
சுனாமித் தாக்கத்துக்கு இலக்காகித் துன்புறும் வடக்குக்கிழக்கு தமிழ் பேசும் மக்களை சிங்கள பேரினவாத அரச இயந்திரம் தனது பயங்கரவாத அரச இராணுவத்திடம் கையளித்திருப்பது குறித்து ஐக்கிய நாடுகள் சபை கவலை வெளியிட்டுள்ளது..! நலன்புரி நிலையங்களை இராணுவம் சிறைச்சாலைகள் போல நடத்துவது பற்றி மக்கள் விசனம் வெளியிட்டு அக்கிருந்து வெளியேறி வருவதாகவும் செய்திகள் வருகின்றன...! மனிதாபிமானமே இல்லாத சிங்கள பேரினவாத அரக்க இனத்திடம் சிக்கித் தவிக்கும் எம்மக்களுக்கு எப்படித்தான் நாம் உதவுவதோ....???! :roll: :?:
<b>Tensions flare in quake countries </b>
US Secretary of State Colin Powell met survivors in southern Sri Lanka
Fresh tensions between government and rebels in the two countries worst hit by the tsunami disaster threaten to undermine aid efforts.
In Sri Lanka, the Tamil Tigers have warned of serious consequences if government soldiers are not withdrawn from welfare camps.
They also continue to complain that little aid has been sent to rebel areas, despite government denials.
In Indonesia the government and rebels have accused each other of attacks.
The authorities say that separatist fighters in Aceh province are exploiting the tsunami disaster and have provoked skirmishes with Indonesian soldiers.
The Free Aceh Movement, or GAM, has made similar accusations about government troops.
More than 140,000 people across the Indian Ocean region died in the tsunami disaster, and millions more are homeless.
Map of affected countries and their death tolls
On Thursday the UN called for donor nations to convert $1bn of the pledges of aid - which now total about $4bn - into hard cash for immediate relief operations.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who visited Sri Lanka's badly-hit southern town of Galle on Friday, has expressed hope that the "spirit of co-operation" in the aftermath of the tsunami would create new opportunities to resolve the long-running conflict between the government and the Tamil Tigers.
But the BBC's Frances Harrison says the disaster now looks likely to exacerbate ethnic grievances in Sri Lanka rather than help overcome them.
One rebel official warned there would be trouble if troops were permanently stationed in welfare camps.
a spokesman for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has told the BBC civilian camps should be best managed by civilians.
"The military is a wrong tool to manage these camps," said the UNHCR co-ordinator in Sri Lanka Neill Wright.
"The military has no ability to differentiate between the use of guns in a combat situation and in dealing with civilian trouble."
The tsunami swamped Sri Lanka's southern and eastern coastlines when it struck on 26 December.
Mr Powell toured southern areas by helicopter, making a stop in Galle, where US marines are to be based for relief operations. He then flew to Colombo for talks with President Chandrika Kumaratunga.
Speaking to reporters before leaving Sri Lanka, he insisted the presence of US marines in the south of the country was strictly for humanitarian purposes, and said disputes between government and the rebels were for them to sort out.
UN Secretary of State Kofi Annan is due to arrive in Sri Lanka on Friday evening.
He will meet government leaders over the weekend and the Tamil Tigers say he has also accepted an invitation for talks in the north-east of the country with rebel leader Vellupillai Prabakharan.
Aceh tensions
In Indonesia, the country worst-hit by the tsunami, hopes are also fading that the disaster may pave the way for a solution to the long-running separatist conflict in Aceh province.
Mr Annan say the devastation in Indonesia is the worst he has seen
A ceasefire declared in the aftermath of the disaster has been strained by allegations of violence from both sides.
Indonesian soldiers say their relief work is being made difficult by sporadic clashes with separatists in Aceh.
In turn, the rebels have accused the military of using the disaster as a pretext for a renewed offensive, and have reported a number of casualties.
Neither allegation can be independently verified.
Concern about a possible flare-up in violence prompted the US to warn Indonesia that military equipment provided to deal with the disaster should not be diverted to use in the fight against rebels.
It is now feared that more than 100,000 people have died from the disaster in Indonesia.
Touring the area by helicopter on Friday, Mr Annan said the devastation there was the worst he had seen.
"I have never seen such utter destruction mile after mile," he said. "You wonder where are the people? What has happened to them?"
bbc.com
<b>Tensions flare in quake countries </b>
US Secretary of State Colin Powell met survivors in southern Sri Lanka
Fresh tensions between government and rebels in the two countries worst hit by the tsunami disaster threaten to undermine aid efforts.
In Sri Lanka, the Tamil Tigers have warned of serious consequences if government soldiers are not withdrawn from welfare camps.
They also continue to complain that little aid has been sent to rebel areas, despite government denials.
In Indonesia the government and rebels have accused each other of attacks.
The authorities say that separatist fighters in Aceh province are exploiting the tsunami disaster and have provoked skirmishes with Indonesian soldiers.
The Free Aceh Movement, or GAM, has made similar accusations about government troops.
More than 140,000 people across the Indian Ocean region died in the tsunami disaster, and millions more are homeless.
Map of affected countries and their death tolls
On Thursday the UN called for donor nations to convert $1bn of the pledges of aid - which now total about $4bn - into hard cash for immediate relief operations.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who visited Sri Lanka's badly-hit southern town of Galle on Friday, has expressed hope that the "spirit of co-operation" in the aftermath of the tsunami would create new opportunities to resolve the long-running conflict between the government and the Tamil Tigers.
But the BBC's Frances Harrison says the disaster now looks likely to exacerbate ethnic grievances in Sri Lanka rather than help overcome them.
One rebel official warned there would be trouble if troops were permanently stationed in welfare camps.
a spokesman for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has told the BBC civilian camps should be best managed by civilians.
"The military is a wrong tool to manage these camps," said the UNHCR co-ordinator in Sri Lanka Neill Wright.
"The military has no ability to differentiate between the use of guns in a combat situation and in dealing with civilian trouble."
The tsunami swamped Sri Lanka's southern and eastern coastlines when it struck on 26 December.
Mr Powell toured southern areas by helicopter, making a stop in Galle, where US marines are to be based for relief operations. He then flew to Colombo for talks with President Chandrika Kumaratunga.
Speaking to reporters before leaving Sri Lanka, he insisted the presence of US marines in the south of the country was strictly for humanitarian purposes, and said disputes between government and the rebels were for them to sort out.
UN Secretary of State Kofi Annan is due to arrive in Sri Lanka on Friday evening.
He will meet government leaders over the weekend and the Tamil Tigers say he has also accepted an invitation for talks in the north-east of the country with rebel leader Vellupillai Prabakharan.
Aceh tensions
In Indonesia, the country worst-hit by the tsunami, hopes are also fading that the disaster may pave the way for a solution to the long-running separatist conflict in Aceh province.
Mr Annan say the devastation in Indonesia is the worst he has seen
A ceasefire declared in the aftermath of the disaster has been strained by allegations of violence from both sides.
Indonesian soldiers say their relief work is being made difficult by sporadic clashes with separatists in Aceh.
In turn, the rebels have accused the military of using the disaster as a pretext for a renewed offensive, and have reported a number of casualties.
Neither allegation can be independently verified.
Concern about a possible flare-up in violence prompted the US to warn Indonesia that military equipment provided to deal with the disaster should not be diverted to use in the fight against rebels.
It is now feared that more than 100,000 people have died from the disaster in Indonesia.
Touring the area by helicopter on Friday, Mr Annan said the devastation there was the worst he had seen.
"I have never seen such utter destruction mile after mile," he said. "You wonder where are the people? What has happened to them?"
bbc.com
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