Sri Lanka Civil War
I don’t know if anyone else has heard of this, but Sri Lanka has been in a civil war for nearly 20 years. I don’t know if it’s just me being ignorant of world issues or if maybe no one else knew too much about this either. And I don’t know if it’s just me, but it seems as though people don’t pay attention to world events unless it directly impacts them. We however, really have no excuse since most people have access to instant global communications, such as the Internet…. but I’m getting off topic, but maybe that statement will spark some discussion.
So anyways, back to Sri Lanka. Apparently after 20 years of a civil war, conflict started to increase this summer. Recently, a major naval battle occurred between the rebels and the Sri Lankan navy. The navy spotted 25 rebel ships of the coast of Sri Lanka, which supposedly carried weapons and troops to re-supply the rebel bases. 11 of the 25 were reported sunk and at least 70 people were killed. These rebels, who also are being called terrorists by the government because of the suicide bombing tactics used, are fighting the government because they are unhappy with the ongoing politics. This is a big push factor for the country as a whole. The two groups seem to be constantly driving the county apart with the war going on for so long. But war is part of globalization, especially when I group is trying to obtain freedom for the country.>>>>>>Link<<<<<<
posted by Anonymous @ 9/26/2006 08:28:00 PM
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