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		<title>US Not Happy With Sri Lanka &#8211; Robert Blake To BBC Februaary 23, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2010/02/23/us-not-happy-with-sri-lanka-robert-blake-to-bbc-februaary-23-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ira de Silva Ontario, Canada
Mr. Robert O.Blake
Assistant Secretary of State
South &#38; Central Asia
State Department
Washington, U.S.A.
 
Dear Sir:
 
I have just read details of an interview you have given to the BBC which appears in the Sri Lankan media titled &#8220;U.S. not Happy With Sri Lanka&#8221; &#8211; Daily Mirror February 23,2010. It states that according to you &#8220;the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Message To Sri Lankan President On Winning Election &#8211; Feb.2, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2010/02/03/message-to-sri-lankan-president-on-winning-election-feb-2-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ira de Silva London, Canada
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 10:00:59 -0500
Hon. Erik Solheim
Minister for Environment &#38; International Development
Government of Norway,
Norway.
 
Dear Sir:
 
I am writing regarding your &#8220;congratulatory&#8221; message to the President of Sri Lanka on his re-election.  You indicate that Norway &#8220;intends to continue co-operation with the Government and people of Sri Lanka with a view [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seeking Justice After Sri Lanka&#8217;s Elections &#8211; Jan.27,2010</title>
		<link>http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2010/01/28/seeking-justice-after-sri-lankas-elections-jan-272010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ira de Silva London, Canada
Mr. James Ross
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor
Human Rights Watch
New York,N.Y. 10118-3299
U.S.A.
 
Dear Sir:
 
Reference your article on Sri Lanka, your contempt of the electors (the people of Sri Lanka) and democracy which you tout, is evident because they have voted for a mandate that it is different to yours. Human Rights Watch which has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HANDS OFF SRI LANKA  (2) !! European Union vs Sri Lanka</title>
		<link>http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2010/01/20/hands-off-sri-lanka-2-european-union-vs-sri-lanka/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wimal Ediriwira  -  The SINHALÉ (“Sri Lanka”) Centre
What is happening?
 The ‘International Community’ of White, Christian, Western (ICWCW) nations have preposterously accused Sri Lanka of ‘War Crimes’ and ‘Human Rights violations’ !
 1. So, hasn’t Sri Lanka committed any ‘War Crimes’ and ‘Human Rights violations’?
 Sri Lanka is a Buddhist country which, throughout its 2,560-year documented history, has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Statement on Channel 4 Video &#8211; January 7,2010</title>
		<link>http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2010/01/12/statement-on-channel-4-video-january-72010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2010/01/12/statement-on-channel-4-video-january-72010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ira de Silva London, Canada
Mr. Philip AlstonSpecial Rapporteur on Extrajudicial,
Summary or Arbitrary ExecutionsUnited Nations,
Geneva,
Switzerland.
 Dear Sir:
 Your press conference on January 7,2010 to express your views and that of your so-called &#8220;experts&#8221; once again exposes your personal vendetta against Sri Lanka and your continued &#8220;hope&#8221; that by misusing your position at the U.N. you will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Re Letter to Government of Sri Lanka, Dec.18,2009 &#8211; Deaths of Three LTTE Terrorists</title>
		<link>http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2009/12/24/re-letter-to-government-of-sri-lanka-dec-182009-deaths-of-three-ltte-terrorists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ira de Silva London, Canada
Mr. Philip Alston
Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions
United Nations, Geneva,
Switzerland.
Dear Sir:
 Reference your letter of December 18,2009 to the Government of Sri Lanka regarding the circumstances of the deaths of three senior members of the LTTE namely Nadesan, Pulidevan and Ramesh as well as their family members in the night [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Long Arm of Sri Lanka&#8217;s Toronto Envoy &#8211; November 24,2009 by Martin Cohn</title>
		<link>http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2009/11/24/long-arm-of-sri-lankas-toronto-envoy-november-242009-by-martin-cohn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ira de Silva London, Ontario Canada
The Letters Editor
Toronto Star
Toronto, Ontario
 
Dear Sir:
 
Re: Long Arm of Sri Lanka&#8217;s Toronto Envoy &#8211; Nov. 24,2009
 
Reading this article I was glad to hear that finally we have an official from Sri Lanka who is not in Canada on a holiday paid for by the Sri Lankan tax payer but that he is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tamils Rally-November 22,2009</title>
		<link>http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2009/11/23/tamils-rally-november-222009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ira de Silva London, Ontario, Canada
The Letters Editor
Toronto Star,
Toronto, Ontario
 
Dear Sir:
 
Regarding this rally by Tamil Canadians, including the usual the sob stories, the fact is that these are the same people who funded the LTTE terrorists from Canada. They are responsible for these people being driven from their homes by the LTTE and used as a human [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illusionary Justice: Threats to the Rule of Law and Human Rights in Sri Lanka</title>
		<link>http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2009/11/20/illusionary-justice-threats-to-the-rule-of-law-and-human-rights-in-sri-lanka/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ira de Silva London, Ontario
Professor C. Kananganayakam
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
 
Dear Sir:
 
Panel Discussion at Munk Centre for International Studies on Monday Nov. 16,2009 titled
Illusionary Justice: Threats to the Rule of Law and Human Rights in Sri Lanka
 
I am writing to you because I was informed of your association with the Munk Centre and the University of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Statement on October 23 in Parliament Re 77 Sri Lankan Illegal Migrants</title>
		<link>http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2009/10/28/statement-on-october-23-in-parliament-re-77-sri-lankan-illegal-migrants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ira de Silva London, Ontario
John McKay MP, Scarborough-Guildwood
Liberal Party
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario.
Dear Mr. McKay,
I read a report in the National Post of October 26,2009 which reads &#8211; &#8220;in the House of Commons on Friday, Liberal MP John McKay says Tamils are seeking refuge in Canada because of the injustices they experience each and every day [...]]]></description>
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