Sunday, April 12, 2009

Sri Lanka: Rebel's Last Stand?

Separatists Last Stand? (World)
Michele Kelemen

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Weekend Edition Saturday, April 11, 2009 Human Rights Watch says one of the most dangerous places on earth these days is a tiny sliver of land in Northeastern Sri Lanka.
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That's where a Tamil separatist group is holed up, along with tens of thousands of civilians. The LTTE is considered a terrorist group by the U.S. government.

Sri Lanka's foreign minister made the rounds in Washington, saying he thinks the Sri Lankan government will soon defeat the rebels.

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