Jaffna, Sri Lanka—Sri Lanka’s newly renamed “Highway for Peace and Unity” is a cratered strip of asphalt that runs 100 miles due north to Jaffna, straight through the heart of Tamil Tiger country. The road is lined with thousands of unexploded landmines and the charred stumps of palmyra trees. Just off the highway, behind a fence of twisted barbed wire,… return to article
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Reader Comments (3)Page 1 of 1 pagesthis is such a sad story. is ethnic strife inevitable........everywhere.
is there a solution? is empathy a learned characteristic of us humans???
too depressing and scarey. material very well presented here.
Posted by elsa dorfman on Jun 3, 2003 at 8:07 AM This is a very sad story of my beloved home land.NO one is responsible for a crime like this other than the brainless politicians who run the country since its independence.We as the modern generation of sri lanka always curse those who architectured this present reality for this gods given island.May the holy triple gem blessed my island for another thousand years.
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