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| Sri Lanka: Rebel Leader Death 'Confirmed' | |
| A milestone in Sri Lanka. The president has declared the country's 25 plus year civil war over. Here's more. Special news brought to the nation of Sri Lanka. Army officers encircle what appears to be the body Velupillai Prabhakaran - the founder and leader of the Tamil Tiger rebels and the architect of a 26-year civil war which claimed the lives of more than 70,000 people. Among the grim footage broadcast on state television, a dog tag bearing the serial number 001. There's been no independent confirmation. The Tamil Tigers have dismissed reports their leader is dead. On the website Tamilnet, international spokesmen for the group insisted Prabhakaran was alive and safe and that the struggle for a homeland would continue. Military forces first reported Prabhakaran's death on Monday. Officials say he was killed trying to leave the war zone in an ambulance.Prabhakaran had always vowed he'd never be taken alive. With the rebel leader apparently dead - the president has declared the country liberated from terrorism. In a speech to parliament on Tuesday, Mahinda Rajapaksa said his troops had freed the nation and the country was unified for the first time since 1983. On the streets of the capital Colombo, scenes of jubilation as the news begins to sink in.Drivers parade the city centre waving the national flag. The government may have declared the war over, but it now faces a humanitarian crisis. In the past four months of the conflict, around 250,000 civilians have been displaced. The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki Moon, is expected to visit the region in the coming days. Meanwhile European Union officials have called for an inquiry into alleged war crimes. | |
| Date: 2009-05-20 11:12:10 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Iran test-fires advanced two-stage missile | |
| Irans President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced on Wednesday that the country has tested a new modification of an advanced intermediate-range ballistic missile. | |
| Date: 2009-05-20 11:08:02 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 754 - Votes: 4 - Rating: 4.25 | |
| Gov. Schwarzenegger on New CAFE Standards | |
| Gov. Schwarzenegger on New CAFE Standards [MSNBC, 5-19-09] | |
| Date: 2009-05-19 23:51:15 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 729 - Votes: 4 - Rating: 3 | |
| The Rachel Maddow Show: Ron Paul's Son & the Rebublican Revolution? | |
| Rand Paul announces on The Rachel Maddow Show that he will be forming an exploratory committee for a 2010 Senate run in Kentucky. | |
| Date: 2009-05-19 23:48:20 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 779 - Votes: 6 - Rating: 4.17 | |
| The politics of God. | |
| The politics of God. | |
| Date: 2009-05-19 23:20:35 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 740 - Votes: 4 - Rating: 4.75 | |
| Interview: Clinton presses Israel on settlements - 20 May 09 | |
| Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, has reiterated the US administration's commitment to finding a two-state solution for the Middle East conflict. She also tells Al Jazeera's Abderrahim Foukara that the US is open to talks with Hamas, but the Palestinian faction must meet certain conditions. | |
| Date: 2009-05-19 23:20:35 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 779 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 3 | |
| GRITtv: Health Insurers Aim to Kill Public Option | |
| Watch Full Shows: http://grittv.org Grit TV with Laura Flanders brings participatory democracy onto your computer screen and into your living room, bridging the gap between audience and advocates. Live @ Noon: http://grittv.org | |
| Date: 2009-05-19 23:20:34 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 754 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 2.67 | |
| Congress Approves Loaded/Concealed Guns In National Parks | |
| U.S. Congress Approves Loaded/Concealed Guns In National Parks - 05/19/09 | |
| Date: 2009-05-19 23:07:37 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Spotlight: Arctic conflict? | |
| Todays program concerns the Arctic. A race for control of this region has broken out as the Arctic has emerged as a region of vital economic importance. It is estimated that the Arctic holds nearly a quarter of the worlds undiscovered oil and gas reserves. A presence in the Arctic is also considered to be highly important for the countrys defence capabilities. How far could the tensions lead? Are the Arctic nations capable of finding a compromise and peacefully co-existing in the Arctic Circle? Well be discussing these questions today with Pavel Baev. | |
| Date: 2009-05-19 10:17:27 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Obama clarifies abortion stance | |
| Obama clarifies abortion stance | |
| Date: 2009-05-19 10:16:27 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 713 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 | |