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மெல்பேனில் 2 பேர் கைது

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மெல்பேனில் 2 பேர் கைது. இந்த செய்தி உண்மையா?? news.com.au இல் போட்டு இருந்தார்கள்

ம் செய்தி உண்மை இருவர் கைது செய்யப்பட்டு இருக்கின்றனர்

பெயர் தற்போது குறிப்பிட முடியாது மன்னிக்கவும் :angry: :angry: :

Vic men charged with Tamil Tigers link

Tuesday May 1 13:43 AEST

Two Melbourne men charged on Tuesday with terrorism-related offences are accused of being members of the Tamil Tigers, police said.

A 32-year-old Mount Waverley man and a 36-year-old Vermont South man have each been charged with three offences relating to being a member of a terrorist organisation and making funds available to a terrorist organisation.

The charges relate to the men's alleged involvement with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam - or Tamil Tigers - the Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police said in a joint statement.

The Tamil Tigers have been waging a bloody secessionist campaign against the Sri Lankan government since the 1970s.

AFP National Counter Terrorism Manager Frank Prendergast said the men, who were due to appear in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday afternoon, allegedly supported the Tamil Tigers' activities in Sri Lanka.

"There is no evidence that these two men were planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Australia," he said.

"It will be alleged in court that these men are members of an organisation engaging in terrorist activity overseas and they have been providing active, material support to that group," he said.

Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Kieran Walshe said police would allege the men actively raised funds with the knowledge some of the money would be diverted to the Tamil Tigers to conduct operations in Sri Lanka.

Both men have been charged with intentionally being a member of a terrorist organisation, with providing support to a terrorist organisation and with intentionally receiving funds from or making funds available to a terrorist organisation.

If found guilty, they face a maximum of 25 years in jail.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=63661

Edited by ஈழவன்85

  • கருத்துக்கள உறவுகள்

TWO Melbourne men charged with terror offences used Tsunami donations to fund their activities, police allege.

A 32-year-old Mount Waverley man and a 36-year-old Vermont South man have each been charged with three offences relating to being a member of a terrorist organisation and making funds available to a terrorist organisation.

A joint police counter terrorism team operation raided eight homes and businesses in Melbourne's east and two properties in Sydney.

The charges relate to the men's alleged involvement with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam – or Tamil Tigers – the Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police said in a joint statement.

The Tamil Tigers have been waging a bloody secessionist campaign against the Sri Lankan government since the 1970s.

AFP National Counter Terrorism Manager Frank Prendergast said the men, who were due to appear in Melbourne Magistrates Court this afternoon, allegedly supported the Tamil Tigers' activities in Sri Lanka.

"There is no evidence that these two men were planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Australia," he said.

"It will be alleged in court that these men are members of an organisation engaging in terrorist activity overseas and they have been providing active, material support to that group," he said.

He alleged the men had duped Australians who thought they were donating money to Tsunami victims in Sri Lanka.

Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Kieran Walshe said police would allege the men actively raised funds with the knowledge some of the money would be diverted to the Tamil Tigers to conduct operations in Sri Lanka.

Both men have been charged with intentionally being a member of a terrorist organisation, with providing support to a terrorist organisation and with intentionally receiving funds from or making funds available to a terrorist organisation.

The investigation follows Australian Federal Police raids in 2005 in which documents and computers were seized at several Melbourne properties but it is unknown if today's arrests are linked to those earlier warrants.

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/stor...5001021,00.html

இதை ஏ.பி.சி வானொலி உறுதிபடுத்தியதுள்ளதுடன், சிட்னியில் மற்றவர்களை கைது பண்ண போகிறார்கள் என்றும் சற்று முன் அவர்களின் செய்தில் தலைப்பு செய்தியாக குறிப்பிட்டுருந்தார்கள்

Edited by Jamuna

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சிட்னியிலும் பல இடங்களில் சோதனை நடைபெற்று இருக்கின்றது..நான் இருக்கும் துங்காபியில் கூட சோதனை நடை பெற்று இருக்கின்றது...னைது செய்யப்பட்டவாகளின் பெயர்களை தவிhக்க முடியாத காரணஙகளால் கூற முடியவில்லை...

சிட்னியிலிலும் மெல்பனிலும் புலிகளுக்கு ஆதரவாளர்கள் கைது செய்யபட்டார்கள்,சிட்னியில் யார் கைது செய்யபட்டார்கள் என்பதை நாங்கள் இப்போது தெறிவிக்கமுடியாது,ஆனால் மெல்பனில் விநாயகமூர்த்தியும்,யாதவன் என்பவரும் கைது செய்யபட்டவர் என தற்போது சனல் 9 தொலைகாட்சி தனது பிரதான செய்தியாக ஒலிபரப்பியதுக் குறிபிடதக்கது

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ஆமாம் நான் நினைக்கிறேன் நடக்க போகும் ஜானாதிபதி மாநாட்டுக்கு முன்னம் பாதுகாப்பு பலபடுத்தினம் என்று,

யம்மு நீங்க கிரேஸ்டனா சொல்லவே இல்லை

இப்படியே ஒவ்வொரு நாடாக கை வைக்கினம் போல

தயவுசெய்து எல்லா நாடுகளிலும் பணியாளர்கள் எல்லரும் அவதானமாக இருத்தல் நலம்

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மெல்பனில கைது செய்தால் தான் என்ன அமெரிக்காவில் கைது செய்தால் தான் என்ன சிட்னியில் கைது செய்தால் தான் என்ன இன்றிரவு கொழும்பில் குண்டு விழுவது நிச்சயம்.

இதுக்காக என்னை நம்மன்ட அவுஸ்ரேலியன் பொலிஸ் வந்து கைது செய்யாது என்று நினைக்கிறேன்

இங்கே கைது செய்வது சிறிலங்காவை போல பயப்பிட வேண்டிய அவசியமில்லை,இந்த நாட்டுகு ஏதும் துரோகம் செய்யாத வரைக்கும் பயப்பிட வேண்டிய அவசியமில்லை,இங்கு கூட போகும் ஜனாதிபதிகளின் மாநாட்டுக்கு ஒரு பாதுகாப்பு ஏற்பாடாகவும் இருக்கும்.

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Two Australians arrested for supporting Tamil Tigers, No threat to Australia - Federal Police

In a Press Release today Australian Federal Police, Assistant Commissioner Prendergast said the arrests related to the men’s alleged involvement in supporting the LTTE overseas.“There is no evidence that these two men were planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Australia,” Assistant Commissioner Prendergast said. Defence lawyer Rob Stary said he would lodge a bail application for both men on Monday. Mr Stary asked the prosecution for more detail regarding the nature of the charges. It is believed that these arrests are preemptive to please Sri Lankan Government as, Prosecutor Mark Dean, SC, said police were still compiling evidence related to the case, to The Age. Tamil Community Organizations are not readily available for comments.

Full Text of the Press Release:

Two men charged with terrorism offences

Tuesday, 01 May 2007

An Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Victoria Police Joint Counter Terrorism Team operation today resulted in two Melbourne men being charged with terrorism-related offences.

A 32-year-old Mount Waverly man and a 36-year-old man from Vermont South have each been charged with three offences relating to being a member of a terrorist organisation and knowingly making funds available to terrorist organisation, namely the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka.

The arrests follow the execution of eight search warrants in Melbourne and two in Sydney this morning.

AFP National Manager Counter Terrorism Frank Prendergast said the arrests related to the men’s alleged involvement in supporting the LTTE overseas.

“There is no evidence that these two men were planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Australia,” Assistant Commissioner Prendergast said.

“It will be alleged in court that these men are members of an organisation engaging in terrorist activity overseas, and they have been providing active, material support to that group,” he said.

Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Kieran Walshe said the charges related to allegations the men are members of the LTTE and provided support through funding and materials to LTTE operations overseas.

“It will be alleged in court that these men actively raised funds with the knowledge some of the money would be diverted to the LTTE and used for operational activity in Sri Lanka,” Deputy Commissioner Walshe said.

Both men were charged with intentionally being a member of a terrorist organisation, knowing the organisation is a terrorist organisation, contrary to subsection 102.3(1) of the Criminal Code Act 1995.

They were also charged with providing support to a terrorist organisation, and intentionally receiving funds from or making funds available to a terrorist organisation, knowing the organisation is a terrorist organisation, contrary to sections 102.7 and 102.6(1) of the Criminal Code Act 1995.

The maximum penalty for the membership offence is 10 years imprisonment and 25 years for the other offences.

Both men are expected to appear before Melbourne Magistrates Court today.

- தமிழ் சிட்னி

பாலித கோகன்னா இவ்வாறு புளுகுகிறார்

Sri Lanka minister tips more Australian arrests

Sri Lanka's secretary of foreign affairs Dr Palitha Kohona today tipped further arrests in Australia over illegal fundraising for the Tamil Tigers terror group.

Dr Kohona said there might be people who genuinely and voluntarily contributed to the Tamil cause.

But he said Tamil Tiger fundraisers had engaged in a range of illegal activities around the world.

"We expect there to be more arrests (in Australia)," he told ABC radio.

Two men were arrested in Victoria yesterday for allegedly funnelling money to the Tigers under the guise of tsunami relief.

Each has been charged with being a member of a terrorist organisation, providing support or resources to a terrorist organisation and making funds available to a terrorist organisation.

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), known as the Tamil Tigers, have been waging a bloody separatist campaign against the Sri Lankan government for more than 30 years.

Dr Kohona said the Sri Lankan government had always maintained that the Tigers had been sustaining their campaign of violence through fundraising in Western countries.

He said they had procured weapons and engaged in propaganda activities with the help of funds raised in the West.

"The fact that the Australian authorities have taken this measure suggests that they are taking the Tamil Tigers fundraising activities seriously and doing something about it and we are very encouraged by that," he said.

Dr Kohona declined to detail what Australian authorities had told them about the case but he said they had been following developments.

"We also are aware that there are other people who are being investigated and we will encourage the Australian authorities to proceed to take action against them as well," he said.

"In Australia there is a very well-made network of fundraisers who are supporting the LTTE terrorists activities in Sri Lanka."

Dr Kohona said the Sri Lankan estimated the Tigers raised US$10-30 million a month throughout the world.

"Approximately 20-30 per cent of that comes from Australia," he said.

"Without going into details, our authorities have been keeping a tab on the transfer of money from one state to another."

Dr Kohona said that money was raised through intimidation, extortion and other illegal activities such as drug and human trafficking.

He said there was a case in London where a number of Tamils had been arrested for credit card fraud.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/sri-lanka...7788180776.html

- சிட்னி மோர்னிங் கரல் பத்திரிகை

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சிட்னி மெல்பேர்ன் வாழ தமிர்கள் நாங்கள் என்ன செய்ய போகின்றோம் என்ன மாதிரியான வேலை திட்டங்களை முன்னெடுக்க போகின்றோhம்? வழமைபோல் மவுனமாக இருக்க போகின்றோமா இல்ல களத்தில் இறங்கி அவர்களுடைய விடுதலைக்கு உதவ போகின்றோமா?

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சிட்னி மெல்பேர்ன் வாழ தமிர்கள் நாங்கள் என்ன செய்ய போகின்றோம் என்ன மாதிரியான வேலை திட்டங்களை முன்னெடுக்க போகின்றோhம்? வழமைபோல் மவுனமாக இருக்க போகின்றோமா இல்ல களத்தில் இறங்கி அவர்களுடைய விடுதலைக்கு உதவ போகின்றோமா?

கோவிலில நேத்தி வையுங்க..! :P :unsure:

Tsunami aid to Tigers, says AFPMark Dunn and Katie Bice

May 02, 2007 12:00am

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ALLEGED terrorists duped Victorians into donating thousands of dollars towards tsunami relief, which was used instead to fund the Tamil Tiger terrorist group in Sri Lanka.

Australian Federal Police conducted 10 raids yesterday on east suburban Melbourne homes, two businesses and two Sydney properties, making two arrests and recovering documents linked to the alleged terror funding.

Sivarajah Yathavan, 36, of Vermont South and Aruran Vinayagamoorthy, 32, of Mount Waverley, were charged with being members of a terrorist group, financing terrorism and providing material support for terrorism.

The pair appeared briefly before the Melbourne Magistrates' Court yesterday and were remanded in custody.

Police claimed the men provided "significant" funds as well as electronic and marine equipment to the Tamil Tiger group.

Prosecutor Mark Dean, SC, told the court the offences were alleged to have occurred between July 2002 and yesterday.

Mr Vinayagamoorthy and Mr Yathavan had been Tamil Tiger members for "some time" and the investigation included electronic surveillance, Mr Dean said.

They had provided support and resources, including their own services, to the group, the court heard.

"There is evidence available of material support provided to that organisation, including electronic equipment and marine equipment," Mr Dean said.

Money had been transferred from Australia to Sri Lanka via Asia, he said. "Investigations and financial analysis is still being undertaken in relation to those transactions."

Defence lawyer Rob Stary said his clients had been previously interviewed in 2005 and he had not been given particulars of the charges to prove they weren't "stale".

Magistrate Clive Alsop remanded both men in custody to appear for bail applications next week.

The joint AFP-Victoria Police investigation, codenamed Operation Halophyte, began in January 2005 and was connected with search warrants executed on several Melbourne properties in November 2005.

"We would be alleging that tsunami relief appeals were used as a vehicle for some of the fundraising," AFP counter-terrorism national manager Frank Prendergast said.

Mr Prendergast said there was no evidence the men were plotting a terrorist attack in Australia but it was alleged they had sent money overseas with knowledge it would be used by the the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), also known as the Tamil Tigers.

Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Kieran Walshe said some of the funds had been raised in Australia under the pretence of being for charities and aid for those affected by the 2004 tsunami, which killed 35,000 people in Sri Lanka.

"We are concerned that that sort of thing is taking place in Australia, that Australian citizens are being duped into making contributions to what they believe to be honest fundraising activities in terms of relief for people in distress," Mr Walshe said.

Assistant Commissioner Prendergast would not speculate on the potential for more arrests but said the investigation was continuing. He said information from the community was essential in identifying terrorism offences and the joint investigation was an illustration of federal and state agencies working together.

"I'm very pleased by the level of co-operation shown in this investigation," he said.

Victorian warrants were executed in Vermont, Glen Waverley, Dandenong and East Burwood.

The men face maximum penalties of 10 years' jail for being a member of a terrorist group and 25 years for the funding and material support offences.

The Tamil Tigers have been fighting for an independent homeland in Sri Lanka for almost 30 years and the civil conflict has claimed more than 65,000 lives.

The Tamil Tigers are believed to comprise about 10,000 fighters -- including children -- and have conducted dozens of suicide bombings.

Tamil links to Victoria are believed to be extensive and former Warragul nurse Adele Balasingham was married to the late Tamil Tiger spokesman and figurehead Anton Balasingham.

Anyone with any information about possible terrorist activity is urged to contact the National Security Hotline on 1800 123 400.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,2...730-662,00.html

சிட்னி மெல்பேர்ன் வாழ தமிர்கள் நாங்கள் என்ன செய்ய போகின்றோம் என்ன மாதிரியான வேலை திட்டங்களை முன்னெடுக்க போகின்றோhம்? வழமைபோல் மவுனமாக இருக்க போகின்றோமா இல்ல களத்தில் இறங்கி அவர்களுடைய விடுதலைக்கு உதவ போகின்றோமா?

போர்த்திக்கொண்டு படுப்பம் அதுதான் நடக்கும்.எங்கட சனம் அதுவும் மெல்பேனிலையும் சிட்னிலையும் தமிழூணர்வ்வு பொங்கிவழியுது பாருங்க கேவலம் :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:

எமக்குள் இருக்கும் கறுப்பாடு ஒன்றே காட்டிகொடுப்பில் ஈடுபட்டதாக கதை

  • கருத்துக்கள உறவுகள்

அமெரிக்கா சொன்னா செய்யத்தானே வேணும் அவுஸ்திரேலியா..! அமெரிக்கப் படைகளோடு சேர்ந்து ஆப்கன் ஈராக் என்று அடிவாங்கிறதுக்கு.. விசுவாசம் காட்ட வேணாமோ..?!

இதையெல்லாம் தடுக்கக் கூடிய பலம் புலம்பெயர்ந்த தமிழர்களிடமும் இல்ல. அவை சுத்த வேஸ்டு..! :(:unsure::D

Defence lawyer Rob Stary said his clients had been previously interviewed in 2005 and he had not been given particulars of the charges to prove they weren't "stale".

அப்ப இதென்ன செற்றப்பா. டொலர் என்னதான் செய்யாது..! :D:unsure:

Mr Prendergast said there was no evidence the men were plotting a terrorist attack in Australia but it was alleged they had sent money overseas with knowledge it would be used by the the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), also known as the Tamil Tigers.

தமிழர் புனர்வாழ்வுக்கழகம் அனுப்புற காசையே புலிக்கு அனுப்புறது என்றுதானே சொல்லினம். புலி உவையெல்லாம் அலேட் ஆக முதலே அலேட் ஆகிட்டுது. அங்க ஒன்றும் புடுங்க ஏலாது. புலிகள் பல ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்னரே இவற்றை எதிர்பார்த்துவிட்டனர்..! தயார்படுத்தலோடு தான் இருப்பர்..! :P

Edited by nedukkalapoovan

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Former DFAT Officer Dr.Palitha Kohona promoted as Sri Lankan Minister by Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney Morning Herald today broke its reporting credibility by quoting Dr Palitha Kohona a former Australian DFAT Officer and now paid employee (Secretary of foreign affairs) of Sri Lankan government as duly democratically elected Minister in its headline reporting. The reason for such reporting is unknown as it may be an error or part of well planned disinformation campaign to tarnish the goodwill of Australian Tamils.

http://www.tamilsydney.com/content/view/621/37/

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் வான்புலிகளால் தாக்குதல்கள் நடத்துகின்ற பொழுதுகளில் , புலம் பெயர் தமிழர்கள் புலிகளின் ஆதரவாளர்கள், பயங்கரவாதிகள் என்றெல்லாம் கைதுகள் தொடரப்போகிறதா?

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One man's terrorist ... Tamil charges put Australia’s anti-terror laws back in the spotlight

By: Jeff Sparrow, Courtesy Crikey

“..Yet, the laws only apply to supporters of opposition groups, not the repressive regimes they oppose..”

"..Or is the argument simply that any armed struggle, in any circumstances, in any country, amounts to terrorism? Well, had these laws been in place in the eighties, anyone who, say, attended an anti-apartheid fund-raiser would have become liable for some Mandela-style jail time of their own. Yes, the Tamil Tigers carry out assassinations, bombings and other brutalities. But, um, so did the ANC. .."

Full Text of the Article

The charges laid against Aruran Vinayagamoorthy and Sivarajah Yathavan for belonging to, funding and supporting the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) should draw attention once more to the extraordinary scope of Australia’s anti-terrorism laws.

Since 2005, it’s been an offence punishable by 25 years in prison to recklessly provide funds to terrorists, or a supporter of terrorists, even if they’re overseas. The new laws pose particularly difficult issues for migrants from strife-torn nations.

After all, in 2005, the Sri Lankan Government itself recognised the Tigers’ popular support when it struck a deal allowing the LTTE to administer funds for tsunami relief in Tamil areas. Should we be surprised, then, that some Tamils in Australia see the LTTE as their legitimate representative?

Or is the argument simply that any armed struggle, in any circumstances, in any country, amounts to terrorism? Well, had these laws been in place in the eighties, anyone who, say, attended an anti-apartheid fund-raiser would have become liable for some Mandela-style jail time of their own. Yes, the Tamil Tigers carry out assassinations, bombings and other brutalities. But, um, so did the ANC.

There are plenty of other ethnic minorities in Australia who face such repression at home that their political and cultural organisations inevitably maintain a connection with armed groups. Given that you can get done for collecting funds simply by being "reckless" about where your money’s going, the scope for future prosecutions seems vast.

Yet, the laws only apply to supporters of opposition groups, not the repressive regimes they oppose. It’s illegal, for instance, to support the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK). It’s perfectly OK to back the Turkish Government -- even though, according to Amnesty, it imprisons Kurds simply for speaking their own language. If you were Kurdish, that might seems less like preventing terrorism -- and more like taking sides.

http://www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20070502...-spotlight.html

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Yet, the laws only apply to supporters of opposition groups, not the repressive regimes they oppose. It’s illegal, for instance, to support the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK). It’s perfectly OK to back the Turkish Government -- even though, according to Amnesty, it imprisons Kurds simply for speaking their own language. If you were Kurdish, that might seems less like preventing terrorism -- and more like taking sides.

இப்ப பி கே கே யை அமெரிக்கா செல்லப்பிள்ளையா நடத்துதே.. அப்ப அமெரிக்காவும் பயங்கரவாதிகளுக்கு உதவி பண்ணுது என்றுதானே அர்த்தம். அப்ப அமெரிக்காவுக்கு வால் பிடிக்கிற அவுஸ்திரேலியாவும் அதைத்தானே செய்யுது..! அப்புறம் என்ன.. நொங்கு..! :(:unsure:

சிட்னி மெல்பேர்ன் வாழ தமிர்கள் நாங்கள் என்ன செய்ய போகின்றோம் என்ன மாதிரியான வேலை திட்டங்களை முன்னெடுக்க போகின்றோhம்? வழமைபோல் மவுனமாக இருக்க போகின்றோமா இல்ல களத்தில் இறங்கி அவர்களுடைய விடுதலைக்கு உதவ போகின்றோமா?

களத்தில இறங்க போறீங்களோ,கிரிக்கட் விளையாடவோ

:P

மகிந்தவின் விடாமுயற்சியால் சிறிலங்காவின் உள் நாட்டுப் பிரச்சினை தற்போது சர்வதேச நாடுகளின் பிரச்சினையாக உருவெடுத்து வருகிறது. ஈழத் தமிழர்களின் சுதந்திரப்போராட்டத்தை பின்னடையச் செய்ய சிறிலங்கா அரசு பின்புலத்தில் செய்துவரும் சதி முயற்சிகளுக்கமைய உலக நாடுகளும் இவ்வாறான ஒரு பரவலாக்கத்தை விரைந்து நடைமுறைப்படுத்துவதற்கு சாதகமானதாகவே தற்போதைய நிலமை அமைந்துள்ளது. முன்னொருபோதும் இல்லாத இந்நிலை தொடருமாயின் தமிழர்களின் போராட்டமும் மாற்று வழியாக புதிய பரிமாணங்களுக்குத் தள்ளப்பட்டு சிறிலங்காவில் முழு அளவிலான யுத்தம் விரைவில் வெடிக்கப்போவது திண்ணம்.

இப்படியான ஒரு நிலைமை ஏற்படப்போவதை எமது தேசியத் தலைவர் முன்கூட்டியே உணர்ந்துகொண்டதால் போராட்டத்தின் அத்திவாரங்களைத் தக்கவைப்பதற்கான மாற்றுத் திட்டங்களை நடைமுறைப்படுத்துவதற்கு ஏற்கனவே உத்தரவிடப்பட்டுவிட்டது. அந்தளவில் நாம் ஓரளவு நிம்மதியடைந்தாலும்கூட விடுதலைப் போராட்டத்திற்கு தமது பங்களிப்பை வழங்குவதற்கு புலம் பெயர்ந்த தழிழர்கள் இனிவருங்காலங்களில் புதிய வழிகளைத் தான் நாடிச் செல்லவேண்டிய நிர்ப்பந்தங்களுக்கு ஆளாக்கப்பட்டுவிட்டனர். இதுவரை சிறிலங்கா அரசை மட்டும் குற்றவாளியாகக் கண்ட தமிழினம் இப்போது உலக நாடுகளும்கூட தமக்கு துரோகமிழைத்துவிட்டதாக எண்ணி அவர்களையும் துரோகிகளாகப் பார்க்கும் நிலைமை உருவாகினால் தமிழர்கள் தாம் வாழும் புலம் பெயர்ந்த நாடுகளுக்கும் தமது போராட்டத்தை விஸ்த்தரிப்பர் என்பதுதான் சிறிலங்கா அரசின் வஞ்சகமான எதிர்பார்ப்பு.

ஒடுக்கப்பட்ட இனங்களின் விடுதலைப் போராட்டங்களை நசுக்க இனவாத அரசாங்கங்களுக்குக் கைகொடுத்துதவும் இன்றைய முன்னேற்றமடைந்த உலக நாடுகள் தங்கள் நாடுகளைக்கட்டியெழுப்ப வேண்டிய அடித்தளங்களை முன்னர் அடாவடித்தனங்களாலும் பயங்கரவாத செயற்பாட்டாலும் தான் போட்டனவென்ற உண்மையை இப்போது சரித்திரத்திலிருந்து மறைத்து தாங்கள் எப்போதும் நல்ல பிள்ளைகளாகவே பிறந்தோம் என்று காட்டுவதற்கு விரும்புவது தான் கேலிக்கூத்து.

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இந்தச் செய்தியின் மத்தியில் அவுஸ்திரெலியா 'The Age' பத்திரிகையில் நேற்று வந்த வான்புலிகளின் தாக்குதல் பற்றிய செய்தி

Rebel air strikes raise stakes in island's bloody conflict

A DARING pre-dawn raid over the capital as cricket-mad Sri Lankans were watching the World Cup final on Sunday brought one of the longest-running contemporary civil wars back to international attention.

The Tamil Tigers, a ruthless and secretive liberation movement, has captured the hearts of many expatriate Tamils. It has its own army and navy and recently unveiled a long-rumoured air force.

Well before the rebels unveiled their air capacity in a bold swoop over an army target in Colombo in March, pictures were circulating among Melbourne Tamils of the so-called Tamil Eelam Airforce. This is one of the images, provided to The Age. Critics say parts for the plane were smuggled into Sri Lanka piece by piece under the cover of tsunami aid convoys.

The use of air power on Colombo signalled a new phase in a conflict that has claimed more than 68,000 lives over the last 50 years. The political and ethnic dispute at the heart of the conflict — between the majority Sinhalese and minority Tamils — is a complicated one that escalated into a fight over an independent Tamil homeland.

Tamil expatriate communities in Australia, Canada and the United States have brought the politics to their new homes and it has long been rumoured that some have supplied funds for the conflict. Their critics — and now the federal police — allege some have used the cover of tsunami aid to fund rebel activity.

Hopes of peace were raised when a truce was declared in December 2001. The tsunami appeared to offer the impetus for a permanent peace but, unlike in Aceh, the situation has descended into politics as usual.

Sri Lanka is a small pear-shaped island nation at the base of India. It has a population roughly the same as Australia and one of most complex plural societies in the world. However, the fight between the predominantly Hindu Tamils — about 15 per cent of the population — and the mainly Buddhist Sinhalese is not about religion. It can be traced to the 1950s and a dispute over the status of the Tamil language after independence from Britain.

The country's descent into instability came in three phases, with the most violent eruption in 1983, when an emergent rebel movement — the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam — attacked the military in the north of the country. This sparked riots in the capital, Colombo, including attacks on civilian Tamils with no stake in the conflict.

The killings sparked an internecine war that has nurtured the LTTE, a movement that pioneered the terrorist tactic of suicide bombing.

While the Sinhalese ruthlessly deploy the army, the Tigers have excelled at guerilla tactics; their most passionate advocates are apparently unexceptional men and women willing to lay down their lives. Tiger suicide bombers have so far claimed the lives of a Sri Lankan president and the Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, among many others. While there have been recent splits in their hierarchy, the air strikes are a testament to their continued strength and organisation.

Tamil settlement in Australia can be traced back to the early 1980s. The community in Australia is close-knit and well-educated. However, after September 11, 2001, the rights and wrongs of the Sri Lankan conflict have run up against stronger anti-terrorism measures.

Canberra refused to fund tsunami relief by the Tiger's welfare arm, the Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation, because the LTTE is gazetted as a terrorist organisation in Australia. On a visit to Australia in January, Sri Lanka's Foreign Secretary, Dr Palitha Kohona, lobbied for an Australian ban on the Tigers, claiming that about a sixth of the estimated $A12 million to $A36 million they raised internationally came from Australia.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/rebel-...788141240.html+

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Australia arrests will jeopardize humanitarian help- AFTA

The recent arrests in Australia of Tamil activists on allegations of misdirecting of funds for the LTTE, "could jeopardize the humanitarian projects funded by the Australian Tamil community and NGOs that assist over 500,000 internally displaced Tamil civilians in the Tamil homeland in Sri Lanka. Denial of this assistance to the needy would only help the Sri Lankan government in their attempt to “beat the Tamil people in Sri Lanka into submission,"" the Australasian Federation Of Tamil Associations (AFTA) said in a press release issued Wednesday.

Full text of the press release follows:

The Tamil Australian community is shocked at the arrest of two Tamil residents of Melbourne on 1 May 2007 reportedly charged with terrorism offences. According to ‘The Age’ article of 1 May 2007, the Australian Federal Police have alleged that they are members of the Tamil rebel organization, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and have provided them with funds and electronic equipment aiding in their armed struggle for a homeland for the Tamil people in Sri Lanka.

Whilst the law abiding and peace loving Tamil Australians acknowledge the need to conduct a fair and open judicial process aimed at establishing the truth, the Australasian Federation of Tamil Associations (AFTA), an umbrella organization of the peak Tamil associations in Australia and New Zealand is deeply concerned of these arrests and their possible consequences.

These arrests and the allegations against the persons arrested that they have directed funds raised for humanitarian purposes, to the LTTE, could jeopardize the humanitarian projects funded by the Australian Tamil community and NGOs that assist over 500,000 internally displaced Tamil civilians in the Tamil homeland in Sri Lanka. Denial of this assistance to the needy would only help the Sri Lankan government in their attempt to “beat the Tamil people in Sri Lanka into submission”.

It is disturbing to note that Sri Lanka's Foreign Secretary Dr Palitha Kohona tipping on 1 May, that further arrests in Australia are to follow, pre-empting our government action and adding credence to the fears of the Australian Tamils of Sri Lanka’s political interference with the judicial process in Australia.

Undue publicity and wild speculations in the media about this matter would embolden the Sri Lankan Government and the Sinhala extremists in Australia to demonise the Tamil Australian Community. This would lead to the profiling of the entire Tamil Australian community as ‘terrorists’ or ‘supporters of terrorism’ and would affect their capacity to live with self respect and dignity and serve their newly found home country to their fullest potential.

An intensified demonizing campaign by the Sri Lankan Government would also undermine the legitimate struggle of the Tamil people in Sri Lanka for self-determination and may lead to the denial of the fundamental rights of the Australian Tamil community to raise their genuine concerns over the blatant violations of human rights of their brethren in Sri Lanka.

In this context, AFTA appeals to the Office of the Attorney General and the Australian Federal Police to be sensitive to these genuine concerns of the Tamil Australians, in their conduct of the judicial process.

AFTA also pleads with the media to take note of this matter in their reporting of related developments in the future.

Contact:

Vino Kanapathipillai...0416 967 760 (Sydney)

Raga Ragavan..........0402 387 920 (Canberra)

Siva Sivakumar.........0404 894 591 (Melbourne)

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Melbourne Tamil arrests condemned,Total hypocrisy from the Howard government -says Socialist Party

In a press release isued today, Anthony Main National Organiser of Socialist Party Australia said, "Whilst we don't agree with the terror tactics that the Tigers are using we totally support the right of the Tamil people to have there own homeland if they wish. The oppression that not only the Tamils but also trade unionists and anti war activists are facing in Sri Lanka is something else. Howard has spent millions of dollars on the 'war against terror' I want to know what he is doing about the state terror being unleashed against ordinary people in Sri Lanka. This is total hypocrisy from the Howard government"

Full Text of Press Release:

Commenting on the arrest of two men yesterday for allegedly fundraising for the Tamil Tigers, Socialist Party National Organiser Anthony Main said "We are extremely concerned that the Anti Legislation is being used against people for fundraising for political parties in another country.

"Many organisations raised money for people in Sri Lanka after the Tsunami, including the Socialist Party, we had to because, especially for people in the Tamil areas the aid wasn't getting through. We are interested in seeing the evidence the police have against these two men.

"The fact that details of the charges still haven't been provided to the lawyers suggests that the evidence may well be thin. We are also concerned that the presumption of innocence had been undermined by the police holding a press conference even before the men appeared in court. Perhaps this was to strengthen their case to the public.

"What the Australian public needs to understand is that there is a bloody civil war taking place in Sri Lanka and it is not just the Tamil Tigers involved in terrorist activities. It is common knowledge that the Sri Lankan government has been behind hundreds of assassinations and kidnappings in recent months.

"When the senior government minister De Silva visited Australia in February he met with both Howard and Bracks. Obviously at the same time as raising funds for his own purposes, he was putting pressure on them to crack down on the Tamil community here. We have been well aware of the police investigation taking place as I myself was asked to meet with the police to answer some questions. We have refused this request.

"My political associates in Sri Lanka are receiving death threats on a daily basis and have on a few occasions narrowly escaped attacks. The Socialist Party is in the process of gathering intelligence information that will prove that some of these death threats are coming from government supporters here in Melbourne. When we make this available we expect the police and the federal government to act in the same swift manner against the supporters of state sponsored terror.

"Whilst we don't agree with the terror tactics that the Tigers are using we totally support the right of the Tamil people to have there own homeland if they wish. The oppression that not only the Tamils but also trade unionists and anti war activists are facing in Sri Lanka is something else. Howard has spent millions of dollars on the 'war against terror' I want to know what he is doing about the state terror being unleashed against ordinary people in Sri Lanka. This is total hypocrisy from the Howard government" Anthony said.

About Socialist Party

The Socialist Party is the Australian section of the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI). The CWI is organised in over 36 countries and works to unite the working clas and oppressed peoples against global capitalism and to fight for a socialist world. They have branches in Melbourne, Sydney, Newscastle and Perth as well as members and supporters in all other states.

http://www.tamilsydney.com/content/view/626/37/

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அவுஸ்திரெலியா அரசும் சிங்கள அரசின் பொய்ப் பிரச்சாரத்தை நம்பி புலிகளை தடை செய்ய முயற்சித்து வருகிறது.

Australians funding Tamil Tigers: Downer

Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer says there is no doubt that Australian money is funding the Tamil Tigers terrorist group.

Sri Lankan secretary of foreign affairs Dr Palitha Kohona on Wednesday said the Tigers raised $US10-$US30 million ($A12-$A36 million) a month from around the world with up to 30 per cent from Australia.

Mr Downer said while he believed that figure was an exaggeration, Sri Lanka had raised the problem of Australian money flowing to the terror group "over the years".

"We have been for a long time concerned that finance for the Tamil Tigers, some of it comes from Australia," he told reporters in Adelaide on Wednesday.

"Probably nothing like 30 per cent but small amounts do come from Australia.

"I don't think there is any doubt about that."

Two men were arrested in Victoria on Tuesday for allegedly funnelling money to the Tigers under the guise of tsunami relief.

The money was allegedly sent to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), known as the Tamil Tigers, who have been waging a bloody separatist campaign against the Sri Lankan government for more than 30 years.

While the Tamil Tigers are not listed as a terrorist organisation in Australia, it is against the law to provide funds to the group.

Mr Downer said the government had discussed the inclusion of the Tigers on the terrorist list and a decision would be made in the next few months.

He said collecting evidence on people who raised money for the group had been hard with many using welfare cause fronts.

But he said the recent arrests had demonstrated that the government was following the issue carefully.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/NATIONAL/Austra...7788179781.html

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One man's terrorist ... Tamil charges put anti-terror laws back in the spotlight - Jeff Sparrow

The charges laid against Aruran Vinayagamoorthy and Sivarajah Yathavan for belonging to, funding and supporting the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) should draw attention once more to the extraordinary scope of Australia's anti-terrorism laws.

Since 2005, it's been an offence punishable by 25 years in prison to recklessly provide funds to terrorists, or a supporter of terrorists, even if they're overseas. The new laws pose particularly difficult issues for migrants from strife-torn nations.

After all, in 2005, the Sri Lankan Government itself recognised the Tigers' popular support when it struck a deal allowing the LTTE to administer funds for tsunami relief in Tamil areas. Should we be surprised, then, that some Tamils in Australia see the LTTE as their legitimate representative?

Or is the argument simply that any armed struggle, in any circumstances, in any country, amounts to terrorism? Well, had these laws been in place in the eighties, anyone who, say, attended an anti-apartheid fund-raiser would have become liable for some Mandela-style jail time of their own. Yes, the Tamil Tigers carry out assassinations, bombings and other brutalities. But, um, so did the ANC.

There are plenty of other ethnic minorities in Australia who face such repression at home that their political and cultural organisations inevitably maintain a connection with armed groups. Given that you can get done for collecting funds simply by being "reckless" about where your money's going, the scope for future prosecutions seems vast.

Yet, the laws only apply to supporters of opposition groups, not the repressive regimes they oppose. It's illegal, for instance, to support the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK). It's perfectly OK to back the Turkish Government -- even though, according to Amnesty, it imprisons Kurds simply for speaking their own language. If you were Kurdish, that might seems less like preventing terrorism -- and more like taking sides.

http://www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20070502...-spotlight.html

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