Further your activism at the Tamil Eelam!

Vanakam,

A message to all Tamils worldwide and those who stand in solidarity with the Tamil people – an exciting new website is now available at http://thetamileelam.com – you can view much up-to-date information concerning the struggle for self-determination and human rights for Tamils in occupied Tamil Eelam, find out how to light a candle for Hero’s Day (Maaveerar Naal) and link up with other supporters via the Tamil Eelam forum: http://thetamileelam.com/forum – please visit and give this stellar operation your full support! Onward Tamil Eelam!

A Message from US Committee to Support the LTTE

LTTE Black Tigers song: Karumpulikal Vaalum Theesam

Watch out – Sri Lanka

Watch out Sri Lanka – கருப்புசாமி) Sangili karuppan will take revenge! Remember the furies that emanated from the body of Parvati after the decapitation of Lord Ganesha? To quote a biblical term, “all these things shall be added unto you.” – Dies Irae, Dies Illa Solvet Lanka in Favilla! – Special spokesperson of the US Committee to Support the LTTE

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Black Tigers (introduction from KarumPuli MaMaK Kal Karungadal Rajakkal)

The Black Tigers are special wing of the LTTE who compose of specially selected and trained LTTE soldiers whose missions give them little chance of survival. The Black Tigers may even commit suicide if needed in order to complete their mission. They are considered to be one of the most lethal and effective suicide groups in the world. More than 330 Black Tigers have died in various actions on land and sea, almost all in Sri Lanka.

The first Black Tiger was Vallipuram Vasanthan, who drove a small truck laden with explosives into a Sri Lanka Army camp in Nelliady, Jaffna peninsula, on 5 July 1987, killing himself and between 39-100 Sri Lankan soldiers. Immediately after the attack, regular LTTE cadres followed up, overwhelming the stunned SLA soldiers. This single attack was hugely effective, and proved vital in the dismantling the Sri Lankan Army’s operation – dubbed Operation Liberation .

During the earlier phase of the Tamil Tigers’ military session it did not possess heavy conventional weapons that were required to attack large camp camps. To mount such an attack, costly weaponries such as artillery pieces, missiles, and fighter-bombers would have been needed – weapons that were not affordable by the LTTE. As a result, they decided to create a special wing, of Asymmetric warfare, in order to compensate for the lack of conventional weapons. Consequently, it is not the act itself—killing by suicide—that is the Black Tigers’ original or even main aim, but the military impact of the act and it’s strategic consequences.

Black Tigers are drawn from the regular ranks of the LTTE and they write request letters to Pirabakaran requesting to be selected. According to the LTTE, Pirabakaran then goes through the applications, looking at the applicant’s particular skills, the kinds of missions he or she has been involved in, their motivations and their family situation. Are they an only son or daughter? Do they have dependents? All these things are considered, after which the applicant is told whether he can become a Black Tiger. Furthermore, they also claim that a deep humanitarianism is very necessary—a love of others, for the people—to become a Black Tiger. Once someone is selected to be in the Black Tigers, they are thought to go through 6 months of arduous training which is devoted to building up mental strength and honing the specific skills for particular kinds of operation. For seaborne missions, for example, Black Sea Tigers must presumably master various maritime skills, as divers must learn to use breathing apparatus. Much training presumably develops the same discipline of body and mind required by an elite professional soldier as in any unit of this sort anywhere in the world. This mental preparation is crucial if one is to wait to be called on for a mission perhaps quite some time in the future, specially in the LTTE because the emphasis on personal discipline is very strong throughout the LTTE. The extensive training of their suicide units separates the Black Tigers from other suicide bombers around the world.

Em Thalaivar Saakavillai

Tha Prophecy ft. Senthura A. – I Have A Dream

Online appeal to the US Government

Tim Martin, a former aid worker and the Campaign Director of Act Now, is on an indefinite hunger strike outside Parliament, London since Monday 18th May. Tim is calling upon US President Obama to intervene in the crisis in Sri Lanka and has presented a clear list of demands to protect the civilian population from further devastation. Tim’s full letter to the American president was delivered to the American Embassy on the first day of his hunger strike.

Tim has lived and worked as an aid worker in the northern region of Sri Lanka, the area where the conflict has been taking place, and seen the scale of the mistreatment of Tamils firsthand. Even though the war is now over thousands of lives are still at risk, thousands of innocent civilians and POWs are currently not receiving proper medical treatment and if emergency treatment is not made available in the immediate future thousands more civilians will die.

The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who has recently visited the war-torn area, went to a field hospital where there were over a 100 elderly patients, some with gaping wounds and clearly malnourished, lying on blankets exposed to the elements.

There has also been extremely disturbing reports from a number of news agencies regarding the atrocious conditions in the detention (concentration) camps. For example, the spread of chicken pox and Hepatitis, a large number of rape cases, the lack of food leading to a number of cases of starvation and inadequate medical treatment, and in some camps there is only one doctor per 40,000 civilians.

Please send the following letter which repeats Tim’s demands as per the instructions below. Please do this now as time is of the essence to save the Tamil people.

http://www.act-now.info/Site/Online_Appeal.html

Prabhakaran Biography and Family Tribute

King Prabhakaran Bio & Family Photos. Aerial shots of Vanni, Tamil Eelam Genocide in May 09. (LTTE Tamil Tigers, Hindus) Om. (Courtesy Tamil Hindu Warrior)

Sri Krishna Janmastami Celebration in Tamil Eelam – these days will come again!

25,000-30,000 Civilians Maimed in Final Days of Sri Lanka War

The genocide of 25,000 – 30,000 Tamil Eelam civilians in only a few days will not go unaccounted for. Sri Lanka: Beware the Snarl of the Black Tiger!

While the Sri Lankan government maintains that no civilian casualties were caused in the final offensive against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Sri Lanka’s branch of the French-based aid organization Handicap International says that between 25,000 and 30,000 people are believed to have been seriously maimed in the final days of the military offensive against the separatist rebels.

Sri Lanka declared victory in the 26 year long civil war last week, having killed the leader of the LTTE (this information is not verified – editors) and captured the last tiny swath of the island controlled by the rebels. The final months of the violence took a considerable toll on the Tamil population of the island’s north.

Information about the final clash has been tough to come by, but journalist Marie Colvin gave a compelling report of the final hours today, in which she obtained a guarantee of safety for top rebel chiefs just hours before the final offensive, and was reassured by the government that the army would not harm them. All the chiefs involved in the deal were slain.

LTTE leadership safe: Tiger intelligence official

[TamilNet, Friday, 22 May 2009, 09:49 GMT]

Head of International Secretariat of the Intelligence wing of the LTTE, Mr. Arivazhakan, who contacted TamilNet Friday categorically denied the reports that the LTTE leader Mr. Velupillai Pirapharan has been killed. Mr. Arivazhakan urged the global Tamil community not to trust the “engineered rumours,” being spread by the Government of Sri Lanka and its military establishment.

“Our beloved leader is alive,” he said and added that the LTTE leadership will make contact with its people at a suitable time in future.

“These rumours have been set afloat to confuse the global Tamil community which has been voicing support for the liberation of Tamil Eelam,” he further said.

Mr. Arivazhakan, who verified his identity through a senior reporter in Sri Lanka, did not reveal his location due to security reasons.