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2007-08-23 Sri Lanka

Jihad armed men rampage in eastern Sri Lanka

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Posted by ryuge 2007-08-23 00:44|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 now a 3 way conflict?

Posted by 3dc 2007-08-23 01:29|| 2007-08-23 01:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Still a 2 way, the Muslims regard themselves as a separate community, while the Tigers regard them as Muslim Tamils. As such the Sri Lankan Muslim are on the governments side in the civil war.

Posted by Albemarle Cleaque8456 2007-08-23 04:41|| 2007-08-23 04:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Jihad armed men have killed, Jeyaraj, (29 years), a three-wheeler driver, at Jinna Nagar,

Ummmm, what's a three-wheeler ?

Posted by wxjames 2007-08-23 09:49|| 2007-08-23 09:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Albemarle Cleaque8456
Let me make sure I understand you.

Sri Lanka:
Tamil People
Hindi
Muslim
Sri Lankan People:
Buddhist

So civil war is Muslim and Buddhist against Hindi?

Right? Wrong? Too Simple?

Posted by 3dc 2007-08-23 11:42|| 2007-08-23 11:42|| Front Page Top

#5 Ummmm, what's a three-wheeler ?

Also called a motorized Rickshaw, think Cushman three-wheeled motor scooter, used as a taxi
(One of the Bond Films had him riding around in a souped-up version)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-08-23 17:19|| 2007-08-23 17:19|| Front Page Top

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