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The unfolding tragedy in Geneva

Government supporters hold placards and Sri Lankan flags as they shout slogans during a protest in Colombo on March 15. The demonstrators denounce a US-led move to censure Sri Lanka at the ongoing UN Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva over its alleged war crimes while crushing Tamil rebels in 2009.— AFP photo
THE presentation of the US-sponsored resolution on Sri Lanka at the ongoing session of the UN Human Rights Council appears inevitable. The Sri Lankan people have every reason to be bemused. Full story

Afghanistan: the wheels are coming off

United States secretary of defence Leon Panetta leaves after visiting troops at Forward Operating Base Shukvani, Afghanistan on March 14… we hear that those managing the latest visit of defence secretary Panetta to Afghanistan made the soldiers disarm before entering the room where Panetta was to speak to them. Frustration levels in Afghanistan must be running at a fever pitch. — AFP photo
WHEN does a determination to look on the bright side turn into a state of denial? That is, when do leaders of a secrecy-obsessed US government admit the decision-making surrounding the wars... Full story


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