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bg_turk
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| Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 4:47 pm Post subject: Cyprus Model for Sri Lanka? |
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The Tamil want Taksim in Sri Lanka. Supported by the powerful neighbour, India, which is sympathetic to the Tamil minority (decendants of Indian settlers from some centuries ago), Tamil Tigers seem increasingly like to establish a new state in the North of Sri Lanka:
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http://tamilweek.com/news-features/archives/386 |
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Dhavlos
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| Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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i dont know much about the sri lankan problem, but i guess that the tamils have always been a majority in the north which means the imposition of the 'annan plan' to sri lanka would be more likely to work, than n cyprus, where history dictates that we have been mixed.
good luck to them tho...lets hope peace reaches at least some parts of the world, even if we cant sort ourselves out. |
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cannedmoose
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| Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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Some interesting parallels between the two situations... but as ever... it's hard to compare directly...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_conflict_in_Sri_Lanka |
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cypezokyli
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| Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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once i participated in a game based on the sri lanka model. ofcource we didnot know which country it was , it appeared to be a fantasy land. the story was about a once ruling minority being later one oppresed by the majority , attrocities from both sides etc etc.
it was amazing that by just reading two pages of an "imaginary" scenario, the german students got into their roles in less than 15 minutes!!!
the majority refused any power sharing model and didnot trust the minority.
the minority was afraid of its security and wanted autonomy.
all i could think of is that stupidity is a human characteristic. |
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SP
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 10:15 am Post subject: |
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| What I find more than amusing is that now we are a model for peace for another country :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: |
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Bullika
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| Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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| I dont see Cyprus in its current state as a model for any other trouble spot. |
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s300
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:58 am Post subject: |
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| Bullika thats it mate !!!we are being used as a model for 3rd world tin pot dictatorships.How very proud we should all feel. somebody bring me a bucket! |
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100%cypriot
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| Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 12:42 am Post subject: |
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| s300 wrote: Bullika thats it mate !!!we are being used as a model for 3rd world tin pot dictatorships.How very proud we should all feel. somebody bring me a bucket! :shock: :shock: :shock: |
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