Velupillai Prabhakaran (November 26‚ 1954 – May 18‚ 2009) was the founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (the LTTE or the Tamil Tigers)‚ a militant organization that sought to create an independent Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka. For over 25 years‚ the LTTE waged a violent secessionist campaign in Sri Lanka that led to it being designated a terrorist organization by 32 countries. Prabhakaran was wanted by Interpol for terrorism‚ murder‚ organized crime and terrorism
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References: Absolute Astronomy. (n.d.) Naxalite. Retrieved from the web February 14‚ 2012 http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Naxalite. Anti-Defamation League. (n.d.) In Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (2). Retrieved February 13‚ 2012‚ from http://www.adl.org/terrorism/symbols/liberation_tigers_te2.asp. Bajoria‚ J. (August 29‚ 2011). Council on Foreign Relations. In al-Qaeda (a.k.a. al-Qaida‚ al-Qa ’ida). Retrieved February 11‚ 2012
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the Tamils and Sinhalese in Sri Lanka. Paul Collier outlines four reasons for what causes and attributes to civil wars in his book the Bottom Billion. Out of his four reasons there are two that I will compare the Civil war in Sri Lanka to. The conflict was started in 1983 by a group called the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE or Tamil Tigers) wanting to create their own state after the Sinhalese people who controlled the Government created a few discriminating policies against the Tamil Tigers
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concluded a war against a terrorist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May 2009. There has been no terrorist violence in Sri Lanka since the end of the conflict. Today‚ Sri Lanka today is aggressively promoting ethnic reconciliation‚ redevelopment of conflict-affected areas and expanded trade and foreign investment for the restoration of normalcy throughout the island. Sri Lanka successfully concluded a war against a terrorist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May 2009. There has been
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the military‚ political and theocratic elites that rule Sri Lanka maintain Western domination of the economy that still follows the colonial export-oriented model (FRONTLINE). The Tamils of South India frequently invaded Sri Lanka. They wished to control the island’s wealth and people. However‚ at the times Tamil involvement in the island was equally the result of rivalries within the sinhalese leadership. The strife between political or military leaders became chronic and caused permanent damage
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(Master ’s thesis‚ Kaplan University)Retrieved from http://www.termpaperwarehouse.com/essay-on/Secular-And-Religious-Terrorism/53060 Goals and motivations of terrorists. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.terrorism-research.com/goals/ Liberation tigers of tamil eelam (ltte). (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/shrilanka/terroristoutfits/LTTE.HTM Sosis‚ R.‚ Phillips‚ E. J.‚ & Alcorta‚ C. S. (2012). Sacrifice and sacred values: Evolutionary perspectives on religious terrorism
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Anil’s Ghost is the critically acclaimed fourth novel by Michael Ondaatje‚ first published in 2000. Anil’s Ghost follows the life of Anil Tissera‚ a native Sri Lankan who left to study in the United States on a scholarship‚ during which time she has become a forensic anthropologist. She returns to Sri Lanka in the midst of its merciless civil war as part of a Human Rights Investigation by the United Nations. Anil‚ along with archaeologist Sarath Diyasena‚ discovers the skeleton of a recently burned
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Terrorism is classified as the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion. By using terrorism individuals and/or organizations attempt to bring light to a political cause‚ end an economical condition‚ or to resist an opposing religion or ideology. Terrorists believe that they have no alternative options to counter what is usually a very larger opponent such as the government‚ a financial institution‚ or a Religion. I liken it to the "Davis and Goliath" scenario in the bible however
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References: BBC News. Tamil Tiger Regret over Gandhi. Retrieved April 4‚ 2007‚ from the BBC News Website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5122032.stm Sachi Sri Kantha; Pirabhakaran Phenomenon‚ Lively Comet Imprint‚2005;641 pp (chapters 24 to 35‚ pp.207-352‚ cover in detail
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In today’s world‚ the issue of terrorism has been prevalent. Due to the expanse and connectivity of the Internet‚ some believe that terrorism is now an entrepreneurial arena with the Internet as its global recruiting station. Poverty and injustice are some of the root causes of terrorism‚ but these are not the only factors that trigger terrorism. Hence‚ terrorism may be defeated or abated if we tackle other factors such as religious influence. A minority believes that tackling poverty cannot defeat
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