One recurrent issue in the Q&A with David Miliband was the debate over the responsibility of the government to intervene in politically volatile countries where human rights are being abused. This is a pertinent issue considering the current situation in Syria and Sri Lanka, the war in Afghanistan , the revolution in Egypt and the fall of Gaddafi in Libya.
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Miliband Q&A: An Interventionist Government?
- Sunday, 25 November 2012 11:12
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Sri Lanka's bloody civil war
- Sunday, 25 November 2012 10:31
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THE civil war fought in Sri Lanka between the brutal Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam and the government ground on for quarter of a century, claiming perhaps 130,000 lives. In early 2008 the government launched an all-out assault on the Tamil Tigers, with the aim of their unconditional surrender. Hundreds of thousands of civilians were caught up in this final offensive, trapped in a war zone that got smaller and smaller until it consisted of a narrow strip of beach between two warring sides.
Last Updated on Sunday, 25 November 2012 11:20
The purported charges do not constitute charges within the meaning of the Law.- A response on behalf of CJ
- Saturday, 24 November 2012 08:01
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(i) The document dated 14/11/2012 contains no charges in Law.
Last Updated on Saturday, 24 November 2012 09:25
why does the 28-year-old MP for Stockton James Wharton care so much about Sri Lanka?
- Saturday, 24 November 2012 04:55
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For a 28-year old backbench Tory MP it was a highlight of his young political career. James Wharton beamed for the camera as he accepted a ceremonial plate from the Sri Lanka Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.
Last Updated on Saturday, 24 November 2012 07:39
