Tamil+Tigers

=// Liberation **Tigers** of **Tamil** Eelam (LTTE) //= == ([]) = = = Definition & Main Goal = = **"guerrilla organization that sought to establish an independent Tamil state, Eelam, in northern and eastern Sri Lanka" (Britannica Online Encyclopedia)** = = = = Background Information = = Terroristic Activities =  ([])
 * In 1948, Ceylon (today Sri Lanka) gained independence from the Great Britain
 * The Sinhalese, which was the major nation, occupied the authorities
 * Established Sinhalese as the official language
 * Carried on several policies which discriminated the Tamils
 * Vellupillai Prabhakaran estabilished Tamil New Tigers (soon changed its name to Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealem) in 1972
 * War against the Sri Lankan government for over 25 years
 * In 2002, Cease-fire agreement was made
 * LTTE re-started guerilla attacks in 2003
 * Sri Lankan government officially rescinded the cease-fire agreement
 * In 2009, Vellupillai Prabhakaran was killed and the bases of operations were completely swept up by authorities
 * End of the civil war
 * **Suicide bombings**
 * Assassination of Rajiv Ghandi, former Indian prime minister, in 1991
 * Assassination of Ranasinghe Premadasa, Sri Lankan president, in 1991
 * Attack on the central bank of Colombo in 1996
 * Killed 100 people and injured 1000 people
 * Attack on the International Airport of Colombo in 2001
 * Destroyed half of Sri Lanka's commercial airliners
 * 70000~80000 people have died since 1980s

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**http://www.democracynow.org/2009/5/18/tamil_tiger_leader_killed_sri_lanka**
= Effects of Globalization on Tamil Tigers = = Will the PEACE Sustain? = = Bibliography = "Tamil Tigers." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition.5 Nov. 2009 <[]>
 * ** Globalization facilitated terrorism **
 * "The insurgencies have greatly enhanced their means and methods of fighting through the use of new technologies, easy access to transnational movements of people and goods, and newer sources of support, all facilitated by globalisation" (S. D. Muni)
 * “foreign intrusions and [the] growing awareness of [the] shrinking global space have created incentives to use ideal asymmetrical weapon, terrorism, for more ambitious purposes.” (Audrey Kurth Cronin, op. cit, p. 51.)
 * Active networking for weaponry procurement
 * ** Diasporas **
 * 750000~800000 in more than 40 countries
 * "politically very active and supportive" (S.D. Muni)
 * fundraising
 * In 1990s, average of $480 million / year
 * 50~60% of total expense
 * publicity, propaganda and lobbying
 * networking for trades, weaponry purchasing and shipping
 * ===== **Foreign Interventions** =====
 * China has supported LTTE by donating $10billion
 * EU and USA had significant influence on leading the 2002 cease-fire agreement
 * Even though LTTE has disorganized, peace is not ensured forever
 * Tamils are still discriminated in terms of education, employment and many other aspects
 * ex. there are few Tamil officers working in public positions
 * Spirits of Tamils have been devastated by constant wars
 * an English Humanrights spreader Parre Miller said that Tamil kids can only draw jet fighters and bombs, and numerous women have lost their husbands
 * There are things to be achieved in order to keep the peace
 * Equality and Fairness for the Tamils
 * Requital through the examination of real facts
 * ex. At the very end of the civil war, Sri Lankan government enforced nonselective bombings in the rebelling districts where there were hundreds of thousands of innocent civillians

Muni, S D. Globalisation and South Asian Insurgencies: With Special Reference to the Tamil Tigers and the Nepal Maoists//. Singapore: National University of Singapore, 2009. PDF file.