The Silence Surrounding Sri Lanka

TruthOut, Boston Globe by Arundhati Roy | Mar. 31, 2009 (Opinion)

There is almost no reporting in the international press - or in the mainstream media in India, where I live - about what is happening. From the little information that is filtering through, it looks as though the Sri Lankan government is using the propaganda of "the war on terror" as a fig leaf to dismantle any semblance of democracy in the country and commit unspeakable crimes against the Tamil people. Full Story »

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by Elizabeth White-Nadler - Apr. 16, 2009

Roy's article is concise, and important. As the title indicates, the piece addresses not the conflict itself so much as it indicts the press for its failure to pursue the alarming nature of what is happening. It succeeds in calling attention to the crisis (Ms Roy's status as an author is also helpful) and urges readers to demand that the world press pay attention. It is a good choice for the NewsTrust forum.

Having traveled extensively in India, and having visited Sri Lanka, I find this story particularly heart-breaking. The civil war and continuing violence have gone on for so long, it seems like Western eyes don't bother to look in that direction any longer. This is a tragedy and a travesty, for them and for us.