Dear Arjay,

I watched the 4 Corners program - it was horrific.
I'm not sure what our government and other world
leaders are doing about atrocities such
as those. Surely these issues can be raised on
international forums - including The Hague - and
those guilty be held to account for war crimes -
which is what these acts are.

Yes Lexi.No condemation from our leaders.Libya needed saving from Qaddafi but the Tamils can be exterminated.Perhaps they needed to find oil to be saved.

But of course there is always at least two sides to any story:

“Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dr. Palitha Kohona said the commentator John Snow and the UK-based Channel 4 (Ch-4), which made the video – Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields - depending heavily on information from the LTTE’s propaganda arm, TamilNet, had deliberately produced the video to influence international public opinion and arouse sympathy towards the LTTE and its cause.”

http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2011/07/03/fea01.asp

Arjay,
It just so happens I think your cause has some Merritt & who isn't saddened to see such reports. However you do it less justice by inferring the 4 corners report & dreadful footage to our Australian Animals isn't just as appalling . I guess to put it in prospective as you insist for some reason to drawing a caparison on these two equally awful reports in one: Is Australians responsibility & duty.
The other is sadly in another country that we do give aid to.

As a matter of fact Rudd has been tripping around the globe doubling the foreign aid $ just about everywhere he stops.

But of course your right to as Lexi said raise it on international forums & I for one would be happy to support that.

As usual great comments Lexi

Sorry Kerryanne,I cannot equate the murder rape and torture of 40,000 human beings with that of cattle going to the slaughter.
What happened in Sri Lanka is infinetly worse and we are ignoring it.

Arjay,

I dont condone ""either one "" but clearly you condone what we saw on 4 corners happening to Australian Animals and that is sad.

I do not see one has anything to do with each other-

Other than the fact both are grossly wrong.

Its just a peculiar argument especially if your sincere about wanting to highlight highlight the pilot of the Sri Lanka people.

As I said Lexis idea is a good one and its to your credit you care enough to open this thread- but remember in these days compassion is hard to find in this world. Your going to need those people who showed compassion on the other 4 corners doc.

My advise is if you want to represent Sri Lanka people you dont go out of your way to upset the millions of Australian people who have shown they have compassion. Some of us have enough for both - but it would appear your not of of them.

The tone of your thread will lose you people that the Sri Lanka people need.
No matter HOW passionate you are about a topic - think"" how you can get real support for those people. Its not by insulting the hundreds of thousands of people in Australia who marched the streets in protest of Animal Cruelty either.

THINK of the poor Sri Lanka people ""only ""& dont go comparing it to our aboriginal problems homeless people problems elderly people problems or dog cats-p-- stick to the topic of the people .
Cheers