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Sep 2 2009, Lapdog

George Bernard Shaw once said, “Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.” (Remember Lasantha?). One is also reminded of words of the 19th century poet Heinrich Heine who said, “Whenever books are burnt, men also, in the end are...

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Thousands of Tamils participate in a protest during a demonstration against Sri Lanka’s military offensives in territories held by Tamil Tigers, in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, March 16, 2009.