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This website is about Sri-Lankan Americans, who are naturalized citizens of the US, or those born to them in the US Sri-Lankans are a multi-ethnic, diverse group of people-Singhalese, Tamils, Moors (Muslims), Burghers, and other of various religious denominations- Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, Christians living together for many centuries.

Vision Statement:
The Unifying voice between President Obama, Sri-Lankan Americans, and the people of Sri- Lanka.

Mission Statement:
The Sri-Lankan Americans for President Obama seeks to foster a spirit of cooperation and harmony among all the people of the United States and the people of Sri-Lanka. We embrace the ideals of love, brotherhood, and non-violence to benefit the US and to free our brothers and sisters in Sri-Lanka from the vicious cycle of hate, bigotry, and extremism. We enlist educational and religious leaders to propagate social justice and peace. Finally, we a factual resource for accurate, unbiased information on the current situation in Sri-Lanka, and dedicated to the principles of the Rule of Law, Transparency, and Accountability.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

PRESS FREEDOM; TISSAINAYAGAM and SAMI al-HAJ.

Thank you Mr. President Obama for bringing up the case of Mr. Tissainayagam’s case in the open. In Sri Lanka he is charged under the EMERGENCY REGULATIONS-PREVENTION OF TERRORISM ACT. “By contributing or collecting or obtaining information or donating funds for the purpose of terrorism through the collection of funds from the magazine, which is an offence punishable under the Emergency Regulations.” His matter is before the Courts in Sri Lanka. And like the US, there is a separation between the Judiciary and the Legislative branches. So we hope and pray the matter will be settled very soon. But now let’s look at the case of Mr. Sami-a- Haj. He was at the wrong place at the wrong time. He was an Al-Jazeera cameraman, who was captured in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border 5 years ago, tortured, jailed in GUANTANAMO Bay, and just released after President Obama took office-namely on may 17th.So Mr. President you seemed to be poorly advised on this matter!
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