Bishop Says Fighting in Sri Lanka Is Not a Territorial Dispute
(22 Jan 08 -RV) Three days of fighting in Sri Lanka have left nearly one hundred combatants
killed. The formal end of an already tattered ceasefire last week has opened the
way to a military push for the Tigers' northern stronghold and an escalation in a
civil war that has lasted a quarter-century. The Bishop of Jaffna Thomas Savundaranayagam
says despite the ongoing battles, taking Tamil Tiger territory is not the intention
of the government.Hear more...