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Existing or not?

The lead paragraph says "was an organization". The infobox says their operations are "present". Which one is correct? --Againme (talk) 17:28, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi Againme, I agree it should be consistent. I've modified the lead paragraph to use the present tense. In truth, either view is arguable. PhilKnight (talk) 18:10, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

Founding date

The opening paragraph, line 2 states: "Founded in May 1976..." Then in section 1.1 it states in the first paragraph, first line "The LTTE was founded on May 5, 1986..." and again in the same section, second paragraph, first line it states, "The LTTE carried out their first major attack on July 23, 1983.." which implies they were founded after 1976 but before 1983. Does anyone know the true founding date, or is 1986 really a typo? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.46.155.246 (talk) 06:17, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

According to this website http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/ltte.htm they were founded in 1976 and began their uprising in 1983 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.129.207.124 (talk) 14:25, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

PLO is not a terrorist organization.

PLO is not classified as a terrorist organization by the US or EU. Therefore, I shall remove all the references to the PLO in the "links to other designated [...]"Lucky to be me (talk) 21:26, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

The PLO may not be a terrorist organization in it's self, but they support, harbor and train several terrorist organizations. If it looks like a fish, smells like a fish and swims like a fish, it's a good bet it's a fish. According to the CDI Terrorsim project Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), HAMAS (Islamic Resistance Movement and The Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ)all active terrorist organizations in the Borders of Israel are supported and sheltered by the PLO. [...]'User:moshe dyan18:30, 24 Feb 2011

Sheltering a terrorist organization and being one are separate things in name, if not in moral equivalent.In either case it is not for us to decide by our opinion, but to reflect the preponderance of the reputable sources.204.65.34.156 (talk) 20:52, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Australia

Based on this it would appear that Australia has listed the LTTE as a terrorist organisation. PhilKnight (talk) 14:17, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

:Looks reliable to me. Add it! --Riotrocket8676 ^{You gotta problem with that?} 21:29, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

For sake of fairness, is this an actual bill that was passed? --Riotrocket8676 ^{You gotta problem with that?} 23:37, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Missing Information

It's not clear from this article what is the underlying raison d'etre of the LTTE. What are their stated goals and objectives? What motivations underlay their original formation? Surely this issue is not being evaded for fear of violating neutrality, because that would be an unnecessary shame. Without that information, this article is not especially useful. Neutrality requires context. This article has little. Kaedibyrd (talk) 10:05, 16 October 2010 (UTC)Kaedibyrd

There are real reasons for omitting this. The main reason is that adding in any information would result in an edit war (were they justified? No. Yes. No. Yes. No. Yes. and on and on and on). In a nutshell, they formed because of the injustices they they (were or were not) experiencing. As a result, they felt that an armed insurrection was the best way to achieve an independent Tamil state in the North of Sri Lanka that would be a safe haven for Tamil People experiencing injustices. If you can add in the information and keep it from degenerating into an edit war, than please, be my guest. If you have any sort of bias or agenda, then the article turns into an edit war. If you feel that you can improve it, than you can add it. Otherwise, please tread carefully. Thanks. --Riotrocket8676 ^{You gotta problem with that?} 16:08, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

KPs arrest information conflict

This page claims that KP was arrested in malaysia while his page mentions only thailand. I suggest to remove the claim unless its properlt cited Malithyapa (talk) 01:14, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

KP was arrested on two occasions. Once at Thailand, in 2007 and then at Malaysia in 2009. The Selvarasa Pathmanathan article is correct on that. Astronomyinertia (talk) 05:24, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

Tamil Tigers and Religious Beliefs

Just wanted to pass this by those who care about the article.

This should be mentioned near the top of the article since many will think that the war in Sri Lanka was a "religious conflict" since the Tamils are mostly Hindu and the Sinhalese are mainly Buddhist.

However, one of the most involved groups : the Tamil Tigers were NOT religious for the most part.

Overall the Tamil Tigers were Secular including Atheists.

This last sentence or something like it should be noted in the introduction.

See for example:

Bermana, Eli; David D. Laitin (2008). "Religion, terrorism and public goods: Testing the club model". Journal of Public Economics 92 (10-11): 1942-1967.

which claimed:

"The Tamil Tigers, who carried out the most suicide attacks in the 1980s, are nominally atheists."

Much of their views were Marxist-Leninist.

See for example:

Pape, Robert (August 2003). "The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism". American Political Science Review 97 (3): 343-361. doi:10.1017.S000305540300073X

Pape, Robert (2006). Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism. Random House. ISBN 978-0812973389.

Day, Vox (2008). The Irrational Atheist: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, And Hitchens. BenBella Books. ISBN 978-1933771366.

All of these are reliable citations.

Ramos1990 (talk) 17:24, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

The source you quote states "are nominally atheists". The word "nominally" in this context means "in theory" but not in reality. Of course they emerged from the Marxist ideologies of the 70s and 80s, but it is quite a different to say that its members are secular and atheists. You can say the ideology of the group is that - or was that at one point - but to say its members are mostly atheists is, yes, rather absurd. Paul B (talk) 17:55, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

I disagree with your understanding of "nominally" , but how else would you interpret the phrase? The authors could have chosen to say "nominally secularists" or something like that, but they are emphasizing the identity of atheism which many members ascribed themselves of.

What would you think and how would you interpret if the authors spoke of a "nominally Muslim" or "nominally Islamic" group? I think you are stretching the word on this.

Don't know why you took off "Irrational Atheist" citation either. It is a good one that has good citations also.

The members of the Tamil Tigers were secular which included everyone, but many of them were atheists.

Ramos1990 (talk) 18:22, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

The word nominally means what I said it means. The phrase "nominally Muslim" would mean that too - in theory but not in reality. No-one would call Al Quaida "nominally Muslim", because they are essentially Muslim, but you might, for example, say that Gaddafi's regime was "nominally Muslim", or that Britain is a "nominally Christian" country. I removed the Irrational Atheist book because it is not academic but a polemic, not a scholarly source on the topic. Here is a discussion of the author to give an idea of how objective it is [1]. I have replaced it with a better source. Paul B (talk) 18:16, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

Ok I accept your new wording and newer reference. I looked it up and read the relevant section. However I still stand by the original understanding of the research paper since the Bermana, Eli and David D. Laitin could have chosen to say "nominally secular" to emphasize that their cause was, as you coined, "essentially" secular. But they didn't. In another paragraph they emphasize the "atheistic" instead of the "secular" again even though they could have use the word "secular" again. Its obvious that people from different backgrounds were part of the Tamil Tigers, not just atheists. However, many shun at admitting atheists are terrorists also. "Nominal" according to Marriam-Webster is found here http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nominal.

In terms of Vox Day, his references are what I was looking at, not his interpretations. (Rohan Gunaratna, "Suicide Terrorism: A Global Threat", Jane's Intelligence Review, 20 October 2000) was one of them. Other pages on Wikipedia reference by other polemic writings such Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins. What can we do about those? Ramos1990 (talk) 19:20, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

It's OK to reference polemical works if they are identified as such, but this was supposed to be a statement of accepted fact. If the authors have written the TTs were "nominally secular" then that would have implied that they actually had a hidden religious agenda. Just type in the phrase into google and see how it is used eg "Indonesia is a nominally secular democracy. But the influence of conservative Islam is gaining in the world's biggest Muslim country" [2] or "despite being a nominally secular country, the USA is in effect a Christian nation." [3]. Paul B (talk) 20:02, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

Sure I suppose that could be an interpretation of "nominally secular" by some but the fact remains that "nominally atheist" was what was used and their Marxism-Leninism gives an atheist taste to the Tamil Tigers agenda - more than just secular. I think the confusion arises with the distinctions of "religion", "secular", etc since the empirical reality is that religiosity and seculariity are both inseparable for both theists and atheists. And theists and atheists can be very irreligious and religious. ("Atheism and Secularity" (2 vol.) Phil Zuckerman 2009 Praeger.) I think this issue has been made more "black and white" by the mythology of separation of the sacred and the profane. Ramos1990 (talk) 07:31, 14 September 2011 (UTC)

A better way to understand the use of nominally is by its very root, "name". When someone says something is nominally (X), they mean it is technically (X) in name, but are implying that it isn't necessarily that in reality. Like I might say, Olympia Snow of Maine is nominally Republican, but tends to vote with moderates and Democrats. (I am not casting aspersions or praise on Ms. Snow, just an example.) In this case, I am saying that she is a Republican in name (nominally), but that the name doesn't necessarily match the reality. A. I think your source is saying that in name/officially, the Tigers were atheist, implying that it wasn't necessarily the reality. Nominally rarely is used to mean that things are what they are named to be. It's used to indicate a discrepancy.204.65.34.156 (talk) 20:50, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Just noting the consensus reached with the editors a few months ago on this issue with the added citation on the leadership as being atheists: Laqueur, Walter (2004). No end to war: terrorism in the twenty-first century. Continuum. P. 81.Ramos1990 (talk) 20:15, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Many of the 'criminal activities' listed are committed by Western sanctioned governments. Arms smuggling? How else are you supposed to fight a war? Passport forgery? US agents most likely have dozens of passports. This article is incredibly biased.

Article Biased added NPOV.Who is Sangarapillai? Sri Lankan spokesperson's statement is used to say LTTE want monoethnic state.LTTE has support in Sri Lanka. Needs Rewrite. (This Comment was made by User: Timidlankan 14:38, 30 April 2012‎)

Rewrite

Many sections sources not RS and needs rewrite. "Global network","Links to other designated terrorist organizations","LTTE tactics followed by other terrorist organizations","People Smuggling", "Extortion", "Money Laundering", "Passport Forgery", "Drug Trafficking", and "Credit Card" fraud need RS sources. (This comment was made by User: Lankancats 23:34, 2 May 2012‎)

Can you specifically point out without tagging? ASTRONOMYINERTIA (TALK) 14:13, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

The section about LTTE's ties with the Eritrean government carries sources that are questionable (they come from media sources in Ethiopia and the United States who are in conflict with the Eritrean government). Other media sources contradict their reports and prove them baseless, so it is not balanced to allow these statements to remain in wikipedia as an unquestioned fact. zeragito 14:56, 16 May 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zeragito (talk • contribs)

Sri Lankan Government sources like Defence.Lk and Asian Tribune are not RS for alleged criminal activities in Norway and Abroad.LTTE had support in Sri Lanka and to say it had support only abroad is wrong.Gotabhaya (talk) 10:05, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

Current status

Pardon my ignorance of the subject, but doesn't the Continued operations section somewhat contradict the assertions that the group ceased operation in May 2009, as stated in the infobox and categorization? Is it the case that individuals formerly affiliated with the LTTE are continuing to fight, or is the group itself actually continuing operations, albeit in a diminished form? It seems that either the section should be renamed or the group's status be edited. --BDD (talk) 18:02, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

That section is misleading - it suggests that there is still military activity by the LTTE in Sri Lanka. The LTTE ceased being active in Sri Lanka in May 2009. The Sri Lankan government claims that some diaspora organisations are fronts for the LTTE but they all deny this (and they are all based in countries in which the LTTE is banned). These organisations have no presence in Sri Lanka.--obi2canibe^{talk contr} 15:29, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for clarifying. I didn't know if this was a case like the IRA, where various splinter groups continue after the main group ceases operations. I'll leave the article editing to someone more familiar with the subject. --BDD (talk) 17:28, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

In Northern Ireland the IRA splinter groups have carried out violent attacks on the British military, PSNI and other targets. There have been no violent attacks in Sri Lanka by anyone connected to the LTTE since May 2009.--obi2canibe^{talk contr} 13:31, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Biased added NPOV

Article is biased Sangarapillai ?Sri Lankan Spokesperson is used to say that LTTE want mono ethnic state.Sections Links to other designated terrorist organizations and LTTE tactics followed by other terrorist organizations is mere speculation.LTTE has support in Sri Lanka not mentioned. (This Comment was made by User: Timidlankan 14:49, 30 April 2012‎)

Added NPOV and rewrite .Several sections including Links to other designated terrorist organizations and Other criminal activities lack WP:RS sources.TULF did not support LTTE all along .LTTE killed many TULF leaders.202.138.106.1 (talk) 10:13, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

On what evidence is this published???????????????????

"Intelligence reports point to an attempt to restart the terrorist organisation with the direct assistance of the governments of the United Kingdom and Canada."  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.2.176.182 (talk) 14:15, 8 January 2013 (UTC) 

Active regions

There seems to be a dispute about the LTTE's active regions. I understand the reasoning for those who want to remove Sri Lanka - they are no longer active there - but we must remember that Wikipedia articles should be a historical record and they shouldn't just represent the present situation. I am therefore going to re-insert Sri Lanka but add the years when they were active in Sri Lanka.--obi2canibe^{talk contr} 15:54, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

Articles neutrality

I'd like to dedicate this section to ironing out the articles neutrality disputes, so we can get the banner removed. Lets list the disputes in dot points, work together to get them resolved inline with WP policy Eng.Bandara (talk) 01:08, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

LTTE Is Terrorist Group

LTTE is terrorist group not rebel group and banned by countries like USA, INDIA etc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.43.202.71 (talk) 09:01, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

Some of LTTE's attacks in Sri Lanka have similarities to attacks by other proscribed groups. Some examples are:

The similarities between previous LTTE attacks against Sri Lanka Navy ships and the al-Qaeda attack on the USS Cole which killed 17 US Navy sailors.[7] The incident has raised suspicions of connections between the two groups. The "Maritime Intelligence Group" based in Washington DC claims to have unearthed substantial evidence that the LTTE trained Indonesian Islamists in the technique of maritime suicide bombings. The group, linked to al-Qaeda, is believed to have then passed the technique it learned from the LTTE to al-Qaeda itself.[3] The website "South Asian Terrorism Portal" claimed that the LTTE provided forged passports to Ramzi Yousef, who was one of the planners of the first attack against the World Trade Center in New York in 1993.[8] The allegation has been backed by the Westminster Journal as well.[3] The website "South Asian Terrorism Portal" also states that there are increasing intelligence reports that the LTTE was smuggling arms to various terrorist organizations, including Islamic groups in Pakistan and their counterparts in the Philippines,[8] using their covert smuggling networks. The London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies found that LTTE was building commercial links with al-Qaeda and other militants in Afghanistan, and that several cadres were spotted in Afghan militant camps.[3][9][10] Falk Rovik, a convicted murderer,[6] accused the LTTE of stealing Norwegian passports and selling them to al-Qaeda in Algeria to earn money to buy weapons. He further alleged that funds from Government of Norway had been inadvertently diverted to the LTTE.[11][12] India's National Security Adviser, M K Narayanan, alleges that LTTE raises money by smuggling narcotics. A recent arrest of LTTE operatives in Colombia corroborates this claim.[3] According to an "anti-LTTE" website, Glen Jenvey, a former employee of the government of Sri Lanka and a specialist on international terrorism, claimed that al-Qaeda has copied most of its terror tactics from the LTTE[13] He highlighted the LTTE as the mastermind that sets the pattern for organizations like al-Qaeda to pursue. The Maritime Intelligence Group in Washington DC even states that al-Qaeda learned the tactic through LTTE contacts teaching Indonesians the methods.[14] According to Asian Tribune, attacks on civilians in buses and trains in Sri Lanka were copied in the attack on public civilian transport during July 2005 bombings in London.[13] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.43.202.71 (talk) 09:04, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

Dead links and Original Research

User:Blackknight12 has persisted on with re-inserting unverified information and inapt content into the article. This after having clearly been informed in the edit summaries, comes as a deliberate and calculated.

• Removed information that is both inappropriate under its header and meaningless to the reader by any context. Women fighters in a military is as common as grass in a meadow, but Blacknight12 claims it to be a HRV, is this a joke? Worse still, Owning its own website is referred to as criminal activity. For reasons unclear, he has but senselessly left me two warnings for unconstructive and disruptive editing after having them reverted.

• In this edit, I was checking out on some of the sources used and assigned maintenance tags to wherever it was lacking. Furthermore, on the sub-heading Sea Piracy, which already comes from a very biased source, it mentions not more than the Tigers capturing the Jordanian vessel. Names of other ships and cargoes are plain WP:OR and has no business to be there on the main page.

User:Blackknight12 has been thus pushing for persisting with dubious and false information in the article, to suit his ethnic motives proceeding to revert both my edits over and again without explanation and abusing warning templates with false claims of relevance and vandalism. Lets see what he has to say for all that, as his edits seem to convey the magnitude of unfitness for him to be on the project. Thank you--CuCl₂ ^{(chat spy acquaint)} 06:59, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

All I have done is simply asked you for a proper explanation for what you have claimed is "irrelevant content". In an article such as this you should know by now an edit summary does not suffice. Yet instead you have come out swinging with your claims and attacks about me. Stick to the content!

You are wrong, Women fighters in a military are not that common, furthermore the LTTE is not a military, it is a rebel outfit, and one of the most dangerous at that...all the more extraordinary. If you even bothered to read the passage it highlights the rights and will of the women fighters and their use in conflict and post conflict periods. For Women and children in outfits such as this, their rights will be compromised more compared to the men. This is all well documented in the sources given. There is no reason to remove this.

The LTTE also has a documented history on piracy, you are right in saying there is only one source, a simple solution to that is placing a citation needed tag, instead of removing the information claiming OR. Also the source is from The Hindu, which is not a biased source, you should not claim it just because you don't agree with it.

Finally is it not possible to do criminal activity online? Especially for an outfit such as the LTTE?--Blackknight12 (talk) 11:51, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

Reverting and asking for clarifications are two different things. My edit summaries were pretty much in-depth and comprehensive. It would be clear to a neutral, what I was intending to do. But for you, it wouldn't. And lack of clarity on your part, doesn't call for reverts and warning template abuse. You have no business reverting my edits and asking me to initiate a discussion(a simple edit summary dictating me to do so doesn't suffice, like you said).

Now for what you have had to say regarding the content, Please do refrain from voicing your personal views, its humiliating. There is no evidence, pointing out to something like forced conscription or misuse of soldiers etc. for Women Fighters to feature under a 'Human Right Violation'. It is your personal opinion of 'definite' compromise of rights etc.

Regarding Sea Piracy charges, The content that I had removed had nothing to do with The Hindu's article, the only source under that section. I had duly left the piece of information that was present in the source.If you are still convinced that its not a case of WP:OR, let us resolve it through the WP:DRN.

Your last question is seriously not worth my time answering. --CuCl₂ ^{(chat spy acquaint)} 12:33, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Edits on 19 January 2014 by Nishadhi - Notes.

Dear friends,

I made some improvements to the article lead.

• I removed dead link and the the ref number 9 which had nothing related to the preceding statement.
• I moved the ref number 8 ″Taming the Tamil Tigers, Federal Bureau of Investigation″ to the relevant position and added a new reference ″Pavlović, Zoran (2009). Terrorism and security″ to support the assassination dates of two head of states.
• I changed ″the only separatist militant organisation to assassinate two world leaders...″ TO ″the only terrorist organisation to assassinate...″ because,

1. that's what the source says
2. there may be separatist militant organisation which are not classified as terrorists, making the statement a false one.

• I added ″first militant group to acquire air power″ with references.
• I also added ″pioneered the use of women in suicide attacks″ with references.
• I removed following section ″In response to the nationwide atrocities against the Tamil population, LTTE retaliated with suicide bombings .[10][11][12]″ because, it wasn't backed up by the given sources. However I felt the intention of the contributor as an attempt to address the cause of the ltte's founding. so using same sources i tried to summarized the origin of the organization. I used four facts to emphasize the following in a very brief manner.

1. Historical inter ethnic imbalances was the root of the problem
2. why there was a ″sinhala only″ tendency
3. how it gave rise to the separatist ideas
4. that, initially there was a non violent attempt.

i felt that all these should be there to avoid a pov issue.

I think i covered all the edits. Thanks. Nishadhi (talk) 20:57, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

There is a problem with some of your additions - you have used the Sri Lankan military and Asian Tribune to back them up. Neither of these two sources can be considered to be neutral when it comes to subject at hand - the LTTE. WP:SLR has classified them as Questionable Sources. You therefore need to find neutral sources to back up your additions or amend the content to "according to the Sri Lankan military the LTTE did X" or "according to anti-rebel website Asian Tribune the LTTE did Y". Otherwise the content should be removed.--obi2canibe^{talk contr} 12:48, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

@Obi2canibe: You are right. I'm sorry I failed to see that before and thanks for pointing it out. I added new sources and rephrased some sentences. It needs few more sources to cover all the ship names in see piracy section and I will add them soon. In the meantime, if you feel that any section needs further rephrasing please feel free to go ahead and edit them. Thanks. Nishadhi (talk) 06:56, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, I haven't checked the new refs but I'm sure they're OK.--obi2canibe^{talk contr} 16:25, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Links to other designated terrorist organizations

I have moved this entire section here until somebody decides to write a more substantial article based on more reliable sources that qualify to Wikipedia standards and guidelines.

The original article as of Feb. 27th 2011 was as follows:

A Council on Foreign Relations article by Preeti Bhattacharji stated, "the secular nationalist LTTE currently has no operational connection with al-Qaeda, its radical Islamist affiliates, or other terrorist groups". The group may still interact with other terrorist organizations through illegal arms markets in Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia."

As early as the mid-1970s, LTTE rebels were known to have trained members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in Southern Lebanon, where concepts of suicide bombings, taxation, and war memorials were imparted to PFLP fighters.

As late as 1998, the Tigers clearly stated:

... the LTTE has resolved to work in solidarity with the world national liberation movements, socialist states, and international working class parties. We uphold an anti-imperialist policy and therefore we pledge our militant solidarity against western imperialism, neo-colonialists, Zionism, racism and other forces of reaction.

The Westminster Journal further states:

Intelligence agencies are well aware that the LTTE was involved in the 1990s in training the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) both of which are closely linked to al-Qaeda. In 1995 and 1998, an LTTE combat tactician and an LTTE explosives expert accompanying groups of al-Qaeda Arabs was recorded training members of MILF. In 1999, an LTTE combat tactician accompanying a group of al-Qaeda Arabs was recorded training members of the ASG. At the apparent behest of al-Qaeda, the LTTE is recorded training members of Al Ummah (An Islamic terrorist group formed in India in 1992, believed to be responsible for bombings in southern India in 1998) in Tamil Nadu, India.

The Times of India, in a 2001 article, highlights an alleged nexus between al-Qaeda and the LTTE, and claims that "[al-Qaeda links with the LTTE] are the first instance of an Islamist group collaborating with an essentially secular outfit". Additionally, the US-based research organisation "Maritime Intelligence Group" said the Indonesian group Jemaah Islamiya, which has known links to al-Qaeda, had been trained in sea-borne guerrilla tactics by LTTE Sea Tiger veterans.

"Norwegians Against Terrorism", a one-man band led by convicted murderer Falk Rune Rovik, further described how the Tamil community in Norway, at the behest of the LTTE, sold fake and stolen Norwegian passports to al-Qaeda members. The LTTE itself acquired a fake passport for Ramzi Yousef, convicted mastermind of the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center in New York.

LTTE tactics in other terrorist organizations

I have moved this entire section here until somebody decides to write a more substantial article based on more reliable sources that qualify to Wikipedia standards and guidelines. The section should be properly revised. A lot of the information does not pertain to the headline subject, is based on unreliable sources, and was repeated in the section above.

The original article as of Feb. 27th 2011 was as follows:

Some of LTTE's attacks in Sri Lanka have similarities to attacks by other proscribed groups. Some examples are:

• The similarities between previous LTTE attacks against Sri Lanka Navy ships and the al-Qaeda attack on the USS Cole which killed 17 US Navy sailors. The incident has raised suspicions of connections between the two groups. The "Maritime Intelligence Group" based in Washington DC claims to have unearthed substantial evidence that the LTTE trained Indonesian Islamists in the technique of maritime suicide bombings. The group, linked to al-Qaeda, is believed to have then passed the technique it learned from the LTTE to al-Qaeda itself.
• The website "South Asian Terrorism Portal" claimed that the LTTE provided forged passports to Ramzi Yousef, who was one of the planners of the first attack against the World Trade Center in New York in 1993. The allegation has been backed by the Westminster Journal as well.
• The website "South Asian Terrorism Portal" also states that there are increasing intelligence reports that the LTTE was smuggling arms to various terrorist organizations, including Islamic groups in Pakistan and their counterparts in the Philippines, using their covert smuggling networks. The London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies found that LTTE was building commercial links with al-Qaeda and other militants in Afghanistan, and that several cadres were spotted in Afghan militant camps.
• Falk Rovik, a convicted murderer, accused the LTTE of stealing Norwegian passports and selling them to al-Qaeda in Algeria to earn money to buy weapons. He further alleged that funds from Government of Norway had been inadvertently diverted to the LTTE.
• India's National Security Adviser, M K Narayanan, alleges that LTTE raises money by smuggling narcotics. A recent arrest of LTTE operatives in Colombia corroborates this claim.
• According to an "anti-LTTE" website, Glen Jenvey, a former employee of the government of Sri Lanka and a specialist on international terrorism, claimed that al-Qaeda has copied most of its terror tactics from the LTTE He highlighted the LTTE as the mastermind that sets the pattern for organizations like al-Qaeda to pursue. The Maritime Intelligence Group in Washington DC even states that al-Qaeda learned the tactic through LTTE contacts teaching Indonesians the methods.
• According to Asian Tribune, attacks on civilians in buses and trains in Sri Lanka were copied in the attack on public civilian transport during July 2005 bombings in London.

This section violates WP:NPOV and none of them say there is a clear link.USS Cole investigations or July 2005 bombings investigations or any mainstream source did not say that they are copied from LTTE.Hence removed them .Kuruplayer (talk) 15:41, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

Sources

Went through in this detail none of sources or investigations in USS Cole or July 2005 bombings even mention LTTE and anything about it being copied.It is clear POV pushing and is WP:OR.Kuruplayer (talk) 14:24, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

In the section People Smuggling Canada government or newspapers including [CBC and also US cables] do not say that the LTTE is involved but Sri Lankan sources are being used to LTTE rump is involved.Even the The star] does not say that the LTTE was involved.More so after the LTTE was destroyed in 2009 the migration took place in 2010/2011.Further Prabhakaran was not seriously injured in a Air raid in 2007 Sri Lankan defence website is wrong. Kuruplayer (talk) 14:24, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Comment by Nishadhi: Dear friend, you made several mistakes here. First there are sources which claim that there are connections between attack on USS Cole and LTTE.[4][5][6][7] importantly The head of the Sea Tigers, Soosai, who organized suicide attacks on boats, oil tankers and the like, boasted in a recent BBC interview that the Cole attack had been copied from the Tigers.[8] Second, I don't see the rationale of blanking the whole section based on this matter,instead you could have just tag the relevant section. Thirdly, as you claim, Prabhakaran might not have been seriously injured in a Air raid in 2007. But we would like to know the source. Removal of content with out a valid reason can be seen as vandalism. Thanks. Nishadhi (talk) 18:04, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

Nishadhi, please be careful about what you describe as vandalism. The user has given reasons for the removal and, though you may not agree with those reasons, that does not make it vandalism.

The sources that were given for the US Cole connection only state that attack may have been copied from the LTTE. They do not state there was any link between LTTE and al-Qaeda. As for the rest of the "LTTE tactics followed by other terrorist organisations" section, the claims by the South Asian Terrorism Portal and Asian Tribune deserve no place on this article, both are virulently anti-LTTE and have no qualms about passing off lies as facts.--obi2canibe^{talk contr} 20:34, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

Obi2 is right. The sub-heading "LTTE tactics followed by other terrorist organisations" itself is a POV.Lapmaster (talk) 02:30, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

@Obi2canibe: Hi Obi2, I'm afraid I have to disagree with you. I think you misunderstood my intentions. Here the problem was blanking a whole section with out providing adequate explanations. (edit [9] explanation [10]) But i noticed the problems with in the removed section. That's why I didn't revert his edits and for the same reason I didn't give him a vandalism warning. [11] However, as I said, removing of content with out a valid reason can be seen as a vandalism. It was an advice rather than an accusation. Importantly this kind of edits create an unhealthy environment and recentism even before a discussion could be started and hence has to discouraged.

I didn't say there is a direct involvement of LTTE to the USS Cole attack. After all, we were discussing about the "LTTE tactics followed by other terrorist organisations". With regard to the al Qaeda and other connections I have short listed some sources below.Its just a matter of re writing the section and improving the phrasing. However I can not remain silent as feeble excuses are used to censor the entire section. Thanks. Nishadhi (talk) 14:50, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

References

al-Qaeda

1. [12]
2. [13]
3. [14]
4. [15]
5. [16]

Mujahideen

1. [17]
2. [18]
3. [19]
4. [20]

Palastine groups,PLO,Hezbollah

1. [21]
2. [22]
3. [23]

Naxalites, Khalistani liberation force, Tiwa National Revolutionary Force

1. [24]
2. [25]
3. [26]

Punjab and J and K terrorists

1. [27]

Kurdish Workers Party

1. [28]

Moro Islamic Liberation Front and Abu Sayyaf

1. [29]
2. [30]

Eritrea

1. [31]

Reply

There is something wrong with the authors in the sources which were cited above. They are either politically motivated or ignorant on suicide bombing. If they are right, is that right to say Japanese Special Attack Units including Kamikaze were trained by LTTE?Lapmaster (talk) 17:07, 16 March 2014 (UTC)