Almost eight months after a tsunami wreaked havoc in Sri Lanka, the island nation is in a man-made political crisis. After the assassination of Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar, the government's fragile three year ceasefire with the rebel Tamil Tigers is in danger of collapsing. Join Kojo for an update of recent political developments in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka Update
Listen Thursday, Aug. 18, 2005 at 1:06 p.m. in Conflict, Politics
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Guests
Nilan Fernando
Sri Lanka Country Representative, The Asia Foundation
Nihal Goonewardene
President, Sri Lanka Association of Washington DC/ Sri Lanka Association of Greater Washington
Teresita Schaffer
Director, South Asia Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies; former U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka (1992- 1995)
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