Oh. My. God.
Feb. 6th, 2008 09:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ladymirthGunfire! From all sides! All the army personnel are leaving their posts and running and driving off down Galle Road. What the fuck?! What's going on?
It's the first time I've heard actual gunfire. They sound disappointingly like fire crackers, only louder, longer and more persistent. Kind of a rat-a-tat sound.
Last month I heard a bomb, this month I hear gunfire. I guess I really am living in a war zone.
The thing about living smack dab in the middle of Colombo is that you have no idea where any sound is coming from. It could be anywhere from the Colombo Harbour to the President's Mansion.
Jeebers. You'd think we were living in Vavuniya or something. I hope our boys are all right. I pass many of them at the security check points down the road, and know some of them by sight.
Please don't let any man or woman die for their country tonight.
ETA: Damn, but it sounds like a fully-fledged shoot-out! They were quiet for almost an hour and now it's starting again. And they sound so close too, although they are probably miles away. If they were so close the gunfire would be ear-splitting. Still nothing on the news. WTF is happening? Why are they firing like that at intervals? Why is the media in this country so useless? Aargh!
Thank you for your prayers and thoughts, guys. Looks like we'll need it tonight. Please let everybody be safe in their homes tonight and not out in the streets.
It's the first time I've heard actual gunfire. They sound disappointingly like fire crackers, only louder, longer and more persistent. Kind of a rat-a-tat sound.
Last month I heard a bomb, this month I hear gunfire. I guess I really am living in a war zone.
The thing about living smack dab in the middle of Colombo is that you have no idea where any sound is coming from. It could be anywhere from the Colombo Harbour to the President's Mansion.
Jeebers. You'd think we were living in Vavuniya or something. I hope our boys are all right. I pass many of them at the security check points down the road, and know some of them by sight.
Please don't let any man or woman die for their country tonight.
ETA: Damn, but it sounds like a fully-fledged shoot-out! They were quiet for almost an hour and now it's starting again. And they sound so close too, although they are probably miles away. If they were so close the gunfire would be ear-splitting. Still nothing on the news. WTF is happening? Why are they firing like that at intervals? Why is the media in this country so useless? Aargh!
Thank you for your prayers and thoughts, guys. Looks like we'll need it tonight. Please let everybody be safe in their homes tonight and not out in the streets.
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Date: 2008-02-06 04:58 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-06 05:35 pm (UTC)To me, star means "protection" so icon's for yours. Thinking of you.
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Date: 2008-02-06 10:14 pm (UTC)As for news, hope those will help but , even more importantly, that's you'll be able to read them all:
http://www.colombopage.com/
http://www.colombopage.com/archive_08/February6122729CH.html
http://www.hindu.com/
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200802061761.htm
http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/02/05/news02.asp
http://www.island.lk/2008/02/07/news1.html
http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/02/07/main_News.asp
http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmHome.aspx
http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsCategoryView.aspx?MAINCATID=23&SUBCATID=0
http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=5948
http://theacademic.org/
http://www.world-newspapers.com/srilanka.html
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Date: 2008-02-06 11:51 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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