Chaos in the motherland and a sinking ship

Could you blame the poor South Africans? Monks are fighting monks and the schools are closed under presidential orders. The same president who said we are not really at war. It sure does look like war in the Kilali lagoon. Apparently, the army scored bonus points for demolishing dozens of Tiger boats and killing over 150 Tigers. Independent verification, as always, is not available. However, the mum from TamilNet might indicate there is some truth behind the story. TamilNet (or LTTE) is also appearing to be making a desperate attempt to win the support of foreign governments. There is this thing about a chief minister of Tamil Nadu and that thing about an insignificant Canadian MP occupying the TamilNet headlines. Is this an indication, the LTTE is looking for life lines from anywhere they can find? LTTE sinking? I-C-E-B-E-R-G!!!