SRI LANKA: Defence secretary vows to 'defeat' Tamil rebels
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Sri Lanka's Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse has called for a comprehensive defeat of the island's Tamil Tiger rebels ahead of any political settlement. The defence secretary's hawkish comments in Colombo comes despite a policy of negotiating with the rebels while keeping up defensive operations.
Presenter: Xiaoning Mo
Speakers: Dr Palitha Kohona, Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary; Dr Jehan Perera, executive director of the National Peace Council of Sri Lanka
