tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34798599.post5606550790709611748..comments2023-11-14T11:44:10.396-05:00Comments on The Legion of Decency: THE VOTE WHORESjimhenshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07815834271470133872noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34798599.post-66381744478157921042007-11-08T12:21:00.000-05:002007-11-08T12:21:00.000-05:00From 2004 - National PostA Liberal MP admitted yes...From 2004 - National Post<BR/><BR/>A Liberal MP admitted yesterday that he was present at a weekend rally attended by supporters of the Tamil Tigers terrorist group, but said he only went because he was invited by his constituents. <BR/><BR/>"I was at the rally, yes," said Jim Karygiannis, MP for the Toronto-area riding of Scarborough-Agincourt.<BR/><BR/>"It was a FACT (Federation of Associations of Tamil Canadians)<BR/>rally. It's not their first or the last that I've been to.<BR/><BR/>"You understand that FACT officers are situated in my riding and I<BR/>probably have the largest Tamil community, if not the largest, one of<BR/>the largest in my riding.<BR/><BR/>"The constituents asked me to go and I went."<BR/><BR/>Several thousand Tamil-Canadians rallied at Queen's Park in<BR/>Toronto on Saturday in support of independence for Sri Lanka's<BR/>ethnic Tamil minority. They waved the Tamil Tigers flag -- a Tiger's<BR/>head and two crossed rifles surrounded by a circle of bullets.<BR/><BR/>Speakers also voiced their support for the Tamil Tigers, and a<BR/>photograph of Veluppillai Prabhakaran, the Tamil Tiger leader, was<BR/>displayed. Mr. Karygiannis raised the Canadian flag at the event.<BR/><BR/>Asked why he would attend such a function, Mr. Karygiannis, a<BR/>Greek-Canadian, recounted how he had read poetry three decades<BR/>ago at a rally in support of political change in Greece, which was<BR/>then under the control of a right-wing junta.<BR/><BR/>"The one thing that I'm seeing is the following: Today's villains are<BR/>tomorrow's heroes. Mr. (Yasser) Arafat, (Andreas) Papandreou,<BR/>Sinn Fein of the IRA. They were in a struggle and today they're<BR/>sitting across the table talking to each other.<BR/><BR/>"The one thing that I wish and the one thing that I think should<BR/>happen sooner than later is conversation between the two sides,<BR/>which is not happening."<BR/><BR/>He said his only interest is in peace, and that he wants Canada to<BR/>take a lead role in trying to resolve the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka,<BR/>which he complained has been ignored by the international<BR/>community.<BR/><BR/>"I've got an interest. These are constituents. It's not supporting one<BR/>side or the other side. If I can help -- I'm not going to say to myself<BR/>I'm the greatest foremost expert of things, maybe I'm the greatest<BR/>idiot in the world -- but if you can bring to light some of the facts ...<BR/>maybe you can start a process from inside Canada that will vibrate<BR/>back there."<BR/><BR/>The Canadian government considers the Tamil Tigers to be a<BR/>terrorist group because of its violent tactics, which have included the<BR/>assassination of political leaders such as Rajiv Gandhi, the former<BR/>Indian prime minister. The group is also responsible for suicide<BR/>bombings that have killed hundreds of civilians.<BR/><BR/>Canada is home to more than 150,000 ethnic Tamils, and some<BR/>continue to support the Tigers. Money raised in Canada through<BR/>donations, organized crime and front organizations is helping finance<BR/>the terrorist group, according to police and intelligence agencies.<BR/>Canada has vowed to pass a law banning terrorist fundraising.<BR/><BR/>FACT and one of its key members, the World Tamil Movement,<BR/>have been identified as "front organizations" for the Tamil Tigers by<BR/>the U.S. State Department and a report published by the Canadian<BR/>Security Intelligence Service. FACT threatened to sue the National<BR/>Post last week for reporting on the alleged link.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34798599.post-70151158533793622982007-11-08T11:06:00.000-05:002007-11-08T11:06:00.000-05:00Jimthis is great except on one point I beg to diff...Jim<BR/>this is great except on one point I beg to differ. <BR/>If I were you I would give Jim Kary. the first place in that list of MPs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34798599.post-79749112165171581072007-11-08T07:56:00.000-05:002007-11-08T07:56:00.000-05:00Thanks Jim.The information leaves me speechless bu...Thanks Jim.<BR/>The information leaves me speechless but I will process and then act.<BR/><BR/>JJuniperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165231693695977583noreply@blogger.com