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Tigers feeding off Toronto kinsmen, group says



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Globe and Mail Update

Tamil families in Toronto are faced with extortion from Tamil Tigers of up to $10,000 apiece, and Tamil entrepreneurs up to $100,000 each, according to a new report released by Human Rights Watch.

The New-York-based group says that Tamil Tiger fundraisers are increasingly strong-arming the Toronto Tamil community -- the largest Diaspora group outside of war-torn Sri Lanka — as their island nation once again girds for civil war.

Canadian Tamils who don't give money to the separatist cause, according to Human Rights Watch, face the prospect of being beaten or having family members being abused abroad. “Canada is not actually a democracy because we can't open our mouths against the LTTE,” one Toronto Tamil told Human Rights Watch.

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Driver Involved In Highway 99 Crash Arrested

PORTLAND, Ore. - The man police believe was responsible for a deadly crash on Highway 99 over the weekend was arrested Tuesday upon leaving the hospital.

Abdelfattah Marzouk, 46, is charged with Manslaughter I and Assault III, with additional charges of Reckless Endangering expected as well.

The charges stem from a fiery crash Sunday afternoon that took the life of a McMinnville woman and left three others injured, including Marzouk.

The crash happened on Highway 99 near the Highway 217 onramp.

Witnesses reported seeing Marzouk speeding into the area and slamming into a car, which then careened into another vehicle and burst into flames. (snip)
http://www.katu.com/stories/84135.html

[Cindy]

Well, that's interesting fanan.

Updates appreciated on this situation.
THANKS.

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March 14, 2006

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060314.wtamilf0314/BNStory/International/home

"Tigers feeding off Toronto kinsmen, group says"
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Globe and Mail Update

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Some Toronto detectives have long suggested the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam have “tithed” members of Toronto's 200,000-strong community, though few community members have spoken out about this practise.

Human Rights Watch says the fundraising is real, widespread, and has lately kicked into overdrive, as the LTTE prepare to wage a “final” war meant to win Sri Lankan Tamils independence"