Tamil Tigers Research Exercise

1. The Tamil Tigers are an independent guerilla group that seeks an independent Tamil state in northern and eastern Sri Lanka.
"Tamil Tigers." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica. Feb. 2 2008
<http://search.eb.com/eb/article-9383771>.

2. The member of British Parliament accused of supporting the Tamil Tigers is Keith Vaz the MP for Leicester East and former Labour Minister.
Hennesy, Patrick. "Terror Police Probe Rally Attended By MP." The Sunday Telegraph [London] 23 Dec. 2003: P1. http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/

3. Tamil Nadu is a state in India which has a large Tamil population which in the 1980’s helped train, finance and arm Sri Lankan Tamil militants.
Economist; 11/10/2007, Vol. 385 Issue 8554, p54-54, 8/9p, 1 color. http://login.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=27504828&site=ehost-live

4. The 2007 first ever air strike by the Tamil Tigers utilized two light fixed-wing aircraft and possibly another small single engine aircraft.
Pasricha, Anjana. “Sri Lanka: Tamil Tigers Launch First Ever Airstrike.” 2007. Global Security. 2 Feb. 2008. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2007/03/mil-070326-voa01.htm

5. The United States does not support an independent Tamil state until the Tamil Tigers lay down their arms and stop their terrorist activities.
Kronstadt, K. Alan. “Sri Lanka: Background and US Relations.” Jan. 2008. LexisNexis Congressional. 2 Feb. 2008. http://www.lexisnexis.com.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/congcomp/getdoc?CRDC-ID=CRS-2008-FDT-0123