Rani, You mentioned that "sinhalese" killed tamils in 83. No, it was an organized mob and a political instigation that killed innocent tamils. When LTTE kill civilians, have you ever heard sinhalese people say that tamils kill sinhalese? It's the LTTE, that kill sinhalese not the tamils. Some of the comments you start by saying that "I was told..". Don't just go with what you are told or what you hear from people. People will always have their own spin (I am no exception). But if you try to analyse the facts, like for example "Sinhalese killing tamils" and "LTTE killing sinhalese", you can get an impartial insight into the issues. It will also help if you don't look at the problem with your tamil binaculars but as an independant observer. Sinhalese or tamils they are just human beings trying to just live thier lives...