Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Key years in ltte history; The final conversation: May 2009; Introduction; Testimonies of LTE cadres; 2003-2005; 1 -- Why does LTTE make pro-India noises?; 2 -- Turmoil in Tiger land; 3 -- "Only a snake understands a snake"; 4 -- Can tsunami bring peace to Sri Lanka?; 5 -- The tsunami, and Prabhakaran; 6 -- Tribute: Shankar Rajee; 7 -- Kadirgamar assassination will kill peace process; 8 -- Norway has to recalibrate Sri Lanka peace process; 2006; 9 -- Switzerland taking deep interest in Sri Lanka; 10 -- Solheim not to quit peace process
Summary
Collection of news stories and commentaries penned by the author from 2003 to 2009