The MO includes-

The spin doctors (virtually hundreds of them) then take over, publishing "nice stories" based on these falsehoods.

The state power of the Sri Lanka government makes it difficult to promptly verify these evil acts.

But with time the truth emerges.

This page contains a few of the striking examples.

"reporters are kept from the war zone. Television footage and photographs are shot by Defense Ministry crews and distributed to Sri Lankan and foreign media."
- Dexter Cruez
(Associated Press)
5 Dec 95

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Pannalai Massacre
On 29 Jan, the Sri Lankan army murdered nine Tamil civilians in the northern town of Pannalai (Karainagar) to discredit the LTTE, and blame them of mass murder of civilians.

Gen. Kobbekaduwa Murder
Lt. Gen. Denzil Kobbekaduwa was killed in an explosion in August 1992, in the northern town of Kayts. The government and the Sri Lanka army immediately blamed the LTTE...

Lalith Athulathmudali Murder
On 23 April 1993, the opposition leader Mr. Lalith Athulathmudali was assassinated at an election rally held in Kirullapone. The government immediately accused the LTTE...

Defense Minister Ranjan Wijeratne Murder
On 2nd March 1991, the Sri Lankan Defense Minister Ranjan Wijeratne was killed when a massive car bomb blew apart his armour plated Mercedes Benz. The government and the army quickly blamed the LTTE for this murder.

President Premadasa Murder
President Ranasinghe Premadasa was murdered on 1st May 1993 in a bomb explosion in Colombo.Sri Lanka government and the Police immediately accused the LTTE...

Gamini Dissanayake Murder
On 24 October 1994, the opposition candidate for presidential elections was assassinated... Immediately, the police accused the LTTE...

Colombo Trade Centre Bomb
On 15 October 1997 a massive truck bomb exploded near the financial center in Colombo. The government and the army officials immediately blamed the LTTE...

Thiranagama Murder
Nine years ago, when human rights activist Mrs. Ranjini Thiranagama was killed, the LTTE was blamed...  Almost ten years later, a Sinhala broadsheet has (Lakbima) has disclosed the truth by providing details of the killing.

Kathankudy Massacre
On 3 August 1990, about 200 Muslims engaged in their Friday prayers at the Meera Jumma and the Hussaina Mosques in the village of Kathankudy were attacked by a group of gunmen, who arrived in several vehicles. More than 140 people were killed and another 87 were injured in the automatic gunfire and grenade attacks.The Sri Lanka army and the government immediately blamed the LTTE.

Oklahoma Bomb
Following the bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma (US), the American Ambassador in Sri Lanka received a letter dated 22 April 1995...

The Propaganda Debacle of Nintavur
In June 1990, the SL army planned a massacre of Muslims in Nintavur, but in their ‘enthusiasm’ told the media about it before it was supposed to happen...