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MikeWaters · 05-18-2009, 04:19 PM

Maybe it is just to my Western eyes and ears, but "Tamil Tigers" strikes me as a strange name for a terrorist/resistance/insurgency group. It's like they are a sports team who goes by "Tigers." I mean, are they going to be the Al Qaeda "Bearcats" in the future? How about the Taliban Mountain Lynx?

Of course, us Americans have our own example of using a kind of mascot name for our military efforts.

I doubt that we have heard the last of the Tamil Tigers. As long as there are millions of Tamils who desire an independent homeland.

05-18-2009, 04:19 PM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Tamil Tigers Maybe it is just to my Western eyes and ears, but "Tamil Tigers" strikes me as a strange name for a terrorist/resistance/insurgency group. It's like they are a sports team who goes by "Tigers." I mean, are they going to be the Al Qaeda "Bearcats" in the future? How about the Taliban Mountain Lynx? Of course, us Americans have our own example of using a kind of mascot name for our military efforts. I doubt that we have heard the last of the Tamil Tigers. As long as there are millions of Tamils who desire an independent homeland.