Intelsat vows to stop Tamil Tiger use of satellite
SATELLITE PIRACY: Embarrassed Intelsat officials are assuring Sri Lanka's ambassador to the U.S., Bernard Goonetilleke, that they will stop "pirate" direct-to-home TV transmissions by the Tamil Tigers going over Intelsat spacecraft. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a Sri Lanka-based...
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