Desperate plight of Tamil civilians

This BBC article brings to light suffering Tamil people in Sri Lanka are bearing due to the war strategy of the Sri Lankan government:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7558467.stm

The article also touches upon the fact that the international community (India especially) has sought to ignore the plight of the Tamils.

How much better it would be if the people of the North and East of Lanka are provided with the opportunity to vote in an UN administered referendum to decide how they want to be administered (in a new country - Tamil Eelam or as part of Sri Lanka).

The US role in Sri Lanka

There are two possible view points for the US to approach the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka.

	Justice view	Incumbency view
Basis	All freedom loving people have the right to self determintaion and happiness like the American people.	We are a sovereign nation and we will always support another sovereign nation even if they treat their minorities badly.

Its obvious that a great nation like the United States of America should primarily base its opinion on the justice view. However, in reality the US has been a friend of the Sri Lankan government and its anti-minority war.

	USA	Sri Lanka	Tamil Eelam (future)
Form of government	Secular, open democracy	Theocractic oppressive democracy	Secular, open democracy
Minority Rights	Best standards in the world	One of the worst in the world - only nation to have aerially bombed its minorities for 22 years.	Will seek to establish minority rights based on the western model

Will the United States of America help secure justice for the suffering people of Tamil Eelam by supporting a referendum?

Why is a referendum in the North East of Sri Lanka the best option to solve the ethnic conflict

A referendum is the most peaceful and democratic means of solving the ethnic conflict that has already taken more than 80000 lives. The referendum is not just for Tamils, but for all traditional inhabitants of the North and East provinces along the lines of Quebec/Canada, Eritea/Ethiopia, Indonesia/East Timor etc.