The conscious and calculated choice of the Jaffna Tamils rejecting the Tamil Tiger terrorists and returning to the army occupied areas should have registered some message in Mr. Cochran's mind. There were some sarcastic references to about 100 people returning. Even that footage is presented as persecution of the Tamils. This is where Mr. Cochran has missed the boat. Since Mr. Cochran was in Colombo he would have noticed that everyone has to go through a checkpoint.
Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom, as someone said once.
Mr. Cochran went on to question the Commanding Officer of Jaffna, after portraying him as a loser. He asked him about the mass graves filled with 600 bodies. His aggressive tone indicated that he was one of these intrepid journalist armed with an incontrovertible fact that could easily break through the defences of the Commanding Officer. But Mr. Cochran beat a hasty retreat when the Commanding Officer asked him from where he got his figures. Mr. Cochran very sheepishly admitted only two bodies were found.