Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 715 Fri. June 02, 2006       World US pledges military support to Lanka, warns against war US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Richard Boucher (L) shakes hands with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse yesterday in Colombo. Boucher stopped over in Sri Lanka on his way back from a meeting of aid donors who met in Tokyo to pressure both the Colombo government and Tamil Tiger rebels to resume peace talks. PHOTO: AFP