Sri Lankan Army Commander Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka and Navy Commander Vice Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda have received service extensions by another year Defence Ministry officials say.
President Mahinda Rajapaksha approved his two Commanders service extensions after Defence Secretary Lt.Col(Retd) Gotabhaya Rajapaksha made his recommendations.
Army commander who narrowly escaped from a deadly suicide bomb attack inside the army headquarters in April 2006 was serving his second extended term which was earlier scheduled to end on 06th December 2007.
Vice Admiral Karannagoda's service was due to end on 22nd November 2007 prior to yesterday's service extension. Both Commanders were candidates for the post of Chief od Defence Staff, with Vice Admiral Karannagoda being the senior of the two Commanders.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Army and Navy Commanders get service extentions
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Disarming for Peace: Lessons from Nepal
The success of the Peace Negotiations in Nepal owes much to an agreement by the ‘Maoist Rebels’ or the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN-Maoist) to Disarm, Demobilize and Reintegrate (DDR) its combatants, including child soldiers, under the auspices of the UN. The Maoists voluntarily disarmed though they were in control of two-thirds the landmass of
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International experiences indicate that Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration is possible in the absence of a security dilemma and in conditions of stability where security guarantees exist for the ex-combatants. It is our argument that such a situation does exist in
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We can all agree that Communism is allergic to the Western Superpowers who call themselves the ‘International Community’. Perhaps if the LTTE were Communist, things would have worked out much better for
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