We have been receiving highly credible information regards the slow pace of the current military offensive, which has nothing to do with a Cease-fire forced on Sri Lanka by the West or a rethinking of the military option.
DefenceWire can confirm, not a forceful threat, but a humble request by the Indians has been made to temporarily postpone the very last phase of the offensive against the Tiger leadership, trapped north of Vattuvaan. The temporary 'banning' of the use of heavy weapons was a symbolic gesture of this 'understanding' between the Sri Lankans and the Indians.
The temporary halting of a planned Special Operation to capture/kill Prabhakaran has been put in the back burner until the elections in India come to an end on the 14th. All naval assets have been pulled into prevent Prabhakaran's escape by sea and the elite units, Offensive Divisions and the entire government is biting their time for the opportune moment.
We have been told that the period AFTER the Indian elections, where a few weeks will lapse due to counting of ballots, negotiations between parties and formation of a government was being considered to be that opportune moment.
The top-level Indian delegation that visited Sri Lanka recently, and direct contacts between Colombo and New Delhi have ensured that the two states are fully engaged in honoring this agreement. Military sources confirming instructions from the political leadership claimed that as soon as the ballots are in the box and the point of no return reached in the elections, the special operation could commence in earnest.
The ruling party in India has made its claim that the potential capture, death or mutilation of Prabhakaran before the election could have a devastating effect on its election campaign. The government of Sri Lanka has been generous in accepting that stance so far.
Political observers we contacted said that in many ways, this was the best strategy for now. Sources claimed the political leadership was more concerned with honouring the 'understanding' with the Indians than following edicts from the West.
Friday, May 8, 2009
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...My dear pukadena elladena, pls go to few websites or watch few new documentaries done by not so USA/UK pukadena people about China and their progress and how they are promoting Buddhism and everything else.
I remind you that the twentieth anniversary of the Tiananmen square massacre of Pro-Democracy protesters is but a month away.
Perhaps a minute or two in the history books would do you well!
Slaughtering unarmed civilian protesters in the center of the Capital city in front of the whole world... that is what the Chinese think of democracy and how they routinely deal with dissent at home and abroad.
The Tibetans know first hand what the Chinese colours truly are all Sri Lankans should pay heed. Shortly after invading Tibet they destroyed some 6,000 Buddhist Monasteries to the absolute horror of the Tibetans.
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Dear Patriots,
If you can not fight the terrorists propaganda in a civilized and legal manner, let's turn in to sabotage mode.
Let's overload HR institutions with false information. Doctored photos, big genocide stories, Nazi camps stories etc etc, so that it will be immediately published by those institutions.
Then the GOVT can let the news be around for some time and disprove those things, destroying the credibility of those HUMAN RIGHTS BUSINESS COMPANIES.
This is a similar technique used to fight Phishing attacks and movie piracy
The Top Scum of Sri Lanka falsely claims that he was the one instrumental in getting help from other countries and crack down of LTTE. Most of these gains were made during the time of Lakshman Kadiragamar. His courages acts were the root cause of banning LTTE in many countries. Further more, USA and India trained our military personnel long before Ranil Wickramasinghe ever saw the prime minister chair. The bastard timed this act of treachery with Indian elections to affect UPA. In addition to treason, we should try this bastard for false claims also.
Loku Banda-UK,
"Not all eelamists support the LTTE. Some want Eelam for themselves. Examples are people like Sangaree, and Hoole."
Well said bro.
[Reasonably Treasonable said:
"Ida Carmelita was a former member of the LTTE who had surrendered to the police about a month before she was gang raped and killed by five soldiers at Pallimunai, Mannar district on 12 July 1999. She had been shot through her vagina. In his report, the DMO in Mannar documented evidence of rape and sexual violence, including bites on her breasts and lips. Two of the suspects had been recognized by a neighbour and another by the brother of the victim. A corporal and a soldier were identified at an identification parade by witnesses and taken into custody. However, after two key witnesses were threatened and subsequently fled to India, the case is no longer proceeding. The suspects have been released on bail"
"Care to revise your baseless, racist assertion? You might want to familiarise yourself with the abhorrence of this war before making such foolish comments in future."]
Here is another foolish comment from me:
I checked this with the alleged perpetrators of the act, the five soldiers at Pallimunai, Mannar. They say that this bitch (or pig or sow whatever) Ida Carmelita, was such a repulsive creature that they would not think of raping her even if somebody was holding a gun at their heads. Regarding, the shooting in the vagina, they claim that that it is the normal way a running pig is brought down prior to being clubbed to death for the purpose of making the meat tender. But they insist that they did not follow this standard procedure because the pig (sorry sow)concerned was too repulsive even for eating, let alone raping.
Since, photographs of Ida were not available they showed me a picture of Vidusha to drive home their point on the repulsiveness of the alleged victim. Yuk. and Yuk again.
Either claim cannot be verified as no reporters, NGO's or independent observers were present at the site of the incident.
P.S.: We intend to give the same treatment to the Fat Pig when we catch him. I don't mean the raping part. He is so fat that it would be impossible to find a suitable point to rape him. No, what I mean is the shooting part. Since the Fat Pig has no vagina we shall settle for his testicles. Race has nothing to do with it. The pigs are separate species - the bovine species. Perhaps, you may call it specism but not racism.
To hell with prodemocracy protesters.First we should have a country of our own before looking for problems of others.
Long Live China,our true friend!
Reasonable Terrorist,
"I wish to express my personal regret and certainly the sympathy of our administration on the loss of civilian life in NFZ"
"The SL Defence Force said its soldiers acted in "accordance with their rules of engagement", after they came under fire from LTTE insurgents"
heh heh heh. (Guess where those words minus a swap or two comes from).
The days of blaming the SL forces for everything and people (like us) believing you are over.
Boyz + Pussies,
Hoole brothers = Tamil Christian Eelamists (Beautiful Tamil before Prince of Peace)
Sangaree = Vellalah Eelamist
An example of the Vellalah-Christian coalition of old which existed prior to LTTE.
"You can fool all of the people some of the time; some of the people all of the time; but not all of the people all of the time"
-Abe 1850's
"You can fool all of the SL people some of the time; some of the Tamil people all of the time; but not all of the World's people all of the time"
-Mayil 2009
Forget Ida or other rapes or infringements;you can't run wars without these,not that we advocate.
How much human right abuses in iraq or afganistan or for that matter during the colonial era?
Let's concentrate on the fat pig & his off springs.
Well said Sara!
SARA,
A fitting answer to the Reasonably Racist Terrorist. Please note the nature of the lie:
The LTTE cadre surrenders and is miraculously released to the family.
Then the innocent girl is pursued by soldiers who do all sorts of vile things to her,in front of "witnesses" (Oh no, this does not have the Hallmarks of Tiger reprisals. It's not true that Tiger Vellalah-Christians regularly gang rape to create suicide cadres).
Then, "witnesses" identify 2 soldiers (yes we know that SL officials are completely beyond bribes when it suits our purposes).
Then the soldiers are released (how incompetent) because of lack of evidence because the (LTTE) witnesses decided to go shopping in Chennai.
We have seen all this before. These scummies (thanks Sam) have been telling the Gobelsian Big Lie for so long that the accusations are becoming more and more incredible. This, despite the fact that SL soldiers who have committed verifiable crimes have been punished under the SL law.
To go around waving the AI cat's paw (heh heh) doesn't bother us. What the scummies did not realise is that we (SL expatriates) are the ones they needed to convince. Since we have discovered their lies and methods, we will be ready to defend our boys. Bring it on.
Suren,
"To hell with prodemocracy protesters.First we should have a country of our own before looking for problems of others.
Long Live China,our true friend!"
Well said machang! Some one has said many times on this forum:
"There are no permanent friends; only permanent national interests"
This applies to SL too. Missed Opportunity (aka disinformation) should give this one up.
Boyz and Pussies,
Anyone guessed yet where I got those quotes from? The first to do an Internet search and put the answer up can sit on uncle Mayil's lap!
How about it Miss Informatics.
Sri Lankan,
"IF I WAS MORE SETTLED IN LIFE I WOULD HAVE DONE THIS AND IT ONLY NEEDS ONE SPEAKER WITH GUTS TO TAKE ON THE WORLD"
It is gratifying to hear what you say. However, it is one thing to sit at the key pad and feel one is the most eloquent person in the World. Another, to actually be in the hot seat choosing the correct phrases to use at the right time. The same goes for those who claim they want to kill "Tamil Terrorist".
It is neither about waxing eloquent nor about killing. It is about correct strategy and tactics applied with the correct time-lines and and at the right time and place. Those with experience in these matters (experience starts the moment you hit the trenches) should be given their due and our (quiet) respect.
cheers.
Algezeera is about to show some doctored pictures about Sri Lanka’s war crimes and I wonder who let them in to those areas?
Sri Lanka arrests 3 UK television journalists
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090509/ap_on_re_as/as_sri_lanka_journalists_arrested
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lankan police arrested three journalists for London-based Channel 4 television news Saturday on charges of tarnishing the image of government security forces, authorities said.
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Can some one please look at the type of documentaries that is written by the journalist before they are given visas. As an example by looking at their past work we should be able to tell what type of documentaries they would be writing. Where there sympathies lies e.t.c. We need to vet these guys before we give them journalist visas. Specially the ones who are coming from the west.
Why don't some one from the visa office put the names on defence wire before they give the visas. People here would know what type of personalities they got.
We should be able to tell whether they should get visas or not.
That video recording was smuggled out by a local person perhaps others too may be slipping out to South undetected. Must be more vigilant than this.
Life as a female Tamil Tiger guerilla relived by one of first female soldiers
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/srilanka/5283438/Life-as-a-female-Tamil-Tiger-guerilla-relived-by-one-of-first-female-soldiers.html
Looking back, I recognise the elements of reckless, selfish teenage rebellion in my behaviour. Naively, I had not anticipated how much my family would suffer as a consequence of my actions, and for that, above all else, I am deeply sorry. To this day, my parents have never asked me about my time as a guerrilla. As a mother myself, I understand why: that they must somehow have felt that they had failed in their duty as parents.
I hope that my own children will grow up with firm, positive views, but without the blind idealism I had all those years ago. I will try to teach them tolerance and empathy, that the end doesn't always justify the means, and that violence always breeds more violence. I learnt that lesson the hard way. Sadly, I don't think Sri Lanka has learnt it at all.
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Good article.
Vannanga Man Mission
Is this true?
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And the Sri Lankan authorities will also soon have to decide whether it will allow a merchant ship carrying 3,000 tonnes of aid to dock in the north-eastern, Vanni area. Funded by prominent Tamils in Europe and supported by the British rapper M.I.A, whose father was a prominent Tamil activist, the Vanni Mission left Egypt yesterday and is expected to near Sri Lanka in two weeks. It is unlikely that Colombo will allow the ship to enter Sri Lankan territorial waters but activists hope the mission will continue to publicise the ongoing conflict, and the need for aid.
Aren't democracies lovely and peace-loving?Miss Info,
China's suitability as a key partner for Sri Lanka based on it's attitude to democracy is a complete red herring.
China's actions in Tibet & T-Square are outside GOSL's area of responsibility. I can easily counter your democracy argument with the 50,000+ Iraqi civilians death resulting from USA/UK's disastrous effort to introduce democracy to Iraq. Both countries are self-proclaimed 'world's greatest democracies'.
China & SL have been long-time allies and partners, even dating from the days of Mao's famines and cultural revolution when millions of Chinese died as a result of his policies.
Similarly, Russia has brutally quelled the Chechen rebellion, in a manner very similar to the British defeat of the Mau-Mau rebellion in Kenya in the 1950s.
The support of both of these Great Powers is welcomed by Sri Lanka in fending off a 'human rights'-based assault on the current SL govt's war policies by a fatally compromised Western bloc.
ServeSL said...
[ We have all seen how the LTTE has used the experience of the overseas professionals for their benefit. Who says we don’t have the capability. It is a pity that all of it has only been used for destructive purposes and not for the betterment of the lives of the people of Sri Lanka. I am sure there is no dearth of Sri Lankan born experts in any given filed. Why can’t we rally all of them. Sure there will be limitations. Post conflict re-building can be thought of as a tremendous opportunity for Sri Lanka. We could do things the correct way. Professionals living overseas should find a way to help. The government should find a way to get them involved too. ]
Well said! We MUST harness the GREAT RESOURCE that Expatriate Patriots represent to help build Sri Lanka.
GOSL can take a lead in CATALYZING this, by
1. Creating a small unit of Government to specifically work on organizing the Expatriate Patriots and facilitating their understanding of SL needs and interactions with the GOSL. In addition, a person should be appointed in each Ministry to facilitate development ideas, and UTILIZE the SKILLS of the Expatriate Patriots.
2. Creating a Website for Expatriate Patriots to indicate interest, submit their resume's, their areas of expertise and specific proposals for activity in their areas of interest: business, financial, educational, medical, scientific R&D, military, building & construction, alternative energy, etc
3. Making Sri Lanka's Embassies abroad a FULL PARTNER in the process to provide assistance to the Expatriate Patriots in the countries of residence abroad. In each embassy there should be a person whose full time job is to organize and facilitate the efforts of the Expatriates in that country.
3. Convening an EXPATRIATE PATRIOT NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE in Sri Lanka to bring both Expatriates and Sri Lanka residents together to organize the overall program. Speakers can volunteer to present papers in their areas of expertise or on specific projects of interest to them. The PRIMARY PURPOSE is to identify good ideas and get people together. Steering Committees can be formed in each major area to formalize and continue the process on a permanent basis with ANNUAL CONFERENCES thereafter.
By doing this, the GOSL can
BLESS and PUBLICIZE the PROGRAM and ACTIVITIES, establish PRIORITIES, provide the NECESSARY human interfaces to the various branches of GOVT, and generally CATALYZE the process.
Someone used a probably fabricated story of rape of a captured LTTE cadre (and the story thereafter glorified by Amnesty or HRW for their ulterior motives) to paint a picture of SLA as rapists and this is similar to Babu assassinating a president of the country.
Even one for a moment is to assume that this raping story is true it cannot be interpreted as the policy of GOSL or SLA. Sometime ago there was a rape case near US Base in Okinawa, Japan. This does not mean that US Army as a policy conduct rapes on Japanese women.
In contrast assassination of Premadasa for which ample and un-refuted evidence is available was planed, sanctioned and carried out by the LTTE. Killing of innocent civilians of Kent and Dollar farms and many civilian villages were planned, sanctioned and carried out by LTTE. Hence it forms part and parcel of the policy and conduct of murderous LTTE.
We all know that it is not that these people understand the difference between actions of combat troupes that forms of the policy of the state/organization they represent and isolated incidents if any, that do not form a part of such policy. We also know that lies, half truths, twisting the truth is a major part of this game of misleading the ordinary Tamils, and IC to reach their dreamland they couldn’t reach when India was given independence and thereafter.
The crucial issue is why are such posts made on this blog? Who are they trying to mislead? Most certainly not the active bloggers and people who are familiar with the recent history.
I was realy glad to hear how channel 4 reporters were arrested and escorted to colombo. They have allegedly used a hidden camera smuggled with out detection by army check points. And reports that there were dead bodies aroud the camp.
These are serious issues and they deserves to be deported. i wonder what would have happened if these reporters went to Middle east and did somrthing like this. They should respect the laws of the country. just because they are British they cannot expect royal treatment.
Well done GOSL. The way to go. We will starve with dignity.
Ian,
"In contrast assassination of Premadasa for which ample and un-refuted evidence is available was planed, sanctioned and carried out by the LTTE. Killing of innocent civilians of Kent and Dollar farms and many civilian villages were planned, sanctioned and carried out by LTTE."
These dastardly acts were not just sanctioned by LTTE. They have been sanctioned by the despicable Tamil Diaspora. How many times have you heard Tamil supporters of LTTE say that the LTTE action is justified as retaliation for this and that. They should rot in Hell for such sentiments. Hell will come to them in their life time.
WRT foreign media, politicians and NGO's I will never forgive them for being complicit in this crime against Sri Lankan people and their Governments. When the opportunity arises they will be embarrassed or worse.
BTW,the quotations I made (by altering Australia to SL and Afghanistan to NFZ and Taliban to LTTE, were made by our dear lady Clinton (wrt to massacre circa May 2009)and by the Australian Defence rep (wrt civilian deaths circa Jan 2009).
Just to let the Tamil Terrorists know that nobody gives a f*@k about their Big Lies.
To those MOTHERS, MOMMAS and HEIFERS, have a great Mothers' Day!
Hey all you PATRIOTS
I have just heard from a certain source [very credible] that on Saturday morning there was a UNP party representatives meeting in Chiswick, London, where one of the party representatives in the UK a Mr. N_________ who has been a long time UNP stalwart and party fundraiser in London, had exploded in fury, smashed his Blackberry on the floor, shouted at all the other party reps and walked out of the meeting fuming.
The reason for his anger is something to do with Ranil W visiting the UK and is also visiting Norway within the next few days. Also something about Ranil briefing EU parliamentarians…No exact reason is known by my source for this outburst and my source doesn’t know the finer details
It is time for all you PATRIOTS to spring into action
A good article by Thomas Johnpulle why Communal Politics will not work.
Today Daily Mirror carried a news item from a cousin of Prabakaran living in Kerala. According to her father and Prabakaran’s father are brothers and was born in Kerala and migrated or came as a Kallathoni to Sri Lanka. She says that Vellupillai is their family name and Prabakaran is her first COUSIN.
If Tamils in North and the Diaspora Tamils can understand why Prabakaran is keeping Tamils as a Human shield it is because he is not a Tamil but a Malayali.
As you mentioned about Chelvanayakam in your mail, the best thing he did was to preach all other Tamils not to learn Sinhala, but he got a Sinhala Teacher to teach Sinhala to his Son and daughter to 185, Armour Street, where Chelva’s son was staying. Two of my Sinhalese friends from the College were occupying the next room to Chelva’s son.
This is not a defence related question. While we are talking about making things equal in our Political Arena, I would like to know why we have only one Tamil Cricketer in our Cricket Team (I am not a cricket fan, therefore I am not sure whether this is the case). The reason I raise this question in relation to our cricket team is that this is one of the most important games in our country. Shouldn't their be at least two Tamils players in our cricket team?
Shouldn't we be pushing for this as well while we are pushing for equality in our political arena?
mayilravana,
your observations about ananda singari (ASS) are true.
as a LONG TIME observer of this idiot's antics, i can say that he is nothing but a peaceful, yes, race & caste minded TAMIL ELAMIST.
rajan hoole is a despicable character. he is a DOUBLE RACIST. a tamil elamist and a christian fundamentalist. but we, the christians don't gove a flying fart about him.
ananda and srilankan,
great comparison between tamil madu and SL.
for political purposes TN is SL's enemy (to put it straight). but economically, we have lot to do with them and ALOT to emulate.
india is not tamil madu. this is the biggest advantage to SL. as TN drifts more and more away from indian interests, SL is going to benefit more if we stick to our guns.
thusitha,
the BEST 11 players should play for the team. their race, school, etc. are IMMATERIAL.
but as you say it IS important to have MORE tamils and muslims in the team. the ONLY way to achieve this is by,
1. popularising cricket in tamil and muslim communities.
2. increasing facilities to them.
3. expanding cricket competitions at rural levels in the north and east.
all these are being done. aravinda is doing a great deal. well done ara.
but we must also appreciate that SOCCER is MORE popular among tamils and muslims than it is popular among sinhalas. also RUGBY has a big place for muslims (and sinhalas too).
these factors also play a BIG role. disturbing their preferences is not good. that is why popularisation of cricket (also) is the way to go.
i think SIMILAR investments MUST be made in soccer & rugby (we are doing increasingly well although we have miles to go) as well. and vollyball, etc. too.
ServeSL/Ananda
[On the subject of use of expariate brains on post-conflict SL]
One thing that the Gvt must urgently look at is easing dual citizenship restrictions. The cost and the process are prohibitive for fully tapping on SL expatriates.
The foregone revenue will be nothing compared to the multiplier effect of the investment and benefits that can accrue to the country.
It was reported (See Dailynews.lk of 27 Sept 2007)that the President MR once on a visit to US, had promosed to ease this.
It is yet to be acted upon by the Gvt. Even though several written inquires have been made to SL, yet to receive a reply.
patriots,
this is a BIT controvercial so excuse me.
we discussed sometime back how to get civilians out. there are various methods. i and some others suggested one particular method. whatever the methods are, they will ensure a better life for civilians. and they LOVE it. yes, they LOVE to get out.
the two VERY NARROW entrances to the present NFZ doesn't allow ANY opportunity to cross. eartbunds, LTTE gurds, fighting, etc. are ALL concentrated there.
crossing the lagoon is not possible as LTTE has taken out ALL the boats in the lagoon.
escaping via the sea is also getting EXTREMELY difficult as the seafront has got shorter and shorter.
the other escape route is through ICRC ship. BUT no one can escape via the ICRC ship bcos LTTE doesn;t allow it.
so what should we do??
we plan our attacks on the LTTE area in such a way that each attack CREATES a BIG BATCH of ppl to be rescued!!!
now LTTE cannot hold them back. why? bcos the "makeshit" hospital in LTTE areas are (to say the least) cannot accomodate so many and is not safe. that once again is NOT an accident!! (lol!).
so the LTTE has 2 options. not allow civilians to go in the ICRC ship and let them die. if this happens, ppl will rebel against the tigers.
the safer option is let them go.
thosusands have been rescued this way. and the cycle continues. hope you understand.
this has a BIG international law implication. it shows the desire of the ppl to get out of LTTE areas and that LTTE is keeping them against their will.
the indian medical centre in pulmodai is NOT a place where resident patients can stay. there are NO hospital beds (for residential patients - given the numbers) there. and all of them end up as other civilians in our safety.
this is a fantastic plan. hope it will continue to drain out more and more hostages. ultimately only terrorists will be left with a MANAGEBALE number of hostages.
robert macnamarra said, sometimes you have to do alot of evil to do SOME good.
Blogger kevin said...
"Algezeera is about to show some doctored pictures about Sri Lanka’s war crimes and I wonder who let them in to those areas?"Have they announced they are doctored or are you assuming, sight unseen, that they are doctored and if so why would Al Jazeera manipulate them?
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None of this would be happening if the GoSL had made some effort to get their message out in even a minimally transparent manner.
Not allowing independent reporters into the camps fuels suspicion and invites both speculation and surreptitious investigation. Given the modest technical requirements of our digital age I predict more of these camp reports to surface soon.
The stories of the people in the camps will not be going away and when those folks are at last returned to their villages the GoSL will lose control of the message good or bad.
The GoSL can regain command of the message but they need to engender some trust with the messengers and the messenger's audience.
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This traitor Nadeson when we capture him, we have to make him die a thousand deaths for the treachery that he has created against Sri Lanka. Nadeson, if you or your family members are reading, we will find you, and skin you alive little by little and will not let you die until you have paid the full price for the immense suffering you have caused to all Sri Lankans
Moshe Dyan said...
thusitha,
the BEST 11 players should play for the team. their race, school, etc. are IMMATERIAL.
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I am not really sure whether this is 100% correct. Sinhalese and Tamils are equally talented. Therefore, there must be at least 2 Tamil players in the Cricket Team.
What you say might be right in the situations in games like golf, or Tennis in U.S where blacks have not enough interest or money to get in to those games.
Sinhalese and Tamils are pretty much similar in Physically and Mentally. Unless they really hate the game and don't want to play it, there must be at least two players. I think Muralli got his place because he is of exceptional talent. In the short term we should have some kind of affirmative actions, so that they can get in to the game. After everyone feels equal we should base it purely on Talent.
SARA,
"They say that this bitch (or pig or sow whatever) Ida Carmelita, was such a repulsive creature that they would not think of raping her even if somebody was holding a gun at their heads. Regarding, the shooting in the vagina, they claim that that it is the normal way a running pig is brought down prior to being clubbed to death for the purpose of making the meat tender . But they insist that they did not follow this standard procedure because the pig (sorry sow)concerned was too repulsive even for eating, let alone raping"
Oh yes, I forgot that the Mannar district attorney was a hired agent of the Tigers.
And that Dr LBL de Alwis - a Sinhala JMO who found a bullet in Carmelita's body that matched the gun of one of the accused soldiers - was also a paid lackey of the Tigers. I hear they paid his way through medical school, so he made a pact to level a false allegation against the army.
Thusitha
For majority of last decade we did have 2 tamil cricketers in the team. Russel Arnold and Muralidaran. Race is immaterial for the national team. What you need is talent. I dont care if all of them are tamils if they help us win matches.
There is a lot of value in what you people are suggesting on using expatriate knowledge base in education and other spheres.
While this will give a short term solution we also should take a long term view on this matter. Hence please also try to convince the GSOL to let state sector, private sector, and private public partnerships to extensively invest in the higher education in Sri Lanka and ensure that everyone who qualifies for a higher education position is given that in Sri Lanka. Due to the lack of higher education opportunities large number of Sri Lankans fails to acquire technical/graduate/professional qualifications. As majority of residents are Sinhalese the majority of Sri Lankan children who are deprived of higher education are also Sinhalese.
On the other hand the children of Sri Lankan Diaspora get much better opportunities for higher education. As majority of Sri Lankan Diaspora are non-Sinhalese the number of non-Sinhalese who get the opportunity is greater. Hence JVP backed blockade of private sector partnerships in higher education is sentencing large numbers of Sinhalese for non-technical jobs or unemployment.
This is one area ultra nationalists are intentionally or unintentionally downgrading the future living standards of Sinhalese and also reducing the influence Sinhalese population would have in Sri Lankan and world affairs in the future.
Same situation is true for English education. Due to many reasons many Sinhalese are deprived of this exposure while non-Sinhalese Sri Lankan Diaspora educate their children in the west as that’s there majority of non Sinhala Diaspora live. When I mentioned this earlier someone said we should reduce the importance of English. I wish we could do that in the whole world. But if we try to do this in Sri Lanka only our future Sinhalese generations will be affected while majority of the Tamil children are studying in English in Canada, USA, UK and other countries.
Time to get out of the thinking that made few of us very comfortable against the masses and seriously look at what our stubbornness is doing to millions of future Sinhalese. If we continue as is, in 20-30 years many non-Sinhalese people would be in higher levels jobs/life styles in the world and many Sinhalese will be in the opposite. That will make way for another theory that non-Sinhalese are smarter than Sinhalese whereas actual reason is that opportunistic and nationalistic politicians deprived the Sinhalese of those opportunities. Are we leaving it to future Sinahalse to fight this out in blogs or are we readyto do something serious about it? Please guys let’s do something about it NOW.
onecountry said...
Thusitha
For majority of last decade we did have 2 tamil cricketers in the team. Russel Arnold and Muralidaran. Race is immaterial for the national team. What you need is talent. I dont care if all of them are tamils if they help us win matches.
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I understand what you are saying. That is the way it should be, but in the short run, wouldn't it be best to make this type of forced equality. Things that are highly visible should have some kind of equality. These are highly competitive arenas and everyone would want to get in. I don't think Tamils would have much chance unless people are forced to do it.
I definitely believe we are discriminating in this area, most probably unknowingly.
No one want to give up things unless they are pushed, and this and other highly visible areas, we should force people to make things equal.
I think simple things like this, if we give lot of PR, would make a lot of difference in winning the heart and minds of the people. Loosing few games of cricket shouldn't be that important.
As MayilRavana very correctly pointed out this kind of atrocity (Ida incident, if it is true, can happen in any war. War has the effect of dehumanizing people. However, the Ida (even if it is true) and Babu incidents cannot be compared. The first, if it happened, was a case of cruelty which is part of war. The second is pure treachery that only Tamils are capable of. Not in the modern history of the world can we find an act like this being committed by anyone other than a Tamil.
I do not know whether to call these horrible creatures dogs or pigs. Proverbially it is dogs who bite the hand that feeds them. The Babu episode is a typical case of the dog biting the hand that feeds him. Here is a man who ate, drank, traveled and generally spent all his time with Preme for a number of years. During this time was there even an iota of compassion developing in the mind of this dog Babu? Apparently not. He bit the hand that fed him and shat on the plate that he ate from.
This is not the only incident. We have the case of Rajiv Gandhi being assassinated after India helped them so much, Ranil being taken from a ride. Take the case of Daya Master getting treatment at Nawaloka and going back and working against us and so on and so on. Even up to today we have these bastards eating the food we send and nourished by that killing our troops. There is no end to their treachery.
No wonder the Fat Pig destroys anyone on even just the suspicion of being traitorous. Being one of them he knows very well what treachery these bastards are capable of. This is the only way one can keep these vermin and scum on earth in check. That is to rule them with a cruel and iron hand. Not a single one of them can be trusted. They cannot help being such vermin. It is in their genes.
I think I am doing an injustice to pigs by calling these vermin as Pigs. Sorry pigs.
Thusitha,
I think you would find that at any time there has been at least one Tamil in the Sri Lankan team but more often than not 2. Murali has been an imposing presence for nearly 2 decades thus others are not noted.
Russel (Premakumaran) Arnold is an unsung hero who was often lion hearted in defending abysmal Sri lankan performances.
Unfortuntely, he lost form and there has been no one to replace him. It is also important to look at the squad. There may be Tamil guys in the squad. In the 1980's a prominent and promising player was Vinodhan John from Jaffna. I'm not sure what happened to him.
You will also note that there is often one or two Muslim players in the team/squad as well as a Burgher. Marvan Athapatthu's mother is Burgher.
The reason for not as much Tamil presence as we might like is to be put at the feet of the LTTE and Tamil diaspora. The lying bastards used to openly say that there were no minorities in the team when there always were (all on merit). Murali was a fantastic gift to SL in more ways than one.
If you want to look at racism in Cricket look no further than Australia. The first International Cricket team to visit England was an all-Aboriginal team which managed to win some matches in England.
Aborigines in the 19th century were keen cricket players. They were very successful. White Aussies did not like it. A successful aboriginal team on its way from Victoria to NSW were attacked and some killed.
In the early 2oth century came a famous Aboriginal player Eddie Gilbert came on the scene. He played for QL and on his debut against Donald Bradman he clean bowled him on the third ball faced. He had to face a lot of heat for that crime. The captain did not permit him to travel in the same carriage as the other players. At the MCG another Umpire (one with hair) no-balled him one after the other (sounds familiar? I was their in that Tragic Boxing Day in 1995. It was a shameful sight). Fortunately, Murali had some one of the caliber and character of Ranatunge who defended him and even fell on his sword on his behalf 4 years later.
Speaking of Ranatunge, there is another unsung hero of SL cricket who shall remained unnamed. He was the first ordinary sinhala youth to be admitted to the Ceylon Team based on sheer talent. He was responsible for single handedly defeating the Indian team in a test match in 1965 tour. Ceylon immediately applied for ICC membership (promptly vetoed by UK and Aus with their 2 votes each.) This was a terrible insult to this unassuming hero who continued to work for Sri lanka cricket. About 20 years later he would had some satisfaction when Kim Hughes' team was defeated in Kandy. But his real thrill would have been in 1996 when his Protege, Ranatunge hugged Aravinda in the middle of the pitch at Lahore.
There ended the story of racism in cricket.
Hence JVP backed blockade of private sector partnerships in higher education is sentencing large numbers of Sinhalese for non-technical jobs or unemployment
Time to get out of the thinking that made few of us very comfortable against the masses and seriously look at what our stubbornness is doing to millions of future Sinhalese. If we continue as is, in 20-30 years many non-Sinhalese people would be in higher levels jobs/life styles in the world and many Sinhalese will be in the opposite. That will make way for another theory that non-Sinhalese are smarter than Sinhalese whereas actual reason is that opportunistic and nationalistic politicians deprived the Sinhalese of those opportunities. Are we leaving it to future Sinahalse to fight this out in blogs or are we readyto do something serious about it? Please guys let’s do something about it NOW.
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Totally agree. It is stupid for us to control private sector education.
One of the best things we can do is get foreign students in to our country. There are so many bright SL, and if we open up a university for foreign students, this would give us an opportunity of our local students to mingle with these foreign students. This would give valuable knowledge and experience for Sri Lankans.
We should open up the country as much as possible. Enough of these extremist. We should reduce the power of JVP bit by bit. The are trying to take us backwards.
I get the feeling this unnamed Sri Lankan player is you MaylRavana. If so hats off man!!
MayilRavana මයිල් රාවන said...
Thusitha,
If you want to look at racism in Cricket look no further than Australia. The first International Cricket team to visit England was an all-Aboriginal team which managed to win some matches in England.
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Yeah, that is why I always say western hypocracy. They just don't undersand how much racism we have got. The only reason there are no ethnic violence in these countries is because they are economically successful. If they were poor as we are, these would be killing fields. If there is a good leader for aborigines here, there would be calls for separate state. The way the aborigines gets treated here is appalling. The problems in our countries are manly economic which in the end ends up translating to ethic.
SARA,
"As MayilRavana very correctly pointed out this kind of atrocity (Ida incident, if it is true, can happen in any war. War has the effect of dehumanizing people. However, the Ida (even if it is true) and Babu incidents cannot be compared. The first, if it happened, was a case of cruelty which is part of war. The second is pure treachery that only Tamils are capable of. Not in the modern history of the world can we find an act like this being committed by anyone other than a Tamil."
Assuming that Babu was an LTTE agent, and that he killed Premadasa, he was not a "traitor" at all, but simply an LTTE terrorist, doing what he had been tasked with. You cannot be a traitor to a nation you do not identify with, or people you never respected. Far from being a traitor, he did precisely as he was ordered by his Thalaivar, in classically brutal LTTE style.
If you think that gang-rape and torture are simply "part of war", but deceit, trickery and moles are not, then you seem to have a rather strange idea of what war is!
As for only Tamils being capable of such "treachery", have you ever heard of the Cambridge Spy Ring?
"There ended the story of racism in cricket."
let it be that way.
there is no way AT ANY GIVEN TIME, the best 11 players would be a cross section of the ethnicities. it MAY also happen that there are 6tamils/muslims/burgers/christians, etc. in the team. or everyone be sinhalas.
ppl don't really care. they LOVE their boys.
but it is EXTREMELY important to revive sport in the north & east. it will produce players for the SL team PLUS will brigde the divide some trying hard to impose.
MR is thinking along these lines. i pray his efforts will succeed. also we should keep politics away from sport.
mayil,
"unnamed"! ha ha!
you should have named him to avoid revealing his identity!!!
agree with ian that you have something to do with the great unnamed cricketer.
wow! he was one of the GREATEST cricketers. SLs are proud of him.
For many humans the best time they understand others plight is when the same happens to them. But for US it is not so. May be they are not human.
USdeniesResponsiblityForCivilianDeaths
RT,
gang rape and torture (RT) are NOT military strategies of SLDFs but deceit, trickery and moles ARE military strategies of LTTE.
see the difference??
RT DO happen in war. it is therefore a "part of war" but NEVER a part of the war plan. SLDFs NEVER wanted it that way.
in contrast the second lot ARE specific plans of LTTE. they want it that way.
if LTTE didn't SPECIFICALLY use moles, civilians, sleepers, etc., RT (plus abductions, "interrogations") would have AUTOMATICALLY reduced.
also note that LTTE uses TORTURE more than SLDFs are alledged to use it. and the lack of rape is not bcos LTTE don't want to use it but bcos it will have DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES on itself (a LARGE number of women and children in the LTTE) if they ever attempt to use it!!
if rape was used as a PLAN of war by SLDFs, anuradhapura will not be flooded with prostitutes.
following the WW2, prostitution flourished in japan where US army bases were BUT not in russian controlled germany. why? bcos the russians didn't have to pay!!!
Moshe Dyan said...
there is no way AT ANY GIVEN TIME, the best 11 players would be a cross section of the ethnicities.
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Moshe, still can't agree with you. It has to be a statistical cross section (at least 75 % of the time). Otherwise there is discrimination. It might not be discrimination at the selection process, maybe there can be barriers to entry e.t.c. e.t.c.
Take an example of South African Rugby team. They are all whites, when around 75% of the people are blacks. If some one ask them why there is so many whites, they would be saying the same thing. They select based on talent. Talent means some kind of superiority. If we are not superior, the talent should be divided equally within the population. That is why I say we should have 20% Tamils in Cricket.
Most probably you are right, this would have been caused by the LTTE problems. We should do our best to correct this as quickly as possible via campaigns like the one Aravinda is doing.
Also can some one tell me who that one known player is?
Moshe Dyan,
"RT DO happen in war. it is therefore a "part of war" but NEVER a part of the war plan. SLDFs NEVER wanted it that way."
If that were true, a culture of impunity surrounding rape and torture would not exist in SL. That is, cases would be promptly investigated, and perpetrators punished. Instead (read the Amnesty report) witnesses are intimidated, and culprits walk free. If rape and torture were merely aberrations, why doesn't the government heavily punish perpetrators?
Rape and torture are a part of war strategy, through this impunity shown to its perpetrators. It is designed to frighten the civilian population into submission, and is usually quite effective at doing so . This is why it is used so much, in SL and elsewhere.
You display a profound misunderstanding of the nature of rape in war with your comment on the prostitutes in Anuradhapura. Rape in war (as in most other situations) is not about sex, it is about power and intimidation.
For instance, even though Saigon is famous for its brothels, there were very many cases of rape by US servicemen in the Vietnam war.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN4e9ZbxP1s
Reasonably Treasonable said...
Rape and torture are a part of war strategy, through this impunity shown to its perpetrators. It is designed to frighten the civilian population into submission, and is usually quite effective at doing so
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Aren't you the guys who are using rape and torture as a war strategy. You put fear in to every LTTE cadre , civilian saying that SL army does this, thereby brain washing people.
If you are right, this should happen in the North as well as the east. But there are not reports of Systematic rape happening in this part of the country.
Every Terrorist organization uses the propaganda of Rape and Torture and Civilian deaths to try and stop advancing army. So, even if you are right, only few would be prepared to believe you. People who self immolate would be prepared to do anything to create bad press to SLA army.
Any ways, if she took the cyanide capsule as she was supposed to, this would never have happened. So, it is her own fault.
Thusitha,
In your excitement, you're putting words into my mouth. First of all, I am not an LTTE supporter, so about half of your comment is wasted effort. Moreover, none of accusations have come from LTTE sources, but rather anti-LTTE sources, such as HRW, AI, and the UTHR.
Secondly, I did not accuse the SLA of "systematic" rape in the North and East, though there probably have been instances of that in the last 30 years. I merely pointed to a large number of well-documented (by witnesses, ballistic reports etc) cases of rape/torture/killing sprees by SLA, which have gone unpunished. This suggests that rape/torture/killing sprees have been approved, tacitly, as an acceptable way to terrorise and intimidate the Tamil population.
The most recent example of this (and probably one of the worst) is the deliberate shelling of densely-packed civilian areas in the NFZ, to intimidate civilians into leaving the area.
Reasonably Treasonable said...
Thusitha,
In your excitement, you're putting words into my mouth. First of all, I am not an LTTE supporter, so about half of your comment is wasted effort. Moreover, none of accusations have come from LTTE sources, but rather anti-LTTE sources, such as HRW, AI, and the UTHR.
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HRW, AI anti-LTTE source???? Are you kidding me?
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Secondly, I did not accuse the SLA of "systematic" rape in the North and East, though there probably have been instances of that in the last 30 years. I merely pointed to a large number of well-documented (by witnesses, ballistic reports etc) cases of rape/torture/killing sprees by SLA, which have gone unpunished.
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If you are so worried about massacares, rapes, tortures that has gone unpunished, start with the U.S. army. then come to SL army. All of us at defence wire would support you then.
Reasonably Treasonable,
I am glad you have decide to come to this blog too, while having your own successful blog.
I read your recent article with lot of interest and it is one of the best.
However, you have to understand one small thing. Your sources are not accurate some times. You easily fall into manipulations. Especially, well-orchestrated LTTE manipulations.
You talk about a woman being raped by Army... Eyewitness are sometimes can be wrong, especially in a staged situation. LTTE enacted many brutal and utterly inhumane acts against their own people to gain PR advantages many many more times.
If you have weighted the atrocities committed by Army against what LTTE has committed, Army looks like new born babies. However, none is dared to talk about LTTE. That's the difference.
Do not leave this blog. Please contribute constructively.
I know that Sam P want be your best friend, but he will come to like you if you are genuine and straight forward.
The unknown player might be Anura Tennakoon. That's my guess.
I disagree with the notion on the subject of Tamil payers being selected to the team for statistical purpose. I disagree with selecting people based on ethnicity just like for anything else.
I agree with Moshe's theory that only way to do that is to develop facilities inthe North and East so that Tamil palyers could be identied and nurtured.
Apart from Tamil payers, how many sinhala payers are there from Anuradhapura, Pollonnaruwa, Puththalama and Moneragale etc?
The same apples to tamil players. For better or worse, SL has a strong tradition of school-based sportsmen coming to national teams. If you go to a rural school, there are no opportuities for such people to shine.
That's why there should be a program for these people to be spotted and nurtured early.
Like anything else, I have strong objections to selections being done based on ethnicity/religions or what ever. After all, if 10 players of the national team are happen to be Tamils, so be it. I'm sure there are Sanath Jayasuriya's in Puthukudiriyuppu!
Even the players would want to feel that they are there not because they are Tamil/sinhalese, but because they are good enough to be in the national team.
That's the final goal and the developing the environment is the key.
thusitha,
i also mentioned another reason.
MORE tamils and muslims prefer soccer and rudby than the % of sinhalas prefering them. this is another reason and it is best we don't disturn their preferences. without doing so, we can popularise cricket to an extent but still the % of ethnicites in the team will be affected by that.
trying to enforce ethnic % in sports is not at all advisable. south african blacks support their mainly white cricket and rugby teams. they agree the best 11/15 should be in the team. but massive campaigns are underway to get the blacks playing these sports.
RT,
RT (rape and torture) are not part of the GOSL war strategy. they never were.
in any case ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW has its problems in SL. it is not specific to tamils or RT. you can see that at a WORSE rate in LAND cases!!! same with drugs/election violence/corruption.....
TF your "impunity" thing won't stand a chance.
if rape is used as a war strategy, that leads to it being habitually committed for sexual needs. a good example in SL is the IPKF. this is inevitable.
that is why i cited the anuradhapura/japan/east germany examples. your vietnam example is different where it involves a WIDE income disparity. what if the americans were as poor as the russians???? that is more the economic case in SL. but agree that in vietnam US used rape almost officially. you can't see this in SL.
ask a northerner about the relative SEXUAL offences between IPKF and SLDFs. IF they are genuine they will shrudder at the thought of the IPKF's sexual/rape adventures.
this is UNDISPUTABLE evidence that rape just happens unplanned in the case of SLDFs bcos of a few bad men.
also don't forget that LTTE moles used sexual favours to gain access to "attackable" positions.
if rape was used as weapon of war, the number of LTTE recruits including forced recruits would have dropped DRASTICALLY. in the SL tamil society, rape is considered a worse insult than murder.
TamilNut is playing the "Let's make a story out of a random number" game again...
and this time the winner is:
"number 2000":
http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=29311
SLA has reached further into LTTE areas today. a large number of LTTE terrorists and leaders have been killed.
in the next 48 hours a massive number of civilians are expected to cross to govt controlled areas using the small openings and rescued by ICRC ships.
expect MORE BULLSHIT from tamil tiger crap propaganda machines in an attempt to cover up the defeats.
spearhead,
wow!
so it is ALREADY up to it. didn't think they are so efficient.
the way things are going, they will have to UP the RANDOM number.
if they are using new excel, they can use RANDBETWEEN function with min as 2,000 and max as 120,000.
if they use old excel, they can use the RAND function * 10,000 and press f9 until the desired number appears.
lol!
Some of our unsung heroes who relentlessly put out Wanni Meheyuma Videos for our consumption,
http://www.youtube.com/user/lkwebnews
http://www.youtube.com/user/VoiceOfLanka
http://www.youtube.com/user/pathum222
http://www.youtube.com/user/laliths
http://www.youtube.com/user/SAYnotoLTTE
http://www.youtube.com/user/SLsoldier08
http://www.youtube.com/user/laktony
http://www.youtube.com/user/MultiBarrels
http://www.youtube.com/user/NoMoreLTTE
http://www.youtube.com/user/Ranahada
http://www.youtube.com/user/snsandiego
http://www.youtube.com/user/SriLankaBeetle
http://www.youtube.com/user/srilankanlion
http://www.youtube.com/user/virusinc
Nilambare said...
I disagree with the notion on the subject of Tamil payers being selected to the team for statistical purpose. I disagree with selecting people based on ethnicity just like for anything else.
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O.k. assume you are right, what if Tamils feels discriminated because of this? I observed lack of Tamil players some time ago and was wondering whether there is systematic discrimination. So Tamils must be feeling the same way. So if this is the case, how do you solve this problem? What matters is perceived discrimination. If for some reason Tamils feels that way, shouldn't we be doing something about it? Best way would be for some one to put a survey on a Tamil Magazine and see what they think.
For some reason if it came out 75% of the people thinks there is discrimination, then what should we do?
Noltte mate
What is reasonable treasonables blog ?
Spearhead said...
TamilNut is playing the "Let's make a story out of a random number" game again...
and this time the winner is:
"number 2000":
http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=29311
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My guess is this is done affect the TN election.
Tamilnut has net-killed 2000 makkal padai. HIKZ..
[May 09 (MOD) Sri Lanka Air Force has airlifted Tamil civilians received severe injuries in LTTE indiscriminate firing to the Anuradhapura base hospital last evening, 8 May. 12 Tamil civilians airlifted from Alampil to Anuradhapura base hospital for immediate medical attention.
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All Sri Lankans are closely watching how gratefully these rescued civilians WOULD carry out their responsibilities towards the country, in the future.
Fighting for 'RIGHTS' and musings about 'grievances' alone are not enough. It has to match with the RESPONSIBILITIES.
Moshe and Ian,
No it's not me. Heh heh.
But knowing the modesty of the person concerned and the fact that I was talking about someone who is not in the lime light, I thought I should show respect for privacy.
You could probably easily find the identity at cricinfo (as I did). There was an article about him years ago on a serial about cricket heroes.
Dear Folks,
MIA is at it again. This time with Oprah. Please write to Oprah show why they should not allow MIA on the show.
https://www.oprah.com/ord/plugform.jsp?plugId=215
Moshe Dyan said...
SLA has reached further into LTTE areas today. a large number of LTTE terrorists and leaders have been killed.
MD,
from which source did you get this info?
LOL @ use of old/new Excel.
Damn, this time it looks like the Die-ass-pora is shitting on the GRASS in parks:
Look at the bottom right corner of the pic:
http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20090509/400_tamil_090509.gif
Ian said...
[ Time to get out of the thinking that made few of us very comfortable against the masses and seriously look at what our stubbornness is doing to millions of future Sinhalese. If we continue as is, in 20-30 years many non-Sinhalese people would be in higher levels jobs/life styles in the world and many Sinhalese will be in the opposite. That will make way for another theory that non-Sinhalese are smarter than Sinhalese whereas actual reason is that opportunistic and nationalistic politicians deprived the Sinhalese of those opportunities. Are we leaving it to future Sinahalse to fight this out in blogs or are we readyto do something serious about it? Please guys let’s do something about it NOW. ]
Ian, brother,
I fully agree with you. One MAJOR reason why it was very easy for me to fit in and succeed professionally in the US, was the command of English I had acquired as a schoolboy in Sri Lanka. Once a person ends his formal schooling, his growth and success is largely dictated not only by his ability in his chosen field, but by his ability to communicate with people within and outside his field and his country.
I would like everyone in Sri Lanka to have that same OPPORTUNITY to swim like a salt water fish in the great ocean of OPPORTUNITIES outside Sri Lanka, and not be confined forever to the fresh water pond that is Sri Lanka. In the emerging world of instant global communications, it WILL NOT MATTER very much WHERE you Live, but whether you are able to COMMUNICATE in a GLOBAL LANGUAGE WILL MATTER very much. People will be able to live in their own country among their own people, and be able to make a good living running a business, from their home office, with global customers. To be able to do that, you must be able to COMMUNICATE in a globally understood and accepted language.
In our patriotic fervor, we should not shoot ourselves in the foot by restricting children to learn only Sinhala and Tamil. To open the window wide to that OCEAN of OPPORTUNITIES, we MUST make SPOKEN and WRITTEN English COMPULSORY throughout the first 7 years of the 9-year pre-university curriculum in Sri Lanka.
I am filled with PRIDE when I read that we Sri Lankans are now more than 92% literate, an astonishing number that exceeds the literacy of even certain European nations.
But, as Ian argues, literacy in Sinhala and Tamil is not enough, ENGLISH literacy is an absolute MUST if Sri Lanka is to reach that promised land of becoming an economically vibrant nation by ENABLING our people to make the best use of their inherent native abilities.
Ninja said...
Tamilnut has net-killed 2000 makkal padai. HIKZ..
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Shouldn't we be reacting to this news, otherwise these would be picked up by BBC, CNN and Aljazeera and published as facts. Then TN will go crazy and we will have to go in to damage control mode.
Ananda-USA said,
[We MUST harness the GREAT RESOURCE that Expatriate Patriots represent to help build Sri Lanka. GOSL can take a lead in CATALYZING this, by …..]
I think Ananda-USA has some great suggestions here. We should find a way to get these ideas expressed in as many forums as possible. Start discussing it in places like the Lanka Academic (I’m sure it may have been discussed before too. But what the heck lets start it again). Publish it in as many blogs as possible. Ananda-USA is it ok for me to post it in the Blog Serving Sri Lanka? It would be great if we could keep this moving. Any thoughts on how to do that?
I especially liked the idea of starting a website so that people can volunteer their expertise. In fact we may not have to wait for GOSL to do this. The Sri Lanka NSF is supposed to be doing this right now but I have serious reservations about how the SL NSF does things.
Would be great if we can keep this discussion going.
Also about these arrest of the Channel four Journalist, unless we have enough grounds to charge them we should deport them immediately. Otherwise, this might cause another international row, which we do not want right now.
If we are charging them, should make it as transparent as possible.
THROW OUT SEPARATE ETHNIC GRIEVANCES & ASPIRATIONS!
On power sharing with TamilsBy Malinda Seneviratne
SriLankaGuardian.org
May 09, 2009
My Comment:
[ Can someone please tell me what these Tamil grievances and aspirations are and how they differ from Sinhala grievances and aspirations, or Muslim grievances and aspirations?
Will it ever be possible to live as citizens with EQUAL RIGHTS and EQUAL RESPONSIBILITIES in Sri Lanka if we continue to scratch this beggars wound of separate grievances and aspirations?
If we are to live in this ONE LAND, why can we not adjust to the notion of just common Sri Lankan
aspirations, and dispense with separate ethnicity and religion based aspirations altogether?
I think this is the way forward; throw all of this ethnic and religion based baggage and falsehoods out into to the street and start anew, with the notion of ONE NATION, ONE PEOPLE, ONE DESTINY. ]
ServeSL said..
[ Ananda-USA is it ok for me to post it in the Blog Serving Sri Lanka? ]
Of course, you may. Be my guest, Bro.
According to Sunday observer, 59 div has crossed the lagoon and entered into final battle.
http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2009/05/10/sec03.aspDW, any updates on this ?
Guys,
I am fedup with our media spokesperson and we should have a skillful person like Prof. Rajiva or someone Who is effective to do the talking.I sent below text to Defence website and hope we can do something about it.
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I think SL has only few people who could express SL side effectively and efficiently.
Some of our ambassadors are nor effective oral communicators and thus prevents SL to counter argue on some of the fundamental arguments. (eg. Ch 4interview with UK high commissioner)
Important aspect of communication is to stick to facts and explain your point of view getting excited or stuck at the middle. We don’t have many government official who could do this job for SL.
I think its high time SL appoints effective communicators as government spokesperson as next war is against SL vs media. In my view, Army, Government media (including Gota) either handle all their media briefing & interviews only in Sinhala/Tamil or employ some one who could do a better job as this is Vital.
I know it’s very difficult to find someone like Prof. Rajiv, but we need to find someone to face international media with confidence both in SL and abroad. Only good communicators should be allowed to participate in any live interviews with the international media.
looks like another "doctor" from the safe zone has spoken to bbc. Just saw the following ticker on bbc
"Sri Lankan health officials say 257 people have been killed by army shelling in 'safety zone'"
There is no link to an article yet, maybe they are waiting for some photos from this "doctor"!!
Dear Reasonable T, you say,
[Assuming that Babu was an LTTE agent, and that he killed Premadasa, he was not a "traitor" at all, but simply an LTTE terrorist, doing what he had been tasked with. You cannot be a traitor to a nation you do not identify with, or people you never respected. Far from being a traitor, he did precisely as he was ordered by his Thalaivar, in classically brutal LTTE style.]
Hello, I am not talking of war, communities, races or countries. I am talking about two human beings. Charity begins at home and if you cannot be faithful to your friend then you cannot be faithful to your country, community, religion or anything else and this is the symptom we see in Tamils.
We all know that Preme showered those he considered to be faithful to him with many favors and treated them very well. I can understand Babu being a spy. But to blow up to pieces the very person who trusted you so much and took you as a friend, and shared his bread with you, only a Tamil can do that. If you want to disprove this show me a non-Tamil who has done similar dastardly act. I cannot think of any.
You say he was tasked with and this proves my point. Whatever nice face they show, you cannot trust a Tamil because he may be a mindless remote controlled zombie sent by the Fat Pig to carry out a dirty task like this or worse. Did this man have no mind of his own? Is he a pure and simple zombie owned body and soul by his Master? How can person be brain washed to that extent? Not even the 9/11 bombers showed such zombie like behaviour. They did it for Allah, their God. Are Tamils such weak characters that they do much more worse things for a fat Pig in human shape?
We Sinhalese say so if we do not like a person. We may even rape and shoot some bitch we hate in the vagina but not after pretending that you were her friend. As MR told the IC we do what we say and if we say we will not do something then we don't. One thing we don't do is to cuddle up to somebody, eat his food and then blow him to pieces.
I know many Tamils who lived amongst us and then went on a spree of disinformation telling how their relatives were killed and so on to the gullible audiences in foreign lands. Anton Balasingham was one of the prominent ones.
Those sob stories that you see on TV are 90% blatant lies. Almost all of the Tamils are coming out with these tales of horror. If these are all true at least 500,000 must have been killed in 1983 riots. They never tell the other side of the story where many Sinhalese risked their lives to save Tamils or that the mobs consisted of Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims thugs on a murderous spree of pillage. We are all ashamed of what happened in 1983 but the fat pig has extracted from us the price for that 1000 times over. There is no need to pay anymore.
Ludicrous journalism - why the British team deserved to be kicked out:
Their report seems to have been run without any reasonable verification with the numerous foreign aid workers in these camps. Organisations like UNHCR, Save the Children, ICRC, IOM etc are on the ground. Regardless of verification for the sake of journalistic ethics, they could have used some common sense.
How can dead bodies lie around just like that without the stench attracting these foreign aid workers or government officials? How can people live around stinking dead bodies? Have these journalists ever been around dead bodies which were not embalmed and which were a few days old?
In the Western culture, it is rare to see dead bodies, because of an almost pathological disassociation with death. So I can imagine how these naive journalists found these stories plausible.
I think very soon the British media will be the laughing stock of the world because they seem en masse removed from reality.
Tnut claims have now made there way to BBC headlines!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8042341.stmI guess we should expect a few more of these in the next few days
Guyz,
Final sucide blasts in the NFZ and also in Media started.
- unfonfirmed sources says that SLA and SLN stepped aggressively in last 48 hours. And dont forget that this is the "full moon" period of the month
- LTTE using Suicides just as they fire assualt rifles. SLA suffered delays and casualties. But they moved and stabilized the defences.
- LTTE media wing spearheaded by BBC, started suicidal missions with all possible reports.
- Expect some pressure form UN sec. council tommorow.
- And finally... Mr. Ranil Wickarmasinghe is visiting Brussles, Norway and UK for a "Officila Busines.."
Evena small kid can put 1+1 together and see this visit and the recent visit by his freinds..
commander for the 59 Division will be Brigadier Prasanna Silva or Brigadier Chagi Gallage?
IS PARTITION of TAMIL NADU the ONLY POLITICAL SOLUTION to INDIA's TAMIL PROBLEM?
Only democratic solution to Sri Lankan problem: RahulSo says Reader "Vanniyar"
[ These IDIOTS in TAMIL NADU are causing problems for ALL INDIANS with their COMMUNAL Rabble Rousing.
They STOLE LAND and RESOURCES from KERALA, KARNATAKA and ANDHRA PRADESH and ARE STILL NOT SATISFIED. They MISMANAGE these districts, and are UNJUST to the non-Tamil ethnic populations of these states.
The SOLUTION IS: RESTORE the stolen DISTRICTS to back those states: TRANSFER Coimbatore, Kanyakumari, Theni and Tirunelveli Districts to KERALA; TRANSFER Krishnagiri, Nilgris, Erode, Salem, and Dharmapuri Districts to KARNATAKA; and TRANSFER Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai and Vellore Districts to ANDHRA PRADESH .
This will save these discriminated communities from MISMANAGEMENT by the RABBLE-ROUSING IDIOTS of TAMIL NADU. ]
LOL!
International media are now on a feeding frenzy regarding the "shelling" story - the government should be savvy enough to give them something tastier to nibble on.
SARA,
"I know many Tamils who lived amongst us and then went on a spree of disinformation telling how their relatives were killed and so on to the gullible audiences in foreign lands. Anton Balasingham was one of the prominent ones."
What you say is true and has been my experience too. On the other hand I cannot deny the fact that many of the "Tamils" I have met have been the most honorable people and won the fondness of my heart. In fact I hold them in higher regard than many "Sinhalas".
To me this is not a Tamil-Sinhala conflict. It is conflict between those who are loyal and disloyal to mother Lanka.
If things were different and the Tamils were truly discriminated in Lanka, I would be fighting on their side to win their rights. As it happens, any injustice I have been concerned about has been corrected (What remains is to enact enforceable anti-discrimination laws which apply to all regions of the island).
And I have on the other hand discovered unbearable treachery on the part of Tamil interests against mother-Lanka for nearly 90 years. Such discovery has sensitised me and turned me against any force which promotes Tamil-interests at the expense of other Sri Lankans.
Mr. Vanniyar CONITNUES TO PROPOSE PARTITION of TAMIL NADU as a SOLUTION to INDIA's TAMIL PROBLEM
Mr. Vanniyar CONTINUES to Comment THUS:
[ These IDIOTS in TAMIL NADU are causing problems for ALL INDIANS with their COMMUNAL Rabble Rousing.
They STOLE LAND and RESOURCES from KERALA, KARNATAKA and ANDHRA PRADESH and ARE STILL NOT SATISFIED. They MISMANAGE these districts, and are UNJUST to the non-Tamil ethnic populations of these states.
The SOLUTION IS: RESTORE the stolen DISTRICTS to back those states: TRANSFER Coimbatore, Kanyakumari, Theni and Tirunelveli Districts to KERALA; TRANSFER Krishnagiri, Nilgris, Erode, Salem, and Dharmapuri Districts to KARNATAKA; and TRANSFER Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai and Vellore Districts to ANDHRA PRADESH .
This will save these discriminated communities from MISMANAGEMENT by the RABBLE-ROUSING IDIOTS of TAMIL NADU. ]
Original Article:
Manmohan seeks renewed mandate through media[ CHENNAI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who never campaigned for any of the UPA candidates in Tamil Nadu for the May 13 Lok Sabha elections, sought a ‘renewed mandate’ from the people through the media on Saturday.
Not only did the statement issued by him at the press conference in Chennai read like an election pamphlet, listing the UPA government’s achievement, it concluded with the words: “It is only a Congress-led coalition that can provide a government that works.”
Dwelling at length on the Sri Lankan Tamil issue, the Prime Minister said that his government was in regular touch with the Sri Lankan government, which has ‘assured the National Security Adviser and the Foreign Secretary that they are scrupulously honouring the commitment’ given on the ceasefire.
However, the Prime Minister was trying to strike a balance between the Centre’s stand on the issue and the sentiments of the people in the State. While at one point he made it clear that the government considered the LTTE as a terrorist organisation, at another time he said “the plight of the Tamil population has implications beyond relationship between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE.”
He dismissed an allegation that he had not spoken for the Sri Lankan Tamils, saying that he had been deeply concerned about it during the past five years and had raised it with the Sri Lankan President, Prime Minister and other dignitaries whenever he had an opportunity.
Singh said that the “Tamil people have not got a fair deal. They have justifiable grievance which go beyond what should be the role of the LTTE, combined with the responsibility of the government and people of Sri Lanka to find a dignified solution which would enable the Tamils to live with dignity and self respect as equal citizens.”
But to a question he said that all segments of the Tamil people would be involved in finding a lasting solution for the problem. “The Sri Lankan government must work towards building a political consensus including through discussions with all shades of Sri Lankan Tamil opinion and ensuring the implementation of a credible political solution,” he said.
However, Singh played safe on the issue of a separate Tamil Eelam. He only said that the plight of the Tamils were a concern of everyone in the country. ]
Thusitha,
AI and HRW have done more in the last 5 years to discredit the LTTE than the SL government has managed in 30 years.
NOLTTE=Peace,
I think you have me confused with someone else. I don't keep a blog.
Moshe Dyan,
Comparing non-enforcement of land laws, to non-enforcement of rape laws, is comparing apples and oranges. Can you name any examples of southern Sinhala ladies, gang raped and murdered by soldiers, with a ballistics report linking a bullet lodged in their body to a soldier's gun, whose attackers subsequently walked free? No, I didn't think so.
In any case, you're missing the key point: I've cited specific examples of rape by military person, where perpetrators have clearly been identified (including by ballistics), but no conviction has taken place. Perhaps this is why the Asian Human Rights Commission wrote in 2000: "“Sri Lankan security forces are using systematic rape and murder of Tamil women to subjugate the Tamil population... Impunity continues to reign as rape is used as a weapon of war in Sri Lanka.”
Or why AI said in 2002 that there had been "a marked rise in allegations of rape by police, army and navy personnel" and that "not a single member of the security forces has been brought to trial in connection to incidents of rape in custody."
I don't understand your point about wide income differentials. Are you trying to say that Sri Lankan soldiers rape Tamil women, because they are poor?!?
The fact that the IPKF was so bad, doesn't excuse the SLA's war crimes, and the impunity with which they have been treated. That's like saying that if someone punches you in the arm you should be grateful, because at least they didn't break your jaw. In any case, the SLA at its worst is probably on par with the IPKF, and the LTTE.
SARA,
"But to blow up to pieces the very person who trusted you so much and took you as a friend, and shared his bread with you, only a Tamil can do that. If you want to disprove this show me a non-Tamil who has done similar dastardly act. I cannot think of any."
This is so juvenile it barely warrants a response. But I'll humour you. You are aware, are you not, that every day there are people around the world who kill their own parents (there is even a word for it in the English language - parricide)? Not people with whom one merely shares bread (as per Premadasa), but the very people who brought them up. And, you will be shocked to learn, not all of these people are Tamil.
But what really shatters your argument is the existence of Sinhalese people who spy FOR the LTTE. How does this fit in with your theory that only Tamils are capable of great treachery?!? After all, these people are helping a terrorist outfit that makes a habit of killing their own people.
Myil Ravana said
What remains is to enact enforceable anti-discrimination laws which apply to all regions of the island
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All 'discrimination' claimed by Tamils are discriminations in our society against all communities. Giving solutions in general to all communities as you have pointed out in the full limelight is the answer. It will benefit large number of Sinhalese and Muslims while it also 'solve' the issues raised by Tamils although they are unlikely to admit it.
If we do the following with all eyes of international community on us, what more one race spcifically ask for?
(a) Increasing the university positions available to absorb all that qualify to enter.
(b) Admission to degree programs to be solely on merit, and as everyone gets an opportunity to enter there will not be left outs.
(c) All state jobs to be given on entry examination performance as introduced by Premadasa and subsequently cancelled by CBK.
(d) All resources allocations such as land etc. to be done on merit basis.
(e) At least establish the police commission so that political influence in police will reduce and develop a responsible and impartial police force.
(f) Enact an equal opportunity act like in western countries that will make any discrimination based on race, caste, gender, age, religion, and social background, illegal.
(g) Make establishing political parties based on race, religion, cast, age, and gender, illegal, and deregister such parties.
The beneficiaries of such legislation such as merit based jobs etc. will be the masses and mostly Sinhalese and also Muslims and Tamils.
Rather than doing this if we try to devolve power based on regions or federal all the sacrifices made by everyone for last 30 years will be a waste. Separatists will get exactly what they clamored for and non-separatist masses will still be at square one.
Personally I do not think UPFA Govt. will do © . (d) and (e) above. I sincerely hope they will prove me wrong. If they do they will be correcting a significant wrong done to Sri Lanka by 70-77 government by introducing the chit system for state jobs.
Dear Reasonable T,
[This is so juvenile it barely warrants a response. But I'll humour you. You are aware, are you not, that every day there are people around the world who kill their own parents (there is even a word for it in the English language - parricide)? Not people with whom one merely shares bread (as per Premadasa), but the very people who brought them up. And, you will be shocked to learn, not all of these people are Tamil.]
I am glad that you made a response because it is with such comments that one can correct if one is wrong. Yes some people commit patricide and they are mentally deranged. Not so in the case of Babu. I suppose he had no mind of his own to be deranged. It had all been taken over by his Master.
May be you think that comparing a mentally deranged person to a zombie and thus providing him with a good excuse is the adult thing to do. But I don't think so.
But then, what can one expect from a person who considers blowing up a President of a country on par with spying?
You are entitled your opinion about my comments being juvenile but I also think that there will be many who will not agree with you. I hope you can tell me about a non-Tamil who has done a similar act in a similar frame of mind and under similar conditions.
If someone kills someone who has broken bread with him, what should I call him? Just a mentally deranged person? or A pig? A dog?
Both are noble animals compared to this monster.
I prefer to call the boss a Fat Pig because he is fat and looks like a pig who goes tucking himself in to food, all of which come from the taxes we pay, without any restraint and then goes on sending zombies to kill the same people.
Come to think of it it would be an insult to the pigs of all descriptions to call him that.
Petition to US President et al.[ Sri Lanka - Help Eradicate terrorism
3853 Signatures
Published by Lakshman on Apr 26, 2009
Closed on May 01, 2009
Category: International Affairs
Region: Sri Lanka
Target: The White House, United States of America
Result:
We are very grateful to each and everyone of you, for making it possible for collecting more than 3700 signatures just over 5 days. It is quite heartening to note comments and contributions coming from Sri Lankans of all ethnic backgrounds from all over the world. We are quite humbled with your resolve.
We have now closed this petition, as we have forwarded electronic copies of this document to US embassies in Sri Lanka and Australia through email and fax this morning Australian Eastern Standard Time.
Arrangements are being made to hand deliver the petition to the aforesaid two embassies and US Department of State while a copy will be posted to the White House, if other arrangements are not viable.
A few of our friends (who signed the petition) have expressed their willingness to further disseminate the message of "The wishes of the majority Sri Lankans", especially through various electronic media channels. We will keep you updated as such initiatives progress.
Let's hope the day that all Sri Lankans can live peacefully and harmoniously together in every corner of that blessed island is just only a few days away.
Again, THANK YOU very much for making this effort a reality in such a short time.
[Sign Petition]
Background (Preamble):
A Democratically elected government with a mandate to eradicate terrorism is fighting terrorism with the LTTE, a terrorist outfit in Sri Lanka with links to Al-Qaeda.
Due to misinformation spread by the LTTE and its sympathisers, the US is calling for further ceasefires in order to minimize further civilian casualties. The history has shown that such ceasefires have not produced tangible results as LTTE is holding civilians as human shields against their will. Those who resisted the LTTE have been either beaten or killed.
Also, there is a push to save the leaders of the LTTE, one of the most brutal terrorist orgnaisations in the world, who masterminded and executed killings of prominent political leaders such as Rajiv Ghandi, the 7th Prime Minister of India.
We, a group of peace loving Sri Lankans earnestly request the US and the international community to provide support to the Sri Lankan government to eradicate terrorism out of Sri Lanka and the world and not to help negotiate escape routes for such terrorists. For, terrorism has to be completely and comprehensively eradicated.
Petition:
Mr. Barack Obama, the President of the USA,
Mrs Hillary Clinton, Secretary of the State, USA,
Mr. Robert Blake, US Embassador to Sri Lanka,
Mr. Dan Clune, US Charge D'Affaires, Australia,
We write in reference to the recent statement made by the Secretary of State Mrs Hillary Clinton stating that the Whitehouse is disappointed with the Sri Lankan government for not agreeing to a ceasefire with the LTTE to prevent further civilian casualties and that the Sri Lankan Government is not concerned about the civilian casualties.
Mrs Clinton has herself acknowledged the fact that civilians are being used as human shields against their wishes by the LTTE terrorists and are not allowed to leave the LTTE controlled areas. The LTTE has responded to any attempts by civilians to leave the area by shooting at them. As Mr Gordon Weiss, the UN spokesman mentioned recently, there are also credible reports of clashes between the LTTE terrorists and innocent Tamil civilians who tried to prevent their children from being recruited to the LTTE and those who resisted have been beaten or shot.
As you are aware, people in Sri Lanka of all ethnic groups including Tamils, Sinhalese and Muslims suffered from the LTTE terrorism for more than 25 years. Their pain was solely born by themselves and successive governments in Sri Lanka have witnessed it. We have had a number of ceasefire agreements brokered by various parties and implemented by successive Sri Lankan governments. It was and it is very obvious that the LTTE is not genuinely interested in any peaceful resolution to this conflict. We strongly believe that the Sri Lankan Government is absolutely correct on the stand it has taken now on the current crisis. There are only two solutions. The LTTE has to lay down their arms and surrender before commencing any peace talks. If this is not possible the Sri Lankan Government has no other option but to defeat terrorism. This approach is quite consistent with your policy towards any terrorist group operating in the world. We are also confident that you are aware of the fact that that the LTTE has ties with the Al-Qaeda.
As it was demonstrated to the entire world time and time again, any pauses in fighting or ceasefire arrangements will only prolong the suffering of the civilians. Even the UN acknowledged that the LTTE prevented the civilians from leaving the conflict zone more vigorously during the recent two day ceasefire period declared by the Sri Lankan government.
What the Sri Lankan government needs at this juncture is the support and the encouragement from countries like yours to wipe out terrorism from Sri Lanka and from the world. We believe that this is quite consistent with the foreign policy of the United States.
In our view, Mrs Clinton should have first expressed her concern and disappointment with the LTTE, for not allowing civilians to leave the LTTE controlled area for their safety. In this instance we refer to the statement made by the UN asking the LTTE to surrender arms and renounce terrorism. Also, we request Mrs Clinton to appeal the Tamil diaspora living in the US to use their influence to ask LTTE not to prevent safe passage of civilians.
Any attempt to save the LTTE at this juncture would only bring further misery to Sri Lankans of all ethnic origins. If the LTTE is saved from extinction it would result in the deaths of further hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankans of both present and future generations.
Therefore, we earnestly request you to consider the above and use your good offices to support the Sri Lankan government in eradicating brutal terrorism and human sufferings from the beautiful island of Sri Lanka, as per the wishes of the peace loving majority. ]betion
middle path said...
[ Guys, I am fedup with our media spokesperson and we should have a skillful person like Prof. Rajiva or someone Who is effective to do the talking.I sent below text to Defence website and hope we can do something about it. ]
Agree with you. I have in fact, raised this before saying the same thing.
It goes to add what Ananda-USA was saying about the importance of communication skills and indeed, command of English. That does not mean AT ALL putting your mother tongue down.
We can argue back and forth as we like. But we are paying the price now for not promoting English as much as we should have.
Come to think of it, would we be able to do these propaganda and various writings, including blogging, had we not used English?
There is no better time than now for us to feel the importance of English and communication when we have to counter this massive propaganda campaign bombarded by LTTE.
It is an absolutely important to sort out language issue by us; I think there are TWO issues interwined here which we should clearly and distinctly seperate and understand and take appropriate steps accordingly;
1.What should be the language of communication among all Sri Lankans,be Sinhalese,Tamils or Muslims.I say Sinhalese,not English. That is the ONLY way to have permanent and stable intergration and bondship among the three main communities.There has been a very good article on this issue in the Lankaweb site which I have attached here.
2.There has to be a CRUSADE to teach English to all Sri Lankan students as early as possible to acheive excellence.
But PLEASE do not confuse with the two issues and try to go back to colonial era on wrong pretext1
Sinhala - Link Language
Charith Seneviratne
With the liberation of northeast, there is renewed interest for all the Sri Lankans to unite in one voice irrespective of ethnic division. A vital component of inter racial relationship and cooperation is of course developing a link language between the two major communities. Some quarters, backed up by the educated few and powerful organizations advocate English to be the link language between our two communities.
This is nonsensical and doomed to fail. Even centuries of brutal colonial power did not succeed to bring English to the lips of the hoipolloi in the country.
English to the Asian tongues is alien though its value lies as an international language. Therefore what should be the link language between Sinhalese and Tamils? The answer is simple and straight and comes from our neighbouring India. East to west and south to north two Indians meet the language of communication automatically becomes Hindi; not their mother tongues or English which of course is India's official language.
Language of the majority of a country should be the medium of communication whatever the country is.French is spoken in France as German in Germany and Hindi in India albeit with a small majority.Sinhalese enjoy an overwhelming majority over 70 percent in Sri Lanka therefore undoubtedly should become the language of communication between Sinhalese and Tamils.
This salient fact should be recognized and upheld by leaders of both communities to bring on genuine integration and harmony realizing any other artificial papering would not sustain a close bond.
Every Tamil should be able to communicate in Sinhala which fact our leaders should drive home unreservedly.
When a Tamil meets a Sinhalese, the link should be Sinhala akin to Hindi creating the bond and friendship between the two. English can never bring this togetherness but an artifical façade. Credit should go to Muslims who have come to realize this well in advance and learn Sinhala now.
In the recent interview Karuna Amman spoke of how he now learns Sinhala which should open the eyes of other Tamil leaders. Tamil should be given its due recognition and respect as well as English given prominence as the language of education.
Well said Charith!
SARA,
Not all persons who commit patricide/matricide are mentally deranged, if you're going by DSM-IV criteria. That's why they don't all get sentenced under mental health acts, and many spend time in general prisons. It seems that you're defining terms along racial lines, to suit your argument: if Tamils commit heinous crimes, it is because they are Tamil, but if non-Tamils commit heinous crimes, it is because they are mentally ill. That's not a sound argument.
I don't know enough about Babu to comment on his mental status, and nor do you. In fact, no one is even certain whether he was the suicide bomber, so this whole discussion is a little bit silly.
You didn't respond to my other point, so I'll repeat it: "What really shatters your argument is the existence of Sinhalese people who spy FOR the LTTE. How does this fit in with your theory that only Tamils are capable of great treachery?!? After all, these people are helping a terrorist outfit that makes a habit of killing their own people."
Mushe Dyan wrote:
"rajan hoole is a despicable character. he is a DOUBLE RACIST. a tamil elamist and a christian fundamentalist."
Here is what UTHR/"DOUBLE RACIST" Rajan Hoole said about the SLA:
The wife of the deceased who died at the waters’ edge (6.3.1) had said some-thing that was touching. As they reached the front-line of the military, they had been received courteously and given a meal and drinks. Since the civilians had been in fear and hunger for long they had delved into the food and in the end there was not enough food. One older military officer, who was announcing in crude Tamil over the speakers tied high up on the palmyrah trees, gave his own food parcel to a refugee and went without a meal him-self. This particular officer was shown on television (Eye Channel) making the announcement over the speakers, and the lady pointed him out as a very good and kindly man and related this story.
There are many grateful testimonies from IDPs of how military personnel put them-selves at great risk in checking and taking them in as they came in groups to the front-lines and surrendered to the military. There are reports of many instances where when the checking process had begun, a group of militants had appeared, and taking cover behind the trees, started shooting, and often killing some military personnel. The military have, by all reports, invariably taken cover, but avoided retaliating in order to protect the civilians from getting minced in the cross fire. Invariably in all such instances the civilians had felt desperately sure that even if they survived the cross fire, they would become victims to angry revenge killings. After the shooting subsided and the militants withdrew, they had invariably been received well. In one particular instance in early February 2009, a female suicide bomber had arrived at the front-line with a group of refugees and exploded her-self while being checked in, killing about four military personnel.
Seems that Mushe's knowledge of anti-LTTE activists like Rajan needs a serious update. Rajan Hoole has done far far more to objectively expose LTTE terrorism than Mushe can ever hope to.
Reasonably Treasonable,
"Do you think the SL government, which has purposefully bombed dense civilian areas to compel civilians to flee LTTE-held areas en masse, has the "long-term security and well-being" of civilians in mind?"
So the civilians are better off where they are right now????? The Tamils in the N-E want to war to drag on without resolution (which is apparently what the int'l community wants by demanding a ceasefire)????
The UTHR report only mentioned one instance of one shell being dropped to compel civilian movement. Could you please point me to where the UTHR claimed that the SLA was shelling civilians in a systematic manner to push them out?
Ladies,
There is some breaking news for all of you in
http://ellalanforce.blogspot.com/
See breaking news in EFT.
BBC Sandeshaya's LTTE payrolled b&stards are making BBC the Official Mouthpiece of Tamilnet.
Now BBC Sinhala and Tamil Service only disseminate Tamilnet News!
Second in command of the Sea Tigers Cheliyan, has been killed by Army.
wijayapala,
"So the civilians are better off where they are right now????? The Tamils in the N-E want to war to drag on without resolution (which is apparently what the int'l community wants by demanding a ceasefire)????"
The civilians are better off alive than dead, and they are dying in droves at present. Apparently at least another 378 overnight (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8042341.stm).
If you're taking a utilitarian line - that some civilian deaths are "worth it" now, because more might be preserved from a military victory in the future - then I will only say that no one can tell the future, and personally I have doubts on that score. Only time will tell. But I don't need to reject your utilitarianism to reject the deliberate shelling of civilians.
"The UTHR report only mentioned one instance of one shell being dropped to compel civilian movement. Could you please point me to where the UTHR claimed that the SLA was shelling civilians in a systematic manner to push them out?"
The report outlines the specific case to which you refer early on, but later in the report we get this:
"The cases we give below in Section 6 show that civilians, lactating mothers and infants continue to die of shelling in the no-fire zone. These are not all cases of the Army firing in response to the LTTE firing from their midst, while that too has often happened as we have said before. In early March 2009, there was a furore when the UN Human Rights Commissioner cited figures of around 3000 civilians killed by shelling. Government responses varied from the angry to the argumentative. The main argument was that the Commissioner’s figures were too close to LTTE figures to be credible. But even a small fraction of the number would have been a poor reflection of how the Government was treating a minority. Methods, not numbers, are the issue.
The fact is that mothers, children and infants were being blown up while attending to routine chores, feeding the family or cooking a meal. In these instances the LTTE firing from their midst is an unlikely possibility. Soon, the Government realised the futility of arguing about numbers. The civilian casualties mounted undeniably as troops got close to the government-declared No-Fire Zone, and were reportedly high during these advances."
Then there are the repeated attacks on hospitals, which HRW has on (http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/05/08/sri-lanka-repeated-shelling-hospitals-evidence-war-crimes).
There is lots of talk in Tamil Nadu about an India sending an army. Can we discuss military scenarios..
This is my scenario.
SLA is a powerful war machine and India will use the air power to neutralize it. Indian planes would bomb all military camps in North and East. I believe they may not bomb Colombo (at least at the beginning). I would say bombing campaign would go on for several weeks. Then Indian soldiers would come to Jaffna and Trinco. There would be some resistance. When the Indian army tries to move in, they would take heavy casualties.
Ofcourse many SLA would die also. When these bodies start arriving to south riots against tamils would start. Indian army would move into Colombo. Both sides would take heavy casualties.
China/PAK would provide military assistance. SL will not have any shortage of weapons.
S.Lanka shelling kills 2,000 civilians: rebels
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COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels said on Sunday that shelling by government forces had killed more than 2,000 civilians during a 24-hour period, but the military denied the allegations.
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As I mentioned earlier now AFP is quoting the 2000 number.
How the fu** can AFP quote Tamilnet, which is a known LTTE propaganda site. Can't anyone punish these people for publishing propaganda like this?
Can't we give ultimatum for these new companies, if they quote this kind of numbers, they would never be allowed to the country. Why can't we do that?
Mr. Reasonably Treasonable,
Can you provide the proof of the dead lactating mother?
thambala,
You can read the report here: http://www.uthr.org/bulletins/Bul47.htm
Mr. RT,
Do you represent the UTHR?
Wijayapala and the other terrorist are laying the foundations for peaceful Eelamism by keeping us to ransom using the western countries.
Wijayapala, we all know that Hoole and Sangree are against LTTE. That is not what the argument in about.
They hate LTTE because of fall out with the psychopath sungoat.
Our argument here is are they Sri Lankans? like Kadir was. If they are Sri Lankan why will they be tarnishing our image around the world? Did Kadir ever say anthing bad about us? But Sangree and Hoole do it whenever they get the chance.
Now that the LTTE is finished, we need to promote Sri Lankans. Eelamists should be handled the way they deserve, never mind if they were pro or anti LTTE.
thambala,
I do not, but I think they are generally spot on. They are certainly no friends of the LTTE.
thambala,
This real terrorist has no connection to UTHR. He is a LTTE terrorist scummy who picks and chooses UTHR reports to push his fake terrorist cause further. Treat him for what he is, a subhuman terrorist.
UTHR is not a neutral source.Yes they sometimes report what LTTE does, but UTHR has its foundations in the same Tamil racism as LTTE.
As we get close to final victory all these peaceful eelamist hyenas will circle mother Lanka in the hope they can use IC to chew off bits and pieces.
UTHR was started by and ran by racists.
Name me one person is UTHR who is not a Tamil racist.
Mr. RT,
Suppose, all in this UTHR report is true, what strategy would you advocate the GOSL to follow at this juncture.
RT,
Rajani and her family were members of the LTTE. Her book was not all about LTTE but also criticised our forces. Why join a terrorist group if you are not a Tamil raciest? LTTE killing someone does not make them Sri Lankan.
Eelamists killed each other in typical Tamil power struggles.
I have already said the qualifications for being Sri Lankan. Not supporting LTTE is one of them, but that alone is not enough to make someone Sri Lankan.
RT,
Here is your evidence
"The Amnesty International (AI) says that both Hoole and Sritharan, ethnic minority Tamils, at great personal risk to their lives have monitored and documented in regular reports the human rights abuses committed by the Sri Lanka Government"
Rajan Hoole is a Amnesty International certified Tamil racist. Do you want BBC certification?
I agree the Hoole brothers are racists. The only reason they criticize the LTTE is because they have fallen out with the organization. Just because someone is not in the LTTE, it doesn't mean that they are moderate. The TNA amd the old TULF are prime examples. Parading UTHR reports as the be all and end all of neutrality, accuracy and moderacy is pretty disingenuous.
Loku Banda UK,
Does anyone else find it funny that the guy with "UK" in his screen-name lectures us on what it means to be "Sri Lankan", then rails against "white masters"?
That aside, okay, let's assume that Rajini-with-the-Sinhala-surname was a "Tamil racist" (!), because she spent a few years with the LTTE (even though she later renounced them and paid with her life). That still leaves Rajan Hoole. I noticed you ducked that question. How is Rajan Hoole a Tamil racist?
RT
I am living in the UK now. But wherever I live I don't try to bring shame to my home country. That is better than people like Sangaree who live in our country, rely on our security forces for protection, eat our food and turn around to criticise our forces and play fake grievances to white masters.
I have already said about Rajani and Rajan. No doubt they hated LTTE and brought attention to LTTE criminalities. That is minimum for any Sri Lankan. But they also did a lot of damage to Sri Lanka. Now LTTE is defeated they are simply barking about our forces. That is how Tamil racists plan to establish eelam in peaceful way.
I think you need to read Hoole's long list of reports, interviews and articles to see that he is both a racist and a religious bigot. Besides his pot shots at the "Sinhalese Buddhists" he has also targeted Hindus on several occasions. He is from the camp that believes that the north and the east of Sri Lanka belong exclusively ethnic Tamils.
hollandaise,
Note that we are talking specifically about Rajan Hoole here, as Prof Hoole has no affiliation with UTHR.
Would you be kind enough to quote one line from this "long list" of interviews etc, that shows Rajan Hoole is a "Tamil racist"?
Daily Mirror is working for LTTE (TRO).
I also find it amusing how Hoole always tries to pan off Tamil racism and bigotry onto the LTTE.
Sorry Reasonably Treasonable but I'm not your servant to go looking for all the articles and interviews to satisfy you. This is my impression of those behind the UTHR, especially the Hoole brothers. It's pretty obvious you consider the UTHR to be some sort of sacred cow. But don't expect everyone to feel the same way.
Loku Banda UK,
I think you need to invest in a dictionary. In a nutshell, a racist is a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others. The fact that Rajan Hoole criticises the actions of the SLA does not make him a racist, in any sense of the word.
# Deputy sea Tiger leader killed : Military
Link# Cries of US and its allies on civilian casualties
Link# Tigers urges IC to act in the international way
Link
hollandaise,
I'm guessing the reason you won't, is because no such racist quotes exist. No one cares about your flimsy "impression" if you can't back it up by fact.
Again you repeat the fallacy that the "Hoole brothers" are in the UTHR. It is only Rajan Hoole, not his brother, who is involved. You're a bit confused, like many others here.
I don't consider the UTHR any kind of sacred cow, and actually think that AI and HRW are more impartial (because they have less personal animosity towards the LTTE). The reason I have quoted the UTHR moreso is because they tend to have especially good access to the civilians.
Wijayapala (Taraki),
I completely disagree about your views on Hoole.
This is what he said recently.
The aggressive assertion of the Sinhaleseness of Sri Lanka has led to genocide. Many Tamils of recent Indian origin have been deported to India with the latter’s connivance. Many other Tamils have left as refugees because of the large scale military massacres and communal riots targeting them. Many Sinhalese Christians have converted to Buddhism. Christians at 9% at independence were 7% at the last census in 1981 and are probably much less today because of the exodus of Vellala Christian Tamils after the pogrom of 1983. In contrast, the Tamils at 22% at independence were down to 18% at the 1981 census and are probably around 10-11% today largely through Tamil emigration induced by state violence and discrimination. This genocide, leaving aside the ongoing massive massacres of civilians by the army and internal killings of dissidents by Tamil Tigers, is evident from the numbers alone.He is saying the same thing LTTE says. There is no genocide in Ceylon.
He has showed his Tamil racist colours. Hoole is a Tamil racist.
He says, "Many Tamils of recent Indian origin have been deported to India with the latter’s connivance."
Not at all true. I am a Tamil from the hills. I know better.
I have doubts about you. You told us that you are Taraki in another website and you admire Taraki.
Do you know Taraki was the editor of the Tamil racist website - Tamilnet?
I'm sure you know that and that is why you admire him. I don't know you are Singhala or Tamil and I don't care. But your views are totally Tamil racist views. Sorry to say this but it is true.
Anti-SL propaganda in full swing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9pfoZ1z5oE
The reality today is that there is no reality.
The US dollars is not linked to any tangible value such as Gold. In fact it is linked to the image one has of USA. Also media giants are extremely rich with billions of dollars that the TV addicts world over pay them .
We have to ask people like Palitha K. to reorganise the public relations sections in our embassies. We need rapid & sharp men to man these posts.
It is not productive that the interview ended with Nihal J. saying " we will let them in once we are satisfied that the conditions are conducive for public view."
Isn’t it better to say that we would let them in once we have sanitised this area previously controlled by the LTTE, and the IDPs are resettled letting no chance for LTTE infiltrations.
Loku Banda UK,
I couldn't care less what makes a person "Sri Lankan" in your books. I never said Rajini was a Sri Lankan because she married a Sinhalese man, but the fact that she did certainly casts aspersions on your characterisation of her as a "Tamil racist", as does the fact that she roundly condemned LTTE attacks on Sinhala civilians, and that you cannot quote a single racist line of hers.
"Making up crap to show the world that Sinhala-Bhudists are always raping and murdering innocent people for no reason does make him a Tamil racist."
What has he made up? When did he ever say that Sinhala-Buddhist are "always raping and murdering innocent people"?
I think you are making things up.
Ladies,
Sunday Column published.
http://ellalanforce.blogspot.com/
Check back Sunday Column later in the day for more political news.
One of the Hoole brothers gets real pissy when questioned by another Tamils about the role Christians have played in the Sri Lankan conflict:
http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2009/01/anglican-conspiracies-naked-communalism.html
Yogananthan B,
You've quoted Samuel Ratnajeevan H. Hoole, when wijayapala was talking about Rajan Hoole. Two different people!
terrorist
Read how your god Hoole described one of the most ambitious development programmes in our country
http://www.uthr.org/bulletins/bul4.htm
Just some of his racist rants
The army positions are among the civilians. Several of the men said, " We do not know if the army is protecting us or we are protecting the army". In the nights, they said, men among the civilians are sent into bunkers with shotguns, while in their homes the women are abused by soldiers. We also reliably learnt that the women are sometimes forced to pose for pornographic pictures which are marketed within the army by enterprising soldiers. Under such a regime discipline plummets and the army itself tends to disintegrate. Civilians are forced to involve themselves in theft among soldiers. If a solder on patrol fails to return, another soldier may steal his money and belongings and deposit them with civilians until he could take them away.
Some more about Hoole.
While he was the VC of the Jaffna University he applied for a US university job. When he got it, he just left saying that he has LTTE threats.
Tamil people especially Tamils living in Ceylon know who Hoole is and we will never support his Northern Tamil racism. We want to live peacefully. Anyway their Elam doesn't include us and we never supported it.
Only Taraki like Tamil racists support Elam.
I can't understand why at least now they can't stop this Elam nonsense. It has killed enough and only 4% Ceylonese are invited to live in the Elam if they created it.
LTTE will be over soon but Hoole, Taraki like Tamil racists will always be around.
Civilians in Weli Oya do not speak to Tamil racists like Hoole.
That whole report I gave link for was made up in his racist mind. It has all the usual bigotry given by eelamist mafia.
Loku Banda UK,
Once again, I strongly advice you to invest in a dictionary, and familiarise yourself with the meaning of the word "racist" before further embarassing yourself.
Nothing in that quote is racist, and I've no reason to suspect the truth of the allegations either. The SLA has been known to do much worse.
hollandaise,
Pretty poor attempt at ducking and weaving. Prof Hoole has nothing to do with UTHR, and I've never quoted Prof Hoole in support of any of my points.
Rajan Hoole, on the other hand, is involved in UTHR, and for all your hot air, you're yet to find any evidence that he is a racist.
Reasonably Treasonable,
They are brothers and share the same Tamil racist views.
No ducking and weaving here Reasonably Treasonable, the Hoole brothers, in my view, are racists and religious bigots.
Yogananthan,
"They are brothers and share the same Tamil racist views."
How do you know they share the same views?
RT
This is my last reply to you before I do something better than talking to a terrorist like you.
My point was that civilians would in Weli Oya would not have spoken to a racist like Hoole.
His whole report I gave link to was made up in his racist head. Only Tamil racists think that our forces are always murdering and raping civilians. Eelamist mafia spreads that same lie everywhere. If he was not a Tamil racist he would not have made up that story. Did Kadir ever say anything like that? No. He was a Sri Lankan not a Eelamist Tamil racist.
Your terrorist opinion about our forces means nothing to me. You can think whatever you want.
Yes, the Hoole brothers seem to think that Tamil Christians are lily white angels.
hollandaise,
So you acknowledge, then, that your view that Rajan Hoole is a racist, is based on nothing except the views of...his brother.
Reasonably Treasonable,
Please read the books written by Rajan. He clearly dreams about a Northern Tamil racist Elam country through peaceful means.
Rajan was never concerned about human rights of upcountry Tamils, Singhalese, Muslims. He only care about Northern Tamils.
No, Reasonably Treasonable I base my views on the long list of articles and interviews given by the Hoole brothers. If you want to worship racists and religious bigots, and take their word as gospel...then go right on ahead.
Dear Reasonable T,
[I don't know enough about Babu to comment on his mental status, and nor do you. In fact, no one is even certain whether he was the suicide bomber, so this whole discussion is a little bit silly.
You didn't respond to my other point, so I'll repeat it: "What really shatters your argument is the existence of Sinhalese people who spy FOR the LTTE. How does this fit in with your theory that only Tamils are capable of great treachery?!? After all, these people are helping a terrorist outfit that makes a habit of killing their own people.]
I agree with you that this discussion is silly. You are not going to agree with me and vice versa.
It is also not right to stereotype any race or ethnic group. There are bad apples as welld as good ones in all groups .
Essentially, this is what Mayil Ravana also said. The problem is that so far I have met only the bad apples among the Tamils.
The actions of the fat pig and his group has made it impossible for any of the more balanced people to support the Tamil cause in any way. That has been one of the worst crimes of the FP.
I agree that there are Sinhalese people who work for the Tigers, even helping them to plant bombs in buses etc. But somehow, I feel that these are minor compared to what Babu did.
Since independent verifiaction is not possible (as the BBC says), someone can argue that Babu is not the real culprit and only an innocent victim.
Only on ething I am certain of. The fat pig has to be finished off. He is the source of all the trouble. But then who knows, he also may be just a cat's paw for someone higher up.
I totally agree with those who consider that key media personnel of SL are rubbish. A notable case is Udaya Nanayakkara, who can neithet speak english nor Sinhalese correctly. May be he is better in Tamil.
May I suggest that George Master be recruited as a spokes person. He showed his mastery in English as well as Sinhala in the recent TV interivew.
LTTE has started mass murdering civilians. Few hardcore cadres move in to the periphery. Then they launch mortar attack on civilians. Civilians would definitely think they are coming from the Army positions since they only can determine the direction which the mortars are coming from but not the originating position.
If we need to save these civilians we better move fast. LTTE is capable of killing many many more. They seems planned to kill around 2000 this time and ended up killing much less may be cadres launching mortars still have some sympathy towards civilians. But these are suicidal psychopaths. One can't expect sympathy or restraint from them.
There will be a UN Security Council update on tomorrow or on the day after tomorrow. Tamilnadu elections will be on 13th. I think LTTE is aiming for these events. They might kill many more.
We need to use all the technology we have to track the originating positions of these mortars. Then we need to have video evidence to prove LTTE was still there at that position when they launched the mortars. We need to be extremely careful otherwise, we will end up in the hot soup. Milibands are waiting for more weapons which LTTE seems determined to supply.
Massive properganda wave is going on saying SLA is shelling NFZ. whats wrong with our Diplo guys are they sleeping? All those are very lethargic
Reasonably Treasonable,
Do you disagree with any of the views expressed by DBS Jeyaraj on his recent articles at http://dbsjeyeraj.com?
Do you think that DBSJ is stealing stories from TamilNet etc., and republishing them adding a nice envelope?
# Terrorists fire mortars at civilians in "new safe zone"
Link# Sri Lanka throws out three Channel 4 journalists
Link# LTTE cannot escape into Indian seas: Sri Lanka Navy
Link# Malaysia sends medical team to Sri Lanka
Link# Hunt for Prabha reaches final page
Link# The battle for bund leads to desert war
Link
In an attempt to promote economic growth and increase productivity, the Government will shortly announce the reduction of public holidays. One Saturday in a month will be a mandatory working day for Govt. and non Govt. instituitions in lieu of Poya Day. The number of days for Sinhala / Tamil New Year, and other major religious and cultural festivals will be cut. Altogether there will be around 12 public holidays in the year. Already the private sector, especially the BPOs have reduced public holidays, the Govt. aims to extend that to Govt. instituitions, corporations and banks. Sri Lanka has the highest number of public holidays in the world which is hampering economic growth, trade activities and putting off foreign investors. A lazy nation cannot develop, the Govt. has realised that.
Whether the bill ever see the light of day is an entirely different matter. There will be quite a lot of objections from the opposition and trade unions. The staggering number of public holidays is costing the economy millions if not billions, we do hope the public sees some sense.
DO NOT WORRY - I HAVE HEARD THAT LTTE WILL BE FINISHED WITHIN NEXT 48hrs!
YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD!
DW,
If the LTTE is firing at civilians the SLDF should get it on tape using UAVs. This is the best proof we can show the international community. I am sure this is worth it.
US has given GO AHEAD!
Some collateral damage is to be acceptable.
SARA said...
[ May I suggest that George Master be recruited as a spokes person. He showed his mastery in English as well as Sinhala in the recent TV interivew. ]
Is mastery of English (and Sinhala) the only criterion for appointment as a spokesperson: How about the ability to TRUST such person with your MOTHERLAND's SECURITY?
Until THE LAST MOMENT, George Master served the LTTE with enthusiam; it is only now that the LTTE's grapes have soured for him.
Should we now to TRUST this man with the CROWN JEWELS? I THINK NOT!
We should exercise DUE CAUTION in such matters.
# Kilinochchi then and lessons learnt away from the blackboard
Link# Thilanga gets Borella & Duminda, Kolonnawa A parliamentary election early next year?
Link# Meeting with Solheim on Ranil’s European agenda
Link# Cease fire when the war is over
Link# ‘To be or not to be’ week for ltte
Link# A few words to the self-loathing Sri Lankans
Link
To be honest, GoSL and SLA don't give a crap about IC, UN, INGO, HR and dieasspora pressure. We will fight this war according to our own timetable with our own means.
Patriots!
Whatever happens in the NFZ, Vellupillai Prabhakaran WILL NOT BE FOUND, because he had escaped LONG AGO.
The current human shield scenario unfolding in the NFZ is a PROPAGANDA PLOY/TRAP laid by the LTTE!
YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD!
Ananda and Duke:
care to elaborate a bit on your dramatic comments?
Later Spearhed, my wife has just served up some steak. On a full stomach maybe, okay?
[Whatever happens in the NFZ, Vellupillai Prabhakaran WILL NOT BE FOUND, because he had escaped LONG AGO]
I cautiously agree with that.
Tamil racism / terrorism is too profitable to die with this fight.
And Sri Lanka needs more stringent counter operations, research and systems in place to stop the racial card being exploited by the aspiring Tamil terrorists and separatists.
Changes… GOSL… changes... #1 on the list is total SriLankanization of the NE… just like what we see the South and the West. That IS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.
New battle front videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGSdx3Mqrww
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEaY8BeMuAA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv0Rr4hQhTg
According to the map, army 59th division passed the canal on south. I thought that is almost impossible barrier.
http://www.defence.lk/orbat/Default.asp
zoom it..
hold on for a shit load of whining from the Tommies: it has already started.
FM better be on your toes to counter-attack:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090510/wl_uk_afp/srilankaunrestmediabritaindiplomacy
The Farah III merchant vessel hulk
can be seen on Google maps at
9.299530, 80.811138
http://www.cbc.ca/photogallery/world/2220/
They shot Illantharian was punished by LTTE for trying to leave and leaking info to the GOSL
booboo
Earlier tn reported Illanthirayan dead. Then they changed it to seriously injured.
TropicalStorm it is not Farah 3. Download the latest UNOSAT map, you can see it close to the beach in very good shape.
Good; MOD sprang into action quickly, at least:
(some intercepted communication excerpts from LTTE added, too):
http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20090510_08
http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20090510_10
we/GOSL need to get these reports circulated everywhere, asap, and amap.
See how clever these LTTE propogandists are. First they captured Marshall (Rasiah) who was trying to escape, kept him in captivity, then forced him to give an interview to ABTC, and then say he is seriously injured from artillery fire. What they will do is execute him and say that he died due to injuries. The LTTE never forgives traitors.
who selects the articles (excerpts) that are displayed on the news-page of infolanka.com?
links to some really stupid unnecessary anti-GOSL stuff is appearing there more and more during the last few days...
coincidence?
Can't they keep the ridiculously obvious anti-SL links out of the front page?
take a look:
http://www.infolanka.com/news/
Ananda USA Said
Patriots!
Whatever happens in the NFZ, Vellupillai Prabhakaran WILL NOT BE FOUND, because he had escaped LONG AGO.
The current human shield scenario unfolding in the NFZ is a PROPAGANDA PLOY/TRAP laid by the LTTE!
YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD!
you are saying is..
recently intercepted communication indicated that praba him self ordering to shoot the civilian if the try to escape..
George and Daya masters confession..
few days ago civilian escaped from area said that they have seen him..
All these are falls?
you are saying that army also helping this propaganda otherwise saying that actually he is in the safe zone? Army intel is useless?
Why then USA and the gang actively seeking pardon for praba, if he is not here?
why if he is not here remaining cadres want to die for nothing?
just for PROPAGANDA purpose?
Well done boys for exposing the Hoole brothers. They, together with the Bishops of Mannar and Jaffna are a shame on the Sri Lanka and the Christians in particular. The Christian Patriots (like Puran Appu) would be turning in their graves!
Ananda-USA bro; need to admit some these boys to the PatriotsBlog.
BTW, from a strategic point of view, I think we should make Hindi the third compulsory language. It is spoken by a Billion people who live next door. And the Tamil racists hate it. Making this language compulsory will be the diplomatic equivalent of dropping a N-Bomb on TN and selectively exterminating all the racist Tamils in SL.
[WASHINGTON: The United States will not end air strikes in Afghanistan as demanded by president Hamid Karzai after two villages were hit by US
warplanes last week, White House National Security Advisor James Jones said on Sunday. - News item]
he... he... he....
Week Starting 11th - 18th will be crucial for Govt.
- LTTE is creating all possible mis-information along with its terror partner BBC
- Objective is to make Tamilnadu more hotter with election pressure
- Miliband, Swed and Hil-lary trying to pressurize UN security council on Monday
- LTTE planning any possible use of terror including chemical weapons (using small chooper?), and more suicides.
/See how clever these LTTE propogandists are./
* * *
/Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) Military Spokesman Irasiah Punitharooban alias Ilanthirayan (Marshall) sustained heavy injuries in the latest artillery barrage by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) in the early hours of Sunday, sources close to LTTE in Vanni told TamilNet.
After a long break, Ilanthirayan gave an interview to Australia Tamil Broadcasting Coorporation (ATBC) amidst shell blasts on Saturday where he referred to the deployment of heavy weapons by the SLA to attack the civilian zone. He also referred to the report by United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) surfaced on April 27th which confirmed the heavy use of artillery and aerial bombing of civilian targets with satellite imagery./
* * *
What clever is this? After a looong break military spokesman getting injured.. and giving an interview to media.. and die..
Looks like a Rajnikanth movie..
No wonder monkey people believe Rajnikanth movies.. HIK HIK..
There he was Wednesday in Parliament, looking as dark as a thundercloud as the opposition mercilessly baited him and brayed for his resignation. His own Labor lawmakers staged an embarrassing revolt last week, and they whisper all too loudly about replacing him. Commentators are starting to refer to Brown in the past tense.
It's all very dispiriting for an ambitious, intelligent man who waited a decade, as the charismatic Tony Blair's No. 2, to become prime minister, only to be dragged down by a nasty global economic downturn, blunders by his Cabinet and his own inability to connect with the British people.
Public exhaustion with the Labor Party is almost palpable. And if, as the polls suggest, he suffers a spectacular defeat in parliamentary elections that he must call sometime within the next 12 months, then his government's tussle with actress Joanna Lumley during the last two weeks may go down as the first sounding of the death knell.
Bugger! Pommie bastard Brown thought he can kick blessed Lanka around. Look what's happening to him and his thugs? I am not a superstitious chap, but it's very uncanny what happens to any country or government that's got the knife out against our country.
Mexican buggers wanted to support terrorists in the UN security council and they got hit with a Swine flu plague. Hillary opened her moth and suddenly the Taliban started doing exactly what LTTE scumbags were doing. Is it karma or my Gin&Tonic?
Cheers!
LOL: cheers to MOD for posting this:
http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20090510_09
a strategic give-away from toiletnet!!
"Ilanthirayan seriously wounded in SLA barrage
[TamilNet, Sunday, 10 May 2009, 15:38 GMT]
................................................When asked about LTTE's ability to strike back, Mr. Ilanthirayan had said that the Tigers retained offensive capability and said such operations would be carried out according to the strategic assessments by the LTTE leadership."
wow!
so tigers have their OFFENSIVE CAPABILITY in the NO FIRE ZONE!!
a fantastic self admission. so it justifies SLDFs attacks.
“forced civilians to serve as “human shields”
“We can’t fight with one hand tied behind our back”
“We’re going to take a look at trying to make sure we correct those things we can correct, but certainly to tie the hands of our commanders and say we’re not going to conduct airstrikes would be imprudent”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/world/asia/11karzai.html?ref=world
Earlier I mentioned the need to counter the Tamilnet propaganda as soon as it appears. Once again we reacted slow to this. We are again being screwed. CNN, BBC are doing their best to make this a big thing. We must do our best to repudiated this propaganda. I think there would be more killing such as this within next few days. I think the suicide rituals has begun. We should also say, these are Mahaweera families killing themselves, e.t.c e.t.c. We should start publishing or making statement in to this effect.
One thing I have noticed in the media is their reluctance to say the size of the no fire zone, so as to show that the LTTE is a considerable force (They do not want to say that LTTE is limited to 3.5 km2). The second thing is they are always quoting government official in NFZ. We should tell these news agencies there are no government officials and would sue them if they mention government officials. Government official quotes gives more credibility to this propaganda.
Sri Lanka : A Paradise turned into Kingdom of Vultures!
By Richard Dixon RichardDixons@googlemail.com
Land that was known for beautiful beaches and waterfalls has now been turned into a Kingdom of Vultures.
Dead bodies of of the innocent Tamils are dragged away by stray dogs and wild beasts while the survivors hide inside the bunkers.
Let the dead bury the dead as the living will be dead if they try to bury the dead. Screams of the innocents can't be heard to the far away lands because the rulers of Sri Lanka are not even allowing the birds in the sky to carry the messages to the lands of the living.
Mothers cuddle their crying babies and hide in the bunkers all day long. Starving mothers don't have anything to give for their children. Frightened parents wipe their tears and pretend to be strong in order to comfort their children who are tormented by the demons of war.
Food and medicine are denied for the innocents and many of them are forced into starvation.
Most of the wounded are let to die in the open fields. Those who are fortunate enough to make to the make shift hospitals have their limbs amputated without anaesthesia. Caesarian operations are carried out without pain relievers.
Chinese F7s and Russian MIG fighters fly over the skies of Vanni continuously and they regularly bomb hospitals,schools, churches and orphanages. Cluster bombs and phosphorous bombs are used against innocent Tamil civilians.
Children are dying in front of their parents and the parents are dying in front of their children. Many of the dead have nobody to mourn for them. More than eight thousand innocent Tamils have been killed just within the last three months.
Tamils are now left with nothing. All their homes and farm lands have been made into grave yards. Many families have lost their loved ones. Thousands of orphans and widows are longing for death than suffering from hunger and untreated wounds in the killing fields of Sri Lanka. They have no more comforters left to comfort the victims.
Destruction came upon the Tamils suddenly
People of Vanni in the Northern part of Sri Lanka once had their barns full of grains, children played in the parks and on beautiful golden beaches, fishermen went to the seas, farmers went to their farms and the mothers worked hard at homes. They had the money, resources more than enough even to send their children abroad for education. They were neither prisoners nor hostages.
All came to an end when the Buddhist Sinhala rulers of the country decided to destroy the lives of the minority Tamils in the disguise of “War on Terror”.
As part of the so called deceptive humanitarian and rescue operation, Sri Lankan forces surrounded an area that is almost two times bigger than Singapore, bombed and destroyed all the hospitals, schools, orphanages and homes in this prosperous land that was once flowing with milk and honey.
Mother is trying to protect her child from exploding shells
They destroyed farms, fruit trees and the cattle belonging to the people who have lived there for years. They dropped cluster bombs and killed so many thousands of innocent people including children, women and old people.
They have forced people into starvation and made them to live in tents and bunkers for months. All this is according to them for just to catch or kill few hundreds LTTE fighters that were living among more than three hundred thousands of innocent Tamil civilians.
Tamils are persecuted all over Sri Lanka
Tamils who are forced to live in the open fields are bombed and killed in thousands. Those who leave the war zone are sent to barbed wired concentration camps and torture camps. The ones that live in the other parts of the country, live in open prisons with the constant fear of abductions, extrajudical killings, torture and rape.
Hospital is bombed
Their hands are tied and their voices are suppressed. Their loved ones living in the lands of freedom have been knocking on the doors of the kings and queens. Nobody has so far come to rescue the Tamils from these man made pits of hell.
Thousands of Tamils are living in the so called safe zone which is the most dangerous place on planet earth
Sri Lankan government had few months ago,declared a safe zone in a tiny strip of land and asked the Tamil civilians to move in. People were moving in and started to live in tents and bunkers. They are no longer protected from the rain, sun and the bombs falling on them.
So called Safe Zone that has become the most dangerous place on this planet
Sri Lankan forces have now reached to the borders of this tiny over populated safe zone and started to use heavy weapons on innocent civilians. People are now getting killed in thousands. They are making the people to starve.
Child wounded in chemical bomb attack
They let them to die with their wounds because people don't have access to proper medical care. Wounded civilians that are treated in the make shift hospitals are bombed again by a murderous regime that has no respect for human lives.
Barbed wired Concentration Camps for Tamils
While Tamils are being slaughtered in thousands in the war zone, the ones that come out of that area are sent to barbed wired concentration camps where they are kept as prisoners.
Welfare villages: They once lived in their own homes
Aid agencies, foreign diplomats and Journalists are not allowed to see these notorious camps except to the one that is used only for propaganda purposes. Friends and relatives of the detainees can't visit these horror camps.
Children are separated from mothers and fathers and sent to different camps. People are treated like wild animals. Food packets are thrown at them from military vehicles. They are forced to drink unclean water collected from irrigation tanks.
Mothers and fathers are forced inside the wired fence and their children are taken away. Not sure they will ever return
Tamils are dying of diseases. Many have become mentally ill. Even the very severely ill people are not allowed to leave the camps and to live with their relatives.
There are fears that many of the young people who are taken away from these camps for questioning, might end up in torture camps and mass graves.
Concentration camps for Tamils in Sri Lanka
When the Sri Lankan military did a similar operation in the Northern part of Sri Lanka several years ago, thousands of Tamils were taken away for questioning. Many of them were killed and their bodies were dumped in mass graves. The military commander who was responsible for those atrocities, is now overseeing the barbed wired camps.
Tamils in Torture camps
Young Tamil men and women are filtered out and regularly taken for questioning. They are tortured, raped and sometime killed in the torture chambers of Sri Lanka.
Tamils in Sri Lankan torture chambers,their hands are tied and left naked
Most of them are kept naked in these torture chambers in order to prevent them from fleeing. One of the popular phrase used among the Sinhala forces is about feasting on the women of Vanni while turning the Indian ocean red with the blood of the Tamil men.
Torture camps of Sri Lanka is a well known fact that has been documented by many International rights organisations.
World very well knows how the Sri Lankan soldiers were asked to leave Haiti after they were blamed for rape, while doing peace keeping operations as part of the UN force.
Sri Lanka is under reported
Although the images of the dying Tamils are beamed through the television stations and internet all over the world, many people have only a little knowledge about this internal civil war that can one day even turn into a confrontation between nuclear armed India and China.
How is the world reacting to the current situation in Sri Lanka?
Why are they killing the Tamils?
Are all the Sinhalese people racists?
Who are partnering with Sri Lanka to slaughter the innocent Tamils?
Why do they do what they do?
Who are defending the Tamils?
Who are so far the winners and loosers in this dirty War?
Why should we stop Rajapakse from continuing with the War on Terror?
Who can save the Tamils?
Why did the nations wait till it got so worse?
What is the UN doing about the whole crisis?
What would be the consequences,If the Nations didn't intervene?
What is the Solution for the problems in Sri Lanka?
How is the world reacting to this?
Cries of the dying children and women are reaching to the skies but they haven't yet touched the hearts of those who have the ability put a stop to this man made disaster within minutes.
We have the technology to reach out to the injured in North pole in minutes. We have built rockets and space stations. But we have failed miserably to save the lives of innocent children and women in a land that is only twenty miles away from a country that claims itself as the largest democracy in the world
Only country in the world that bombs and kills the minorities. Obviously failing from their responsibility to protect
As the scenes of Rwanda and Kosovo are being repeated on their TV screens, the leaders of the free nations have so far failed to bring peace to this troubled Island.
Why are they killing the Tamils in Sri Lanka?
Deception, foolishness, ignorance, arrogance,hatred, pride and greed. All of these evils come together and make people to commit crimes against humanity. Sinhala Buddhist extremists want to wipe out Tamils from this tiny island and they have so far been successful in killing many thousands of them.
Hitler slaughtered millions of Jewish people for a simple reason that they were different. Muslim extremists kill people all around the world that they treat the non Muslims as infidels.
Form of Buddhism that preaches violence and hatred in Sri Lanka
In the same way, Sri Lankan governments that are backed by the Sinhala Buddhist extremists have been persecuting the Tamils in Sri Lanka for more than 60 years.
Muslim extremists use Quran as their source of hatred and the Sinhalese in Sri Lanka have a holy book called Mahavamsa, a book with controversial writings, full of hatred towards the Tamils. Sinhala youth are indoctrinated by lies and deceptions in schools.
President of Sri Lanka and the Defence secretary are busy with their Buddhist rituals while killing thousands of innocents in the North
This book is very specific to Sri Lanka and not used by Buddhists in other countries. Buddhism in Sri Lanka is not the peaceful one that is preached by Dalai Lama in Tibet. One of the former prime ministers of Sri Lanka was assassinated by an armed Buddhist monk.
In the fifties, sixties and seventies, the Sinhala extremists slaughtered thousands of Tamils with knives and swords. They burned them alive and destroyed their homes. Hundreds of thousands were made homeless and sent to the North of the country in ships.
Tamils were killed and their properties were burned in the seventies long before LTTE came to the scene
Now they kill Tamils with cluster bombs and phosphorous bombs. They bomb hospitals, schools and orphanages in Tamil areas.
Are all the Sinhalese people racists?
There are many peace loving Sinhala people living in Sri Lanka. Several academics, human rights activists, journalists, Christian leaders and professionals from the Sinhala community are supporting the Tamils in their struggle for freedom. Some Tamils even tend to intermarry with the Sinhalese.
Although the extremists are only a minority among the Sinhalese, they have been successful in influencing politicians, military leaders and ordinary Sinhala people to incite racial hatred, violence and discrimination against Tamils.
Buddhist extremism has gone to the extreme levels that more than Hundred thousand innocent Tamils have been killed, six hundred thousands are made homeless and forced to live in camps, fifty thousands have become orphans and widows and many thousand Tamils are now disabled and mentally ill.
Majority Sinhalease support the War on Tamils and they elect politicians who come up with racist policies.
Who are partnering with Sri Lanka to slaughter the innocent Tamils?
China and Pakistan are giving the weapons and ammunitions. Iran and Libya are providing with low interest loans for Sri Lanka to purchase arms. India is orchestrating the whole war in Sri Lanka by providing intelligence and military expertise.
Why do they do what they do?
All these countries are trying to satisfy the racist regimes in Sri Lanka in order to look after their strategic interests in the region.
China is fishing in troubled waters. Sinhala extremists who have been killing the Tamils all these years wanted to get smart weapons to kill the Tamils in thousands as opposed to knives and swords that can be used to kill the Tamils only in hundreds.
They went and asked India for weapons. India refused. They went to the West and the East. Nobody wanted to give offensive weapons to Sri Lanka. Two countries came forward. It was China and Pakistan. They obviously asked for something in return,
In recent times, China has been actively involved in building ports in the South East Asian countries including Sri Lanka. China is spending 1 billion dollars to construct a port in the south of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan defence secretary in China with top military officers
China is planning use this port as a refuelling and docking station for its navy, as it patrols the Indian Ocean and protects China’s supplies of Saudi oil. Ever since Sri Lanka agreed to the plan, in March 2007, China has given it all the aid, arms and diplomatic support it needs to defeat the Tamils, without worrying about the West.
China has so far given six F7 jet fighters free of charge, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Pakistan is also trying to spread it's influence in the Indian ocean and in order to build a launch pad in Sri Lanka.
Pakistan has transferred huge amounts of automatic rifles, heavy mortars, multi-barrel rocket launchers, artillery and tank shells to Sri Lanka in recent years.
Sri Lanka is also getting JY-11 3D air surveillance radars, armoured personnel carriers,
T-56 assault rifles, machine guns, anti-aircraft guns, rocket-propelled grenade launchers, missiles and bombs
Iran provides low-interest credit to Sri Lanka to help them to purchase military equipment from Pakistan and China and to train Sri Lankan Army and intelligence officers in Iran.
Sri Lankan president in Iran: Partnership with like minded States
Iran is now very pleased with the anti western policies that are being adapted by the Sri Lankan government.
India never wanted to supply offensive weapons to Sri Lanka which is the very reason why the Sri Lankan government went after China, Pakistan and Iran in the first place. Having 65 millions Tamils in India, it will be difficult for India to give offensive weapons to kill the Tamils in Sri Lanka.
However, India faces a real threat from China and Pakistan in it's own backyard. Sri Lanka has always maintained good relations with India.
In order to look after it's interests in the region and to deal with the threats from China, India had come up with the clever idea of providing with intelligence and military expertise to Sri Lanka.
Many Sri Lankan ministers have recently acknowledged that they wouldn't be winning the war without the help from India.
There are reliable reports that many Indian soldiers are fighting along with the Sri Lankans on the front lines in Vanni. Several intelligence and military experts from India are helping fifty thousands of Sri Lankan soldiers to cause so much damage in the Tamil Land.
Even the so called medical professionals sent by India to Vanni to treat the wounded Tamils are mostly intelligent officers who are more interested in gathering information from the Tamil civilians than treating their wounded.
This is not because India hate the Tamils and love the Sinhalease but they are not ready to see Sri Lanka going into the hands of China and Pakistan. More than seven hundred Indian fishermen were killed by the Sri Lankan Navy within the last few years but India is willing to sacrifice even their own for a greater gain in the region.
Who are defending the Tamils?
LTTE took arms to defend the Tamils when every effort taken by the Tamils to fight for their rights through democratic means had failed to bring results.
Democracy never worked in Sri Lanka because the majority are the Sinhalese and they always support the regimes that oppress the Tamils.
Conventional Tamil Army that defends the Tamils from State Terrorism
Say for instance. If a country has eight thousand deadly Muslim extremists and two thousand westerners, Most of the the westerners would be one day sent to the graves under a democratic government because the majority rule over the minority.
When the democratic governments in Sri Lanka were sending the Tamils to mass graves, Tamils had no option but to fight back.
According to the recent survey, 99% of the Tamils support the LTTE and see them as their representatives even though they had made few tactical mistakes in the past.
Tamils in Sri Lanka and India, Tamil Diaspora have now emerged as a powerful voice to support their suffering people in Sri Lanka.
Who are so far the winners and loosers in this horrible War?
Sinhala Buddhist extremists in Sri Lanka are already celebrating with flags and fire crackers that they have achieved what they always wanted to
More than eight thousand Tamils have been killed, twenty thousands are wounded, three hundred thousands of Tamils have been made homeless just within three months and many thousands have become orphans and widows.
Almost all the Sri Lankan Tamils are now either homeless or they live in homes that are open prisons. This brings joy to the Sinhala extremists whose sole aim is to wipe out Tamils.
China has a lot to rejoice for, because they have been successful in securing their interests in the region. They are now busy building a port in the South of Sri Lanka that will be used as a refuelling and docking station for its navy, as it patrols the Indian Ocean and protects China’s supplies of Saudi oil
Pakistan has made enough money by selling cluster ammunitions and fire arms. They have also found a platform in the south of India to launch attacks against India.
India is a looser. India has made a historical blunder by assisting the Sri Lankan government to commit genocide against Tamils. Once the war is over, Sri Lankan government will go after China and Pakistan as they did before. India has now lost credibility both among the Tamils in Sri Lanka and India.
India would have been in a better position if they helped the Tamils to establish a prosperous secular state in order to free them from State oppression and to secure Indian strategic interests in the region. Even now, it is not too late for India to change it's mind.
LTTE is now left to fight on their own without any help from other countries. But they are supported by a powerful Tamil Diaspora which means LTTE can't be defeated by bombing the whole Vanni although they are facing defeat in the Vanni.
Why should we stop Rajapakse from continuing with War on Terror?
When the twin towers fell and the innocents died, we declared war on Terror. We have done the right thing and we have been successful in preventing many disasters in our great cities.
Unfortunately,Some of the countries that have been terrorising their minorities for a long time, have started to use the loop holes in the "War on Terror" strategy. to declare war on the vulnerable.
War on innocent mothers and children. Failed state that bombs Innocent Tamils
Theory of War on Terror has failed miserably in countries like Sri Lanka because the oppressor has got the freedom to declare war on the innocents who are already going through hell in their hands.
Many freedom movements that have been fighting for the freedom of the oppressed are now wrongly branded as Terrorists groups.
Some of these countries like Sri Lanka have been spending so much money in doing false propaganda, to convince the world that these freedom movements had links with Al Qaeda.
War on Terror is a great idea but the problems come when we wrongly recognise the Terrorists and the ones who are fighting the Terrorists.
When the “War on Terror” strategy is used by a Terror government that is already killing it's own citizens, alarms should be raised to protect the vulnerable.
Did we permit Saddam Hussain who was a democratically elected president to wipe out all the Kurdish people? Hitler was democratically elected but he was still responsible for killing millions of Jews.
Rajapakse government, although it is democratically elected, shouldn't be allowed to use the “War on Terror” agenda to annihilate Tamils.
UK government would never bomb the whole city of Belfast and force people to live in the bunkers without food and medicine for months, if they had to catch few hundreds of IRA rebels. They wouldn't use chemical weapons against innocent women and children unless they had a hidden agenda of killing the people.
This old Tamil woman has lost everything. Rulers of Sri Lanka treat such innocent Tamils as terrorists
Sri Lanka is doing something what no other governments on this earth would do for their own citizens.
The way how the war is being conducted in Sri Lanka is a clear proof that “War on Terror”, “Humanitarian operations”, and “Hostage rescue” are just the buzz words used by the Sri Lankan government to deceive the international community.
Who can save the Tamils?
India has now got itself into a mess by orchestrating the war in Sri Lanka although India has no enmity with the Tamils. They are doing it to protect their interests in the region as they are becoming very nervous about the threat from China and Pakistan in the Sri Lankan soil.
India hasn't so far come forward to rescue the innocents and they won't do it in the future because they are ones guiding the Sri Lankan military to fight the battles.
China is obviously fuelling the whole situation by freely giving offensive weapons to Sri Lanka in order to look after their strategic interests.
Tamils can only be saved by the Western countries.
US, UK, France and other EU member countries are already pressurising the Sri Lankan government to stop this war.
Arrogant leaders in Sri Lanka have so far no not listened to warnings from the free world
Why did the nations wait till it got so worse?
Sri Lankan government has been very successful in demonising the Tamil struggle with lies and deceptions. [ Useful Reference: Lies and Deceptions! Comical Alis of Sri Lanka! ]
They have been so far successful in convincing the world that the military operation was a legitimate “War on Terror” strategy that targets only the rebels and not the innocent Tamils. They have managed to ban reporters and journalists to the war zone in order to hide their war crimes.
Western media also has failed miserably in their duties to give importance to this trouble spot where thousands of innocents are perishing.
What is the UN doing about the whole crisis?
As usual, UN has so far failed to protect the innocents. They failed in Rwanda and they failed in many other countries where millions died of man made disasters. They always waited till it was too late to act.
UN had sent it's representatives to Sri Lanka few times in the last few months ,but they couldn't convince the Sri Lankan authorities to stop the war.
UK and the US are working really hard to bring the Sri Lankan issue before the security council. China, being a permanent member is not allowing the war in Sri Lanka to be discussed for an obvious reason that they are also partnering with Sri Lanka.
They don't want to be blamed for fuelling the war in this tiny island by freely supplying offensive weapons in order look after their own interests in the region.
What would be the consequences, If the Nations didn't intervene?
We would regret forever for repeating the same mistakes that we did in Rwanda.
Sri Lankan government, would continue to use cluster bombs and phosphorus bombs to kill the remaining innocent civilians left in the safe zone. Many Tamils would continue to die of hunger , starvation and diseases. Young men and women in the concentration camps would end up in mass graves.
Sinhala Buddhists will be settled in the Tamil areas and the names of many Tamil towns and villages will be changed into Sinhala names.
Wounded LTTE with the support of the Tamil Diaspora will continue their struggle for freedom.
Nuclear armed China and India might one day confront each other as both of them are competing to dominate the same region.
This trouble spot in the Indian ocean can one day would become a threat to the whole humanity if we didn't intervene to stop the madness that is going on, in this tiny island which has already been turned into a Kingdom of Vultures.
What is the Solution for the crisis in Sri Lanka?
World doesn't need any more proof to recognise the war crimes that are being committed against Tamils. Hospitals are bombed. People are deliberately forced into starvation and death. Voices of the victims are suppressed. Chemical weapons are used against innocent civilians. Many Tamils are locked up in barbed wired concentration camps.
UN should intervene to save the remaining Tamils in Sri Lanka without any delay.
It is time that the Nations should get together and protect the Tamils from annihilation by invoking the Responsibility to Protect clause (R2P).
World doesn't need to sit and wait for millions of skulls and bones to appear on their wide screen TV sets.
Tamils had their own Nation before. This hard working and highly literate community is once again capable of building a secular state like Singapore in the Indian ocean.
It is time for the West and India to support the Tamils to establish a State of their own.
Richard Dixons
RichardDixons@googlemail.com
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