We have received credible information on the arrest of two individuals, one a middle aged man traveling on a non-Sri Lankan passport at an undisclosed location in Bangkok in a joint stint launched by Thai and Sri Lankan authorities. The travel documents and said identity confirms with an alias of LTTE operative Shanmugam Kumaran Tharmalingham.
The man was carrying travel documents both under his own birth name and under other aliases at the time of arrest. A group of Sri Lankan officials is expected to fly the said two individuals to Sri Lanka shortly. Please await further information as it is made available.
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«Oldest ‹Older 2801 – 3000 of 4538 Newer› Newest»susantha,
yes. lovely!
they fear ALL FORMS OF DEVELOPMENT. bcos they fear EI. not otherwise.
e.g. LTTE built the A9 road in 2002 and TNA was fully behind it.
but that is not enough for US. development is only the BASIC MINIMUM. development MUST accompany EI.
i can imagine how disturbed they will be in that case!! can't wait to see!!
at the same time govt has apponited a RENOWENED buddhist monk to look into BUDDHIST archeological sites in jaffna. this is the other side of the coin. good start.
sujeewa,
#1
the JVP and SLMC votes are significant.
i wonder who would have voted for the SLMC???
are they pro-SLFP ppl or pro-UNP ppl???
i think they are pro-SLFP ppl. buggers are trying to do what they did in colombo-2000. SLMC contested separately and grabbed PA votes in 2000. next they jumped into the UNP with the votes!!
can't understand why UPFA didn't field a muslim for matara????
#2
voters turnout has been the highest for all PCs. this is significant. that means losers have lost like DOGS!
#3
MASSIVE JVP support in hambantota is of some concern. most JVP voters are very poor ppl. hambantota shows a population explosion especially of very poor ppl. MOST of them don't have land, water and live in extreme poverty. they complain NO FCUKING govt has done anything for them. they will do much better if land is given to them from the fertile north. their finances will improve drastically and give up sadistic JVP politics.
IF they continue JVP politics in the north, FANTATSTIC!
Ananda-USA,
Jay gets hiccups when his white masters don't pay him enough. He usually ramps up his anti SL Goebbelsian work vigorously and that is how he gets hiccups.Also his toilet leaning aka cleaning his foul mouth with anti-SL odor gives him hiccups.
re: SF
like most patriots, i cannot understand the shody treatment of SF.
TF i force myself to think that it is actually not so.
WHAT IF????
1. UPFA has reached the political climax. the next move is DOWNWARD. that is the ONLY possible way so it is 100% certain.
2. a VERY LARGE number of UNP, JVP voters will support SF, IF he leaves MR. this votebase is UNTAPPED.
3. OTOH some MFs in the govt prefer not to have SF in UPFA politics. SF although denied, has a very strong case to enter politics.
4. UPFA can win even if SF contest against, although with some difficulty.
5. if SF contests against UPFA at a general election, ppl will have TWO ALTERNATIVE PATRIOTIC groups. idiots who blindfly vote for traitors in the UNP will have a choice then.
6. it is a matematical certainty that NO PARTY can win 2/3 seats in parliament under the PR system.
7. IF two parties merge after winning the election of which one has won district bonus seats, it makes it very easy to reach 150 seats together.
8. even during the war, there was no PUBLIC DISPLAY OF AFFECTION between SF and MR. but they had a DEEP understanding.
e.g. no govt agency defended SF over SF's statements. (ass-clown, this country belongs to the sinhalas)
e.g. in the gen parakrama pannipitiya case, govt did nothing
e.g. SF should have been GENERAL much much earlier. he fcuking deserved it. but govt delayed it until after the war. how many less suited guys became general without doing even 10% of what SF did???
BUT the DEEP UNDERSTANDING between SF and MR made sure there were no nonsesne.
even if my above speculation is wrong (90% chance it is wrong), the deep understanding between MR-SF behind closed doors may continue.
Interesting,
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/10/09/jonathan-kay-giving-barack-obama-the-nobel-peace-prize-is-ridiculous.aspx#
I just heard that SF may accept if he gets the post of Defence Secretary. The position will be vacant soon since Gota will have to leave it(sooner rather than later)in order to contest the general elections.
This is just a rumor I heard. I do not know how true it is. And even if it is true I doubt he would get the job.
sir sabaratnam arulkumaran is a product of sri lankan genorocity of FREE EDUCATION AND FREE MEDICAL FACILITIES funded by taxpayers of ALL RACES. unfortunately tamil racists faeces like tamilnet get the credit for it!!
BTW, toiletnet, his alma mater is in safe hands now.
[[the JVP and SLMC votes are significant]]
Nop. They are an expected vote base. JVP has had it [doubled until recent times] and they'll have it for ever. SLMC didn't contest alone for some time, but there are muslims in south. Anywhere there are muslims, they are likely to get some support. Especially after UNP stopped supporting all races, Sinhala, tamil, muslim and support the terrorists, NGOs, Intl Community and Gays instead.
[[i wonder who would have voted for the SLMC???]]
Balapitiya has a huge vote base. In fact every Muslim region is growing in %. Sinhala growth rate is beaten by few times by muslims.
[[are they pro-SLFP ppl or pro-UNP ppl???]]
Most likely to be latter. SLFP had no big muslim vote base. You know Balapitiya in south was always pro-UNP, compared to other regions. That is because of muslim presence. Now taht RW left them alianted.
[[i think they are pro-SLFP ppl. buggers are trying to do what they did in colombo-2000. SLMC contested separately and grabbed PA votes in 2000. next they jumped into the UNP with the votes!!]]
They did this all over. It is impossible to stop muslims supporting a muslim party as long as word "muslim" is there.
[[can't understand why UPFA didn't field a muslim for matara????]]
Can you understand 1/2 of the list anyway? notably Anarkali?
[[voters turnout has been the highest for all PCs. this is significant. that means losers have lost like DOGS!]]
This is what I heard.
- UPFA bases are ashamed, intimidated and feeling angry.
- They were harassed by some pref-vote fighters
- and intellectually disgraced iwth likes of Anarkali/Muthu/Sajin.
- When I asked my ppl said about Anarkali [Ayiyo mona vihiluvak da meka?]. Ppl don't whole heartedly vote with such feelings.
- South hates arrogance and Sajin's helicopter and PSD searches just did that. And he was a colombo man. South hates colombo men trying to rule them the 71k+ votes of Muthu are for teh hatred of Sajin, and for the injusticve which Muthu faced.
- The intimidated UNPers so much. They pricked the wounds in UNP in the most irrritating way. All teh UNPers rallied around. MR lost teh UNPers who'd NOT vote for teh sake of the country. This time UNP voters voted in full number.
[[MASSIVE JVP support in hambantota is of some concern]]
H'tota is the only place where there is a Kapuvath Rathu group. JVP has a traditional blind vote base of 10% there. They got ~20% in 2001 I believe. So this is expected and a record low.
[[most JVP voters are very poor ppl. hambantota shows a population explosion especially of very poor ppl. MOST of them don't have land, water and live in extreme poverty. they complain NO FCUKING govt has done anything for them]]
You're running thru teh reasons why JVP came to exist. Note taht JVP was a creation of a H'tota man, who lived most of time in agri-farms there. It is now in their blood.
[[they will do much better if land is given to them from the fertile north]]
Even if they don't Country shud be freely available to all. North has lands, South has farmers. WTF?
[[their finances will improve drastically and give up sadistic JVP politics.]]
JVP SHOULD be there in SL politics. They have a role. They will vary between 10% and 5%. They'll never pass 20%, nor will they ever cease. In SL political cocktail JVP is a true presence and they have an important ingredient to add. As long as we can save unis from JVP, I have no prob for their presence.
[[IF they continue JVP politics in the north, FANTATSTIC!]]
Indeed. Obviously JVP would win tamil hearts more than UNP and SLFP. But take my word JVP will never take up weapons again. As long as that given there will be no evil [otherthan campus politics] from them.
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Moshe Dyan said...
...i can't see ANY reason why MR or GR should try to put down SF.
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For all of your sources I am surprised you are unaware that he is said to have looked into military business deals made by certain GoSL officials and has had his wrists slapped for doing so.
Perhaps he over-played his hand and has realised the weakness of his position... so he has to either take what is offered him and go quietly into the night, leave for America and face probable legal hassles if not charges or, raise the issue of serious corruption in business deals with the Chinese and face a battle that he likely cannot win and one that causes the country great embarrassment at home and abroad.
Of course you might well know this already but, like others who know, are too afraid to speak out.
Time will tell us just how much of a National hero he really is.
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sujeewa,
"It is impossible to stop muslims supporting a muslim party as long as word "muslim" is there.
[[can't understand why UPFA didn't field a muslim for matara????]]
Can you understand 1/2 of the list anyway? notably Anarkali?"
so, UPFA would have got a few more if a muslim candidate was fielded????
re: JVP
yea, i guess we have to live with the JVP as long as the PR system continues. but if their numbers grow and if they continue their UNCO-OPERATIVE approach, then its a crime on the ppl.
the 1994-2005 JVP and 2009 JVP are different.
i thought rohana wijewira was from galle or kalutara????
i thought govt will call for presidential elections yesterday. looks like they want to hold the NPC election b4. it will be a disaster bcos the TNA is going to win, EASILY. unless another 1994 style EPDP stunt.
thereafter the ruling party will be heading to the presidential election on a losing note (though it matters little).
let them learn the lesson - DEVELOPMENT of the north WITHOUT DIVERSITY IS DIS-ARSE-TER!!!
There is also the issue of a land deal with the Chinese... and as I said SF got to looking closely at things recently that did not add up... things he either failed to notice before or were being kept from him.
Watch and see.
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am giving him the benefit of the doubt here incidentally. There are those who think he was dirty years ago in his business dealings. I have no evidence of that and know of none by second degree... only the speculation that has been around for years.
Anytime large Military purchases are made, regardless of where and by whom, there is every chance somebody involved is making an unfair dollar shall we say.
Nothing new in that of course.
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Miss Information said...
There is also the issue of a land deal with the Chinese... and as I said SF got to looking closely at things recently that did not add up... things he either failed to notice before or were being kept from him.
Watch and see.
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MisInformation,
SF is not an Auditor. It is not his business to look at government Corruption. Talk to some one who cares.
agree.
but the project ended up in success and theoriticaly there is no need to do a post implementation review.
any review done should be for docuentation of the successful strategy and how to further improve.
IF SF was also in it, then he would not try to pick on others' business.
all in all, there is no reason why MR or GR should try to put down SF. and the THIRD person is still my best guess.
hemantha said...
I just heard that SF may accept if he gets the post of Defence Secretary. The position will be vacant soon since Gota will have to leave it. And even if it is true I doubt he would get the job.
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Hemantha,
Where do you get all this top quality information? What make you doubt that he wouldn't get it? Do you have some kind of Insider information about how MR and GR thinks?
You can speculate as much as you want, but please don't speculate to the detriment of the nation.
Saman,
I tried to post a comment supporting Jonathan Kay, but the comment period (1 day) had closed and it was not accepted.
So, I wrote jkay@nationalpost.com commending him, saying that we agreed with his views, pointing out that we had nominated MR, GR and SF for the Nobel Peace Prize for the exact reasons he gave, and directed him to our http://nobelpeacepricefor srilanka.blogspot.com campaign website.
Patriots!
Other than TamilNET and similar anti-GOSL, anti-Sri Lanka media sites, no reputable newspaper or website is saying ANYTHING about a MR-GR-SF team split.
The Raja-Drohio are FRANTICALLY trying the destroy the TEAM that WON the WAR, for they recognize that as the principal barrier to their DIVIDE & CONQUER strategy in the years that lie ahead.
PATRIOTS, don't fall into this EELAMIST trap by propagating these false utterly unsubstantiated rumors, and speculating on something the EELAMISTS are trying to create. Suppress your innate desire to be smarter than the next guy.
There is NO SUCH SPLIT as far as I can see; it EXISTS only in the wet-dreams of the incurably frustrated EELAMISTS!
Patriots,
Our prayers are being answered; this sounds like Ethnic Integration on a massive scale!
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Mega development drive in North
By : Dhaneshi Yatawara
Defence.lk
October 11, 2009
Much of today's talk is on the mega development drive launched by the government to develop the Northern province. No one disagrees with the fact that the Northern province deserves all attention after a lapse of thirty years. In its effort to rise from the debris, left over by the devastating terrorism, the government has launched a mega plan to rebuild the Northern province parallel to the resettling of people.
Thus, came a massive plan making the five districts of the North to be the most developed parts of the country. "In fact the government did have plans even during 2004 to develop the Northern province, but unfortunately terrorists' activities totally sabotaged the plans. But now, at last, we are free to do our work," said Director, Information Systems and GIS of the Urban Development Authority (UDA), L. H. Indrasiri.
The UDA has launched a plan to rebuild the North under the consent of the Presidential Task Force for Northern Development Chaired by Senior Presidential Advisor, Basil Rajapaksa M.P. In it lies the new regional capital to be set up in Mankulam and Jaffna to be developed as a national capital plus Vavuniya as the gateway to the North.
Regional capital
Proposed Mankulam Regional Urban Centre
The government has identified Mankulam, in the North of Vavuniya, to be developed as the provincial administrative centre. Accordingly the Ministry of Urban Development and Sacred Area Development initiated a road map to develop the Mankulam Urban Centre taking all aspects into consideration to set up an efficient and a well constructed township.
"Development programs will be implemented in stages in relation to project packages on a priority basis with the government's resettlement program," said R. M. Ariyadasa, Director (Development planning - North and East ) of the UDA. The entire process is carried out under the Ministry of Urban Development and Sacred Area Development by the UDA.
According to the Directors of the UDA, Indrasiri and Ariyadasa, Mankulam was selected as it could be easily reached by all five districts.Empowered by the Urban Development Act, the UDA has declared several areas located in the Mankulam area for the new regional urban centre.
Vannivilankulam, Ampalpuram, Kollavinkulam, Oddaruththakulam, Manavalanpaddarippu, Thachchadampan, Olumadu, Ampakamam, Mankulam, Pannikkankulam, Thirumurukandi, Inthupuram, Kanankarayankulam, Kanakarayankulam North and Mannakulam are the areas selected under this plan.
Administration and commerce
Demining in progress
"Mankulam will be the centre for all the administration while Vavuniya the trade and commerce centre," said Indrasiri. According to these officials agriculture, fisheries, education, administration, tourism and cultural sectors will be developed in the new Mankulam city.The Mankulam regional urban centre will not be second to the Jaffna Metro Urban Centre.
`According to statistics around 5,000 people were supposed to be living in this area. "In the initial phases we plan to settle 100,000 people and we expect a population of 500,000 people by 2030," said Indrasiri.
In the initial phase from 2009 - 2010, 22,200 housing units will be required to settle a population of 100,000. Thus it has been decided to have 11,000 units in apartments of 105 ha, 5,000 units of twin houses in 209 ha and 6,200 individual units in 569 ha.Projects are to be undertaken by the private sector property developers.
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Mega development drive in North
Senior Presidential Advisor MP, Basil Rajapaksa inspects construction work. Northern Province Governor, G.A. Chandrasiri looks on.
Residential areas are demarcated in the plan where 5,000 residencies are planned at the moment, to resettle people.In Mankulam the left and right sides of the A9 Road will be developed. Commercial and trade activities, banks will be set up on left side while on the right offices of Provincial Ministries, Provincial Council, Governor's office and official residences will be established.The main A9 Road and the railway track will be running in between the two sections with a buffer zone on either sides.
There will be fixed points to travel to both sides and the plan includes bus halts and resting places for the convenience of the people.
Broad lanes and roads will be constructed with adequate walk ways and cycle lanes. The road network comprises of 100, 80 and 60 feet roads and an area with a radius of two kilometres from the Mankulam junction will be left untouched as they have been identified as the previous settlements.
"Those people who were living here for generations can come and settle down in their ancestral places if they are willing to resettle," Indrasiri said.
The priority would be to build a Provincial Council Secretariat, police complex, courts complex, a transport
Unloading heavy vehicles
terminal including Bus and Railway stations, Regional Prison Complex and open prison, regional sports complex, a Hindu religious centre, hospital complexes (Public and Private), regional Postal office, commercial and financial institutions and a regional police training centre.
Infrastructure facilities such as water supply, electricity, access roads, telecommunications, solid waste management, waste recycling, sewerage, waste water treatment and rain water harvesting systems will be included in the plan.
The UDA plans to provide water to this centre using the Iranamadu Tank located towards North, Muthiyankaddu kulam towards the Northeast of Mankulam and Vavuni kulam on to the southwest of Mankulam.
Turning a new leaf
Mannar, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts will be developed parallel to the resettlement program."The Mannar town is unclean. We have planned to renovate the town.
The main focus will be to renovate the Mannar Fort as it can be developed into a tourist attraction," Indrasiri added.
Courtesy : Sunday Observer
OK, "War Movie" fans, Here is our very own war movie! 30 years of war ending on VT (Victory over Terrorism) day on May 18, 2009.
A Day to be INSCRIBED IN GOLD in the Annals of Resplendent Sri Lanka!
JAYAWEWA!
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'Matha'- A film on the Sri Lankan conflict
'Matha' a film by the Sri Lankan renowned film Director Boodee Keerthisena based on the island's 30 year conflict is on the making. The film is scheduled to hit the Sri Lankan wide-screen in January, 2010. The introduction ceremony of film 'Matha' was held today (Oct 09), at the Sri Lankan Rupavahini Corporation auditorium.
Secretary Defence Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa was the Chief Guest at the occasion.
"This film is what we Sri Lankas were waiting for many years. Many film makers had made considerable efforts but lacked intensity, excitement and by-an-large failed to catch the reality of the exiting ground situation", said a technical crew member of the film speaking with our correspondent.
This is not just a war film, but a celluloid journey through the history of Asia's long fought conflict, a close insight of the lives affected and how a nation unified against all odds in the time of need. The script was written by Prof. Ariyarathne Athugala, Chairman of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.
Popular Sri Lankan actors will cast in the film including Ravindra Randeniya, Sangeetha Weeraratna and Sawmya liyanage. The technical crew will also include some of Hollywood's professional said Director Boodee Keerthisena.
Secretary to the Ministry of Mass Media and information Mr. W B Ganegala, Director General of the Media Center for National Security Mr. Laxman Hulugalle, Chairmen of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Cooperation Mr Hudson Samarasinghe, Chairmen of the Independent Television Network Mr Anura Siriwardana ,Chairmen of the Associated newspapers of Ceylon Ltd Bandula Padmakumara, Chairmen of the National lotteries Board Upali Leyanage, Senior Officials of the Rupavahini cooperation, Professionals from the Sri Lankan film industry and many other invitees were also present at the occasion.
Thusitha,
It is not a top quality information (thousands may have heard of it). It was just a rumor as I said. But my stupid brain thinks it can be true.
But I do not think the possibility of happening the same is that high. The reason is simple. CDF+SD, both in the hands of a single person would be too much power to any politician (in the world) to be comfortable with. These were just my observations or, you can say, speculations. That is one thing we do in these blogs. Don't we?
No, I do not think these observations (speculations) would be detrimental to the nation. Yes, people like Misinformation would always use those to spew their bull shit. But it should not force us not to discuss our honest thoughts.
And this is the middle section of my comment you forgot to paste.
"Gota will have to leave it(sooner rather than later)in order to contest the general elections.
This is just a rumor I heard. I do not know how true it is."
qww
ananda,
development <> EI
EI (physical) = development + multiethnic colonization of NE
EI (soft) = development + multiethnic colonization of NE + ppl intensely interacting with each other
but it sure raises hopes for EI.
Miss Information,
Is it cold where you are?
Miss Information,
Can you recomend what would be a good broad band package from below service provider.
https://www.bethere.co.uk
Miss Information,
Is it clear and sunny and around 15 degrees there?
Miss Information,
Are you one of them?
Miss Information,
Are you a City Fan or United Fan, or dare I say Bolton Wanderers fan?
Miss Information,
Fancy a pint at the Deansgate?
Moshe,
Regarding EI and the article I posted from Defence.lk, I didn't elaborate on my cryptic comment. If they create a city of 500,000 at Mankulam, and the present population of the entire Wanni is 250,000 .. then at least 250,000 has to come from the South. Viola! You have EI!
ananda,
not quite mate!
present population = 250K
years to 2030 = 21
avg pop growth rate of the 250K = 3%
their population in 2030 = 250*(1.03)^21
= 465,000
TF only 35,000 would have come from outside!!! this is not EI!!
if the 250,000 dual citizenship IDPs from tamil madu come then my calculation goes for a toss.
landless SLA soldiers will guard this area and go for their monthly holiday to their shanty houses constructed illegally!!
this is not EI, it is EC.
looks like the mankulam project is world's first mono ethnic development project.
Moda Dyan,
Maybe we should harvest the extra population.
Moshe Dyan,
EFT has decided to bestow the following honour on you.
"Next to Dutugemunu, Moshe Dyan is the greatest Sri Lankan patriot ever lived".
Ladies,
New poll is available in EFT right side bar.
Moshe,
We do not add homos here. Now, please go vote in our new poll.
Mahen;
Oya maxa kollek ne. Dan man monvada karanna one. Thaggu daala chande wadi karannada? Nathnam, man dinuvoth oyaage blog ekata deepthimath eliyak genawa kiyala kiyannada?
Ado matath puluvan ath deken ma vedi thiyanna harida? Thuakka dekak aran waren.
Mahen,
It is a tough competition between Jay and Peter.
Moshe;
This is for you I mean the photo.
Kohomada nangige heda?
mahen,
i thought you come from ezham tamiz traditional homoland????
never mind, nice poll there. i was looking for the "other - please specify" category.
Monkeys are monkeys, savages are savages and inhumans are inhumans. Just one example here.
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Indian MP’s uncivil behaviour drives Vavuniya GA to tears
October 12, 2009 08:13 am
The leader of the Tamil Nadu MPs’ delegation to Sri Lanka, T R Baalu, on Sunday drove a Sri Lankan Government Agent to tears by throwing his weight around and using harsh language, Indian media reported.
Mrs P S M Charles, Government Agent (Collector) of Vavuniya district in north Sri Lankatold Indian Express over the phone that Baalu questioned her bona fides and asked her not to interfere in the programme of the Indian delegation who were visiting Tamil war refugee camps of their choice. His authoritarian tone upset her so much that she broke into tears, she said.
On seeing what had happened to the already over-worked lady official, Kanimozhi castigated Baalu. Other members of the delegation apologised to Charles. Baalu did not apologise. He simply asked Charles to ignore his remarks.
Charles said all she had done was to make arrangements as per the wishes of the delegation. The MPs wanted to go to the Kadirgamar camp and to a farm managed by the refugees. It was when this was being arranged, that Baalu intervened in a high-handed manner.
sujeewa,
thanks heaps. how do u know i'm crazy abt kanimoli????
isn't she a sex goddess!! a horny tigress?? or a love deprived she rabbit???
she cannot be from toilet madu and certainly not the biological daughter of that ass clown.
"On seeing what had happened to the already over-worked lady official, Kanimozhi castigated Baalu the balla."
well done kani.
..hic..
I say Ananda old chap,awfully nice of you to be concerned about my health.
It's quite touching!
Anybody for a BigMac?
Daily Mail:-
Lankan expatriates invited to meet the President next month
The government has invited Sri Lankan expatriate intellectuals, entrepreneurs, professionals and all others who are willing to contribute to the development the country to meet President Mahinda Rajapaksa next month.
An invitation issued by the Sri Lankan High Commission in Canada to Sri Lankan expatriates in the country said the meeting with the President will take place on 14th November at Temple Trees.
“His Excellency the President of Sri Lanka has expressed his keen interest and desire to meet with and address Sri Lankan expatriate intellectuals, entrepreneurs, professionals and all others who are willing to contribute to the development of our mother land. This invitation is in keeping with the pledge made by His Excellency in the immediate aftermath of the country’s liberation from terrorism and the speech made on the 61st Independence Day commemorations to provide an opportunity to those who left the country due to terrorist atrocities,” the invitation said.
At the scheduled meeting all attendees will be provided with an opportunity to meet and discuss with the representatives of the Banking, Financial Investment, Tourism as well as various other State and private institutions
White vans at the ready?
A comment from one Mr Calistus Jayatilleke
"Those who work overseas are hard-working and intelligent and they would expect positive developments for the country if they are to take part in any such project. This government has to go a long way to prove its credentials what with a jumbo cabinet living a luxurious life (even those not in the cabinet like "Jel Wimal" enjoying ministerial perks and foreign tours; construction of palaces all over the country, very expensive bullet-proof of vehicles for every tom, dick and harry; nepotism at its worst with anybody even slightly related to the "Family" occupying powerful positions in the country; restriction of freedom and threatening of opponents with the "white van" syndrome; assassinations and intimidations of independent journalists; conferring "doctorates" on uneducated thugs and drug dealers - and the list goes on. Just because it is easy to fool the gullible voters in the country, they should not expect to take the expatriates too for a ride to fatten their pockets."
I take it Mr Jayatilleke will not be attending?
btw- I understand Robert Blake met the US based Lankan Diaspora.
Ananda, i'm suprised you did not attend to share your wisdom with Blake on current state of affairs in SL
...hic..
if my kaathali sees i'm keeping kalaignar's daughter kanimoli aunty, there will be the battle for golan heights here!!
i'm sure the TM MP visit cleared a lot of doubts.
but for the satisfaction of monkies, they have to do some monkey stunts too. we may see a few more stunts.
we appreciate all your good work mrs charles. G~d bless you.
Sam P- I hope you get better soon!
[[if my kaathali sees i'm keeping kalaignar's daughter kanimoli aunty, there will be the battle for golan heights here!!]]
Was just wondering. Diff races, lesser competition, but same race wow... WWIII.
The government is formulating an action plan on Human Rights aimed at protecting the rights of every citizen irrespective of caste, race, religion and political preference, which is also expected to help Sri Lanka meet its international commitments such as those required by the European Union to be eligible for GSP Plus trade concessions.
Mahinda Samarasinghe, Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights, last Friday addressing the Annual Sessions of the Organisation of Professional Associations (OPA) said the government was committed to guaranteeing human rights with the same commitment and purposes it defeated the LTTE rebels.
"The government is working on a National Action Plan to develop human rights and guarantee the rights of all Sri Lankans. This is in its draft stages," the Minister said.
So, whats he saying?
Admission of some human rights violations?
...hic....
BigMac with extra toppings to go..
Guys
Anyone care to watch Dr Palitha Kohona on BBC HARD TALK please watch it at 16.0 GMT or 23.30 GMT on BBC World Service. Topic is mainly on the IDP camps.
He spoke well.
From Lanka (un)Truth website:
President’s media unit pressurizes media to conceal UPFA set-back
http://www.lankatruth.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3550:presidents-media-unit-pressurizes-media-to-conceal-upfa-set-back&catid=35:local&Itemid=50
Ob La Di, Ob la da life goes on...hey...
..hic..
Dr Kohona on line
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk
Did he take a Big MAC or take the Big MIC out of the Great British public? As we say here in PukkaLand, if you stick a cobra in your clothes you will shout in pain very soon. You allowed this rotten lot in to your fair isles; you fell for their sob story swalowing their lies hook, line and sinker. Serves you right. £7.1million! Learn your lessons at leat now and open your eyes to the truth. Deport the bogus free loaders who leach off your tax payers back to Sri Lanka. One Mr G Rajapaksa is waiting to roll out the RED carpet for them.
Time to
Stop
Talking and
Ladies,
New poll is available in EFT right side bar.
Who is the greatest patriot of them all?
Whats the prize?
a BigMac?
http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/10/11/in-2008-afghanistan-firefight-us-weapons-failed-3/
I think it does without saying that all the AK variants are much superior in the field than the U.S. made M-16 variants. I think its national pride that has kept this weapon in use for the last 40 years.
The Chinese T-56 is outwardly a very crude weapon to look at. However, with a chrome lined barrel and a soldier's ability to strip it easily, with minimal tools, it makes an ideal field weapon.
I think another advantage with the AK is the bullet. The 7.62 x 39 bullet is not too big and not too small.
Jay,
"Sam P- I hope you get better soon!"
Thanks for wishing me well. No hard feelings but that bad odor of anti SL blather from your mouth is very sickening. Be careful, bad odor can develop in to social cancer. Sooner you get rehabilitated the better it is for the rest of the world.
Jay;
This fiction of mine is dedicated for you
It is a tribute to the relentless cart of shit that you produce and deliver.
Sujeeva,
You have read Jay's mind. Just like Jay, most of these peace vendors are paid to think what ever their pay masters say is correct.
Pottu said...
Miss Information,
Are you a City Fan or United Fan, or dare I say Bolton Wanderers fan?
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I was sorry to see Tevez transfer what with the loss of a certain Portuguese pretty boy but we will be fine given the tremendous depth across the squad and beyond.
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Meanwhile... follow the money trail and you will find out why SF is in the position he is in. Fairly simple answer as is usually the case in these things.
Again... I am not disparaging him as I have no proof of malfeasance but there is much to suggest that those around him, higher and lower, have things to hide.
This is not a matter of dogma or politics but that which transcends all borders of race, geography and religion... good old fashion greed and no one group of people is immune from its allure.
Maybe somebody here can look into certain performance statistics regarding key military supply and kit... it could be a good place to start.
Again... wait and see.
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General SF's Departure:
From the tone of his latest speech, my hunch is that General SF is getting ready to leave very soon. I wish the Government had handled the situation with more tact so that this great man could have left with his head high and at his own pace. General SF has no political or diplomatic skills. On several occasions he no doubt irked the powers that be with his unrestrained public speeches.
I don't think his situation is unique among military men. During the Korean war, General Macarthur was a major problem for President Truman of the USA and who subsequently sacked him. In the aftermath of the 1971 India -Pakistan war, General Sam Manekshaw, who was promoted to Field Marshal, was a concern to Indira Gandhi. He reassured her of his intention not to interfere in politics (this is after India Gandhi imposed a state of emergency) by saying "Madam you mind the country and I'll mind the army"
The Government should have given General SF a little more time to stay in his post so that country can recognize him for his distinguished service. While it is the Government's perogative as to who they choose to head the services, I think any concern about concentration of power in an individual is definitely unfounded. Sri Lanka does not have a history of military men poking their noses in civilian matters like Pakistan, Bangladesh or Burma. The Government has won a great victory, which they deserve, in the SPC election. Neverthless, I do hope that they will continue recognize the military leaders who facilitated their political victory by winning the war against the LTTE.
looks like some ppl are still stuck with Macs.
generally tamils are not popular customers at MACCA. uk, us, europe, nz, aus, malaysia, sing, etc. have this trend.
but suddenly, all they talk about is MAC!! one bugger tried a burger and now all the buggers want to eat the national animal of the jaffna kingdom!!
of course there are lesser popular stuff like fillet-o-fish, chicken burgers/wraps, etc. but still most of it are made from the national animal of the jaffna kingdom.
casc,
that further strengthens the anti-govt rhetoric that the govt uses and trashes ppl.
e.g. DJ
now SF???
even in SL, for various reasons senior militarymen have been very unsuccessful in politics.
SF may have bad political skills but he sure has leadership which i think is better than political skills as we know. diplomacy - well SF and GR are the same and GR has made it to politics.
the fate of militarymen in SL politics has been
1. kicked out b4 politics
2. bumped off b4 politics
3. bumped off after entering politics and after gaining political mileage
4. deliberately kept out of politics
5. very unsuccessful political career
but israel is one country where ex-servicemen are doing very well in politics.
CASC said....
[ The Chinese T-56 is outwardly a very crude weapon to look at. However, with a chrome lined barrel and a soldier's ability to strip it easily, with minimal tools, it makes an ideal field weapon.
I think another advantage with the AK is the bullet. The 7.62 x 39 bullet is not too big and not too small.]
CASC,
You are right!
I own, and shoot an AK-47 for fun at the local shooting range. It is a great weapon that is reasonably accurate in single-shot and in continuous firing modes; very easy to strip, clean and assemble as well.
In addition to the advantages you mentioned, the AK's claim to fame is that it never jams during use, even when firing extended bursts until hot. Also, it is largely made of riveted stampings .. and therefore .. is quite cheap to produce. On the other hand, the curved magazine extends far below the barrel, requiring you to rise and expose yourself from hiding, say from behind a wall, in order to aim and fire.
Until recently, the 7.62 x 39 mm round was the NATO standard; it is still the standard in the former Soviet-orbit countries. China has introduced a new calibre for its own use, but continues to produce the 7.62 x 39 mm round for export.
The trend now in the US, and in NATO, is to go to lighter rounds that can be carried more easily by troops, and towards weapons that shoot bursts of three or more shots with one pull on the trigger.
This trend is driven by research that found that soldiers shoot far more rounds than necessary, and that they miss hitting the target with most of them. So, training being equal, statistically the more rounds you can carry and fire, the more likely you are to hit the target. Also, the three-rounds/trigger pull bullet clusters hit the target within a small circle, again increasing the hit probability.
During WW-II, Japanese troops used lighter weapons of all calibers, and fired a .25 caliber round. Their soldiers were trained to carry their own supplies through jungles etc, and the lighter round gave them an advantage in how long they could operate without being resupplied.
However, I remember reading that the bigger American troops survived being shot by these small caliber weapons, much more often than the Japanese survived being hit by .45 rounds from tommy guns, and the smaller caliber rounds from M1's that were still much larger than the .25 round.
/CASC said...
General SF's Departure:
General SF has no political or diplomatic skills./
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/Sri Lanka does not have a history of military men poking their noses in civilian matters like Pakistan, Bangladesh or Burma./
How about kings Gamunu, Wijayaba, Gajaba, Parakum?
Mahen
Where's your input re. GenSF?
I think Sir John Kothalawala couldn’t win the second term perhaps as a military man couldn’t get to term with the sange.I think he spoke a bit out of turn, was a bit abrupt and didn’t have the patience of a politician.
Ninja said...
How about kings Gamunu, Wijayaba, Gajaba, Parakum?
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I think the problem is not with SF, but with us. We want some one good to be capable of everything. We force SF to be a brilliant Commander as well as good politicians. These are different traits. Some people have the ability to be every thing, for some it takes time.
Why can't people give SF a break and not try to push in to Political Arena. If he is going to go that path, he should be prepared to get his hands dirty. I am sure it won't be fun as MR is a very skilled politician with years of experience behind him.
Good gawd, chaps imagine what would happened to us if not for far thinking army chaps like Lt. Gen. J. E. D. Perera acting in a timely manner. Kallathonias would be lording over us today. Here is the relevant excerpt from his interview in defence.lk.
Cheers!
Recalling the early days of the Sri Lanka Army , the first Sandhurst trained Army Commander who led the infantry during the Northern insurgency said that if not for the Army's surveillance the situation would have resulted in an imbalance in the country's population.
While the main task of the newly formed Army was to crack down on illicit immigration, the soldiers were assigned for ceremonial duties, prevention of illicit timber transport, cyclone relief duties and training of youth for the national development service.
" The illicit immigration was going on at a terrific rate and the Army set up the Task Force Illicit Immigration to tackle the problem. We knew if that was not controlled there would be more Indians than Sri Lankans. They came here for employment in estate sector. The kakais used to smuggle people", he said.
Lt. Gen. Perera said that he realised the real gravity of illicit immigration when he was serving as the High Commissioner in Australia where he saw how the Fijians were outnumbered by the Indians who came to work in sugar cane cultivations.
"Fiji is 9000 miles away from India but there are only nine miles from Sri Lanka to India. At that time there were one million Indian Tamils and seven million Sinhalese in Sri Lanka. Imagine if they were allowed to come into our soil"... he asked.
the company that manufactured the AK-47 is closing down after 120 years due to bancruptsy!!
they couldn't manage royalty issues. balgaria, hungaria, china, south africa, israel, evn US started to manufacture the AK-47 with minor variations. some of them had huge cost advantages. coupled with mismanagemtn, the company that produced the best field gun has gone bust.
the Ak-74 and other varients didn't attract much attention although now the standard rifle of the russian army.
russian companies will land in same shit in relation to MiGs, T-90 tanks, etc. bcos india, etc, are given the technology free of charge. they may not produce the same for sale, but a varient will be produced to sell to LDCs undercutting the original manufacturer.
but the sukoi company is doing well in keeping their technology inhouse (knowledge management).
KB,
"the situation would have resulted in an imbalance in the country's population."
OMG!
this sends shockwaves up my spine and arse!!!
illegal tamil madu colonisation of SL was terrible just like illegal arab colonisation of israel. but when we try to colonise our own country, some MFs shout.
unfortunately this still continues. there are hundreds of thousands of tamil madu illegal immigrants in SL mainly brought illegaly to help in agri work.
JVP goes on to give them citizenship hoping for votes!!!!
SL needs a malaysia like paramilitary that will hunt down all illegal immigrants aggressively .
kidney trade????
if we don't colonise the north and remain congessed in the south, fighting over land, more and more tamil madu ILLEGAL COLONISATION EXPERTS will grab our land in the north.
USE IT OR LOSE IT.
another way to deter them is by popularising (peacefully, respectfully and through co-operation) sinhala for all as singapore did with chinese. today more than 95% SLs are fluent in sinhala and it makes sense to get the other 5% also on board.
with a 150,000 + residential army in previously tamil only north and ppl's desire to learn sinhala (for the fun of it) makes it easier.
Moshe, dear chap, how about the other spine chilling quote "Fiji is 9000 miles away from India but there are only nine miles from Sri Lanka to India. At that time there were one million Indian Tamils and seven million Sinhalese in Sri Lanka. Imagine if they were allowed to come into our soil"?
Imagine Poopboys being a majority and giving us orders. There would have been only one place left for us, the deep blue sea.
Cheers!
Sri Lanka Market cap tops trillion
Be thankful every day to the greatest warriors who saved our country from terrorists and stabilized the economy. Also make sure that scummies like Jehan Perera go to the oblivion.
SF was the most valuable asset MR had when war was there. But after the war SF is MR's one of the biggest liabilities and threats he has. Like it or not, truth seems to MR and other Rs want SF to stay as another retired soldier without disturbing their work whatever that would be.
I guess its that SF's statement he made in the ceremony held at Mulathiv that makes MR to sideline him. SF clearly said SLA fought and defeated LTTE not for devolution. MR may or may not go for devolution but for sure he doesn't need an army commander who dictates terms on him.
When you accept ministerial secretary position you automatically goes down in hierarchy. If SF is just another secretary of any ministry (without CDF) he has to respect his own minister and any other cabinet minster. In fact, he has stand up if Karuna Amman comes to his office. This is clearly, a 'pala nokiya pala bedeema'.
OTOH, if SF wants to go up, only possibilities are defence secretary, defence minister, prime minister and president. Under current system president can make any of these positions powerful or powerless. In either case MR need to find a place for GR as well and hence need to adjust positions in SLFP which may not be fun for many high rankers in party. But I don't think MR or other Rs like SF to step into their territories.
There are many possibilities for SF.
1. SF, GR, MR come to some agreement and settle down their issues and SF remains as CDF for another term and then get an embassy position in good country.
2. SF getting an embassy position and leave the country after his duration.
3. SF given a national list seat (probably in a new parliament) in UPFA and appointed as defence minister.
4. SF appointed as a senior presidential advisor.
5. SF contests under UPFA ticket and become minister.
6. SF runs for PE as independent candidate.
[Unlikely]
7. SF become the common opposition candidate for PE.
[This is highly unlikely due to the power greediness of current politicos. But UNP will heavily use SF against MR in propaganda level in this way until nominations are closed.]
8. SF become the UNP leader and opposition leader and RW be the president of a gay club and retire from politics when I wake up tomorrow morning.
[This may be the best thing for SL but I know its just a dream.]
9. SF just leaves the country.
10. SF just stay at home.
## And this is how premature orgasm is going on for di-ass-pora. IF USA wants to act against US citizens GR, SF or even MR they will do it anyway. They don't want any advice from super duper tamizzs.
/Fonseka's legal perils
[TamilNet, Sunday, 11 October 2009, 04:50 GMT]
As Major General Sarath Fonseka's military and political stars in Sri Lanka show signs of decline, the General may have to soon decide whether to stay in Sri Lanka and suffer ignominy under the Rajapakse brothers, or to use the lottery-won US Green Card, and seek safety with his children in the US. But safety in US may spell judicial danger. Without the cover of sovereign immunity, which had protected Fonseka's alleged war-crimes until now, the General will be exposed to answer charges, in the US Federal Courts, against his conduct of war in Sri Lanka's north. Both criminal and civil actions against Maj.Gen. Fonseka are likely in the US, and Colombo's resources, including legal help from US lobby-firms under Sri Lanka's payroll, will unlikely be available to him, legal sources in Washington said./
KB,
he is quite right. at one point SL tamils were 12% and indians were 12.8%!!!!
we have to be thankful to SLDFs and LTTE. after the war started the number drastically reduced.
in fact a large number of vanni ppl are 1976 escapees who managed to evade the sirima-india pact.
OTOH those who are SL citizens who came recently from india (upcountry tamils) are treated nicely by SL. of course they are in dire economic state. but plenty of opportunities for them to improve.
thanks to racist, casist valla-allala janitor tamils, upcountry tamils have become more sri lankan and rejected tamil elam.
in the tamil elam dreamland, upcountry tamils would be permanant slaves, nothing more.
almost all educated upcountry tamils i know are VERY fluent in sinhala and are true sri lankans.
"SF clearly said SLA fought and defeated LTTE not for devolution."
well, in that case we need SF to be in politics. he has no choice.
generally it is the hardest working guy who will have to do even MORE WORK. SF's obligation to SL is NOT over yet.
devolution is a good thing provided the PROPER unit of devolution is identified and racism is kept away from it. the proper unit of devolution is the PS, MC, UC level.
the problem is greedy racist politicians can't do much at that level. so they want the BIGGEST imaginable unit.
hope MR will not bcome a devolution demon after the next big election. then we will not have both VELU and SF to save us!!!!
/I have finished my obligations to the Army- General Fonseka
Chief of Defence Staff General Sarath Fonseka, speaking at the 60th Army Anniversary Parade in Colombo today, said that this maybe the last occasion he makes an address of this nature to officers and men of the Sri Lanka Army as he has finished his obligations dedicated to the Army./
http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=64417
http://www.lakbima.lk/articles/news4.htm
http://www.lankaenews.com/Sinhala/news.php?id=10696
http://www.lankanewsweb.com/Sinhala/news/2009_10_12_010.html
No wonder this is music all the UNP-mongal-CBK, TNA, LTTE, anti-SL camps. Its true that the military victory was due to not a single person but MR, GR, BR, SF, WK and list goes on. Mr should be praised for holding the political fort until SF finished the job; this is something Oxford educated JRJ couldn't do in very much comfortable environment than MR had to deal with. However, the key figure is SF behind the military victory.
If this is the way MR wants to treat his (and our) war heroes, I can confirm MR lost one vote in his PE. And he better hold PE ASAP, before the number of such votes lost will not be large enough to lose the PE.
Ninja
SFs statement on devolution is not verified right
btw have u seen GR s anti devolution remarks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqfNZ3xbf_I
Ninja said...
/CASC said... General SF's Departure:
How about kings Gamunu, Wijayaba, Gajaba, Parakum?
Ninja,
I don't mean any disrespect to the great General, who I greatly admire. When I said he does not have any diplomatic skills or political skills I was referring to the modern parliamantry type systems with civilian control over the military.
I think even a person like Gota does not have these skills.
Mosche dyan
I think the government's decline in the SPC is actually very good for us
1.the govt will have to rely on JHU and JNP even more so they will have to listen to them
2.if the govt implements the 13 it will be their END..because they will loose even more votes
If the govt won the SPC by 80% they would have thought that they can do as they like in the future....
Konnapu bandara,
General Dennis Perera is another brilliant man, a officer and gentleman of the highest standards. He was too straight for the political leadership of his era. As a result, and unfortunaately for Sri Lanka, President JRJ did not give him an extension in 82. If JRJ did that, then there would have been no 83 riots nor would there have been the eelam wars that Sri Lanka experienced. He was instrumental in forming the Commando regiment and the womens corp. He set-up KDU and has been chancellor of it since its inception.
susantha,
i was thinking along the same lines too.
even mighty MR has shown that he goes astray without checks and balances.
voters have spoken. although there is no decline as such.
[[I guess its that SF's statement he made in the ceremony held at Mulathiv that makes MR to sideline him. SF clearly said SLA fought and defeated LTTE not for devolution. MR may or may not go for devolution but for sure he doesn't need an army commander who dictates terms on him.]]
"MR may or may not go for devolution..." this is the question.
Devolution.... then what type of devolution?
War is clear. War is homogeneous. But so called "solution" for north and east, is vague, non-comprehensive, and deception-prone. Everyone expects MR to pull one out of magic box. Everyone is hoping MR at top has one solution that wins hearts of tamils and sinhala alike, provide ethnic integration, provide colonization if taht differs from prior, provides development, provides all the whatnot under sun an moon. To the contrary MR expects that someone else will bring this magic home. But the truth remains there DOES NOT exist this brilliant solution. It has to cut some corners painfully
So the question remains which corner is cut painfully. Do we go for a Sampanthan solution, RW solution, CBK solution., GLPieris solution, Anal-sangaree solutioin, Champika Ranavaka solution or in deed a SF solution.
Every element in MR admin is important as there composition and correlation can produce the right solution that will suit this nation best. Undermining some, suppressing other, notably those forces that helped MR to win the war, and creating association with those whom were skeptical for his kinda admin at the beginning, and making way to those who like to exploit his victory for their personal purpose, and retaining some who ran business with the national security [Rishard Baduddin] makes me fear like hell. It simply makes the "final solution" a patch, a give away and a total contradiction to all what we did. A face save or a crooked plan for some toi become further rich. It won't help the N-E ppl, IDP and us in any better way. It will sing at where the $$ plays.
We had more than one SL leader talking about some sorta "interim-admin" on mono-ethnic basis. Imagine the day when MR talks about it. Who will oppose it?
Will Thissa witharana? NO. Will Dullas? NO. Will min Aluthgamage? NO [you have their track record well defined during CBK days]. Will Thilanga S? NOOOOO. Will Duminda S? NOOOO. Will Anarkali or Sajin Vass? NOOOOOO meya. Will PB Jayasundara? NO
Who will oppose it? SF, Wimal, JVP, JHU, perhaps the old bat Rathnasiri who will little be heard. Will these folks [other than Rathnasiri] has any power now? Some are kicked out. Some are in that process.
Military or otherwise we need these ppl to shape the path of MR admin.
I am not asking for proper treat for past good deeds. I'm asking for proper treat for future value of them.
Most of you see MR as a Mr super-genius and hope HE will bring us every glory. So far it was these underlying buggers who worked hard and lead in each sector to bring the glory. Tomorrow of ours is purely defined in whom MR chooses as his allies and friends. This is where likes of Premadasa and CBK failed heavily.
I wish MR won't fail. But there is a limit one can wish. My good wish of every morning gets shattered by wee hours of the day.
Feel free to call me a pessimist.
Moshe Dyan said...
the company that manufactured the AK-47 is closing down after 120 years due to bancruptsy!!
Moshe,
This is typical of the ex-communist countries. Kalashkinkov, the inventor was a tank driver in WW2 and a self-taught gun-inventor. He never made a penny from this remarkable invention (no such thing as copy rights in communist countries). Many countries in the world were given production equipment by the Soviets to make the AKs, Tomkarevs, Makarovs and Dragunovs. I have found the Polish AKs to be the most refined. The Egyptian version of the AK called the Maadi 47 looks crude too. They also make a copy of the Makarov (I believe) which is called the Helwan Brigadier. I heard that this is crude too.
The army ordnance corps in Sri Lanka should make this and other small arms rather than importing them from China.
Ananda USA,
Very interesting comments about AKs and evolution of small arms. The Japanese .25 from WW2 would have been very small for that era. The old British .303s gave a nasty kick-back to the user.
The Sri Lanka army inherited a lot of Tommy guns courtesy of the British when they left Sri Lanka. I heard from gents who had used them in Sri Lanka that they were very unstable in terms of accuracy (I believe that these used a .45 calibre bullet).
My favourite is the Sterling sub-machine gun that uses a 9 mm bullet.
Its a very stylish gun that is fired from the hip while holding the magazine. Probably obsolete in the UK but is still used by the Sri Lanka police in parades. In India, the cops still use these too for guarding VIPs. Not sure if the Indian cops actually know how to use any guns though.
Moshe Dyan said...
Sadly, what you say about Generals in politics is true for Sri Lanka.
These individuals who have run complex and large organizations have unique skills and managerial talent that could be put to good use in the civillian world.
CASC
/I don't mean any disrespect to the great General, who I greatly admire. When I said he does not have any diplomatic skills or political skills I was referring to the modern parliamantry type systems with civilian control over the military.
I think even a person like Gota does not have these skills./
Please take a list of all 225 MP in parliament now. (Remove TNA MPs if needed.) And where would you rank SF among them in the modern parliamentary type systems with civilian control over the military and considering the diplomatic skills or political skills others have? Personally, I believe both SF and GR are better than all current 225 MPs except for mud slinging skills, corruption skills and other shameless sills.
/susantha said...
Ninja
SFs statement on devolution is not verified right
btw have u seen GR s anti devolution remarks /
As I remember SF was clearly against proposed devolution (ThissaW - APRC). Both SF and GR are same regarding this. Their issue seems to be personal.
MD
/devolution is a good thing provided the PROPER unit of devolution is identified and racism is kept away from it. the proper unit of devolution is the PS, MC, UC level./
When one pronounce the word devolution in SL usually it means federal, confederation, self governance for combined NE etc.
/ susantha said...
Mosche dyan
I think the government's decline in the SPC is actually very good for us
1.the govt will have to rely on JHU and JNP even more so they will have to listen to them
2.if the govt implements the 13 it will be their END..because they will loose even more votes
If the govt won the SPC by 80% they would have thought that they can do as they like in the future..../
Susantha
All the corruption related allegations were there against MR since his beginning of the term. Until war ends we disregard all such claims no matter they are true or false. MR continues whatever he practiced so far, which may include corruption and bad governance.
Its obvious that winning margin for UPFA taking a maximum and then decline to some equilibrium. Question was when the turn happens and where it will settle. It seems MR expected the turn after SPC with a maximum at SPC. But it seems UPFA hit the max at UPC.
Now MR has two options. One is to correct his path and other s to maximize personal benefits before losing power. JHU/JFF also may do the same. In that case they will no longer worry about national issue rather take care of themselves.
In such a situation SL will go back decade in politics where people have to chose rulers who will do minimum damage to the country when they come to power.
CASC,
[My favourite is the Sterling sub-machine gun that uses a 9 mm bullet.
Its a very stylish gun that is fired from the hip while holding the magazine. Probably obsolete in the UK but is still used by the Sri Lanka police in parades.]
Yes, I have seen the Sterling sub-machine gun; it is a very nice older weapon. The Brits no longer use it.
The 9mm round, that is also used in Uzis, is a smaller caliber than the .45, but unlike the .45 is a very high velocity round with a much large explosive charge/bullet weight ratio.
A .45 bullet causes enormous tissue damage and bone breakage without too much penetration, and lodges within the body. The momentum transferred is so great that the person hit falls down and stays down .. unlike in Western movies where he staggers but regains balance to fire again the gun-fight winning shot. If it hits a thigh bone, it splinters it and destroys all the arteries in the neighborhood, often leading to amputation.
This kind of wound was quite common during the US civil war, when even larger caliber "minnie balls" propelled by low explosive power gun powder charges were fired yielding very low muzzle velocity. Often, those hit stood a better chance of surviving than those who underwent medical treatment (usually amputation).
The 9mm bullet, in contrast, is highly penetrating and passes through the body with small entry and moderately large exit wounds. If the side of a modern wooden frame house in the US is hit by a 9mm bullet, it passes right through the walls and hits people inside the rooms.
I also own a 9mm Beretta 92FS semi-automatic hand gun which was, until very recently, the official sidearm of US Army Officers under the designation M-9. The Beretta 92FS has a 16-shot spring-fed magazine, is very accurate, and is a beautiful work of art built in the Berreta tradition.
Now, the US Army has selected the SIG P-228 9mm pistol as the official sidearm under designation M-11, although different units still use different weapons, including the older sidearm, the Beretta 92FS. I believe Heckler and Koch also produces the same gun as the SIG P-228 under a different model designation to the same specification.
CASC,
Oops! I made a mistake.
The standard Japanese WWII round was the 6.5×50mm Arisaka cartridge used with the Type 38 Arisaka rifle, which was by far the most common Japanese rifle.
The 6.5mm cartridge diameter is approximately 0.256 in, so my approximation by .25 (from memory) was OK, but that was not the exact caliber designation. This cartridge, as I had stated, not very powerful compared to US cartridges/weapons used in the Pacific Theatre.
ninja,
i don't think it has come to that yet.
still the govt is trying to get the MAXIMUM possible number of seats at the next GE.
JHU has a unique vote base that is not otherwise pro-SLFP. so is wimal. these have reduced a lot, agree, but still can make the difference.
e.g. winning the colombo district at the PE and then at the GE
e.g. winning the galle electorate
if SF ever entres politics, he will add a unique dimention to it. he has to beat the odds that befell ALL men in uniform who entered/tried to enter politics.
e.g.s of my earlier categories.
1. kicked out b4 politics
2. bumped off b4 politics
3. bumped off after entering politics and after gaining political mileage
4. deliberately kept out of politics
5. very unsuccessful political career
1. sandagiri, harry goonatileke
2. denzil
3. algama, janaka
4. gen nanda mallawarachchi
5. john kothalawala, sarath munasinghe
number 2s and 3s will now enter and prosper in politics. but the apeal for ANY militaryman would be reducing the further we go from may 19 2009.
to make matters worse, i heard that SLDFs were NOT allowed to vote at the 2005 PE!! no postal voting and OBVIOUSLY no voting on the election day!!
MD
/i don't think it has come to that yet./
Sure but thats where we are heading.
@ JHU/JFF
They need to have good agreement with UPFA and need to send as many as they can to parliament. However, what JHU got last time (their first time) is probably their maximum. However, they may do better if they run under UPFA ticket compared to alone but this depends on many things. More JHU/JFF MPs in next parliament is better otherwise MR will listen to TNA.
@ military guys
SF need to learn from all such cases. If SF wants to do politics I believe he will do so as he did when he leaded SLA. One thing he need to learn from MR is 'patience' and 'no actions against your leader' for SL politics. All high profiles (LalithA, GaminiA, AnuraB, KaruJ) failed when they follow the opposite and all achievers (JRJ, RP, MR) followed the same principle.
I think I misspelled WImalW's party name. No one knows name of his party.
[[susantha said...
I think the government's decline in the SPC is actually very good for us]]
Indeed. Message is passed w/o major harm. Thank you South.
[[ 1.the govt will have to rely on JHU and JNP even more so they will have to listen to them]]
Nop. The otherway. NFF and JHU will have to rely on govt for survival or else enter GE alone and end up with less than 5 seats [likely one each]
Interesting to see their take on SF issue. Will they still remain in govt and call SF a liability or a mere soldier? Will they make a voice for him at least? Last time Wimal opened his mouth MR pushed a fat chunk of crap in it. It was regarding P B Jayasundara.
[[ 2.if the govt implements the 13 it will be their END..because they will loose even more votes]]
If they implement these suggestions by obsolete socialist lunatics brokered by Indian and western hawks [which is the only rational behind current SF happenings] they will do it after GE and Prez election. In that case with current power they will surely run for another term. And even if they do it before, there is not enough time to organize any opposition, nor has it got a leader/party to lead. So even if he gives the 13th MR will win. Only that his % will reduce. He has TNA there for the loss. Even some UNPers too.
I don't want to talk about 2/3. Honestly, even if MR is golden and GOD he'll not get it. He can only get it if he can openly do a full scale rigging of N/E polls. But Mr will get 2/3 regardless what he does, if he can get a significant UNP portion [for money] and TNA [for eelam] while holding his local SLFP part [for ministries]. He can safely kick out JHU, NFF and any other ppl who give priority to nation than MR.
Last week I thought that next GE is the simplest decision for me. But now I feel that I'd have to meet Einstein with my ballot paper at hand.
[[ If the govt won the SPC by 80% they would have thought that they can do as they like in the future....]]
They still think so. It is not gone. That is why they do horse shit acts and don't even apologize. Little things show up. Sajin vass, Anarkali, Dullas's ad, Mervyn's protection. keeping closed eye on Mervyn's gang, Pussycats running away from camps, no inquiry on that. There are endless examples. Latest in that list is SF issue.
MR was a prez who felt the public like his own heart. After the poison of victory he seems to have lost that sense totally, and he's doing what he likes [and he has power to do so] discarding all moral obligations.
Dear Friends,
Heroes day is fast approaching us. This holy day is a time for Republic of Tamil Eelam citizens to reflect on past sacrifices and ponder on the difficult but ultimate path to liberation and indepedence. The new President of the Republic of Tamil Eelam will make a speech on this day and set the agenda for our liberation struggle, please attend the local Eelam functions and contribute generously.
Please light a candle of sacrifice for our fallen cadres.
Someone threw rotten food and whola here we have monkeys all over.
This is a preview of what is gonna happen, after this so called rift and the total tragedy.
If only the same can re-unite factions...
Tamil Net
Fonseka's legal perils
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It is unclear what Tamil Net is trying to pull here.
TN publishing this type of articles might cause three things
1. Possible Rift In the government, people alienating with the government.
2. People voicing their unhappiness and causing MR to give SF a position as Defence Secretary or another better position.
TN highlighting these facts might cause 2 to happen, although they actually want 1 to happen;
Do they realize that they might actually get burned by their stupid game?
Little by Little, Western Countries are Cleaning Their Countries of the LTTE CON ARTIST Terrorists!
A few more "Fasts-Unto-Death" on Big Macs or French Fries will do the trick!
JAYAWEWA!
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Tiger suspects on trial in Paris
PARIS - TWENTY-TWO suspected Tamil Tiger rebels went on trial on Monday for running an extortion racket among Paris's ethnic Tamil diaspora to fund their separatist struggle in Sri Lanka.
The defendants include Nadaraja Matinthiran, the alleged leader in France of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which is accused of extorting some five million euros (S$10 million) from the country's 75,000 Tamils.
Also in the dock is a group called the Tamil Coordination Committee in France, believed to be a legal front for the LTTE, which has been listed as a terrorist organisation by the European Union since 2006.
Experts believe the Tamil Tigers exert a controlling influence over the political life of the 1.5-million-strong world Tamil diaspora, in many cases levying a 'revolutionary tax' based on household size and income.
Most of the Paris suspects were arrested in April 2007 and charged with criminal conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism, financing of terrorism or racketeering to finance terrorism.
Defence lawyer Gilles Piquois called at the outset for the case to be thrown out, arguing that the LTTE was not considered a terrorist organisation by the Sri Lankan government in 2007 when the charges were brought. -- AFP
Thusitha said...
[1. Possible Rift In the government, people alienating with the government.]
Thusitha,
NOTHING TamilNET says is going to cause any such thing, but Patriots ECHOING that nonsense and giving it credance might.
That is why, I have been asking PATRIOTS here to stop washing dirty linen in PUBLIC.
But, that request is largely being IGNORED, and we are playing into EELAMIST's hands!
Ananda-USA, aka meanest gun in seattle.
In the country side, women routinely wash their dirty linen in public, by streams, lakes and rivers. All they need is a bar of sunlight and a "redda" to cover their modesty, although whether the bar of sunlight or the redda is used to cover their modesty is questionable.
Mahen,
You have gotten your knickers in a twist again! Why Seattle?
Ananda-USA said...
That is why, I have been asking PATRIOTS here to stop washing dirty linen in PUBLIC.
But, that request is largely being IGNORED, and we are playing into EELAMIST's hands!
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Yeah, I tried few times and gave up. Also The Hindu seem to have pick up on this story and is speculating whether SF is going to enter politics.
The biggest danger is if something happen to SF at this stage. Every one will start conspiracy theories.
Hope either government or SF come and clarify things so that rumours are put to rest.
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Mahen,
Let me know if they are using sunlight to cover their modesty. I will plan my holidays accordingly. Hehe
Thusithanathan,
Great minds think alike, sheep :))o:)) LOL!
DW,
I am not sure whether you are already up to it, but it is about time for a new posting.
Nothing compelling to me than giving a true accolade to the Grand Master SF in his way out.
Is this the beginning of an era of political madness, I wonder?
Selva
We know about your celebrations in London but do you know if there’s any such arrangements in Coventry (UK) area? We would like to attend there if held. Is there’s any one important attending in your gathering up North?
Be ready for presidential and parliamentary elections before April next year.
[[Be ready for presidential and parliamentary elections before April next year.]]
GE is ahis was anyway supposed to be so. Govt already said PE will also be before that.
A breaking news would be that GE will be held this year. Will see.
TN MPs say that IDPs are just fine, and media is making a fake case about them
Jay,
if a TN MP says this, you and any other who talks about IDP will be further proved as, liars, conspirators and enemied of SL [which you are anyway].
Of course the Divaina is not as reliable as LankaWetNews, and sorry you don't read or write Sinhala [although you can if you want]. Therefore you can skip this news. Not because that this news is disadvantageous for you, I'd note.
Tamil National Leader's recorded message to the Tamil people will be broadcast on Heroes Day.
All arrangements have been made for live events in all 22 countries in the DDA network.
"WE WILL REMEMBER."
Moshe;
"à¶à¶¸ිල්නාඩුà·€ේ ප්රධාන අමාà¶්ය මුà¶ුà·€ෙල් කරුණානිධි මහà¶ාගේ දියණිය වන පාර්ලිමේන්à¶ු මන්à¶්රිනී කරුණානිධි කණිමොà·‚ි මෙනවිය ද සහභාගි à·€ූà·€ාය."
Thought she is married, but there you go.
You have two choices. Rush before she marries someone, or wait till she does. :)
..hic..
SK- You are multi-talented
You asked me a question, answered it for me, commented on the answer and re-commented on the comment to the answer.
Well Done! You deserve a Big Mac!
Jay;
It is a way of skipping a question ha? I mean your bigmac offer.
One man in England crated so many questions in English police while surviving from one. And folks like you elaborated the "flight" of such individuals during what you called genocide.
sujeewa...
i dont think TNA or SLMC will ever support MR over UNP...and majority of tamils and muslims will always vote for the elephant..
becoz UNP will always give more to them
so MR cannot trust TNA or SLMC to replace JHU and JNP ..
also just imagine if JHU and JNP leaves the govt.....they will be nowhere..the UPFA momentum will be down..and when they start to go down they will FALL...
MOSCHE DYAN
there is a HUGE DECLINE that i see in the SPC for the government
1.in 2005 presidential MR received 60%(roughly) in all 3 districts ...these 3 districts were the highest for MR in country
2.90-95% of the population in south is sinhalese..in UVA its much less than that
3.UPFA was confident that they will get abt 85% of the vote before the election..they were on a record on saying this
SK
I chose not to respond to questions and/or comments referring me to LTTE terrorist, supporter blah blah blah.
I think on numerous occasions i have eloborated where i stand vis a vis LTTE. I dont wish to repeat it any further.
If people dont wish to believe me , thats their pre-rogative and not my problem.
ps- I love the Big Mac story!
News reaches me that the October edition of The Economist is banned in Sri Lanka.
Web version is yet to be barred.
Mahen,
What happened to your opnion poll on Ellan Force Blog ? When I checked it yesterday Jay was leading by a wide margin -- a bit like the UNP winning the SPC by hora votes.
When I checked your website a few minutes ago, it seems you have pulled the rug, denied Jay his moment of glory, and his opportunity to eat the big Mac.
All I can say is that its unfair.
Cheers
.
Peter said...
Tamil National Leader's recorded message to the Tamil people will be broadcast on Heroes Day.
All arrangements have been made for live events in all 22 countries in the DDA network.
"WE WILL REMEMBER."
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I am sure Sun God Thalivar will himself make the speech to the flock on heroes day. Make sure you have sufficient punnaku supply; Burgers is not an option these days.
Mahen,
Sorry for my outburst. I do see the poll again.
Thanks
dayam! I won the opinion poll?
It's rigged.
Mahen, How come you did'nt include Sam Perera?
He is now on a mega sulk.
Apologies- I just checked
Sam P is indeed included.
Jay said...
dayam! I won the opinion poll?
It's rigged.
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What do you expect, these are polls by a Sri Lankan, for a Sri Lankan.
Mate you haven't won yet. You are neck to neck with Ananda. I tried to put a hora chanda for you, but Mahen is smart. It recognized the computer.
I can't believe there are 5 misguided souls who voted for me.
I wonder if i gave Ananda the post of secretary to the sports ministry he would gracefully back down?
Chena Boys, Veddha Girls and Peter,
The poll is open till the end of this week.
Who is the greatest patriot of them all?
BTW, Peter and Selva (monkeys) are active again, what is up?
The only way to get South Indian politicians to have a favourable opinion of Sri Lanka is to buy them off by wiring a substantial forex amount to their Swiss bank accounts. This is what the LTTE did with politicians of all stripes, both Indian and Western. The TN politicians are crooks like politicians all over the world.
The IDPs in the northern camps are not facing hardships as painted by the Indian media –Ind. MP Aron says
(Lanka-e-News, Oct.13, 2009, 7.45 PM) Indian Dravida Munnetram kalagam party Parliamentary member J.M Aron said that the IDPs in SL ‘s Northern camps are not subjected to hardships in the way the Indian Media highlights. He saw this with his own eyes, he added.
Aron who is here with a delegation at the invitation of the SL Govt. made these comments at a media meeting held on the 11th when the Indian team Aron was on a tour of the Estates at the invitation of Arumugam Thondaman Lanka workers Congress.
Speaking further, he said, The IDPs in the camps are facing difficulties to get water and vegetables. The Vavuniya District secretary agreed to attend to this problem immediately. We will furnish a report on out tour to the Indian PM Dr. Manmohan Singh, Tamil nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi, India Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, and thereafter we will make a request to the SL Govt. to expedite the re settlement of the refugees.
Very interesting interview with Rohan Guneratna
http://www.nation.lk/2009/10/11/inter.htm
How Police kept Colombo safe amidst final salvo on LTTE
http://www.nation.lk/2009/10/11/militarym.htm
Mahen,
I am not sure why you pitted me against our true patriot Jay Haan Pereira. This is very unfair. Jay is truly the top notch class of patriots. I will never ever be able to compete on his kind of patriotism, specially the kins that takes money to cough for terrorist causes.
Excerpt from Rohan G's responses
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Government must maintain its elite forces, especially the special forces and commandos, and to maintain its readiness, should help other governments to fight terrorism globally.
The Sri Lankan military, law enforcement and intelligence agencies are a national treasures.
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Very true. Specially after reading what TID, CID and SIS have been doing to protect the country.
Thusitha,
There is another ultra important part in RG intervirew as shown below.
Leaders, members and family members of TMVP, EPDP, PLOTE, EPRLF, EROS, ENDLF have suffered extensively at the hands of the LTTE. It is paramount for government to rehabilitate and reintegrate members of these groups. Government should provide them free land, housing and financial and technical assistance to move forward with their lives. Government working with foreign partners, INGOS and NGOS, should ensure that they will never go back to violence and will help develop Sri Lanka
These are Sri Lankan patriots second to none. Despite all that skunk work by likes of Jay Haan, we shall not spare anything in defending and helping them to be leaders of our country. That will ensure unity and peace in Sri Lanka.
I hope that our era's very Gamini Abhaya served good kurakkan pittu to his guests. Just kidding, I hope that Gamini Abhaya grabbed the opportunity to build a strong bridge to TN.
Ananda-USA said...
I also own a 9mm Beretta 92FS semi-automatic hand gun which was, until very recently, the official sidearm of US Army Officers under the designation M-9. The Beretta 92FS has a 16-shot spring-fed magazine, is very accurate, and is a beautiful work of art built in the Berreta tradition.
Now, the US Army has selected the SIG P-228 9mm pistol as the official sidearm under designation M-11, although different units still use different weapons, including the older sidearm, the Beretta 92FS.
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Agreed... the 92FS is a lovely bit of kit and handles well... I am not familiar with the 16 round mag version though, just the 15 (There is a ten that ships in some American states due to law right?)... could not find it on their site either... are you sure your's comes with a 16? They ship with 2x15's if I am not mistaken.
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Tiger refugees threaten to blow up their ship in Indonesian port. Wounded, lost, helpless, yet the stripes are visible.
Jay can cry for likes of these as he does every now and then. Jay what is your take on this?
At the same time you are still hiding from my Q on the TN MP's comment about IDP camps. What have you gotta say?
The only nation that fits the bill is Sri Lanka. And the reason for that is a ruthless military campaign waged by President Mahinda Rajapaksa against a militarized Tamil death cult known as the Tamil Tigers
Well Said
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/story.html?id=2088558&p=1
Sujeewa,
"Wounded, lost, helpless, yet the stripes are visible."
These are real social cancers that can cause havoc if they are given a chance. I sincerely hope that the Australian forces will kill all these terrorists.
Sam;
[[These are real social cancers that can cause havoc if they are given a chance. I sincerely hope that the Australian forces will kill all these terrorists.]]
Ideally speaking yes I do. But the nature of world is that such cancer will get generalized. Today England is hurt with 7.1million of stupidity and big macs. Tomorrow they'll get C4 stuffed in pig mac. Savagery which they all nursed on us, has passed the cocoon stage of the life cycle. Now the baba beast is coming home looking for mama. For the terrorists, this is a long waited Salmon home-coming.
They were created by large sums of money and other support collected under the generosity or so called of the west. And dirty opportunism of India. So why can't they take the shit back, and admire all the stolen credit cards, beaten up men, tormented women, and militarized kids in their society. Its their creation. They've gotta admire it.
And of course the million pound bigmac too.
What you send will come back, says an old saying. It is highly applicable for the big white farters.
Jay;
I dedicated this fiction for you and your kind. Waiting for your compliments here.
How was it?
Tamil National Leader's recorded message to the Tamil people will be broadcast on Heroes Day. All arrangements have been made for live events ….
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Recorded as Live?? Oh how the mighty have fallen.
“YES, WE ALL REMEMBER THE ALMIGHTY COCK-UP WITH THE SATELLITE FEED LAST YEAR”
susantha,
"there is a HUGE DECLINE that i see in the SPC for the government
1.in 2005 presidential MR received 60%(roughly) in all 3 districts ...these 3 districts were the highest for MR in country"
in 2009 SPC UPFA recieved 67.9%!!!!
that is even without the JVP!
"2.90-95% of the population in south is sinhalese..in UVA its much less than that"
it is NOT a case of ethnicity, mate.
"3.UPFA was confident that they will get abt 85% of the vote before the election..they were on a record on saying this"
NO. they were confident of getting 72%. they didn't. that's a disappointment. but not at all a DECLINE.
if we compare apples with apples, there is a HUGE increase compared to 2004 SPC.
sujeewa,
thanks for the good news, matie. i don't fancy second hand goods. so option #2 is out.
option #1 is out bcos i don't think i can escape from my present trap ALIVE!! stuck with #13 for LIFE. besides the last thing i want is to have that ass clown as my F-I-L! (having said that my F-I-L to be is a BIG fan of the ass clown!!, he and his mates even dresses like him, so he says.)
the 3rd option is the only one workable.
re: sea tiger attack in indonesia
1. "More than 260 Sri Lankan asylum-seekers were last night threatening to blow up their boat if the Indonesian navy forced them to disembark
2. each paid $US15,000 ($16,533) to board the wooden craft in Malaysia13 days ago, after travelling there by air from Jaffna…….Thousands of asylum-seekers from Afghanistan,Iraq, Iran, Sri Lankaand Burma use Indonesia as a staging point to get to Australia where they apply for refugee status, often travelling first through Malaysia.
3. Another boat full of Tamils left Malaysiafor Canada, and for that people were paying $US45,000 per person
4. A military source, who refused to be named, said navy ships guarding the asylum-seekers had accompanied the boat after it was intercepted in the Sunda Strait near Anak Krakatau, an active volcano"
ok. what do we have here.
1. no doubt. they have some sea tigers with EXPLOSIVES among them. suicide sea tigers blowing their boats is a common thing in SL.
2. ppl who are sooo unhappy in SL SHOULD be encouraged to leave SL. this is very good.
if 10,000 leave SL like this, and if their families join them later, it means about 40,000 leaving SL. it means 2.2% of the north east tamil population!! UNFORTUNATELY north east tamil ppl have been misled for 78 years by tamil racist politicians and they have a HIGHER tendency to cause violence compared to other groups.
so this is good news for SL. no bullets, no bombs, no HR violations, no more money wasting for them... problem is getting solved.
how to increase the 2.2% should be the question to be answered.
first they illegally came to SL by boat, now they illegally leave SL by boat. from boat they came, from boat they go!! they call themselves KALLATHONI!!
BUT this means sea tigers, etc. escape SL by flying to malaysia/indonesia. at KIA, SLDFs should check everyone with a north east background (i don't like identifying ppl by race) THOROUGHLY. if they are not with family, more chances that they are terrorists. white van them then & there.
"improve" the human rights record little by little secretly so that MORE potential "rebels" will leave SL.
4. didn't we discuss krakatoa as a potential spot for tamil elam along with napuka islands VERY recently???? i'm sure they read DW!!
Its a pity that General SF's image seems to be disappering from Defence.LK and Army.LK. General Dennis Perera who sereved 30 years ago seems to be getting more prominence than General SF these days.
More than the the UNP, the treatment of this great man will impact the Government's future electoral performance. Contrary to what some pundits are saying, he is apolitical and is unlikely to join any political party. Both of his daughters are in the USA and he himself is a US greencard holder. Its likely that he will come to the USA unless there are some serious legal impediments to prevent him from doing so.
History will not be kind to our politicians if the man people perceive as a modern day Parakramabahu is slighted after his moment of glory.
Selva, my poor fellow, we actually went too easy on you lot. Ancient Romans established Pax Romana, the Roman peace, by annihilating their enemy without mercy. They slaughtered most of the enemy on the battlefield and took the rest as prisoners of war to be paraded through the city of Rome in a big victory parade. The war prisoners were usually strangled after the parade in dark underground passages at the base of Capitoline Hill, ironically now located below the church of San Giuseppe dei Faleginami, where burly servants waited with leather ropes to stand behind the kneeling prisoners. See here now, we acted like Mother Theresa in comparison.
Cheers!
i don't like western media using the word "tamil" to describe them.
tamils are a noble group of ppl and there are 80 million.
they should not use the word tamils. instead they can say sri lankans or SL tamils or tamil SLs.
even in the case of SL, tamils are not at fault. 98.72% tamils rejected the LTTE.
{1 - (23,000/1,800,000)}=98.72%
some of them were misled by RACIST politics that MONOPOLISED the north and east to create trouble. tamil ppl were not given a choice. SL leaders did nothing and allowed racist politicians to MONOPOLISE. they could have through colonisation enlightened tamils and others instead.
Moshe Dyan said...
i don't like western media using the word "tamil" to describe them.
tamils are a noble group of ppl and there are 80 million.
they should not use the word tamils. instead they can say sri lankans or SL tamils or tamil SLs.
even in the case of SL, tamils are not at fault. 98.72% tamils rejected the LTTE.
{1 - (23,000/1,800,000)}=98.72%
some of them were misled by RACIST politics that MONOPOLISED the north and east to create trouble. tamil ppl were not given a choice. SL leaders did nothing and allowed racist politicians to MONOPOLISE. they could have through colonisation enlightened tamils and others instead.
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I cannot say I am in total disagreement with you but I would amend it to add Indian Tamils when describing the majority of Tamils.
Firstly they are Indians for the most part statistically in the same way that in Sri Lanka all peoples should be describes firstly as Sri Lankans... and from there, if one must, a further delineation can be made....
.... even if Sri Lankan Tamils are not yet equal in real terms of the law. (We can only hope that day comes in a manner that is not theoretical but practical in its application)
As for your assertion to a precise number of Sri Lankan Tamils who rejected the LTTE... I must surmise you never ventured North in the last twenty odd years. I think the number was lower than you imagine though nowhere near as high as the LTTE there or their misguided and delusional supporters in the diaspora would have one believe.
On another note...
I think this blog needs a new thread or two to keep current affairs in perspective n'est pas?
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mi,
first one, we are still in agreement.
ok. my statistical clculation is wrong.
it has to be corrected as,
{1 - (23000/3000000)}=99.23%. its higher.
actually, i have been to north in 2002, 2003 & 2004. but visits don't give you a true account of LTTE or LTTE supporters numbers.
on TAMIL SEPARATISM supporters......
MOST POLITICALLY ACTIVE TAMILS in the north are tamil elamists.
all the elections prove that they overwhelmingly voted for RACISTS. 1994 is an exception where EPDP boyz did the needful!!!
but MOST ppl in the north are NOT politically active. i'm sure they are DISGUSTED with ACTC, ITAK, TULF, LTTE, PLOTE, TNA, DTNA RACISTS and also of EPDP boyz, UNP, SLFP, JVP, etc.
so when you add the,
1. ppl who are not politically active
2. those few who voted against RACIST parties.
it is higher than,
those who voted for racists.
TF it is obvious that MOST PPL in the north have rejected the racist lunacy.
but still,
1. since democracy is the standard accepted way of political expression,
2. and also bcos tamil racist parties have been the root cause of the tamil elam problem,
we cannot disregard the fact that MOST POLITICALLY ACTIVE TAMILS in the north are tamil elamists.
this MUST be fixed.
What do you guys think about this story,
http://www.lakbima.lk/sannasa/sannasa5.htm
i can't stop laughing!!!
"'Time for South India to take care of its OWN geopolitics'
[TamilNet, Wednesday, 14 October 2009, 00:26 GMT]"
point#1
until yesterday toiletnet screamed for tamil madu to come and see the GENOCIDE, GENITAL-O-CIDE, war crimes, SHITLER, CONCENTRATION CAMPS.........
so they came....
but....saw nothing. all good.
now toiletnet tell them to....
mind their own fcuking business!!!
point#2
toiletnet has forgotten that there is no country called "south india". tamil madu is part of india. so are other "south asian" countries.
geo politics (international politics) should happen through NEW DELHI. tamil madu does NOT have a foreign ministry!!!
then how the fcuk can they do their "OWN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS"????
tamilnet.com has beaten tamilnet.tv in humour and its getting funnier. well done tamilnet editor 'from colombo', wherever you are hiding.
so are other "south asian" countries.
should be corrected as
so are other "south indian" states.
its contageous!!!
Peter said...
Tamil National Leader's recorded message to the Tamil people will be broadcast on Heroes Day.
All arrangements have been made for live events in all 22 countries in the DDA network.
"WE WILL REMEMBER."
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Nothing says heroism like the forced conscription of children, women and old men thrown mercilessly in front of trained soldiers who have no choice but to shoot them or risk dying themselves.
You must be very, very proud.
I don't suppose you managed to get to the front lines and fight did you?
I thought not.
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CASC said...
[Its likely that he will come to the USA unless there are some serious legal impediments to prevent him from doing so. ]
And if he does, I will be at the Airport, with as many Sri Lankan Americans as I can summon, to Garland him and Welcome him to America as our incorruptible HERO,
We will form a RANWETA of PATRIOTS to protect him, come what may. We will not allow Him to be Forgotten, to be used and thrown away!
Miss Information said...
[I am not familiar with the 16 round mag version though, just the 15]
Wonders will never cease! You are right, probably for the first time as a blogger at DW! :):)
I mis-spoke myself (if Nixon could, why can't I .. a mere mortal .. ?), the Beretta Model 92FS magazine holds only 15 rounds. However, with one cartridge loaded into the breech, and 15 in the magazine, the gun fire 16 shots without reloading .. as I do.
Ananda-USA said...
Miss Information said...
[I am not familiar with the 16 round mag version though, just the 15]
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Wonders will never cease! You are right, probably for the first time as a blogger at DW! :):)
I mis-spoke myself (if Nixon could, why can't I .. a mere mortal .. ?), the Beretta Model 92FS magazine holds only 15 rounds. However, with one cartridge loaded into the breech, and 15 in the magazine, the gun fire 16 shots without reloading .. as I do.
I suspect you have it wrong again. This is only the first time you realised I was correct.
I gather you have had no professional training with this weapon.
Nice kit though.
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Moshe,
I am amazed at how much MONEY these illegal immigrants to Australia/ Canada have to pay for sea transport, and how they can afford it!
15,000 USD for Australia, and 45,000 USD for Canada? My God, these guys have more money than I have earned in my entire lifetime. Paying for 1 tank of gas for my SUV wipes out my ENTIRE BANK BALANCE for the year! LoL!
Do you think the Diaspora LLTE Money is now being used to SPIRIT the LTTE operatives into foreign countries? Also, could these services are provided "on loan" by the LTTE, whereupon the refugees become INDENTURED SERVANTS like the early poor European immigrants to America who had to work-off the cost of their passage? Of course, the refugees who fled the Wanni were loaded with gold too.
Also, could these ships belong to the LTTE itself, so they are MILKING their own people .. ALL OVER AGAIN .. by charging premium prices for sea transport, and other services like fake passports, work permits, welfare registrations, safe houses, "job counseling" (aka ripping off the welfare systems), etc etc?
There is MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE HERE, me thinks!
Miss Information ..
NO MISTAKE, dear Miss, you were almost always wrong in the views you expressed here at DW .. bleeding heart bleatings giving oxygen to the LTTE terrorists, forgetting the murder and mayhem they inflicted on the people of Sri Lanka over three decades. I have not forgotten the general tenor of your posts!
BTW, I have had professional training to safely and efficiently handle all of the weapons I own, and more. It is of both professional and recreational interest.
Ananda-USA said...
Moshe,
I am amazed at how much MONEY these illegal immigrants to Australia/ Canada have to pay for sea transport, and how they can afford it!
15,000 USD for Australia, and 45,000 USD for Canada? My God, these guys have more money than I have earned in my entire lifetime.
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You know less about travel and immigration than you do about handguns.
If someone has that kind of money they merely need fly to Australia/Canada/England etc... and ask for asylum. They would have the means to support themselves and their family and would be welcomed into the the system quickly.
This story is a propagandist lie you took like a hungry fish with a mouth full of shiny hook.
It makes no sense to anyone with even a modest analytical mind.
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Ananda-USA said...
BTW, I have had professional training to safely and efficiently handle all of the weapons I own, and more. It is of both professional and recreational interest.
Of course you have. That is why you said the mag in the 92 had a spring-loaded 16 round mag.... and why you always fire off all 16 rounds.
Totally pro for sure! {grin}
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"If someone has that kind of money they merely need fly to Australia/Canada/England etc... and ask for asylum."
not any more. it is VERY VERY difficult now. otherwise these guys would have done it!!!
illegally living for a LONG time in a country is OK for a bachelor, not for married ppl although some have tried that too!!!
Miss Information ..
[Of course you have. That is why you said the mag in the 92 had a spring-loaded 16 round mag.... and why you always fire off all 16 rounds.]
No, I didn't say that .. as usual you are playing on words.
I corrected the 16 round magazine capacity to the correct 15 round number, and said you can have one cartridge in the breech as well, and then you can fire 16 rounds without reloading. With the safety on, that is perfectly OK.
I said 16 shots, because that is what stuck in my mind. But, you can believe whatever you want .. who cares?
We know your methods: mis-interpretation, mis-direction, mis-generalization, mis-application, ad infinitum!
You are no "Miss Information", but an incurably frustrated LTTE source of mis-information and dis-information. WE KNOW!
Ananda-USA said...
Miss Information ..
BTW, I have had professional training to safely and efficiently handle all of the weapons I own, and more. It is of both professional and recreational interest.
In tactical training you would not empty your 92fs. This is simple fact.
Next... you realise that to add one to the breech you must take it from the mag and then add one to the mag?
Please. You might fool a few friends here who don't want you to look stupid but clearly you either don't own one of these or do not have proper training on how to use one. If you did you would never... and I mean never... mistake the number of bullets in a mag... it is MARKED for chissakes and a standard issue bit of knowledge for anyone with professional training!!!
Nice try but no cigar.
Next you are going to tell me you have a CWP right?
What colour is the sky in your part of America?
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Moshe Dyan said...
...it is VERY VERY difficult now. otherwise these guys would have done it!!!
illegally living for a LONG time in a country is OK for a bachelor, not for married ppl although some have tried that too!!!
D'uh...
These guy never had 45k USD to start with or they are as stupid as Mr. 16round mag. There are few places on earth you cannot travel to with that kind of coin. Arrive... rent a flat... settle in and hire a Barrister... voila... it takes years to grind through the system and by then roots are planted.
Seriously... you really must look closer at the laws of the lands I mentioned. If you really have that kind of dosh you can travel and settle almost anywhere for quite some time... except that the supreme vast majority of would be immigrants will never ever accumulate that kind of money.
C'mon now... you must know this... how could they?
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Moshe,
No, your comments were not boring.
Wow, for MOST Sinhalese I know, 15,000 - 45,000 USD is megabucks! If many Jaffna people have those kinds of funds to spend on the trip, and even more money to survive thereafter .. they are very privileged Sri Lankans indeed.
You said illegals NEVER came by boat, but a decade ago, illegal immigrants coming by boat to Canada were quite common. In one particular event, the Mounties arrested a batch of about 250 well-dressed SL Tamils roaming about a small town in NewFoundLand and inspecting the real estate, after having been off-loaded there from a ship!
The interesting thing is that BOTH Tamil and Sinhala people are now doing things to emigrate that most people of my generation never even contemplated. Doing illegal things was completely off the radar, and I am continually amazed by how people rationalize breaking the laws of the land they hope to ask for refuge, at the very get go.
I think this change of mindset among both Tamil and Sinhala people began with the deliberate strategic decision by the LTTE to create a Tamil Diaspora on a massive scale, to support their activities. It was a MASTERSTROKE!
They developed the transport pathways, the methods of hoodwinking and blackmailing the immigration authorities in the host countries using their own laws and values against them, the methods of exploiting the welfare systems to provide interim support, all with the intention of using them as a PERMANENT funding base and a political "human rights" support base. The Western Host Countries were PUTTY in the hands of these expert CON ARTISTS, hamstrung by their own laws created to assist bona-fide refugees; they NEVER KNEW WHAT HIT THEM; most citizens of these countries STILL DON'T!
I also think that our Sinhala bretheren saw how the Tamils were getting out and PROFITING, and decided to emulate them for financial gain. They often paid the LTTE to smuggle them in with Tamils. I recall reading MANY reports of arrests of batches illegal immigrants of whom the majority were Tamil, and a minority were Sinhalese. Avoiding deprtation by the authorities was tougher for them, until they could claim refugee status on political grounds! I wonder what role the "human rights" folks in Sri Lanka have in this aspect of creating a basis for Sinhala people to seek refugee status in western countries. Is there a potential income stream for them from this Sinhala illegal immigrant demand source too?
More FOOD for THOUGHT!
Rather quiet here all of a sudden. I guess the fire-arms and immigration experts have all gone home to count the bullets in their fancy Italian gun magazines.
Have we forgotten the tenants of common sense?
Pro's know how many bullets are in a mag... especially one they always empty... his words not mine.
Folks looking to move from Jaffna to the West who have 45K USD can do it easily by simple virtue of a plane ticket and a passport.
Does anyone here really think that diaspora types in Scarberia or Islingslum are making enough money to pay for other wanna-be immigrants who need 45K USD to make the journey to the west?
WHY???
Wake up and smell the propaganda you dim-bulbs!!
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Miss Information said ..
[In tactical training you would not empty your 92fs. This is simple fact.
Next... you realise that to add one to the breech you must take it from the mag and then add one to the mag?]
I shoot this gun for recreation; I have paid for and obtained professional training in how to handle these weapons. As a scientist/engineer I also have a professional interest in ballistics of weapons, and in experiments and mathematical modeling. My job does not require weapons use at all. You always make half-assed assumptions .. don't you?
Obviously, you put 15 or less bullets into the magazine, and load one into the breech from it. Then, you remove the magazine and load it to its full capacity of 15 and insert it into the gun. You put the safety on so the bullet in the breech is not accidentally fired, until you intend to. Then you have 16 bullets in all, 15 in the magazine and 1 in the breech, in the gun and can fire 16 shots, consecutively, without reloading. What is so difficult for you to understand, mis-information?
missy,
BS!
the guy who is going to australia travelled by plane to malaysia, then to indonesia, waited until the boat arived to get on board. that would have costed him about $1,000. even $1,000 is a BIG money for poor ppl and MOST in the north cannot afford it.
assume he went to australia on a tourist visa (the cheapest way). still he has to show that he has enough money for subsistence. australia is not as easy as UK to hide and stay. $15,000 is not at all enough to do any of the things you mentioned.
with 45k you can do little bit in canada but again its tough.
and don't forget their wives are waiting in SL amid very dangerous things!!!!
so our guy cannot waste months/years in canada, UK, or australia.
all in all BOAT is the fastest way to PR in the case of australia and canada.
$$$$ - MOST northerners have friends and relatives abroad. for them $45,000 is nothing. MOST of them do decent jobs like others, not toilet cleaning.
but even a toilet cleaner can save MORE $45,000 in calgary, canada to buy an apartment, have a wife, a computer/internet/learn english/place to stay/survive for so long,
e.g. bloodyrav
e.g. peter (UK???)
e.g. jay (USA???)
e.g. anton bala (UK)
the important thing is this:
they came to SL from TN. transit in SL. leaving for canada. it took 350 years for it to happen.
equilibrium will take place when only TRUE sri lankan tamils will be left in SL as nu jayawardena predicted.
years since 1983 = 26
diaspora size = 1.3m
diaspora % of SL pop = 6.5%
tamil population % in 1981 = 13%
remaining = 6.5%
annual NET reduction % = 0.25%
years to equilibrium = (6.5 - 2.5) / 0.25
= 16
2009 + 16 = 2025
ok. NUJ is out by 5 years. old man. got the calculations wrong. he told me he drank buffalo milk when he was a kid. may be??? may be he assumed war to continue till 2020. still wrong.
Ananda,
i didn't generalise about ppl taking the boat. well to do ones didn't take the boat in the past when rules were not so tight.
$45,000 is not big money bcos they get it from,
1. brothers
2. sisters
3. BILs
4. SILs
5. dowry (not talking about really poor ppl)
6. cousins
7. friends
8. uncles
9. aunts
10. religious/cultural trusts (not LTTE)
some ppl will go crazy over dowry amounts if they don't know how it works in the north.
poor vanni IDPs desposited close to a billion rupees in state banks within a few days!! anyway SL has world's RICHEST IDPs. but we all know IDPs are the POOREST in the north!!!
Ananda,
i deleted my earlier post for obvious reasons.
but hope you can make out the picture better now. don't generalise.
1. MOST SL tamils haven't left SL, still.
2. only 1 person needs to go from a family with that kind of money. he sponsors the others.
3. gold is close to US$1,000!!!
the tamil diaspora is a success story, me thinks.
we disagreed on a vital issue b4. i proved that the tamil diaspora's economy is LARGER than the SL economy and you didn't believe. this is its extension.
Moshe,
It's good you deleted that post; I was getting ready to email you about that.
I am not generalizing, except you said NEVER .. pretty strong adjective!
But, I AM making a general speculation about how Sri Lankans, Sinhalese following the Tamils, got into the illegal immigration business with little fear, or self-respect.
Ananda-USA said...
...Obviously, you put 15 or less bullets into the magazine, and load one into the breech from it. Then, you remove the magazine and load it to its full capacity of 15 and insert it into the gun. You put the safety on so the bullet in the breech is not accidentally fired, until you intend to. Then you have 16 bullets in all, 15 in the magazine and 1 in the breech, in the gun and can fire 16 shots, consecutively, without reloading. What is so difficult for you to understand, mis-information?
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Well... why put less than fifteen into a mag with one in the chamber? Either pack it fully loaded or go with just a full mag... you would know that if you actually were trained to use the weapon... which you are clearly not.
What is difficult to understand is how you can confuse... after all those steps to get an extra bullet... the number of rounds at your disposal in the mag... how you can claim to always shoot 16 rounds and not know that...
A: the mag has 15 rounds...
B: ...proper training has you always aware of how many rounds you have at your disposal and how many rounds are in your mag whether it be a ten or fifteen as is the case of the 92FS.
Hello amateurville!
Again... you aren't fooling anyone who knows side-arms... this is supposedly DefenceWire right?
Guys here have fired guns before and have an idea of the correct protocol for using them?
Everyone who has training on a weapon like this knows you don't go out and ALWAYS blow your full load as you claim to do. Bullshite... large steaming piles of it.
Wrong.
I dare a military or otherwise trained person to tell me I am mistaken.
You are dripping bovine fecal residue out of your ears right now and nothing you say at this point is going to save your ass.
Very, very funny to see you squirm and not one veteran comes to your rescue.
Why?
Because they know you have zero idea and are making a fool out of yourself.
If you are going to handle weapons you had better learn them inside out and until you do STFU about using them.
SMP.
Enjoy!
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Miss Information,
Looks like you are dealing in illegal firearms, did you get it from Salford?
Miss Information said ..
[Well... why put less than fifteen into a mag with one in the chamber?]
Because for getting one bullet into the breech, you need only one bullet in the magazine, then you can add the full complement.
That is the way I do it because I like having the full 16 shots, when I fire at the firing range.
You do it any way you like .. I don't care!
Splitting hairs does not get you anywhere! This is the last of my posts on this issue .. say what you like, mis-information.
Pottu said..
Miss Information,
Looks like you are dealing in illegal firearms, did you get it from Salford?
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No... but that is actually quite funny... besides... idiots who mod for full auto are completely bogus. Double tap is all you need if you know what you are doing... which I don't. I am a simple scribe.
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Ananda-USA said...
This is the last of my posts on this issue...
Yeah... I'd shut up too at this point. About time you realised you just stuck both feet in your big mouth.
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I propose a Monte Christo type dual between Miss Information and Ananda-USA, name the place and time.
How about a dual at Nanthikandaal lagoon? We can film it and post it on Channel 4 as well.
Pottu said...
How about a dual at Nanthikandaal lagoon? We can film it and post it on Channel 4 as well.
How about you and me from fifty meters with 92FS's?
At the Iranamadu tank in January when I get back to SL?
Actually... you can pick the distance but I warn you my eyesight is not so good!
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MI,
Quite clearly you are a disgruntled ex-serviceman, paramilitary, officer etc. Where you one of those UNP biased Officers who let the LTTE help themselves to arms, territory in the 80s/90s and withdrew not so much without a "by your leave"?
Pottu said...
MI,
Quite clearly you are a disgruntled ex-serviceman, paramilitary, officer etc. Where you one of those UNP biased Officers who let the LTTE help themselves to arms, territory in the 80s/90s and withdrew not so much without a "by your leave"?
Were... not where...
Quite clearly you are lost on my appraoch. My experience with the LTTE was not good and I am glad to see them dead and or rotting as they fell.
You wanna have a go at fifty meters or not?
Honestly... not a good idea for me with my aging eyes and all but WTF?
I am not a fan of those bastards although the Tamils in the North and East (I am not a Tamil) have some legitimate concerns.
It would be great to see the GoSL go out of their way to accommodate the disenfranchised peoples who have suffered dearly under the LTTE regime but we both know that won't happen... and taking on war criminals like Karuna is an insult to decent folks everywhere...
...Did I mention you and me at fifty meters?...
The GoSL need to relax their anti-democracy leanings and allow the 13th and 17th to have a go... simple as that. Lay the cards and play them as they come out.
SL is, without doubt, one of the world's greatest treasures in many ways and as such should be given every chance to thrive and flourish.
Truly.
To hell and back with the LTTE as well as MOST of the GoSL punks who are ravaging the country by dint of greed and avarice.
I dare anyone to travel the world and tell me of a more beautiful and amazing place with such rich history and opulent fabric of genius and imagination... there is none and yet there is such a sad pall of failure.
Best to all of the peoples of Sri Lanka and may they, in their lifetimes, come to know each other and their brilliant ties that bind.
Did I mention you and me from fifty meters?
I might think twice about it if I were you.
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Miss Information,
Thanks for correcting my spelling, were you an English master as well, shall we call you "Miss Master" from now following in the grand tradition of "Ratnum Master", "Daya Master", "George Master" ad infinitum, no shortage of masters there.
Your stripes are quite visible, only a goon would refer to our government as "GoSL". I have no interest in shooting you, I am a man of peace and loathe guns or any kind of violence, however I love guns and violence when used againts goons.
By the way, how is the Tram service these days, still standing in line in the cold rain to get in?
There is no need to shoot me, I am already dead, was killed sometime between May 17th and 18th, I didn't even get a proper burial.
Pottu said...
There is no need to shoot me, I am already dead, was killed sometime between May 17th and 18th, I didn't even get a proper burial.
I heard that... sorry about that Chief!
No interest in shooting you or anyone else... well... I might take out Sam P. if I had to!
Hehehe
I am not a goon but I refuse to kowtow to the GoSL or the LTTE or anyone else.
I repeat myself... the people of Sri Lanka deserve better than they have been given.
Let MR go and prove me wrong... he is not doing much of that after all of the blood spilled...
Just because I disagree does not make me a goon... that is the problem right now... no room for disagreement... with us or against us.
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Mosche dyan
its always a case of ethnicity...see the galle town results....galle town is abt 30% muslim ..UPFA got 50% (the lowest)
my roots are in the south and i had contacts with many people in the election campaihn..in galle Mr Randima Gamage expected 80% ...and hambanthota they expected 85%....
and did u see the exceptional publicity they gave on govt papers and pro govt papers to the 2/3 majority they received.....
http://bandaragama.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/1566/
..hic..
Tamil Nadu delegation expresses satisfaction over Sri Lanka's IDP situation
Wed, Oct 14, 2009
ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Oct 14, Colombo: The 10-member Indian delegation who met the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Tuesday afternoon expressed their satisfaction over the measures taken by the government for the welfare of the Internally Displaced persons sheltered in welfare camps in the country's North.
While expressing their concern over the speedy resettlement of the IDPs, the delegation led by DMK MP T. R. Baalu and included MPs from DMK, Congress and VCK appreciated the actions taken by the government so far, in this direction, the government media unit reported.
President Rajapaksa has told the visiting MPs from Tamil Nadu that resettlement of the 250,000 IDPs is a priority for him but emphasized that de-mining must be done first before any resettlement.
With regard to any political solution to the ethnic question, the President has told the delegation that it must be a solution acceptable to all the communities in the country and also to the Sri Lanka's giant neighbor India.
The Indian MPs said they feared the approaching monsoon rains causing hardships to the IDPs and worried about the slow pace of resettlement.
Senior advisor to the President and the head of the 180-day resettlement program, parliamentarian Basil Rajapaksa has allayed the fears of the delegation assuring that steps would be taken to decongest the camps within two days.
President Rajapaksa thanked the delegation for visiting to get first hand information about the IDP camps since it is important to dispel misconceptions and false information that are being spread regarding the IDP situation.
Get tough or prepare for a flood
Philip Ruddock
October 14, 2009
AS an island continent, Australia is uniquely positioned to ensure that the government of the day determines migration programs that reflect the desires of the Australian community; namely, to accommodate migrants with skills, those with close family ties, and humanitarian entrants with a high need for protection.
From time to time some people believe that they can bypass reasonable checks and selection criteria to obtain an outcome to which they might not otherwise have been entitled. People smugglers have seen opportunities to profit in these circumstances.
While all governments loudly proclaim that they determine who enters and settles in Australia, they should be judged by their record rather than their rhetoric.
Like its predecessors, the Howard government was faced with the challenge of unauthorised border arrivals. Yet for almost half a decade it managed to bring people-smuggling to an end. There are a range of measures that can be taken to contain people-smuggling. Some involve high levels of international co-operation and others involve domestic policy settings.
The Rudd government would have Australians believe that the pursuit of international co-operation is sufficient. The deployment of immigration officials and police abroad, dialogue with other nations and even advertising campaigns are not new strategies. The Howard government used them all. In reality, however, the only measures that worked were domestic in character.
These included the return to Indonesia of a number of vessels destined for Australia, the implementation of the so-called Pacific solution with the co-operation of Nauru and Papua New Guinea, and humane mandatory detention for those who reached Australia.
The detention enabled the consideration of claims for protection or other reasons to remain in Australia, as well as character, security and health checks. It meant detainees were available for processing and for removal if necessary.
Further, if a detainee was found to be a refugee, temporary protection was offered rather than a permanent migration outcome, to limit the consequential family reunion.
Border security was, is and always will be difficult public policy.
The Rudd government appears to have walked away from its responsibilities and the promises it madeduring the last election campaign tomaintain robust border security. This abdication of responsibility is putting people's lives at risk, forcing them into the hands of people-smugglers whom Kevin Rudd himself has described as "the vilest form of human life".
Get tough or prepare for a flood
.....continued.....
The Rudd government maintains that the increased number of unauthorised boat arrivals is unrelated to its winding back of the Howard government's border security arrangements. It argues that softening border controls has not become a pull factor for illegal immigration to Australia. Rather, it points to increased push factors due to a globalincrease in displaced people and refugees. This argument is seriously flawed.
During the Howard administration the UN High Commissioner for Refugees identified more than 24million people as refugees. Its most recent reports suggest that number has fallen to little more than 11million.
The government then argues that the worldwide security situation has deteriorated. This is also not true. Indeed, in some places it has improved. The situation has always been difficult in source countries such as Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, and it is arguable that Afghanistan was significantly less safe under the Taliban than it is now. Likewise, Sri Lanka was long beset with a Tamil insurgency that now appears to have been defeated militarily.
It is clear that it is not the push factors that have changed. What has made the task of people-smugglers advertising their wares easier has been the unwinding of the measures implemented by the Howard government.
When people-smuggling was at its height - about the year 2000 - officials estimated there was a pipeline of more than 10,000 people between Indonesia and the Middle East engaging with people-smugglers with a view to travelling to Australia.
It is hard to see how the situation would be very different today, with more than 2000 arrivals since August 2008 and more than 300 intercepted by Indonesian and Australian authorities during the past weekend.
Only a fundamental rethink by the Rudd government of its immigration policy will bring this insidious people smuggling activity to an end.
Philip Ruddock was attorney-general and minister for immigration and multicultural and indigenous affairs in the Howard government, and is the Liberal member for Berowra.
susantha,
that is indeed a sad situ. i thought at least 50% muslims would vote for them. so it was good SLMC contested alone.
expecting 80% was insane. but the original issue was an increase/decrease. it was certainly an increase. but less than exuberent expectations.
If Norway allows Eelam to be established there and Eelam Tamils of Sri Lankan origin to take up residence there, the problem would be solved.
Rest of the Tamils in Sri Lanka can live peacefully here.
Solheim can become the Prime Minister of Norway afterwards too.
I support bringing a motion to the Norway Parliament to establish Tamiz Eezham in Norway following all the legal means available in Norway.
NoLTTE=Peace said....
[ I support bringing a motion to the Norway Parliament to establish Tamiz Eezham in Norway following all the legal means available in Norway.]
Not only that, Sri Lanka would act as the "Facilitator" to ensure that Norway Eezhan Tamils rights are protected in Norway, and would lead a UN team towards that end.
Furthermore, all Eezham Tamils who agree to assume their "Rightful Place" in Norway among their Norwegian brothers, would be granted a relocation allowance by the People of Sri Lanka.
You have great ideas, bro; keep them coming! Let us export ALL MALCONTENTS dissatisfied with SL to other countries, with our fervent blessings, like Castro did when he sent his malcontents to Florida!
lak wesiyani,sinhala koti madya walin(lankaenews and lankanewsweb) general fonseka ge prashnaya buumikampawak karanna hadanne.
rata baeda karala thamange aramunu ishta kara ganna hadanne.
lak mawata athithayeth une okamai.mun hadanne rata araajika kara rata dekada karanna.ape rate inna gon nambalath unta rewatenawa.
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