Friday, August 7, 2009

KP Arrest -- UPDATE

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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NOLTTE=Peace said...

Kotiya Eliyata Penna..

http://www.divaina.com/2009/10/22/news05.html

දේශපාලුවා said...

Ninja said...

"However, it seems MR doesn't want SF to be more popular. When CBK was in power MR was popular than CBK and he knows what happened. This may be one reason to ban SF from govt media."

You can see this false propaganda has achieved its cause, a division among nationalistic people , who were unified in one voice earlier.

Now they are debating, whether MR is mistreating SF, or Is SF doing the wrong thing by being silent.

This is how you divide people and take political advantage.

Why did it happen?

Because of SF's silence.

"In what country army officers come to TV and say he is happy for whoever to be president for as many years as people wish..?"

Not exactly in those lines, but in USA, many generals came on TV during election times and supported Bush policies and hailed him, giving republicans political advantage.

Peter said...

I'm in the UK now where generals are openly supporting Conservative Party, though they were promoted under Labour government. Anyhow, it is my opinion that an outright statement by the man in centre of the drama would do more good than harm, if there is no friction between Mahinda and Fonseka.

Personally, I'd rather Mahinda carry on with the presidency than pass it on to Fonseka. Reason is simple: I want Bandastan to continue to be a failed state. Fonseka could end up being an NM Perera.

Moshe Dyan said...

re: boat ppl

look at the BIG picture.

They Came by Boat, They Go by Boat – the Cycle of Tamil Boat People Transiting Sri Lanka

TAMIL MADU (2000 years) ----> (transit at) SL (350 years) ------> australia/canada/EU (forever)

Moshe Dyan said...

SF has shown professionalism in declining the offer.

what the fcuk the government is doing not declaring the PE????

the further they delay the lower the chances of winning and the %.

Moshe Dyan said...

the opening of the bridge in TRINCO and other bridges around the area is significant.

OBVIOUSLY no TNA bigwigs were present!!!

LTTE, ITAK, TNA vowed NEVER to allow the free movement of MUSLIMS across the bay.

it connects 2 muslim areas, kinniya-muttur. b4 the bridge, they had to travel through tamil areas for business, transport of goods, etc. this helped ITAK, TNA, LTTE to control the size of the muslim population, their interactions with each other and their business.

NO MORE!!

it also connects SERUVILA, etc to STRATEGIC GAL OYA than b4.

well done.

as important as MULTIETHNIC COLONISATION of the north & east is to bypass these bottlenecks.

the message is clear.
accept multiethnic communities in the north, OR DIE!!!

Thusitha said...

Peter said...
Personally, I'd rather Mahinda carry on with the presidency than pass it on to Fonseka. Reason is simple: I want Bandastan to continue to be a failed state. Fonseka could end up being an NM Perera.

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How Surprising. I thought you want Bandastan to prosper. If that is not the case you should have a chat to Mano Ganeshan. Too bad he doesn't have the strategic vision you got.

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hemantha said...

"Tamil racism has not been defeated, we need constitutional amendments to prevent separatism (as in India) ,prevent anything like LTTE from happening again, and devolve power to the lower level of governance so Tamil people have self determination withing the unitary frame work.

To get constitutional amendments you need 2/3 of parliament, to get there you need to win elections."

If UPFA wants 2/3 of the parliament to devolve power as stated above then it is enough a reason to not to give it 2/3 power.

Asithri said...

DeshaP

[Even though terrorist is defeated, separatism or Tamil racism has not been defeated, we need constitutional amendments to prevent separatism (as in India) ,prevent anything like LTTE from happening again]

Well said!

As for constitutional amendments to proscribe separatism (like in India), I myself have asked the question why are we delaying, but am still to receive a satisfactory answer other than mumblings/rumblings of forthcoming GE/PE imperatives/strategies….which although I do concede are non-insignificant, still think somewhat overblown in value/cause/effect…just my view.

OaO Asithri

Asithri said...

Hema

[If UPFA wants 2/3 of the parliament to devolve power as stated above then it is enough a reason to not to give it 2/3 power]

Fully agree. If 2/3 is needed to DEVOLVE power, then yes, that is seeking 2/3 for the wrong reason!

2/3 should be sought to proscribe "all and any separatism" in SL!

OaO Asithri

p.s. Bro, hope things are okay with you...you are someone I have known from my early days in LNP (2005?) and I still hold that regard for you.

Asithri said...

Thusita to Peter da MommaFukker

[I thought you want Bandastan to prosper. If that is not the case you should have a chat to Mano Ganeshan. Too bad he doesn't have the strategic vision you got]

Outstanding!

Every day before I go to sleep I lovingly look at the pictures of "cleansing" that our Bandastani boyz did in N to the LTTE whorebitches, especially from the day since we blasted the Paranthan defences...those are indeed lovely pictures (collectors items I assure you!)...I love the fragmentations of units and color...I did not know a "thing" could fragment in that bizarre fashion! Truly magnificent work by Bandastani boyz!!!

Wow! Enough said uh?

LMSSAO!!! Truly LMSSAO!!!

OaO Asithri

hemantha said...

Asithri bro.,
The same sentiments from here, my most respected brother.

CASC said...

Deshapaluwa,

...........Not exactly in those lines, but in USA, many generals came on TV during election times and supported Bush policies and hailed him, giving republicans political advantage."

Not good to compare US military to Sri Lanka military. The Sri Lanka military tradition is in line with the British and Indian tradition where military people are like civil servants and are expected to be strictly non-political. They are no different from supreme court judges in that respect. U.S. has a history of generals in politics, both in and out of service. U.S. also has practices like electing judges. Again, these practices are not suitable for a country such as Sri Lanka.

The reason the army, navy and airforce are highly professional and are what they are today is because of political non-interference and a promotion system based strictly on merit. The reason that the police has always been dysfunctional in Sri Lanka is because they are too close to politicians. If a SP displeases a local politician he gets transferred to another place. That's how it has always been. Therefore, it is inappropriate for General SF or any other militarty person to participate in election rallys or to canvass for any politician regardless of their political affiliation. It devalues their position, it devalues the institutions they represent, and undermines morale of the people they supervise.

Moshe Dyan said...

"prevent anything like LTTE from happening again, and devolve power to the lower level of governance so Tamil people have self determination withing the unitary frame work."

the problem is THERE in the "solution"!!

why tamil ppl??? why not sri lankans??

why self-determination 4 tamil ppl???? what's wrong with SL's self determination??

the ONLY solution is multiethnic colonisation of the north and east.

it can resolve ALL SL's main problems.
1. racism in politics (ITAK, TNA, TULF - the root cause)
2. economic problems
3. environmental problems (polution, unsustainable development)
4. food problem
5. LAND problem (the BIGGEST problem in SL but HIDDEN. expect this to RXPLODE SOOOON)
6. racial self-determination attempts
7. threat of TAMIL MADU colonisation of the north (this was the biggest security threat to SL from 1658 to 1983)
8. water problem (shit will hit the ceiling in future)
9. lack of SRI LANKAN identity in CERTAIN PARTS of the country
10. frustrating the LTTE diaspora. they will not find their TAMIL ELAM in SL anymore!!!

(love to see how they weep then!!)

Asithri said...

Must tell patriots of a story...pls bear with me...

Two months ago I was in SL and specifically made a trip to an interior village of SL (will remain unnamed) to meet a wounded & recovering SLA T-69 MBT Gunner from that village whose two kids I am sponsoring for life-long education.

What amazed me was here we had an intelligent "Banda" who could hardly speak two words of English and as he had even more than the required AL credits, he was selected for the rather complex job of manning a MBT's Guns/fire/trajectory.

This fine young man told me that the course involved quite a complex series of lessons in physics, chemistry, math, etc. specifically geared to the job he was being drafted into.

The bottom line...this brave Ranaviru "Banda" of ours did EXCEEDINGLY WELL in the battlefiled (yes, today he's a highly decorated soldier!) and he did it all without ENGLISH and being a village "Banda" !!!

The REAL bottom line: Yes, we are proud of our brave Sinhela "bandas" from the villages who decimated the LTTE Tamilwhores right down to their honcho at NKD muddy lagoon!!!

Long live "Bandas" and "Lathas" from our villages! They are our brothers/sisters and we owe them deeply for what they did to liberate OUR Motherland!

Yes, how I wish today I too could have been a real "Banda" instead of a pseudo Banda living in NY!

OaO Asithri

Asithri said...

Moshey

[why self-determination 4 tamil ppl???? what's wrong with SL's self determination??]

Good point bro!

Yes, MR said "there are no minorities today in Sri Lanka, only Sri Lankans"...and believe me, that statement was not made in vain.

Time will tell how the brass-tacks are going to be hammered in, but believe me there are no "Tamil homeland" special concessions in the cards for what's in the offing (if this patriotic cabal has its way)!

Yes, the brave, proud "Bandastani" boys did not die to give birth to a Tamil Homo-land ghetto!

This is not me speaking...this is the powers-that-be speaking.

OaO Asithri

Moshe Dyan said...

OAOA,

"Bandas" and "Lathas" won 1,500,000 hectares of land from alien terrorists BUT they are still landless.

GOSL must resolve this ASAP otherwise we will not have "Bandas" and "Lathas" to defend the nation in future.

poor "Bandas" should be made FAT & RICH bandas and poor "Lathas" should be made RICH at all cost.

Asithri said...

Moshey

["Bandas" and "Lathas" won 1,500,000 hectares of land from alien terrorists BUT they are still landless]

Yes and no.

Today the GOSL has allocated and handed over a substantial number of acres to wounded Ranavirus.

I agree the work is not done yet...but we must have some patience as some of the land awaiting distribution from the crown...well, there are a few complications I am told - nothing insurmountable also I am told.

Enough said for now uh?

OaO Asithri

Moshe Dyan said...

CASC,

nice comparison of police against SLDFs. politix vs. disciplie/professionalism

SF has no intentions of entering politics NOW, which we all know.

agree that it will be really muddy if a former army guy starts pulling his guys still serving in the SLA for election work and goes at karannagoda in the open!!!

e.g. during the idi amin created hostage crisis, a leading israeli commando died. his brother later became a top politician and few other commandoes also entered politics and held top positions.

there was always this uneasy blame game for the casualty.

when the 2 groups entered politics, IT BECAME A VERY UGLY POLITICAL AFFAIR that even threatened to reveal some of the secret things in the plan.

this is the last thing we need now.

Moshe Dyan said...

OAOA,

good to hear that mate.

brought this to GR's attention. hopefully he will use his usual clever tactics and get the things DONE!

Asithri said...

Ninja

[I think the main goal behind this strategy is to destroy SF,GR,MR one by one (making rifts in UPFA vote base, getting power are by products) and probably anti-SL forces (including LTTE, west) are behind this. They have chosen SF as their first target and if they get any success we can see they will destroy GR next.]

Good observation and well said mate!

Yes, these vile elements (including this “Fonseka2010” so called campaign) is the LTTE “5th Column” at play…and as expected, it has Ranil the Ponnaya and the hypocritical West (including the corrupt INGOs – who take LTTE’s money) all congregating to hammer Sri Lanka.

We must be vigilant now – as much as we were during the days when LTTE was on life-support and the West tried to bail the whores out (to fight another day).

OaO Asithri

Moshe Dyan said...

ian,

yes JRJ did turn part of the threat to an opportunity.

it was actually the work of ALL govts from 1970 that KEPT the scoreboard ticking though the jump in run rate in the last 3 overs gave us victory!!!

it paid to have gurusinghe in 1996 WC final.

FukkFace said...

OaOA macho,

Howdy bro? Hope your trip to the sunny climes was good. We'll link up later ok.

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Anonymous said...

AXE effect

Similar story was reported in SL.. Some one called sungod was cheating by collecting $$ from super duper tamiz dumbos worldwide saying he will deliver a tamizz pezaam.. and justice was done by banda boys following the "AXE effect"..

hemantha said...

Asitri Bro.,
I want MR government in power. But at the same time I do not want it to rot from within.
(It wasn't Regan who destroyed Soviet Union. it rot from within itself)
'Yes men' around where the power is concentrated will be detrimental to the long term stability of any government. You can see such kind in the blogsphere too. I hate those Mervin type Kukkas.
MR can do many more things than any other current politician in Sri Lanka. (Because he is popular and because he has balls). For that he has to be gracious and he has to be focused. He can not waver. But recently, I am observing some lack of focus and some indecisiveness in his actions. SF saga is one of the many mistakes he has made recently.
One proper criticism when he fail would be more valuable than thousand praises coming from his 'yes bunch' and may help him to prolong the life of his government.
We hate opposition unpatriotic ponna clan. But that should not be the sole reason why the MR government should be in power. It can do a lot. And it Should not wait for auspicious times to start.

(I hope this would explain my critical approach towards some negative actions of this government)

Anonymous said...

Illegal migrants paid US$45,000 to enter Canada: report

Fabian Dawson, Canwest News Service Published: Monday, October 19, 2009

The 76 illegal migrants who were intercepted on a rusting ship off the west coast of Vancouver paid up to US$45,000 each for a new life in Canada, one of their compatriots has claimed.

http://www.nationalpost.com/story_comments.html?id=2120266

# Read the comments too.

So that's the money you pay to leave your 'homeland'.. HIKzz

So who is earning money..? Have our ministers men already started this boat service..?

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Moshe Dyan said...

ninja,

boat operators earned, 45,000*76 = $3.4m

PLUS 15,000*260 = $3.9m

to canada and australia. total $7.3m

lucrative!!

also there are other fringe benefits. the skipper of the boat gets to screww ANY thangachchi onboard.

it is a good business to be in.

pack 2,300 to canada and the loss of GSP+ is covered!!!

Anonymous said...

'We are out if Sarath Fonseka is in' -Mano Ganesan tells Ranil

(Lanka-e-News 21.Oct.2009 2.45PM) Democratic Peoples Front leader Mano Ganesan has told UNP leader Ranil Wickramasinghe that his party will not be a party to the proposed United National Alliance if General Sarath Fonseka is considered and proposed as the common candidate in the event of a presidential elections. Tamil speaking people of this country do not have anything in common with General Fonseka for him to be our common candidate. Media statement issued from the office of Ganesan says that Opposition Leader Ranil Wickramasinghe has been informed of Mr. Ganesan’s position by email now. The statement further says that,

Name of General Sarath Fonseka is being considered by JVP as a common candidate for the presidential elections. Sarath Manemendra of Nava Sihala Urumaya too has invited Gen Sarath Fonseka to contest the presidential elections. He has spoken this from the office of SLFP (M) leader Mangala Samaraweera. Therefore this has given all reasonable signals to the nation that the proposed alliance between UNP, SLFP(M), SLMC and DPF wants General Sarath Fonseka to contest the presidential elections as the common opposition candidate.
This position is not shared by Democratic Peoples Front (DPF). DPF will not be a party to the proposed United National Alliance if General Sarath Fonseka is considered and proposed as the common candidate at the presidential elections. Tamil speaking people of this country do not have anything in common with General Fonseka for him to be our common candidate.

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This is too early to say this.. I guess ManoG became a victim of own propaganda.. (well, that's one thing tamil tigers do well apart from credit card frauds, insider trading, human smuggling, building earth bunds.)

I expected this statement after nomination called.. so that RW becomes the so called 'common candidate'. Losing is the only common thing among these opposition and they should chose the biggest loser as their common candidate.

However, this could another well-planned event from UNP-tiger camp. Now they may have some fake discussion with ManoG and come up with some fake agreement ManoG agreeing for SF.. OR UNP can now sideline ManoG temporarily and convince mass that SF is welcome and to UNP and attract/ break more nationalistic votes from UPFA..

Asithri said...

Hema

[I want MR government in power. But at the same time I do not want it to rot from within…But recently, I am observing some lack of focus and some indecisiveness in his actions….We hate opposition unpatriotic ponna clan. But that should not be the sole reason why the MR government should be in power.]

[(I hope this would explain my critical approach towards some negative actions of this government)]

I am 100% with you here brother.

The government is there to serve the people and not the other way round. The day this govt. ceases to implement the will of the people, thinks that it is a elitist-dynasty and that people must be subservient in perpetuity to it, then yes that is the day that I will become the “subversive” against this govt. and will join forces to kick it out of power unceremoniously and furthermore, even punish the errant parties with the maximum, merciless punishment.

The problem we have today is that there is no credible opposition in SL. What we have for an opposition is a party that is on record of attempting to bifurcate our motherland and it is still giving the same signals of doing so if it comes to power. To me this is a calamitous accident waiting to happen and as such, must be opposed at all cost! This is why many of us patriots are today supporting the MR GOSL wholeheartedly as the alternative is ominous and calamitous – as if this opposition comes to power, then we will likely end up without a country!

Hard facts…hard choices…I wish it were easier…

OaO Asithri

Moshe Dyan said...

united national alliance kachchi (UNAK) or proper spelling EUNUCH (ponnaya)!!!

this is getting funnier.

they will have to find either a PONNAMPERUMA or a PONNA-AMBALAM to contest now.

otherwise the party name is INCONSISTENT with the candidate!!

party symbol should change bcos ELEPHANT is not going to be attractive. MULE (kota eluwa) would be a better symbol.

green is not suitable; it should be PINK which is not used by any other party.

their political rally would like the mardi gra!!

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

Hema/Asithri/Moshe;

Fully agree with Hemantha of your analysis. I will also always vote for UPFA as rest left us with no option. but that is not enough reasons. I am looking fwd to find teh best commbination of genuinely patriotic ppl with balls to say F**K OFF to anyone who plots evil, even if it is MR.

Coming GE is very critical. Like Ian said elsewhere [Mahen's blog], MR is sure to get 1.7/3 power[127 seats]. Seeing their skills it is not that hard to get remaining 0.3/3 [23 seats] by lobbying with portfolios and other facilities as SL politics always does. But this is where the real danger is.

Who will there be to be lobbied for the remaining 0.3/3? There is a good portion of UNP politicians who are depressed with Gay-clan. If they join that'd be great. But there will be equal number of eelamists both UNP/UNA/TNA/SLMC etc who will bargain their seats to get their demands.

I may disagree with you that there shud be NO devolution. Firstly and primarily the devolution of some power has to be given in current situ. What powers will they devolve is the Q. What basis they use is the other.

Ideally speaking I think every low level entity in SL shud be granted with more power to "do work". Such as building of roads, schools, developing agri farms etc. But policy making, decision power and autonomy shud be further more centralized. Even PC system is a mess. The basis of this devolution is purely Sri Lankan and even for all. Not based on some racial factions.

Will this be possible? If only the 2/3 of the power does not consist eelamist and socialists [bar JVP] and other maniacs. Otherwise they will want "autonony", self-determination", "TAMIL TAMIL TAMIL", written on top of the solution. And assurances that there will be no break into their monoethnic segregation of today.

Failing which there will be no 2/3. it will be a tough day for MR govt. And they will be pushed to wall by west, India etc to give something [or rather give in for THAT thing]. What will they do?

We need a parliament which can stand against eelam, on that dayt, even if MR gives in. We need such patriots who can devise a solution for this never defined problem [as there gotta be something as per situ today], which can withhold Sri Lankan ness further. Instead of wasting time in Lipton circle we want them to spend taht time in penning the solution that can win for SL.

Even further, a solution with ethnic integration integrated in it. A solution which brings such heartily SL feeling to all, including tamils, that they throw away the racist crap pushed upon them.

Future of MR solely depends on whom he associates with. You and me are never felt to MR. He feels us thru his ppl in admin. Right now he's flocked with a bunch of yesmen who use the word YES to cover corruption and take private shares from SL. I'm sure the bussiness/diplomatic/NGO/socilaist clans have their tentacles well around him. Soon when they most likely break TNA, there willl be an eelamist faction too taht supports MR.

It is tough how one can survive with all that. I sincerely hope he can. We need to empower the likely ppl whon will stand by him when he's challenegd, and against him if he becomes the main challenge against SL.

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

Ponna Seka 2010;

Congratulations mate, you just broke the anti-MR UNA group into two.

Will MR not be happy.

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

Why do we not hear much about Nava Sinhala Koti Urumaya leader Sarath Manamendra. Just saw in this bolg that he's one of the sinhala koti arrested with claymores, and was suspected to use union activity of railway to plant bombs near stations in 2006, which seemd to be a joint op of UNP and LTTE.

Is this confirmed? It deserves publicity.

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

දෙමළ ජනතාවට සරත් ෆොන්සේකා පොදු නෑ
මනෝ ගනේෂන්

අකිත පෙරේරා

දෙමළ ජනතාවට ආරක්‌ෂක මාණ්‌ඩලික ප්‍රධානි ජෙනරාල් සරත් ෆොන්සේකා පොදු වන්නේ නැති බවත්, එම නිසා විපක්‍ෂයේ පොදු අපේක්‌ෂකයා වශයෙන් සරත් ෆොන්සේකා ඉදිරිපත් කරන්නේ නම් එක්‌සත් ජාතික පක්‍ෂය සමඟ ඇති සියලු සම්බන්ධතා නවතා දමන බවත් බස්‌නාහිර ජනතා පෙරමුණේ නායක මනෝ ගනේෂන් මහතා ඊයේ (21 දා) "දිවයින" ට පැවැසීය.

ඉදිරියේදී පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත ජනාධිපතිවරණයකදී විපක්‍ෂයේ පොදු අපේක්‌ෂකයා ලෙස ජෙනරාල් සරත් ෆොන්සේකා ඉදිරිපත් කරන්නේ නම් ඊට ද තමන්ට මෙන්ම දමිළ ජනතාවට එකඟත්වය පළ කළ නොහැකි යෑයි ද හෙතෙම සඳහන් කළේය.

තමන්ට ඒ පුද්ගලයා සම්බන්ධ ගැටලුවක්‌ ඇති බැවින් ඒ සඳහා කිසිසේත් අනුමැතිය ලබාදිය නොහැකි බව ද එසේ වුවහොත් එජාපය සමඟ තිබෙන සියලු සම්බන්ධතා අත්හරින බව විපක්‍ෂ නායක රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ මහතාට ද ලි තව දැන්වූ බව ගනේෂන් මහතා තවදුරටත් කියා සිටියේය

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"Oya yanna epa meya. Man Vihiluvata kiwwe. E lamaya apith ekka sellam karanna enne ne" - Ranil Wick.

Moshe Dyan said...

sujeewa,

we don't need 2/3rd to do devolution.

harmless devolution ---> PS, UC, MC
no constitutional change required. parliament can do so. obviously no need to give legislative powers.

13 devolution ----> still no change required. it was all done in 1987

what more devolution is there????

also IF UPFA gets 127 seats, the remainder got to be HARDCORE anti-nationals.

UNP has got rid of its nationalists already and they won't have any after the next election.

same goes for the JVP. only hardcore maniacs are left.

so getting 23+ fellows from this SMALLER group will be very difficult.

something extraordinary got to be done to get 2/3.

but MOST importnat thing is: WHY 2/3RDS????

if to add patriotic provisions to constitution, tougher anti-terror/separatism laws, EI, etc. OK. if for 13+ or any "F", then it is not worth.

Moshe Dyan said...

bosnia is trying to split into 2-3 parts!!!

yugoslavia is like an ameba. never ending splits. same fate awaits SL IF any form of separation is attempted.

ඉයන් said...

13th was given without the popular support but on pressure by India. Now EU MPs funded by tigers wants us to implment. Its time for JVP to go to SC seeking that be subjected to a refferendum
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Daily Mirror

A draft resolution on Sri Lanka put forward to the European Parliament, which will be debated today and is likely to be adopted, has called for the “rapid and full implementation” of the 13th Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution.

The draft resolution which was handed over yesterday, a copy of which was obtained by Daily Mirror online, says the Sri Lankan Government needs to be generous and proactive in addressing the concerns and interests of its Tamil citizens and to implement rapidly and fully the 13th Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution, as well as further and significant devolution measures so that the Tamil peoples, too, see the defeat of the LTTE as a liberation.

It also says that Sri Lanka's economic recovery will depend greatly on foreign direct investment and also on continued EU support.

The draft resolution, among other points, also calls for also expresses serious concerns about overcrowding and inadequate access to clean water, sanitation and medical facilities for the IDPs.

It also notes that the human rights situation is unlikely to improve without the involvement of permanent international observers, in particular from organisations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

The draft report calls on all Tamil leaders to commit to a political settlement and to renounce terrorism and violence once and for all.

It recognizes Sri Lanka's development of a National Plan of Action for the Encouragement of Human Rights (NHRAP) and also welcomes the introduction of the Victim and Witness Assistance and Protection Bill and acknowledges the peaceful holding of local elections in northern Sri Lanka.

The draft resolution will be debated at the European Parliament later today, changes made to it if required and will be adopted, EU sources told Daily Mirror online.

Moshe Dyan said...

ian,

that is extortion.

i don't see the connection between 13 and GSP+

EU has done its homework. this is one demand that will not be resisted by india.

full implementation of 13 means land powers going to the anti-ethnic integration camp of racists - ITAK, TMVP, SLMC, PLOTE, etc. in north & east.

that's the end of ethnic integration!!

EU is using the same tactics india used to bring 13 in the first place.

"Sri Lankan Government needs to be generous and proactive in addressing the concerns and interests of its Tamil citizens"

since when generocity went racist??? why look for the race of the recipient when being generous???

SL should say NO.

EI can bring more than $100 million and we don't have to be slaves of anybody.

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

Moshe;

[[if to add patriotic provisions to constitution, tougher anti-terror/separatism laws, EI, etc. OK. if for 13+ or any "F", then it is not worth.]]

They need 2/3 to change constitution. How they will change is anyone's concern.

Anti-terror/separation law itself may not need 2/3 either. EI needs no intervention of parliament at all. That is if anyone is gonna do those.

Problem is, this is NOT what is gonna happen. The so called solution for the non-existent problem has to be [or rather will be] given, like it or not. We shud try making it a win rather than loss by getting the patriotic elements to insert good things and remove bad things.

i.e. no more PC bull shit, ethnic integration and anti-separation integrated into solution. More devolution for regional development powers, more centralization of policy/decision powers. If we're gonna do them thru existing PC system or 13th amendment it will be a mess. That is why you need 2/3.

As you said 2/3 is never possible in an election. But then after, 2/3 will surely be gained by the new govt by baiting opposition. That is how SL politics go. So I believe eventually a 2/3 is inevitable. Who will fill the gap is teh Q.

I don't think JVP/UNP are purely maniacs/pussycats. The controlling clan in UNP is pussycat supportive, and JVP bigwigs are lunatics. But there is still a vast majoprity among them who are OK. If govt think of getting their help it is OK. However 20+ seats of TAMIL TAMIL TAMIL crap and MUSLIM MUSLIM MUSLIM crap will also be there with easy terms for bargain.

One good thing govt can do before GE [maybe after PE] is a natonal census and re-arrange number of seats based on that. However we don't have that much time as parliament expires in april.

Mahen said...

Expect some good and big news on IDP re settlement soon.

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

Jay the man of doomsday;

IDPs going home???

This must be a big lie ha?

I'd like to see your response.

Moshe Dyan said...

sujeewa,

OR win the easy seats of north!!

METHOD #1
you need VERY few votes to win 1 seat in north. and there are ways and means of winning those using a little bit of violence. after all election violence is part of SL democracy!!!

if 22 TNA seats or 11 of them can be grabbed, we will be laughing.

METHOD #2
threaten TNA buggers with PTA, 6th amendment law suits UNLESS give up on the election.

METHOD #3
should NEVER have CWC, UPF, SLMC in the UPFA for the election.

win the election without them.

they will bring UNP seats and join in later. UNP (VERY FOOLISHLY) give them MORE seats than required. so they are actually taking part of the UNP when they go.

METHOD #4
get the UNP nomination lists cancelled for KEY districts like colombo, etc.

just like in CMC election. sure their INDEPENDANT group will get PART of the votes, but the bulk will be lost.

METHOD #5
have TROJAN horses in the JVP, UNP

METHOD #6
stop ALL election violence. arrest other party activists/candidates who engage in violence.

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

[[පේරාදෙණිය නවක වධය තව තවත් දරුණු වෙයි
නවක සිසුන්ට "ඇඳුම් ගලවන්නැයි" ද නියෝග

සිරිල් විමලසුරේන්ද්‍ර

පේරාදෙණිය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ නවක වධය මෙවර ඉතාමත් දරුණු තත්ත්වයකින් පවත්වාගෙන යන ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ සිසුන් නවක ශිෂ්‍ය ශිෂ්‍යාවන් දැඩි මානසික අපහසුතාවට පත් කොට ඇතැයි පැවැසේ.එක දිගට දින පහක්‌ යට ඇඳුම් නොඇඳ විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයට එන ලෙස නවක සිසුන්ට නියෝගයක්‌ පනවා ඇතැයි ඊයේ (20 වැනිදා) අනාවරණය විය.

යට ඇඳුම් නොඇඳ දින පහක්‌ නොපැමිණියහොත් නවක වධය නිමා කරන සාදය තවදුරටත් කල් දමන බවට ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨයින් අනතුරු ඇඟවීමක්‌ කැර තිබෙන බව ද එම ආරංචි මාර්ග පැවැසීය.විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයට පිවිසුණු තරුණ ශිෂ්‍ය භික්‌ෂූන් වහන්සේද ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ භික්‌ෂූන්ගෙන් පීඩාවට පත්වන බව පැවැසේ.

විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයට යැම දැන් එපා වී තිබේ යෑයි එක්‌ නවක සාමනේර භික්‌ෂූන් වහන්සේ නමක්‌ පැවැසූහ.]]

Is JVP taking a sadistic satisfaction from SL ppl, for their loss in elections??

Why have they increased ragging?

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

Moshe;

RISK: Break TNA and embrace eelamists. I fear that this is most likely.

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

අවතැන්වූවෝ 41,000 ක්‌ යළි ගම්බිම් බලා යති
කිලිනොච්චියේ පදිංචි කරවන මුල්ම අවස්‌ථාව මෙයයි

හේමන්ත රන්දුණු

හතළිස්‌ එක්‌දහසකට අධික අවතැන් වූ දෙමළ ජාතිකයන් පිරිසක්‌ කිලිනොච්චිය ඇතුළු ප්‍රදේශ කීපයක නැවත පදිංචි කිරීම අද (22 වැනිදා) සිට ආරම්භ කෙරේ. මෙතරම් විශාල අවතැන් වූවන් පිsරිසක්‌ නැවත පදිංචි කිරීම සඳහා කටයුතු කරන මුල්ම අවස්‌ථාව මෙය වන අතර කිලිනොච්චිය ප්‍රදේශයේ සාමාන්‍ය ජනතාව පදිංචි කරන මුල්ම අවස්‌ථාවද මෙය බව උතුරේ ආරංචි මාර්ග පවසයි.ඒ අනුව අවතැන් වූ දෙමළ ජාතිකයන් 41,668 දෙනකු වවුනියාව, මන්නාරම සහ මීට පෙර අවතැන් වූවන් පදිංචි නොකළ කිලිනොච්චිය දිස්‌ත්‍රික්‌කයේ ද අද සිට මෙම නැවත පදිංචි කිරීම සිදු කිරීමට නියමිතය.

මෙසේ නැවත පදිංචියට යන දෙමළ ජාතිකයන්ට මුදල් සහ නිවාස ඉදිකර ගැනීමට අවශ්‍ය අමුද්‍රව්‍ය ලබාදීමට රජය මේ වනවිට පියවර ගෙන ඇත.මෙම සාමාන්‍ය ජනතාව පදිංචි කරවන ප්‍රදේශවල වළ දමා තිබූ බිම්බෝම්බ, මර උගුල් සියල්ල ඉවත් කර පදිංචියට සුදුසු ආකාරයට සකස්‌ කර ඇති අතර එම ප්‍රදේශවලට සියලු ආරක්‍ෂාවද ලබා දී තිබේ.වවුනියාවේ සුබසාධන කඳවුරුවල සිටින පවුල් 12,951 කට අයත් දෙමළ ජාතිකයන් 41,668 දෙනකු බස්‌ රථවලින් තම ගම්බිම් සඳහා පිටත් කර යෑවීමට නියමිතය.

ඒ අනුව වවුනියාව දිස්‌ත්‍රික්‌කයේ පවුල් 1779 ක්‌ ද, මන්නාරම ප්‍රදේශයේ පවුල් 2238 ක්‌ ද, මන්නාරම නගර සීමාවේ පවුල් 606ක්‌ ද මන්නාරම කාන්තන්කුලම් ප්‍රදේශයේ පවුල් 2120 ක්‌ ද, කිලිනොච්චිය තුනුකායි ප්‍රදේශයේ පවුල් 300 ක්‌ ද පදිංචි කරවීමට නියමිතය.නැවත පදිංචි කරවන ප්‍රදේශවල ජනතාවට ආරක්‍ෂාව ලබාදීම සඳහා එම ප්‍රදේශවල පොලිස්‌ ස්‌ථාන සහ පොලිස්‌ මුරපොළ ස්‌ථාපිත කිරීමට කටයුතු කර ඇති බව උතුර ප්‍රදේශ භාර ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ නියෝජ්‍ය පොලිස්‌පති නිමල් ලෙව්කේ මහතා පැවසීය.ඒ අනුව ඕමන්ත කනගරායකුලම්, පුලියන්කුලම්, කිලිනොච්චි, මාන්කුලම්, නැදුන්කර්නි, මල්ලාවි, ප්‍රදේශවල පොලිස්‌ ස්‌ථාන සහ මුරපොළ පිහිටුවා ඇත.

Mahen said...

Maybe DW aunty is an IDP, that explains his silence, after re-settlement we may hear from him / her.

Mahen said...

Yesterday Tamizhnuthz admitted that all eastern IDPs were re-settled.

Mahen said...

I love the smell of IDPs re-settling in the morning, hoo haa!

Sam Perera said...

Nava Sihala Urumaya aka Sinhala Koti

Patriots,

This article from 2007 is a must for those who are interested in knowing the Sinhala Koti led by Sarath Manamedra,

Sam Perera said...

Sri Lankans have nothing common with Mano Ganeshan, Sarath Manamendra, Lal Kantha, and Ranil Wickramasinghe. However, they have unmarked grave space reserved.

Mahen said...

Biling Sam,

Knickers and twist.

Sam Perera said...

Mahen,

Any recen news on remaining pigs in the jungles? What happened to that gold?

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

I'm failing to refrain from noting that min of Judicial affairs is Milinda Moragoda - one main criticism I have against current administration. Other than his abnormal roots, and fruadist past, he is a big player and close friend of Maha[koti]raja.

Mahinda will take a long time to realize whom he's embracing.

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රාජරත්නම්ගෙන් රවි කරුණානායක, TRO විතරක් නෙමෙයි අධිකරණ අමාත්‍යංශයත් මුදල් අරගෙන

(2009 ඔක්තෝබර් 22 - W3Lanka)අයථා මාර්ගවලින් ලද තොරතුරු පදනම් කරගෙන කොටස් ගනුදෙනුවල යෙදීමේ චෝදනාව එක්සත් ජනපදය විසින් එල්ල කර තිබෙන ගැලියන් අරමුදලේ ප්‍රධාන විධායක රාජ් රාජරත්නම්අත්අඩංගුවේ සිටින කොටි ක්‍රියාධරයන් පුනරුත්ථාපනය කිරීම සඳහා එක්සත් ජනපද ඩොලර් මිලියනයක ආධාර රජයට සැපයීමට එකග වී තිබේ. මේ පිළිබඳව අධිකරණ හා නීති ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ අමාත්‍යංශය රාජරත්නම් සමග සැප්තැම්බරයේ ගිවිසුමකට එළඹ ඇති බව ද දැනගන්නට තිබේ. මෙම අරමුදල් ලබා ගැනීම පිළිබඳව විදේශ අමාත්‍යංශය විරෝධය පා ඇතිමුත් එය සැලකිල්ලට ගෙන ඇති බවක් නො පෙනේ.

එහෙත්, රාජරත්නම් දෙමළ පුනරුත්ථාපන සංවිධානයට ලබා දුන් මුදල් පිළිබඳව මේ වන විට පරීක්ෂණයක් සිදු කෙරෙමින් ඇති බව මහ බැංකුව ඔහු අත්අඩංගුවට ගෙන තෙදිනකට පසු සඳුදා නිවේදනයක් නිකුත් කරමින් පැවසීය.

විදේශ විනිමය පාලන නීති උල්ලංඝනය කරමින් රාජරත්නම්ගෙන් කොළඹ පිහිටි විදේශීය බැංකුවක ගිණුමකට පසුගිය මැයි මාසයේ දී ඩොලර් මිලියන තුනක් ගෙන්වා ගත් චෝදනාව මත එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී රවි කරුණානායක සහ තවත් අයකුටත් සමාගමකටත් එරෙහිව නීතිපතිවරයා කොළඹ මහාධිකරණය හමුවේ නඩු පවරා තිබේ.

2005 ජනාධිපතිවරණයට පෙර ලංකාවේ සමාගම්වල ඔහු සතුව තිබූ කොටස් විකුණා දැම්මේ ‍කොටි සංවිධානය විසින් දෙමළ ජනයා ලවා ජනාධිපතිවරණය වර්ජනය කරවීමට යන බව හා එසේ වුවහොත් ව්‍යාපාරික හිතවාදී එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂ ආණ්ඩුව බිඳ වැටෙන බව දැනගෙන යයි අනුමාන කෙරේ.

කෙසේ වෙතත්, ලංකාවේ ඔහුගේ අයථා කොටස් ගනුදෙනු පිළිබඳ මෙතෙක් පරීක්ෂණයක් ආරම්භ වී නැත.

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

Sam, Nava Sinhala Koti Urumaya article is not properly linked.

We shud make a big publicity for the sinhala kotiya behind this.

Sam Perera said...

Nava Sihala Urumaya aka Sinhala Koti

Patriots,

This article from 2007 is a must for those who are interested in knowing the Sinhala Koti led by Sarath Manamedra.

Mahen said...

Hunt is on for remaining pigzh in the junglezh, Ram attempted to surrender through Karuna but was foiled by over enthusiastic journalists and Kehelmal Rambukewella (this is well known and published in DW before).

Enough gold to pave pettah sidewalks, no exaggerations there.

BTW, where is Wathavathini (first lady of the Commonwealth of Tamizh Eezham) and Duwanagiri (Miss Tamizh Eelam contestant for Miss Universe)?

Baduwa thama.

Fonseka 2010 said...

SIX QUALITIES THAT MAKE A PRESIDENT

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,874810,00.html

1. Self-restraint, a characteristic that exists only through "moral judgment -the difference between telling the truth and lying" and an ability to make decisions on positive grounds without reaching for extreme solutions. Ike believes that extremists are always wrong.

2. An understanding of the "qualities which have made this country great -a respect for the freedom of people to work for themselves, their families, their communities; and this with a minimum of interference from government."

3. An inner calmness that lets him ycut through crisis and make his decisions from a base of mature reflection. Ike likes to cite Napoleon to the effect that the true genius in war is one who can do the average thing when those around him grow hysterical with emotion or fright.

4. A strength of decision, so that he will surround himself with "strong men holding strong opinions, not just satraps."

5. Experience, in the sense that he is fully prepared for the crises of the presidency-and no one should confuse "experience" with "endurance." To make his point, Ike recalls the words of Frederick the Great, who once answered a request to promote an officer simply because of his long service by pointing at a pack mule and saying, "That mule has carried that pack loyally and effectively for twelve years. But he's still a mule."

6. A strength of character that makes his leadership one of "principle, not expediency- a man who doesn't run away when the going gets tough."

* Five stars, symbolizing his Army rank, are painted on the window.

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

Sarath Manamendra deserves a lot of publicity. Mahen, I think you have an obligation to introduce him to us.

Fonseka 2010 said...

You Ask - We Answer

http://fonseka2010.blogspot.com/2009/10/you-ask-we-answer.html

Vilification campaign busted.

perein said...

Fonseka 2010,

Still you have missed out the budget info as well as delivery time map.
When are we going to see those?

Anushka Gonawala said...

General Fonseka has avoided Ranil Ponseka's trap.

UNP's common candidate.

Ranil Ponseka.

Anushka Gonawala said...

General Fonseka rejects racism of calling the Sri Lanka army 99% Sinhala.

General Fonseka wishes to remind Sinhala racists that his army comprised of Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim and Burger soldiers. A truely Sri Lankan army.

Don't fall into Ranil Ponseka's homo trap.

Thusitha said...

Mahen said...
BTW, where is Wathavathini (first lady of the Commonwealth of Tamizh Eezham) and Duwanagiri (Miss Tamizh Eelam contestant for Miss Universe)?

Baduwa thama.

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Mahen, forget about Pottu, forget about IDPs. Bring us info about Miss Tamizh Eelam.

Mahen said...

Lemons would be more suitable.

NOLTTE=Peace said...

13th Amendment......

Do not sell my motherland for GSP+ .............!

Anonymous said...

Ven. Ellawala Thero and Ven. Uduwe Thero hold special discussions with Gen. Fonseka

Lanka-e-News, Oct.22, 2009, 5.30 PM)

JHU Leader and MP Ven. Ellawala Medhananda and Ven. Uduwe Dammaloka Thero had a special one hour discussion today (22) with Chief of Defense staff and former Army Commander Gen. Sarath Fonseka.

When Lanka e news inquired from Ven, Uduwe Dammaloka, hesaid, they just finished the discussion. Both Theros stated that they had inquired from the General as to his intentions vis a vis the raging rumors that he is going to contest as a common candidate for the Presidential elections, the General has replied that nobody has made such official overtures to him., and has added that he has no such intentions.

Gen. Fonseka had told them that he is not an individual who works in expectation of money and power. He only works according to his conscience. In future too he will do the same.
The President at Aluvihara, Matale at a function on the 18th, had stated, one can be good Army Officer if he maintains the same discipline he maintains in the battlefield as a hero without greed for wealth and power .Gen. Fonseka’s replies to the Theros is widely construed as a an indirect answer to President’s references.

Meanwhile, Gen. Fonseka is scheduled to leave for abroad tomorrow (23), it is reported. He will be out of the country for about two weeks, and this was a tour planned earlier. This tour is an important crucial tour for Gen. Fonseka, sources say.

Anonymous said...

True Common Candidate

CASC said...

Cargo ship in Canada with 76 people is a LTTE-owned Ship

"Professor Rohan Gunaratna, a Singapore-based terrorism expert, said the ship appeared to have been a rebel vessel. During the Sri Lankan civil war, the Tamil Tigers owned a fleet of ships that they used for smuggling weapons and supplies."

One person on the ship has an Interpol notice

"The sources said the man was Kartheepan Manickavasagar, a 26-year-old who is the subject of an Interpol notice issued by Sri Lankan authorities."

Read more: http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2130108#ixzz0UfsaqPOE

CASC said...

Can anyone identify the two people
seated on the extreme right in the photo ?


http://www.defence.lk/img/20091022_C7.jpg


I thought it looks like Dayan Jayatilleke and Rohan Guneratna, the terorism expert who teaches in Singapore.

http://www.singaporeunited.sg/cep/var/plain_site/storage/images/media/images/rohan-gunaratna/64114-1-eng-US/Rohan-Gunaratna_mainstory1.jpg

Fonseka 2010 said...

haha

http://www.twitpic.com/mh8e0

දේශපාලුවා said...

ඔබාමාලගෙ සටන් පාඨ නයට ගන්න ඇමරිකාවට හොරෙන් පැනපු, රනිල්ගෙ පොන්කේසලට රැවටෙන්න අපි ඔටුවො නෙමෙයි.


මෙක 2010 රනිල්ගෙ ජාමෙ බේරගෙන 2016 මහින්ද නැතිව වෙනකෙනෙක් එක්ක ආයෙත් ජනාදිපතිකමට රන් කරන්න දාන මුට්ටියක්.

Bhairav said...

http://www.twitpic.com/m0p4b

Both are criminals and waiting for their judgment day.

hemantha said...

Moshe,
If 2/3 clear majority in parliament is doubtful I do not think MR would call presidential elections early next year. This is why?
If he holds presidential election next year he is forfeiting 2 years of his first term. He will definitely win if there is a one. So he will get just another six years. The current constitution limits the number of presidential terms for one person to two. But he can change this (example: to three terms) if he has 2/3 majority in parliament.
My point here is he won't forfeit two years of his first term unless he can go for a third term. For that he needs 2/3 majority of the parliament.

දේශපාලුවා said...

Hemantha
Even if you hold the presidential election earlier and win you can swear in for the second term after the remaining two years of the first term.
That is what JRJ did, CBK stupidly, swore in immediately after she won.

Freinds we need UPAF to get 2/3rds and bring constituatnal change to root out seperatism from this country, some of you might disagree, but thats my point of view.

International community is pressuring us with all sorts of reports and this and that we need to bring about some kind of administrative structure changes.

We cannot trust anti-nationalist forces like RW or even Tissa Witharana to formulate this, that is why we need to get the resolution passed under a pro-nationalistic pro-ubitary state government, which is UPFA.

hemantha said...

This is cool. The lawsuit will highlight tiger atrocities (at least).

WSJ, Oct 22. WASHINGTON -- A group of victims of terror attacks by Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers rebels filed suit against Raj Rajaratnam, the hedge-fund founder charged in an insider-trading case, accusing him of funding the Tigers' "crimes against humanity."

The suit was filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in New Jersey by 30 people who say they are survivors of attacks carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam during decades of civil war against the Sri Lankan government. The lawsuit alleges that from 2001 to 2007, Mr. Rajaratnam and a family foundation led by Mr. Rajaratnam's father gave more than $5 million to a U.S. charity, called the Tamil Rehabilitation Organization, that the U.S. government subsequently declared to be a fund-raising front for the Tamil Tigers. "

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දේශපාලුවා said...

අඩෝ බොරු පොන්කෙසා 2010 උඹ ඒ පාර Sara Palin ගෙ පොන්න twitter දේශපාලනේ කොපි කරාද? UNP එකේ උඹලට කවදත් විදිහට creative වැඩක් කරන්න බැහැ හැමදාම කොපි කිරිල්ල තමයි

hemantha said...

It would be the supreme court again who is going to interpret the following paragraph in the constitution.
"If such President is the President in office, holds office for a term of six years commencing on such date in the year in which that election is held (being a date after such election) or in the succeeding year, as corresponds to the date on which his first term of office commenced, whichever date is earlier."

Unknown said...

Bhairav

Noticed that your posts on Defencewire and Fonseka 2010's post on Defencewire are almost in sync. The timing must be an amazing coincidence or perhaps it's not a coincidence.

Are you guys the same ?

NOLTTE=Peace said...

A real good reply to few of the rotten apples in the US State Department,

http://www.colombopage.com/archive_091/Oct1256224154CH.html

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දේශපාලුවා said...

Blogger Angelo said...

Bhairav

Noticed that your posts on Defencewire and Fonseka 2010's post on Defencewire are almost in sync.

And they cant read Sinhala

Mahen said...

Angelo,

You are quite right, this Fonseka2010 is Peelamists trying to do another Mahen, but there is one and only Mahen!

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

දේශපාලුවා;

[[ Freinds we need UPAF to get 2/3rds and bring constituatnal change to root out seperatism from this country, some of you might disagree, but thats my point of view.]]

This is where I am concerned. How can we assure ourselves that 2/3 willbe used to do that? What if it is used to give a lovely BD cake with 13+ written on it.

[[ International community is pressuring us with all sorts of reports and this and that we need to bring about some kind of administrative structure changes.]]

Agree. This will be the case anyway. Question is what kind of admin changes. Giving them 2/3 is giving them a free licence to do anything. Sadly the postwar behavior of this govt is not so clean for me to have full faith.

[[ We cannot trust anti-nationalist forces like RW or even Tissa Witharana to formulate this, that is why we need to get the resolution passed under a pro-nationalistic pro-ubitary state government, which is UPFA.]]

Let's leave RW out. He'll forever be happy as the opposition leader. But Thissa Witharana is my concern.

When you give the 2/3 the 150 seats will be occupied by half a dozen rajapakses, their in-law loads, Mervyns, party btime ministers like Boggles, conspirators like moragoda, socialist lunatics like Thissa W, separatists like Rajitha W, business crooks like Rishard Baduddin, shylocks like CMC.

It will consist NFF, JHU and many good ministers like Keheliya, Mahinda S etc, but how many are they? at most 25. Remaining unnamed guys are purely politico businessmen who run their own business in their own backyard ministry and say "yes" to survive.

I like the fact that they'd lack some portion of 2/3. 130 seats with 30 sure patriots is ideal. That means they will have to be reluctant in any change. When they try a change they need a 20 deficit. There are so many good UNPers and JVP who will be more patriotic than above mentioned evil elements in govt. So they have to get their help for that. If they try getting 20+ TNA/SLMC support the 30 patriots can refrain from supporting.

දේශපාලුවා said...

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

How can we assure ourselves that 2/3 willbe used to do that?

There is no garentee, there is no perfect world. We cant wait till we have a perfect time.

I'd rather take my chances withe MR lead government than with one lead by anyone else in the political arena.

For the first time, we have a leader with some form of a nationalistic conciseness.

Fonseka 2010 said...

දේශපාලුවා,

රට ජතිය බෙරගත් ඔබට අපි ආදරෙයි අපෙ හමුදාවට නොසෑලෙන නයකත්වය දුන් අදරනිය නයකයානනි අපේ රට ඔබට බාරයි

Fonseka 2010 said...

With 2/3rds Mahinda will make himself president for life. Then he will make his 3 bros deputy presidents and also his family of 500 Ministers. Whatever happens for as long as politicians rule Sri Lanka ordinary people will have to pay for luxury life of the elites.

Best solution is to elect Gen. Fonseka to be president. Then he can call GE which many unsung heroes can compete and genuinely represent their districts. Get rid of national list also.

Reduce ministers to 30 and number of MPs to just 150. Too many of these goons is a big expenditure for public purse.

We need small government. We don't need Ministry and deputy ministry to teach people how to boil egg or cut finger nail.

දේශපාලුවා said...

hemantha said...

"If such President is the President in office, holds office for a term of six years commencing on such date in the year in which that election is held (being a date after such election).........


I might be wrong here.

But there is a political reason for holding Presidential election first.

It is MR who is popular not the UPFA , so if General election is held first it will be these unpopular MPs fighting in the front line.

If PE is held first MR will be fighting in the front line, this will cause all sorts of problems in opposition paries, RW might even lose his party leadership position.

Then that will be a good time for UPFA to capitalize on the momentum of PE victory and opposition in shambles.

දේශපාලුවා said...

අඩෝ බොරු පොන්කෙසා 2010 (Fonseka 2010)

ඔබාමාලගෙ සටන් පාඨ නයට ගන්න ඇමරිකාවට හොරෙන් පැනපු, රනිල්ගෙ පොන්කේසලට රැවටෙන්න අපි ඔටුවො නෙමෙයි.


මෙක 2010 රනිල්ගෙ ජාමෙ බේරගෙන 2016 මහින්ද නැතිව වෙනකෙනෙක් එක්ක ආයෙත් ජනාදිපතිකමට රන් කරන්න දාන මුට්ටියක්.

Fonseka 2010 said...

I asked Namal Rajapaksa why he spent 30 million rupees to get degree in England when he could have given that money to Sri Lankan university and studied here like Gen. Fonseka's children did. He did not answer.

That is the problem. When leader does not lead by example, the whole country will fail.

When leader appoints his bros and cousins and nephews and wife's family of uneducated goons to high positions
how can we expect local officers not to appoint their own family members to high positions without merit.

Losers in all this are the ordinary people who rightfully deserve the jobs by merit.

Gen. Fonseka led the army by example. Thats why we need him to be president. He will lead by example. He can say to local officers, appoint by merit as I do. Or say no to corruption as I do. Or educate your children in Sri Lanka and use tuition money to better treatment at local universities as I do.

We need a proud Sri Lankan to be president. Not someone who just wears traditional dress, but someone who is Sri Lankan in each of his steps in life.

CASC said...

Deshapaluwa,

Sadly, I must agree with Sujeewa. There is no assuarance that such a big mandate will not be squandered.

It better for the Government to partner with parties like the JVP and JHU, which will moderate their behaviour even though those smaller parties by themselves may be extreme in certain respects. What ever their crazy economic polices may be, the JVP whole heartedly supported the Govt's military offensive and did not allow the Govt to waver.

It is probably not good to compare the JRJ experience to President MR. Nevertheless, the 4/5 majority that JRJ got he used unwisely in a dictatorial manner to destroy the country. We had another extreme during the CBK era when Ashroff and Thondaman were blackmailing the Govt at every stage. Both extremes are unhealthy for Sri Lanka.

Fonseka 2010 said...

We don't want to delay development. We need Gen. Fonseka to become president as soon as possible so we end corruption, reduce government wastage and develop country. When we do that we become less dependent on GSP and aid from West or India. That means they can no longer bully us.

Although MR tries to act big to west end of the day we have to go to them because we are dependent on them. Well all Ministers need to be able to travel to these countries to visit their children at university there.

We have lots of resources. Only thing to do now is end corruption and stop wastage. Gen. Fonseka as president will do that.

දේශපාලුවා said...

Fonseka 2010 said.

We need small government. We don't need Ministry and deputy ministry to teach people how to boil egg or cut finger nail.


අඩෝ බොරු පොන්කෙසා 2010 උඹ ආයෙත් ඇමරිකාවෙ small government කතා මෙතන වැමෑරුව නේද?

දේශපාලුවා said...

Fonseka 2010 said...


With 2/3rds Mahinda will make himself president for life. Then he will make his 3 bros deputy presidents

Here is former UNP ideologue CA Chandraprema on MR brothers.

If there was any doubt that President Rajapakse’s two most able lieutenants are his two brothers Gotabhaya and Basil, this latest episode puts that to rest.

The most significant political event last week, (2008 october) was the laying to rest of the Indian issue. The month of October saw relations between India and Sri Lanka strained as never before since 1987. Tamil ministers and parliamentarians were threatening to resign from the central government if no action was taken. Several Indian parliamentarians from Tamil Nadu in fact submitted post-dated letters of resignation. Many people were even expecting a 1987 style ‘parippu drop’. But by last Sunday, the situation had been completely diffused after presidential advisor Basil Rajapakse’s visit to India.

දේශපාලුවා said...

Blogger CASC said...

Deshapaluwa,

Sadly, I must agree with Sujeewa. There is no assurance that such a big mandate will not be squandered.

Friends, I agree with that too, but we should remind ourselves that we are not living in a perfect world.

We need to take chances.

On the other hand such a big victory would assure a political goal that nationalistic forces are yearning.
That is the defeat of separatism.

I'm sorry you all have seemed to forget the past so quickly. We cannot forget how difficult it was in 2005 to talk about fighting with LTTE.

We would be shouted down as war mongeres, Sinhala chauvinists and we are holding the Tamils form their rights etc etc.

We cannot forget although LTTE is defeated these people have not been defeated. If they get back to power they will again bring the seperatists into action.

Now they are in one place. RW, Sudu nelum (සුදු නෙළුම් ) mangala, Sirithunga Jayasooriya, Wikaramanahu Karunarthna, Rauf Hakeem (only party leader to sign a treaty with prabakaran), and even Chandrika.

Dont underestimate their power. They need to be defeated for lasting peace.

A big victory for UPFA will defeat the anti-nationalistic view point in UNP and RW will be thrown out with his gang and even UNP will be in the hands of pro nationalistic leaders like. Rukman, Karu and SB

දේශපාලුවා said...

Common Candidate

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

Deshapaluva;

We have not ruled out MR's capacity as the man who rescues us. But we have doubts. MR, sadly, proves them time and again. Especially from May this year there have been blunder after blunder.

[[On the other hand such a big victory would assure a political goal that nationalistic forces are yearning.]]

I wonder this. Right now, as per the popular media, the public mandate is interpreted by the govt as an approval for political solution. I'm so glad taht South wrapped the message in victory ribbon.

[[That is the defeat of separatism.]]

This is highly subjective. One can define even PC solution as a defeat to separatism. Even 13th of 13+ or even Federal. In truith separatism can simply be defeated by enforcing laws taht nobody can preech, gather, motivate or suport it. And also by having multinational SL villages created in state property of north. No need for 2/3 for these. Latter does not even need a parliamentary vote.

My fear is that 150 yesmen will define a 13+ as a defeat to terrorism and the prime crop of public mandate. You and me will be left to jump to Indian ocean that day.

[[I'm sorry you all have seemed to forget the past so quickly. We cannot forget how difficult it was in 2005 to talk about fighting with LTTE.]]

Nothing forgotten. We haven't forgotten the era of 96 to 2001 too. 96 was an year of victory, 97-98 were discussion for devolution. 99-2001 were years of corruption and defeat. I agree that this admin differ much from CBK, but none suggests they will remain so.

All in all, 150 yesmen is the last thing we can give MR.

[[We would be shouted down as war mongeres, Sinhala chauvinists and we are holding the Tamils form their rights etc etc.]]

My Q is, when they wanna give away a 13+ they'll call us the same. Look how Mervyn talks about SF.

[[We cannot forget although LTTE is defeated these people have not been defeated. If they get back to power they will again bring the seperatists into action.]]

I never said they shud get power. I am against a full blown 150 yesmen for MR. But surely and as it will be MR will get a majority vote. That is if he stops doing stupid things and hold the vote ASAP. 120-130 seats are almost certain right now.

[[Now they are in one place. RW, Sudu nelum (සුදු නෙළුම් ) mangala, Sirithunga Jayasooriya, Wikaramanahu Karunarthna, Rauf Hakeem (only party leader to sign a treaty with prabakaran), and even Chandrika.]]

Noooooo no no no no.

This is where I have been wasting long lines of comments. What about Rajitha R, Thissa W, Milinda M [very dangerous], Dilan P, CMC, TMVP [they may be better than prev listed ones]???

Seems to me, they only hold the power circles of MR admin right now.

How come our prez with backbone made of iron keeps the APC which was funded by NGOs and is infact a No Party representation. Only few socialists are there.

We have Qs unanswered. Hoping can't help.

[[Dont underestimate their power. They need to be defeated for lasting peace.]]

I never do. Tomoro if one of them crosses, then you'll suddenly SEE his power. This givt is a place like an ambalama.

[[A big victory for UPFA will defeat the anti-nationalistic view point in UNP]]

130 seats is a big win. And it is enough to do this.

[[and RW will be thrown out with his gang and even UNP will be in the hands of pro nationalistic leaders like. Rukman, Karu and SB]]

Prior two, I'm fine with. Last one NO. SB has no side. He's only ambitious. Infinitely ambitious that war, peace, nationalism, socialism, unitary, federal, one country or two are mere logical paths in his chess board. Playing any of them is just a matter of tactic.

Nevertheless I get the point. UNP is plagued with the gay-clan. The true representatives of public will revolt. Again 150 is not essential for taht. 130 is enough.

In my focused debate of 130 instead of 150, I still can't see a single good point for 150.

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

Jay;

The IDPs man.

Where is your report??

Thusitha said...

Bhairav said...
http://www.twitpic.com/m0p4b

Both are criminals and waiting for their judgment day.

-----------------------------------
Bhairav,
How come you have issue with Karuna, when you do not have issues with mass murderer like VP? People complain Karuna murdered others, but you were pretty happy to make Talivar the leader of your Tamil Eelam Utopia.

Never understood that logic.

Moshe Dyan said...

hemantha,

agree with you.

there must be a compelling reason for MR to hold a PE 2 years early (2/3rds???).

he is not gonig to give up 2 years of his hard earned win for nothing.

deshapaluwa,

JRJ did NOT do that.

the PE was held in 1982 december

1982 december + 6 years = 1988 december

a PE was held in 1988 december

IF JRJ had done so....

feb 1978 + 12 = feb 1990

(JRJ became exec prez in feb 1978 after becoming PM in july 1977)

Moshe Dyan said...

it is perfect time to bump our mano gona-son.

2 skunks in one stone.

ඉයන් said...

There once was a very good old barber in Toronto, Ontario .

One day a florist goes to him for a haircut. After the cut, he goes to pay the barber and the barber replies:

"I am sorry. I cannot accept money from you. I am doing community service."

The Florist is happy and leaves the shop. The next morning when the barber goes to open his shop, there is a thank you card and a dozen roses waiting at his door. A jewish policeman goes for a haircut and he also goes to pay the barber after the cut.

But the barber replies: "I am sorry. I cannot accept money from you. I am doing community service." The cop is happy and leaves the shop. The next morning the barber goes to open his shop, there is a thank you card and a dozen donuts waiting at his door.

A Ealamist refugee goes for a haircut and he also goes to pay the barber after the cut. But the barber replies: "I am sorry. I cannot accept money from you. I am doing community service."

The Ealamist is happy and leaves.
The next morning when the barber goes to open his shop, guess what he finds there?
Can you guess?

There were dozens and dozens of Elamists with their children, jobless friends armed with the flags and banners waiting for free hairhuts blocking entrances to other shops and roads.

Moshe Dyan said...

from toiletnet.

"The United States Department of State delivered to Congressional Appropriations Committee staff yesterday a report detailing incidents that allegedly occurred during the final months of the conflict between the Government of Sri Lanka and the terrorist organization LTTE that may constitute violations of international humanitarian law or crimes against humanity and related harms."

how to PERMANANTLY STOP these BS???

COLONIZATION!!

as long as there is SOME hope for tamil elam, anti-SL activities by tamil elam sakkiliyas and their sympathisers will continue.

through colonization we can make tamil elam IMPOSSIBLE. only then they will look for another nest to lay their rotten eggs.

they won't waste time on SL.

Moshe Dyan said...

"There were dozens and dozens of Elamists with their children, jobless friends armed with the flags and banners waiting for free hairhuts blocking entrances to other shops and roads."

lol!!

very true.

this happened to a doctor in canada. they EXPLOITED his lineancy soooo much that he was suspended from practice!!

Moshe Dyan said...

a hardhitting beauti by dr rasalingam.

well said sir!

Dealing with Tamil asylum seekers illegally arriving in Canada By dr Sebastian Rasalingam

ඉයන් said...
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ඉයන් said...

Moshe said

how to PERMANANTLY STOP these BS???

COLONIZATION!!
-------------

Yup Moshe. This is the way forward.

Pardon me for saying this. Many other posts here resembles the reality in SL. Vital time that should be spent on implementing various strategies to ensure that seperatism don't come back is spent on glorifying and safeguarding the leadership or a clan. Leadeship is busy perpetuating their rule. Little realising what is required was happening there wouldnt have been a SF issue/ or an impact due to such issue.

Ealamists on the otherhand are very busy with EU parliament, US Congress and many other forums to gain much more that they lost.

In a way SL deserves the kind of politcians and the complicated issues it has.

Moshe Dyan said...

ian,

you are right. there is a logical explanation for that.

father of the nation was MOST successful in averting a another north in the east by colonisation.

at that time there was only the UNP. no SLFP, no JVP, no JHU, no other jokers except a few unpopular lunatics.

the communist parties although elected in large numbers in 1947 were helpless after 1948.

he did it without POLITICS. politics thereafter looked after him, his b-i-l, his nephew, his son and grand son. it was NOT the other way around as it happens now!! at that time his govt didn't have the absolute majority!!!

doing the right thing is the best saviour of MR.

putting off these good work for petty political BS will land everyone in trouble which they deserve.

KB said...

[A US State Department report on possible violations of the laws of war in Sri Lanka made public on October 22, 2009 shows the need for an independent international investigation, Human Rights Watch said today.]

Bugger! That shameless tart Hillary should take this report, roll into into a nice cylinder shape, and shove it up where Bill has never been. Ahh... Feels really good to say it. Now for a nice Gin & Tonic.

Cheers!

Asithri said...

Moshey

[COLONIZATION!! as long as there is SOME hope for tamil elam, anti-SL activities by tamil elam sakkiliyas and their sympathisers will continue. through colonization we can make tamil elam IMPOSSIBLE. only then they will look for another nest to lay their rotten eggs.]

Agree 100% !!!

Except, I would just call it “RE-COLONIZATION”

OaO Asithri

Asithri said...

Sujeewa Koka

[This is where I am concerned. How can we assure ourselves that 2/3 willbe used to do that? What if it is used to give a lovely BD cake with 13+ written on it.]

As Deshapaula said, there is no guarantee.

What we have is only a “known devil is better than the unknown devil” concession.

Even during the lead up to the decimation of the LTTE whores, there were many articles that were written that when the LTTE is decimated, we will have a dictatorship in SL (propaganda spewed forth by Ranil-UNP Cocksukers) but we still went ahead with 100% support for this MR GOSL and look where we are today.

IDPs are being resettled, ex-child soldiers of LTTE are rehabilitated and now re-entering school (some even entering Colombo schools!), bridges are built, roads are repaired/repaved, train tracks are once again being built to link N to S, etc. etc.

So, I think never mind about a few “lapses” on the part of MR GOSL but the scorecard is still overwhelmingly in the +ve !!!

Let us not fall into RW-UNP=LTTE propaganda this early in the game...to usurp this patriotic GOSL (proven) and usher in a fucking sankara-sakkili GOSL that will break up our motherland.

Let us not cut our nose off to spite our face.


OaO Asithri

KB said...

May 14-18 – An organization reported that, at the beginning of the final operation, the SLA used shelling that resulted in some civilian casualties. However, the IDPs to whom the organization spoke were uniformly emphatic that the SLA shelled only in reply to the LTTE’s mortar and gun fire from among the civilians. Civilians also said that on May 15 the SLA stopped shelling when the LTTE began destroying its own equipment. The organization also reported that some LTTE cadres were going to bunkers where civilians were sheltered, asking ―So you want to run away to the Army do you?‖ and then opening fire against them.

Bugger! The above section is enough to summarize the situation during the final operation. Our gallant army chaps only fired back when fired upon by terrorists and any resulting civilian deaths were unavoidable accidents. Most of the civilians were killed in cold blood by the terrorists. If we didn't finish this off quickly the terrorists would have killed even more civilians. Case closed. Now Hillary can start rolling the bally report for some night time fun.

Cheers!

Asithri said...

Ongakka Pundeyk

LMSSAO!!! Truly LMSSAO!!!

What happened since we connected the last time? FukkFace told me you were in PNG or some place like that doing research in a rain forest? Maybe I am mistaken…anyway, good to see you here bro. Good post…keep ‘em coming.

OaO Asithri

p.s. I am at the same email add…drop me a note.

Moshe Dyan said...

OAOA,

fantasitc! thank you OAOA.

that's the word. RE-COLONIZATION!

what a lovely feeling when ppl of all races go back to areas they left in 1215, after 800 loooong years???

wow!!

de ja vu!!

kalinga magha bugger would never have thought he could chase away SLs for 800 years!!! bugger was really smart, though evil.

OTOH our war chased away close to a million MOSTLY tamilelamists in 26 years for THOUSANDS of kilometres FOREVER!!!

so mister magha, your era is finally over. RIP kalinga magha.

Asithri said...

Okay OP, take care…and yes, do send me an em soon if possible. Good luck bro with your research. Keep away from those modernized PNG gals I have seen in pics…oooo, feeling hott hott!

:)) :)) :))

OaO Asithri

Happy Heathen said...

Hi there,

I usually do not write in this blog even though I have been an avid reader of this blog. I just need you guys help to counter the misinformation splashed around the Australian newspapers on the ongoing asylum saga.
Please do go to The Age newspaper OPINION COLUMN -http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/contributors/labors-policies-are-not-encouraging-boat-people-20091023-hbns.html - and post your comments.
By the way I am not a patriot as you guys are and do not consider my self belonging to any particular geographical location, I am just a Libertarian Anarchist-Atheist who hates Hypocrisy.
Please keep on posting on relevant articles until this thing blows over.

Happy Heathen

KB said...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused hedge fund billionaire Raja Rajaratnam and his family's foundation were sued in a U.S. court on Thursday over allegations that they provided $5 million to Tamil Tigers militants in his native Sri Lanka's civil war.

The lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New Jersey on behalf of 30 people who were victims or survivors of attacks by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in the South Asian country's civil war said the money assisted "crimes against humanity."

The lawsuit names Rajaratnam, his father J.M. Rajaratnam and the Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) foundation, which had a branch in New Jersey during the 2001 to 2007 period covered by the civil lawsuit. The foundation's funds have been frozen in both Sri Lanka and the United States.

The case is Karunamunige Chamila Krishanthi et al v Rajakumara Rajaratnam et al, U.S. District Court in New Jersey.



Bugger! That's brilliant. Do not let terrorist supporting scumbags get away with what they did to our beloved Lanka.

Cheers!

Asithri said...

Moshey

[so mister magha, your era is finally over. RIP kalinga magha]

How true!

Yes, the days of invading South Indian killer/tyrants' legacies are about to get erased permanently.

If only this invading whorefucker knew what happened to all the sacrifice he did - he would be turning in his grave and fucking the soil!

LMSSAO!!! Truly LMSSAO!!!

New Policy for Harmony: Scorched Earth! Take No Prisoner!

OaO Asithri

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

Asithri;

I never meant that we shud get the current opposition into power, but I was debating about 2/3. In fact my concern was too much power would leave the small patriotic portion in that 2/3 helpless.

Just because MR does development in his role as President does not mean that his MPs are clean. When I see their names, half of the traitors and scums are with him. Anyone can join as well. Don't think these scums and traitors are doing nothing. Their subtle work will take its time.

It is risky to give anyone with 2/3 with such MPs.

Deshpaluva;

In every possibility it is clear that nobody is gonna take 2/3. So I don't see a point in debating about it. I think we shud try to get every voter to vote for a good 130 seats, and select the members very very carefully.

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

It's Leahy again.

U.S. urges probe of Sri Lanka war

October 22, 2009 07:50 am

The State Department’s top war crimes official called on Sri Lanka on Thursday to conduct a “genuine” investigation into alleged war crimes by Sri Lankan troops and Tamil rebels during the bloody final months of the country’s 25-year-long civil war.



The appeal by Stephen Rapp, the U.S. ambassador at large for war crimes issues, came hours after his office presented Congress with a detailed account of alleged atrocities during the conflict that suggests both sides may have violated international law and committed crimes against humanity.



The 68-page document, which relies on internal reports from the U.S. Embassy in Colombo, satellite imagery and accounts from international relief agencies and news organizations, paints a grim portrait of the conditions endured by hundreds of thousands of Tamil civilians caught between two ruthless adversaries. Between 7,000 and 20,000 civilians were allegedly killed in the country’s northeast from January to May, when the Tamil Tigers were defeated, according to U.N. and independent estimates.



“We are certainly calling on the government, as part of the reconciliation process, to develop an accountability process that respects the interests of all,” Rapp said in an interview. Noting that Sri Lankan authorities have insisted they can conduct a credible internal investigation into alleged abuses, he said, “We are going to take them at their word and follow that process.”



Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the Appropriations subcommittee on the State Department and foreign operations, who authorized the report, said that it “eliminates any reasonable doubt that serious violations of the laws of war were committed by both” sides. “A full and independent investigation is needed, and those responsible must be held accountable,” he said.

Asithri said...

Happy Heathen

In great haste...

I have left a couple of comments in that Aussie site...not sure how many/what I submitted will be published.

Thought I saw your own comment there...and do agree with it.

Cheers,

OaO Asithri

Asithri said...

SK, your point is well taken.

OaO Asithri

Moshe Dyan said...

sk,

yes.

unless and until MR assures NO 13, NO RACIAL DEVOLUTION there is no sense giving his govt a 2/3rd majority.

if he wants, give us the assurance.

if not, sorry.

2/3rds should not be considered a licence to kill, rob, screw, divide the UNITARY SL.

ppl: why do you need 2/3rd?

MR: for these, these reason

ppl: we don't want point #1. drop it.

mr: ok

ppl: then you get 2/3rd

without directly going to the ppl at an election there are ways to get their opinion.

PS: ppl means those who love SL.

(to hell with the other group)

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

Have you guys seen this before.

How KP was arrested, investigated by an Aussie journalist

I love the last part of it. How the murderers in plain cloth fear to travel to other countries. More they conduct such crimes, more places they can't travel to. Plus they are cheating themselves about the local protection there. GOSL needs to prove one connection between them and LTTE to change it.

Fear is what terrorists brought to SL. And fear is what they are living in today. Time, like an angry serpant, has turned back and bit the savage with venom of pain. And of course SL has done a magnificent job in making it a reality.

Kudos to all ranks who organized these. And keep it up. There are enough and more pussycats abroad.

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

Jay,

You are pending answers to following Qs. Some may soun d obsolete to others, but not for Jay. You are running obsolete anyway.

1. Do you think taht eastern IDPs are still kept in camps?

2. If not isn't that a good enough sign to see the genuine willingness of GOSL in releasing IDP, and the challenges they face in it?

3. Have there been any IDP release in Wanni rehab villages?

4. If so, does it not prove taht the cleanup of land mines is the prime reason for delay?

5. Is there any further honesty in your fake cries for IDPs being held for ever?

Notably Jay is silent when an event like IDP release happens. He's waiting till it is stacked in every mind to come back and paly his hypocrisy games.

ඉයන් said...

Roomy Khan, the central witness who brought down the Galleon hedge fund, is a former Galleon employee with a history of financial trouble who agreed to cooperate with prosecutors after she was caught making trades using inside information.

Khan, previously identified only as "Tipper A" or a cooperating witness, provided much of the evidence that prosecutors are using to bring insider trading charges against the billionaire Raj Rajaratnam, who is shutting down his Galleon fund in the wake of the charges.

She taped conversations with him and told prosecutors that she had provided inside information about Google and other stocks. She has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy and securities fraud and is working with law enforcement in hopes of receiving a lighter sentence, according to the criminal complaint.

Khan, who was identified by a person close to the case, has a legal past that may present a hurdle for federal prosecutors. In a lawsuit settled last month, a housekeeper for Khan and her husband, Sakhawat, said they had violated minimum-wage laws by paying her about $250 a week for 80 to 90 hours of work. The lawsuit was settled after a judge said the Khans had fabricated evidence.

The Khans were also sued in 2005 in New York by Deutsche Bank for failing to repay a large promissory note, though all the details are not listed in the court documents.

In a letter released on Wednesday, Rajaratnam wrote that he was innocent and would fight the charges. He added that he expected to return the $2.5 billion he now manages for outside investors by the end of the year. But he said he hoped to sell Galleon as a single unit so that his employees would not have to find new jobs individually.

Because most of Galleon's holdings are in heavily traded companies, unwinding the fund should cause no disruption to stock markets, a person close to Galleon said.

Little public information about Roomy Khan is available. On a 2004 federal campaign donation form, she listed her occupation as stock trader. Until earlier this year, she and her husband lived in a 9,000-square-foot mansion with an assessed value of $13 million in Atherton, Calif, a Silicon Valley suburb of expansive estates. They moved out several months ago, according to neighbors, and the house was sold.

ඉයන් said...

Sakhawat Khan did not return phone calls or respond to an e-mail message, and Roomy Khan did not respond to e-mail messages. A lawyer who represented them in the civil lawsuit filed by the housekeeper said he could not comment.

Cooperating witness

A spokesman for the US attorney's office in Manhattan would not comment on Roomy Khan's involvement.

In the criminal complaint against Rajaratnam and two other defendants, Khan is listed as "CW," or "cooperating witness." In a related Securities and Exchange Commission complaint, she is listed as Tipper A. According to the SEC complaint, she worked for Galleon in the late 1990s. In late 2005, she approached Rajaratnam, saying she had financial difficulties and wanted to return to Galleon.

He did not rehire her, but over the next two years she provided him with tips about Google, Hilton Hotels and Polycom, which he used to make $13 million in profits, according to the criminal complaint. The complaint does not say she received any payment or anything of value in return for the tips. She made about $1.5 million on improper trades in the same stocks in 2006 and 2007, according to a civil complaint filed by the SEC.

In November 2007, Khan began to cooperate with the FBI, according to the complaint. She taped four phone calls with Rajaratnam and provided evidence against him. She agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy and securities fraud and cooperated "in the hope of receiving a reduced sentence," the complaint said.

But as the investigation progressed, Khan and her husband faced another legal problem, a civil lawsuit filed by Vilma Serralta, who worked as their housekeeper in Atherton from 2002 to 2006. Serralta claimed she had been paid about $250 a week for 80 to 90 hours of work, violating labour laws.

Khan and her husband denied the allegations and in March 2009 produced a work schedule they claimed had been signed by Serralta in 2002, when she started to work for them.

But lawyers for Serralta said the document had been fabricated and Serralta's signature forged. On August 28, District Judge Claudia Wilken said she would "give the jury a strongly worded instruction about the fabrication of evidence."

Less than a month later, just before the case was set for trial, the Khans settled the case with Serralta. Christopher Ho, senior staff attorney at Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center, which represented Serralta, said he could not disclose the specific terms of the settlement but that they were favorable to Serralta.

The Khans and their business, Digital Age Capital Ltd., received a summons from Deutsche Bank Securities in 2005 in connection with what appeared to have been a default in an earlier settlement. Though the details are not in the public court filings, the Khans were supposed to pay $788,850. According to a court filing in June 2006, they agreed to pay a total of $803,850, including interest and lawyer fees, to settle the matter

ඉයන් said...

above artcile on roomy khan is from the web

Anonymous said...

Good Muththa

you should see this video.
I think GOVT has over reacted on behalf of Sajin Vas (Loka hora) and Anarkali (useless actress).
MR wanted to chase Shan away from Chief minister post by using popularity earned on blood and sweat of our heroes.
As a southerner, It is a shame to see , what has been done by the MR in the election by promoting a corrupt official , a family friend to contest against the people, who worked for the SLFP for decades.

Are we seeing the true colors of the MR and the clan after the WAR.

ඉයන් said...

WhoDraftedTheEUReport

Moshe Dyan said...

this is good news. when it comes from the enemy it has added meaning!!

"Rajapaksa drunk with triumphalism, to colonize Tamil homeland"

By Satheesan Kumaaran Sakkiliya


from lankaguardian

RE-COLONIZE the BS tamiz homezand!! do it NOW.

this is the new (peaceful) battle. let it begin. we are ready

Moshe Dyan said...

please rajapaksha don't colonise tamil homeland which is TAMIL MADU.

but please re-colonize sri lankan homeland with ppl of all races.

tamil elamists call it STRUCTURAL GENOCIDE. good word with usual exaggeration. destroy the structures of racist-separatism.

poor_creature_hurt said...

When America or its coalitions of civilized nations walks into another man’s land, they make sure they spread human rights. Those who are born out of the civilized world were created by the almightily God there for one thing; suffer. Now if Sri Lanka would end terrorism and develop, this is not done. Thus, the rights of Sri Lankans to suffer would have to be protected, according to the USA. In Iraq, in Afghanistan and in any other country in which has invaded, they would make sure that the people will enjoy the right to suffer and the US expects Sri Lankan government to do the same. US drones bomb civilian houses in Pakistan, US has killed more than half a million of Iraqi civilians, destroyed their infrastructure and facilities etc because they wanted to ensure the human rights of these people. Israel has been doing the same to Palestinians from the inception of the Jewish state.

Thus, it is a must; I repeat, it is a must that SL investigates those who attempts to end the right for Sri Lankans to suffer. We must take them to the courts and punish them. Thus, we ourselves can one day be a pooch of the civilized world and live on their leftovers. If we would try to raise our heads like lions, we would definitely become a part of the uncivilized world. It is up to us to choose our path.

Mahen said...

Chinthana4Lions,

Booruwo, Deshal is being sarcastic, learn to read and understand English before making comments.

Modayas will always be modayas.

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

[[Ian said...

WhoDraftedTheEUReport]]

This is a sheer injustice to Jay. I believe he should be remembered for his contribution. He's just categorized as an unknown NGO activist.

Mahen said...

Blog updated with Deshal's article.

CASC said...

The EU reports on GSP can be found on the SundayTimes Website


http://www.sundaytimes.lk/tradoc_145153.pdf

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/tradoc_145152.pdf

Unknown said...

That man they have in custody is not the real KP.

CASC said...

I posted a picture yesterday of the President and his entourage in Vietnam. Two important people are in that picture (see two on exteme right).

http://www.defence.lk/img/20091022_C7.jpg

It looks like Dayan Jayatilleke is back in the fold. He is eccentric and has an independent spirit like most academics but played an invaluable role when the Europeans were ganging up against Sri Lanka on the Human Rights council. He has an attack dog mentality that the Government could use to aggresively attack fake human rights champions. The only reason the Government won the Channel 4 Fake video battle and the Hillary Clinton Rape accusations battle was because of an aggressive counter offensive.

The other person in the Defence.Lk photo (extreme right), I am fairly certain, is Rohan Guneratna. To take a terrorism expert on a state visit shows that the Government still considers the interntional LTTE a serious threat. The focus needs to be there on countering the international LTTE presence in South Asian countries.

CASC said...

Moshe Dyan said.....................during the idi amin created hostage crisis, a leading israeli commando died. his brother later became a top politician and few other commandoes also entered politics and held top positions.

Moshe,

I believe you are referring to Lt Col. Yoni Netanyahu, brother of Benjamin Netanyahu. Family member worked in that country in the 90s. He claims there was evidence of that incident in the airport almost twenty years after it happened. I saw the film. Not sure if it does justice to the actual operation.

Regarding Karanagoda, he has a Msc. in Engineering and I think it is perfectly ok for him to be working for the President in a civilian capacity, which I assume uses his engineering expertise.

The biggest problem in Sri Lanka is political interference in the public service. MPs are always sending notes to heads of Government Departments asking for their golayas to be promoted. That stopped in the Army a long time ago, even before the current Government came into place (perhaps with a few minor exceptions). Today, if a MP sends a letter to the Army Commander requesting that a person be promoted, the Commander will throw the letter in the garbage, and intended beneficiary will be kicked out of the army. There is no way to reform the public service, including the military, unless the leadership in the public service is perceived as absolutely non-political.

Sam Perera said...

CASC,

I am very glad that Dayan is back. I may disagree on his personal views on 13th but I respect him for his patriotism (most certainly not Jay's kind). We need more people like him in the government to keep the political leadership well oiled.

Anonymous said...

/SF,

What's the latest on SF (Sarath Fonseka)? I may not agree with all his views, but he's no butt-kisser.


issue being sorted out...anyways it was going to end up like this from the first place... /-SF@LNP

Selva said...

Gents,

We owe a debt of gratitude to the management and employees of John Keells Holdings. Being that the Right Honorable Raj Rajaratnum is a major shareholder in JKH, the management and employees have shown solidarity to the Eelam cause by furthering Mr Rajaratnum's wealth thus allowing him to contribute generously to the TRO. We also thank the management, employees and shareholders of other ventures owned by Mr Rajaratnum, you have indeed shown that Singhala people can rise above ethnic and religious difference to contribute to the Eelam cause.

Heroes day is nearing, please watch out for annoucements for forthcoming events, please remember our Eelam brethren in your daily prayers and light a candle of sacrifice to the fallen cadres.

No_MESS said...

…and a donation. We now take McDonalds vouchers.

Thusitha said...

CASC said...

The other person in the Defence.Lk photo (extreme right), I am fairly certain, is Rohan Guneratna. To take a terrorism expert on a state visit shows that the Government still considers the interntional LTTE a serious threat. The focus needs to be there on countering the international LTTE presence in South Asian countries.

-----------------------------------
I saw him on recent SBS Programme. He is quite critical of LTTE and make no bones about how they should be treated. Also he criticised HR organizations who try to save these terrorists.

The statements he make has a lot of values as he is well respected Anti Terrorism Expert. Also he conveys the message very effectively. I wonder whether Rohan G. been given some kind of Protection. He is not some one we would want loose in a Terrorist attack

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

Selva de Silva;

First time I enjoyed a post by you. Keep on writing such stuff.

BTW,pls don't make this post a reason to call me "dearest Sri" and beg for the eelam.

Thusitha said...

Selva said...
Gents,
Heroes day is nearing, please watch out for annoucements for forthcoming events, please remember our Eelam brethren in your daily prayers and light a candle of sacrifice to the fallen cadres.

---------------------------------
Also since you are putting a quite a show, can we please see some self immolations as well. And for dinner, might I suggest devilled pork heads.

CASC said...

Thusitha,

Rohan Guneratna spends most of his time in Singapore so I think he is relatively safe.

Ironically, he works at the S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Sinnathamby Rajaratnam was a former Singapore Foreign Minister who was born in Ceylon.

CASC said...

Selva

The LTTE desecrated the Heroes by burying their bodies and building monuments to them. There is no tradition in Hinduism of burying bodies. The Sri Lanka Army will do the right thing and bulldoze these cemeteries. When that happens, if it has not already happened, you can hold a proper memorial service with religious rites.

CASC said...

Blood on our hands, but this too shall pass

M K Bhadrakumar

(The writer is a former Indian diplomat who served in Sri Lanka in the 1980s)

May 19, 2009

L iberation Tigers of Tamil Elam supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran' s death circa May 19, 2009, in circumstances we would never quite get to know, concludes a morality play.

As the curtain comes down and we leave the theatre, the spectacle continues to haunt us. We feel a deep unease and can't quite figure out the reason. Something rankles somewhere. And then we realise we have blood on our hands.

Not only our hands, but our whole body and deeper down, our conscience -- what remains of it after the mundane battles of our day-to-day life � is also dripping with blood.

Prabhakaran' s blood. No, it is not only Prabhakaran' s, but also of 70,000 Sri Lankan Tamils who have perished in the unspeakable violence through the past quarter century.

All the pujas we may perform to our favourite Lord Ganesh each morning and evening religiously before we march ahead in our life from success to success cannot wash away the guilt we are bearing -- the curse of the 70,000 dead souls.

Our children and grandchildren will surely inherit the great curse. Oh, God, what a bitter legacy!

A long time ago, we created Prabhakaran. We picked him up as an urchin from nowhere. What we found charming about him was that he was so thoroughly apolitical -- almost innocent about politics. He was a simpleton in many ways, who had a passion for weapons and the military regimen. He suited our needs perfectly.

Which was to humiliate the J R Jayewardene government in Sri Lanka and teach it a hard lesson about the dangers of being disrespectful to India 's status as the pre-eminent power in the Indian Ocean . Jayewardene was too Western-oriented and behaved as if he never read about the Munroe Doctrine when he read history in Oxford . We didn't like at all his dalliance with the Israelis and the Americans in our very backyard.

So, we fostered Prabhakaran and built him up as a pinprick on Jayewardene' s vanities -- as a Bhindranwale of the Deccan .

Then, as time passed, we decided that he had outlived his utility as we had come to develop an entirely different outlook towards the pro-Western orientation of the Colombo government by that time. Our egotistic leader in New Delhi who detested Jayewardene was no more in power and the new soft-spoken leader didn't share his predecessor' s strong political antipathies.

So, we arm-twisted Prabhakaran to tone down and fall in line with our changed priorities. But we didn't realise that by then he had become a fully-grown adult.

He resisted our blackmail and pressure tactic. When we pressured him even more and tried to collar him, he struck back. He dispatched assassins to India and killed our beloved leader. And he became our eternal enemy.

Yet, we couldn't do anything to harm him. He had already become so strong -- an uncrowned king among his people. So we waited. We are a patient lot. Who can match us in infinite patience, given our 5000 years of history? Our cosmic religion gives us a unique wisdom to be patient and stoical and to bide our time.

And then, the opportune time came. We promptly moved in for the kill by aligning ourselves with Prabhakaran' s enemies. We armed them and trained them in better skills to kill. We guided them with good intelligence. We plugged all escape routes for Prabhakaran. And then, we patiently waited as the noose tightened around Prabhakaran' s neck.
Today he is no more. Believe it or not, we had no role in his death. How and when he died shall forever remain an enigma wrapped in a mystery. We will of course never divulge what we know.

CASC said...

Con't

All that matters is that the world woke up to the death only after the May 13 polling in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Otherwise, the parliamentary election results may have gone haywire against us. Strange are the ways of the Indian democracy.

We have had our revenge. Nothing else matters for the present.

What lies ahead? We will continue to make noises about a "political solution" to the Tamil problem that Prabhkaran championed through violent means.

Of course, let there be no doubt that we will periodically render humanitarian assistance to the hundreds of thousands of Tamil civilians who have been herded into camps and may languish there till the dust settles down. We will demonstrate that we are indeed capable of the milk of human kindness. After all, the Sri Lankan Tamils are part of our historical consciousness.

But we must also be realistic.. We know in our heart of hearts that the scope for a political solution in the fashion in which our leaders seem to suggest publicly is virtually nil..

The Sinhalese will never allow the world to dictate to them a political solution. More so, they will promptly and conclusively rebuff any attempt by us to seek a role in what they will now onward insist as strictly their internal affair.

Always remember that Sri Lanka is the last bastion of Theravada Buddhism and preserving that legacy is the Sinhalese people's precious tryst with destiny. At least, that is how they feel. We have to accept the weight of their cultural nationalism.

They see Sri Lanka as the land of the Sinhalese. How would they allow us Indians who wiped out Buddhism with such ferocity from the subcontinent interfere with their keen sense of destiny as the custodians of that very same great religion? Never, never.

If we try to pressure the Sinhalese, they will approach the Chinese or the Pakistanis to balance our pressure. They are capable of doing that.

The Sinhalese are a gifted people. We all know few can never match their terrific skills in media management. They have always lived by their wits.

Equally, they are fantastic practitioners of diplomacy. We suspect that they may in fact have an edge over us on this front, for unlike us who are dissimulating from day to day as if we're a responsible regional power and dissipating our energies in pastimes such as hunting down Somalian pirates in distant seas, they are a highly focused lot.

They have the grit because they are fighting for the preservation of their country's future identity as a Buddhist nation.

CASC said...

con't

Only last week, they showed their diplomatic skill by getting the Russians and the Chinese to stall a move in the United Nations Security Council to pressure them.

The Europeans fancy they can try the Sinhalese for war crimes. What naivety!

We asked the Sinhalese in private many a time how they proposed to navigate their way in the coming period. They wouldn't divulge.
But we know that it is not as if they have no solution of their own to the Tamil problem, either. We know they already have a blueprint.

See, they have already solved the Tamil problem in the eastern provinces of Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Ampara. The Tamils are no more the majority community in those provinces.

Similarly, from tomorrow, they will commence a concerted, steady colonisation programme of the northern provinces where Prabhakaran reigned supreme for two decades. They will ensure incrementally that the northern regions no more remain as Tamil provinces.

The Tamils will be made into a minority community in their own northern homelands. They will have to live among the newly created Sinhalese settlements in those regions to the north of Elephant Pass.

All this will indeed be within Sri Lanka 's "federal structure". Sri Lanka will continue to adhere to parliamentary democracy.
Give them a decade at the most. The Tamil problem will become a relic of the bloody history of the Indian subcontinent.

The Sinhalese are good friends of India . Our elite and their elite speak the same idiom. We both speak good English, play golf and like chilled beer. We should, therefore, wish them well.
As for the blood on our hands, true, it is a nuisance. But this is not the first time in our history that we're having blood on our hands.

Trust our words. No lasting harm will be done. Blood doesn't leave stains.

(The writer is a former Indian diplomat who served in Sri Lanka in the 1980s)

CASC said...

Badrakumar's article is a gem. My apologies for those who have read it before but it provides an interesting foreign perspective into the Sinhala mindset.

kevin said...

Selva
I am very much tied up these days away from London and I wonder if have anything going on in midlands in UK? Your hero’s day is a day we wouldn’t like to miss.
Let us know if you know anything? Cheers!

No_MESS said...

Channel 4 Video –

It looks like CH4 is CLUTCHING AT STRAWS. They ran this story on Ch4 news today.

Note, you can comment.

CASC said...

Excellent article by Maj Gen Lalin Fernando


http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/10/24/honour-heroes-war

Thusitha said...

CASC said...
Badrakumar's article is a gem.

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Always remember that Sri Lanka is the last bastion of Theravada Buddhism and preserving that legacy is the Sinhalese people's precious tryst with destiny. At least, that is how they feel.

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This is one of my sentiments as well. Bit Surprised that Indian happen to think the same way. Shows how similar the mindset of the Asians are, and how different it is from the Western Way of thinking.

As far as I can remember, only thing the past U.S. ambassadors did was to criticise SL. Has nothing good to say about SL.

Thusitha said...

While the victory over the terrorists was immediately hailed as one of the greatest in the world, it will take time to comprehend its actual and true significance. What should be done now is for the President to promote Gen Fonseka Field Marshal, something only he has deserved. It is overdue

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Why haven't we? Does anyone know the answer? It is not likely that we would ever have to fight a war like this in the future. So, there won't be any more war heroes after this. So, why haven't we given SF the top military honour?

Anonymous said...

කොටි ගුවන් ප්‍රහාර මෙහෙයවූ නායකයා කැනඩාවේදී දැලේ

කීර්ති වර්ණකුලසූරිය

කොළඹ හා තදාසන්න ප්‍රදේශවල මර්මස්‌ථාන කීපයකට කොටි ගුවන් ප්‍රහාර මෙහෙයවූ ප්‍රධානියා වන මානික්‌aකවාසගම් කාර්තීයන් නමැත්තා කැනඩාවේ වාන්තුවර් වෙත පැමිණි ඊශ්ටරි ප්‍රින්සස්‌ නමැති කොටි නැවේ සිටියදී කැනඩා රහස්‌ පොලිසිය විසින් අත්අඩංගුවට ගෙන ඇත.

මොහු ජාත්‍යන්තර පොලිසියට පවා අවශ්‍ය කර සිටි අයෙකි.

මෙයට දින කීපයකට පෙර ද්‍රවිඩ සරණාගතයන් 76 ක්‌ සමග වැන්කුවර් වෙත පැමිණි ඕෂන් ලේඩි නමැති නැව පිළිබඳ පරීක්‌ෂා කිරීමේදී එය ඊශ්ටරි ප්‍රින්සස්‌ නමැති පිලිපීන සමාගමක්‌ විසින් මෙහෙයවන නැවක්‌ යෑයි හෙළිවී ඇත.

එහෙත් පසුව කරේතිපන්ගෙන් කළ ප්‍රශ්න කිරීම් වලදී එය කොටි නැවක්‌ යෑයි අනාවරණය වී තිබේ.

මෙම සරණාගතයන් අතර සිටි කාර්තියන්ව වහාම ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට භාර දෙන්නැයි ශ්‍රී ලංකා රජය විසින් ඊයේ (23 දා) කැනඩා බලධාරීන්ගෙන් ඉල්ලා ඇත.

මේ කොටි ත්‍රස්‌තවාදියා අවතැන් වූවන්ගේ කඳවුරක සිට පැනගිය අයකු බවට සැකකෙරේ.

Anonymous said...

මා ගැන විවිධ මත පළකරන අයගෙන්ම ඒ ගැන අහන්න
- ජෙනරාල් සරත් ෆොන්සේකා

නෝමන් පලිහවඩන

තමා පිළිබඳව විවිධ මත පළකරන උදවියගෙන් මිසක්‌ තමාගෙන් ඒ පිළිබඳව විමසීම් නොකරන ලෙස ආරක්‌ෂක මාණ්‌ඩලික ප්‍රධානී ජනරාල් සරත් ෆොන්සේකා "දිවයින"ට පැවසීය. ජනරාල් සරත් ෆොන්සේකා දේශපාලනයට පිවිසීමට යන බවට ලැබෙන තොරතුරු පිළිබඳව අප නැගූ ප්‍රශ්නයකට පිළිතුරු ලෙස ඒ මහතා එසේ පවසා සිටියේය. ඔබ දේශපාලනයට පිවිසෙනවාද? නැද්ද කියා ස්‌ථිර ප්‍රකාශයක්‌ කරන ලෙස අප කළ විමසීමකදී හෙතෙම කියා සිටියේ එවැනි කතාවක්‌ ප්‍රචාරය කර ඇති උදවියගෙන්ම එය අසන ලෙසය.

ජනතා විමුක්‌ති පෙරමුණ ඔබ පොදු අපේක්‌ෂකයකු ලෙස පත් වුවහොත් එම පක්‌ෂය ඔබට සහාය දෙන බවට කර ඇති ප්‍රකාශය පිළිබඳව අප ඒ මහතාගෙන් විමසූ විට කියා සිටියේ "ඔබ එම පක්‌ෂයෙන්ම ඒ ගැන අහන්න ඊට මා පිළිතුරු දීමෙන් පළක්‌ නැහැ" යනුවෙනි.

Anonymous said...

Lankan refugees in Malaysia on hunger strike

Kuala Lumpur - At least six Sri Lankan refugees at a Malaysian detention camp have been on a hunger strike for more than seven days, demanding that they be allowed to meet officials from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), a news report said Friday.

# Hey McDonalds in KL, this is your time..

Thusitha said...

Ninja said ...
ජනතා විමුක්‌ති පෙරමුණ ඔබ පොදු අපේක්‌ෂකයකු ලෙස පත් වුවහොත් එම පක්‌ෂය ඔබට සහාය දෙන බවට කර ඇති ප්‍රකාශය පිළිබඳව අප ඒ මහතාගෙන් විමසූ විට කියා සිටියේ "ඔබ එම පක්‌ෂයෙන්ම ඒ ගැන අහන්න ඊට මා පිළිතුරු දීමෙන් පළක්‌ නැහැ" යනුවෙනි.

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Why can't he just say yes or no to such a simple question. Isn't he the one who is creating all these controversies for himself?

Anonymous said...

http://www.island.lk/2009/10/24/cartoon.html

Thusitha said...

Ninja said...

මෙම සරණාගතයන් අතර සිටි කාර්තියන්ව වහාම ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට භාර දෙන්නැයි ශ්‍රී ලංකා රජය විසින් ඊයේ (23 දා) කැනඩා බලධාරීන්ගෙන් ඉල්ලා ඇත.

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Instead of doing this why don't we let them keep him. Then publicised that they are allowing Terrorists in to Canada. Let the public make a stink and would cause Canadian Government a head ache. Also this would give a HR guys in Canada a head ache because ordinary citizens of Canada would be pissed off by people who allow Terrorist in to the country.

Anonymous said...

/Why can't he just say yes or no to such a simple question. Isn't he the one who is creating all these controversies for himself?/

UNP/JVP seem thinking that they can use SF for their agenda. It seems SF the man who gave 'guliya' to LTTE is giving 'guliya' to JVP/UNP as well.. I guess SF is enjoying this drama.. (or was he angry..?)

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

Is this a sign of Ethnic Integration? Or a preemption effort by TNA.

නීත්‍යානුකූල නොවන කිසිදු පදිංචි කිරීමක්‌
උතුරු නැගෙනහිර පළාත්වල සිදුකරන්නේ නැහැ
ඇමැති අමීර් අලි


අජිත් අලහකෝන් - ලසිත දුමින්ද

නීත්‍යනුකූල නොවන කිසිදු පදිංචි කිරීමක්‌ උතුරු නැගෙනහිර ප්‍රදේශවල සිදු නොකරන බව ආපදා සහන සේවා ඇමැති අමීර් අලි මහතා ඊයේ (23 දා) සභාව කල් තබන අවස්‌ථාවේ ඉදිරිපත් කළ යෝජනාව විවාදයට ගත් අවස්‌ථාවේ පිළිතුරු කතාව කරමින් පැවැසීය.

උතුරු නැගෙනහිර පළාත්වල බලහත්කාරයෙන් පදිංචිව සිටින පිරිස ඉවත් කරන ලෙස ඉල්ලමින් සභාව කල්තබන අවස්‌ථාවේ විවාදය සඳහා යෝජනාව ඉදිරිපත් කරමින් ත්‍රිකුණාමලය දිස්‌ත්‍රික්‌ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී ආර්. සම්බන්ධන් මහතා (ද්‍ර.ජා.සං) මෙසේ කීය.

උතුරු නැගෙනහිර ප්‍රදේශවල නීතිවිරෝධීව ජනතාව පදිංචි වන බවක්‌ පේනවා. මේ සඳහා නීත්‍යානුකූල පියවර ගෙන නැහැ. මෙය දිගින් දිගටම සිදුවුණොත් රටේ ඉඩම් නීතිය උල්ලංඝනය වෙනවා.

මොරවැව, සේරුවිල, කිතුල්උතුව, ඉරක්‌කන්ඩි යන ප්‍රදේශවල බහුතර ජනතාවක්‌ පදිංචි වී සිටිනවා. මේ වැඩ නතර නොවුණොත් සුළුතර ජනතාවගේ නීත්‍යනුකූල ඉඩම්වල අයිතිය පිළිබඳ ගැටුම් ඇති වෙයි.

මේ යෝජනාව ඉදිරිපත් කිරීමෙන් බලාපොරොත්තු වන්නේ රටේ නීතිය සෑම දෙනාට සමාන ආකාරයෙන් ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීමයි. කිසිම කෙනෙකුට හානියක්‌ කිරීම නොවෙයි අරමුණ. බලෙන් පදිංචි වී සිටින අයව ඉවත් කිරීමට මෙතෙක්‌ පියවර ගෙන නැහැ. බලෙන් ඉදිකර තිබෙන නිවාස අයින් නොකළොත් තවත් අය මෙහි පදිංචි වේවි. කූඩාරම් නොගෙන අලුත් අය පදිංචිවෙලා තිබෙනවා. ඒ අයට කිසිම අයිතියක්‌ නැහැ. මෙම ඉඩම්වල පදිංචිය රටේ නීතිය අනුව ලබාදිය යුතුයි. මේ ක්‍රියාමාර්ගය පිටුපස වැදගත් පුද්ගලයන් සිටිනවා. සේරුවිල ප්‍රාදේශීය ලේකම් නිහඬයි. නීතිවිරෝධී ලෙස ලබාගෙන තිබෙන ඉඩම් යළි රජය ලබාගත යුතුයි. මුහුද ආශ්‍රිත ඉඩම් කම්බි වැටවල් ගසා අයිති කරගෙන තිබෙනවා. මෙයින් පැහැදිලි වෙනවා රජය සතු ඉඩම් පිළිබඳ නීතිය ක්‍රියාත්මක වෙන්නේ නැති බව.

එක්‌සත් ජාතික පක්‍ෂ මන්ත්‍රී පාලිත රංගේ බණ්‌ඩාර මහතා - අද පස්‌වරු හතරට සෑම පොලිසියකම ග්‍රාමසේවක, කාන්තාවන් හා පිරිමින් දසදෙනා බැගින් සාකච්ඡාවකට කැඳවා තිබෙනවා. සරණාගත කඳවුරුවල අයත් කැඳවා තිබෙනවා. මේක දේශපාලන වැඩක්‌. රජය පිළිබඳ ජනතා අදහස්‌ දැන ගැනීමත් මෙහිදී සිදුවෙනවා.

මුලසුන - දැනුවත් කිරීම ගැන ස්‌තුතියි.

සම්බන්ධන් මහතා - මගේ කාලය ගන්න එපා. බලෙන් පදිංචි වීම්වලට ඉඩ දෙනවද... මේ ඉඩම් නැවත රජය පවරාගත යුතුයි.

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Sujeewa Kokawala said...

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(උඩවත්තේ නන්ද හිමි මුලසුනට පැමිණේ.)

පත්කළ මන්ත්‍රී හසන් අලි මහතා (ශ්‍රී.ල.මු.කො.) - මුස්‌ලිම් ජනතාවගේ නිජබිම නැගෙනහිරයි. ත්‍රස්‌ත ක්‍රියා නිසා අපේ ජනතාව එම ප්‍රදේශවලින් ඉවත් වුණා. මේ ඉඩම්වල අද බලෙන් පදිංචි වී සිටින බව පෙනී යනවා.

ජාතිය ගොඩනැගීමේ ඇමැති සුසන්ත පුංචිනිලමේ මහතා - ඡන්ද හිමි නාමලේඛනවලට අනුව අවතැන්වුවන් පදිංචි කරනවා. නීත්‍යානුකූල නොවන ආකාරයට පදිංචි කිරීම් කරන්නේ නැහැ.

පත්කළ මන්ත්‍රී එල්ලාවල මේධානන්ද හිමි (ජා.හෙ.උ) - සම්බන්ධන් මහතා කියන්නේ මේ ලංකාවේ සිදුවන දේවල් නොවේ. මුස්‌ලිම් ජනතාවගේ නිජබිම නැගෙනහිරයි කියා කියන්න කිසිම සාධකයක්‌ නැහැ. උල්ල කියන ගමේ සිංහල පවුල් 125 කගේ ඉඩම් ආක්‍රමණය කළේ කවුද? ඉඩම් නැති අයට ඉඩම් දිය යුතුයි. ඒකට ආක්‍රමණය කරලා හරියන්නේ නැහැ.

කුරුණෑගල දිස්‌ත්‍රික්‌ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක මහතා (ජවිපෙ) - මේ පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ කාර්ය භාරය රටේ අනාගතය යහපත් කිරීමයි. මේක තීරණාත්මක අවස්‌ථාවක්‌. පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ තීරණ, කතාබහ මත අනාගතය තීරණය වෙනවා. පාර්ලිමේන්තුවෙන් ජාතිවාදය පැතිරවීම සුදුසු නැහැ. බලය ලබාගැනීමට පටු ෙච්තනාවෙන් දේශපාලන බලය යොදවනවා.

නැගෙනහිර පළාත අද අන්වර්ථ ගැටුමකට මුල් වෙමින් තිබෙනවා. යුද්ධය ඉවර වෙලා. කඩිනමින් අවතැන්වූවන් පදිංචි කරවීම අතිශය වැදගත්. සම්බන්ධන් මහතාගේ ඇතැම් අදහස්‌වලට අප එකඟ නැහැ.

අවතැන් වූවන් යළි පදිංචි කරවීම රජයේ ප්‍රමුඛතාවක්‌ ලෙස සලකලා තිබෙනවාද? රජය ප්‍රතිපත්තිමය තීන්දුවක්‌ ගත යුතුයි. එම ප්‍රදේශවල මාර්ග, පාලම් හදන්න, කොමිස්‌ ගන්නේ. ඒක රජයේ ප්‍රතිපත්තිය. කොමිස්‌ වචනය කියන එක ඇතැමුන්ට රිදෙනවා. යළි පදිංචි කරවීමේදී ඒ පළාත්වාසීන්ගේ අදහස්‌ ලබාගත යුතුයි. ඉඩම් නිරවුල් කිරීමේදී රජය වගකීමෙන් කටයුතු කළ යුතුයි. උසාවියකට ගොස්‌ බැලුවොත් තිබෙන්නේ ඉඩම් නඩු. ඉඩම් මත ගැටුම් ඇතිවෙලා තිබෙනවා. ජාතිකත්වයේ ගැටුම් ඉඩම් මත ඇතිවෙලා තිබෙනවා. ඉඩම කියන්නේ පුටුව හා සමානයි. ඉඩම දේපළක්‌ නොවේ. සංස්‌කෘතික භාණ්‌ඩයක්‌. අතීත පරම්පරා විද්‍යමාන කිරීමක්‌.

ඉඩම් පිළිබඳ ප්‍රශ්නය අප සංවේදීව සිතා බැලිය යුතුයි. යළි පදිංචි කරනතුරු රජයේ ඉඩමක පදිංචි කිරීම වහා නතර කළ යුතුයි. ඉඩම් මත නීතියේ පටලැවිල්ලක්‌ තිබෙනවා. රජයේ ඉඩම් යළි පවරා ගන්න ගැසට්‌ කළ යුතුයි. එක එක ආකාරයේ රජයේ ඉඩම් පවරා ගැනීම සාධාරණ නැහැ. නිලාවේලි වෙරළේ සශ්‍රීක ඉඩම් කොල්ලකන්න දෙන්න එපා. ඡන්ද පදනම මත මේවා කරන්න එපා. නැගෙනහිර ඉඩමක්‌ අත්පත්කර ගැනීම ව්‍යාපාරකරණයක්‌ වෙලා. සිංහල, දෙමළ, මුස්‌ලිම් අම්මාවරු එකම ඉස්‌පිරිතාලෙක විලිරුදාවෙන් කෙඳිරිගාන යුගයක්‌ අද අපට අවශ්‍යයි.

මඩකලපුව දිස්‌ත්‍රික්‌ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රිනී කේ. තංගේෂ්වරී මහත්මිය (ද්‍ර.ජා.සං) - මඩකලපුව ජනතාව සුනාමියෙන් දුක්‌විඳි අය. අවතැන් අය යළි පදිංචි කළ යුතුයි. ඉරණකුලම් ප්‍රදේශයේ පවුල් 52 ක්‌ තවම පදිංචි කරලා නැහැ. මහපාරේ ඉන්නේ. නමුත් රජය කියනවා එහි තවම බිම්බෝම්බ ඉවත් කරලා නැහැ කියලා. අපේ ප්‍රදේශයේ පාරවල් ගන්න දෙයක්‌ නැහැ.

ආපදා සහන සේවා ඇමැති අමීර් අලි මහතා - නැගෙනහිර මේ ගැටලුව අලු යට ගින්දර වගේ එකල අපට දැනගන්න ලැබුණා.

(නියෝජ්‍ය කාරක සභා සභාපති රාමලිංගම් චන්ද්‍රසේකර් මහතා මුලසුනට පැමිණේ.)

අමීර් අලි මහතා - වාකරේ මුස්‌ලිම් ජනතාවට තවම ඔවුන්ගේ ඉඩම් ලබා දී නැහැ. ද්‍රවිඩ ජනතාවට නිවාස ලබා නොදිය යුතුයි කියා මම කියන්නේ නෑ. ඒත් මුස්‌ලිම් ජනතාවටත් ඒ අසාධාරණය සිදුව ඇතැයි සම්බන්ධන් මහතා තමාගේ යෝජනාවේ සඳහන් කර නැහැ. මේ ප්‍රදේශවල ජනතාවට රජයෙන් කිසිදු බලපෑමක්‌ කරලා නැහැ. හානියට පත් වූ ජනතාව කවුරු වුණත් කමක්‌ නෑ රජය ඔවුන්ට සහන ලබාදෙනවා. ඡන්ද ලේඛනයේ සිටින අය පමණයි අපි පදිංචි කරන්නේ. අනෙක්‌ අය පිටත් කරනවා. සේරුවිල කිසිම පදිංචි කිරීක්‌ කර නෑ කියා ප්‍රාදේශීය ලේකම් තහවුරු කරනවා. නිත්‍යානුකූල නොවන කිසිදු පදිංචි කිරීමක්‌ මේ ප්‍රදේශවල පදිංචි කරවන්නේ නැහැ.

Thusitha said...

Major Gen Jagath Dias butchered Pirabakaran

The LTTE leader was said to have suffered the sadistic attack of having a hot metal rod shoved up his anal tunnel and he met his ultimate death by having the upper portion of his skull chopped with an axe whilst he was alive and struggling with the pain of anal penetration.

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Wow. Mouth Watering stuff. But having said that, seem like LG is trying to make a case for war crimes investigations after being bolstered by the U.S. report.

CASC said...

State Department Report on Sri Lanka

http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/131025.pdf

CASC said...

State Department Document on Sri Lanka

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http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/131025.pdf

CASC said...

Sorry

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organization/131025.pdf

Thusitha said...

CASC said...
Sorry

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CASC,
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Moshe Dyan said...

casc,

yes. the political debate was raging in tel aviv for a LONG time. still some ppl drag that UNNECESSARILY.

re: badrakumar

this was posted manytimes b4 but still worth it. except for the buddhism part, it is the SL thinking it shows.

i always liked this part.

"See, they have already solved the Tamil problem in the eastern provinces of Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Ampara. The Tamils are no more the majority community in those provinces.

Similarly, from tomorrow, they will commence a concerted, steady colonisation programme of the northern provinces where Prabhakaran reigned supreme for two decades."

it should be obvious for SL re-colonise what they left in 1215.

Moshe Dyan said...

thusitha,

a clear attempt by LG to tarnish SL's image.

funny they call it lanka "guardian"!!

mej gen jagath chula dias is a fantastic commander. he should be protected from these BS.

unfortunately the story is not true!!

Moshe Dyan said...

didn't we discuss this???

"Almost all people trafficked into Australia are forced into the sex industry, a new report reveals.

Fully 95 per cent of trafficking victims were females made to work as prostitutes, and most came from Southeast Asia.

Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor responded to the report from the Australian Institute of Criminology by saying much was being done to combat people trafficking from Asia and the Pacific."

these percentages may be different for tamil elam boat ppl BUT still it applies.

of course this excludes boat sex. that is part of the payment.

Moshe Dyan said...

deshal,

not true.

SL is NOT a habitual violator of human rights.

accusations relate to 1971, 1989 and 2009. ALL these due to war.

now the war is over. we should MOVE FORWARD.

SL NEVER used HR violations on a continued basis like china, NK, etc.

there are enough legal systems in place to address FR violations.

also ER, PTA, etc. are not SL made. they were copied from other countries like UK to be applied at times of war/insurrection. TF, it is widely accepted that this is the norm at those times.

Bhairav said...

puligal.blogspot.com is updated.

Anonymous said...

/Moshe Dyan said...
thusitha,

a clear attempt by LG to tarnish SL's image.

funny they call it lanka "guardian"!!/

/The LTTE leader was said to have suffered the sadistic attack of having a hot metal rod shoved up his anal tunnel and he met his ultimate death by having the upper portion of his skull chopped with an axe whilst he was alive and struggling with the pain of anal penetration./

This must be BS.. Peter told thalivar is alive and well.. HIKz We are getting hero's day speach as usual.. this time in C4..

/Further inquiries reveal, about five LTTE cadres guarding Pirabakaran have escaped by pretending to be dead amongst the dead bodies strewn in the battle field. One of them has escaped from Sri Lanka to a safe country. These men escaped near death as the Sri Lankan soldiers had walked over them thinking that they were amongst the dead./

This is also BS.. Tamiznut told dead people can move legs.. so after dead they, specially the tamiz tigers can walk also.. (when SLA troops ar enot there..) HIKz

Anonymous said...

/According to information gathered from a Senior Defense Ministry source in Colombo, it is established that the LTTE leader Velupillai Pirabakaran had surrendered to the army in the final stage of the war without swallowing the cyanide capsule tied to his neck./

Of course any idiot knows that if sooriya thevan swallowed the cyanide ha can't surrender.. HIKz Did all of these we tamils paid $$ to sooriya thevan to surrender..? I mean surrender..? HIKZ

Anonymous said...

White masters have started next round of attack against SL, taming SL. This round is probably targetting GSP+ from EU. LNW is yet to join... When the whole white world attack this small country I feel like SL also a powerful country.. HA HA

1. US urges Sri Lanka to probe possible war crimes

The United States has urged Sri Lanka to probe and possibly prosecute those behind war crimes. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly urged Sri Lanka to take steps to "thoroughly investigate" what are "credible" claims of atrocities committed by government forces and the rebels.


2. Sri Lanka may need Gaza-style rights inquiry- UN

An inquiry similar to one that looked into fighting in Gaza may be needed to determine if war crimes were committed in Sri Lanka in the final throes of its 26-year war, the UN said. It will be commissioned by the UN Human Rights Council and led by jurist Richard Goldstone.

3. Rights groups write to Japan alleging abuses in Sri Lanka

Japan’s new administration should publicly press the Sri Lankan government to end the illegal detention of approximately 250,000 Tamil civilians, six Japanese and international human rights organizations said in a joint letter to Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, made public today.


4. Sri Lankan ‘execution’ video: the view from DC

Author: Jonathan Miller

The United States government has not accepted Sri Lankan claims that a video broadcast by Chanel 4 News apparently showing Sri Lankan soldiers executing Tamils is a “fake”.

The film – sent to us by an independent group of Sri Lankan journalists – was broadcast in August this year. Since then, the Sri Lankan government has commissioned experts to analyse the film and concluded it wasn’t genuine.

But a report released by the US State Department says there has yet to be any “independent” analysis of the pictures, which were said to have been recorded by a soldier on his mobile phone. Sri Lanka has resisted calls by the UN for an independent investigation into this and other alleged war crimes.


5. HRW: US report ignites call for war crimes investigations against Sri Lanka

The US State Department war crimes report to the Senate submitted as mandated by the explanatory statement to the US Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009, detailed day-by-day account in a format similar to a "model indictment," and said the alleged incidents in the final stages of war may constitute "violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) or crimes against humanity and related harms." Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch (HRW), said, "[g]iven Sri Lanka's complete failure to investigate possible war crimes, the only hope for justice is an independent, international investigation," and added, "concerned governments should use the US State Department report as a clarion call for an international investigation. There are no more excuses for inaction."


6. Major Gen Jagath Dias butchered Pirabakaran

Friday, October 23, 2009

EXCLUSIVE TO SRI LANKA GUARDIAN
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"Five LTTE cadres guarding Pirabakaran have escaped by pretending to be dead amongst the dead bodies strewn in the battle field. One of them has escaped from Sri Lanka to a safe country."
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By Our Defense Investigator

(October 24, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) According to information gathered from a Senior Defense Ministry source in Colombo, it is established that the LTTE leader Velupillai Pirabakaran had surrendered to the army in the final stage of the war without swallowing the cyanide capsule tied to his neck.

Anushka Gonawala said...

Patriots,

Thanks to all those who supported the Fonseka2010 campaign.

After clarifications received we wound up the campaign in support of Rajapaksha brothers.

Jayawewa.

Fonseka for Rajapaksha said...

Patriots,

We are not doing tribal politics like our opponents. That is why we support the most suitable candidate for the post of President.

Jayawewa.

CASC said...

Thusitha,

Thanks for the HTML tutorial.

CASC said...

Here is the transcript of the State Department press briefing concerning the Report. It is interesting to see how vague their responses are.


Q: A question about this report you have about Sri Lanka and the various atrocities that took place there.
Mr. Kelly: Mm-hmm
Q: It’s been - come under criticism from some quarters that it isn’t tough enough in assigning blame and that it’s just sort of a catalog of misery without actually saying who did - who is responsible for this and sort of holding anybody to account. What’s your reaction to that? Why didn’t you take a more stronger public stance about the Government’s indiscriminate shelling of civilians, for instance? And what do you think the - what should the world be reading into this report?
Mr. Kelly: Yeah

Q: What does it mean for where we go forward? What’s it about?
Mr. Kelly: Right, right. Those are all very good questions. This report was mandated by the Appropriations Committee. They requested that the Administration report on - I want to get this right here - report on what happened in Sri Lanka during the fighting in the North there. I think that what this is an attempt to do is to - we wanted to lay out all of these credible allegations of human rights violations.
The report doesn’t attempt to verify all the claims, but we believe that the claims, which are based mostly on reporting by the Embassy, by international organizations on the ground out there, and by media and NGOs - we believe that they are credible. But like I say, we don’t try and verify them.
In terms of what this means is - what we call for is for the Sri Lankan Government in the first instance, to open up the area to international organizations to be able to come in and understand better the facts on the ground, what happened there. So that’s kind of the first step. And then we call on them to develop the kind of mechanisms that can more thoroughly investigate these many allegations, which are laid out in this report, and then ultimately, as appropriate, bring to justice those who are found guilty.
The Sri Lankan Government has said they are determined to establish a reconciliation process with the people of the North. But we believe strongly that a very important part of any reconciliation process is accountability, and so that’s what we recommend in the report that —

CASC said...

con't

Q: Does the U.S. take any position on calls by Human Rights Watch, and perhaps some others, that there should be an international investigation or there should be - rather than assigning the - essentially the victors of the war?
Mr. Kelly: Yeah

Q: The right to investigate their own conduct, that would be more sensible
Mr. Kelly: Right

Q: To have an international body which could perhaps more dispassionately.
Mr. Kelly: Yeah

Q: do this?
Mr. Kelly: Well, as I said in reference to the other issue we were just discussing, that international law, in the first place, places the primary responsibility on the state actor to establish - an investigation and to set up the kind of mechanisms that deal with those who are responsible for these kinds of human rights violations. So that’s - we believe that that’s the first step here, and so we’re - we would first call on the Sri Lankan Government to identify the appropriate institution to set up this kind of mechanism and go from there.

Q: Ian, do you believe that the Sri Lankan Government has been magnanimous as a victor? That was something that you were calling for, or the State Department was calling for months ago, when the conflict ended.
Mr. Kelly: Yeah. Well, this - I mean, this report lays out some real concerns, obviously, that we have about how this military operation was conducted. And we also, of course, are calling on the Sri Lankan Government to allow more access to international organizations.
I will say that we have - we’ve not done this report in a vacuum. We have consulted quite closely with the Sri Lankan Government.
We’ve explained to them the parameters of the report and also went into the kind of recommendations that we have. And as I say, we’ve encouraged them privately as well to investigate these allegations thoroughly and set up this mechanism.

Thusitha said...

CASC said...
Here is the transcript of the State Department press briefing concerning the Report. It is interesting to see how vague their responses are.

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I can't believe these people trying to stick war crime charges against us, while making drawn attacks in Pakistan.

CASC said...

Someone on the Antiwar.com website, which is based in the U.S., asked me to critique an article he wrote about the U.S. State Department Report. I made these impromtu comments with the hope that he will at least include a Sri Lankan perspective.

1) This report was requested from the State Department by Senator Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee. Senator Leahy is believed to have accepted funding from several anti-Sri Lankan Tamil groups and is clearly biased against Sri Lanka. In 2007, Senator Leahy was instrumental in getting Sri Lanka removed from the Millennium Challenge Corporation Account. Further more, Senator Leahy was one of the principals involved in the U.S. arms embargo against Sri Lanka.

2) The report relies entirely on secondary sources of information.
All information that came out from the no-fire zone was from LTTE sources or LTTE controlled sources (e.g. as in the case of the five doctors who recently recanted their stories).

3) There is a strong belief among Sri Lankas that U.S. foreign policy
in general is biased against Sri Lanka. The report is viewed by Sri
Lankans as another attempt by the U.S. to get Sri Lanka to tow a more
U.S. aligned foreign policy.

U.S. hostility to the Sri Lanka government stems from the reason that during the period 2007-09 Sri Lanka committed an unpardonable sin in the eyes of the US administration and the EU. Sri Lanka was very low on foreign exchange reserves as terrorism had sapped the economy and tourism had declined and foreign investment had dried up while the costs of the war increased. In order to secure loans to tide over the
foreign exchange problems, the government sought and received most of the finances it wanted from China, Iran and Libya after highly publicized goodwill gestures towards these countries. To punish Sri Lanka for these indiscretions, the EU countries and the US tried to prevent a Sri Lankan military victory over the Tamil Tiger terrorists at the final stage of the war by demanding that the government halt
military operations on the grounds that there would be civilian
casualties.

In the last phase of the conflict the LTTE was holding 300,000 Tamils
as hostage whom they had been taking along with their retreating army for over a hundred and twenty miles. Without accepting the EU/US
demands, which also required that the Government allow the cornered
LTTE leadership to leave the country through a foreign intervention, the Sri Lanka Army carried out a series of military maneuvers, at a high cost to their troops, to enable the hostages to escape in groups out of the LTTE clutches. Since then, all EU/US media have been accusing Sri Lanka of human rights violations and that the refugees from the
LTTE are not treated humanely.

4) In the absence of primary sources of information, it is widely believed that the evidence produced by the US State Department as proof are the statements of two well known opponents of the Government, Dr Jehan Perera and Dr Pakiasothy Saravanamuttu, both working for NGOs, which receive funding from the U.S., including the U.S. Institute of Peace and the CSIS. They were invited by the State Department for extensive talks during preparation of the anti-Sri Lanka report to Congress. Saravanamuttu has claimed discrimination against Tamils in Sri Lanka for two decades. His family have been pillars of Colombo high society. A Colombo cricket stadium and the national cricket trophy are named after his father. He lives in Colombo in the same house with the sister of Sri Lanka's former President, Chandrika Kumaratunga with whom he often visits Colombo's night clubs as pictures in the fashion pages of the local newspapers reveal. Sri Lanka's former President Chandrika Kumaratunga is a virulent critic of the Government and is also a board member of
Bill Clinton's Global Initiatives Foundation.

Thusitha said...

CASC said...

Sri Lanka's former President Chandrika Kumaratunga is a virulent critic of the Government and is also a board member of
Bill Clinton's Global Initiatives Foundation.

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This women is a disgrace to every mother who lost a son in the battle against Terrorism. What has SL done to deserve people like her.

kevin said...

CASC
It’s time someone told This Kelly when to get off. Ask him to investigate his own country’s war crimes in Vietnam like that of Lt Kelly who was involved in the gruesome Mi lai massacre Then the napalm attack on kids where one who was so badly burnt was treated in US now living there. How they kidnapped babies from Nam during their last days and it was exposed when an overloaded plane could not take off and crashed killing everyone.
We all support the United State’s fight against the ruthless terrorists and truly regret their sons and daughters putting their lives on the line for our tomorrows but we can’t
accept their double standards and hypocracy.Let’s hope the Rajaratnam affair will expose his links to the tigers and some politicians there.
I can assure you that there are good people in the West whose dedication for fair play, respect for democracy and fight against any terrorists are above the dirty politicians and hopefully they will succeed. So likes of the terrorist supporters and mentors are forewarned. US has to accept that there will be excesses in any conflict just as is Vietnam Iraq n Afghanistan and Pakistan and that blame must be squarely on terrorists who initiated the conflict. In Srilanka the so called civilians who were at the last enclave of the terrorists were part of that remaining terrorist outfit. Their satellite imagery may show that they were cooking and doing all sorts of activities to enhance the military capability of that terror group.

kevin said...

Soon Pakistan will capture their own version of Prabakaran

Moshe Dyan said...

"What has SL done to deserve people like her."

reason#2
killing the WRONG kumaratunge!!

reason#1
swOrd banda screwed sirima on 26 sep 1944. that resulted in CBK the slut. EXACTLY 15 years later he too DIED!!

she got her father killed; boy friend killed; husband killed; brother killed and one day will get her son killed. a CURSED woman who brought UNPRECEDENTED catestrophe on SL.

hilary rotten clinton's SL version.

perein said...

MD,

Truly, CBK is not as bad as Hillary, problem with her is she is too selfish.

Rajan said...

EU has spoken, now the US has spoken and today the UN has spoken, sorry lanka's time is up, we will put you in the same league as Somalia, Sudan and Burma.

perein said...

Rajan,

Surely Eelam is also in the same league, as you never managed to achieve it?

Pottu said...

Well well well, what have we have here, looks like the monkeys are back. Come here monkey monkey, do you want a banana?

Rajan said...

We shall soon see who are the monkeys when you are bombed back to the dark ages, things are only getting started.

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