tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post5948272247002215606..comments2024-03-11T12:43:36.294+05:30Comments on DefenceWire: A "Sri Lanka Defence Force"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-68558407435881288942010-02-07T10:39:06.680+05:302010-02-07T10:39:06.680+05:30testtestShreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03858689731951778255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-12852150366354479852010-02-07T10:33:10.561+05:302010-02-07T10:33:10.561+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Shreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03858689731951778255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-86845458090688471102009-08-04T09:04:16.739+05:302009-08-04T09:04:16.739+05:30Recently there was a "lankatruth" news a...Recently there was a "<i>lankatruth</i>" news article about Gen. Fonseka and according to it, it seems that the things gonna get changed after the war is finished.<br /><br />Read it: <br /><a href="http://www.lankatruth.com/sin/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3259:2009-07-31-03-42-11&catid=35:2008-10-13-08-30-14&Itemid=27" rel="nofollow">ජෙනරාල් සරත් ෆොන්සේකාට එරෙහිව කුමන්ත්රණයක්</a><br /><br />Does anybody of you know about this? <br /><br /><i>Anyway I have heard some rumors about the "truthfulness" of "lankatruth"</i>Lakmal Premaratnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08259352283515297417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-16872157533564754382009-07-31T20:53:02.994+05:302009-07-31T20:53:02.994+05:30Ape kalye weerayek!
http://www.divaina.com/2009/0...Ape kalye weerayek!<br /><br />http://www.divaina.com/2009/07/26/feature02.html<br /><br />I wish Rajiv never ever obliged to TamilNadu pressure and interfere with Sri Lanka. If he didn't do that he would be still alive. <br /><br />Any world leader who interfere with any internal affair of any other country become unpopular. And such leaders show lack of consciousness on world affairs. This is a worldly truth. In the first place, if they are mature enough, they do not interfere with others' affairs, while sitting on loads of sh*t at home.<br /><br />Hope Manamohan Singh learn lessons from Rajiv too and leave Sri Lanka to sort its own affairs. Only the loser minds want to be bullies!NOLTTE=Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767248674450054730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-81214843998173300132009-07-31T08:35:19.608+05:302009-07-31T08:35:19.608+05:30Ananda,
Sometime back I came to know that MIT is ...Ananda,<br /><br />Sometime back I came to know that MIT is developing a Pebble Bed Nuclear Reactor to be used at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant. <br /><br />What are your ideas about it?<br /><br />For those who may be interested but unaware of what a Pebble Bed Nuclear Reactor is, it is a new type of Generation IV reactors being considered by USA.<br /><br />It is a Very High Temperature Gas Cooled reactor and can acheive temperatures of over 1100 C and hence suitable for driving a gas turbine. The elimination of a steam cycle simplifies the system.<br /><br />Higher efficiencies of about 50% compared to 30% in other types is possible. <br /><br />It is also inherently safe needing no emergency cooling system.<br /><br />It can be built modularly.<br /><br />The capacity can be as low as 100 MW.<br /><br />Thus it is a good option to be considered by SL for its pwer needs around 2030.<br /><br />As you know Nuclear Power is being officially considered as an option in SL at present.<br /><br />You may look under Pebble Bed Reactor in Wikepedia.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04845779389462033203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-53210277637629335772009-07-26T06:43:55.720+05:302009-07-26T06:43:55.720+05:30more good news people,
http://www.divaina.com/200...more good news people,<br /><br />http://www.divaina.com/2009/07/26/defence.htmlPandulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11744174584335780131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-12823602830770346412009-07-22T11:57:36.334+05:302009-07-22T11:57:36.334+05:30Hi DW,
Glad to see that u are active...
though i...Hi DW,<br /><br />Glad to see that u are active...<br /><br />though its commendable that a good defense strategy is being formed by the top ranks, my question is whether that is really needed? Reasons are:<br /><br />1. Our current defense mechanism was strong enough to neutralize the military capabilities of the LTTE<br /><br />2. The next generation LTTE war (if any), may not be via military means but most probably via political means (international and local)<br /><br />3. The old adage "prevention is better than cure" comes to my mind. Should we not equip ourselves for a better (much, much better) political warfare which is played in the international arena?<br /><br />By all means, I am not trying to undermine the greater minds. I am simply thinking differently.<br /><br />Blessings of the triple gem<br /><br />Supunඩිල්-බර්ටිhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117556911509958769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-42496187657513263502009-07-22T11:52:12.246+05:302009-07-22T11:52:12.246+05:30Hi there Bro Sam,
Sorry for the late response...i...Hi there Bro Sam,<br /><br />Sorry for the late response...indeed these are peaceful times....lets do our bit to keep it that way....nice to see you up and about.....<br /><br />Hello bro Moshe,<br /><br />Kembali Pak, apa kabar Pak, Saya harap kabar anda baik.<br /><br />Sehat sehat pak...<br /><br />Sampai Jumpah lagiApino Dannachesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878536365553302019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-26297483814259637842009-07-22T01:58:30.624+05:302009-07-22T01:58:30.624+05:30Sujeewa_K,
Thanks for all the mentioning of me on...Sujeewa_K,<br /><br />Thanks for all the mentioning of me on your writings. <br /><br />My worry is, Sri Lanka as a nation is not ready for an earthquake of 5.0 in Richter Scale or above.<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale<br /><br />The public buildings are built on shady practices exactly as mentioned in the China School disaster.<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Sichuan_earthquake<br /><br />We need to review all the buildings and bridges in Sri Lanka for Earthquake Safety. Especially the public places of gathering. <br /><br />None of the newly built schools under corrupt practices would stand if an earth quake over 5.6 hit Sri Lanka. This is a dangerous situation concerning future of our country. <br /><br />We are just gambling with time.NOLTTE=Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767248674450054730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-18020645088101677702009-07-22T00:48:47.515+05:302009-07-22T00:48:47.515+05:30NO-LTTE and Ananda;
Re: Earth Quakes
Very intere...NO-LTTE and Ananda;<br /><br />Re: Earth Quakes<br /><br />Very interesting links. Thanks.<br /><br />It was known for sometime that Indian plate is gonna break into two. It is applied with opposite torques at sub-continent side and Australia plate and the sheer force is gonna tear it.<br /><br />This is causing a trench around 300km south of SL, creating an EQ and volcanic zone. These facts were known even before boxing day 2004, although the Tsunami brought them to limelight.<br /><br />What many media failed to realize/report/signify was the sheer timescales involved in such a change. It generally takes several millions of years for something like that to form. Today's tectonic analysis suggests that we're in the very early stage of a plate fraction hence I'd expect several million years for this transformation to take place. <br /><br />But there is a different possibility. That is the activation of an existing mid-plate fault. Faults have a pattern of activation and deactivation in ~100s of years period. If that is the case, that means we should have some historical records to know the strength of the fault south of SL. I don't think it has a history of mega quakes, but there can be a marginally deadly one. <br /><br />In southern SL, there are some lost cities and we're failing to find their traces. For an example, no one has traced where Maagama was. Maagama is an ancient city, probably only smaller to Anuradhapura and it was the capital of kingdom of Ruhuna. There is a small village called Maagama off Tissa, but [as I heard of it] it has no ruins of any ancient city there.<br /><br />There was a quake of magnitude 4.7 ~1000km south of Colombo last week. Also there were reports of quakes in the range of magnitude 2-3 in South Eastern SL in past few years. Most of these are not anomalies or abrupt changes. They are just getting reported after Dec 2004, whereas most ppl other than academics were blind about them previously.<br /><br />If this mag4.7 quake south of SL, occurred inland it could have been deadly. Note that a fault may impact a breadth of 800km, so it is equally possible for one like this mag4.7 quake to occur in southern SL. No-LTTE's link on 1615 event proves just that. The portugese accounts [bar its exaggeration] suggests me that there had been a quake around magnitude 5. Fissures sound bit exaggerated considering the fact that there is no legend, folklore or physical evidence proving that. Lisbon was hit by a devastating quake around those days, and I wonder whether the writer added few of Lisbon events to Colombo, in his effort of proving the god-damned Colombo life-style and the avenge of almighty. <br /><br />Having an active fault close to SL is not anyway a good story. A mag 6 in the close ocean [which sounds possible] can cause a sudden [unwarned] Tsuanmi, in the locality. Such Tsunamis, although smaller in spread, can cause more damage as the wave front is more shaky and wave is faster and sudden. They rise higher than a slower one like 2004 Tsunami.<br /><br />If I spoke nonsense, pardon me. I'm not a specialist on tectonics.Sujeewa Kokawalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963694008974806937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-80667794611718962862009-07-21T22:57:06.015+05:302009-07-21T22:57:06.015+05:30How about India insist on implementing similar reg...How about India insist on implementing similar regulations and compensation related remedies exist in the USA to be applied to US companies operating in India too? <br /><br />"Fair"... right?<br /><br />Else, India will be putting both Sri Lanka and India at risk of Nuclear Disasters. <br /><br />Bhopal victims got pittance at the end.<br /><br />What do you guys think?NOLTTE=Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767248674450054730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-41188783546618643742009-07-21T20:12:53.790+05:302009-07-21T20:12:53.790+05:30Greetings All!
With regard to DJ,you need to ensu...Greetings All!<br /><br />With regard to DJ,you need to ensure that<br /><br />(a) a political joker will not replace him<br /><br />OR<br /><br />(b) An hidden 'cats paw' of LTTE will not be chosen.<br /><br />The visible Navi Pillai, KP, DP (canada) and not so visible hands of WTM that have more money, more plans and more hidden operations against SL to come.ඉයන්https://www.blogger.com/profile/11882088915914113453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-52585831858362570852009-07-21T20:00:13.825+05:302009-07-21T20:00:13.825+05:30Here in Malaysia I have spoken to hundreds of TN p...Here in Malaysia I have spoken to hundreds of TN people living and working here and also to Tamils of Malaysian origin (settled decades ago) they all say that they are happy that this conflict is over and the tigers are no more and they don’t like their TN politicians who are only using this issue to bolster their unpopular image. I think we might have some help here and I will write more from Sing and SL.<br />Very sad about DJ but there must be a good reason and MR will reward him in other ways as the hierocracy of the diplomatic world has to be satisfied.<br />I wish saravinde Silva is made a Major General as he did most of the spade work moving the greatest distance at the same time breaking all the myths of the tiger capabilities. He is the real hero in our eyes. But wish all our forces all the best.kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14237448680173590312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-28084021160047617232009-07-21T19:54:01.094+05:302009-07-21T19:54:01.094+05:30SujeewaK - great to see you back
Where is ReallyC...SujeewaK - great to see you back<br /><br />Where is ReallyCold? He did an exceptional job towards the latter part of the war, with great contributions. <br /><br />Where are all the other guys who flocked here in the latter part of 2008 to 2009 May?<br /><br /><br />Ananda-USA, you are most welcome! We need to avoid piling up thousands of substandard buildings. It is the key. We have to be very serious about the issue, as it could sting us badly otherwise!NOLTTE=Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767248674450054730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-63455391825281905102009-07-21T17:57:41.404+05:302009-07-21T17:57:41.404+05:30India has already forgotten Union Carbide in Bhopa...India has already forgotten Union Carbide in Bhopal.<br /><br />“The US nuclear reactors will create jobs for Americans and provide energy security for India, Clinton said. She also urged New Delhi to approve a civil liability legislation that will <b>exempt foreign nuclear companies from huge compensation in case of a nuclear accident. </b>”<br /><br />Many Tchernobyles spread over India, timed in Washington?MathaMathicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866127874212066759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-40468171774852595402009-07-21T15:05:15.679+05:302009-07-21T15:05:15.679+05:30Tamil Nadu Politicians Trumpet Sri Lanka Tamils Is...<b>Tamil Nadu Politicians Trumpet Sri Lanka Tamils Issues While Tamil Nadu Burns to the Ground!<br /></b><br /><br />‘TN turning into a battleground’<br /><br />ExpressBuzz.com<br />July 21, 2009<br /><br />CHENNAI: The whole State is fast turning into a battleground under the DMK government, with medical interns, veterinary students, farmers, milk producers, noon-meal scheme staff, primary school teachers and government employees taking to the streets, Deputy Leader of the Opposition O Panneerselvam said on Monday.<br /><br />Participating in a discussion on the demand for grants of the Home Department, the senior AIADMK leader accused the government of adopting a confrontationist attitude towards the agitators instead of trying to resolve their problems through talks.<br /><br />Panneerselvam alleged that the law and order situation in the State had badly deteriorated, with the police booking cases against complainants and resorting to ‘katta panchayat.’ He cited the case of an Adi Dravidar girl in Tiruchy against whom a rape attempt was made and who later committed suicide due to alleged police harassment.<br /><br />He also listed out the incidents of murder, robbery, kidnaps, extortion and caste clashes that rocked the State in the recent months and claimed that naxal activity was also still prevalent in Kodaikanal, Murugamalai, Varusanadu and Andipatti.<br /><br />Panneerselvam also said the men in khaki were being used to annihilate the opposition in the State and prevent them from reaping any kind of gains.<br /><br />He alleged that the State-run TASMAC shops were running huge losses due to corruption and irregularities and appealed to the government to take immediate corrective measures.<br /><br />The AIADMK leader demanded to know the status of several pending cases including the attack on a Tamil daily office in Madurai, in which three persons were killed, the RDX blast near Tindivanam and the theft of rifles from the Adhiyamankottai police station in Dharmapuri district.<br /><br />Panneerselvam proposed district or zone-wise selection for the posts of constables and sub-inspectors, just as in the Army and CRPF, so that people of all areas in the State got adequate representation.<br /><br />Interestingly, despite the sweeping charges levelled by the AIADMK leader against the government, there was hardly any interruption during his 50-minute speech save that of ministers Arcot Veerasamy and Ponmudi on the issue of alleged irregularities during the Thirumangalam bypoll.Ananda-USAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271938845222503043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-46443821594113508752009-07-21T14:38:37.149+05:302009-07-21T14:38:37.149+05:30sri lankan forces should conduct regular war games...sri lankan forces should conduct regular war games...<br /><br />- to keep sharp<br />- try out new strategies tactics<br />- as a natural deterrant to ambitious third class smugglers and robbers aspiring to build crime empiresUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08118064410234882605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-76855940083259738252009-07-21T14:02:06.647+05:302009-07-21T14:02:06.647+05:30NoLTTE=Peace,
Bro, thank you very much for the li...NoLTTE=Peace,<br /><br />Bro, thank you very much for the links. <br /><br />I am astonished to read the theory ( your dailynews and lankalibrary/tsunamis links)that the Indo-Australian plate is fissuring 300km southeast of Sri Lanka!<br /><br />This should be verified through detailed measurements and modeling. If verified, that would certainly hold severe implications for Sri Lanka, and for our building construction seismic safety standards. In particular, we may have to move away from brick based load-bearing walls for residential and commercial buildings, to concrete column and beam construction with light, but more flexible, wood and synthetic constrution materials for the intervening partition walls.<br /><br />Construction in Greece is now all based on these methods, because that country is located in a strongly seismically active area. <br /><br />I am interested in this from an engineering opoint of view and plan to follow up and post the results in a separate section at the SLP blog under Natural Hazards. Please join in and contribute to the post, when I set it up!<br /><br />Thanks a lot for taking the trouble to answer my question, with some research on the subject. :)Ananda-USAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271938845222503043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-72982093114298148082009-07-21T12:15:45.147+05:302009-07-21T12:15:45.147+05:30Moshe,
If such things fall in the hands of police...Moshe,<br /><br />If such things fall in the hands of police, not only they will fail, but also the good offensive generals will rust. In modern times those civil operations are handled by army. SF has hinted this.<br /><br />But an area leader now, have no offensives. Even KG will be wasted at his current rank, but it seems like a lead up to the big commander's seat. <br /><br />Even SS has a good chance to reach teh top. in that case, as you said, this is a transitional slot. But, to me, SS shud be used in innovative edge.<br /><br />Three lads PS, SS and KG are good at offensive, so they shud be given the most critical offensives taht we face right now. We shud keep usual police out of these operations.<br /><br />SF is a man whom we all can count on. Will see where he takes his good generals.Sujeewa Kokawalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963694008974806937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-37055671050083860512009-07-21T11:38:56.343+05:302009-07-21T11:38:56.343+05:30sujeewa,
although he was always on the TV, he did...sujeewa,<br /><br />although he was always on the TV, he did an outstanding job. it never bothered/hindered him.<br /><br />OTOH, though the present position will most likely keep him away from such attention, he has very little to do there with the skills he has.<br /><br />IF the type of work you listed down is given to him, he will SURELY have himself in the TV again, but will again do a good job. but very unlikely he will get those tasks as they are police functions.<br /><br />i'm disappointed with where SS landed. he deserves more and more appropriate tasks to his skills. hopefully it is a "transitionary" position!!!!<br /><br />SF has not let down his good "generals".Moshe Dyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762527540378686097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-84584696401443563432009-07-21T11:27:19.652+05:302009-07-21T11:27:19.652+05:30Moshe,
If SS's rank means what it says, there...Moshe,<br /><br />If SS's rank means what it says, there will be very important operations of diff sort that a pretty good innovative thinker would be needed for.<br /><br />Ex:<br /><br />- Anti-jihad operations<br />- Anti-thuggary operations<br />- Protecting nation from smuggling and drug trafficing<br /><br />Note that these theoretically fall into police dept, but the extent of it is far too much for police. US forces combat drugs and similar activities using marines. So shud SLDF.<br /><br />A brave man like SS with hsi out of box thinking and supreme charisma can do so well, if he's used in such.<br /><br />Otherwise, as an area leader or unit leader he'll end up a TV monkey, which is his weakness anyway.<br /><br />After war, these exceptional offensive heads shud not be put to rust.Sujeewa Kokawalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963694008974806937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-25769859814935672422009-07-21T09:25:06.251+05:302009-07-21T09:25:06.251+05:30Ananda_USA,
This is from Wikipedia,
"Collap...Ananda_USA,<br /><br />This is from Wikipedia,<br /><br />"Collapse of "tofu-dregs schoolhouses"<br />Main article: Allegations of corruption in the construction of Chinese schools<br />This kindergarten was among the many schools in the disaster region that suffered heavy structural damage.<br /><br />The central government estimates that over 7,000 inadequately engineered schoolrooms collapsed in the earthquake. Chinese netizens have since invented a catch phrase: "tofu-dregs schoolhouses" (Chinese: 豆腐渣校舍), to mock both the quality and the quantity of these inferior constructions that killed so many school children.[139] Due to China's one-child policy, many families lost their only child when schools in the region collapsed during the earthquake. <br /><br />On May 29, 2008, government officials began inspecting the ruins of thousands of schools that collapsed, searching for clues about why they crumbled.[141] Thousands of parents around the province have accused local officials and builders of cutting corners in school construction, citing that after the quake other nearby buildings were little damaged.[141] In the aftermath of the quake, many local governments promised to formally investigate the school collapses, but as of July 17, 2008 across Sichuan, parents of children lost in collapsed schools complained they had yet to receive any reports.[142]<br /><br />In the China Digital Times, an article reported a close analysis by a Chinese construction engineer (known online as “Book Blade” (书剑子), who stated:<br /><br /> "…School construction is the worst. First, there’s not enough capital. Schools in poor areas have small budgets and, unlike schools in the cities, they can’t collect huge fees, so they’re pressed for money. With construction, add in exploitation by government officials, education officials, school managers, etc. and you can imagine what’s left over for the actual building of schools. When earthquake prevention standards are raised, government departments, major businesses, etc. will all appraise and reinforce their buildings. But these schools with their 70s-era buildings, no-one pays attention to them. Because of this, the older school buildings are suffer from inadequate protection while the new buildings have been shoddily constructed."[145]<br /><br /><br />However, Reuters reported in June that, to date, Chinese prosecutors have joined an official inquiry into ten collapsed schools during May's devastating earthquake to gain first-hand material of construction quality at the collapsed schools, launch preliminary inquiries and prepare for possible investigations into professional crime.[147] It was also reported that safety checks were to be carried out at schools across China after last month's earthquake.[148]<br /><br />The New York Times reported that "government officials in Beijing and Sichuan have said they are investigating the collapses. In an acknowledgment of the weakness of building codes in the countryside, the National Development and Reform Commission said on May 27 that it had drafted an amendment to improve construction standards for primary and middle schools in rural areas. Experts are reviewing the draft, the commission said.<br /><br />On May 15, 2008 Geoffery York of the Globeandmail.com reported that the shoddily constructed buildings are commonly called "tofu buildings" because builders cut corners by replacing steel rods with thin iron wires for concrete re-inforcement; using inferior grade cement, if any at all; and using fewer bricks than they should. One local was quoted in the article as saying that <b>"the supervising agencies did not check to see if it met the national standards.</b>"[152]<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.o<br />/wiki/2008_Sichuan_earthquake<br /><br />Do we want such tragedy? Read the whole story in that link.. I had to cut it down to meet the Blogspot limits.NOLTTE=Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767248674450054730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-72973629802195389802009-07-21T09:01:57.922+05:302009-07-21T09:01:57.922+05:30Ananda-USA,
http://www.greatdreams.com/sri-lanka....Ananda-USA,<br /><br />http://www.greatdreams.com/sri-lanka.htm<br /><br />http://www.dailynews.lk/2004/12/27/new22.html<br /><br />http://www.lankalibrary.com/geo/portu/earthquake.htm<br /><br />http://www.lankalibrary.com/geo/tsunamis.htm<br /><br />Above are some of the material I can direct you to. I myself has felt an Earthquake in Sri Lanka in the 90's. It was scary-the rumbling and shaking of the buildings. I guess it was less than 3.0 in Richter Scale, but was like a Jumbo Jet just went past 10ft above the roof.NOLTTE=Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767248674450054730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-38974627545450181202009-07-21T07:42:07.609+05:302009-07-21T07:42:07.609+05:30Moshe,
You said "LTTE's bandicoot mental...Moshe,<br /><br />You said "LTTE's bandicoot mentality ALSO SUGGESTS that they have underground stuff they value."<br /><br />This is what I have been thinking also. At ExpressBuzz.com, for example, there is enormous pressure from journalists AND commenters to HURRY up with resettlement. As we know, there was also pressoure "for freedom of movement" of the IDPs.<br /><br />The IDPs have no way of making a living, their houses have been damaged (e.g., tin roofing removed by LTTE), no food stores, little money, no medical services, no police protection against being harrased again by the LTTLE cadre among them, and landmines waiting to blow off their limbs EVERYWHERE! So, why would they want to be returned to their "homes" and abandoned to fend for themselves? The answer is: they largely don't. WHO then wants that BADLY? <br /><br />The answer, my friend, is BLOWING IN THE WIND ... WE KNOW WHO!<br /><br />ALL of this tells me, there is MUCH MORE FOR US TO LEARN & FIND in the Wanni.<br /><br />I hope our MI folks are paying CLOSE ATTENTION and DIGGING hard into the information sources, both animate and inanimate!Ananda-USAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271938845222503043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-83611520200551872812009-07-21T07:36:45.198+05:302009-07-21T07:36:45.198+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Ananda-USAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271938845222503043noreply@blogger.com