The Sri Lanka Armed Forces have been told that the LTTE will be banned, according to a decision made at today's Cabinet Meeting. Exact details will be made available later.
Meanwhile the 58 and 53 Divisions are expected to meet up shortly as Pallai starts being vacated by the LTTE. Only a weak frontline remains at Palai presently, which will be overcome shortly. The 55 Division also marched south at Nagarkovil without any resistance. LTTE seems to have vacated these areas via the sea.
The Army is also expecting a large exodus of civilians, over 100,000 to start moving out of Puthukudiirippu- Vishwamadu areas. They expect to take charge of these civilians at Kilinochchi. The idea is to channel them to safety along the A-34.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
53 and 58 to meet-up as LTTE ban comes into effect
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«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 600 of 735 Newer› Newest»a simple one, are you happy that he was assasinated? Yes/No?
LW was a filthy bastard who would sell his Mother if the price is right.
I would never ever mourn for a miserable accursed creature like LW
That said, you just can't kill an unarmed person in broad day light, filthy bastard or not! So the answer is "NO"
Personally I think there something very sinister behind the spate of attacks on media within a matter of days, especially at a time when the country is celebrating its military achievements. In fairness to the Govt, they had ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to gain by killing LW. If they wanted to do that, its would have happened long time ago.
Ultimate beneficiary in all these assassination (starting from LalithA, Premdasa, GaminiD) has always been LTTE.
Do give you more info, unfortunatly all 060 numbers are busy today in North.even i am stuck with just this info.
lasantha was doing another millenium city by exposing the sla KFIR pilots to the LTTE by suing SLAF & possibly getting pilots to testify.
knowing the chief justice in his present form the chances are he would have called the pilots to testify. pilots would have been dead ducks with their families as well.
Deaths to be happy about:
1) Rohana Wijeweera
2) Rajiv Gandhi
3) Velupilai Prabakaran, Pottu Aman & Velu Jr (when it happens)
I really wish SP Thamilselvan was still alive...it would have been so funny to watch him and his grin try to explain the LTTE permanent withdrawal.
blooody terrorists from the north have started attacking israel now. that is why all terrorists are together. hamas and hezbullah are all terrorists.
lebanon runs the risk if the lebanese govt cannot look after its citizens.
its a shame that this is getting too far.
SUJEEWA SAID
"No. We should have kept these generals of pussycats as symbols for ppl to rally against. I am against a sudden elimination of Pussycats all together [if possible]. "
BUT I HEARD ONE OF SINGALA POET WROTE
" APE RATATA PILIMAL VANA SATURU MULA
APE UNMA NAM BIDENAMU UNGE BALA...."
THIS IS TIME TO CLEAN SRI LANKA FROM MOST TREACHEROUS PEOPLE LIKE ME AND LASANTHA. TIME CANNOT RECALL. AND HISTORY WILL NOT PARDON TOOO.
SO IT'S UPTO YOU.
WHO IS NEXT ?
no one will be truely happy at the death of LW.
it is like a cancer patient going for radiotherapy for a day. it kills millions of cancer cells but there is no reason to be happy.
"are you happy that he was assasinated? Yes/No?"
Im not happy until the LTTE kill other traitors too (Sunanda, Wickramabahu, etc.) and put the blame on GOSL. :)
"lasantha was doing another millenium city by exposing the sla KFIR pilots to the LTTE by suing SLAF & possibly getting pilots to testify."
What was he suing SLAF for? Bombing his precious cow that was grazing in the wanni?
what happened to lasantha was what he deserved..
but the timing could be better.
anywho.. UnP/Ltte attempts wont delay the crushing defeats they are getting up north..
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=xc71_XP1nKg&feature=channel_page
Ranil,
Point taken on Sirasa attack. There is a "possibility" that a goon like Mervin Silva's involvement in this as he is the only one in the current government I can imagine who is capable of mixing shit with the milk.
In Lasantha's assassination, think about the people who want to score two birds with a single stone !
Air Strikes at LTTE positions - Wanni
Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets have carried out two more air strikes targeting LTTE terrorists now loosing the battle in Wanni.
According to Air Force spokesperson Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara, Air Force jets have pounded LTTE terrorists withdrawing their heavy guns in the Chundikulam area around 1.25 PM.
The other air strike has been carried out at 3.15 PM targeting LTTE reinforcement on the Mullaittivu battlefront, said the spokesperson. He added that the attack has been launched in support of the Sri Lanka Army 59 Division.
Speaking further, Wing Commander Nanayakkara told that both air raids have been effective citing operational sources.
Meanwhile, the Air Force has released video footages of recent air raids at terrorist positions to media today.
RW and Mongi could be next targets!
rw is mr's biggest asset. so he need not worry. (me thinks)
Tamilnut has published news of LW's "assasination". They have pinned the blame squarely on the authorities. It looks like the article was prepared well in advance of the shooting.
BBC Sinhala has followed Tamilnut's lead and published the news and has pinned the blame squarely on the authorities too. The BBC has lost all semblance of impartiality. Might as well call themselves Bullshit Broadcasting Corporation. I can see why DN has listed BBC Sinhala as pro-LTTE.
SIRASA IS ANTI GOVERNMENT
LASANTHA IS ANTI GOVERNMENT
LASANTHA IS NO MORE AND SIRASA WAS BOMBED. THIS IS ELECTION TIME AND UNP IS ORGANIZING PEOPLE.
ALL THE FACTORS ARE AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.
GOVERNMENT AND THE FORCES ARE FIGHTING A WAR AGAINST THE BARBARIC LTTE. GENERAL PUBLIC IS FACING HARDSHIPS BUT 90% SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT ON THEIR WAR EFFORT.
THIS PERIOD IS VERY CRUCIAL FOR THE LTTE. NOW THEY KNOW THAT INDIA AND OBAMA IS NOT GOING TO HELP THEM.
WE ASSUME THAT GOVERNMENT DID DO ALL KILLINGS AND STUFF...
MY POINT IS
WILL THEY DO SUCH A THING AT THIS MOMENT ?
I am waiting for Mahen to give dieasspora's side of LW incident.
Below is a statement by "Dr" Subramanian Swamy to a question about the operations against LTTE:
"The relevant question instead is: What should India do now to secure Tamil human rights, since the Tamils are squeezed between the devil[LTTE] and the deep sea[Sinhala chauvinists].
My answer is: India must initiate action to assist the Sri Lankan government to take out the LTTE, and the same time tell their President, Rajapakse, that following the end of the LTTE, India reserves the right to intervene militarily if the Sri Lanka government does not implement, as promised, a proper devolution of powers for the Tamils under the Constitution of Sri Lanka."
The following is the comment by a reader of AT following this report:
"Submitted by S.Ramabhadran on Thu, 2009-01-08 17:54.
Dr Swamy was a sympathiser of LTTE and tried to invade Sri Lanka in fishing boats about 20 years ago. After the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, he turned against LTTE and still remains a vociferous critic. However, there is a point to note in his view. What is the guarantee that after the elimination of LTTE by the GoSL, Sri Lanka tamils will have a peaceful life? Will their culture be safeguarded? Can the President of Sri Lanka give an assuarance for it? Because Sri lanka leaders have a history of tracking back citing various reasons. "
Greed, it appears knows no bounds. One cannot equate safety of citizens of SL (whether Tamil or otherwise with Sri lankan leaders "tracking back". What this commentator is referring to would be events like JRJ's opposition to SWARD-SJV pact which proposed specific, ethnically based territories in the east. If you call defence of integrity of SL back-tracking then so be it.
Do you guys at least now, see the reasoning behind Ananda-USA's proposals for safe-guarding the Sri Lankan territorial integrity following this land struggle?
If you don't and you are Sri Lankan then please put away some savings to catch a refugee boat to Australia.
DefenceWire
any updates on the slaf strike on those two sea piger attack boats.
reports indicate they were large attack boats...
can it be Muraj class or anything simillar to that level of advancement?
LW,
I am not familiar with him. But judging from comments he appears to have been a slime-ball. That is irrelevant in the naswwr to the question.
The answer to a question about a murder has to be a firm NO.
Buddhism has taught me to respect the dead and bestow metta on the departed, I do that to LW.
However, LW was a complete slimeball. He once famously walked out of a live TV debate on the Thulawa (I call it Thuwalay) programme as someone hadn't replied to a fax that he had sent earlier. It had nothing to do with the fax, he just did not want to be ripped apart by Nimal Weerawansa.
@ Nisal,
Your Blog ID Picture reminds me of the song...
සයිමන් කුපාඩියා x 3
වත්ත පහළ...
I have a feeling LW and Sirasa are work of the same party.
It could be LTTE/UNP(Underworld Wing of the UNP)(90% chance). On the other side, GOSL involvement cannot be ruled because of LW anti-GOSL stance.JHU/JVP cannot be ruled out either.
Not a good time for GOSL and it is bad for them.
ananda,
as we discussed earlier today, SLAF and SLA are targeting fleeing tigers.
1. according to tn, more than 40 bombs were dropped in the chundikulam area which is fantastic.
2. the new vanni capital - tharmapuram has been attacked by SLA repeatedly. tn reports 7 civilian deaths. what this really means is not civilian deaths but VERY LARGE scale LTTE casualties. tharmapuram hospital should be taken over by SLA so that tigers will lose it. more wounded tigers will be dead tigers!
3. all tiger groupings should be attacked without delay.
4. tn also reported a mid night attack by SLAF yesterday. simply stunning.
"Velupillai has said the last battle of Eelam would be fought on Sea!"
yea, between him & soosai. (from latest reports). ha ha ha!
re: LTTE ban
when some countries were forcing GOSL to talk to tigers, banning tigers sends a very powerful signal.
it says we WILL NOT talk to them in no uncertain terms!!
in a way the gaza incident came as a blessing. the world is focussing on it allowing us both cover and 'protection'. we can bomb the shit out of tigers when the world is trying to figure out gaza.
to make things better, israel might take on targets within lebanon as well.
in 2006 also when the I-L war broke out SL disappeared from the IC's radar screen.
MD
nice to see you so upbeat and happy with SLAF for a change :) :)
on med facilities...i'm pretty sure they still have few underground facilities in mullaitivu jungles to treat their wounded...
taking Dharmapuram will be quite embarassing to lpte since they called it their admin center after the fall of killi!
Good job SLDF....
too bad politicos have to dilute your great acheivements... from both sides that is
pottu !!!
look no further to the alliance of tamilnet and BBC sinhala service !!! look at mahens blog and u would see that both are introduced as below :)
PRO LTTE LINKS:
Tamilnet
puthinam.com
pathivu.com
BBC Tamil
BBC Sinhala
GOSL LINKS:
National Security LK
Defence LK
PRO GOSL PROPOGANDA SITES:
Long Ranger
DefenceNet
DefenceWire
Anybody watched the clip of SLAF air strike yet? They've showed it on a Rupavahini hourly news.
Maaaan...WHACKKKK!!!!!
Sublime pyrotechnics!!!!!!!
Encore! Encore!
doode... just download it 14mbs LOL
does SLAF have JDAMS? or are those just dumb ones?
it must be the zooming though.. they cant be much bigger than a Dvora/big Trawler
DoDo
damn...the defence.lk link doesn't work... asking for a password :)
gotta wait till i get to home to watch TV :(
is this the strike on those boats?
duzz !!
r u referring to defencelk video !! man for the first time its asking user name /passwrod did you go though the same
Soranpattu falls
elite troops of LTTPussies totally pussified :)
go sla
ohoma yan
yeah dude.. the defence.lk video
SLAF Fighter jets destroy two LTTE crafts - Chundikulam - 8 JAN
??
http://defence.lk/videos/20090108_SLAF1.wmv
this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P6Zq5euAY8
In this news lull, its worth reflecting on two things. VP's bad luck (has anyone done a reading of His Royal Fatness's horoscope? :) due to external events and Western Bloc hypocrisy.
VP's Bad Luck: 'Hero's' Day Speech in November overshadowed by Bombay terror attacks, neutralising TN's efforts to halt SLA offensives.
Israel's uncaringly brutal, disproportionate collective punishment of the Gaza ghetto by bombing and withholding basic supplies.
As for Western Western Bloc hypocrisy, I have two words. Gaza 2009. We all know why the IDF's doing this, now. They don't give a damn about minimising civilian casualties and they have until Obama gets in to get their dirty jobs done under the Bush regimes' tacit approval.
Nevertheless I don't think that GOSL should gloat and point out the obvious hypocrisy in the West's preaching to SL about 'human rights'. We still need their financial and intelligence support to dismantle the LTTE support network.
Ado Ranil Nazi (wink)
is this the strike on those boats?
Yes bung. they'll show it in the 8 pm news. Don't miss it!!!
yo dodo.. the video i posted is not the one?? u mean there is another one?
:O :O
A very sad day for the people who believe in freedom and freedom of speech
Media freedom is gun down or blown up. Is Sri Lanka another Zimbabwe?
On a day where media headlines around the world should have read "SL bans LTTE" we have reports of media suppression in the form of gunning down editors and vandalising TV station.
What is GOSL so afraid of? No smoke without fire!
And please dont tell me its an inside job or not connected with GOSL. Its a joke!
Has any investigations on killings/arson attacks got any results? only lip service.
Duzz & Frackster
enjoy
Looks like a complete collapse and rout for the LTTE in Jaffna. Soranpattu is 5km from Pallai captured only earlier today.
Duzz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P6Zq5euAY8
There's something wrong with this youtube clip. Its only a part of the action. They've chopped off the best part :)
its on youtube guys...
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=2P6Zq5euAY8
Terrorist loose more ground in Jaffna Peninsula; Troops liberate Soranpattu
Tiggy Bois are running. No question about that. Marathon to Mullativu is on full swing!
Pity this LW affrair spoiled the party (which is what the LTTE wanted I suppose).
Lasantha's death came 2 days after Robert Blake commenting that Sri Lanka is a dangerous place for journalists.
Attack on Sirasa TV, Killing of Lasantha benefits LTTE most at this juncture.
Looks like both are either connected or not; the works of LTTE intelligence elements based in the South.
Guys,
Can any one tell me when is this ban on ltte going to be 100% effective as im bit lost on this.
Cheers
Another confused Buddhist:
@Pottu
" Buddhism has taught me to respect the dead and bestow metta on the departed, I do that to LW."
Really?
How often you see that kind of personality here? It has become part of our culture.
" However, LW was a complete slimeball. He once famously walked out of a live TV debate on the Thulawa (I call it Thuwalay) programme as someone hadn't replied to a fax that he had sent earlier. It had nothing to do with the fax, he just did not want to be ripped apart by Nimal Weerawansa."
SLAF Fighter jets destroy two LTTE crafts - Chundikulam - 8 JAN
Press to view Video
The general buzz of this forum on the death of the Journalist sounds happy or relieved on the forum.
It is hard to decide who killed him right now. Obviously he has created enemies as well as he can be a player for those who want to trash others.
I condemn this kind of killing of journalists.
My Appologies,
The blast is in Pallai not Kili.
Lt.col Died today. I have no idea why our officers go around like this even before clearing ops are over.
Of course this murder is to be condemned. Without reservation, regardless of his prior real or actual mis-deeds.
But who benefits from this murder? It certainly isn't the current GOSL. The obvious beneficiaries are the LTTE and the opposition forces.. but...
There is nothing good about this assassination of this editor regardless of his views . It only gives the govt a bad name which it does not need .
I would not be surprised if some elements of the JVP or one of their new frangled groups had a hand in this . MR should aggressively prosecute who ever has done this .
a simple one, are you happy that he was assasinated? Yes/No?
[No]
Clearly no one deserves this.
guys dont let one assassination, as sad as it might be, spoil the party.
Let us not forget that thousands of our brothers walked about 10Km south alone most fortified strip of land, risking their lives to reach Soranpattu.
Whats more important, political ramblings or acknowledging great achievements of our SLA brothers?
Guys
please pray for our boys , I heard form one of my friends in the SLA(cant say div) . and he said they would be going all out from now on and to pray for them . He is a hero and so are all these boys . They are fighting for our freedom.
It does not matter what our religion is let our thoughts and prayers be with them .
Ali,
"It does not matter what our religion is let our thoughts and prayers be with them."
I am with our brave men and women any time, Sinhala, Tamil, Moore whosoever stand up for united Sri Lanka.
May the blessings of all religions with them in this historic moment !!
Sam,
Who is Moore? Did you mean Roger Moore? What has James Bond got to do with it? You mean MI-6 was behind LW's assasination?
according to mahen all LTTE cadres got killed by SLA & become ghosts.
so sla walks into ghost towns.
ha ha ha!
velluprabhakaran
HEHEHEHEHH ela ela lolzzzzz
LTTE ghosts = ghost town
Noltte,
"Attack on Sirasa TV, Killing of Lasantha benefits LTTE most at this juncture."
I agree with you. Some body is targeting media. Next time it can be Sunanda Deshapriya, kumar Rupasingha or even Mongal. The city of Colombo and the suburbs should be secured.
Lasantha was a shitty element. But even a shitty element has a right to life in a democracy if he is not trying to take the life of another. So, one can't (and shouldn't) condone his killing. This pattern appearing is a grave threat to our democracy.
if that looser had any balls, instead of crapping on in his blog he'd go fight for his beloved LTTPussies when their short of cadres.
Oh then again he couldnt, it's against pussy tradition. Only women fight.
Pathetic excuse for a man.
Pottu,
It was Demi Moore, sorry dude it was a typo and should be read as Moor. Hope this helps you.
Sam
The Bank of Tamil Eelam,
There was interesting pic of BoTE in the recently liberated Murasumoddai with a big sign proclaiming The Bank of Tamil Eelam.
How did people transfer money to this bank? Did it have a SWIFT, BIC or IBAN code? Which clearing banks allowed it transfer facilities?
Where are the bank's deposits?
I took a screen shot of this 'bank's' details from a eelam web site http://i42.tinypic.com/1rozmx.png
Note that 'state' is listed as 'Eelam' in Sri Lanka! Hopefully not for much longer!
Here's a link for the nostalgic Eelam dispora, of the branch opening in Murasumoddai in 2003.
http://tinyurl.com/8k95eo
Bankers aren't exactly the flavour of the month, are they? So who's been helping BoTE to operate? Trace the money flow and we'll find plenty people now trying to dissociate themselves from 'Eelam'
Ranil W ponna doing it hard, seriously i didnt know people are this DUM as Ranil to be around him..
look at this link
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=PnUJFNA_YPM&yt
fuck ranil w, and his mother too...
My error, it should say:
Here's a link for the nostalgic Eelam dispora, of the branch opening in Pallai in 2003.
http://tinyurl.com/8k95eo
From the video it looks as if they are fairly large vessels... and from the explosions there may have been ammunition on board... i am guessing the "tactical witdrawal" was in place.. wonder if the larger arti guns were on board... i remember someone mentioning the guns were in soranpattu... or were they moved before the ep, nkm operations?
DW?
[[ Blucher said...
"lasantha was doing another millenium city by exposing the sla KFIR pilots to the LTTE by suing SLAF & possibly getting pilots to testify."
What was he suing SLAF for? Bombing his precious cow that was grazing in the wanni?]]
Yes, cows such as Tamilselvan.
Bank haha joke of the century
so where is that bank? no more
where is your capitol? captured
where is your fighting spirit? lost
cant run a bank, cant hold onto your capitol, cant fight to save your sorry ass and you want your own country?
Friend or foe... no one will be spared by the Tamil terrorists if they beleive the action would take the fake 'cause' can forward.
One has to take Tamil terrorists' agenda seriously... That's NO JOKE.
ANYONE, ANTHING AND EVERYTHING WOULD BE SACRIFICED IF NEEDED TO SURVIVE JUST ONE MORE DAY.
But wait...
Kill More... Achieve More.
"KILINOCHCHI: VALIANT troops of the Army’s 53 and 55 Divisions continuing their forward march after the capture of LTTE stronghold PALLAI this afternoon (8), despite LTTE heavy resistance, obstacles, minefields and booby traps took the hold of SORANPATTU, 5 km southeast of PALLAI in the evening as their latest victory to record within a single day.
According to the ground troops, Tiger terrorists went to the extent of exploding a string of cluster bombs which have been banned under UN conventions as the troops were closing in on them.
Troops despite those unethical challenges resisted fearlessly. A few soldiers sustained injuries during those confrontations this afternoon.
It is believed that a considerable number of terrorists now sandwiched between SORANPATTU and PALLAI would have either perished or bled to death since all the routes for their passage either JAFFNA, KILINOCHCHI or to the north of MULLAITTIVU remain now sealed off after the capture of several key strategic major towns in those areas."
http://www.army.lk/morenews.php?id=19318
LTTPussies good for nothing
you never amounted to anything and you never will
now goto tamilnadu and hold hands along city streets and sing:
kiri kiri boley
rali rali marley
The two large vessels were docked either sides and the bomb hit in between them.. 0:13
Looks like it is a missed target.. any one?
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=2P6Zq5euAY8
that was my first thought when I saw that video
but it exploded anyway
Sttttarike one
the second one had a lot of explosives and they were shooting of as it was burning
Sttttarike twoooo
if VP had the resources that SLA has at its disposal, and if civilian population was in the way how much sympathy do you think he would have for civilians?
If he could wipe out sinhala race do you think he would even stop and think for a second?
This is the terror outfit that our brave soldiers are fighting against dont forget for a second how psychotic and brutal they are. I really dont feel sorry for them even now as they're humping on its last leg.
NOLTTE=Peace
Ya it looks like it missed the first bomb, but the vessel on the right got blasted strait away, the second bomb got hold of the vessel to the left ....
The Bank of Tamizh Eezham (BoTE), better know as Eezham Fat Piggy Bank wasn't a recognized Financial Instituition (FI). It had no swift, no IBAN, no nothing! In reality, it actually was just a piggy bank, you had to deposit the money in yourself. It was nothing but a conduit to launder dieasspora money and bank roll the "liberation" struggle.
Peter was the CEO and Head of Capital Markets at BoTE, and Mahen the cashier/counter manager/bank manager / toilet cleaner of BoTE. BoTE went bust as Peter kept on approving sub prime loans to Mahaveer families.
An article on BoTE: Note the guy starts by saying that he is sitting under the shade of a huge Mango tree in Puthukudiyiruppu in an armchair. I wonder if he is still sitting there, ha ha ha ha, LOL! LOL!:
http://tinyurl.com/9ag8mf
The same article also mentions that the female owner of the house the guy was staying in had two cocks.
[[Pottu said...
.........Peter was the CEO and Head of Capital Markets at BoTE, and Mahen the cashier/counter manager/bank manager / toilet cleaner of BoTE.........]]
What about our financial analyst, Navindran? Didn't he got a job there?
And that the cocks were brightly coloured.
mahen was the investment banker in eelam bank. it says on his profile.
from a banker he's gone to a bunker. what a promotion. ha ha ha!
Nisal,
Indeed Navindran was initially employed by BoTE as the Chief Economist. However, he was fired by Peter as Navindran uncle kept on giving gloomy economic predictions and refused to sign off on the sub prime lending policy.
Infinity
Thanks for the update, hope this time we can harvest the boxed monkeys for good :)
Mahen's profile says that he is an estate agent, he is probably jobless as the housing market is crashing. Peter says he is an investment banker. In fact Mahen blames Peter for all the woes as Peter is single handedly responsible for the global economic downturn.
Chinthana4Lions,
harvest the boxed monkeys = monkey farming
Now SLDF boys do monkey farming in addition to monkey harvesting.
The guys say that BoTE loans are for the following purposes:
1. Agriculture Loan: For ploughing the land, for the purchase of seed paddy, fertiliser, for harvesting and threshing.
2. Cottage Industry: Sweet production, Coir industry, Sewing machines for tailoring, gingelly or sesame oil mill.
3. Freshwater Fishing: Boats and fishing gear.
4. Small Business: For erecting market stalls
5. Poultry and Goat Farming.
6. For the purchase of Tractors, Trailers and Lorries
Let me add to that list:
7. For the purchase of T56, RPGs, Mortars, 122mm artillery, and HMGs.
8. For the construction costs to train abducted child soldiers.
9. To buy machines to clone credit cards for petrol shed scams.
10. To purchase suicide kits to kill civilians.
Please fee free to add.
Guys,
I am sorry.. I can not see a second bomb hitting the one to the left
I didn't mean to divert our attention from defence-related matters, but disrupting and destroying the LTTE's financial system is vital to ensure their defeat.
NOLTTE=Peace
The youtube clip is not complete. Try to download the one from defence.lk
Mango,
Don't worry, SLAF bombed the BoTE HQ a few months ago, see the youtube clip (from ITN)posted by Ranahada yesterday. The ITN clip is about the contribution of the SLAF to the war effort, in it they showed a footage of a confirmed hit on BoTE. The piggy bank went up in flames.
HI all,
This is my first post :)
Anyway, why didn't SLAF completely destroy those boats ?? I mean, those two are only burning it seems. Any idea??
soosai will destroy the remains with an axe. ha ha ha!
come to think of it both soosai & fat pig badly need exercise. they can withdraw the boats tactically to their bunkers & axe them to pieces. good exercise + junk iron. ha ha ha!
Welcome to the blog Saranga. Are you a doctor?
Sorry.. I did not look at the Defence.lk video as it appeared a broken video in my PC.
If you would look at Google Maps (Earth version).. you can see there are over 100 of such boats docked along the coast from Mannar to Trinco in the north (pictures taken about 2 years ago).
NOLTTE=Peace
The complete Video
Saranga,
Internet is a dangerous place. You got to be bit more careful in protecting yourself.
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Thanks Chinthan4Lions, and NoMess!
It looks like our boys got the target once the LTTE M&Frs got their boats loaded with ware!
Then I have to borrow Asithri's phrase..
"Truly LMSSAO!" :-)
Comment from dieasspora in Tamil Canadian. Some time ago, this same dieasspora woman (man, transvestite?)was boasting about total destruction of the SLA. Looks like the fat lady is warming up to sing.
"Army 'takes more Tiger territory'
[ BBC ] - [ Jan 08, 2009 7:55:48 GMT ]
penny from USA on Jan 08, 2009 12:23:03 GMT
Take it... Take it all....in the end Sri Lanka has LOST her SOUL and gained much territory and the International Community has lost her principles! We must be the most miserable human beings to have walked the earth ever!"
I keep going on about dieasspora as it is them that keeps this war going. I sincerely believe the Tamils in Sri Lanka want to the LTTE to be annhilated.
can someone tell me what Lasantha Wikramatunga has done to warrant such unbridled/disgusting jubilation amongst many of you for his assassination?
he was a investigative journo, a hardline Unp'er and anti-JVP with a passion.
but he was still sinhalese, and good decent one, when compared to mindless goons like Mervyn Silva.
he did a better job than Ranil ever could at hitting hard at the flaws of the opposition,.....if his accusations are false fabrications,he deserved his fate. but to the best of my knowledge it is not.
based on this,who is next on your list?,.Ravi K?
when Lakshman K was killed, our argument was that - the ltte fight for a land of thier own yet kill thier own.....
how are we different from them in this case?
is this the srilanka many of you want to comeback to?
a place where freedom of opinion is no longer tolerated?, a place where exposing the truth warrants death?
I'm disgusted and ashamed today to be called a sinhalese......
from what i see here on this blog today, many of you have crossed the line from patriots to mindless animals braying for blood.
i see a barrage of abuse heading my way,...b4, i would have fought it, argued my point of view.....but not this time,.....
feel free............................
OKKK!
DIASPORA! IS YOUR THAILAIVAR GOING TO STAY AND FIGHT? OR WHERE IS HE GOING TO FLEE???
DIASPORA, YOU ARE THE ONLY STAKEHOLDERS OF THE EELAM WISH COMPANY. IS HE GOING TO ABANDON THE COMPANY OR TRY TO FIGHT FOR THE TAMIL PEOPLE, OF WHICH HE IS THE SOLE REPRESENTATIVE????????????
IS IT NORWAY???
IS IT SOMALIA?
DEFINITELY DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MULLAITIVU DOES IT????
LTTE PROXIES!
WELL GIVE AN UPDATE WHETHER THALAIVAR IS UP TO IT!
HA HAA HAA!
ABANDON SHIP DIASPORA! THE SHIP IS GOING DOWN BY ITSELF AND THALAIVAR IS NOT ON BOARD!
Pottu said:
"We must be the most miserable human beings to have walked the earth ever!"
-Yes!!!!!
"Velupillai has said the last battle of Eelam would be fought on Sea!"
-Yes, yes.... he is well on his way to establishing his peelam: 20,000 leagues under the Indian Ocean....
Haaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!
Silent knight . agree with you totally . we are fighting the forces of intolerance , What is the point if we become the same .
At the same time I dont believe the govt would have any thing to do with this . why would they need this when winning the war . Some extremist bastards are involved no doubt !
I also don't accept the killing of LW. I wasn't a fan of him though. But from my part, I think this wasn't an act of the GOSL. Plus the SIRASA thing. GOSL doesn't want anything like this to happened at this historical junction.
For you guys' knowledge, SIRASA told in their news, day before that happened, that a white van went pass their location several times with the back door opened !! ( something to think about )
Killing Lasantha and the Sirasa incident: The govt would not do such a thing at this victorious stage. This is the work of the UNP or the lttp. This is a new tactic. This may continue for a while, and it's time for the MR govt to wake up to this new tactic.
Silentknight,
"can someone tell me what Lasantha Wikramatunga has done to warrant such unbridled/disgusting jubilation amongst many of you for his assassination?"
You are barking at wrong trees. You say "disgusting jubilation amongst many of you". But I did not see any such thing in this blog. Most of us did not like what has happened and commented accordingly.
Guys think,
1. MR took over the media ministry
2. Both incidents happened after that were related to media
?????
Guys;
The two big boats are providing an alternative transport to Iyakachchi Chundikulam rd, in the inner side of the lagoon.
Some time ago, I wrote the following, which matches with this video evidence.
- Is the Rd from Iyakachchi to Chundikulam inundated at places? Boats may have been used where the road is untenable.
- Even in sea, they must have gone along coast mostly and only if needed used boats.
- We cannot risk SLN lives and assets unless we have a sure case of harvest.
So when we were vigilant in open sea, pussycats used land route to flee, and crossed small patches using boats.
[1. MR took over the media ministry
2. Both incidents happened after that were related to media
]
What better 'action' LTTE could have taken at this moment of truth to DISCREDIT THE GOVERNMENT?
What ELSE is remaining there, fro the LTTE to scare us, since they cannot fight our troops?
Would Velu hesitate to behead his son / daughter / mother... if that action would accelerate arrival of Elaam?
Think about it... taking into account his actions over the past 25 years.
I am particularly concerned about those loud mouths preaching publicly against GOSL.... they are good 'raw material' for the LTTE at this moment.
BEWARE... do the right thing for the country, the troops and for yourself.
@silentknight
"I'm disgusted and ashamed today to be called a sinhalese......
from what i see here on this blog today, many of you have crossed the line from patriots to mindless animals braying for blood."
Welcome to the club man.
They will instantly make you an anti patriot, put the iron curtain on you so that they will never see your writings, and then perhaps do an investigation on your location to send a white van for you.
This is how they want to run a liberated nation.
Ironically, we have to become LTTE to kill LTTE.
The Sinhalese writers living in the west under first class democratic societies are the worst sounding ones. I can at least forgive Sinhalese living in Sri Lanka since they have lack of exposure and press/speech freedom.
The Tamil diaspora impact on Tamils in Sri Lanka has been so negative and Sinhala diaspora here is trying to copy them.
CASC, Shay,
Thanks, dear chaps, for the clarification regarding the sniper rifles used by our brave army chaps. I thought I saw it somewhere that SL special forces use the Dragunov. So then the regular army is using L96A1.
I saw this about L96A1 and 115A3 in strategypage.com.
[The British Army is replacing most of its 3,000 7.62mm L96A1 sniper rifles with one modified to use the .338 (8.6mm) Lapua Magnum caliber round. The Accuracy International "Super Magnum" rifle is basically a L96A1 "Arctic Warfare" rifle modified to handle the larger, 8.6mm Lapua Magnum round.
Snipers in Iraq, and especially Afghanistan, have been calling for a longer range round, but find the 12.7mm (.50 caliber) weapons too heavy. The .338 (8.6mm) Lapua Magnum round has an effective range (about 1,500 meters) about 50 percent greater than the 7.62mm standard NATO round. ]
Cheers!
SK .. boats may have been for the heavy weapons and ammo . according to most the area is shallow water and people could wade think it is more important to get the heavy weapons than the idiots . Those are the ones we will have to face in mulathiw . Without the heavy weapons the idiots are dead meat ..
to be fair, I did not see anyone rejoicing over the journalist killing, It is a murder and the perpetrators must be punished. There is no two about that. Democracy means, you have opposition. If you cannot answer to the opposition other than the bullet, then you are not a good leader. Simple as that. Right now, I strongly believe ruling party connection to this murder. But, that is just me. In SL, all parties committed crime when in power. JRJ regime was the worst in history.
Who killed Sunday Leader Chief Editor Lasantha Wickramathunga?
I don't think the general public know who is for sure at this stage. The truth is it is easy hire a killer to kill anyone in Sri Lanka.
How many journalists have been killed in the past and who killed them?
People in Sri Lanka usually don't like criticism. Some people shut their doors on blogs when others do it or call childish names.
Ability to take a criticism like a grown up man is a good human quality. The fake patriots will not tell such things for their fellow loving brothers. They are only interested in messing up people's minds.
onecountry,
what are the motives for the ruling government to kill Lasantha Wickramatunga?
http://health.rediff.com/news/2008/nov/18inter--there-is-no-sympathy-for-the-ltte-in-tn.htm
I find this a good read, Cho is a reasonably smart and bold critique cum journalist.
Sure Lasantha W was a traitor! If you look at his Newspapers they are full of anti-government articles and more disgustingly LTTE supporting ones as well.
However just as DW allows everybody's opinion on this blog, there should be a freedom in this country for free expression of ideas. That might be one distinguishing factor from a government like ours and a ruthless LTTE control.
Therefore I think this is a cold blooded murder, as Lasantha W was just an un-armed civilian travelling in a car. If the government allows this trend to continue it would set a dangerous precedent. I am not saying that the government did this but , unless the government reveal who did this all fingers point towards the government.
This is so unwanted and would be just like getting a black mark during these unprecedented glorious victories of Sri Lankan history.
Yesterday if you checked out SF's blog at LNP, the man was having a blogpost titled "Balu sirasa under attack". He directly indicated that the attack was done by the government. The man even claimed repeatedly that he heard people celebrating Sirasa incident by firing crackers. Having followed this SF guy for sometime, I would tell that he has more political connections than military connections. But today somehow that blogpost is deleted . If someone thinks that yesterdays Sirasa incident and LW incident are linked yesterdays claim by SF@LND is definitely troubling !
Therefore perpetrators of this crime should be brought to justice at any cost !
@ onecountry
" to be fair, I did not see anyone rejoicing over the journalist killing,"
Perhaps rejoice is the wrong word. Lack of condemnation or sadness could be a better one.
Here is the typical attitude of many on this forum:
"Sam Perera said...
I am neither happy nor unhappy about hid death. However, I am not happy that we couldn't let him live in shame for his treacherous acts."
R: two bostd
Ali,
in any case the video answers my Q whether pussycats used the Iyakachchi Chundikulam rd. Also it gives me scare that some guns may have got thru.
58th is going along A35 and they ought to take a good care from the guns.
We should move 53/55 to Chundikulam first. Now if we do that THAT is boxing of them.
Re: LW killing.
silentknight,who said it is good?
ReallyCold;
Perhaps rejoice is the wrong word. Lack of condemnation or sadness could be a better one.
I do not mourn for LW, if that troubles you. But I think that he should not have been killed.
I do not mourn his death as he was a bastard who exposed unnecessary information about SLDF, attempted spoil work against SLDF, conducted pavement quality journalism, threatened ppl for blackmail, took part in vicious master planning with RW and co, etc etc.
Why would you force that I should feel sad when such a cancer is killed? Why do you think that no matter who it is we ought to feel sad?
However I think he shouldn't be killed. Ppl like him has been very much hated by majority of SL. His acts were bringing them all into one side. So he should have been allowed to make it happen more.
And today we see a man gunned down against the norm. So there is no assurance that it won't happen tomorrow against someone else.
On these grounds I denounce the act.
SK .. I am sure they took some back already .
A Sea borne landing in Chandikulam .. They is pretty close to visamadu too . I think it is risky without some distraction .
Konappu Bandara
You are welcome.
Its possible that the SLA uses the Dragunov too. NORINCO the SLA's main arms supplier definitely makes these guns. Probably cost about one fourth or one fifth the cost of the L96A1.
The LTTE snipers use it too. Its a relatively cheap gun made in many countries, Because of its age it probably does not have the modern alloys and computerized machining found in modern guns. It uses a very old caliber (7.62 x 54) which I believe goes back to WW1. All the ex-Soviet guns are easy to use and are made so that ordinary soldiers can strip these with basic tools and little training.
The vintage Lee Enfield No4 Mk2 that the SLA used before the eelam wars would also make excellent snipping guns with a little modification (long barrel and large caliber bullet). The British Army used some of these WW2 guns in the 1981 Falkland war.
Cheers !
Soranpattu liberated. Iyakattchi not far off. Any remaining Tigers are trapped or will be trapped.
Guys,
What ever the reason and who ever has done it, cold blooded killing of a journalist and attacking media outlet like "Sirasa" is completely wrong and must be condemned.
If GOSL or our armed forces have anything to do with that, I am strongly against it.
People vote and appoint govts mainly to protect individuals as well as to protect law and order. Abusing that power to suppress criticisms will lead to anarchy.
I sincerely hope this nonsense will stop, right there because I am disgusted.
I remember during R. Premadasa's time killing of Premakeerthi de Alwis, a prominent writer and presenter, Sunil De Soysa, a prominent news reader and Prof Siriwardena, Chemistry lecturer (Colombo campus) etc, etc.
Killing a unarmed human being who is not threatening to society like a terrorist is always to be remain wrong, no matter what the reason is.
LTTE LOSSERS
Tigers on the run hahahahaha
Wijayapala,
I send you two emails, last night. Please check!
Team of LTTE high flyers caught in India
[BBC report censored
Jan 9 (BBC) BBC reports on the killing of Sunday Leader was censored by the government of Sri Lanka. Sections of a statement given by the Media minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa were among the sections blanked out by the government censorship.]
[Ramadoss writes to Sonia on Sri Lankan issue ]
AHAAA... Oya enne.. oya enne...
Systematic pressure is being directed at our government by these outside to save the slaughter of fat pig and the band.
Our leaders must be honored, commended and protected for their patience, wisdom and determination in facing and handling these forces who are gradually trying to divide us and kill us.... using the 'Tamil' cause as the pretext.
Where were they when Tamil terrorists were exploding bombs in buses, trains and roads... killing hundreds of civilians and destroying our property?
Why did we hear that deafening silence then?
Dailynews Defence Column about the national front.
"Though there were no massive resistance from the LTTE fierce battles erupted in the Muhamalai and Kilali battlefronts on Tuesday as 55 Division under the command of Brigadier Prasanna Silva captured the Tiger defence line by 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday.
The 53 Division under the command of Brigadier Kamala Gunaratne had to face comparatively severe resistance from the LTTE and took control of the Kilali and Muhamalai LTTE defences little later than the 55 Division."
The summary is that LTTE resisting their best to prevent 53rd and 55th moving forward. Perhaps, they know that it is the end game but they want to delay it as much as possible.
Bless our soldiers!!
ranil,
welcome back, mate.
yes SLAF has been doing a great job with INCREASING attacks as i was crying for, for a LONG time.
heartening to see SLAF QUICKLY changing tactics from CAS/AS mode to HARVESTING mode to SEEK & DESTROY LTTE ASSETS mode.
gringo,
nice tag line there, mate.
(SLDFs) KILL MORE (TIGERS), ACHIEVE MORE!!
we are talking the same thing. only a terminology difference. i call it HARVESTING (tigers of course).
keep them coming!
Sam,
Do you anything about Nagar Kovil front?
MD...
Thanks, mate. I hope you agree that... this formula is the ONLY formula that got us this far... and I have no doubt that we can see the end too with that.
If we applied this formula from the day one, our country would have been another Singapore by now.
Keep up your excellent contriburtions.
Rana,
I have no information about Nagarkovil. At this point I am bit intrigued by LTTEs attempts to resist 53rd and 55th than saving the fighting force to save the chief. It can be a few things:
1. Ego of Velu trying to stay put till the last moment (very good for us)
2. Buy more time assuming it will save LTTE.
3. Make sure that Velu has room for to escape in an attempt coming very soon.
Any thoughts on it? Ninja, please chime in.
Sam,
LTTP always wanted to recapture Jaffna, VVT is Vesapille’s birth place.
My idea is that Vesapille do not mind loosing Wanni, if he can capture even part of Jaffna P’sula. They may want to attack P’sula around Nagar Kovil and also to do an amphibious landing in east coast of the P’sula as a counter measure to SLA advance in Wanni.
If they vacate Jaffna completely, it becomes impossible. They wanted to keep that hope alive.
What do you think?
Moshe said..
[ananda,
as we discussed earlier today, SLAF and SLA are targeting fleeing tigers.
1. according to tn, more than 40 bombs were dropped in the chundikulam area which is fantastic.
2. the new vanni capital - tharmapuram has been attacked by SLA repeatedly. tn reports 7 civilian deaths. what this really means is not civilian deaths but VERY LARGE scale LTTE casualties. tharmapuram hospital should be taken over by SLA so that tigers will lose it. more wounded tigers will be dead tigers!
3. all tiger groupings should be attacked without delay.
4. tn also reported a mid night attack by SLAF yesterday. simply stunning.]
Yes, Moshe....I am ecstatic about the heightened level of harvesting in the Jaffna peninsula!
If they don't want to be harvested, they only have to surrender, and MR has made repeated calls for that! It is their choice!
Rana,
The possibility you state falls in to my first category. However, doing a seaborne attack needs lots of resources from LTTE, specially in a time of Navy's SBS and RABS have surrounded the remaining coastal areas. If they try, it is good for us since it give us more chances to eliminate terrorists. I hope that our forces are prepared to take this challenge.
Cheers
Sam,
I saw some where, yesterday, vesapille has said final battle for eelam would be fought in the sea. That is why my curiosity. When I think of options available to LTTP from now on is very limited and only a surprised attack with all they got is the hope for them.
I hope that SLN and SLAF are ready for such eventualities!
Cheers!
@ Media Attacks
I think its mostly due to the "super democracy" SL enjoy. I don't think even in US there are national level media which support their enemy (Al Quida) by criticizing their own forces. [Note that sirasa in SL is at same level in popularity as CNN in US.]
Lasantha's killing was most probably done by a group close to UNP (before the elections)and LTTE. Just to destabilise Colombo. They are going for soft targets.
I am not sure why all these media people in Colombo are not understanding that.
In my book Lasantha Wickramatunga was not a patriot. Whatever his reasons and funding sources were, he was assisting the LTTE in his writing to bring down the GOSL which is the only effective government that has emerged to defeat the LTTE, and preserve the motherland, in 30 years!
Nevertheless, I strongly condemn his killing. If he violated the prevention of terrorism laws, he should have been hauled into court and prosecuted. We must respect the laws of the land.
I also do not believe that either the destruction of Sirasa, or the Lasantha Wickramatunga killing, are the work of the GOSL. These coordinated actions are in no way GOSLsanctioned acts.
Why should the GOSL do this?; it is not to their advantage, they have no need of it; they have the support of the vast majority of the people of Sri Lanka, already. In fact, it is to break that support and trust that this was done, at this time by anti-national forces.
Recently, there have been many posts by LLTE agents at foreign websites pointing out that MR has taken over the Media Portfolio; these may have been to set the stage for these acts.
THIS IS AN LTTE OPERATION camouflaged to look like a GOSL sanctioned operation, to defame the GOSL, and divide the Sinhala people on the eve of the Provincial Elections, and to prevent the final defeat of the LTTE in the battlefield.
I hope and pray that the voting public in Sri Lanka are smart enough to recognize and confront this for what iot is: An LTTE trap!
Rana,
That last battle story came from Soosai around 2004-5 period. LTTE was at its zenith of power. That was a final "war" they boasted about before establishing Eelam, not the final battle before getting extinguished. That probably was a diversion tactic in that time.
/I am not sure why all these media people in Colombo are not understanding that./
Same media couldn't understand LalithA was killed by LTTE. For the same media people it was Premadasa who killed LalithA, RanjanW and Kobbekaduwa.
Ananda-USA,
"THIS IS AN LTTE OPERATION camouflaged to look like a GOSL sanctioned operation, to defame the GOSL, and divide the Sinhala people on the eve of the Provincial Elections, and to prevent the final defeat of the LTTE in the battlefield.
I hope and pray that the voting public in Sri Lanka are smart enough to recognize and confront this for what iot is: An LTTE trap!"
This is what I think too.
Ananda-USA,
I hope you are correct on exonerating GOSL from those ghastly acts.
MR also condemned those in strongest manner possible.
However, GOSL should try their best to protect media and journalists, if they want to win IC support.
Sam,
I am from Pannipitiya, I know "Sirasa" location very well, infact I have gone to their recording studio once.
When I read the detailed article about the incident, I don't believe it is a LTTP job.
If govt is not responsible, it has to be the specific NGO called "MAHASONA", a cllection of individuals call them selves patriots. I was in SL from December-2007 to February 2008 and saw a flyer distributed by this org. to intimidate public.
600?
A short update at
http://peterratna.wordpress.com
LW death... its good if was also killed like Sripathi.. but its sad.. good things happen in bad ways...
Great chance for RanilW and Mongal to get Rs 7.5 mn... I hope they won't miss this..
# Bomb that damaged Sirasa is a claymore; Rs. 7.5 million for correct information here
# We will expose who attacked Sirasa at the right time, says Ranil at 'Iwasuwa Athi!' (No More Patience!) agitation here
# Mongal also knows.. here
Remember Iqbal Athas was intimidated at gunpoint by Ex Airforce men who were later convicted. An army is ther to fight for and protect its people not gain anything from the war. If LW was exposing mass scale currpotion in the govenment is that wrong ! In Sl can we get anything done without filling the pockets of those in power ? Whilst those wealthy are fine the poor suffer! I dont think killing them on the basis of being patriotic is irrational. If you are going to build a new SL , eliminating LTTE is just one factor not he only factor!
ranil,
yes; tigers do have medical facilitices in the jungles. but these are run with extreme difficulty.
1. no infrastructure
2. no hygine
3. SEVERE lack of doctors, nurses, support staff
4. SEVERE lack of medicine, equipment, etc.
5. VERY HIGH chance of getting bombed/shelled/wiped out
6. very LIMITED service.
the plight of these 'hospitals' was highlighted by a MF called john whitehall in some journal.
TF we can turn a very high number of injured tigers into harvested ones by taking over ALL townships with hospitals.
glad that tharmapuram and mula are under attack. of course there are better reasons, but, i'm only looking from the pov of harvesting.
LTTE Proscription in Sri Lanka:
This article at D B S Jeyaraj's Transcurrents.com is correct that the three reasons given are among those driving the decision; but they are not the only ones. Here are four additional ones, that may be even more important than Jeyaraj's three reasons:
1. The GOSL has correctly judged that the LTTE would be the seed around which all separatists would crystallize in post-war Sri Lanka. It has correctly judged that Sri Lankans want a final-end to this, and the govt. needs to have a legal free-hand to pursue residual LTTE agents pursuing the terrorist separatist agenda.
2. The GOSL has correctly judged that SL Tamils are at the peak of their dissatisfaction with the LTTE, especially the Vanni Tamils now held prisoner in the Mullaitivu jungle. What better way to demonstrate to them, that their welfare is a concern of the highest importance to the GOSL, than to proscribe their tormentors at the peak of their suffering?
3. Not proscribing the LTTE has long been an inconsistency in our own appeals for help against fundraising to foreign governments who have responded by proscribing them. With the military defeat of the LTTE in Lanka, the LTTE becomes an organization without a country...and will seek to establish itself in Tamil Nadu, or elsewhere. India will be the country most directly threatened by the increasingly obvious calls of Tamil Nadu leaders leaning towards separatism and their close links to the LTTE. The next country most threatened is likely to be the land-rich, but sparsely populated, liberal Canada, which clearly lacks the legal and law enforcement strength and focus needed to cope with the large Tamil diaspora population controlled by a Mafia with international terrorist links. Like the Italian Mafia, that has penetrated every branch of the Italian government, this organization has a very real potential to become a country within a country, inimical to the interests of the average law-abiding Canadian citizen. Sri Lanka has to close the door against all forms of illegal-trafficking at the Sri Lanka end, to help these other countries bring the emerging LTTE Mafia International to an end.
4. Finally, there is the issue of punishment for LTTE leaders captured in Sri Lanka. This is best handled within the context of a proscribed organization, to preclude all kinds of civil disobedience that will be launched by their supporters in Sri Lanka. Supporters such as the TNA, the NGOs and the INGOs who helped them build earthbunds. All of these INGO bleeding hearts will now descend on Sri Lanka to tell us with "moral authority", inherited from only God knows where, how we should secure our country by lionizing the LTTE and passing them off as the "only true representatives of the Tamil people". Complete foreclosure on the LTTE is best!
[Three "real" reasons behind Govt. proscribing LTTE
Notwithstanding claims by the government headed by President Mahinda Rajapakse that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) organization was proscribed because it failed to release the people allegedly held through force in the Wanni, the real motives according to authoritative govt sources were different.
According to these sources who spoke on condition of anonymity there were three real reasons for the Government to clamp down the ban on January 7th midnight.
The first was tremendous pressure by Defence secretary Gotabhaya and Army commander Lt. Gen Sarath Fonseka. The duo whose influence on the President and Government is enormous had accelerated and intensified pressure after the capture of Kilinochchi and Paranthan.
Gotabhaya and Sarath who think alike on most matters felt that no quarter should be given for the LTTE and that the military campaign should continue until the tigers were totally defeated.
It was feared that the tigers may try and stave off possible defeat by reviving peace talks through international mediatory efforts.
If the on going military drive was suspended and talks begun with the LTTE , it would seriously affect armed forces morale it was pointed out.
Moreover open revolt from the rank and file and junior officers was also anticipated.
As such it was insisted that all options for the LTTE to enter talks should be foreclosed.
In 2002 the LTTE demanded that it be de-proscribed for it to enter talks. Logically it meant that the tigers would not enter talks if it was banned.
So it was advocated that the ban be re-imposed so that the tigers could not enter talks. It was in military jargon a pre-emptive strike.
The President who is also on the same wavelength with the defence secy and army chief promptly agreed
The second reason was also on similar lines.
The International community has been mounting pressure on the government that it should initiate talks with the LTTE
The government rationale for wagging war with the tigers was allegedly to weaken the LTTE and force it to come to the negotiating table
The international community which went along with the idea now feels the tigers have been considerably weakened.
So efforts are on to make Colombo revive political dialogue.
The proscription therefore is a pre – emptive strike to prevent further IC pressure
The third reason is India
Apparently New Delhi does not want any negotiations with the LTTE. But in recent times there is significant pressure from Tamil Nadu that India should pressurise Colombo into resuming talks with the LTTE.
More importantly there is a growing demand in Tamil Nadu that India should remove the ban on the LTTE. It was imposed in 1992 after Rajiv Gandhi assassination in 1991.
Many Tamil Nadu leaders have called for New Delhi to de – proscribe LTTE on the grounds that it is not proscribed in Sri Lanka.
Thus it was suggested by the big neighbour that LTTE shuld be banned.
These then are the real reasons behind the re – imposition of the LTTE ban.]
ananda,
indeed yes, mate.
as i said yesterday the REAL reason for banning the LTTE is to FRUSTRATE ANY 'peace' with them.
1. tigers won't come for peace as long as it is banned.
2. govt cannot LEGITIMATELY agree to anything while the LTTE is banned.
3. by putting together 1 & 2, in the context of the LAST call by MR to tigers to surrender, we are in for aggressive harvesting, at least on paper.
4. the IC is stumped nicely. blooody hypocrats while banned the LTTE in their own countries preach us to talk to them.
why not? little lanka follows their example!! what a way to shut their foul mouths!
5. to top it all up, bogs (RB) goes and tells the IC that the ban is to facilitate negotiations!
6. supporting, abetting, concerting with, working in the company of, etc., etc., a banned organisation are ALSO criminal offences.
like clockwork..........
we need ALL the cog wheels including white vans working in perfect unison with FCUKING CONSISTENCY to keep it ticking like a clock.
simply excellent!
They've captured a massive stash of weapons at Murasumoddai
http://defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20090108_08
Elite LTTPussies fighting with sticks & forks now
lol
MosheDayan said..
[as i said yesterday the REAL reason for banning the LTTE is to FRUSTRATE ANY 'peace' with them.]
Yes, indeed! Complete Forclosure; shut all doors against the LTTE and all supporters, in one fell swoop.
Does anybody know if its compulsory to wear helmets for SLA combatants?
I've seen many a time they walk around with hats or with no head gear. Its a bit distressing to see pictures of soldiers shot through side of the head if it could easily be prevented. I know for a fact it's compulsory for US troops serving in Iraq/Afgan to wear head protection at all times out on duty.
Do you know if one of those helmets could withstand LMG fire?
This article calls for the GOSL to abrogate the 13th Amendment; as I do.
['Deny funds to anti-national NGOs'
Fri, 2009-01-09 05:33
By Janaka Perera
The World Alliance for Peace in Sri Lanka (WAPS) has urged the Rajapaksa Government to deny foreign funds to any organization that has questioned the country's sovereignty and advocated power sharing with the LTTE.
WAPS representatives made this appeal at a media briefing held at the Royal Asiatic Society office at Mahaweli Centre, Colombo on Wednesday – the same day the government banned the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. WAPS comprises of Sri Lankan expatriates across the globe committed to the cause of defeating separatist terrorism. Among the representatives present at the media briefing were Dasarath Jayasuriya (Australia), Mahinda Gunasekera (Canada) and Ira de Silva (Canada).
Commenting on the fall of Kilinochchi and Elephant Pass, they said:
"The victory that we have won has been against a host of local and international forces. We urge the government to stand firm and resist external powers that want to dictate to us how we should govern our country. We have been at the receiving end of such unsolicited advice for 500 years. A major tool of foreign interference has been foreign-funded non-governmental organizations – literally a few individuals fattened by foreign money masquerading as civil society. It is their lies that we at WAPS had often to counteract."
WAPS representatives stressed the need for ensuring that what Sri Lanka has won in war will be not lost in peace.
"Forces, both internal and external, that in many ways tried to prevent the military victory are now waiting to change the victory to camouflaged defeat. We should remind ourselves that this time it is not like the 1980s where India having trained and armed the separatist insurgent groups imposed the 13th Amendment against all international norms. WAPS considers the 13th Amendment as a travesty imposed on a small nation by a regional bully as part of her external policy."
The representatives urged that suitable grass-root models be explored including India's Panchayat system. Devolution to political party officials should not extend beyond the district, according to WAPS. In addition it has recommended a more equitable power sharing arrangement at the Centre where the minorities would be drawn into the decision-making process from the policy-making stage to the implementation stage through fair representation in special Parliamentary Sub-Committees and Experts Committees, where they would participate in the day-to-day governance of the nation.
WAPS has called on the government to speedily develop the North and East so that the development the LTTE denied them could be quickly made up. The model, the representatives suggested, should be the multi-ethnic Western Province where all ethnic and religious communities live side by side.
WAPS came into being on the heels of the World Federation of Overseas Sri Lankans, at the time of Chandrika Kumaratunga's questionable leadership and the weak-willed Ranil Wickremesinghe Government.
Observed a WAPS spokesperson:
"In those dark days when the government itself became conduit for LTTE propaganda we attempted to tell the truth. Our activities across the globe including in Norway as well as events we organized in Sri Lanka helped expose Tiger perfidy as well as those of our then ruling cliques."
WAPS member organizations include:
Society for Peace, Unity and Human Rights in Sri Lanka (SPUR), Victoria, Australia,
Sri Lankans Against Terrorism (SLAT), North South Wales, Australia,
Canadian Association for United Sri Lanka (CAUS), Canada,
Sri Lanka United National Association (SLUNA), Canada,
United Sinhalese Association, Rome, Italy,
Ape Shakti Sanvidhanaya, Auckland, New Zealand,
Sinhala Association of Sri Lankans, United Kingdom and
New York Society of United Sri Lankans, United States of America .
- Asian Tribune - ]
Rana,
Whoever did this killing only helps anti-Sri Lankan forces. Government does not need any of these now. All the anti-Sri Lankan forces are humiliated including the Wiki and Kiri Joker wing of UNP as recently demonstrated by Ravi K. Therefore, the only effect this has it to belittle our heroes.
Any way, this was the modus operandi of LTTE for the longest time. I view this with utmost suspicion in LTTE. No matter what, we can't let us fall in to the same LTTE trap in this historical moment.
Sam,
Yes, I agree with you on LW's case. It has a hall mark of LTTP or under world orgs.
However, I was talking about "Sirasa" case. Eye witness records show clearly, it is different to LTTP usual acts.
LW's murder is very similar to maheshwaran's murder . no body knows whod did those murders. within few weeks, everybody will forget about LW.
Sujeewa Kokawala
What is sad is not the killing of LW. If he exposed SLDF, yes it is unpatriotic and I am puzzled by there were not enough law to prosecute him. My sadness is our ability to gun down someone we don't like.
There are many journalists I don't respect. Sanjana Haththotuwa at groundviews.org is one of them. You write something on his web site criticizing him, he will immediately delete it. He claim his site to be award winning news media site and some day his donors will find out that he is another bad journalist.
I got the feeling that groundview manufacture news item to show they are independent reporters so that they get grant money from the donors.
There are other ways to take journalists down.
Moshey,Ananda
Just a thought about "real reasons" for proscribing the LTTE. Jeyaraj used this term to make the Government appear cynical as is his customary role.
I think the reasons you have given are also quite valid reasons.
However, I would advocate seeing the Government's reasoning for what it is. It is our kith and kin who are trapped in Wanni. We have to pull out all stops to rescue them.
(I like to put myself in a situation where the village where one of my relatives live has been taken hostage- I would not negotiate with such criminals- but until hostages are taken there may have to be avenues left open to talk. This does not mean that you give the criminals parity nor any guarantees of freedom from prosecution- all you can guarantee them is that they would not be killed if they disarm and surrender).
Currently the LTTE have been down-graded from a terrorist organisation with conventional capability to one with only guerrilla capability. Furthermore, they continue to be terrorist whose modus operandi is to hold innocents hostage.
The immediate challenge aside from actually harvesting tigers is to protect and rescue the civilians. This has to be the primary reason right now. The fact that other reasons are also served is good management of strategy and tactics.
GUYS !!!! I know i dont post here much at all, but enjoy reading the patriotic comments by fellow bloggers.
I found this FACEBOOK group called "LTTE", so decided to put up a post here requesting all fellow patriots to go and report this page/group to FB so it will be taken off..
here's the link..
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kilinochchi-Sri-Lanka/LTTE/91150780316?ref=nf#/pages/Kilinochchi-Sri-Lanka/LTTE/91150780316
Anybody lives in SL? (any blogger/patriot)
Of course MR is good at his War. How come anybody oppose the government politics become a lunatic or a LTTE member. LW's media was a one similar to ITN media. "Wholesale Kade Yanava". But nobody can justify the killing. Eventhough he was not popular at his political p.o.v, he is the one bravest journalist we have had for a long time.
MR & the gov is justifying the deaths & negligance of Supreme court (they can't secure everybody,.. they say) with the advantages of WAR wins.
This is turning out to be something similar to Premadasa regime, colder version of it *(Not all the good part of premadasa politics)
Who ever goes against gov cannot be removed.. this is a worst political situ we've ever had in this country... except for the WAR you all are cheering.
Patriots (most diaspora singhalese).... :-)
Gov will remove SB when they capture Mulative,..looking at the way they are governing ..
then there will be "No opposition" (ranil does not have a sound in the country as you all know.. JVP is hadicapped)in SL and what will be the Future of SL??
"Kumbala Malu kevanam Duka vidapan balalo" kiyala thamai kiyanna venna..
Cheer only good,, oppose what is not good (at least oppose worst)
Have pleasent blogging sessions..PATRIOTS...
mayil,
that's what the govt said.
but there is no correlation between the two. LTTE would rather get banned, than change its terrorist plans.
this is what happened in canada, EU as well.
simply LTTE doesn't speak this language.
but good "excuse" by GOSL to the IC to justify the ban.
NU,
Though, I do not agree fully, you made a good point, mate.
I am watching very closely, what is going on in SL apart from the battle progress.
Thanks
Sad news guys,
We have lost a Colonel yesterday.
It’s supposed to be at Pallai.
It also said that 30 SLA got killed with him.
Rana mate - got the mail .. thx . will reply .
Puran appu .
What is the lt col's name . must be from the 53 ?
Puran Appu ..
Was this the mine explosion ? 30 people seem too high a number for the mine explosion
nu,
in PRACTICAL terms there is no use of an opposition in SL. the ruling party does whatever it pleases. and the opposition is OK with that. what the opposition wants is to SOMEHOW grab power and do the same.
also when there is a strong opposition, govt have to dance to the tune of thonda, hakeem, etc., etc.
PLUS when there is a strong opposition, govt can't do any LONG TERM things. it has to ALWAYS work to the galary.
so it is BETTER if there is no strong opposition in SL.
BUT we need a strong judiciary that looks after ppl's interests. that is there (subject to the sri lankan style).
there is also a BETTER police today than b4.
having said that we need a strong RESPONSIBLE opposition. the "OPPOSITION" can never be that. it should come from the ppl and within the govt.
if the govt is VERY popular to the extent of silencing the opposition peacefully, it is fair that there is no effective opposition, me thinks. it is like republicans in the US NOW or the nationals in aussie or khalidasia in bangla.
things WILL change when the time is up.
OTOH, GOSL needs the backing of almost everyone to win this war. as you know it cannot be done with lankan types of oppositions.
Rana
I don't blog .. but I've been reading the stuff here for few months and enjoyed the war updates of our IT captain of SLA
just wanted to mantion the "sakkili" work gov is turning into. Only week into take over of Media ministry 3 major attacks were on Media.(may be these media dont carry our words)
Neglected the Supreme court ... and nobody seems to care about as gov is marketing the War campains. We can't eat, breath, drink , walk the war. It's not the ONLY thing country should have.....
Ali,
army.lk reported about the LTTE exploded a string of cluster bombs,
I am wondering whether it's this...
I regret the murder of LW and the attack on Sirasa. Whatever my differences with these people I am upset by this for many reasons.
Both LW and Sirasa were unscrupulous in many ways. Even if they are exposing any corruptions they themselves are corrupted as the individuals whom they try (tried) to expose. To expose corruptions and dirty deals one needs to have credibility. If the government’s credibility is zero then the credibility of UNP, Sirasa, LW and Mangala measured in large negative numbers. This is proven by their conduct.
By the above statement I am not trying to rule out the involvement of the government with any certainty. Even if they are not responsible they deserve the finger pointing at them. They had enough opportunities to demonstrate that they are above such crimes. They played with the security arrangements of Anura, Janka and many others. Even if the Government is not so noble, just for the sake of their own protection against possible accusations of attacks of this nature they should not have played with their security. They did and that meant they do not care about the public opinion. So they are getting their Karma.
On the other hand, it is so difficult to imagine that the Government has any hand in these attacks at this juncture (as many others pointed out) but this could have been their alibi. Knowing that people would ne hesitant to connect the Government with the attacks some unscrupulous elements would have done that. These elements may include the President himself. Knowing that this is their alibi the LTTE could have done this to discredit the Government to take some mileage out of it. (The LTTE’s thinking could have been: since this is the moment people would be hesitant to link the Government to the attacks the Government thought that this is the best moment to settle their longstanding dues and acted accordingly.)
Also in the President’s statement there is some thing that could be suspicious. He mentioned that LW was a close friend of him. If it were true then that was OK to mention otherwise it generates suspicion. If LW was actually a close friend of the President then that raises eyebrows too. Not having a personal animosity is different from being a close friend. I cannot imagine that I would be a close friend of Premadasa, LW, Mangala or LTTE leader. This itself portrays the duplicity of our politics. I would have been a close friend of Iriyagolla or Dudley for that matter regardless my political views.
At the end the LTTE and UNP get the benefit of these attacks but a short-sighted government might not have perceived that. If they could think in such a broader manner in dealing with dissent they could have done many things differently.
Finally I do not speculate who done it, but if the President has any respect for public opinion then he would invite an independent panel that can be agreed by general public to investigate the attacks and provide more security for the people who could be next targets. I doubt that this will happen.
Thanks!
Swarnajith Udana
puran... not thirty soldiers.. only 2
t. Colonel Nalinda Kumarasinghe, RWP, RSP was the most senior Army Officer to die in the battlefront from the commencement of the Mavil Aru operation in June, 2006.
The signal operator went along with him also got caught in the trapping. It was unfortunate to lose a senior officer in the rank of Lt. Colonel at a time Security Forces are fast completing their mission of eliminating terrorism form the Sri Lankan soil.
source= http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/01/09/fea03.asp
This comment was found in an article in Sri Lanka Guardian:
"If the President is sincere about restoring democracy in the North, he should listen to broader Tamil opinion from all sections of the community such as doctors, lawyers and professors."
WTF!- Since when did the doctors, lawyers and professors become all sections of the broader community. How about asking the opinion of Nagesan in Vanni who has lost his daughter to the LTTE? How about listerning to people like Mr. Sebastian Rasalingam (who has lost a grandson) who has warned against devolution to the provinces?
It is exactly these doctors, lawyers and professors with their arrogant bitterness, living overseas who have wrought this curse on the poor Tamil people. I say ask the man in Vanni first.
CASC,
I am happy to hear that our snipers have the advanced weapons needed for the job. Generally, a sniper's primary function is to provide detailed reconnaissance from a concealed position and, if necessary, to reduce the enemy's fighting ability by striking at a small number of high value targets, especially officers, communication and other personnel. I think we need to employ our sniper teams (shooter and spotter) more now, since we have the LTTE bastards cornered in a relatively small area. Who knows, we may catch the fat freak in the open one of these days and have a sniper team concealed to take the shot.
Cheers!
Ali,
Should be from the 53 Division for sure. Dont know the name.
We should be able to know today.
puran!!
look at my earlier post!!..
http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/01/09/fea03.asp
duzz,
There you go..
Thanks buddy, I really hope it's 2.
Ali,
It's a Lt. Colonel. Not a full Colonel and the CO of the 5 GW attached to the Air Mobile Bridage.
I said what i heard machan.
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