Gotabhaya and the grim reality of peace talks with LTTE

in midst of war, the best news can be the news of a victory but for some unexplained reason we seemed to be waiting for news of a 'peace', and this is quite common with not only our public but also with politicians and soldiers. However, LTTE, denied of any news of victory in war currently seems to be waiting for any news of 'peace', anxiously waiting for a chance to involve in 'peace'.  

this in not because they the LTTE understand the peoples urge for peace but its more due to the fact that by portraying their inclination towards peace they can avoid facing decimation in the face of war and a total destruction of its terrorist livelihoods.   Although in reality the LTTE was never genuine about a lasting peace, they embarked on a path of fake peace for few reasons. One is that, with the inclination towards a fake peace they could easily deceive the international community .secondly the LTTE utilized the fake peace to deploy ,train and place its informants, suicide bombers and 'tax' collectors within the government controlled areas.  

During this time LTTE knows its sympathizes in South would bring in Democracy, Human Rights and other Rights and Liberties to hide the LTTEs intentions of war and protect the war preparedness and violent act of LTTE against its enemies and crate path for LTTE to wage war by proxy.  

During this time ,such sympathizers in the South will bring in Berthold Brecht to Pablo Neruda, great artists who utilized their pens against fascism to great revolutionaries like Ernesto Cheguara and great fighters against Apartheid and racial discrimination like Nelson Mandela as plates of bytes in a drinking table and use moonshine distilled in Norway to raise glasses for a future Eelam.  

As this happens there will be a continued flow of sermons on pleasures of peaceful life in North and East, with calls to enjoy the joy of saving money earmarked for war, and use of such savings on economic development.  

Mr.Prabakaran ( as Prabakaran, the leader of the LTTE will be called during that time) , who will put up his combat fatigues for laundry at this time, will donne  white safari suites and will appear every night in Sirasa ,Shakthi and MTV TV, talking with no lip movement about LTTEs commitment to 'Peace' and dialogue.  

Stop..... Stop.....pause.....  

Above was some of the scene and acts from the LTTEs 'Peace' drama. A drama we experienced and watched with disbelief many times over the last couple of decades.   What ever the brand of 'Peace' the LTTE promotes, there is a notion that we need to follow it as it is within the ruling class of the main political parties in Sri Lanka today. This is more fueled by the myth that floated around stating that the LTTE cannot be defeated militarily and there is no alternative to LTTEs power of terror.  

However, starting with Maavil Aru to Silawathura the military victories against the LTTE terror has proven that this notion of LTTEs invincibility is nothing much but a myth cultivated to nourish a culture of defeatism. It's irrelevant as much as a used paper napkin today.   Therefore, when Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksha claimed that no political solution, however effective and realistic to end the ethnic conflict can be successful without defeating the LTTE militarily, it makes sense.  

only way we can achieve peace is not by few military victories but by defeating the LTTE hundred percent ,states the Defence Secretary , and further adds that the Sri Lankan security forces have managed to chase LTTE out of East and Jaffna and managed to corner LTTE to Vanni. 

 I think a terrorist group of the brink of collapse might call for a fake 'peace', with no intention for a genuine peace for many reasons. However, there has to be an immediate solution to the ethnic crisis but as Gotabhaya puts it "A total defeat of the LTTE is necessary before a political solution to the ethnic crisis can be implemented".  

Bravo Mr.Gotabhaya Rajapaksha, for not being scared to speck the truth.

Nedumaran and voyage to 'save' Jaffna Tamils

Pro LTTE Tamil Nadu politician P.Nedumaran announced his intention to cross the Palk strait with 'hundreds of boats' full of his supporters and 'supplies' to the Tamil people of Jaffna as protest against the Indian governments support towards the government of Sri Lanka.Nedumaran the leader of the Tamil National Movement it Tamil Nadu has been a longstanding supporter and promoter of the LTTE ,its leader V Prabakaran and LTTE murderous campaign of terror in Sri Lanka and in India.

 

Nedumaran is known to be one of the few people who never condoned the murder of Rajiv Ghandhi , former PM of India ,by the LTTE and had travelled many time illegally to Jaffna and Vanni in Sri Lanka with the help of the LTTE to further its cause in waging terror.

 

since of yesterday the Indian Cost Guard has informed the Sri Lankan Navy that they will prevent any illegal crossing and nothing much is expected from Nedumaran as accoriding to the news reports from Tamil Nadu , support to Nedumarans move has gathered  little or no support from the populace of Tamil Nadu.

 

however, there is a very interesting twist to this 'crossing' .

 

yesterday the Sri Lanka Navy destroyed and sunk three major ocean going vessels of the LTTE  ,believed to be carrying a large consignment of arms, ammunition, light air crafts and speed boats ,off the south east coast of Sri Lanka.

 

can this 'crossing'  be a diversion to the more extraordinary move by the LTTE to resupply itself with arms ?

 

its about time the Government , and its security apparatus should make more seriously look into  the real reasons behind this 'crossing' and the timings as one could expect the bulk of the small Sri Lankan Navy to be positioned in Manner Sea , with the intention of intercepting and blocking the planned 'crossing' of Nedumaran while the three LTTE gunrunning ships slide un checked and dislodge its dangerous cargo.

 

Prabakarans 9/11

while the rest of the world commemorated (some celebrated) the infamous attack on the World Trade Centre in New York and rest of the sites in Washington D.C on September 11th, 6 years ago, Prabakaran felt the jitters of a major attack on LTTE as he learned the news of the capture of Kumaran Padman alias ' KP', the elusive LTTE financier and logistician in Bangkok and the loss of three arms smuggling LTTE ships off the coast of Sri Lanka.

the all 'powerful' ( as the so called Civil Society of Sri Lanka call's him)  LTTE supremo , Prabakan has been riding the downwards slide lately, the loss of all LTTE controlled territory , the arms and equipment in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka was the sounding of the death knell to Prabakaran, starting with closure of the Anicut in Maavil Aru , the 'powerful' LTTE started to feel strength and the resolve of the Sri Lankan Military and the Government . 

there seems to be a major breakdown in the 'powerful' military machine of the LTTE, and by looking at the series of events lately , one can determine that Prabakarans unending world of terror is falling part. 

I guess the beginning of the end, started with the Sri Lankan Security Forces move towards the East.

President Premadasa had the ability to start this beginning, but he some how he didn't, and in the end he met his death in the hands of the LTTE. Then came President Chandrika, who never wanted to embark on that beginning, ultimately, she also had to leave, but without losing a eye to a almost fatal suicide attack of the LTTE. Prime Minister Ranil never wanted the beginning, all he believed was peace with the LTTE and he never had an interest in touching the Prabakarans world of terror, so Prabakaran made sure that Ranil didn't become President. 

However, under the intense pressure from the so called International Community, and under a barrage of murderous and heinous campaign of disinformation by the bogus Civil Society, MR started this beginning.

Cost of living started to sky rocket and people started to get uncomfortable.

Yet, Prabakarans world of terror too started to crumble. Two significant event of yesterday were a significant and major milestone in the end of Prabakarans rain of terror. a turning point in struggle to free people of Sri Lanka from the clutches of LTTE terror.

One of the main aspects of the complexity of Kumaran Padman is the number of passports he used to travel  and the latest figure states as 200. Prabakaran used the best man for the required task, and that a trade mark of Prabakaran. For Prabakaran the task was always been the use of terror and nothing else, therefore he made sure he eliminated others who were not up to the task.

KP coordinated the arms smuggling network of the LTTE, and his capture in Bangkok, Thailand is not only a victory of the Sri Lankan government but also a victory in the International War on Terror. 

LTTE lost its 2/3 of its power when the government took control of the East. Any person who travels within the East including Vakare and Verugal will witness this. all the LTTE cams that were there a year ago are in the hands of the Sri Lanka Army today, all LTTE check points are now Sri Lanka Army check points and all the arms and equipment (including the vehicles and other equipment ie- generators, tents, boats etc that the LTTE 'captured' from INGOs) are in the hands of the Sri Lanka Security Forces today. They have become property of the Government of Sri Lanka and this includes a highly equipped hospital close to the Swarnam Base of the LTTE, in Verugal, again built/equipped by INGOs.

In this moment of time, when Prabakaran is facing a speedy decline in his rain of terror, there is other among us who abhors this. Fall of Prabakaran should be celebrated as a 'National Victory' without any party alligances.KP counting the bars behind the door that locks him in a Thai jail and the LTTE ships that kissed the sea floor are a testimonial to the start of such a National Victory.

Return of the Tinker of Colombo

after many weeks , lost in the wilderness i have returned to the Blogspear!

many things have happened in my absence ,not that i had any hand in it, but just that many times i wanted to voice my pinch of salt on issues of concern,

but then.. access to the Internet ,a decent connection and a PC were few of the questions i had to face.

resolved they are,

back on the business I'm.