Sri Lanka's hour of shame

its been few days since Pakistan got chucked out of Commonwealth and our countries pussy footed approach to the whole saga.looking back i see so many rhetoric against the move and even UNP has gone out hard on the decision and also heavily criticised the Foreign Minister ( who is a MP of their party , by the way ..) and the government in general. President it seems made some noise at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting against the Pakistan being suspended from the Commonwealth.

 

there is now more and more statements and comments coming from all quarters of the government, including the Foreign Secretary Kohona, Deputy FM Husain Bhaila , FM himself , Prime Minister Wicramanayake and the President himself, but as i see it damage has been done.

 

when Pakistan needed us most as friend not only to voice against the sinister moves against Pakistan but also to stand up for a friend who has over and over and over the times had stood for us, Sri Lanka irrespective of who was on power in Pakistan , which party or which General in power , when all the so called friends and International Safty nets and so on failed us.

 

when Sri Lanka faced grave threat to its freedoms and security in the face of terror it was not the Commonwealth nor its Secretary General or its nominal head the Queen of England who stepped in to help us , it was the Republic of Pakistan,very Pakistan we betrayed on 22 November 2007.

 

its true that there is a serious crisis in Pakistan in terms of governance , and there is emergency rule , which is stop short of Marshal law and the judiciary and the opposition parties are under threat, but its also a fact that Pakistan had seen its fair share of turmoil and there is moves within Pakistan to come to a settlement on this continuing crisis.

 

having being suspended from Commonwealth is , in fact for Pakistan is not a big deal, after all Commonwealth is nothing but sort of a glorified club to celebrate the now defunct British Empire and its gathered in the expenses of the UK taxpayers money so that that UK government and its head of state the Queen ( and what ever remnants of the Royal Family) gets to go on a nostalgic trip of a 'once a mighty empire we had ' sort of thing, where they get  a chance to tell their former colonies 'how bad' they are doing and ' what they must to ' to fix things up, the British way of course.

 

its irrelevant what the Commonwealth has to say about Pakistan or about any other country or the suspension of Pakistan from Commonwealth. however,whats relevant is that we have betrayed a friend , a friend who had been there for us in our time of need and had been many times over . therefor , the Government including the President and the FM must somehow do its best to rectify this grave error.

 

may be the best place to start is the up coming Parliamentary sitting where the Budget of the Foreign Ministry will be taken up. FM Bogollagama can explain what made him to take the pussy footed approach and Deputy FM Bhaila can explain what went wrong with the 'breakdown of communication ' which he seems to be repeatedly referring to and on the top of it , MP Basil Rajapaksha , being the Governments Viceroy in Parliament can say what they are going to do to fix the problem and also remedies in terms of not repeating the same mistake.

 

let us all hope that Pakistan doesn't experience a 'break down of communications' when they have to deal with a crisis facing Sri Lanka, if it arises in the future. 

Fwd: LTTE admits committing mass murder-Nitharsanam 05.11.07

LTTE website Nitharsanam.com , in an article today (05 th November 2007 ) on the arrest of Karuna Amman in UK has admitted to LTTE committing mass murder.

 

in its article, Nitharsanam.com states:

 

" Karuna has to be tried for the mass murder on 11 June 1990 of the 600 Sinhala and Muslim police officers in the jungles of Thirukkovil.They were all blind-folded, with their hands tied behind their backs,and made to lie down before they were shot in the back of their heads"

 

we need to understand that during the 1990s Karuna Amman was the LTTE's Ampara-Batticaloa Area leader and was under the direct command of LTTE leader V.Prabakaran.considering the power structure of the LTTE then and now, its cristal clear who gave the order to carry out such an act of mass murder.

 

there for not only its important that Karuna Amman be tried of Mass Murder but also V.Prabakaran,along with the rest of the LTTE leadership must be tried for Mass Murder and acts against humanity.

 

LTTE website http://www.nitharsanam.com is believed to be run by the LTTE's intelligence wing , under the direct supervision of LTTE Intelligence and Assassination wing leader Pottu Amman.

 

following is a screen shot of the article as it appeared in Nitharsanam.com and the link to the said article.

 

http://www.nitharsanam.com/?art=24873

Dispatching Terror 20 Fathoms Down

A group consisting thieves, smugglers, bank robbers and common
criminals organizes itself into a rag tag terrorist group with a few
hand guns. In time with support of politicians and other interest
groups they become a group practicing political terrorism and end up
with a flotilla of old ships and small air craft resembles farm
tractors. This is the evolution of the LTTE in a nutshell.

Leaving aside the LTTEs 'air power', in resent times there has been a
lot of chanting and praising about the deep sea fleet of LTTE gun
running, drug smuggling ships. LTTE not only used to talk about its
strategic sea lift 'ability' but also the fact that the LTTE own more
ships than the Sri Lankan Government. They were considered one of the
crown jewels of the Overseas Tamils who overtly supported the LTTEs
murderous cause to carve out a LTTE Eelam in Sri Lanka.

These ships represented the LTTEs ability to move weapons and other
warlike material to sustain its campaign of terror without hindrance,
and in tern exert pressure on any elected Government in Sri Lanka or
overseas. utilizing the sojourns within different bogus 'peace talks'
and cease fires ,and by spreading misinformation about Sri Lanka all
over the globe , the LTTE amassed a massive global network of support
and acceptance, portraying them as a indestructible force and a major
power player to recon with.

Then there was the former leader of this country who at times not only
accepted this as a fact but also gave justification and legitimacy to
such claims and continued to follow a policy of non engagement with
the LTTE, recognizing a somewhat 'de facto' status of the LTTE
'controlled ' areas. In a twist of fate this quasi Eelam states all
powerful ground elements lost all its ground and strength, stating
with the closure of the Mavil Aru anicut .

Military operations to save the Eastern Province from the LTTE had
dealt a major defeat to the LTTE and, effectively sounded the death
knell of the LTTE as a force to recon with. The over estimate state of
the LTTEs land fighting power seems to diminish on a daily basis, with
the continuing operating of the Sri Lankan Security Forces.

However, the LTTEs 'sea power' was a totally different in context. It
was foreseen as a major player in both shallow and deep water
operations and boasted as more powerful than the Sri Lankan Navy by
some 'think tanks' and 'independent' experts. Successive Sri Lankan
Governments, including Chandrika and Ranil administrations at many
times had to resist stiffly to the SLMMs moves to recognize LTTE 'Sea
Tigers' as a legitimate force.

all that came to a sad end on Monday the 8th October 2007, with the
sinking of the last of the 10 sea lift ships of the LTTE. Not only the
ship went to the bottom of the sea, 1700km south of Sri Lanka but with
it took a considerable consignment of arms and war like material. But
more than the material it took with itself down to the bottom of the
sea , it also took the prestige and the false dream of LTTE Sea Power
to the deep bottom of the Indian Ocean.

the dreams and aspiration of the LTTE, its Tamil Diaspora sponsors and
International guardians (including Local Supporters from so called
'Civil Society') of having the LTTE dominate the waters surrounding
the Island of Sri Lanka, the Indian Ocean that surrounds it and the
Sea Lanes that cross this Island went down the toilet when the Sri
Lanka Navy Spokesmen Commander D.K Dassanayake announced the
distraction of the last of LTTE ships on Monday.

by not having the anchorage rights at neighboring port around Sri
Lanka, its well known that LTTE ships acted as a network of floating
warehouses ,storing and ferrying arms and material for the LTTE and
disembarking as when required . This was thought the history of the
LTTEs 'sea power' and that was the very history that was put to an end
two days ago, 1700km south of Dondra head. Sri Lanka Navy should have
the full credit for ending this legacy and all the officers and
sailors of the Sri Lanka Navy must be commended for its actions.

Having said that, one must not expect that LTTE will not put and end
to its sea lift capability nor should the Navy not let off the guard,
expecting no more LTTE ships entering Sri Lankan waters. There are
many expatriate Tamils and other parties who benefit form the
prolonged conflict in Sri Lanka to the effect that LTTE will be able
to replace or may be may have already replaced couple of lost ships by
now. trained and experience crew, who not only are used to the waters
and arms smuggling may come hard to find for the LTTE and also crews
able to operate covertly in neutral ports and understand the Sri Lanka
Navy tactics will be a major hurdle the LTTE has to overcome in order
to restore the sea lift capability, knowing well the fact that all 10
shies the LTTE lost, had no single survivor.

After LTTE lost each and every engagement with the Sri Lankan Security
forces, in Land, Sea and Air the LTTE will call for a time out, just
so that it can get some critical rest and recuperation for its
fighters and sharpen its arsenal by replenishing its armory. they will
want to use this time out to chart out the prolonging this savage war
for another few years as it had happened in every 'Peace Talk' time
during the past couple of decades. unfortunate day for LTTE is that
this time that most wanted R&R is not possible due to a leader with
back bone within the seat of Government in Sri Lanka.MR has over and
over made his intentions clear , and his intentions for peace dose not
include granting a weekend and war weary LTTE re coupe rating/ re
arming period.

Added to this, there is the Sri Lankan Security Forces, who are with a
firm and strong resolve to give LTTE a permanent rest.

Question remains, despite these victories, why some quarters within
the Sri Lankan society want to play doom such victories.

State of the key rocketing cost of living and the continuation of war
against LTTE should not be mixed together and be considered as a
single issue. Any such linking of cost of living with war should be
considered a treacherous act , and should be seen as an act to destroy
the current march towards destruction of the LTTE and an attempt to
resuscitate the LTTE.

Annihilation of the LTTEs ocean going fleet is not a victory of the
Sri Lanka Navy nor a victory of MR, but a Victory of all peace loving
Sri Lankans, be it a Sinhalese , a Tamil , a Muslim or any other
community in Sri Lanka.

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.