indiatimes.com,  Fri Jan 13 05:53:33 EST 2006
Tamil Tiger guerrillas have thrown an open "challenge" to Washington by killing nine Sri Lankan sailors days after warnings from the US to desist from violence, a top official in that country said on Friday.

At the same time, the government leader said in a telephonic interview from Colombo that Sri Lanka would remain glued to the 2002 Norway-sponsored ceasefire signed with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

Indeed, Sri Lanka's restraint despite unending killings of its soldiers and sailors by the LTTE only showed that the outfit was an intransigent force, said the leader who is known to be close to President Mahinda Rajapakse.

"It is a clear challenge to the US. It is clear they (LTTE) are not ready to listen to anyone," the senior official said, referring to US envoy Jeffrey Lunstead's call to LTTE on Monday to end its violence and his undisguised public criticism of the group's leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran.

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This is a terrible news item.  And this government official must be apatient at the mental hospital.The USA banned LTTE about 10 year ago.  These killings are for the GOSL to confront, with or without the assistance of US or other countries.  This story reminds me of the one where the neighbour's blamed for a pregnancy at your home.

"From our point of view, we are waiting and waiting. The Sri Lankan government is committed to a peaceful settlement (of the ethnic conflict). We cannot change our course.

Here we go again the magic word “We are committed to peaceful settlement" Where is the peace if both killing as tit for tat basis. Are these people in Colombo Government headless chicken or think the others have no brain.

I saw some one on the other forum asking what problems Tamils are facing. He must have born yesterday and start reading and typing today. I am not angry with these people but thinking where in the world that they don't understand other people’s sufferings.

Those of who doesn't understand the basic problems in SL should read AJ Wilson’s entire book related to this, many of them. He was not an LTTE man in fact he was an adviser to JRJ in 80's.

As far as I know from the history, LTTE cannot be brought to the knees by threat or intimidation. If the so-called peaceful settlement that you are looking for just put forward on the table this is what we offer to Tamils in Ceylon and then if LTTE say no ask them what  they want in return for peace. If majority Tamils agree with SL government proposal and LTTE reject, then it is bound to loose the mass support. Just don't tell we are committed for years and years and still the Tsunami victims live in cattle sheds all over NE.

IS there a ceasefire now? The answer is no. Who broke the cease fire? The answer is both CBK government and LTTE. Why then blame MR and target his government. Well he was part of the government and then deputy defense is deputy now too and MR was part of CBK government. Again MR instead of bringing the extra judicial killing under control he let loose and show non-committal.

As some one wrote in previous forums, Tigers are talking to the government in the same language they created and nurtured.

Time is running out the old Russian phrase said " They took my friend I didn't asked why, they took my neighbor and I didn't ask why and they came to me there is no one to ask why". This applied to both side.

EU, USA Australia etc can give strong or even ultimate warning to LTTE and as long as Govt. of SL keeps the shadow war active the new language will be spoken loud and clear.


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"From our point of view, we are waiting and waiting. The Sri Lankan government is committed to a peaceful settlement (of the ethnic conflict). We cannot change our course.

Perhaps instead of "waiting and waiting" the government official can get working on a solution to the ethnic conflict?  This is a weak attempt at trying to enlist the US to do Sri Lanka's dirty work especially now that the same ploy didn't work with India.  How low can these politicians/government officials get?

We all know the news. But see how this reporter was able to present this news to provocate the US.

He made it up, see........:

 
"....The Sri Lankan official, speaking on the condition of anonymity,......
 ......At the same time, the government leader said in a telephonic interview from Colombo..........
 ..........said the leader who is known to be close to President Mahinda Rajapakse.
......."It is a clear challenge to the US. It is clear they (LTTE) are not ready to listen to anyone," the senior official said, referring to US envoy Jeffrey Lunstead's call to LTTE on Monday.......

........The Sri Lankan official, speaking on the condition of anonymity......."

He need not have talked to any leader/official in Sri Lanka to write this.
This is a lesson on reporting. Any budding reporters?

Tamil Tiger guerrillas have thrown an open "challenge" to Washington by killing nine Sri Lankan sailors days after warnings from the US to desist from violence, a top official in that country said on Friday.

My god where has the country gone. Hello is there a leader or any sinhala buddist patriot in sri lanka
Has the gov lost its marbels. or this official think the rest of the world are fools like the people of southern sl
Calling on the US. Telling them it is a direct challange to their country but not for their mother land lanka. Come and fight the christian tigers. My dear friends look who is running the country.Wounder has the tamils cryed out for help and sold their dignity. Is the sl gov or the tamil land has sovereignty.  Always calling every bdy else to do their work but talk tough (jvp). Now every dick and harry comes to town and makes a statement laugh at srilankans critique the tigers and leave. mr visiting india house. lundstead statements about intel and microsoft. gov telling norway out and then welcomming erick.

come on guys
solve the problem now. One day when the south wakes up will see all srounded by indians and indian interest. wounder what will they think then. may be they will blame that also on the tamils and try to seperate the wanni and eastern tamils
vp gave the south a choice to chose a leader yet the guy you chose does not know what to do.

Let not forget the federal option has been on govt. agenda since 1992. LTTE however, was never interested in a compromise. VP himself has said, he aims to achieve Eelam in 100 years. But with the use of suicide carders he can reduce this target to much less. His one track mind keeps the war alive. Hiding inside his bunker this coward has brought unimaginable destruction to the country, mostly to the north-east. Unlike the past, when he used the excuse that a divided southern parties always failed to give him what he wanted. This time, instead of doing things hastily, Mahinda will take time, consult everyone and present the offer on the table with backing of everyone to make sure there is no reason for VP to sing his usual tune. When this happens, he will either have to accept it or be seen for what he really is - a despicable war monger.

Sri Lankan government and military forces are not attacking the LTTE but they are retaliating the attacks against them by attacking innocent tamil people. This situation is going to strengthen the LTTE. Sri Lankan leaders still don't understand the reasons for the LTTE's strength and growth. Winning international sympathy is not going to help them. Getting tamil people support will only solve the problem. Sri Lankan sinhalease politicians never understood the reality of this situation.

NP... You have a point.

The Sri lankan Govt and most of the  guys on this forum are simply villifying LTTE. You can go doing it until kingdom come. What do you get? Nothing!

GOSL must put forward the solution to the problem openly. That can win the hearts of Tamils.  Will they ever do that?

There is no need to talk to LTTE or find a venue for talks.
 
This is simply a time wasting exercise and to prolong until the next election comes round. Haven't we had enough of this?

When are we getting peace back in Sri Lanka?

Tough talking Bush got into a quagmire in Iraq.  Bush is not going to send his marines to fight in SL.  Those govt officials should get that into their bone heads.  Bush's underlink in SL also talks tough but that's all he can do.  At best they can give some arms to Sl which will end up in LTTE's hand anyway.  The best thing Mahinda can do is to swallow his hardline and agree to talks.  May be they can talk in moon, if that willsave their face.

Priantha,

I agree with you. But, Sri lankan politicians are not going to do that. From 1948 they are using Tamil problem and later LTTE problem to do their politics. If there is no tamil or LTTE problem most of the politicians should go home, because then they have to think about developing Sri lanka which they are not cabable of doing.

As far as I know from the history, LTTE cannot be brought to the knees by threat or intimidation. If the so-called peaceful settlement that you are looking for just put forward on the table this is what we offer to Tamils in Ceylon and then if LTTE say no ask them what  they want in return for peace. If majority Tamils agree with SL government proposal and LTTE reject, then it is bound to loose the mass support. Just don't tell we are committed for years and years and still the Tsunami victims live in cattle sheds all over NE.
Hi SAMNEWTON,

This is a paragraph of your posting which I can not digest.

Firstly, you say LTTE can not be brought to the knees by threat or intimidation... LTTE also should know that they too can not bring others to their knees by threat or intimidation!

Secondly, you say if majority of Tamils agree with GOSL proposal and if LTTE reject, then there is bound to loose the mass support? What are majority and the mass?

Thirdly, are you saying,  if majority agrees, then LTTE will make Mass/majority not to support again by "threat or Intimidation" (see the first point)

Hi Amarakoon,

You are writing with sense. Yes, If GOSL forward a meaningful proposal to this ethnic issue then LTTE should accept or propose a new draft over the negotiation.
But my question, JVP & JHU will allow the GOSL to forward proposal? They are not even accepting this issue as a 'Ethnic Issue'

systemx wrote:

Let not forget the federal option has been on govt. agenda since 1992. LTTE however, was never interested in a compromise. VP himself has said, he aims to achieve Eelam in 100 years. But with the use of suicide carders he can reduce this target to much less. His one track mind keeps the war alive. Hiding inside his bunker this coward has brought unimaginable destruction to the country, mostly to the north-east. Unlike the past, when he used the excuse that a divided southern parties always failed to give him what he wanted. This time, instead of doing things hastily, Mahinda will take time, consult everyone and present the offer on the table with backing of everyone to make sure there is no reason for VP to sing his usual tune. When this happens, he will either have to accept it or be seen for what he really is - a despicable war monger.

Even P-TOMS cannot get through  after signed by GOSL  !!!!!
Talking about federal solution is just fooling tamils.  big joke
When P-TOMS was held up court, LTTE said they were not going to talk about it anymore and must have decided 100% to go to war.
It looks like full scale war will come 2-3 months.....6-9 months later somebody will come to mediate agian by the request of GOSL.    
LTTE may agree for another round of CFA & Talk only if  huge finacial & economic packges comes direct to North and East

To Amerakoon

Firstly, you say LTTE can not be brought to the knees by threat or intimidation... LTTE also should know that they too can not bring others to their knees by threat or intimidation!

Firstly all the blast and killings are part and parcel of the shadow war created by the SL government. The report by Jeffry Lunsfield as waring and the report by a Headless chiken in Colombo saying this is a challenge to USA is threat to LTTE. By making such statements won't have any effect on LTTE as far as the history concern.

Secondly, you say if majority of Tamils agree with GOSL proposal and if LTTE reject, then there is bound to loose the mass support? What are majority and the mass?

It is very simple, if SL government put forward a proposal and if it is welcomed by the tamil mass but rejected by LTTE, then LTTE is bound to loose the support from Tamil mass.

Thirdly, are you saying,  if majority agrees, then LTTE will make Mass/majority not to support again by "threat or Intimidation" (see the first point)[/quote]

You have twisted my point I don't understand what you try to say to me.

All and all who ever started the "dirty war should stop first and cannot expect the other to stop. In Tamil it say Kutta Kutta kuniyiravanum madian kunuiya kuniya kutturavanum madain" That mean the person who was defence less who continue to receive the beating is an profound genius and the person who continue to beat him while the other is defenceless is also an profound genius.

I hear one JVP parlimentarian was beaten up by public in Tinco. I hope this will extent to the rest of the country.


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