Associated Press,  Sat Jan 21 17:32:42 EST 2006

    DILIP GANGULYAssociated Press Writer

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) _ Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels accused the army on Saturday of sending commandoes to assassinate top guerrilla leaders after an apparent explosion was heard in rebel-controlled territory.

Separately, two suspected rebels were killed and a police officer was injured in a shootout at a checkpoint in the country's north, the military and rebels said.

The apparent explosion in a Tiger-held area triggered rumors of an attempt to kill rebel leaders.

``We are all fine,'' S. Pulidevan, a top rebel peace negotiator, said of the rebel leadership.


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- The Academic

"we are all fine,'' S. Pulidevan, A TOP REBEL   /  peace negotiator (.....yeah right!), said of the rebel leadership

Not for long, my Damila friend  

With frequent attacks, if we can get more LTTE leaders or when they are stuck in KIlinochchi, they will discuss peace in Vavnia.

SL military is going to kill LTTE leaders and end this civil war.SL people will live happily ever after that.It could make a stupid south asian movie plot:D.Military is trying it for so many yrs now to eliminate LTTE leaders. The may succeed in killing some with the help of Tamil paramilitary backing.
In 23 yrs LTTE has eliminated so many SL political/military leaders.Now atleast they can justify their killing in south by telling the world military violates the ceasefire too.Only innocent people will pay the price at the end.

GOSL has all the rights to get rid of killers who are breaking the law. LTTE does not have the same right.

LTTE supporters are asking rights which never existed in the world.

GOSL gave too much space to LTTE in the form of CFA that is why all the problems.

Wnning a war is not as easy as expatriates from both sides boast.  Otherwise, LTTE would not have faught nearly two decades to achive their ultimate goal - the Great Tamil State. SLA also haven't been able to eradicate the LTTE so far. When the expenditure is calculated for the war from both sides, we have to ask ourselves whether it is worth dragging this or not. Of course, it is worth for handful of opportunists from LTTE, GOSL and SL military to pile up their accounts. Don't forget that CBK's and  VP's children are studying in western countries.  They are safe and will never feel the price that children of their age pay for the war in SL.  Had the LTTE shown an honest and positive response to the extremely soft move by the RW's government, the situation would have been completely different.  They missused RW's soft touch as weakness shown by the GOSL.  UNP GOVT. even allowed Norway to give them high tech commnication equipment. Karuna revealed that more than 15 shipments of arm for the LTTE were unloaded during CFA. Worst of all, LTTE contributed a lot for the defeat of RW and this is what RW got in return. They must have been in a wrong overestimation that they could easily defeat SLA by now and thus, make every attept to start war by provoking SLA. This is where we are now in. But, GOSL also have plans to face LTTE under the circumstances and have successfully won support even from US for the first time. We have no no idea about the support given by India and should definitelt be the most important. As US ambassedor stated, if the war start this time LTTE will surely be end up with a huge loss compare to SLA.  But, nobody can take is as a victory for Sinhalese, non-LTTE tamils or Muslims - loss of youths from all the ethnic groups are a great loss to the country.


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I dont think a guerilla war problem can be solved by killing a few leaders. Allways new leaders will emerge if the movement has peoples' support. Perhaps the new leaders (younger) can be more ruthless than the ageing first generation leaders.

If the general masses support guerilla movement - it is the root cause which should be understood and resolved.

lankaputhra wrote:

I dont think a guerilla war problem can be solved by killing a few leaders. Allways new leaders will emerge if the movement has peoples' support. Perhaps the new leaders (younger) can be more ruthless than the ageing first generation leaders.

If the general masses support guerilla movement - it is the root cause which should be understood and resolved.

Root causes are  communalism, greed and selfishness.  

Root causes should be understood and resolved, agree. But, LTTE should have at least given a chance to especially RW's government to do it.  It seems that LTTE doesn't even allow anybody to understand the problem. It means that they do not want to the problem to be solved.  Look what Hamas is doing? They have come to the democracy without killing and intemidating oponents and gaining a huge support from the public.  If the LTTE wants to prove that the general public is behind them they should at least follow Hamas.  While dictating the power in their areas, they cannot say that public is behind them. If they are confident that the public is behind them, why they crush all the other who do not have their opinian?


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Root causes are  communalism, greed and selfishness.

I wish you would take your own words to heart. But I am afraid you are only good at finger pointing.


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'Anyone in a free society where the laws are unjust has an obligation to break the law.'

- Henry David Thoreau

anbudanus wrote:

You can send 7 or 70 or 700 or 7000 ....... No use.
Bring it on, baby.

Yeah right... "Bring it on, baby" as long as you are not in the mix. Stop trying to gain your piece of the pie by getting others to spill their blood for you. God what a Tool.


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'Anyone in a free society where the laws are unjust has an obligation to break the law.'

- Henry David Thoreau

Woo hooooo!!!

Now thats what im talkin about....

 

Actually it was not commandos but a "Civilian Force" who are frustrated with daily LTTE assasinations.  

As long as Tamil problem exists,Tigers will always have support.If people don't like LTTE they would have already crossed the line and joined SL military.
Atleast half of the military would be tamils wanting to destroy LTTE by now.This didn't happen becauseeven many Tamils who don't support tigers,detest military.Young generation of LTTE is grown up and they will be hardcore and ruthless since they lost their innocence very early.All the parties in the south get together and resolve the problem based on federal autonomy.Once tamils realise reasonable solution acheived they would gradually withdraw the support for war.Many people think destroying LTTE would solve the problem.It won't.TNew rebel group will emerge which is more hardcore and destructive.This is the last opprtunity for long lasting peace.Otherwise SL will become one of the poorest countries in the world.

FedAuto wrote:

As long as Tamil problem exists,Tigers will always have support.If people don't like LTTE they would have already crossed the line and joined SL military.
Atleast half of the military would be tamils wanting to destroy LTTE by now.This didn't happen becauseeven many Tamils who don't support tigers,detest military.Young generation of LTTE is grown up and they will be hardcore and ruthless since they lost their innocence very early.All the parties in the south get together and resolve the problem based on federal autonomy.Once tamils realise reasonable solution acheived they would gradually withdraw the support for war.Many people think destroying LTTE would solve the problem.It won't.TNew rebel group will emerge which is more hardcore and destructive.This is the last opprtunity for long lasting peace.Otherwise SL will become one of the poorest countries in the world.

FedAuto:

LTTE does not need to join SLA against LTTE.

I heard Karuna has joined already in Jaffna.