Associated Press,  Wed Mar 21 07:23:47 EDT 2007

    DILIP GANGULY

Associated Press Writer

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) _ Separatist Tamil Tiger rebels and Sri Lankan troops battled overnight for territory in a volatile eastern district, leaving at least eight rebels and four soldiers dead, the military said Wednesday. A separate clash in north killed at least five rebels.
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This shows how desparate the LTTE is. The SLA must have hit the very raw nerve of LTTE. This is like the lamp burning just before it goes off.

In a few months, LTTE will be no more.

TOSCA u should be in SL politics!!! Just spit it out how many is that FEW!!!! every action there will be a reaction... Don't just dream on war.  This is not a solution for this 30 years or so prolonged ethnic war!!!

enation wrote:

Don't just dream on war.  This is not a solution for this 30 years or so prolonged ethnic war!!!

Sounds like you have now decided to stop funding the LTTE anymore. If the others follow suit, the 30 year old war will be over very soon.

Koppegaduwa said IN 6 months
Athulathmuthali said In a year
Ranjanwijeratne said in few months
IPKF said Within smoking times
Anuraththa rathwathha said In 15 days
all have gone out of field
Now MR says before new year
Let them to fool poor singaleese

Shows how bad peoples memory is,
Whenever the SL forces advaces, there is Jubilation.
Generals give there pora talk, and filling their pockets,
Commander of Chief talks about his achivements at the expense of poor soldiers,

The short memoried civilians think that they have there best leaders and Generals,

While all conveniently fogetting why they lost the territory. - Becos LTTE are best in the guerilla warfare.
And the SL forces are never capabe of holding North And East simultaneously, the larger the area they have they get attacked and loose territory at time more than what they initially had, This is just a cycle going on.

30 years ago LTTE did not have any such territory, more cycles the merrier for LTTE...

Until the lankans understands this cycle......

God Bless Sri Lanka..

'The Tamil New Tigers (TNT) was formed in 1972, which is when Prabhakaran took up the gun. The LTTE was formed in 1976. So that’s roughly 30 years. In half that time Lenin had liberated the world’s most vast country. In two thirds of that time Mao had liberated the world’s most populous country. In the same time span the Vietnamese had beaten the Japanese, the French and the Americans. In less time the African liberation movements had overthrown Portuguese colonialism. In one tenth of that time Fidel Castro had liberated Cuba under the nose of the USA.

Prabhakaran has not been able to liberate a land the size of a postage stamp - the North east of a small island - after 30 years! Furthermore he could neither retain Jaffna in 1995 nor retake it in 2000. In 2001 he was dodging the Sri Lankan armed forces LRRP units and was saved by Ranil Wickremesinghe. He is militarily strong and tactically brilliant, but has so far, been a strategic and historical failure. His project is doomed because even if he drives the Sri Lankan forces out of the Northeast, India will not permit a Tamil Eelam (controlling Trincomalee) on its doorstep, a neighbour of Tamil Nadu. And given their new strategic alignment, the US will always respect India’s strategic interests in this regard.'  - Dayan Jayatileka

har wrote:

enation wrote:

Don't just dream on war.  This is not a solution for this 30 years or so prolonged ethnic war!!!

Sounds like you have now decided to stop funding the LTTE anymore. If the others follow suit, the 30 year old war will be over very soon.

Exactly, this is the problem among you southies, HAR!!! Every time when a person talk against your view or about PEACE in SL, you hardliner just labelled them as a LTTE sympathisers.  As long as you hardliners stop supporting hardline Politician, there won’t be any peace in SL and LTTE will continually expand.  Yeah you and I are quite safe… but just think about your own blood back in SL

[quote="Veritas"]'The Tamil New Tigers (TNT) was formed in 1972, which is when Prabhakaran took up the gun. The LTTE was formed in 1976. So that’s roughly 30 years. In half that time Lenin had liberated the world’s most vast country. In two thirds of that time Mao had liberated the world’s most populous country. In the same time span the Vietnamese had beaten the Japanese, the French and the Americans. In less time the African liberation movements had overthrown Portuguese colonialism. In one tenth of that time Fidel Castro had liberated Cuba under the nose of the USA.

Prabhakaran has not been able to liberate a land the size of a postage stamp - the North east of a small island - after 30 years! Furthermore he could neither retain Jaffna in 1995 nor retake it in 2000. In 2001 he was dodging the Sri Lankan armed forces LRRP units and was saved by Ranil Wickremesinghe. He is militarily strong and tactically brilliant, but has so far, been a strategic and historical failure. His project is doomed because even if he drives the Sri Lankan forces out of the Northeast, India will not permit a Tamil Eelam (controlling Trincomalee) on its doorstep, a neighbour of Tamil Nadu. And given their new strategic alignment, the US will always respect India’s strategic interests in this regard.'  - Dayan Jayatileka[/quote]



That is well said. VP managed to chase all the Tamils (productive ones) out of north and east to Europe & North America. The so called "winning rights" for Tamils went on reverse gear. In 1972, you can travel from  Jaffna to anywhere in the Island and bring in anything. See what the "great freedom fighter" has manged after 30 years. I thought the Tamils are brighter and smarter. How did they let this man to rule their lives?

On earlier posting, it was mentioned about the former commanders and presidents' statements. Our mistake was to let external forces (mainly India) to meddle in our affairs. Even now, people (post of them are Tamils) beleive that India is helping SL to get rid of LTTE. Then, India will come in and "annex" part of SL (may be north and east) as its union territory. I am not sure how far it is true but even some SLA officials beleive that.

enation wrote:

Exactly, this is the problem among you southies, HAR!!! Every time when a person talk against your view or about PEACE in SL, you hardliner just labelled them as a LTTE sympathisers.  

So are you saying you are not a LTTE sympethiser? Once you labelled Janet (a forum member) as a traitor after she posted her thoughts against the LTTE.

enation wrote:

Janet Akka, you think like that??? But what others think, traitors like you the root of all these trouble...As long as traitors like you exists there won't be any peace in SL!!!

This is just one example (there are many more). You still want me to beleive that you are not a LTTE sympathiser (AKA bootlicker). There are many other LTTE sympathisers in this forum. But they are quite open and proud to be so,  and I respect them for that. But you????

Veritas wrote:

even if he drives the Sri Lankan forces out of the Northeast, India will not permit a Tamil Eelam (controlling Trincomalee) on its doorstep, a neighbour of Tamil Nadu. And given their new strategic alignment, the US will always respect India’s strategic interests in this regard.'  - Dayan Jayatileka

You are not clear with world politic yet.  Futhermore, you are not clear with formalities of formation of new country or formula of world countries.

Moderators should be addressed ONLY by PM. Do not drag the moderators in to public discussions on
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Dear PC,

PC wrote:

You are not clear with world politic yet.  Futhermore, you are not clear with formalities of formation of new country or formula of world countries.

I for one am not really clear about world politic. I am willing to give you the benefit of the doubt. Please show me the formula to form a new country. I am assuming you are referring to Thamileelam. If that is the case, your explanation must be specific to creation of Thamileelam.


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Athos wrote:

Dear PC,

PC wrote:

You are not clear with world politic yet.  Futhermore, you are not clear with formalities of formation of new country or formula of world countries.

I for one am not really clear about world politic. I am willing to give you the benefit of the doubt. Please show me the formula to form a new country. I am assuming you are referring to Thamileelam. If that is the case, your explanation must be specific to creation of Thamileelam.

I thought that it is a well known  formula. if not, i am not going to tell you here.

[quote="TOSCA"][quote="Veritas"]'The Tamil New Tigers (TNT) was formed in 1972, which is when Prabhakaran took up the gun. The LTTE was formed in 1976. So that’s roughly 30 years. In half that time Lenin had liberated the world’s most vast country. In two thirds of that time Mao had liberated the world’s most populous country. In the same time span the Vietnamese had beaten the Japanese, the French and the Americans. In less time the African liberation movements had overthrown Portuguese colonialism. In one tenth of that time Fidel Castro had liberated Cuba under the nose of the USA.

Prabhakaran has not been able to liberate a land the size of a postage stamp - the North east of a small island - after 30 years! Furthermore he could neither retain Jaffna in 1995 nor retake it in 2000. In 2001 he was dodging the Sri Lankan armed forces LRRP units and was saved by Ranil Wickremesinghe. He is militarily strong and tactically brilliant, but has so far, been a strategic and historical failure. His project is doomed because even if he drives the Sri Lankan forces out of the Northeast, India will not permit a Tamil Eelam (controlling Trincomalee) on its doorstep, a neighbour of Tamil Nadu. And given their new strategic alignment, the US will always respect India’s strategic interests in this regard.'  - Dayan Jayatileka[/quote]



That is well said. VP managed to chase all the Tamils (productive ones) out of north and east to Europe & North America. The so called "winning rights" for Tamils went on reverse gear. In 1972, you can travel from  Jaffna to anywhere in the Island and bring in anything. See what the "great freedom fighter" has manged after 30 years. I thought the Tamils are brighter and smarter. How did they let this man to rule their lives?

On earlier posting, it was mentioned about the former commanders and presidents' statements. Our mistake was to let external forces (mainly India) to meddle in our affairs. Even now, people (post of them are Tamils) beleive that India is helping SL to get rid of LTTE. Then, India will come in and "annex" part of SL (may be north and east) as its union territory. I am not sure how far it is true but even some SLA officials beleive that.[/quote]

It was not VP who chased Tamils from SL, it was hon. JR who did that. And it backfired. By the way how come most of the SL leaders comes from Christend families and fight for Singala Buddist nationaliism?


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