Two days ago, I was writing a post/comment on current political situation. I have been supportive to Mahinda over the time, and have been predicting his victory. Although the two matters of supporting and predicting are independant many took my posts for political propaganda. Nevertheless I promised that I'd write of any trends towards SF, if any were available.
Two days ago, I had facts to write about. It wasn't a wave as big as 2004 Boxing Day Clean Sweep, yet I met few people, notably non-UNPers, who were swaying for good reasons or bad reasons. General did almost nothing but Mahinda's stray dogs have been scoring for general. Let me note down what I observed, exactly until two days ago.
- People hated many stray dogs such as Mervyn/Hadda attacking general. Some patriorts in MR camp were shaky and kinda moving towards general for sympathy.
- Some lesser aware people were fooled by General's bogus campaign. There was a going rumor that "Executive President can abolish the rank Executive President". This is a blatent lie, but UNP lie machines have done their part. Many were deceived. And that covered the biggest flop in General's manifesto. Right or wrong general had scored.
- General's "something more than 13th" did not hit many minds. Many thought that "General will not betray nation" although he said so. Maybe many people wanted to give him a second chance.
- Defection of a top class political mastermind cum power hungry scum, S B Dissanayake. We all know he's like a compass turning towards power. I believe MR did the biggest mistake. For the short time goals he created the biggest risk for him - a Deva Datta among his ranks. Many ppl said that they don't want S B in ruling party, hence General gaining few votes.
- Scum S B calling General a "man like an animal", for which even I felt so disgusted.
- General's posters have been damaged or pictures are deformed. These kind of arrogant and stupid behavior taking every credit away from Mahinda.
I felt that at least few thousands from Mahinda's camp would have crossed.
And just when it was most critical, SF shot in his own butt and threw shit all over the house. First he made his remarkable comment on GR granting shoot-at-will commands against so called surrendering big Pussycats. Then he tried so synthetically and impractically to cover his nakedness leaving some endless questions in the mouths of many foreign parties.
Today, everything as two days ago, makes no sense. I need to rethink on my post. Few facts that arrived in.
- General did his first major betrayal. No matter what bad treatment he received, he is beyond all freedom to issue such news, had it even been true. There is a code of conduct, or ethical bond not to put the men of his previous command in trouble.
- And then he tried recovering, but simply told us that he, then Commander of Army, happened to believe in rumors about his own junior ranks as stated by some stray journalist [who had no guts to write it in public]. This is an utter mess.
- Imagine Gotabhaya Rajapakse ordered this killing of the leaders, bravo, the way to go. Had we left the trio to get away, today the pussycats will be running under their command, and many 100s of soldiers civilians and pussycat hostages die on every passing day.
- Why should we allow a free passage for some masterminds whom scrificed poor school chrldren as cannon fodder? What assurance do you have that they are not using the white flags to launch a major attack? Why so late for surrender? So wasn't it so great if Gota ordered this, instead of allowing white masters to help pussycats once again?
General just told the whole nation that it was Gota, not him, who held a firm hand against Pussycats, hence winning the war for us. And he lost almost all of his worth in saying so.
And right now, I see a major shake in the patriotic support base of SF. For the first time, most initial supporters are considering their support. Most people who gave him a second chance for "more tahn 13th" are in the mood of deserting him.
It was all lost in one shot. Unless Mahinda's stray dogs score another own goal for General, this will remain the biggest damage by far to his campaign - an almost political suicide. Lots of damage control going, mainly with JVP who has better sense than UNP/Mangala, but little too late. Sunday Leader leads the damage as usual.
It is very non-defence like to discuss the porgress of Presidential capmapign here. But it is all the more defence related when a supposed to be responsible former commander betray his team with true or fake stories like this. As long as Army is taken for political mileage, the matter is defence related, and of the highest interest of national security.
And it is no longer common political mud slinging. What should await the General is a case in court for treason. Whatever you did for nation does not suffice to save you after this level of betrayal.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Bankrupted war crimes and human rights pundits meet King Kekille
In the wee hours of Western dominance in the world came the allegations of Sri Lankan War Crimes. It could perhaps be one of the weakest stands that west has ever made. Instead of punishing Sri Lanka with their so called evidence now they are slandering in their backyards.
In every war conducted so far there had been war crimes. If you go by the standards defined in world bodies and agreements such as Geneva Convention, every war has at least once crossed their allowed limits. If you consider post-WWII era, especially the main wars that west has engaged such as the invasion of Vietnam, Panama, Iraq or Afganistan, the numerous wars of Israel and even the mere military assistance given via UN - there exists no virgin war - as far as crimes are concerned. Yet they were never challenged. Like Dayan Jayathilake once said, the victorious party was never questioned.
However, the debate becomes further heated up when it comes to the war against terror. So far there have been a few number of completed wars against terror. And we noticed that in each of those cases there was no way you can hold into whatever the guidelines set for the wars against two nations. Nobody has conducted any academic analysis into war against terror and redefine the conventions.
Having said all these, the recently completed war against terror in Sri Lanka gives a novel low for those groups who master the topic of war crimes. It has been more than six months since the completion of war, yet they are looking for the smoking gun. Even that given, it is beyond comprehension why most such parties conduct defamation and slandering campaigns, instead of taking appropriate actions, if they really can.
The lowest point of the campaign so far is the call for allegations against Mr Palitha Kohona.
Mr Kohona was the secretary for Ministry of Foreign Affairs and he was not involved in war by any means. Nor did he hold a power to decide anything related to war. But the fact that some people have imagined of a possible case of gunning down a terrorist with a white flag has been made synthetically connected to Mr Kohona.
How can one trust a terrorist carrying a white flag is a debatable question. They have not only used white flags but also used signs of supposed to be neutral institutes such as Red Cross, UN etc. Still, the call against Mr Kohona is a pathetic low, even if you ignore such pragmatic points.
It reads, "There's nothing to suggest Dr Kohona was directly responsible for committing these alleged war crimes, though international law does recognize principles of what's called command responsibility, where if someone had direct command, whether it's legal or political, with respect to the commission of these types of of offenses,"
Dr Kohona was not in a position of command - direct or indirect, formal or de-facto - when it mattered to this kind of decisions. He was said to be approached by someone asking SLDF to obey certain rules. Just as Dr Kohona says, "There was a general query about surrendering and I told them that I was the wrong person, that I had nothing to do with surrendering and asked them to go and deal with the matter in the way it ought to be dealt with."
Goly, they did not have my phone number, otherwise I'd be compelled to give them the same answer and hence conduct a "war crime".
The whole hype on the allegations - rather the craving for allegations - tells us one thing. The parties of vested evil interest on Sri Lanka, have reached their lowest point after bankruptcy. they are slandering in the dark shades of their backyards. Humorous human rights groups have taken up the tactics of the village house wives. If they cannot take actions against this tiny third world island of 20 million people, with absolutely no influence on any nation whatsoever, that means that they are so powerless, and absolutely obsolete today.
Moreover it tells you that perhaps this war in Sri Lanka had no criminal offenses in whatever convention they use to judge them. Nobody who were really involved in this war have been found with evidence for war crimes, so you catch Dr Kohona, since he is an Australian citizen. Just for that matter of citizenship.
Nevertheless they are not alone. Perhaps if you go with folklore, there once was this king Kekille who gave at least one similar verdict.
In every war conducted so far there had been war crimes. If you go by the standards defined in world bodies and agreements such as Geneva Convention, every war has at least once crossed their allowed limits. If you consider post-WWII era, especially the main wars that west has engaged such as the invasion of Vietnam, Panama, Iraq or Afganistan, the numerous wars of Israel and even the mere military assistance given via UN - there exists no virgin war - as far as crimes are concerned. Yet they were never challenged. Like Dayan Jayathilake once said, the victorious party was never questioned.
However, the debate becomes further heated up when it comes to the war against terror. So far there have been a few number of completed wars against terror. And we noticed that in each of those cases there was no way you can hold into whatever the guidelines set for the wars against two nations. Nobody has conducted any academic analysis into war against terror and redefine the conventions.
Having said all these, the recently completed war against terror in Sri Lanka gives a novel low for those groups who master the topic of war crimes. It has been more than six months since the completion of war, yet they are looking for the smoking gun. Even that given, it is beyond comprehension why most such parties conduct defamation and slandering campaigns, instead of taking appropriate actions, if they really can.
The lowest point of the campaign so far is the call for allegations against Mr Palitha Kohona.
Mr Kohona was the secretary for Ministry of Foreign Affairs and he was not involved in war by any means. Nor did he hold a power to decide anything related to war. But the fact that some people have imagined of a possible case of gunning down a terrorist with a white flag has been made synthetically connected to Mr Kohona.
How can one trust a terrorist carrying a white flag is a debatable question. They have not only used white flags but also used signs of supposed to be neutral institutes such as Red Cross, UN etc. Still, the call against Mr Kohona is a pathetic low, even if you ignore such pragmatic points.
It reads, "There's nothing to suggest Dr Kohona was directly responsible for committing these alleged war crimes, though international law does recognize principles of what's called command responsibility, where if someone had direct command, whether it's legal or political, with respect to the commission of these types of of offenses,"
Dr Kohona was not in a position of command - direct or indirect, formal or de-facto - when it mattered to this kind of decisions. He was said to be approached by someone asking SLDF to obey certain rules. Just as Dr Kohona says, "There was a general query about surrendering and I told them that I was the wrong person, that I had nothing to do with surrendering and asked them to go and deal with the matter in the way it ought to be dealt with."
Goly, they did not have my phone number, otherwise I'd be compelled to give them the same answer and hence conduct a "war crime".
The whole hype on the allegations - rather the craving for allegations - tells us one thing. The parties of vested evil interest on Sri Lanka, have reached their lowest point after bankruptcy. they are slandering in the dark shades of their backyards. Humorous human rights groups have taken up the tactics of the village house wives. If they cannot take actions against this tiny third world island of 20 million people, with absolutely no influence on any nation whatsoever, that means that they are so powerless, and absolutely obsolete today.
Moreover it tells you that perhaps this war in Sri Lanka had no criminal offenses in whatever convention they use to judge them. Nobody who were really involved in this war have been found with evidence for war crimes, so you catch Dr Kohona, since he is an Australian citizen. Just for that matter of citizenship.
Nevertheless they are not alone. Perhaps if you go with folklore, there once was this king Kekille who gave at least one similar verdict.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Emerging Threats Against Sri Lanka
Times OnLine: New Tamil group People’s Liberation Army vows to start a fresh war
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was founded in eastern Sri Lanka four months ago and has vowed to launch attacks against government and military targets unless its demands for a separate Tamil homeland are met.
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“This war isn’t over yet,” Commander Kones, head of the PLA’s Eastern District military command, told The Times during a night meeting in a safe house in the east of the country last week.
Daily Mirror: Government aware of PLA presence in the East- Minister
Speaking to Daily Mirror, Minister Rambukwella said that he is aware of the existence of the group and that this sort of situation arises anywhere in the world. He added that since the country was in a reconciliation process after the defeat of the LTTE the government would deal with the issue politically.
Details of the emerging terrorists group called "PLA" and the leader "Kones" are sketchy at the moment. However minute the threat is, we shall never take it light. Minister Rambukwella indicates that the government would be dealing with the threat as a political issue rather than a terrorist issue. In late 70s we miserably failed in dealing with Eelam problem politically and caught unguarded for 33 years. Given the fact that we have an elite military machine second to none in dealing with terrorism and an astute political leadership with grass root level support in the East, it is likely that we can solve this problem before it gets worse. However, napping militarily or politically shall not be considered an option in dealing with this kind of threats even during an election.
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was founded in eastern Sri Lanka four months ago and has vowed to launch attacks against government and military targets unless its demands for a separate Tamil homeland are met.
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“This war isn’t over yet,” Commander Kones, head of the PLA’s Eastern District military command, told The Times during a night meeting in a safe house in the east of the country last week.
Daily Mirror: Government aware of PLA presence in the East- Minister
Speaking to Daily Mirror, Minister Rambukwella said that he is aware of the existence of the group and that this sort of situation arises anywhere in the world. He added that since the country was in a reconciliation process after the defeat of the LTTE the government would deal with the issue politically.
Details of the emerging terrorists group called "PLA" and the leader "Kones" are sketchy at the moment. However minute the threat is, we shall never take it light. Minister Rambukwella indicates that the government would be dealing with the threat as a political issue rather than a terrorist issue. In late 70s we miserably failed in dealing with Eelam problem politically and caught unguarded for 33 years. Given the fact that we have an elite military machine second to none in dealing with terrorism and an astute political leadership with grass root level support in the East, it is likely that we can solve this problem before it gets worse. However, napping militarily or politically shall not be considered an option in dealing with this kind of threats even during an election.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
U.S. Report on Sri Lanka Urges New Approach
NEW DELHI — A report on Sri Lanka to be released next week by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee urges a less confrontational approach to that nation, citing strategic American interests in the region.
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It was not a secret that certain US representatives in Sri Lanka, during the final phase of war against LTTE terrorists, threatened the president with bogus war crime charges. If President Mahinda Rajapakse ever submitted to those undiplomatic requests, it is very likely that we are living under terrorist threats even today. With the help of India, China, and Russia, we successfully defeated their further disgraceful attempts in UN that followed comprehensive defeat of LTTE terrorists. As a result of such overt attempts, a US friendly nation was turned in to a nation not very positive about US. It is very important to maintain good relations with a global power like US, for commercial benefits if not for anything else. Therefore, the proposed non-confrontational approach can be beneficial to everybody. However, it will take a long time to erase the ill memories created by such hostile acts in the most crucial hour of the recent history of Sri Lanka.
Sam (ID 10084374428694513082).
DefenceWire.blogspot.com Resurrected Here!
Dear DefenceWire Bloggers,
As you may have noticed, the DefenceWire (DW) blog is inoperative, because the Patriot who was maintaining that blogsite has gone AWOL (Absent With Out Leave), and we have been unable to contact him.
Therefore, several of us long-term bloggers at DefenceWire decided to create a replacement for the DefenceWire blog, called the SriLankaDefenceForum, and to operate it with a TEAM OF ADMINISTRATORS, so that that it would never again become unavailable to the bloggers because the sole administrator goes AWOL, and there is no one available to correct the problem.
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3. The administrators, who have opinions of their own on every concievable subject, will not seek to administratively impose them on others, but will participate as individual bloggers as before,
4. Each comment will be limited in length to 4096 characters, as at DW, to inhibit spamming of the blog.
The administrative team consists, in alphabetical order of the blog handles, of the following five bloggers: Ananda-USA, Konappu Bandara, Moshe Dayan, Sam Perera, and Sujeewa Kokawala.
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