Comments on: Sri Lankan military bogged down in northern offensives against the LTTE

By: Siva

Siva — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:54:13 +0000

#9
If you want to talk about desperation look at the tigers, begging all in sundry to intervene , India, UN, US EU have all received desperate, fanatical rambling tirades from Nadesan & co.
I think begging is the appropriate word, but after killing Rajiv and countless others do you think anyone is going to come running, Lets hope they wither at the stem once and for all for the sake of all Tamil’s in Sri Lanka

By: villa anand

villa anand — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:01:05 +0000

Hello Ganga,
You want to know where we are going. We are going for a JVP insurrection.
This situation is orchestrated by them. They have infiltrated the army. It is easy to do when the army men are deserting and the army is in desperation to recruit. This provides them an opportunity to join the army, get proper military training and access to arms which are not accounted for.

Politically and economically the failure in the battle front will lead to disaster in the south and an ideal situation for an uprising of the masses against the authorities. The Russian revolution is a good example. JVP even though it is far from being a leftist organization takes its lesson from communist methodologies. It has tried twice to capture power by armed uprising but in both times failed due to its lack of military training, political platform, wrong timing and lack of mass recognition. It is rectifying all that by being in parliament and sharing power.

Incidents at Wellawatte, Wasgamuwa, & Mahiyangana are the works of JVP which is setting a stage for another bloody insurrection. This time they are more prepared.

By: GANGA

GANGA — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 06:26:42 +0000

The President is talking in loud voice. But the loudness is out of deparation. It is very much visible. No doubt on that. He is now point-lss and direction-less while his clan is eating and robing the tax payer state coffers. Poor man is the prisoner of his own making, the ‘dutugemunu’ image.

Sarath Fonseka until recently talked like a politician to the level that some even termed him as the future President. Now all of suddenly he is talking real sense like a professional soldier.

The senior SLFP/goverment politicians have stopped talking about winning the war now.

JHU and JVP have taken up different issues. They talk more of 13th amendment, India, international community, the UN and HRW etc and less on the war. Dead or injured stroy of VP is dead now when VP emerged to pay respect to slain TNA MP. Thoses who spoke on those lines have to eat their words now.

MR is banking on Ranil’s usual slumber. He knows that Ranil enjoys his status as Leder of Opposition and will not seriousely disturb him. That is the one and only strength pole MR has now.

Poor mases we, Sinhalse, Tamil and Muslims are now caught inbetween like street dogs.

Can somebody out there, tell us where we are heading now?

By: samuel

samuel — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:03:49 +0000

SLArmed Forces have the highest percentage of deserters in the world – estimated to be more than 70,000 in the past three decades – in spite of inducements, perks & pensions.
The rank and file are demoralised and disgusted that they are used as cannon fodder to prop up a corrupt government of persons who have now become very rich. They also know that the top brass are now millionaires with their children studying abroad and that the middle level officers have all built new houses down south.

By: nam

nam — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:46:09 +0000

Since these operations have no name, we may call this “Operation Bogged Down”

By: Subra S.Massey

Subra S.Massey — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:48:05 +0000

LTTE’s main battle front is the economy. How long can the govt stand up to inflation caused by war?. War consumes with zero economic out put and tons of destitued families on both sides. The burden on the govt will accelarate as more and more troops are wounded, Dead soldiers are no problem just bury them. The living ones will cause huge economic burden. These people will foerver will be a non productive consumers.
Even if the LTTE is defeated, this war will continue in another front, may be JVP.
The problem in Sri Lanka are the leadership, they do not see things as they are. they see them as they are.
So they see beacuse they are a kind of people who know only violence. That is what they can see hence that is what they see.
There are very simple solutions to this problem. As Arcam Reiser said every problem has a simple solution but our minds are so preoccupied with selfish egos we cannot see with clarity.
The problem in Sri Lanka is the economy but this war is making it from bad to worst.
I know what fate is awaiting these leaders. It is all in the histroy books.

By: ratna

ratna — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:51:47 +0000

The biggest mistake the Sinhalese Government doing is conducting the war as a war against another nation.
For example:
-this is called “Eelam War”, not a terrorist war.
-Sinhalese Governments celebrates each and every victory.

Another 100 years later, history will say that Tamils always fought to defend their Eelam and Sinhalese always occupy their land.

Worst of all, this Mannar war is conducted so that First Lady can visit Madhu church.

By: V Siva

V Siva — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:31:12 +0000

Change is coming in the US leadership and the new life is coming for Eelam Tamils.

War Crims Investigators and UN Human Rights investigators will be sent to Sri lanka as the GOSL is involved in crimes against humanity.

Sri lankan leaders who commit crimes must not forget the fate of Saddam Husain and Slobadan Milosovic.

By: raj

raj — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:41:07 +0000

It is not just winning the war, the question is at what cost both monetary and social. The cost versus victory curve looks exponential by the day. May be we can join the African Union with the Somalia, Ethiopia faction.

By: Dayan

Dayan — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:47:12 +0000

By Sarath Kumara and few other old communist parties, the working masses were divided along the ethnic lines instead a common goal to fight the poverty caused by the successive governments. This is true to be honest, but there is a vaccum in Sri Lanka to unite the masses irrespective of ethnic lines. There were no attempt by any individual or a party to work for both communities.

At the current situation, Tamils have to stay togather to achieve a seperate land for themselves to govern. Tamils have to start to take advantage of the vaccum left in the Sinhala masses.