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News Archive for May 2009
Time to counter misinformation campaign effectivelyPrime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka addressing the mass rally at the Parliament grounds called upon to appoint a Presidential Commission to probe the activities of the LTTE and its shocking caches of sophisticated arms and ammunition. During the humanitarian operation and thereafter, the Security Forces exposed the magnitude of the LTTE's underground arsenal and said to have in the process of further investigation to gather proof of evidence to probe the link between the outfit and its local and foreign promoters. As the Prime Minister quite correctly identified time has come for all those who are genuinely... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 31/05/09)
The British Times tabloid is sinking deeper in its mire of lies
Following the failure of the lie-based "20000 civilian casualties in Sri Lanka" campaign to produce the impact they hoped for, the Murdoch-owned Times has now sunk even deeper in the foul smelling mire they created. In an apparent attempt to ‘explain' their lie, they posted on their website (on 30 May), two of the all-revealing (not!) photographs they boasted about - with a voice-over by the foreign editor- and an article by a woman named Catherine Phillp; the article contains an attempted explanation of the very creative accounting process they undertook to arrive at this magical figure... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 31/05/09)
WHY ? A Letter to Swiss Ambassador
Dear Sir You are living in Sri Lanka. Did it really look to you that our Government went about shooting people. There may have been people caught in between but are you so backward not to recognize the difference between sentiment and intent ? Is it humanly possible for a Government to think they can cold-bloodedly kill people in plain view and get away. What is this persecution? The ending of this war is the best thing that happened to Sri Lanka and the region per se. Why are you hell bent on destroying the good that... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 31/05/09)
OBSERVER OF LONDON SAYS AT AMBEPUSSA REHABILITATION CENTER FORMER LTTE CHILD SOLDIERS ARE TREATED WELL BY GOVERNMENT
The Observer of London reported how about 20 soldiers of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were trying to take away a 16 year old girl down with chicken pox but prevented by her parents informing them about her illness. The girl told newspaper that she was later taken away at the point of a gun and was used as a soldier by the Tamil Tigers. Darchiga Kuken, the girl was interviewed by the newspaper at a new rehabilitation center set up for former child soldiers at Ambepussa by the government. The report said, "Despite... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 31/05/09)
A Pact with the Devil himself
British diplomats, licking their self-inflicted wounds from the 11th Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council on Sri Lanka, must have felt a tremendous sense of relief to learn that a pack of hyenas from the British media have already pounced on their elusive quarry. The Times, after detailed research backed by experts, ably assisted by the BBC and Channel 4, supported by human rights groups, has finally arrived at the true figure of civilian casualties in the war in Sri Lanka. Based on "satellite imagery" and "UN internal documents", it now says... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/05/09)
ACCUSATIONS AGAINST SRI LANKA ON CIVILIAN DEATHS: DELIBERATE & MISCHIEVOUS-MILITARY NECESSITY TO ERADICATE TERRORISM
The Universal Declaration on Human Rights is not limited in scope to ensuring the observance of human rights by Governments alone. The Declaration has a far wider purpose: the observance of human rights by all governmental and non-governmental alike. Article 3 of the Universal Declaration, which requires that everyone has the right to life; and the provisions of article 30 of the Declaration prescribes that: "Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/05/09)
Watch the Special Session on Sri Lanka
Now on UNHRC archived webcast http://www.un.org/webcast/unhrc/archive.asp?go=0111 After several days delay and protests from the Sri Lanka mission in Geneva, the webcast of the special session on Sri Lanka has now been uploaded to the archives of the UN Human Rights Council. Upon inquiry, personnel of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, which provides the administrative services to the Human Rights Council informed the SL Mission in Geneva that the New York Office which uploads the live webcast to the archives... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/05/09)
MAVIL ARU TO SWAT VALLEY AND NEXT ?
We set the example for others to follow although it's not palatable for the West. But the truth remains, as the way it should remain, the double standard and insecure West not willing to accept, simple because preface is from a tiny Buddhist nation. Our sincere believe Pakistan will come out victorious just like us by defeating Taliban. However falling prey to west's hidden agenda means Pakistan's future become very bleak. The world witness events took place in Afghanistan during Mujahideens and how they back off Georgia in their hour of need. There are plenty of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/05/09)
“To care for him who has borne the battle and for his widows and orphansâ€ÂÂÂ.
1. Introduction The contract between the soldier and the state is unique. It is ‘You must do your duty even at the cost of your life. If you should die in doing your duty the state will look after your wife and children’. Despite this in 1983 when 13 soldiers were killed in Jaffna, the Defence Ministry and the Army did not know how, when and where to bury them. What followed is history. The conflict has left about 30,000 troops dead, (6000 in the last 2.5 years) double that wounded (29,000... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/05/09)
All this is fleeting
History and geography have left Nepal a very imperfect state in search of a nation. As Sri Lanka has been given a second chance, Nepal has been given an opportunity to become a nation-state When a victorious general was granted a "Triumph" in ancient Rome -- a parade through the streets -- the sources claim a man rode behind him in his chariot with the specific job of whispering, "All this is fleeting." So it must seem with Prachanda and his Maoists. Indeed, "Fierce One" seemed so spooked by ongoing events in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/05/09)
Prabhakaran did not use his parents as a human shield- Northern Tamils
As power struggles wage between factions of the LTTE overseas with Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP attempting to grab the leadership of the now defunct LTTE, Tamils living in the Northern part of Sri Lanka are vehemently opposed to any presence of a renewed LTTE terror or democratic outfit again ,reports reaching Colombo from Jaffna stated. They said that the Tamils in the North and East have suffered enough and more at the hands of the brutal LTTE for three long decades and were never prepared to accept such a brutal outfit as the saviour or... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/05/09)
UN Stinks with Nambiar & Holms Alliance with Interpol Fugitive Kumaran Pathmanathan (KP)
In the Past, UN blundered when Ex UN Secretary General Koffi Annan, conveyed condolences to a LTTE terrorist leader Kaushalyan who was killed by the armed forces; Then Alan Rock in a subtle attempt to appease LTTE terrorists blamed the GoSL for liaising with para military group without being able to substantiate his allegations. He was never heard after that. Then the Human Rights Commissioner for Children Radhika Coomarswamy did not take any concrete action against LTTE for kidnapping children for their child brigade other than making naïve requests. Newly appointed Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillai... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/05/09)
Navy Pillay’s Charge Sheet against Sri Lanka and the hypocrisy of the West.
The war in Iraq and Afghanistan continues without an end in view. America and the West are apprehensive of another attack by the Al Quaida terrorists, without any knowledge of which Western Capital would be their next target .  In Afghanistan the Western high power nations with supposed to be well experienced Armed Forces, with most modern military weapons and enemy detection equipment are sacrificing their own soldiers and killing innocent civilians in erratic bombardments by their specialised war pilots.  But the not so specialised Armed Forces of the Government of Sri Lanka have eliminated a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/05/09)
Navi Pillay - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
May 30, 2009 The Editor (Letters) THE OTTAWA CITIZEN Sir: The report that "The United Nations human rights chief (Navi Pillay) took the extraordinary step Thursday of seeking to override a decision on Sri Lanka by the world's body's top rights assembly", confirmed my hunch that the western bloc will not accept the impressive victory of Sri Lanka over them however abject the comedown were at the vote in Geneva, and that they wouldn't lay bleeding on the floor and smarting for too long. What this exercise showed was that... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/05/09)
The spiritual dimension of Ealam or the watering of the unholy with the holy
It was Anton Balasingham who bore the tag of ‘LTTE theoretician'. What that meant, in the final analysis was that he was a glorified spokesman of the terrorists. He was called Dr.A.B, although we know he did not have a doctorate. Even if he did... so what ? In the world of today when titles are cheaper by the buckets, what matters is the quality of the holder and not of the label. We know that Dr.Colvin R.D de Silva refused the title ‘Queens Counsel'. That did not diminish his stature, rather the contrary. Balasingham... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/05/09)
It is time to declare war on the spies using UN cover: Bhune, Weiss and Castellano
The war is not over yet; there are few other enemies to fight! It is becoming obvious-by-the-day that the so-called UN representatives in Sri Lanka, Neil Bhune Gordon Weiss and ICRC's Paul Castellano are not UN employees at all. They may be getting paid by the UN (yes, those fat UN salaries), but they are really serving the cabals that run the European and US governments, and are trying to implement their "Protocols" using UN cover., Their current campaign of passing on information to Western media shows that they have launched a subterranean attack against the Sri... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/05/09)
What the independent Western media will not investigate
28 May 2009 The special session on Sri Lanka has come and gone, though interested parties such as the Dutch Foreign Minister seem determined to continue on an adversarial path. Nothing can be done however about those with political agendas, and though it is depressing to see such agendas asserted with self-righteous sanctimoniousness, the world does not really take seriously such posturings on the part of politicians. More serious, because there are still those who take seriously whatever they read in newspapers, is the failure of the media... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/05/09)
Bernie Dwyer, Radio Havana Cuba Interview with Leonard Weinglas
As we near the May 28th, the date the US government will file its papers opposing the Supreme Court taking the case of Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labanino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando Gonzalez and Rene Gonzalez, known worldwide as the Cuban Five, Leonard Weinglas, representing Antonio Guerrero and part of the defense team for the five Cubans, explains in detail the legal process facing the legal team in the present political climate in the US. INTERVIEW Bernie Dwyer (RHC): Can you tell us the pertinent dates that we need to look out for in the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/05/09)
DAYA MASTER GIVES A VOLUNTARY CONFESSION BEFORE A COLOMBO MAGISTRATE
Daya Master alias Velaudan Dayanidhi , former media coordinator of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has made three hour long voluntary confession before a Colombo magistrate revealing important information, sources in Colombo said. The Confession not open to the public was done in the magisterial chambers of Magistrate Nishantha Hapuarachchi and was recorded. There was wide spread speculation in the city of Colombo that Daya Master was going to name names of Colombo "journalists" who were on the payroll of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) The speculations were generated after a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/05/09)
LAXMAN KIRIELLA IN ANOTHER CONTROVERSY OF INSULTING THE ARMY
Information Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said the United National Party members continue to insult the country's valiant armed services and issue statements underestimating their achievements.  Yapa charged that UNP senior parliamentarian Laxman Kiriella who was in a big controversy some years back after stating , "Any fool could go to war," referring to our armed services. (Ona gonekuta uddha karanna puluwan)  Yapa said after nearly two years , keeping silent about alleged statement, now Kiriella says he has been misquoted. (The ITN played a video clip of him making the statement).  Yapa said now he... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/05/09)
Vandalizing the Canadian Mission in Colombo
May 29 , 2009  The Editor (Letters) THE OTTAWA CITIZEN Sir: Although not reported in The Ottawa Citizen the news has reached me that the Canadian High Commission in Colombo had been vandalized by an angry mob, and I am saddened an angry at this event. I had condemned the act of vandalism when the Sri Lankan Consulate Office in Toronto was attacked twice by the angry Tamil Tiger sympathizing demonstrators recently, and likewise I will condemn profusely this attack of our Mission in Colombo. Over stepping the boundaries... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/05/09)
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE TALKS ABOUT COLOMBO JOURNALISTS WHO WERE IN THE PAYROLL OF THE LTTE TERRORISTS
Inspector General of Police Jayantha Wickramaratne said several journalists , mostly Sinhalese, were in the payroll of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) thickly involved in the insurgency , according to some latest investigations of the police.  The Sri Lanka Police Chief revealed the startling information when interviewed by Sudarman Radaliyagoda for the state owned Independent Television Network (ITN), Thursday May 28.  He said, " Although the Police know more details of this treason I do not like to reveal all of them since it might obstruct further investigations. They betrayed the noble profession... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/05/09)
GEOPOLITICS DROWNS SRI LANKA’S TAMILS: The great game
Sri Lanka snubbed Washington by rejecting the US offer to dispatch a naval force to provide humanitarian assistance.  The strange line-up of the member countries of the United Human Rights Council (HRC) for or against Sri Lanka at the special session of the body scheduled to take place in Geneva on Tuesday underscores the maritime Great Game unfolding in the Indian Ocean. The special session is being convened at the request of 17 of the 47 members of the HRC, including Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Britain.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/05/09)
We really welcome assistance of our friends who stood by good standards- Prof. Wijesinha
Right of Reply of Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha, at HR 11th Special Session on Sri Lanka 26-27th May 2009 It is an emotional moment today, because for the first time in many years we talk on behalf of the entire nation, all our Tamil citizens as well as our Muslims, and Sinhalese are represented by us today. It is also important because we have recognized the importance of our friends, who have understood our situation and have helped us. Of course, I have to make it clear... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/05/09)
PROBE AND PUNISH THE TRAITORS, THE PLAIN-CLOTHED TERRORISTS.
All anguish, misery and anxiety that engulfed this nation for the last thirty years due to erroneous and vacillating policies of past rulers are over. The so-called undefeatable , ruthless, astute terrorist gang has been completely annihilated and wiped out from this precious soil within a short span of two years and four months since the nation is blessed with a leader devoid of fear, cowardice, flimsiness, and indecisiveness, but who possesses firm, bold, determined willpower, and who revere the motherland over his own life. The nation will remain ever grateful to this great personality H.E.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/05/09)
A bridge between Sri Lanka and the World, a bridge between Sri Lanka’s past and its future
27 May 2009 Sri Lanka's Ambassador Dayan Jayatilleka speaks at the recently concluded 11th special session of the UN Human Rights Council. The Resolution submitted by Sri Lanka and co-sponsors was adopted with a convincing majority of 29 for and 12 against with 6 abstaining. Transcript of the remarks introducing the Resolution "Thank you Mr. President, Excellencies, distinguished delegates. Resolution L.1 Rev.2 is not a hurrah for Sri Lanka. It is a sober, considered document which I see as a bridge, a bridge between Sri Lanka... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/05/09)
Fears that Sri Lanka to occupy the north
Refers to the article: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25542821-25837,00.html At the outset you heading imply Sri Lanka is a different country that is going to occupy NORTH. What a cockeyed statement is this, North, South, East & West of that country is SRI LANKA!  This country has just eliminated the local leaders of LTTE and ushered a sense of relief to the country at large. However it is foolhardy for those responsible to bring about this sigh of relief to put up the feet and assume everything is Hanki Dori now, and let the most costly (innocent human lives)... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/05/09)
Upper hand!
A wounded soldier...lying on the sick-bed, thinks to himself "Why they are so partial Behaving arrogantly...not knowing the real background of the conflict Targeting deliberately at us.... Chasing behind while trying to dominate There Motivation is to put us down The so called international community is behaving sometimes like ku-klux klans Mounting pressure on small nations .....taking the upper hand"? What they are doing is ....counterproductive Their wild-west principles.... are raising to many suspicions Bringing disaster to democracy; disturbing the stability in some regions by promoting violence within small nations Some may be benefiting by weapon... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/05/09)
Jack Layton wanting the second Emergency debate on Sri Lanka
May 28, 2009 Hon. Peter Milliken, MP Speaker of the House of Commons Ottawa  Dear Speaker Milliken: I was stymied and flabbergasted with the insistence of Jack Layton, the Leader of the New Democrats presenting another petition in Parliament on May 27, wanting to convene the second emergency debate on Sri Lanka. Amazing! "Doesn't this man have other important things to do for our country", I wondered? I was amused by the first one which happened on February 4th evening, which to me was a sick class act of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/05/09)
Statement made by Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe, Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights at the UN Human Rights Council Special Session on Sri Lanka on 26 May 2009 in Geneva
Excellencies, Friends, We are focusing on Sri Lanka at a time when the 30 year conflict which has affected our country so negatively has come to an end. Mr. President, I heard a little while ago from the previous speaker about conflict zones and been given access to conflict zones when the conflict has ended. There is absolutely no issue in terms of giving access. To our partners we have given access and we will continue to give access to complement Government efforts in looking... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/05/09)
The Human rights Groups Guilty of Irreparable Damage to the Good Name of UN
Now that the clamour of the Human rights watchers terror campaign against the democratically elected government of Sri Lanka is history for all intents and purposes it is time to evaluate the outcomes. I submit to the readers that the trial is over, the verdict of the bystander jury against the UN circus is ‘Guilty on all counts' for aiding and abetting. The reasons proffered by the jury, briefly, are as follows 1 Unimpeded access to the Camps.-Disallowed You must remember these are a human group subjected to utter cruelty and terror by... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/05/09)
The Odd Group -Tamil Diaspora
From the recent events and from the media, what we can surmise without any kind of doubt is that the group highly distressed by the demise of the LTTE is the group brandishing themselves as Tamil diaspora (There are many other ethnic group live in many Western countries but any hardly care to call themselves diaspora or any body else call them diaspora. The word probably originated related to expatriate Jews.) There cannot be much hair splitting as to why they are so agitated about the eradication of the LTTE terrorism from the Sri Lankan... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/05/09)
FAILED EELAM TO TRANS-STATE NATION:A Potential Clash between Nation and States?
Tamil immigrant communities and the diaspora, spurred by the Tiger activists who have established a complex network of associations as fronts for "tax" collection and promotion of Tamil nationalism, appears to be now focusing their attention on setting up a trans-state nation, something akin to a worldwide Tamil Nadu, a far bigger Eelam project encompassing some 73 million Tamils (including 62.4 million in Tamil Nadu). The first test of this putative trans-state nation appears to have been the series of large-scale demonstrations staged worldwide to protest the "genocide" of Tamils in Sri Lanka. The... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/05/09)
International Ahmadiyya Convention in Qadian concludes.
To mark the closing event of the celebrations of the Centenary of Ahmadiyya Khilafat (Re-Establishment of Spiritual Leadership) the three day (25th, 26th and 27th May 2009) International Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community concluded yesterday at Qadian, Punjab, India.  The Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad concluded the Convention by addressing the Convention from London via satellite link and spoke of the need to understand the true purpose of the Convention which was to become closer to God Almighty.  Thousands of Ahmadi Muslims were attending convention... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/05/09)
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY’S RESPONSIBLITY FOR THREE DECADES OF RAVAGE CAUSED BY LTTE
The three decade history of terrorism in Sri Lanka is not only a history of so much bungling by so many elected leaders of the country, but also a history of how so many Western governments, international organisations and NGOs were fooled for so long by LTTE. International community which promoted LTTE and persecuted Sri Lanka on the basis of false information needs to bear part of the responsibility for the havoc created by them for so long. The end came fast. By Saturday the last of the remaining 50,000 hostages were rescued. And by Monday... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/05/09)
The Tamil Diaspora and Related Matters in the Aftermath
Reading the exhortations of the Tamil Diaspora who are now crestfallen it is time to reflect on their agitation around the European countries. This is an opportune moment to grasp the hidden motives because what happens from now on by way of reconciliation and reconstruction is implicated in this cacophony. Many are still in a state of denial which is natural but the natural process of grieving must see its finality in the realisation of the truth. We must understand that the Sri Lankan Diaspora is one of the most educated of all ethnic groups... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/05/09)
THE LAW AND SINHALESE
Your Majesty our King Mahinda Rajapakse, we owe you our souls for the brave war for freedom and bring back the Law to our nation. We have won the game just as we have being continuing this war for more than 2000 years.  After been introduced Buddhism to the island nation in the era of Empire Ashoka, Dravidians of Tamil Nadu has been attacking to genocide the island nation and to demolish the rich peaceful civilization at many occasions as history of Sri Lanka provide the evidence of brutal attacks on innocent people and its... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/05/09)
Watch out! LTTE is dead and gone, but the other road map of ‘Elam Enterprise’, the ‘Federal Solution’ is very much alive. Part 2
Apparently, Indian Politicians tell our government that it is not the war but power sharing is the way to solve our ethnic problem. However, very few Sinhalese believe there is an ethnic problem in this country. Tamils say there is a problem but they cannot say what it is in broad sense. I can tell you about the problems of the Sinhalese though. Tamils could buy land in both north and south but the Sinhalese cannot buy land in the north by law. No Tamil like to talk about it because they cannot deny it. If you... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/05/09)
Righting the wrongs or wronging the rights?
Like the LTTE protagonists abroad who defiantly scoffed at the news of their leader' ignominious death at the hands of the Sri Lankan armed forces, some governments in Europe, still smarting from self-inflicted bruises, do not seem to accept ground reality and are now clutching at another straw. It does seem that the abject failure of Mr Miliband's last-ditch attempts to save the skins of the LTTE leadership has not deterred the British Government in its latest endeavour to give solace, succour and strength to the terror outfit and its apologists by hauling Sri Lanka before the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/05/09)
Poachers turned game keepers: US and EU War Criminals have no moral authority
How quickly can things change?  In 2006, US and Israel were the only “rogue†nations in the UN General Assembly who voted against the resolution to create the UNHRC.  Later, realising that they were missing out on a valuable tool of destabilisation of the developing world, the US joined the body exploiting the goodwill that followed the election of Barak Obama. This “Johnny-come-lately†, together with the colonising thieves of the EU, has now become the most strident advocate of Human Rights amongst the 47 member nations of the UNHRC!  This new-found disdain of ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/05/09)
JANE’S DEFENCE WEEKLY SAYS LTTE IS NOW DEFUNCT AND QUOTES UN OFFICIAL AS SAYING “WITHOUT PRABHAKARAN THERE IS NO LTTE.â€ÂÂÂ
The Jane's Defence Weekly said all parties agreed that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a conventional fighting force has now become defunct.  The magazine quoted UN spokesman Gordon Weiss as saying , "Without Prabhakaran there is no LTTE."  The piece written by the magazines Asia Pacific Editor, Trefor Moss in its latest issue of May 27 as the headline of the issue said, "the defeat of the LTTE began with the formal abandonment of a Norwegian-brokered truce at the start of 2008" by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. It declared that the Sri Lanka Army... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/05/09)
Can we expect justice from UN -Vijay Nambiar, chief of staff to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had close links with world dealiest terrorist Organisation LTTE
 Slain Tamil chiefs were promised safety IT was a desperate last phone call but it did not sound like a man who would be dead within hours. Balasingham Nadesan, political leader of the Tamil Tigers, had nowhere to turn, it seemed. "We are putting down our arms," he told me late on May 17 by satellite phone from the tiny slip of jungle and beach on the northeast coast of Sri Lanka where the Tigers had been making their last stand. I could hear machinegun fire in the background as he continued coolly: "We are looking for... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/05/09)
HAS THE UNHRC TURNED TO DEMORATIC TERRORISM TO PENALISE SRI LANKA.
The cessation of the fighting in Sri Lanka marks the welcome end of a prolonged and brutal war. But it also creates a major issue of immediate concern.  The major issue is the critical plight of the hundreds of thousands of civilians in the north and east of the country who have been victimized by the brutality of the LTTE which is a reality to understand.  The international community failed them during the fighting by falling short of its commitments under the Responsibility to Protect doctrine. It must... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/05/09)
Editorial: The Way Forward in Sri Lanka
May 26, 2009 The Editor EMBASSY Ottawa Sir: ‘The Way Forward in Sri Lanka’ is what every Sri Lankan in Sri Lanka as well as abroad is looking forward to. What is expected is now that we have won the terrorist war, we all want to win the Peace. I understand the jubilation on the streets in Sri Lanka after the announcement that the terrorist war was over. It is the freedom that the people felt to know that they could now walk out of their homes in the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/05/09)
Letter to Editor from Mohan New South Wales Australia
Hi Friends, I write this with a lot of sadness, relief and hope, form what has happened in the past few months. As a Tamil speaking Sri Lankan, (and proud to be one) I deeply feel that together, we can build the burnt bridges and pave a path to peace, happiness, equality and prosperity for us and for the future generations to come. We cannot forget what happened for the past three decades, however we need to put aside our emotions, despair and remember those lives, which were lost in bloody war in the name of "equality". We... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/05/09)
Willful damaged done to Sri Lankan State by Prof. Francis A. Boyle
May 26, 2009Dear All Sri Lankan/Leading Sri Lankan News editors, Dear Sir/Madam, As you may be aware that Tamil Net (www.tamilnet.com), mouthpiece of LTTE propaganda mill, is in a habit of quoting and referencing to articles, public speeches, letters, etc. of professor at Illinois Law colleague in USA. Prof. Boyle has, according to Tamil Net, voiced against Sri Lanka more often and has been inventing fabricated and distorted articles against the Government of Sri Lanka. He is accusing, among many false allegations, Sri Lanka of genocide in recent war with LTTE terrorists and is totally dedicated on... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/05/09)
BBC Hardtalk - May 25,2009 on Sri Lanka
Hon. Des Brwone, M.P. British Parliament London, U.K.  Dear Sir:  I am writing to you regarding your discussion on Sri Lanka on the BBC programme Hardtalk dated May 25,2009. I noticed that you still consider yourself as Britain's "special envoy to Sri Lanka" even though that attempt by the British government to foist you on Sri Lanka to interfere and dictate was rejected back in February 2009. Perhaps you and the British government feel that it is your entitlement, unfortunately Sri Lanka does not subscribe to that view. You had no answer to the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/05/09)
The LTTE & the Tamil Diaspora have fooled their own people
With every advance made by the military it was obvious that the Tamil Diaspora was getting more & more agitated. Thus the acid attacks, the vandalism to the Sri tLanka High Commissions, attacks on Sinhala businesses & even Buddhist temples were not spared.  Why is it that only POOR TAMILs - those poverty striken & low caste ended up the stooges of the LTTE. Why were these downtrodden Tamils made into suicide bombers & killer machines. Throughout the 3 decades of LTTE terror in Sri Lanka the LTTE was making USD300million annually (Janes Intelligence) Given... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/05/09)
JANE’S DEFENCE WEEKLY SAYS RUSSIA TO SUPPLY MILITARY HELICOPTERS AND OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS TO SRI LANKA
Jane's Defence Weekly quoted Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa as saying that Russia has agreed to supply military transport helicopters and other weapons systems to Sri Lanka.  The London based magazine in its May 27 issue said that a Ministry of Defence spokesman confirmed to the magazine that the deal had been agreed although he was unable to elaborate on the specific equipment involved.  Jane's said , as "the war against Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam entered its final stages , Moscow had moved to strengthen its ties with Colombo repeatedly voicing its support for... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/05/09)
The Grund Norm of the Victory at War -The Activism of Rohitha Bogollagama - Convincing the International Community
Everywhere there were sounds of victory, celebrations, cheering and congratulatory messages from one end to another. Everyone acknowledged our Leader His Excellency President Mahinda Rajapakse which was very important, the Army that too was important, the Defence Secretary that too was very important and others who deserve recognition, but in the confusion one more important figure was forgotten. That person is Rohitha Bogollagama who fought with the International Community justifying the position of Sri Lanka as an independent country with the right to protect its territorial integrity and paved way for Sri Lanka to be victorious. It... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/05/09)
Myth of Prince "Diyasena" proved to be correct
Dear Friends, Please read this article below about Prince Diyasena or Diyasena Kumaraya on Sunday Observer dated 24th February 2008 by Sajitha.  http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2008/02/24/imp02.asp  Now, who is Diyasena? Many people have many times thought many people to be Prince Diyasena. But what I find interesting is that the present day Diyasena is none other than our President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Also I believe above all the others he is the true Prince Diyasena whome God Sumana had foretold.  Why? because of the following!  1. Prince Diyasena is believed to be born around 2500... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/05/09)
Reports By Dean Nelson from Sri Lanka May 26,2009
The Editor Daily Telegraph London, U.K. Dear Sir: I have just read the latest report dated May 26, 2009 by D. Nelson from Trincomalee, Sri Lanka where he now quotes un-named aid officials, human rights campaigners and politicians accusing the Sri Lankan government of "ethnic cleansing". His reports are getting more hysterical, unsubstantiated and ignorant. His report clearly indicates that he does not have any idea of Sri Lanka and is merely plugging the propaganda of the LTTE and their supporters in Sri Lanka. ALthough the LTTE leadership is dead, Nelson's accounts show... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/05/09)
RANIL WICKRAMASINGHE SEVERELY CRITICISED FOR PROPOSING TO END EMERGENCY REGULATIONS AND ACT AGAINST TERRORISM
Two government Ministers criticised Opposition and UNP leader Ranil Wickremasinghe for stating that the government should immediately give up implementing the Emergency Regulations and the Act against Terrorism which was passed by the legislature against the terrorist activities of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the 1980's  Addressing the parliament Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva said that the leader of Opposition is in an indecent hurry to end these two acts which are absolutely necessary to mop up operation of the LTTE activities in the country after ending the war. "Is the Leader of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/05/09)
Challenges of restoring peace and prosperity in the wake of defeat of LTTE. A point of view
Now the LTTE at home is physically no more, I crave your attention on this article as a mere point of view of a citizen who tries to pen few ideas that occur to his mind, with a view to bringing long term political stability and lasting peace and prosperity to the mother land and bettering the future of its people. The key to this new mission depends on seven basic pre-requisites  namely, 1.Protection of what is won, 2.Completion, and consolidation of what is won, 3. Taking measures to prevent the re-emergence of such... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/05/09)
Anti-Sri Lanka Proposal by Israel at WHO defeated - 'Pot calling kettle black'
Last week at the 62nd General Assemly of the World Health Organisation Israel had brought forward a proposal calling for the UN and WHO to send a high profile team to investigate into Human Rights violations by the Sri Lankan government under the pretext of launching war on terrorism. This had been defeated by the strong support given to Sri Lanka by Russia, China, Japan and others. They have said that such an investigation is untimely and unwarranted and backed Sri Lanka for rescuing the country from terrorism. It had been reported that all countries except Israel supported... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/05/09)
THE CAKE AND THE NUKES
Once my grandma baked a cake, covered it with a lid and put it in the kitchen window for drying. I still remember her crying, "Be vigilant, the rats might drag the cake to their hole." Now, when I am a grown up man, I hear the ‘grandpa' crying, "Be vigilant, the terrorists might run away with your nuclear program." I feel a strange similarity between the cake and the nuclear program; both easily approachable; cake for the rats and nukes for the terrorists. The cake could never be stolen by the rats; how could be the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/05/09)
THIS IS A JOKE
The Anglo Saxon group (ASG) of the UN Human Rights Council has convened a special session to discuss charging Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE for war crimes. This is a joke. The terrorist conflict is totally an internal affair of Sri Lanka which she has dealt with it in the manner the terrorist outfit deserves. Sri Lanka as a sovereign nation has all the rights to crush any threat from terrorists or from another country. The international community has no legal right to interfere with the internal affairs of another country.  Well, for arguments sake say... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/05/09)
Foolishness or cunning – indiscriminate allegations about civilian deaths
We are told that the UN claims that about 7,000 civilians have been killed in fighting between the Sri Lankan forces and the LTTE over the last few months. It is also claimed that 16,700 have been wounded, ‘according to a UN document given to the Associated Press by a senior diplomat'. This leak is the third in a series which has led to a state of denial by the UN. They claim that they are not responsible for any leaks, though they have... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/05/09)
A mystery solved
When the delegation of British MPs visited Sri Lanka earlier this month, the hostility of the Conservative Party representative was disconcerting. Reports in the Daily Mail indicating that John Bercow is Labour's favoured candidate for the vacant position of Speaker of the House may explain it, as the Peace Secretariat explains in a letter to the editor. The Editor Daily Mail London Sir, I must thank you for your article of May 24th entitled ‘Brown’s candidate for Speaker’, since it helps to explain something that had... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/05/09)
Hypocrisy and duplicity at its best!
What a world? It looks like some countries would like to have a "bit of terrorism" in the Indian Ocean. Is it "divide and rule" or destabilize and exploit? Have the British, the US and their supporters considered the likely outcome if Sri Lanka had not fought fire with fire? What would have been the outcome? I would say "unthinkable horror". Let's thank Sri Lanka for the sacrifice, dedication and leadership. In fact Sri Lanka's win is also a win for the democratic world. Make no mistake about it. What is collateral damage for the US are... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/05/09)
Unrestricted access creates bombs in the welfare camps.
United Nations Secretary General wants UN agencies to have immediate and unimpeded access to the government IDP welfare and care camps. He knows very well that more than 8000 LTTE carders have given up their arms and mingled with the civilians in the government care camps. Those carders are still sleeping bombs; and, if they have a hand on a bomb they would blow up themselves with the innocents around them. And, this too, with the blessing of evil wishes and pathological liars of the west, will be used as a blame on the government and the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/05/09)
SRI LANKA TO HOLD JAFFNA MC AND VAVUNIYA UC ELECTIONS; NOMINATION ON JUNE 14-24 2009
Minister Janaka Bandara Tennekoon revealed that the nomination dates have been gazetted to call nominations to the Jaffna Municipal Council elections and Vavuniya Urban Council elections. He said in Colombo elections for these local bodies are being held after 11 years . He said, according to the promise by President Rajapaksa, nominations for the two local bodies will be called between June 14 to 24.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/05/09)
Sri Lanka - Article by Dean Nelson, May 25,2009
The Editor National Post Toronto, Ontario Dear Sir: Re: 30,000 disabled by Sri Lankan shells - May 25,2009 Reference the claims of Dean Nelson and his partners in crime the foreign NGO's who say that "nearly all of the people had been the victims of relentless Sri Lankan shelling of the civilian safe zone" indicates the extent of the falsehoods published in the western media. Did the bullets have the logo of the Sri Lankan army? It is a well known fact and repeated over and over again by the people who came... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/05/09)
GENERAL FONSEKA SAYS WEST WAS TRYING TO SAVE PROBHAKARAN TO DESTABILSE INDIA AND SRI LANKA IN THE FUTURE
Gneral Sarath Fonseka said in a television program by the state owned ITN that the last ditch effort made by certain countries in the West to impose a ceasefire on Sri Lanka in the guise of saving civilians was actually made to save Prabhakaran and his top men. He said this effort was made, "with a long term view of destabilizing countries like India and Sri Lanka like the Middle East with a never ending problem." General fonseka said certain NGO's who were working in Kilinochchi have not built even a bathroom for the civilians and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/05/09)
Watch out! LTTE is dead and gone, but the other road map of ‘Elam Enterprise’, the ‘Federal Solution’ is very much alive.
A dollar shark named Kusal Perera recently wrote; “Tamil separatism survives on the strength of Sinhala nationalism.†He is not alone in disseminating such views. Conspirators of INGOs and NGOs, evangelists of ecumenical Christian sects, colonialists of the neo liberal West and separatists of the Elam and the federal bandwagons have been spreading similar views for a long time. This lot wants to demonize Sinhalese as if they are the only people on earth that espouse nationalism. Cambridge dictionary describe ‘nationalism’ as ‘a great or too great love of your own country.’ If that is so,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/05/09)
A terrorist is primarily an ignoramus, all those who followed him and all those who supported him were, and those who still support him are ignoramuses.
Terrorists are not educated, in the sense they do not have a philosophy to defend, They do not differentiate between good and bad. They have one object in mind and pursue it like a blinkered horse.  A university education by itself does not qualify one to be accepted as educated. There are certain social norms in any culture that have to be respected. One who goes outside those norms is an ignoramus who attempts to seek out a certain egocentric ideal. Those ideals are most often universal, because perfection is sought for, but never achieved. They awaken... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/05/09)
A sovereign nation has a right to crush terrorist threat
After 30 years, the writ of the central government now runs throughout the whole country, consequent to the successful elimination of LTTE terrorism, and the responsibility for the revival of the battered economy now rests solely with the State Sector, said Prof. G. L. Peiris, Minister of Export Development and International Trade and acting Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, at a meeting held at the Export Development Board (EDB) auditorium in Colombo last Thursday (21). The meeting was convened to felicitate the President... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/05/09)
Prabhakaran: the setting of the Sun God
 In this handout photo taken Tuesday, May 19, 2009, and released by the Sri Lankan Army, the army claims to show the body of Tamil Tiger rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran in Mullaittivu. The degree of denial of Prabhakaran’s death within the expatriate Tamil consciousness is the best evidence of the pathology of Tamil ultra-nationalism. Rohana Wijeweera’s followers were fanatics, but when their leader was gone, they did not go into mass denial. The hardcore elements of the Tamil Diaspora really have to get their heads around it: Elvis has left the building. The Sun God... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/05/09)
Fallen heroes...our national idols!
 You devoted your life to defend other's lives Marched to the battle field to face the enemy challenges Leaving behind the family the kith and kin.... and all your loved ones Knowing the danger Risking your own life for the sake of other's lives! You sacrificed everything you had and joined the battle front To fulfil your commitments in the name of our motherland To maintain its dignity .....and territorial interiority You have regained our freedom ...and the democratic rights Sacrificing your own life! It's an incomparable devotion ....the sacrifices of our idols You're our national heroes... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/05/09)
SRI LANKA
The Editor TIME Magazine Since Romesh Ratnesar's crocodile tears were shed on page 5 of this week's Time, Sri Lanka's security forces have single handedly expunged from the pearl of the orient, the world's most savage terrorist group. Ratnesar's piece smacks of monumental hypocrisy. He has finally lifted his pen to convey his "pain" to Time readers, plucking from thin air some statistics to butress his argument but pray may I ask where was he when the brutal LTTE whose bloodlust spanned 25 years, was practising its savagery and killing and maiming thousands... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/05/09)
Sri Lanka: Thousands disabled by shelling
May 25, 2009 The Editor (Letters) THE OTTAWA CITIZEN Sir: "Up to 30,000 Tamil civilians were left severely disabled by Sri Lankan army shelling in the so-called 'no-fire zone', it is claimed on Sunday," you reported, and all of Ottawa will be horrified by this alleged attacks by the Sri Lankan Army after reading this report this morning. Spin, spin, spin by the International media pointing their fingers at the Sri Lankan Armed Forces as if it were a one sided war is getting out of control,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/05/09)
Influential people
The Editor TIME Magazine Dear Sir In your most recent edition you have chosen 100 persons as the world's most influential. With all its inevitabilities most of them were from the western world. Be that as it may, included in your list is Gen. Ashfaq Kayani of Pakistan and a couple of other military men. Now whilst I have nothing against the general I find it baffling, and indeed a glaring omission, that you could have gone past two individuals who have created history in succesfully defeating the most feared and evil terrorist... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/05/09)
Sri Lanka: Conviction by Malicious British Media
Our war on terror is now over, guns are silent and it is time to reflect on how awful it all was. Well wishers rushed in with sound counsel on how to move forward to impose a lasting peace - now we have reached a phase for reconciliation and nation-building. Certainly we never spared the time to seek retribution as victors for we just underwent a cleansing ritual to eradicate terror from our nation, and bloody one too. However, one group of people on the planet thinks otherwise. A section of the British media appears to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/05/09)
End of Tamil Tigers - Starts a New Beginning - 11th May - Heros Day!
Rejoice! All Citizens of Sri Lanka! Its the dawn of a new beginning! Sun will now rise from the East without the shadow of Terrorism. No more separate States. One country under one democratically elected leader. The neighbour of Sri Lanka, India, with a population of over one billion citizens have elected their government with one leader, is an example to democracy. In the nearest future, it is believed that Sri Lanka will go to the polls, for fresh elections to seek a mandate to govern. All citizens, will have the opportunity to select and elect... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/05/09)
BANKI MOON SHOULD STOP WORRYING ABOUT SRI LANKA -IF NOT FOR JRJ, THIS VICTORY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN 1987!
The Hon. General Secretary of the UN should stop over worrying about Sri Lanka but better take immediate needy action to tackle the poverty in Africa and other places. For thousands of years, Sri Lanka fought invaders and cowards and won without unnecessary advice. Thank you for your concern and please can get on with your other good activities now. The General Secretary should work according to the supremacy of the designation and not according to assumed data of history. The Thirteenth amendment which is a hilarious constitutional joke for Sri Lanka is a prey from... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/05/09)
Hypocrisy unlimted
In this Nov.. 18, 2008 file image reviewed by the U.S. Military, guards escort a Guantanamo detainee carrying a book at the Camp 4 detention facility at the U.S. Naval open air common area at the U.S. Military Base, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (AP) Can one visualize a greater violation of International Law, International Humanitarian Law and the most basic tenets of decency and civilized conduct than the outrageous spectacle of the most powerful country on this earth [USA] together with countries such as the United Kingdom invading a significantly weaker... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/05/09)
Epic journey
For President Mahinda Rajapaksa today revered as a king (Maha Raja) for bringing peace to the country it was no easy journey. In 2005 a respected columnist of a leading newspaper called the presidential race as the ‘Battle of Thurstan Road', two contrasting personalities from two neighbouring schools in the Colombo 7's prestigious educational triangle were in the fray for the plum. The media favoured Ranil Wickremasinghe an old Royalist who walked to school from the neighbouring Fifth Lane and the underdog was old Thurstanite Mahinda Rajapaksa from Medamulana of the Deep South in the Giruwa Pattuwa who... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/05/09)
War Crimes of the International Community
The EU and some other members of the "International Community" (IC) have unfortunately joined the LTTE international wing in adding their voice to alleged Human Rights violations during the last stages of the "civil" war in Sri Lanka.  What are these countries doing in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan and what have they been doing in many other countries in S America, Africa and Asia – if not committing human rights violations and possible war crimes and crimes against humanity?... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/05/09)
The LTTE's Demise Is Fait Accompli! Next It Should Be Foreign Diaspora Activity Needing To Be Taken To Task!
25th May 2009 The LTTE have been vanquished due to the incredible efforts of the Sri Lankan Administration and the Armed Forces and the scourge which plagued the Nation for over 25 years is over. It is indeed a time for celebration while also being humble about the success as there has been much suffering which will take an extended healing process and reconciliation to heal completely and has affected both sides of the conflict. It is nevertheless a history making unprecedented victory over terrorism and the next battle the Administration will face is one of mind... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/05/09)
Sri Lanka: International Inquiry into War Crimes - an urgent need
May 24, 2009 Rathinam Arul Pasumai Thaayagem Foundation No.9 (Old No:5), Lyn Wood Lane Mahalingapuram, Chennai - 600 034 Tamil Nadu India  Dear Rathinam Arul: I have read with great interest your submission to the UN's HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, Sri Lanka: International inquiry into War Crimes, and expressing urgency for this inquiry. I admit to you that I have no legal mind as I am not a trained lawyer. However, as a layman I have had a running interest in the Tamil Tigers feud... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/05/09)
Heartiest Congratulations!
 Your Excellency The President Of The Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka   Honorable Sir,   It is with great Pride I send this congratulatory message to you.  There are mighty nations with Militarily and most sophisticated intelligence prowess in the globe today who are proud to brag about their mightiness’, however, no country in the present World except Sri Lanka, Militarily weak in weaponry but with strategically rich soldiers, this tiny country successfully eradicated, annihilated a Terrorist movement, that FBI has evaluated as the most brutal Terrorist organization in the World known as LTTE to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/05/09)
US Offer of satellite images is the biggest hoax since the Iraqi WMD lies
The most poignant memory of the disgraceful Bush and Blair campaign of lies on the bogus Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) was the 5 February 2003 presentation by General Colin Powell (the twenty first century slave of the American ruling junta) to the UN Security Council. Against the backdrop of Picasso's Guernica, the mural that depicts the inhumanity of war which adorns the UN podium, cynically covered with a blue curtain for the occasion, Colin Powell submitted: “My colleagues, every statement I make today is backed up by sources, solid sources. These are not assertions.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/05/09)
Importing terrorism for political gain
Sri Lankan Australians, numbering some 150,000, are gravely concerned about suggestions from certain quarters to give temporary protection visas to Sri Lankan Tamils who claim to be refugees of the war that ended recently. Our political leaders better think twice before making a decision. Internally displaced people (IDPs) in Sri Lanka Sri Lankan government has categorically declared that all the war-affected citizens will be resettled in their villages within six months. If developed countries give a helping hand for this exercise, it could be completed earlier and more satisfactorily. After all, the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/05/09)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR -Hats off! Sri Lankan Airlines New Delhi
I am glad that Mr. D.Fernando decided to highlight an important issue in the Daily on 23 May about boarding announcements of SriLankan flights in Sinhala at Delhi Airport. Certainly the credit should go to the efforts made by Airport Authorities in Delhi and the SriLankan Airport Manager in Delhi. Congratulations.  However, I am yet to hear any such announcements being made in Sinhala from our home grounds – Bandaranaike International airport. Out of curiosity once I posed a question on this issue to a SriLankan ground hostess in a red sari. “Because... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/05/09)
Now That Terrorism Has Been Defeated, We Need To Check “Our Friendsâ€ÂÂÂ
During the past 26 years when Sri Lanka faced many adversities in the efforts to eliminate terrorism we saw many “wolves in sheep’s clothing†who came to help our country but in reality what they did was fatten their own coffers & revel in the misery they created for our citizens in the name of humanitarian, socio-economic development programmes and also through sale of weaponry to the terrorist movement in a bid to divide this country. Since 1978 onwards, Sri Lanka became a very lucrative breeding ground for INGOs & NGOs who all professed to know the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/05/09)
About Time Sri Lanka Knew Who Were Behind the LTTE!
Now that the LTTE Terrorists Leadership are no more and the North East is cleared of vermin and squatters, the GoSL should now publish all information acquired from the captured, defected LTTE, including Colonel Karuna. The most important for the ciizens of Sri Lanka to know who were behind the military capability, training, supply, and other sources both in Sri Lanka and abroad. Which countries supplied military training? Which countries supplied weapons, technical know-how to build submarines, assemble aircraft, train pilots, logistics etc? How did the LTTE Terrorists get to other countries, by-passing Sri Lankan immigration?... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/05/09)
Lanka lashes out at West's criticism
Colombo (PTI): Amid calls for war crimes probe against its military for its conduct during the campaign to eliminate the LTTE, Sri Lanka on Saturday said US and British troops will have to be hauled before tribunals first if any charges are brought against its armed forces. The remarks came a day after President Mahinda Rajapaksa accused unnamed foreign elements of trying to stop the military offensive "by threatening to haul us before war crimes tribunals" and declared that he was even ready "to go... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/05/09)
West tried to save Prabhakaran: Lankan army chief
Army chief Sarath Fonseka says the West tried to save LTTE chief Prabhakaran even the night before he died. Meanwhile defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse says the West must first allow investigations in their conduct in wars before seeking to initiate war crime proceedings against Sri Lanka.  ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/05/09)
NOW, WHAT HAS THIS TRAITOR BEEN UPTO ?
According to news from Sri Lanka,Ranil Wickremasinghe the leader of the opposition has been doing a round of European countries such as Norway,Belgium etc. the last few weeks.Surely he is not on a personal holiday from the fact that he was supposed to meet the infamous Eric Solheim while in Norway and dignitaries from some other countries in Europe.However his agenda has been shrouded in secrecy as usual.This makes one wander what he was upto at this juncture when the country is engaged in a most difficult task ridding us of the vicious group of Tamil Tiger Terrorists... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/05/09)
Tamil Tiger thugs attack another two Singhalese students in Pendle Hill, NSW
The two students were hungry, and they had no time even to cook a meal. So, they drove to the nearby Tamil shop in Pendle Hill to buy ready-made Sri Lankan food boxes. They had just alighted from the car, when they observed several other cars screeching to a halt in front of them. Having learnt about the previous day’s vicious attacks on Singhalese youths by the Tamil Tiger thugs, the two students tried to get into their car. The driver just managed to get in and lock his side of the door. His friend was caught before he... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/05/09)
Diplomat and Senator Discuss End of Conflict with LTTE, Beginning of Peace in Sri Lanka
WASHINGTON -- Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the United States met recently with the second-highest ranking member of the U.S. Senate to discuss the resolution of the conflict against the Tamil Tigers and aid for Sri Lanka’s future. Ambassador Jaliya Wickramasuriya accompanied three Sri Lankans from Illinois to the meeting with Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who is also the Senate majority whip. Ambassador Wickramasuriya explained the resolution of the conflict to Senator Durbin, as well as the plans for reconstruction in the north of the country, where most of the recent combat took place. The Ambassador also described a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/05/09)
Sri Lanka at its Best
I hear the school bus tooting and the children are impatient to go to school, I touch their hearts, pure with only innocence in their minds, I feel the anxiety in parent’s hearts, the fear of safety is the only thing in their minds, I smell the breakfast that is ready to eat before everyone goes to work and back in one piece, I see the tears of the families when soldiers are ready to leave.  I hear the joy so far away and yet so powerful, My tears are not enough to express my... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/05/09)
Why Tamil Diaspora in Shock?
"God is No God, if HE Could be Understood by Man!" God moves in mysterious ways and HE did. HE did help the SLDF to raze the Tamil Tiger Terrorists LTTE to the ground. The Tamil Diaspora still do not want to believe that their "Sun God" is still around. But do they accept that his son Charles Anthony, and the wife of Prabhakaran, daughter and the youngest son were shot and killed? Does this mean the "King Rat" got his "double" to front the SLDF bullet and disappeared? Killinochchi does not belong to Tamils. Its... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
Dial M for Murder
 One of the few consolations of having to travel to Geneva practically weekly to deal with yet another British thrust against Sri Lanka is the range of old Alfred Hitchcock movies available en route. One I had not heard of before was ‘Dial M for Murder’, starring Grace Kelly as a rich young lady who married a tennis star who soon tires of her as she does of him. He decides to have her murdered, and blackmails an old acquaintance into attempting this, but the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
An Open Letter to Western Countries
United Sri *LankaÂÂÂÂHomeland for TamilsÂÂÂÂ*Lasting Solutions End of War: Sri Lanka has reached the end of its war against the internationally banned terrorist organisation Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) who are fighting to carve out a separate country in Sri Lanka covering 1/3 of the country and 2/3 of the coastline for a tiny minority of the population. Many Tamils around the world consider LTTE as their representative and at the same time many Tamils loath them as terrorists. Like our forefathers, we are going to conclude this war to safeguard the unity, independence and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
TRIBUTE TO THE FALLEN.
Brothers and Sisters, let us take a moment to bow our heads in honor of those True Sons of Sri Lanka who cannot be with us today in what we acknowledge as our greatest moment as a Nation.  For as we celebrate today, and each day onwards, we remember this as the day that Tyranny lays defeated. Therefore, we must take a pause to remember the ones to whom the credit should truly go.  For the glory does not belong to the politicians nor to ordinary people like you or I. The glory belongs to those... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
International Community and UN accusing Sri Lanka for war crime, introduce “hostage taking of Civilians†as an effective weapon to world terrorists
The contradictions of the West is dovetailed to their pretentious "we know everything "attitude. They are fighting the terrorists, telling the world that they will not negotiate with the terrorist. They say, that they will fight terrorism wherever it exists, and will not compromise with terrorists. All that is meaningless bosh. Sri Lanka a small developing country did not show off to any one, it wanted to rid itself of terrorism and they did it successfully and into the bargain rescued a population of 230000 civilians kept as a human shield by the ruthless terrorists. But... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA SPEAKS ABOUT THE NEW POWER ENGINE OF VALIANT SOLDIERS THAT WOULD TAKE LANKA FORWARD IN TO FUTURE
The 1956 resurgence of the nation was produced by five categories of people's power clalled ‘Pancha Maha Balavegaya' manned by Monks, indigenous physicians, teachers, farmers and the toiling working classes. President Mahinda Rajapaksa said today, to those five fold powers a new category has been added to power the second renaissance of modern Sri Lanka and the new engine added is nothing else but the class of valiant soldiers.  President Rajapaksa said, "I call this new six-fold power ‘Shad Maha Balawegaya'that would carry forward this great nation of ours to the promising times of the 21st... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
Why I Cheer the Death of Prabakaran and his Band
The war reached a ferocious end. It came as a surprise to many and at a huge cost. There was a time when naysayers ruled the day. They predicted that LTTE cannot be militarily defeated and other nonsense. However, a careful look at these quarters revealed that they were business partners in this 37 year old cycle of death and destruction. Their business was managing death and destruction. Sustaining this cycle of misery was essential for their survival and hence they opposed attempts to end this. Governments were no better. The thing that they called war was... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
International media and LTTE propaganda war
During the Sri Lankan war, the LTTE malicious propaganda machinery worked round the clock to convince the world that the civilians held as hostage were staying willingly and certain sections of the international media sympathetic to them colluded and gave wide publicity to the LTTE stand. They were supported by countries and international organisations backing the terrorists. So in addition to the real war fought by the forces there was also a heavy handed propaganda war by the LTTE to demoralise the government, the forces and the people. For example, some terminology and phrases used were, "Unwinnable war,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
Foreign correspondents reporting from Sri Lanka
May 22, 2009 The Editor (Letters) THE OTTAWA CITIZEN Sir: The foreign correspondents reporting on Sri Lanka should take a breather and be a bit more responsible when reporting on the evolving story after the demise of the Tamil Tigers on May 18, 2009. For Dean Nelson of the Daily Telegraph to say that "more than 250,000 displaced civilians could be held in overcrowded camps for up to two years..." is mischievous. Why is it difficult to report a simple fact that, "The government of Sri Lanka indicated after... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights Responds to The Times in London
Response to Times  The following response to an article published on May 21st was sent to the Times in London. It is regrettable that the correspondent claims he got no response from the Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights. His failure to use the mobile numbers that the Times has used in the past seems culpable, since he must have known, being in Colombo, that May 20th was a public holiday. The claim that he left a message but got no response also seems a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
Aiding and abetting terrorism by EU
The truth as given below has to be told to the world. It is the responsibility of our Diplomats to pass on the message. It is rather sad that our diplomats have failed to communicate the truth to the world, and have allowed LTTE propaganda to win. However I also realise that it is impossible to communicate, if one party is not prepared to listen, as may be the case with EU countries. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
Sharpened Claws (About LTTE from Time Magazine 1998)
Sharpened Claws A stunning high-seas heist shows how the once-ragtag Tigers have become a deadly fighting force BY TIM MCGIRK Velvettiturai ASIA FEBRUARY 9, 1998 VOL. 151 NO. 5 While finding his way through the maze of Rome's airport last March, a dapper arms manufacturer from Zimbabwe named Tshinga Dube paused for a few seconds and put down his briefcase. It vanished. Inside were documents on the sale of 32,400 rounds of 81-mm mortars to the Sri Lankan army. With them,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
Letter to the Editor Why are we being so stupidly stubborn?
Letter to the Editor  Why are we being so stupidly stubborn?  Garbage problem is looming large, so large that it is compounded by court case, dengue and other diseases not to mention about well known complications of breeding flies and pests, polluting water, repugnant smell etc. etc. In spite of all these, not being able to get rid of the present accumulation of the garbage with the certainty of similar amount collecting in a short time again, we are all sitting pretty tight and doing nothing about it. Where... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
Compassionate Intake!
Honourable Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs Federal Government of Australia Dear Sir, It was with great interest that I listened to Simon Santoe's interview with the ex Sri Lankan Tamil ghost who wants to maintain anonymity due to fear of being harassed by the Sinhala community on ABC radio. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/connectasia/stories/200905/s2576871.htm  While listening to Mr.Victor my heart almost melted like Cheese when subjected to extreme heat, it's so emotional, I am certain you too would have moved. Mr.Victor is a potential subject to be studied by an expert journalist who aspires to win a Pulitzer or... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSHA'S NEXT BIG CHALLENGE
Prabhakaran is dead. Soosai is dead. Weapons are gone. Elam is gone. Lies and deceptions by blood thirsty contrasts are gone. President Rajapaksha with the help of his brave soldiers kept their election promise to rid Lanka of the cancer called the LTTE. Oh my God what a relief! The nation including the innocent Tamil people who were in the grip of LTTE tyranny for 26 years are free; freer than when we got independence from British Raj. It is truly a new day. It is like "free at last". Milibands, Couchers and the other... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
Why Terrorists Thrive
May 21, 2009 To: Mr. Russ Stanton Editor Los Angeles Times 202 W. 1st St. Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dear Mr. Stanton, Let me begin by commending the editorial in the Los Angeles Times on May 19, 2009 for listing just some of the many atrocities committed by the Tamil Tiger Terrorists. I prefer to call them terrorists instead of the cozy term 'rebel' because the Tigers earned it. I found many glaring errors and misleading statements in your editorial that will give any reader a dangerously false picture of a very complex... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
INDO-LANKA JOINT STATEMENT-India and Sri Lanka agree on IDP timetable, political solution
Joint press statement issued after India’s National Security Adviser M K Narayanan and Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon met President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo on 20th and 21st May 2009:  “Mr. M.K. Narayanan, National Security Advisor and Mr. S. Menon, Foreign Secretary of India visited Sri Lanka on 20 and 21 May. They called on His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka and met with senior officials, including Hon. Basil Rajapaksa, MP, Mr. Lalith Weeratunga, Secretary to the President and Defence Secretary, Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa. They also interacted... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
Finally, Western agents Reached China
To Sri lanka global community  China’s latest statement "China sincerely hopes the Sri Lankan government can take action to resolve ethnic conflict". All Sri lankan misunderstood about china’s statement Came from west. The word "sincere" was popularly used by American and Indian referred to 1983 American sponsored Indian spy peace accord to legally claim half of Sri lanka land for Tamil. Last few weeks, Western plotters were setting up India against China, and secondly, China more recently began to depend on Western market to bring billion dollars to China, So the west used both threat through India... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
Venomous Article in the Times Today
Dear Sir / Madam, I wish to bring to your attention the article which appeared today in the Times, by your Asia correspondent, Jeremy Page, titled "The defeat of the Tigers is welcome, but the conduct of the war is not" ( http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6329468.ece ), is filled with venomous content and is not based on any verified substance. This is an article with the worst kind of intent that Sri Lanka, at this time of reconciliation and peace-initiation, does not need. Also, many comments that criticize the writings in the article have... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
Petition on Sri Lanka
May 21, 2009 John McKay, MP Liberal MP for Scarborough- Guildwood House of Commons, Ottawa Dear John: Thanks for the courtesy requesting me to sign your petition which you wish to “submit to the House of Commons regarding the atrocities in Sri Lanka on behalf of the Tamil community in our riding.†I would have gladly driven five hours from Ottawa to sign it if you had the honesty to admit that there had been “atrocities in Sri Lanka on behalf of the Sinhalese community too in our riding.â€ÂÂÂ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
THE FORGOTTEN CYNIDE VIAL
If the world has ever witnessed a coward who led any type of a war, Prabakaran's name naturally takes the top spot. He was a coward true to the very ultimate meaning of the word. The man who preached and let others to take their lives on his behalf tried all the means and tricks to escape from the death at the last moment even after he genuinely knew that there wasn't any single path to escape. At this point we should not forget that he had all the cruel courage to abandon his son at the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
TIGERS REDUCED TO KITTENS!
Three decades of terrorist war waged against the democratically elected government of Sri Lanka by the LTTE (Liberation of Tamil Tigers of Eelam) came to an end 18 May 2009  when the Sri Lankan security forces managed to crush the terrorist menace by eliminating the LTTE (Tiger) leader, Megalomaniac murderer, Velupillai Prabakaran and all his henchmen. This laudable deed thus created a new world record  registering Sri Lanka in the Guinness Book of Records as the only country in the modern history where a democratically elected government eliminated a fast growing fungus of terrorism from... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
Another two students attacked in Pendle Hill, Sydney
Sydney acid attackers still at large - The Tamil community in Sydney is being urged to help police find those responsible for a violent home invasion and assault on two Sinhalese men on Sunday. The Sinhalese men in their 20s remain in hospital where they are being treated for burns they suffered when a group of men threw acid at them in their Westmead home. Police have set up a strike force to investigate the attack, but... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
BLOOD ON OUR HANDS, BUT THIS TOO SHALL PASS
May 19, 2009 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran's  death circa May 19, 2009, in circumstances we would never quite get to know, concludes a morality play. As the curtain comes down and we leave the theatre, the spectacle continues to haunt us. We feel a deep unease and can't quite figure out the reason. Something rankles somewhere. And then we realise we have blood on our hands. Not only our hands, but our whole body and deeper down,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
EU has been aiding and abetting terrorism and providing breeding grounds for terrorists
The truth as given below has to be told to the world. It is the responsibility of our Diplomats to pass on the message. It is rather sad that our diplomats have failed to communicate the truth to the world, and have allowed LTTE propaganda to win. However I also realise that it is impossible to communicate, if one party is not prepared to listen, as may be the case with EU countries. The fact that LTTE was on a mission to create a Tamil racist empire, with partnership with Indian Tamil racists such as Vaiko,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
The Future of Sri Lanka
The struggle to establish Eelam is finally over. We all know that there are no LTTE or Tamil Tiger terrorists in Sri Lanka. The Pro-LTTE web site/s too claims that they have accepted the defeat. The LTTE and Prabhakaran is history.  The President gave the leadership to eradicate terrorism in Sri Lanka. As we all know any task of this nature cannot be won alone. Therefore in my opinion the credit to be shared. The hard work was put in by the H.E. President Mahinda Rajapaksha and his team. We cannot forget the Commanders of forces and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
Defeat for terrorism and international coup d’etat.
Over the years Sri Lanka had been fighting LTTE scourge of terrorism in three fronts and finally ended up militarily victorious. One is the military operations against LTTE in the East and the North. The second front is the pro-LTTE international lobby and third front is the international coup d’etat (IC). Even though the LTTE terrorists were militarily defeated, the pro-LTTE lobby by the hard core Tamil Diaspora ably supported by bought up politicians of the western block continues. The IC is currently led by Milliband and the gang from UK, Hillary and the Gang from States,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
Pakistan felicitates Sri Lanka on great victory over terrorism
Pakistan has felicitated the Government of Sri Lanka on the achievement of the "great victory over terrorism". This congratulatory message was conveyed to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hussein A. Bhaila by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan who telephoned the latter yesterday(20 May 2009). Speaking further, the Pakistan State Minister stated that Pakistan has always been a steadfast friend of Sri Lanka and strongly supported the country's unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity and re-affirmed his Government's continued cooperation with Sri Lanka... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
This is about you...David
 I came across the following about you and thought of sharing this with you, in case no one has shown this to you. David, this is the time to show that Britain means what it says. You were very concerned about the trapped civilians and went to extreme measures such as threatening Sri Lanka with sanctions. You convinced Hilary Clinton to delay the IMF loan to Sri Lanka. You warned the world that there will be a bloodbath if the Western world does not take action against Sri Lanka. Now that all those events are behind us... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
THE GLORIOUS VICTORY OF THE SINHALA ARMED FORCES
Dear Sirs, We salute the noble, brave, Armed Forces in their hour of victory over the Tamil Terrorists led by that blood-thirsty murderer, Prabhakaran. Every one of the noble young men who fell in battle will be forever remembered and their names carved in gold. The Nation must care for their families and the next-of- kin.. The eternal gratitude of the Nation go to the fallen and their families. The brave, noble men still at battle stations must be remembered and their families provided by the Nation. Their glory will never fade... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
Yankee Power Sharing - Ghosts of the "Political Solution" Again!
Before, starting let us invoke Blessings from the Triple Gem to our brave troops for finishing off the LTTE, the coward band of butchers who killed and maimed so many innocent civilians starting from Alfred Doraiappa. Also to be blessed are the people who firmly stood behind our brave troops from our President to the humble citizen during times of victory and setback. Butcher Praba didn’t get the slow, painful death he truly deserved, but at least died the death of a typical coward running from the enemy (sans cyanide capsule!) with a “begging for mercy†expression... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
U.S. OFFICIALS CONGRATULATE SRI LANKA ON VICTORY OVER LTTE
May 20, 2009, WASHINGTON -- A top U.S. Defense Department official congratulated the Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States Wednesday on Sri Lanka’s military victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Robert Scher, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia, pledged American humanitarian and reconstruction support to the government of Sri Lanka during a phone conversation with Ambassador Jaliya Wickramasuriya. Deputy Assistant Secretary Scher said the U.S. government was pleased that Sri Lanka had defeated the LTTE terrorists, and asked Ambassador Wickramasuriya to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
Salute to a brilliant commander in chief
 For achieving a feat that no other has, in modern times, my hats off to His Excellency, The President of Sri Lanka, our motherland ,right honourable Mr.Mahinda Rajapakse, you are really great Sir ! You did something that these conceited armies of the world, loaded with sophisticated warring equipment & assisted logistics, (only they can afford, are still bogged in their wars of intrusion in Iraq, Afghanistan),  are  envious of!! It gives me great pleasure of being Sri Lankan today. I had the privilege of attending the same high school as our eminent President, (a year... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/09)
UN should defend its Member Nations, not accuse Member Nations for defending itself against its enemies.
UN stands for United Nations. UNHRC stands for United Nations Human Rights Commission.  The Human Rights Commission of the United Nations should not be there to accuse a Nation for violation of human rights, but to defend the Nations against violations of Human Rights by groups that had infiltrated into its territory.  That is to say if human rights of a group or an individual has been violated, the Nation or the Country involved should not be accused for such violations, but reasons for such violations should be investigated and remove the causes that resulted... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/05/09)
SRI LANKA OWNED BUSINESS CHAIN OUTLETS ATTACKED BY SUSPECTED TAMIL TIGER SUPPORTERS IN LONDON
Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supporters in London attacked five outlets of a Sri Lankan owned fast food chain called “Sam’s Chicken† The owner of the chain Sam Chandrasinha said five of the outlets have been damaged. He said the criminals have caused a damage of about £17,000 to the five outlets.  He said they came in a car, stop the vehicle with  running engine, take out bricks from the car and smashed windows and signs of the retail shops. “They are cowards. They... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/05/09)
LORD MALLOCH BROWN SAYS THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT CONGRATULATED PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA FOR FINISHING OFF A WAR STARTED BY TERRORISTS.
Lord Malloch Brown, the Minister of State Foreign and Commonwealth office in UK said in the House of Lords that the British government congratulated President Rajapaksa for finishing off a brutal war instigated by Tamil Tigers – a terrorist group. He said, “Indeed, in our initial contacts with the president, we congratulated him on the finishing of a brutal 26-year civil war, which was instigated by the Tamil Tigersâ€â€ÂÂa terrorist group†replying to Lord Naseby who raised the matter in the House of Lords. Agreeing with Lord Naseby , Lord Malloch Brown said, “the political... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/05/09)
Pleae let me respond to two letters in your esteemed journal;
Dear Editor,  Pleae let me respond to two letters in your esteemed journal;  1. Suryanarayan, the Chennai based "expert" on Sri Lankan affairs, who states that Rajapakse will be forced to treat the Tamil community fairly because the world community was watching or something to that effect.  Need I remind Suryanarayanan that the world community does not need to 'force' the President to do anything. What he did in destoying the LTTE was something that was imperative for a united Sri Lanka, where the Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim and other minorities can live in peace... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/05/09)
Hon.David Miliband & Sri Lanka
May 20, 2009 Hon. David Miliband, MP Foreign Secretary British Parliament London, UK Dear David Miliband: Do you know what, David? I can wage you a dollar that although your ancestry is Polish and Belgian but somewhere in the cockles of your heart you wish your ancestry had a bowler-hatted pukka sahib who came to Ceylon (Sri Lanka) by boat to manage a tea plantation in the hills of Ceylon, and thought that he was so much superior than the local natives.  And now you want to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/05/09)
Tamil Diaspora pouring Fuel into a Dead Fire!
The tyrant is dead, with a bullet to his temple. All the Tiger Terrorist leaders including Prabhakaran's son are dead. If these are "doubles" as claimed, then there must a few look-a-likes or the "Real Thing" crawling like rats in a sewage pits in Wanniya jungles. Like as claimed by the Saddam Hussein doubles. Where are they? If this is to be believed, will the "Real Roly Poly" stand up and be counted? The Tamil Diaspora, like for the past three decades, been living in a World of Fantasy, Eelam, now dead and gone. There hundreds... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/05/09)
Does the United Nations Organisation stand for the Unity of Nations ?
United Nation is now a ramshackle organisation which does not know where it stands. It has become an outmoded out fit at the modern time. United Nations as it name indicates is an Organisation that stands for the Unity of Nations. But it has taken on itself a special duty of accusing Member States,  joining along with other states or organisations that have an axe to grind. The United Nations should be a defender of its Member States , and stand by them when they are being unjustly accused, when  their democratically elected governments engage... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/05/09)
justice
The Tamil Diaspora will now work together with international organisations as well as countries and politicians, in order to persecute H.E. president Rajapaksha for warcrimes. Would it not be a good idea to clear out certain things first? Who kept the war in SL going on for such a long time? Was Tamil Diaspora involved? Did they participate in worldwide moneycollecting for LTTE? involved in armsdealing? involved in supporting a terroristgroup, the most rutheless the world have ever seen, killing tamil politicians opposed to Prabhakaran, shooting civilians who was against them, recruitement of children to fight... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/05/09)
The war is over: Gordon Weiss, Paul Castellano and other ‘aid groups’ can go home now
 Sri Lanka has one more war to win: the current information war being waged by the same crowds who pose as aid groups, humanitarians, UN experts and in various other guises. Their primary aim has always been to ‘get-in’ to the battle zone as media and aid workers to gather information on factors such as the performance of weapons used, morale of the forces and where possible, to pass on intelligence to the LTTE. The government smartly disallowed such access. Associated Press (AP) reports that ‘Aid groups’ now complain that access to displacement camps has been severely... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/05/09)
End of war:The illusion of solution
As non Sri Lankan but as somebody who is married with a Sri Lankan (Singhalese) and as sombody who lived in Sri Lanka for more than 8 years and as sombody who feels love but also dislike for Sri Lankans, Iam happy for the entire population of the country that the war came to an conclusion. So far so good. Without doubt the Tamil Tigers where so called terrorists and the people of Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Tamils and Muslems, suffered under their inhuman activities. But inhumanity is not only... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/05/09)
Load of Humbug!
Mr Miliband has added yet another statement to the rapidly growing volume of his puerile, insipid and disingenuous utterances on Sri Lanka. The sanctimonious Mr Miliband, British Foreign Secretary, strenuously denies that he is an LTTE supporter and swears that his action was moved by humanitarian considerations! A careful examination of the acts of commission and omission of Mr Miliband and his Government, however, does not seem to lend much support to his claims. On the contrary, it flies in the face of his publicly avowed concern for the plight of civilians and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/05/09)
The Solution is implementation of a Comprehensive Equal Opportunity Act and Not Federal or any other ‘Political Solution’.
The military phase of liberation of Sri Lanka has ended and it would bring a sigh of relief to average people of all communities. The people who were used as a human shields and made to go from place to place, some of the expatriate Tamil citizens who were made to contribute to the ‘cause’ by coercion, and the people who lived with a fear of losing their lives and lives of loved ones to a bomb, are the average people who would be happy to see an end to the military phase.  Now some parties... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/05/09)
Archbishop congratulates Armed forces on the conclusion of war -" Kapanna bari atha imbeema"
"In a sense, we could say that we have won the battle but the war is not ended. The war would end only on the day that we grow in nationhood realizing that we are all one people in one country with equal rights. We have to realize the fact that we are a multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural community. As such we are now left with the great task of nation-building forgetting our ethnic, political and religious differences." So the Holy of the holies in Sri Lanka says. For the Catholic Church the war is not... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/05/09)
“We Have Won The Battle, But The War is Not Ended-Archbishop Oswald Gomisâ€ÂÂÂ
From the moment news reached the people of Sri Lanka that our victorious and jubilant Combined Armed Forces had performed their duty by their Motherland in the most impeccable manner & freed us from the clutches of LTTE terrorism, the spontaneous outburst of happiness and relief in the hearts and minds of Sri Lankans was seen every where at street corners, road sides, parks-you name it, people were there congratulating the valiant soldiers and the Sri Lankan President Mr. Mahinda Rajapakse. This was a very natural expression of the true feelings of our people.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/05/09)
LTTE IN SYDNEY GETS VIOLENT AND THROW ACID AT TWO SINHALESE STUDENTS AND DOCTORS SAY ONE MIGHT GO BLIND
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam supporters got so infuriated by the fall of their leader Velupillai Prabhakaran in Sydney West ,Australia , entered the house of two Sinhalese students and threw acid at them. The two students Chathurika and Jayasiri got severely burnt and doctors of Jayasiri has told the relatives that Jayasiri might lose his eyesight. The victims have told police that the attackers were screaming in Tamil while attacking them. A third one in the house has escaped the attack by hiding. The Tamils entered... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/05/09)
DATED ALLEGATIONS HAVE BEEN SPREAD ALL AROUND THE WORLD THAT TAMILS ARE BEING DISCRIMINATED SAYS DOUGLAS WICKRAMARATNE
Some dated allegations have been spread around the world that Tamils are being discriminated by the country despite the charge is a big lie said Douglas Wickramaratne , taking part in a BBC world service interview . "Sri lanka is the only country in the world that has accepted Tamil as an official language . All Tamils in the country get free education in the country," Wickramaratne , the President of the Sinhala Association of UK, said. Wickramaratne said the question to describe what is the discrimination to which the Tamils are being subjected to has... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/05/09)
Your Statement on Sri Lanka
May 20, 2009 Hon. Lawrence Cannon, MP, PC Minister of Foreign Affairs  House of Commons, Ottawa Dear Minister: You have failed me and Sri Lanka with your Statement on Sri Lanka expressing your concern on civilian casualties and not recognizing the Sri Lanka Government defeating the most ruthless terrorist group in the world which you all banned in April 2006. You ignored the euphoria among all Sri Lankans, including some Tamils, and the relief they shared having had the Tamil Tigers eliminated, knowing that they do not have to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/05/09)
A TRUE LEADER OF A PEACEFUL NATION.
Like all the peace loving people of Mother Lanka I too have the right as a citizen to share my thoughts with you and others.  First of all I raised my hands and worship Lord Buddha for creating one of the greatest human beings who loves his Motherland genuinely and sincerely from the bottom of his heart and lead us to eliminate the most ruthless barbaric terrorist out fit in the whole wide world. His love to the country to his wife, children and sons and daughters of Mother Lanka was the strength and inspiration for... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/05/09)
The future of our People
Dear Sir Today, as we face a future hopefully without terrorism , we face three major obstacles 1)     Outright condemnation  from US, UK and Europe 2)     .The existence of a vociferous LTTE support group of tamils abroad 3)     The heavy financial burden of maintaining the forces and reconstruction What do we need: Other than the obvious can I say that as a people the Sinhalese are not the most united or strong minded. Therefore if we hope to counter the very  powerful forces  (US , UK,  Tamil Diaspora) which very well may destroy any chance the Sinhalese... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/05/09)
We, the mothers salute The President!
We the mothers of Srilanka salute the President for bringing peace and tranquility to our minds! We salute you for the removal of the fear that gripped us day in day out. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts in remembrance of days gone by, for good, we hope. For the utter incapacitating fear we felt at the pit of our stomach when we heard even a car backfiring or a fire cracker going off For the days we stayed petrified when our sons and daughters got late even by half... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/05/09)
Self appointed world spokeswoman
There is no doubt that resettling of IDPs back into their original homes is a huge daunting task which requires all possible help from all those that are concerned. We hear mostly from the west how concern they are for the lives of Sri Lankans now living in government care camps. Now is the true time for them to show how much they care by giving tangible help rather than giving merely a lip service to innocents Tamils whose lives have been scattered after being held hostage and fired at by gun point. Read my lips! Evindence?... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/05/09)
Thank you, Minister Stockwell Day
Honourable Stockwell Day M.P. P.C. Minister of International Trade House of Commons Ottawa, ON Thanks you Honorable Minister, I am writing to thank you Minister Day, for having believed in the minority Sinhalese when the Tamils held more popularity among the Liberal Cabinet, way back when you were the Opposition Leader. I still remember how you stood up in parliament and spoke up for a tiny nation called Sri Lanka, who were ravaged by terrorism. It was your leadership that we were able to convince the media that what was happening in Sri Lanka was nothing short... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/05/09)
The World should Not Beleive Pro- LTTE Website Concoctions That Prabhakaran Is Still Alive! When His Body Has Already Been Identified And Released.
May 19th 2009 The Sri Lankan Government has released information to the World that the Army has recovered the body of slain Tamil Tiger supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran and broadcast the news as well as graphic pictures on national television which pro LTTE sources have ludicrously counter claimed that he was alive and that the group would continue to fight for a separate homeland. This mentality fully portrays exactly what the LTTE stood for and how it operated mostly through innuendo, duplicity and lies and had some of the world gullible enough to listen... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/05/09)
Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva, Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition thanked the Secretary General of the United Nations
Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva, who is the current President of the World Health Assembly (WHA), met Mr. Ban ki-moon, the Secretary General of the United Nations today (19/05) in his bureau at the UN office in Geneva. Hon. Minister conveyed greetings from his Excellency the President of Sri Lanka to the Secretary General and also thanked on behalf of the President of Sri Lanka for the support extended by the Secretary General throughout the difficult situations prevailed in the country during the recent past. Secretary General... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/05/09)
Should the Tamils be "Won Over" - YES and Should the Tamils Apologize? - YES!!!
The thirty year war created by the Tamil Tiger Terrorist LTTE, fully supported by Tamils in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu, Global Tamil Diaspora et al, cost the Island of Sri Lanka billions of dollars in financial cost and trillions in Sinhala human lives. The tourism industry was crippled. Buildings, aircraft, infrastructure totally destroyed. The entire economy was depleted of its resources simply to defend the human lives in Sri Lanka. And some made bags of loot by keeping the insurgency ticking, like the likes of Ratwattes, blood relations of Bandaranaike, and the Ranil Wickremesinghe clan. Now... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/09)
DAYA MASTER AND KARUNA HAVE IDENTIFIED THE DEAD BODY OF PRABHAKARAN AS THE REMAINS OF THE MAN WHOM THEY KNEW SO WELL
While many LTTE supporters in London refused to accept the death of their leader Velupillai Prabhakaran military sources said two individuals who closely knew Prabhakaran, namely Minister Vinayagamoorti Muralidharan alias karuna Amman and Daya Master have positively identified the dead body as the remains of the LTTE leader. Karuna Amman was the former deputy leader of the terrorist outfit and Daya Master was the media spokesman of the group in the past. Both traveled to the battlefield to identify the man whom they knew so well. Sri Lanka Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka in his... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/09)
An epitaph for terror
When the news finally broke of the death of Prabhakaran, predictably enough there was rejoicing in the country. In Colombo this took the form of crowds bearing flags and processing through the streets. Though there was some inconvenience to vehicles, as far as my own experience went this was minimal, and the crowd seemed reasonably disciplined and even polite. This was a far cry from the vulgar triumphalism one had feared, and which marks even simple sporting achievements, even in Sri Lanka, and certainly so in other lands where alcohol fuels happiness.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/09)
Attempting to answer B.Raman’s article in Lanka Guardian “Post - Prabhakaran “
In political analysis, it is often seen that  the analyser delves in to his knowledge of history, similarities of situations to place them side by side with that which is being analysed. On the question of whether the LTTE could stage a come back  B.Raman goes to Balochs and Talibans to compare situations with regard to the LTTE terrorists. Leaving aside the Talibans and Balochs and looking purely at the LTTE as a terrorist group without side stepping to see other similar situations, do we see the possibility of the LTTE terrorists stage a come back... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/09)
UK Tamil Demonstrators drain Met Police Budget
The ongoing demonstration outside the UK Parliament in Westminster has since its inception 43 days ago cost the country’s largest police force almost £8 million revealed Met Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson. Speaking to a  Home Affairs Committee he said that the demonstration meant the police force was extraordinarily stretched. He added that “we have to provide such a level of resources that it is reducing policing on the streets of London†  During the last 43 days these Tamil demonstrators supporting the LTTE have been there around the clock. Waving flags with the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/09)
LTTE IN LONDON CLASH WITH POLICE AND INJURE 25 POLICEMEN AND THEY WANT TO KEEP PARLIAMENTARY SQUARE FOREVER
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam protesters became violent and twenty five police officers were injured in an ensuing clash in front of the British parliament when the protestors once again tried to block streets.  The Tamil protestors amounting to about one thousand have been occupying an empty field called parliamentary square hoisting flags of the banned LTTE and denying that their leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is not dead as the Sri Lanka government claimed.  Metropolitan Police said 25 police officers have been treated for injuries and 22 out of them were for minor injuries. Three needed... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/09)
TAMIL DIASPORA – HELP THE IDPs WITH THE REMAINING FUNDS MEANT FOR LTTE
In my letter  titled “An Appeal to Tamil Diaspora†I appealed the senior pro LTTE Tamil Diaspora to send their children to NFZ in Mullaithivu to join LTTE’s depleting fighting cadre as Prabhakaran needed numbers to face the front line operation for them to escape. However, that need doesn’t arise any more as the war is over, LTTE terrorist organization is defeated ,its leaders including Velupillai Prabhakaran are dead and gone and the misery of the Tamils living in Sri Lanka is almost over. The anti-LTTE Tamil Diaspora would have had a sigh of relief  after... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/09)
Sri Lanka claims total victory and what's next?
May 19 2009 The Editor (Letters)                                                                                                                                                                                                                              THE OTTAWA CITIZEN  Sir: Correct. Sri Lanka has claimed total victory over the Tamil Tigers and their leader  Velupillai Prabhakaran is dead together with all his top lieutenants, and with him ends the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terrorist separatist movement. This war which has gone on for 30 long years saw  80,000 innocent civilians killed, and displaced 220,000 during the past two months rescued by the Sri Lankan armed forces who were hostages making up the Tamil Tiger human shield. This war saw 100,000 Muslims and 27,000 Sinhalese ethnically... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/09)
Please give this a thought!
Hi All, We have heard and seen some of our community members in Toronto celebrating out in the streets, driving around and waving the Sri Lankan national flag. This is not only a dangerous act, but also a very inconsiderate of the feelings of the ones who have lost their loved ones. Are we not making them suffer even more, seeing us having a gala time with no care for them. I urge all of you to refrain from taking part in any such rallies, open activities and also advice anyone you know, who are... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/09)
A monster laid to rest
So, in the end the hoity-toity Big Tiger died a ‘fraidy cat'. Having killed thousands of people and driven a similar number of his own brainwashed cadres to suicide in vain, Prabhakaran the self-deified warlord together with a group of his trusted lieutenants including his son died a violent death at the hands of the army, while fleeing the battlefront in an ambulance leaving his followers to their fate. That he was a coward of the first order was no secret but hardly anyone expected him to die in such a shameless manner. Where was his cyanide... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/09)
Peace and prosperity in our time
Peace and prosperity in our time It is the dawn of a new era. We the Hela have asserted our inalienable right of sovereignty over our Island, Heladiva ('Sri Lanka'). Our land is one and we the people are one - ONE NATION: the Hela nation of Heladiva. We can now look forward to peace and prosperity in our time. In respecting the inalienable sovereignty of our Hela culture, its values and traditions; and in defending the territorial integrity of Heladiva we shall re-birth our Nation. United we shall now move forward as one people of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/09)
Knighthood to Our President Mr Mahinda Rajapakse
To Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth United Kingdom   Her Majesty,  You are the head of states of 57 Common wealth nations. You have knighted very special individuals with "knighthood". even Sport persons. it is your appropriate duty to decorate Our country most dedicated President Of Sri Lanka to Salute and offer him with  Knighthood.  He has completed the Brutal Killing of LTTE and Saved Million of innocent people in Sri Lanka and People in The world may be killed by LTTE in the Future course. Every single individual in this civilised world who like to see peace... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/09)
War is over but Western preaching and demands continue
At last! The day all patriotic Sri Lankans have been waiting for has arrived with the demise of Prabhakaran the ‘mlechcha' leader. Needless to say, the country is rejoicing and President Rajapakse, Prime Minister Wickramanayake, Defence Chief Gotabhya Rajapakse, General Sarath Fonseka and other services chiefs all rightly deserve the accolades they are being offered by the people. While the ending of the ‘curse' was built primarily on the civilian and military leadership, the role played by the excellent team of government advisors on foreign affairs in handling the ‘pressure' being exerted by the so-called international... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/09)
SRI LANKA AND WAR CRIMES
Just as the Sri Lankan Government completely defeated Tiger terrorism from Sri Lanka and the whole island is rejoicing the victory, the Western Powers are busy contemplating another plan to destabilise Sri Lanka. The European Union in Brussels are plotting to bring in War Crimes charges against Sri Lanka. There is no bigger paradox than this situation. Instead of supporting and extending a helping hand to a country that is striving hard to raise its head from the effects of three decades of terror, West is hell bent in finding fault with Sri Lanka on... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/09)
Sri Lankan Independence in the 21st Century.
Few days ago Sri Lankan history was in the making and now we have added a new chapter in our Mahavamsa, which the future generations will read with greatest pride. It would not be a surprise if there were questions based on this great achievement in the Ordinary Level History exams. Sri Lankans world over watched impatiently, some even speculated, imagined the unthinkable even before the actual battlefield news unfolded, such was everyone’s enthusiasm to see an end to this cruel war against terrorism. This futile war has brought nothing but misery to millions of Sri Lankans... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/09)
New hopes and a road map for nation building
Most of us feel very grateful to all those who have contributed to eradication of terrorism from the face of Sri Lanka. Our forces, leaders, and the President, His Excellency, Mahinda Rajapaksha in particular, are all deserved  blessings! So many people have written so many articles supporting the government and its efforts of eradicating terrorism that finally ended successfully. There was no blood baths as expected by the pro-LTTE western media and persons! We are in fact a blessed nation! I am sure that the government will take one step at a time and would continue to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/09)
The End of Terror.
I am thirty years old, younger then the LTTE by several years. For a long time I feared that the LTTE might outlive me. I cannot tell you how happy I am that this is not the case. The end of the LTTE is a great day for all the civilized peoples of the world.  It is embarrassing to watch Clinton and the EU lecture; while the killing in Afghanistan and Pakistan continues as 'necessary measures'. War is a terrible thing, but I don't think this could have ended any other way. I pray... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/09)
WELDONE MR.PRESDIENT MR AND TEAM!SCARBOROUGH CITY IN ONTARIO CANADA BECAME ‘DISEASE CITY’
 Cheers Mr. President Mahinda Rajapaksha and great team! Fantastic and fabulous! It is extremely superb and unprecedented all the events you have performed after becoming the president of ever great Sri Lanka and the exemplary sequence of work is uniquely un-equivalent! Now we shall rebuild Sri Lanka with cleansing of corruption and waste which shall be less than a problem of a peanut! Some are allergy to peanuts and most Sri Lankans are well immunized. As the ill minded Sri Lankan politicians were going around the world and spiting to the sky without knowing the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/09)
EU Demands Sri Lanka War Inquiry - May 19,2009
Hon. D. Miliband, M.P. Foreign Secretary British Parliament London, U.K.  Dear Sir:  I can understand your disappointment and frustration at the announcement that the conflict in Sri Lanka is over, the Tamil Tiger terrorists defeated militarily and that there will now be a ceasefire. You did your best to help the Tamil Tiger leadership demanding a ceasefire, planning a safe escape route for the murderous LTTE leaders ably aided by your partners in bullying namely Mr. Kouchner of France and Mrs. Clinton of the U.S.  It appears that your main problem... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/09)
SRI JAYATHU BRAVE TRUE SONS OF SRI LANKA FOR DAWNING OF SRI LANKABHIMANAYA
His Excellency, The Brave President of Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka, Rt. Hon. Mr. Mahinda Rajapakse, His Excellency, The Brave Secretary of Defence, Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka, Rt. Hon. Mr. Gotabhaya Rajapakse, Rt. Honourable Commander of Sri Lanka Army, General Sarath Fonseka, Rt. Honourable Commander of Sri Lanka Navy, Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda, Rt. Honourable Commander of Sri Lanka AirForce, Air Chief Marshall Roshan Goonatilake, Rt. Honourable Lankshman Kadirgamar’s Legacy, Hon. Brave Sons and Daughters of Mother Lanka, Who Sacrificed Their Lives for the Unity of a Fearless Sri Lanka , Hon. Brave Sons and Daughters... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/05/09)
IN A BBC RADIO 4 PROGRAMME KARUNA AMMAN SAYS PRABHAKARAN’S DOWNFALL STARTED AFTER HE GOT RAJIV GANDHI ASSASSINATED
Karuna Amman alias Vinayagamoorthy Muralidharan , former body guard of Velupillai Prabhakaran , and presently Minister of the Sri Lanka government told BBC-Radio 4’s respected reporter Andrew Hosken that the dead terrorist leader’s down fall started with the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi by a Tamil Tiger suicide bomber. Referring to the assassination Karuna said "That was a big mistake because following that, 20 countries banned us as a terrorist organisation. Before that, many governments had been supportive of us behind the scenes." In the interview Karuna has not... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/05/09)
Now for Sri Lanka, it is the “terrorism†of the UNHCHR and the EU.
Navi Pillay the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights backs calls for an inquiry into possible war crimes in Sri Lanka. Her collaborator Rupert Colville  dramatises the situation in Sri Lanka by the very choice of words, once it was the blood bath in the no fire zone and now it is killing field in the closed off conflict zone.  Their whole problem is not being able to have a peep into the no-fire zone. UNHCHR is also interest in figures, such as the numbers killed, numbers wounded. They of course have access to terrorist website... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/05/09)
LTTE supporters disrupt UN World Health Assembly session in Geneva
Security Alarms were activated in the UN interrupting the second plenary sessions of the World Health Assembly (WHA) 2009  The security alarms were automatically activated at the United Nations compound in Geneva interrupting the proceeding of the WHA today (18/05) around 16.50. Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva, the newly elected President of the WHA, was presiding the plenary and the high level delegate of the United States of America was in the process of delivering the speech on behalf of USA when the security alarms were activated.  ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/05/09)
Archbishop congratulates Armed forces on the conclusion of war
Archbishop Oswald Gomis in a Press Release issued today says, "We are indeed very happy that the war is over and I congratulate His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksha and the Chiefs of the Defense forces who supported him with deep commitment and self-sacrifice." Full text of the press release - Press Release of the Archbishop of Colombo on the conclusion of war We are indeed very happy that the war is ended and that the government’s Security Forces have been able to release all the innocent civilians who were trapped in battle.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/05/09)
President Mahinda Rajapakse- The Saviour of the Nation
President's Historical address to Parliament on May 19th, 2009 A Great Leader of the People Heart of Gold –the Father of the Nation Illustrious men killed by Terrorists No one dared to destroy the Terrorists Daring, Courageous, Our President led the Nation And now President Mahinda Rajapakse is the Saviour of the Nation.    Remember all those valiant soldiers And the valiant Defence Secretary who led them so Join us in saluting our Patriotic President And the Patriotic Soldiers Patriotic deeds to destroy our enemies And Freedom was the Battle cry Kind and gentle... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/05/09)
End of LTTE
The Editor.  That the LTTE, proscribed by dozens of countries as a terrorist organization, had to be totally annihilated for the sake of all Sri Lankans, especially those they held in their cruel grip as hostages/human shields is a foregone conclusion, bitter as it might be to those who considered the terrorists as their darlings for geo-political and other nefarious reasons, and tried their darndest to grab them out of the jaws of justice. Congratulations to the President of the Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka, who unflinchingly stuck to his purpose until the job was done.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/05/09)
Singapore Changi Air Port Security Checks
Dear Editor,  I am a frequent traveler to the US to see my family who are studying there. Every year I take a trip either via Singapore or London. According to the new security measures taken internationally regarding terrorism, all international airports adopt some safety and security measures regarding what the passengers carry inside their hand luggage specially inside the so called Zip lock bag.  Every passenger could take up to a maximum of 50ml tooth paste , tooth brush , gel and after shave for use during the flight.  I too had my... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/05/09)
Barbaric Tamil Tiger Terror Attack in Sydney Possibly Done by Illegal Boat People with LTTE Links
Terror groups have attacked again; this time in Sydney after they have been fabulously decimated in Sri Lanka by valiant security forces. This shows to the world, especially Australia, the true face of sympathy seeking Tamil Tigers begging in our streets for a ceasefire in Sri Lanka. They, true to their barbaric disposition, were carrying the flag of the severed tiger head in public agitating violence and gory outcomes. Their latest target is unsuspecting innocent Sinhala boys in Westmead. The level of violence unleashed is akin to that of Tamil Tigers and the weapons... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/05/09)
Tamil Politicians Struggle to divide the Country and the people, the Sinhala Buddhists struggle to keep the country and the People United.
21500 or more Sinhala Buddhist soldiers gave their lives, some their limbs, and others risked their lives , to save their Tamil Compatriots. Words are inadequate to express the great joy and happiness that rise within us on the news of the victories of our valiant Armed Forces against an enemy many thought they will not be able to vanquish. The victory has its price, and as we rejoice the victory we also weep for those who paid for it with their lives and others with their limbs.  It is said nearly 21500 soldiers made their supreme sacrifice... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/05/09)
THE WHITE TRAITORS AND HYPOCRITES
Now, after the defeat of the LTTE, many speculations regarding the future will be done. Not just speculations of how the government of Sri Lanka will handle the aftermatch politically, is of importance, but also how H.E. Mr. Rajapaksha will respond to untidy interference from western politicians, with doubtful motives. How could it ever happen, that western politicians ever treated the LTTE as some other democratic elected government, with rights to enter any negotiationtable. It was exactly those very same western countries, which long ago blacklisted the LTTE as the most dangerous terroristgroup in the world.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/05/09)
Sacrifices not in vain - Foreign Secretary Dr. Kohona
Sri Lanka has after 26 year of struggle defeated one of the most brutal terrorist organisations in the world. It was not an easy task and many thousands of lives had to be sacrificed to achieve this, Foreign Secretary Dr. Palitha Kohona. "Today we have enormous challenges before us to ensure that these sacrifices were not in vain. We must grab this opportunity to rebuild our country, to restore confidence and re-integrate all members of our community," he said. "This will include rehabilitating and re-integrating combatants who for various reasons participated in pro-LTTE activities. Forgiveness... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/05/09)
Rata Wenuwen Api!!
Dear Patriots, I see that many are enjoying the victory of our brave forces. Today the day we have received very less emails after the long battle fought against the Tamil Terrorist. I saw that the tune of the invaders against our motherland too changed. But they will not succeed another war against our nation any more. We must not give any chances what so ever to regroup such situation at any cost.. The liberated Northern and the part should be filled with the origin of the Sinhale and must secure for the future of our children... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/05/09)
MAHINDA SAMARASINGHE DECLARES ALL TAMIL CIVILIANS HAVE BEEN RESCUED WITHOUT SHEDDING A DROP OF BLOOD
Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said in Colombo that Sri Lanka was able to save all Tamil civilians trapped inside the war zone without shedding a drop of blood. He said in recent history Sri Lanka was the country which was able to rescue the largest number of civilian hostages. He said these civilians have been trapped by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. He said this great task was possible because the care shown regarding this by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. He said he was ready to congratulate the President on this great humanitarian endeavour. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/05/09)
CEASEFIRE….CEASEFIRE….CEASEFIRE
Last few weeks we were virtually hearing and reading daily ceasefire........ ceasefire........ceasefire...ceasefire....ceasefire calls from all corners of the world when the most brutal terrorist organization LTTE aka Tamil Tigers was facing humiliation defeat in the war against the Sri Lankan government armed forces. The western block of countries lead by USA, UK, France, Norway, Sweden , Germany, Switzerland, Australia started begging the Sri Lankan Government for ceasefire....ceasefire.. ceasefire ........with LTTE. Having experienced many ceasefires with the LTTE over the years where they use ceasefire to consolidate and strengthen their military power, the Sri Lankan Government did not... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/05/09)
A VICTORIOUS AND GLEAMING COMMANDER IN CHIEF STEPS DOWN FROM HIS PRESIDENTIAL PLANE, TOUCHES THE GROUND AND SALUTES MOTHERLAND
A victorious and gleaming Commander in Chief , President Mahinda Rajapaksa stepped on the ground of his motherland, and in one of the most momentous time in its recent history of patriotic fervour, knelt down on the tarmac at Colombo Airport , touched the ground and saluted the land of victory with clasped hands. It was a heroe's welcome for him , coming home from Jordan, from where he triumphantly declared that he was going back to a country free of terrorism where it had been common occurrence that Tamil Tiger suicide bombers were exploding... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/05/09)
SOLHEIM, THE MAN WHO LOST HIS STATUS AS MEDIATOR TELLS LTTE WANTS TO HAND OVER WEAPONS TO A THIRD PARTY
Sri Lanka’s former peace negotiator Norway, a country which has been removed by Sri Lanka from that position after the LTTE in Oslo attacked the Lankan mission without any protection being provided by the Norwegian government said the LTTE wants to surrender arms to a third country. But the involvement of a third country has been already refused by Sri Lanka. The LTTE on a former occasion agreed to surrender arms , cheated , and surrendered some broken arms under the Indo Lanka agreement and went back to re-grouping and war that... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/05/09)
Dawn of the Sunrise….finally
Sun is finally dawning in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka awaited for this day for nearly three decades, and all Sri Lankans, the Sinhalese, Muslims and the majority of the Tamils who have seen the true colours of the LTTE are rejoicing this day where the government forces have finally defeated the LTTE militarily. This is just the dawn of a long overdue, yet glorious day, and a lot needs to be done by the Sri Lankans to make this day not only memorable, but also worth the loss of tens of thousands of courageous soldiers and innocent... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/05/09)
Army elites spearhead the final assault; Sri Lanka awaits total liberation from terror
Sri Lanka Army elites have entered into the final foothold of the LTTE terrorists that has been shrunk to a 350m x 250m area on the northeastern coast, reveal latest battlefield reports. Troops are now engaged in mop operations in a heavily mined and trapped stretch of a land where the remaining terrorists are hiding in, the reports add. Sri Lankan soldiers on Sunday (May 17) completed their hostage rescue mission successfully with the freeing of all civilians held at hostage by the terrorists. Despite the speculations of a "bloodbath" and a "humanitarian catastrophe" at... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/05/09)
Surrender LTTE! STOP Mincing Words!
Bunch of criminal murderers now playing humanitarian gestures! "Silencing Guns" by LTTE means.......Accepting Defeat. Surrender. The White Flag! Immediately after His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa declared that the War is Over, the Tamil Tiger Terrorists LTTE trying to white wash their bloody past. The dignity of the Tamil people were stolen, raped and annihilated by Velupillai Prabhakaran and his dirty dozen during thirty years of bloody terror, supported by Erik Solheim, a government Minister of the Kingdom of Norway. The SLDF should not, at this final stages, stop the forward march untill all the terrorist King-pins... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/05/09)
Tigers are dead, Vaiko is gone and now Gordon Brown threatens from the brink!
While the Sri Lankan army was announcing victory over the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka, the opportunistic politicians in Tamil Nadu who were sympathetic to the Tigers were licking their own wounds after being routed in the Lok Sabha elections. Vaiko's MDMK, Ramdoss' PMK and the VCK, the most vocal pro-LTTE groups in Tamil Nadu who were at the forefront of street protests in recent weeks, denouncing both Colombo and New Delhi for the onslaught against the Tamil Tigers lost badly. Three of the four MDMK candidates of Vaiko's and all seven candidates of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/05/09)
PM Gordon Brown: Your statement on Sri Lanka
May 17, 2009 Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 10 Downing Street London. SW1 2AA, UK Honourable Prime Minister Brown: I just read a news item which said, ‘Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Saturday (May 16) warned Sri Lanka there would be “consequences for its actions†if Colombo did not allow humanitarian agencies access to civilians and end the conflict with Tamil Tiger rebels.’ Well…well…well… Gord  you sound just like a 1960s winkle-pickered, leather jacketed, bicycle chain carrying skinhead (that’s when I lived in London... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/05/09)
A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THE TAMIL PROBLEM IN SRI LANKA
A LOT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PARADISE ISLAND SINCE I WROTE LAST. JUST LIKE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF OTHERS I TOO WAS VERY EAGERLY WATCHING THE DEVELOPMENT IN SRI LANKA WITH KEEN INTEREST AS THE LTTE TERROR MACHINE WAS TAKEN APART, DISMANTLED AND DISTROYED. THE GALLANT LEADERSHIP, AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT AND DETERMINATION TO UNITE SRI LANKA BY ERADICATING TERRORISM AND AS THE HEAD OF THE ARMED FORCES AND AS A TRUE LEADER, THE PRESIDENT OF THIS ISLAND NATION, THE GREAT PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA OF SRI LANKA DESTROYED ANY POSSIBILITY OF SRI LANKA BEING... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/05/09)
Prabhakaran's Real Allies - Glimpses from the past
Apart from some Western countries like the US, UK, France and the EU, a powerful ally of Prabhakaran is the Christian Church. Prabhakaran is Christian and has named his son Charles Anthony without giving a Tamil name aligned to the Tamil culture, custom  and language to show his allegiance to the Church and get their unequivocal support. For his dedication to the Church he was rewarded by the local and foreign churches and the clergy by collecting funds and being spokesmen on behalf of the LTTE. For nearly three decades, Sri Lanka came under the brutal terror of the LTTE who glorified... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/05/09)
Towards peace and prosperity through Nation Building
Dear Patriotic Friends The recent comments from Milliband against the IMF’s loan is bad enough. Now Brown has also joined the chorus – punish Sri Lanka without realising that such punishment will cause pain for the very IDP’s they are trying to help. http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?nid=752367977 War against terror is won but peace and prosperity is yet to be won. A long way to real Nation Building. The need of the hour is here. Now the country needs foreign capital inflow. No matter how small our contributions are, we all can help together and it is likely that... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/05/09)
Tamil Tigers defeated
 May 17, 2009  The Editor (Letters) THE OTTAWA CITIZEN  Sir: Your headline today, 'Tamil Tigers warn of mass suicide -Sri Lanka claims rebels defeated as last fight rages', made me burst into song.  'Don't you all cry for Sri Lanka the truth is she never gave up the fight all through 30 years of Tamil Tiger days the darling of foreign nations she kept her promise and Canada keep your distance.'  This has been an amazing success story. For puny Sri Lanka, this Tamil separatist war was... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/05/09)
This is Downing Street calling…..
Mr Gordon Brown, British Prime Minister, has given a warning to Sri Lanka about the consequences of her action! He is due to convey it to the Sri Lankan President in person in a telephone conversation later on Sunday!  I have a great deal of sympathy for Mr Brown, his party and especially for his Foreign Secretary who has had sleepless nights over Sri Lanka in the past few weeks. They are all in serious trouble!  The Government of Sri Lanka should appreciate their difficulties and show more understanding.  To be honest,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/05/09)
MAKE 17th MAY OUR DAY OF INDEPENDENCE
This morning seeing our President return from abroad, descending from the plane, kneeling and worshiping the soil of Sri Lanka would no doubt have brought tears to many an eye, in any case it did to mine. If these white "hypocrisies" watched the reception accorded to our president, and the heart warming discourses of one and all that form the fabric of our civil society, they would perhaps realize, if they have eyes to see, that the entire nation is with its leader, that this leader is the embodiment of our fondest national aspiration, that of being... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/05/09)
An Appeal to Tamil Diaspora
In my previous letters, I have told that I am ashamed to call myself a Tamil as LTTE brought more misery and humiliation to the Tamils than any good, forget about the promised homeland for Tamils in Sri Lanka. I strongly believe the Tamil Diaspora (whom I am one of them but I disassociated myself from supporting LTTE long time ago) is as guilty as LTTE for for this predicament for having supported LTTE for the last 25 years. Last few weeks, the world noticed the Tamil Diaspora shouting and screaming down the streets in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/05/09)
CONARTISTS & TAMIL DIASPORA
Recently I was on a flight to Colombo via London from the US. A large number of Tamil speaking people boarded the flights from US east coast as well as London. They were all well dressed, many with their families and looked like very ordinary people heading to their mother country. Nothing is absolutely wrong with that. Then in the last few months I personally observed the huge demonstrations launched by the Canadian and US based Tamil Diaspora in New York and Washington, DC. They carried hundreds of banners claiming such things as GOSL on a genocide... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/05/09)
THE INTERNATIONAL TAMIL TERRORIST DIASPORA TERRORIZING THE BIG CITIES.
The Tamil Diaspora who are activists and apologists of LTTE in USA, UK, Norway, Switzerland, EU countries and Australia have all this time limited their operations to collecting funds thro dubious fronts, procuring arms and shipping them to LTTE under dubious means and also thro some LTTE apologist embassies in the European hemisphere, smuggling of human cargo and narcotics for easy money to fund the LTTE terrorist group, insurance and credit t scams, buying and influencing western politicians and humanitarian groups (every one knows who they are). You name any illegal activity, they... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/05/09)
DEFEAT IS TO THE WEST AND THE CHURCH THE JOB IS WELL DONE
To: The West and the Church The church gifted the western countries with over 1.5 million bogus Tamil refugees from the north and east of Sri Lanka. Every rich western country was allocated with thousands and thousands of Sri Lankan Tamils. The corrupt western politicians fell over each other to grab the opportunity to fill their electorates with the bogus Tamil refugees. Over and above the allocation, Martin hurried to Sri Lanka's north Jaffna with the Tsunami to import into Canada another 100,000 Tamils to fill his Canadian electorate. These bogus refugees were given a free... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/05/09)
THE LORD NASEBY, TELLING FEW COUNTRIES HAVE FACED TERRORISM SO SEVERELY AS SRI LANKA ASKS UK TO DELIVER MONEY FOR RECONSTRUCTION
Telling few democratically elected governments have faced terrorism as severely as Sri Lanka The Right Honourable the Lord Naseby challenged the United Kingdom to deliver money promised by the Blair government for reconstruction. The Lord Naseby writing in the latest issue of the Royal Commonwealth Society Magazine said , "the Challenge for the UK is to deliver money promised by the Blair government for reconstruction. Those Labour MP's who have Tamils in their constituencies should stop playing politics . They should tell the Diaspora to stop funding the Tigers so that ordinary Tamils can enjoy... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/05/09)
VAIKO AND MOST LTTE SUPPORTERS IN TAMIL NADU ARE BADLY DEFEATED WHILE JAYALAITHA RECEIVES STUNNING BLOW BY WINNING ONLY 9 SEATS
The Indian side kick of Velupillai Prabhakaran and the leader of the Marumalarachi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam V. Gopalaswamy alias Vaiko has been badly defeated by more than 50,000 votes in his Tamil Nadu constituency, the latest Lok Sabha polls results show.  Better known as Vaiko, the maverick politician, who is a non-Tamil , has taken extremist Tamil positions in his demagoguery and has made the division of Sri Lanka one of the main principles of his party.  Vaiko was defeated by Manik Tagore, a Congress party candidate in the Virudhunagar constituency. His party also showed poor... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/05/09)
All hostages rescued - troops enter LTTE's last hideout -Army
Troops have rescued all remaining civilians held hostage by LTTE terrorists; revealed military spokesperson Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara a few minutes ago today (May 17). He said that troops have rescued over 50,000 civilians during last 72 hours. According to the battlefield sources, Army 53, 58 and 59 Division soldiers have entered into the area where LTTE leaders have been cowering among the civilians during last couple of weeks. Soldiers are now looking for sick and disabled people that may be left in the area as almost all the others held at hostage by the terrorists have... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/05/09)
HILLARY CLINTON’S DUPLICITY EXPOSED
 Recently, referring to the unfolding political turmoil in Pakistan, U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton says Pakistan’s inability to beat the Taliban poses “a mortal threat to the security and safety of our country and worldâ€ÂÂÂ.   However, on the selfsame theme of terrorism, Hillary Clinton mysteriously changes her stance when commenting on Taliban’s twin brother LTTE. In this case she invariably comes out with misleading and misty interpretations. Let me quote her in this context, “I think the Sri Lankan government knows that the entire world is very disappointed that in its efforts... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/05/09)
Che Guevara the revolutionary and Prabhakaran the brutal terrorist
Che Guevara, was an Argentinian Marxist Revolutionary. As a medical student, during his travels in Latin America he was transformed by poverty and economic inequality he had witnessed. In 1956, he joined Fidel Castro and invaded Cuba over-throwing the US backed Cuban dictator Batista. He served as Minister of Industry under Fidel Castro.  He was a politician, author, physician, military strategist, guerilla leader and social reformist invoking class struggles. In his writings he had elaborated that through his travels in Latin America he had come in close contact with poverty, hunger and disease. He cites these... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/05/09)
SRI LANKA CHILDREN’S FUND (SLCEF)
 Flower buds are very delicate. Children are just like flower buds. Everyone likes to see children’s innocent, happy smile. Children smile with everyone, play with everyone and talk to everyone.  They know nothing about ethnic difference. They see the people before them equally.  Flower buds bloom well, in the fertile soil combined with a befitting environment. Children grow physically and mentally well, with good foods combined with love and affection. Flower buds are so sensitive that even a slightest heat would fade them away. Children are... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/05/09)
PRABHAKARAN AND CLOSE COMRADES WERE CONSIDERING MASS SUICIDE DURING THE AFTERNOON OF SATURDAY MAY 16, DEFENCE MINISTRY SAYS
At the time Soosai’s family was interrogated Velupillai Prabhakaran ,Pottu Amman and Soosai himself were still holed up in the same area, and considering mass suicide , the Ministry of Defence said. The statement dated May 16 2009 2.39 p.m. Sri Lanka time said, “During initial interrogations conducted, Soosai's wife had told  the Navy that Soosai along with LTTE leader Prabhakaran, Pottu Amman and some other key terrorists as still holed up in the small area at Vellamullivaikal.†When Soosai’s immediate family were among 11 civilians fleeing in a boat the military... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/05/09)
UN should defend its Member Nations, not accuse Member Nations for defending itself against its enemies.
UN stands for United Nations. UNHRC stands for United Nations Human Rights Commission.  The Human Rights Commission of the United Nations should not be there to accuse a Nation for violation of human rights, but to defend the Nations against violations of Human Rights by groups that had infiltrated into its territory.  That is to say if human rights of a group or an individual has been violated, the Nation or the Country involved should not be accused for such violations, but reasons for such violations should be investigated and remove the causes that resulted... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/05/09)
Don Martin's comment on Tamil demonstrations
May 16, 2009 The Editor (Letters)                                                                                                                                                                                                 THE OTTAWA CITIZEN Sir: Don Martin’ s comment  (May 16) on Tamil traffic strategy as a way to get noticed was an interesting observation. What needs to be clear is that taking over the Gardiner Expressway was no spontaneous strategy by the pro-Tamil Tiger demonstrators last week, as it was orchestrated by the LTTE propaganda strategists. The Tamil Radio Station announcements in Canada were pulling the marionette strings. Martin’s observation is right again when he says “Search me. Sri Lanka isn’t a country that will jump to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/05/09)
Sri Lankan forces move to encircle rebels as international anger grows
Editor, Guardian, Dear Sir,  Sri Lankan forces move to encircle rebels as international anger grows  Further to your report in Guardian about the war in Sri Lanka, I wish to forward some facts for your information. Whenever I read this type of articles in the news papers,, I feel that the western media is insulting the intelligent readers. When you use the term International does it mean England, USA, Norway, Sweden, France and Germany only? The world is a vast place with many more countries. With reference to this war, no opinion is... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/05/09)
Of Economic Blackmail, Bail-outs, Blondes etc
Mrs Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State, has let the cat out of the bag! She has confirmed that the US is opposed to the IMF loan to Sri Lanka. This follows the earlier news that the Obama Administration has instructed its Executive Director to block the IMF assistance to Sri Lanka. That Mr Obama should go out of his way to punish a developing nation in financial difficulty for “making too big a contribution to the global war on terror†and sully his incipient world stature so soon after his inauguration in January... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/05/09)
'My return will be back to a country free of terrorism' says President Rajapaksa
"Our economic prosperity must essentially rest upon global peace and stability. Terrorism has for decades denied us this right. All eleven countries gathered here today have suffered the effects of terrorism, some more than others. Terrorism has raised its ugly head in different forms from time to time and destroyed all development initiatives in most of our countries", said H.E the President addressing the G-11 Summit at Jordan today (May 16). "Many in the world believed that the LTTE is invincible, but, I am proud to announce at this august gathering that my government with the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/05/09)
End of End-Game. Now Rise-up to the Challenge NOW!
The thirty year terrorism, fear, destruction is finally coming to an end, due to remarkable stubborn, dedicated, focused Leadership of one man, the President Mahinda Rajapaksa. His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa has achieved what other leaders in USA, UK, Russia, India, Pakistan, Affghanistan, are dreaming about, the Wiping Out of Terrorism! Now that the Island of Sri Lanka is on the verge of reclaim of all illegally squatted land from Tamil Tiger LTTE terrorists, the next stage of the Programme of Recovery should start with immediate effect. NOW! It cannot be left without emphasizing that the Island... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/05/09)
The LTTE's Demise Will Not Be Pre-Empted By Ludicrous Opposition Of Foreign Intervention!
15th May 2009 The vast numbers of fleeing civilians who  have escaped from the area still held by Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers, have signalled that the LTTE's' "complete defeat" is imminent, in the words of President Mahinda Rajapakse and can surely be linked to the long awaited demise of the terrorist plague which is now plainly visible.  An Associated Free Press(APF) aerial video from a military spy plane over the tiny area where the Tigers are staging a last stand, broadcast to the world and picked up by many international news agencies says it all. Over 35,000 non-combatants have crossed the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/05/09)
THE FLOOD BEHIND THE STORM
A room cannot be called a bed-room without a bed. River without water, a flower without fragrance and a brain without ideology; all are same as a body without soul. For a Muslim, Jihad is like the blood running in the veins .The western world is defaming this most important element of the Islamic teachings by intermingling it with violence and aggression. Jihad is in fact a very delicate and subtle type of lesson in the book of Islam. Jihad means an action against those who intend to challenge the authority of Almighty God by depriving... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/05/09)
Meeting with Des Browne and Andy Love
A meeting is scheduled to be held in Westminster (Parliament) with Des Browne and Possibly David Milliband and Douglas Alexandra etc to put an emphasis on UK's responsibility towards Sri Lanka.Yesterday debate MP's have categorically demanded that IMF loan need to be stopped, is not the right time, USA Hillary Clinton's Office has issued the similar statement. As you all know I have replied to that press statements and we also know that Central Bank of Sri Lanka has issued a similar press statement on a separate mail. As previously... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/05/09)
SEA TIGER CHIEF SOOSAI’S WIFE ,SON AND DAUGHTER CAUGHT ESCAPING WITH OTHER CIVILIANS
As the Sri Lanka government announced the security forces have entered last phase of the war defeating the Tamil Tigers the family of Sea Tiger Chief Soosai was caught escaping with other civilians by the Sri Lanka Navy. Ministry of Defence sources said the Navy identified Soosai's wife ,son , daughter sister-in-law and her son among the others. The Defence Ministry website said the Soosai family was among 11 people in a boat rescued by the Sri Lanka Navy. The website also said they were carrying a large amount of money with them. The... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/05/09)
MALCOM BRUCE TELLS BRITISH PARLIAMENT THAT TAMIL IDP’S ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO SRI LANKA ARMY FOR HELPING THEM TO ESCAPE
Speaking among very hostile to Sri Lanka pro-Tamil members in the House of Commons the Liberal Democratic MP Malcom Bruce , who visited Sri Lanka IDP camps last week said the Internally Displaced people in the camps are very grateful to the Sri Lanka Army for giving them the opportunity escape . Malcom Bruce MP said, "I can and should report what people said. They were grateful to the Sri Lankan army for giving them the opportunity to escape and were glad to be out of the conflict zone. In response to direct questions, they said... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/05/09)
Hillary Clinton despite her political experience, uses old American method of economic sanction against a developing Nation, as a threat.
During the USA Presidential Elections Hillary Clinton bragged that she is more qualified to be the President of USA being the more experienced candidate , and that her rival Barrack Obama was only a junior Senator.   Today, Hillary Clinton does not show any mature political experience being lead by the nose by a David Miliband whose political experience or political maturity is nothing to write home about.  She is defending a ruthless terrorist group in Sri Lanka, refusing to accept a Sovereign Government’s version of the situation. She has not dared to  question Miliband’s desperate interest... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/05/09)
Damian Grammaticas is suffering from a serious bout of ‘adjectivitis’
There is little point in harping about the latest disgraceful and conspiratorial propaganda campaign of Gordon Weiss (an NGO white-ant that burrowed his way in to the UN) and the Western media over the last week. This time they clearly decided to use the ‘assumed’ credibility of the UN through Weiss’ cover: the deception did not work at the Security Council.  The broader public of the world including those in the West are used to these periodically shifting ‘shock, horror’ campaigns of these thieves, and their efforts are unlikely to succeed. What is important however... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/05/09)
US Strategies for Afghanistan and Sri Lanka
The US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and the UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband in a joint statement issued , "... Expressed concern about the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka... Expressed alarm at the large number of reported civilian casualties... Asked the LTTE to lay down arms and allow civilians free passage... Called for a political solution..."  Both Hilary Clinton and David Miliband are aware that political solutions in the past had been scuttled by the LTTE and their brutality and track record is well known. Will they use the same strategy proposed and go for... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/05/09)
A dangerous trend
The spate of attacks on Sri Lankan embassies in Western capitals continue with hardly any meaningful action taken to rein in the situation. First, it was the attacks on the Lankan Consulate in Canada followed by sieges on the embassies in Paris, London, Denmark and Oslo. The latest attack targeted the Lankan Embassy in the Hague. Not only that, the pro-LTTE mob also extended their attacks to the Chinese Embassy in London -China being a consistent advocator of non interference in the affairs of Sri Lanka. Of course, Sri Lanka's Mission... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/05/09)
Sri Lanka War crimes
May 15, 2009 The Editor (Letters) THE OTTAWA CITIZEN Sir: When Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa said (May 15) that all civilians held by the Tamil Tigers as a human shield in the Northeast of Sri Lanka will be rescued within the next 48 hours, and he has managed to rescue over 200,000 innocent Tamil civilians during the past month, the International voices like that of the British are playing the game of "We gotch ya, Sri Lanka". According to your report, "The British government's pledge to support an early investigation into allegations that... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/05/09)
A Little Learning is a Dangerous Thing – Alexander Pope
 Mr Miliband has put his foot in the mouth again! The incorrigible British Foreign Secretary, Mr David Miliband, has this time strayed into international economics! Egged on by his LTTE friends who are roaming the streets of London, breathing down his neck, Mr Miliband, is reported to have raised doubts about whether "Colombo could be trusted to use a US$ 1.9 billion loan from the IMF appropriately". Mr Miliband's rantings reflect a curious mixture of pitiful ignorance, sheer arrogance and puerile obduracy of an intellectually bankrupt politician on a wild goose chase. Mr Miliband should have the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/05/09)
Stop the bloodbath
Hi Luis, Thank you for taking time to read my letter. What you say in response sounds great but unfortunately lacks pragmatism and to me it is nothing but just a bunch of glorified empty words normally heard at coffee lounges in Western countries. You say you do not condone the atrocities committed by the LTTE (or the Sri Lanka Government) but tell me Luis, of one instance where you have taken action to condemn any of attacks carried out by the LTTE against the innocent Sri Lankans? Where were you during the past 30 years?... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/05/09)
Sri Lankans in Toronto protest against Tamil Tigers!
While over 50,000 LTTE supporters from the Tamil Diaspora took to the streets of Toronto protesting against Sri Lanka on May 13th, about 70 Sri Lankans with the help of Sri Lanka United National Association (SLUNA) held a counter protest over the busy Don Valley Parkway highway. Our mission was to hold our 40ft banner "PROTECT CANADA! STOP THE TAMIL TIGERS!" for long as we could and we ended up getting a positive response from media and commuters on the busy highway by give the "thumbs up", while pro-LTTE supporters gave us the "finger". Local TV channels that were covering... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/05/09)
MORE THAN 5000 TAMIL CIVILIANS ESCAPE WHILE ARMY REPORTS HUGE EXPLOSIONS WHERE LTTE LEADERSHIP HIDING AND THEIR RADIO GOING SILENT
As the Sri Lanka Army closed in on the narrowing strip of land held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) more than 5000 civilians held hostage by them started escaping to the protection of the Sri Lanka security forces , army sources revealed. The Army sources said the exodus began after the Army opened up rescue passages in the narrow strip of land still occupied by the LTTE Meanwhile the Daily Telegraph newspaper of London said, “If this terrible episode is drawing to a close, with the final defeat... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/05/09)
Sri Lanka & IMF Loan
Brad Adams Executive Director Human Rights Watch 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor New York, NY 101118-3299  Dear Brad: Two days ago, around 10nish in the morning there was a knock on my front door. I opened the door and found two smartly dressed ladies hugging several slim publications, with two folio cases slung over their shoulders. They smiled and I greeted them with a smile. The older one pushed a small brochure at me and said, “We just want to tell you that... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/05/09)
Tamil Diaspora’s Angst: Toronto City Demonstrations A Form of Terrorism!
When the police metro/prov./RCMP say that there are no laws to control or prohibit Tamil Tiger-Terrorism Supporting Demonstrations every Canadian with a modicum of intelligence or general knowledge knows that they are talking bunkum. Then, Why in Heaven’s name don’t they act? Enforce the law?      Here’s the reason. It’s because they are servile. They work for their masters, namely the politicians and not for the public who give them their paycheck; in Ontario, the liberals in power, have one eye on the potential voting power of The Tamil... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/05/09)
Civilians escape to government safety, rebuke partisan European interference
The Peace Secretariat welcomes the latest efforts by the Sri Lankan forces, which have enabled over 5000 more of our fellow citizens to escape from LTTE clutches. It is also noteworthy that this has not been accompanied by allegations of large numbers of civilian casualties.  It is noteworthy that, following the large exodus of over 100,000 civilians in the three days after April 20th, the flood became only a trickle as the Tigers built up their techniques of imprisonment. Our forces could only move forward slowly... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/05/09)
Prabhakaran "The Saviour" Anihilates His Own Tamils
Sooner or later, the Truth Dawns! Whilst the entire world, with their jaundiced eyes, looks down on the Government of Sri Lanka, as usual, the "Root of the Problem" is ignored. For over three decades, the Western world and, the BBC controlled by the Tamil management, portrayed the Tamil Tiger Terrorist LTTE as "The Saviour" of the Tamils. First it must be emphasized that the "Root of the Problem" was created by the British Colonialism, which divided and ruled Ceylon, by nurturing division amongst the immigrant Tamil tea plantation workers, and other low class labour in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/05/09)
Clarifying the Humanitarian Situation in Sri Lanka
Presentation of Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha, Secretary Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights, at the ‘Sudan, Sri Lanka, CERF Member States Briefing’ conducted by Sir John Holmes, UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief CoordinatorHohh at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Tuesday May 12, 2009.  (Edited, incorporating responses to questions)  Thank you, Sir John, for your account of the current situation in Sri Lanka, and your efforts to collect funding to help resolve the problems faced by the displaced. I... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/05/09)
TWO SRI LANKAN TAMILS WHO FLED ARE BROUGHT BACK TO LONDON FROM SRI LANKA AND GIVEN LIFE SENTENCES FOR MURDER AT OLD BAILEY
Two Sri Lanka Tamil men who fled the country five years ago to escape justice for the killing of a East Ham man have been jailed at the Old Bailey today thanks to close co-operation between the Metropolitan Police and Sri Lankan authorities, the Metropolitan Police of London said.  Sivajodi Anantharaja, 41 years, of no fixed address, was given a life sentence with a recommendation he serve a minimum of 24 years for the murder of 26-year-old Maheswaran Kaneshan and attempted murder of another man.  Sivapragasam Rajeskanna, 36 years, of no... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/05/09)
FIVE LTTE MEN WERE ARRESTED IN FRONT OF THE LONDON RUSSIAN EMBASSY DEMONSTRATION FOR DISPLAYING TERRORIST FLAGS
The Metropolitan Police of London said they have arrested five Sri Lankan Tamil demonstrators in front of the Russian Embassy at Kensington Palace Gardens at Bays Water Road junction in Central London for displaying material which supports a proscribed organization in the United Kingdom.  Russian Embasy is the latest place the usually violent LTTE went for demonstrations but unlike at the Sri Lankan, Chinese and Indian offices of envoys the 150 strong crowd was more tamed.  The five were arrested under section 13 of the terrorism Act for displaying material in support... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/05/09)
Suspected Tamil Tiger mobs repeats attack on Kingsbury Buddhist Temple-London
A suspected gang of Tamil Tiger supporters has once again attacked the Sri Saddhatissa International Buddhist Centre (SSIBC) popularly known as “Kingsbury Buddhist Temple-London†in the wee hours of Wednesday (Today) May 14th.  This attack by Tamil Tiger supporters caused damage to the glass windows, panels and the building. No one, including the residing monks, was injured and London Metropolitan Police were called immediately to the temple premises around 3.15 am.  This is the seventh (7th) time Kingsbury temple has come under physical attack and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/05/09)
Eyewitness
Neranja....... She is the only victim who survived The only eyewitness still remain She lost her whole family form the rampage Some may say it's their fate... But she doesn't believe it... It's not just fate Because she witnessed her family's tragedy She saw how they torched her beloveds ....by her own eyes! She had witnessed how they massacred ....her family in her presence! So she wanted to forget that gruesome day But she can't escape from her past Because she lost all her loved ones; her mom, dad and her only brother She can never... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/05/09)
Misleading the International Community,The UN And The Entire World With Distorted Facts And Figures!
May 11th 2009 The latest protests by the LTTE supportive Tamils in Toronto Canada have been orchestrated with precise theatrics which should however not mislead the International Community, the Entire world and the United Nations. The protestors about a 1000 strong  blocked an arterial highway in the West of Toronto and acted with high handed bravado holding up traffic for a few hours early today until riot police in full gear were seen advancing and they then dispersed scattering like frightened jackrabbits ! There is however information that the Canadian Government has agreed to look... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/05/09)
Jayalalitha dreams she is playing Durga in a South Indian film.
Jayalalitha Jeyaram  has a big mouth to talk with,  but a considerably small brain to think with. Therefore, what she talks and what she thinks seem to be in constant conflict. She is against terrorism she once said but she is now for an Eelam in Sri Lanka. Why not an Eelam in India ? That would avoid a war against the Sri Lanka Army ? TamilNadu could easily be converted to an Eelam State to accommodate the Tamils in India, Sri Lanka and those in the Diaspora. Sometime back she also said she is a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/05/09)
OPEN LETTER TO DAVID MILIBAND -WHAT IS NEXT MILIBAND?
 British High Commissioner, Colombo. Please deliver this letter to David Miliband. My dear Miliband, There is a saying that "a dog may bark but the mountain does not come down".  It appears to me that you are a shameless white man who does not know when to stop. An attorney-at-Law by profession S.L.Gunsekekera called you a born idiot while some others called you all different names. I called you a spineless L plater Miliband. Now I do not hesitate to call you a corrupt backhander politician hard up for LTTE terrorist's blood money. First... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/05/09)
Internatinal news from Sri Lanka - "Hospital in No Fire Zone not shelled"
Editor Metro Newspaper London  Dear Editor Various reports have been circulating in the international media during the past few days, including your news paper (Metro) in a generalised manner about Sri Lankan troops shelling a No Fire Zone in Northern Sri Lanka where government security forces are engaged in a humanitarian exercise to save fleeing Tamil citizens in the area from the clutches of  LTTE terrorists . This has been vigorously condemned and refuted by Sri Lankan authorities.  I am a journalist who had worked as the London correspondent for many years from London and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/05/09)
LTTE terror propaganda leads to false story on Los Angeles Times
On May 12, 2009  Dear Mr. Russ Stanton, Editor of Los Angeles Times:  Your story '47 people killed in new shelling in Sri Lanka' on May 12, 2009 was generated by the LTTE global misinformation machine to slow or stop anti-terror operations against them. They are forcing the medical officers to lie to generate international outrage.  We hope you will use better judgment in the future before buying into such outrageous fables. Such fraud committed by the LTTE terrorists and propagated by the media in the past 25 years led to their success internationally... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/05/09)
WITH A VIEW TO A KILL!
 Author of ‘Mission to Oslo’  ‘Ceasefire' has evolved into a four letter word in Lanka! Sinhalese Buddhist chauvinists were fast discovering that a ‘ceasefire' was literally being forced down their throats. ‘Ceasefire' was the invention by the ex-colonialist in order to cripple a democratically elected government and make it negotiate with the most ruthless terror organisation presently. This instrument was initiated a few weeks back, and touted around as a panacea for all the ills of the bleeding Island. As usual Sri Lankans were caught with their ‘pants down' by the peace industry's new... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/05/09)
GOING BACK TO YESTERDAY
 It was the mid of 1999, I still remember the evening when I was introducing myself to a pretty German girl in Australia; I am from Pakistan and she asked me in a surprisingly strange way where Pakistan is. I again wish to meet the same girl; I am sure now I won’t have to tell her where Pakistan is; because it is all changed now. Pakistan is no more in oblivion. We should be thankful to the unforgettable 9/11 for this whole sale introduction of us; the same 9/11 which compelled the whole world... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/05/09)
Letter to Editor - Mr. Ranil Wickramasingha should change
Mr. Ranil wickramasinghe may or may not have well intentions as reasons for meeting with EU officials. But, his recent remarks about India and USA helping Sri Lanka militarily came in at the time of Tamil Nadu elections. Obviously, what is the point for making such statements? Does he think that people in this country no longer believe that he helps Sri Lanka fight against terrorists? Did he display his politically inferior leadership?  Whatever it is, by making such a statement it is very likely that he tried to convey a message to the public at... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/05/09)
Stop the bloodbath
Come off it Luis, when the US killed 100s of innocent Afghani civilians a week or so ago none of you guys had the guts to say even ‘boo' and life went on as if nothing unusual had happened. When the Tamil Tigers are cornered you have suddenly found your voice to protest against ‘a modern day bloodbath'. Do you guys have any sense of integrity? I guess it matters little to AVAAZ and others like HRW and AI because you are being paid and well looked after by the CIA and MI5.  It is high... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/05/09)
TAMIL TIGERS IN LONDON ATTACK KINGSBURY BUDDHIST CENTER AND SMASHUP WINDOWS
Suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in London during the small hours of May 13 attacked Kingsbury Sri Saddhatissa International Buddhist Center in London and smashed up seven windows.  Venerable Wanduramba kassapa , an eywitness at the crime scene said , “About seven males used half pieces of bricks one of them carried to the temple premises  in a sack to smash up the down stairs and upstairs window panes using them as missiles.† Venerable Kassapa said this is the eighth attack on the temple by... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/05/09)
DAY DREAMING TAMIL NADU JOKERS VOTE TODAY IN THE LAST PHASE OF INDIAN ELECTION.
The last phase (Phase 5) of the Indian General Election for 543 Lokh Sabha seats will be held today (May 13th) and among the 9 States that go for poll for election of 86 members include the State of Tamil Nadu which will be electing 40 members including one member from Pondichchery. Election in this State becomes significant for Sri Lanka as many LTTE proxies and Tamil Racists are vying for election in this State assisted and supported by TamilNadu Jokers heading Racist Political Outfits. These Racists of all hues have taken the Sri Lankan issue as... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/05/09)
CANADIAN TORIES SAY THEY WOULD NOT TALK WITH TAMIL TIGERS BUT THEY ARE PREPARED TO TALK TO OTHER TAMIL LEADERS
The Tory party who are in power in Canada have repeatedly refused to meet any representatives connected with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to discuss  the situation in Sri Lanka. “The Canadian government is concerned about the humanitarian crisis Tamils face in Sri Lanka but officials are not prepared to meet with anyone who might represent the terrorist group Tamil Tigers," Bev Oda a cabinet minister who recently visited Sri Lanka was quoted having said. A news website said, Bev Oda, the federal Minister of International Co-operation, said that she... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/05/09)
Special Rapporteurs leap on the bandwagon
  The Peace Secretariat is not entirely surprised by a recent statement of several United Nations Special Rapporteurs, which is of a piece with a recent campaign to rouse emotions about and against Sri Lanka. It is however disappointed that the Rapporteurs have not stopped to think that such statements may deprive Sri Lanka of the peace it has long sought, and which now seems so near.  In particular the dramas that are now going on in the offices and drawing rooms of Geneva will send a message to the Tigers... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/05/09)
Health Ministry questions credibility of Dr Shanmugarajah
 No contact with Provincial or National Health authorities since October 2008  The Secretary to the Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition, Dr. H.A.P. Kahandaliyanage, has questioned the veracity and credibility of statements attributed to a doctor said to be working in the no-fire zone in north-eastern Sri Lanka. He says: "I wish to draw your attention to a statement released by one Dr Shanmugarajah, allegedly a District Medical Officer (DMO) of a hospital in the Mullaitivu District, that has been circulated to foreign media agencies. I am made to understand that in this... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/05/09)
A TAMIL WOMAN WITH 17 DAYS OLD INFANT WITH BULLET WOUNDS TELLS REPORTER : IF LTTE FIGHT FOR US HOW COME THEY SHOOT US
Stewart Bell of the National Post is one of the most experienced and knowledgeable Western reporters about the Tamils of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam . The Canadian reporter now in Sri Lanka covering his favorite story asked a Tamil woman in a hospital with a 17 days old infant with bullet wounds an interesting question. “Asked how she felt about the Tamil Tigers, who have led a three-decade rebellion for the creation of a Tamil homeland, she smiled. "When they started, they said they are fighting for the Tamil people, but... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/05/09)
CHINA TELLS LONDON TIMES HAMBANTOTA IS A NORMAL COMMERCIAL PROJECT AND NO MILITARY ONE AS THEY TRY TO DEPICT
China criticized the London Times article that said the Hambatota harbour which China is helping Sri Lanka to build as a refueling and docking station for China’s navy as distortion of facts. China categorically called the Hambantota Port project as normal commercial activity despite how it is described  by London’s Murdoch owned newspaper. "Any attempt to distort the facts would be invalid," Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu in a statement issued in Beijing. He was commenting on a report by the Times of London, which said in report published  on May... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/05/09)
BRITISH MP’S ARE OUTRAGED BY THE LTTE DEMONSTRATION AND SPEAKER CALLS IT HIJACKING OF THE PARLIAMENT
The Speaker of the British House of Commons Michael Martin charged that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) demonstration on May 11 hijacked the British parliament obstructing the duties of elected members. In an obvious reference made to filthy unsanitary conditions created by the weeks long demonstration by the Tamil Tigers in the parliamentary square the Speaker said, “to hijack an important part of this cityâ€â€ÂÂwith hunger strikers, tents and food stalls, but no toilet facilitiesâ€â€ÂÂis not the proper way to conduct a demonstration.† Charging the LTTE demonstration violated the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/05/09)
Finish off the LTTE, kill it! And all its tentacles!
Sri Lanka has a right to protect her citizens from terrorism and the world should side with the government to end this 30 year brutality. As a Tamil from Sri Lanka I'm ashamed at the ridiculous claims being made by some Tamil elements of our population. Actually in Sri Lanka only the LTTE has ever wanted a single state, no other mainstream Tamil political party has ever asked for one. Let us decent Tamils live in peace with our Sinhalese brothers and sisters like we have always done.  The Tamil Diaspora is the globalised soldiers of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/05/09)
Letter to Barry Gardiner MP-Your views on Sri Lanka makes me ashamed to be British
Dear Barry, I'd like to inform you that you are collaborating with a terrorist in supporting Pararameswaren Subramaniam as he admits that his two sisters are attached to the terrorist organisation LTTE. If you don't believe they are terrorists, then have a look at the atrocities they have committed over the last 26 years here. I have read your letter dated 30 April 2009 sent to Mr. B Weerasingha (published here on LankaWeb) and would like to tell you that it's full of poppy-cock. Also I would like to state that if there is a BAD government in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/05/09)
RANIL WICKREMESINGHE TRYING TO HELP ANTI-SRI LANKAN ELEMENTS
In an apparent bid to strengthen the anti-Sri Lankan sectors in the Indian polity and embarrass sections who were helping the country Sri Lanka’s Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe told an Indian website that India gave military help to Sri Lanka to defeat the Tamil Tigers.  Wickremesinghe told the news website, “For instance, the interdiction of LTTE ships on the sea would not have been possible without the help of India, US and some other countries. The LTTE network abroad was also broken up.† He... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/05/09)
Your charge that Sri Lankan soldiers raped Tamil IDP women
Monday, 11 May 2009 Albina Guarnieri Liberal MP for Mississauga East-Cooksville House of Commons, Ottawa Dear Albina: When you got up in the House today to do your little pious preaching on behalf of your Tamil constituents, I said to myself, "Oh No, not her again!" But I expected you to wear a habit made out of a red Tamil Tiger terrorist flag. That would have been colourful as well as given you the stamp of a real Snow Tigress fighting for the Tamil Tiger separatist cause. Then you... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/05/09)
Statement To Tamil Protesters in Toronto - May 10,2009
Hon. M. Ignatieff Leader of the Liberal Party House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario. Dear Sir: I am writing to you regarding your response to the illegal demonstration in Toronto yesterday by the supporters of the Tamil Tiger terrorists who were waving their LTTE flags, making statements that their leader is Prabhakaran, who as you are well aware is a mass murderer wanted by Interpol, and disrupting the lives of other Canadians. True to Liberal Party policy, you promised to intervene on their behalf and raise the issue in parliament today. In other words... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/05/09)
Bon Voyage!
Motivated by unalloyed concern for the plight of the civilians trapped in the war zone in Sri Lanka, the indefatigable Mr David Miliband, British Foreign Secretary, has embarked on yet another long-haul flight, this time, to New York. He has rendezvous with his affable French counterpart, Monsieur Bernard Kouchner. The duo is due to perform at an informal briefing at the UN Security Council following their rather unsuccessful rescue mission.    Curiously, for all his well-publicized compassion for the civilians in the war zone, Mr Miliband does not seem to have used his influence with his... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/05/09)
Letter to Editor
The only source and the origin of news source for the very recent outcry by UN is well known to me. He is from my area ie Mullaitivu.  He was educated at University of Jaffna - Faculty of Medicine. He got the admission through the government district quota system which Jaffna people were against those days. . While he was in the university he joined LTTE. He participated in several attacks against Indian Peace Keeping Forces by LTTE. He got severely injured on one of those attcks. He still has the scars from the injury.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/05/09)
PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA SAYS THE COUNTRY HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REMOVED OUT OF ANY DANGER OF A DIVISION
President Mahinda Rajapaksa categorically stated that Sri Lanka has been completely removed out of any danger of a division.  He also assured , “ We will not allow any forces to raise their heads to divide this nation,†addressing a nurse’s celebration of International Nurses Day that falls on the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.  The President of the State Services Nurses Union, Venerable Muruttetuwe Ananda Thero donated 2.5 million Rupees collected by the nurses for the welfare of the soldiers.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/05/09)
TIGER TERRORISTS KILL SCORES OF CIVILIANS AND SPREAD FALSE NEWS
 Today the LTTE terrorists and their sympathizers launched a massive campaign of attacks to slow the rescuing of civilian hostages held by these terrorists. In related news, the Taleban in Swat Valley copies Tamil Tiger terrorists - see below… Surrendering LTTE terrorists reveal mass civilian killings engineered to blame the Sri Lankan army and used to gain international sympathy: "According to the defence.lk special correspondent at Karayamulli Vaikkal, five LTTE cadres including four child soldiers surrendered to Army 53 Division this morning (May 11) have revealed that LTTE had brutally crushed several civilian attempts to seek refuge with... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/05/09)
45 LONDON LTTE MEN ARRESTED FOR BLOCKING STREETS NEAR PARLIAMENT HOLDING TRAFFIC FOR HOURS, VIOLENT DISORDER AND ASSAULT ON THE POLICE
London’s Metropolitan Police arrested 45 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) protestors when they moved from parliamentary square and blocked roads leading to the parliament , Monday May 11.   The arrests came after the London LTTE members blocked traffic in the area for several hours and the police tried to move them off the road. They defied the police announcement through loudspeakers that their move was illegal. The LTTE , a banned organization in UK as a terrorist group, were carrying the official flag of the terrorist outfit , and have been taking the law... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/05/09)
Is Gordon Weiss speaking for the entire international community at the UN?
Over the weekend, the media arm of the imperialists fully exploited the apparently dangerous ‘loose talk’ by a Dr V. Shanmugarajah, nearly managed to do his bit for the Tigers by generating another spate of ‘wolf cries’.  The funny thing is, he is a Sri Lankan government employed Medical Officer employed in the war zone to look after the well being of the IDPs! Instead of treating the sick and the wounded, he has been having a good yarn with Gordon Weiss in Colombo, who seems to have appointed himself to represent all 192 member countries of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/05/09)
GoSL Denies Reports of Civilian Casualties Caused by Armed
The Government of Sri Lanka categorically denies reports attributable to sources aligned with or under duress from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as to supposed civilian casualties in the no-fire zone in north-eastern Sri Lanka. The most recent claim of 378 deaths and over 1,100 injured is founded on a single source - a Government doctor said to be working in the zone. The Government has utterly rejected these claims of civilian casualties being caused by shelling from the security forces on Saturday (09) and Sunday (10). The Government notes... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/05/09)
BBC’S RADIO 4 SAYS THE ARMY’S DETERMINATION NOT ONLY TO CRUSH TAMIL TIGERS BUT ALSO TO SAVE TAMIL CIVILIANS
 Summing up his radio broadcast from Colombo the respected BBC's Radio 4 reporter Andrew Hosken in Today programme said the Sri Lanka Army's determination is not only to put an end to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)but also to save the trapped Tamil civilians.  He said in his broadcast , " the army knows this is a fight not just to obliterate the Tamil Tigers but to save the lives of perhaps many thousands of innocent men, women and children caught up in the storm of war." He also said, "Although over the last... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/05/09)
Rajapaksa on trial
Editor Rights UN – Rajapaksa on trial – Comments to Times of India Does PUCL think the readers are stupid.  They speak like idiots. Mahinda Rajapaksa is the only leader who can protect the Tamil people. He is kind and full of Compassion.  The SL forces could have finished the war about one month ago, if Mr. Rajapaksha was not a practicing Buddhist. Can't you people get to your head, about the destruction done by the former Smuggler LTTE terrorist wing leader Prabakaran. How many people he killed, how many made orphans, children waiting... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/05/09)
Sri Lanka: "We are Holier than Thou" says Canada
COMMUNIQUÉ Ottawa-Vanier Riding For Canadian Parliamentarians interested in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka: We are Holier than Thou says Canada! Ken Sunquist, Assistant Deputy Minister of Asia and Africa of the Department of Foreign Affairs during his meeting with the House of Commons Standing Committee for Foreign Affairs on April 29, raised the possibility of future investigations into allegations of war crimes and genocide in Sri Lanka. “At this time, we don’t have sufficient information to determine whether the current conflict meets that definition of genocideâ€ÂÂÂ, he said. (Comment: Hey! Canada, not so quick on the draw! We... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/05/09)
UNESCO’s award of the World Press Freedom Prize 2009, is scandalous.
 There was a time when USSR was still a Union of Socialist States defying the West, the Russian dissidents of USSR were the winners  of  Noble Laureates. The world was then divided into two camps the Socialism lead by Russia and Capitalism lead by America. To be recognised in the capitalist west it was enough to attack Socialism in written or audio visual media.  The Russian dissident   and those seeking asylum in the West were acclaimed by the “free world†as heroes .  Eventually that helped the “free worldâ€Â i.e the Capitalist world to  break up USSR. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/05/09)
THE DOCTRINE OF MILITARY NECESSITY DURING INTERNAL ARMED CONFLICTS
The duly elected Executive President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, President Mahinda Rajapakse, as the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces has taken the correct decision as he is morally and legally bound to protect his subjects from all forms of terror. It is in this connection that President Mahinda Rajapakse has rightly liberated the Tamil people who have been in bondage in the North. The Exodus is like Moses giving freedom to the Jews from Egypt. But the stunning difference is that the Tamil people are being given freedom by President Rajapakse,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/05/09)
TAMIL TIGERS MAKING USE OF THE HUMAN SHIELD AND KILL SCORES OF CIVILIANS
In order to depend on the victory of a propaganda war against the government the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) started firing at the civilians indiscriminately killing scores of them sources in the North East of Sri Lanka said. Providing a clue when this shelling started the LTTE connected website, the Tamil Net said it started on Saturday and as as many as 2,000 civilians had been killed. As usual to distribute their propaganda they used health sources, who have no other alternative but to tell the phoning reporters what the LTTE propaganda machine... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/05/09)
HRW: Useful Idiots and Ambassadors of Evil
Wall Street Journal reported on May 05, 2009, that U.S air strikes had killed dozens of civilians in Afghanistan.  This was attributed to the bombing runs carried out by U.S. led-coalition jets. The real number is not dozens but over a hundred according to Abdul Basir Khan, a member of the provincial council of Farah province. The villagers have brought bodies of men, women and children, which were mutilated beyond recognition and even difficult to count. However, the surviving villagers have counted over 100 dead bodies and transported several truckloads of wounded civilians to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/05/09)
Cries of US and its allies on civilian casualties
While killing hundreds of civilians in Afghanistan and in Iraq, cries of United States and its allies on Sri Lanka (who has "Zero Civilian Death Policy" when fighting terrorism) remind us the story of a tricking thief who cried "thief, thief catch a thief", just to avert the attention and as a part of a ploy set to escape from the crowd around him. As per the media reports, US is planning to rush hundreds of millions of dollars to Pakistan help fight the Taliban and al-Qaida.  Last week, US-led air strikes killed hundreds of Afghans, including... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/05/09)
Truth about Allegations of Shelling by Sri Lanka Army
Sunday, 10 May 2009 MEDIA RELEASE - LTTE mortar fire kills fleeing civilians as another 1000 break out of captivity  Top Defense sources in Colombo told the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the UN in Geneva that over 1000 civilians broke out of the conflict zone at the Mullaitivu end over the last 24 hours. The LTTE sentries, initially overwhelmed, recovered and opened fire on the fleeing civilians.  The sentry was then heard on intercepted radio communications calling the LTTE command centre for... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/05/09)
CHANNEL 4 STORY IS A HOAX
Three journalists representing the controversial Channel 4 news in London who broadcast an unsubstantiated rape story based allegedly on LTTE propaganda has been arrested , police spokesman in Colombo said. Police spokesman Ranjith Gunasekera said the three were arrested in the Eastern Port city of Trincomalee and escorted by the Police to Colombo. They were charged on tarnishing the image of the government security forces and the Police said the government said they are still conducting the investigations. A member of the British parliamentary delegation who visited the same camp has said in Britain... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/05/09)
Delusional Politicos of India
Firstly, as delusional as they are in Indian political theatrics, BJP leader Advani and AIADMK Jayalalitha asking for an intervention of Sri Lanka followed by DMK knucklehead Karunanidhi starting a fast, which ended “lightning fast†and now profess the need to create a state of EELAM for their brotherhood in Sri Lanka. Now ask yourselves a question. “Aren’t these the very same people they refused to accept back to Tamil Nadu that we are trying to protect?†or is it the case of a rich man’s self centered son (Tamil Nadu) who would rather prefer his... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/05/09)
CHANNEL 4 TEAM WHO ALLEGED RAPE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED
Three journalists representing the controversial Channel 4 news in London who broadcast an unsubstantiated rape story based allegedly on LTTE propaganda has been arrested , police spokesman in Colombo said. Police spokesman Ranjith Gunasekera said the three were arrested in the Eastern Port city of Trincomalee and escorted by the Police to Colombo. They were charged on tarnishing the image of the government security forces and the Police said the government said they are still conducting the investigations. A member of the British parliamentary delegation who visited the same camp has said in Britain that the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/05/09)
Indian Election, hogwash of Human Rights Watch, Malcolm Bruce MP Scavengers and UK Channel 4.
 Let India get credit for the delay in finishing off with terrorism, even at great risk to our Soldiers.  It is true Indian Prime Minister , though he had not been exceptionally cordial towards Sri Lanka, had not been unfriendly as well. But he kept the Tamil Nadu jokers in check without giving into their hysterics. Therefore, it would be good to give him a chance to win the Indian Elections.  But that does not mean that we should expose our valiant soldiers to danger allowing them to face ruthless Prabhakaran and his demons, without heavy... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/05/09)
A TRIBUTE TO THREE ‘GOLDEN AGE’ DONS WITH DEEP RESPECT
Speaking of the ‘50s and the ‘60s, the Golden Age of Peradeniya, Brendon Gooneratne, an expatriate domiciled in Australia, wrote: "It was a period that will be remembered as a time that has passed, and will probably never be repeated." The three of us were contemporaries on the Peradeniya campus from the end of the ‘50s to the beginning of the ‘60s. This is our appreciation of three unforgettable dons who molded us.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/05/09)
Asylum for the verbally insane
We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes, But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes. One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese, Yet the plural of moose should never be meese. You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice, Yet the plural of house is houses, not hice. If the plural of man is always called men, Why shouldn't the plural of pan be called pen? If I speak of my foot and show you my feet, And I give you a boot, would a pair... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/05/09)
AMNESTY TO TAMIL TIGERS WHO SURRENDER! ARE YOU KIDDING?
I recently read in the print media that the Minister for Disaster Management & Human Rights Mr. Mahinda Samrasinghe saying that the Government is ready to grant amnesty to LTTE cadres who surrender. Is he serious? Is he kidding? This will be like granting another life line for them to recoup and recommence terrorist activities at a latter stage. Don’t forget that the Tamil Diaspora is still financially and logistically strong. They have funds to take this war for another couple of decades if we leave the Tamil Tigers free. The remaining Tamils in the NFZ who... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/05/09)
The follow-up to Afghan civilian killings exposes the US conspiracy of diversion using the Sri Lankan issue
 It is interesting to note that the UN employs independent ‘experts’ on ‘summary executions’, right to health, food and water and sanitation. For heaven's sake, what skills do make one an ‘expert’ on summary executions? It could only be US army experience in Vietnam, Iraq or Afghanistan! What expertise do you need to work out that human beings need food, water and, sanitation to survive? If the UN wants to contact them, there are more than six billion poor people in the world (out of a total of 6.7 billion) who can testify for this need and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/05/09)
RETURNING FROM SRI LANKA LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC MP PRAISES THE GOVERNMENT FOR DOING A GOOD JOB OF SHELTERING THE IDP’S AND CALLS LTTE A BUNCH OF TERRORISTS
Malcom Bruce , Liberal Democratic member of the delegation of British parliamentarians who visited the Sri Lankan IDP camps , on his return praised the Sri Lankan government for doing an extremely good job under pressure to shelter 135,000 Tamil civilians who escaped areas held by the terrorists and called the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) a group of terrorists who killed their own people. Interviewed by Edward Strouton for BBC's Today (Radio 4) Bruce who has been the Chair of the International Development Select Committee since 2005 in the House of Commons said,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/05/09)
Helplanka comes to the aid of a destitute rural family in Southern Sri Lanka
Responding to an appeal in the Daily Mirror Sri Lanka Helplanka - a  UK registered charity -   has come to the aid of a poor family in Rathgama who lost their home and all their possessions in a house fire. The 3 school going children were given clothes, shoes and books and the family were also given dry rations distributed by local Helplanka coordinator- Lahiru De Silva -  himself a resident of Rathgama. The youngest child of the family is profoundly deaf and Helplanka will be making arrangements for her to be seen... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/05/09)
A few words to the self-loathing Sri Lankans
Of late people who made a living out of Sri Lanka-bashing have been changing their tune a bit,  but obviously it’s not easy for them to get off their habitual groove. Let me illustrate by taking the case of Jehan Perera, whose career, like those of his ilk, I have been following with increasing disgust. Perera is the head honcho of the highly lucrative National Peace Council. From giving a subtle nod to "its [US] proposal, which could include safe passage abroad for the LTTE leadership …" and his glowing tributes to the LTTE... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/05/09)
Will HRW and AI charge the US for war crimes
Will HRW and AI charge the US for war crimes A probe confirms deaths due to American airstrikes in Afghanistan: Afghan officials have estimated up to 147 people died in the battle in the western province of Farah on Monday. U.S. coalition blamed Taliban militants Saturday for causing what Afghan officials say are dozens of civilian deaths during a prolonged battle that included American airstrikes. The U.S. said an unspecified number of civilians died but did not take responsibility for any deaths. Why not? Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton who tells that she is concerned... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/05/09)
Doublespeak of the West
Doublespeak is a double barrel name for Western Foreign Policy. Lets examine the varying stands shown to the LTTE and the Talibans-Sri Lankan and Pakistan civilians by the West. Hillary Clinton says (in a bout of doublespeak?) she "deeply regrets Afghan casualties" in the Afghanistan theatre of war due to overhead bombing by US fighter planes. Pakistan has declared war on the Taliban militants at the bequest of America. The fighting on the edge of Swat Valley has led to the inflow of nearly 500000 refugees from the war zone. It is a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/05/09)
Earth has not anything to show more unfair
 "Earth has not anything to show more fair," wrote Wordsworth of the breathtaking view of the mist clad London from the Westminster Bridge way back in 1802. But today the earth has nothing to show more dreadful and unfair than what is unfolding at the British Parliamentary Square, where terrorism is being advocated openly. On Wednesday, LTTE activists launched a mob attack on the Chinese Embassy in London in full view of the British police. Only three of the perpetrators were arrested and others went scot free. Last month, LTTE mobs attacked the Indian and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/05/09)
Sri Lanka: War Crimes
May 7, 2009 The Editor EMBASSY Ottawa Sir: Ken Sunquist, DFAIT’s Assistant Deputy Minister of Asia and Africa, during his musings on Sri Lanka War Crimes before Foreign Affairs Committee on April 29, missed the opportunity to include in his equation of, “the possibility of future investigations into allegations of war crimes and genocide in Sri Lanka…†the possible claims for compensation for the victims and their families who lost their lives and limbs because of foreign nations support , directly or indirectly, for the Tamil Tigers to continue this... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/05/09)
The suffering of civilians cornered by Human Rights Watch
 The Anglo American Corporation Human Rights Watch is now engaged in a campaign, along with its patrons, to denigrate Sri Lanka in the eyes of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. This follows its campaign throughout 2009 to dissuade civilians from leaving LTTE controlled territory to refuge with the Sri Lankan government.  In both cases, the HRW agenda fits in with that of the LTTE. This may not be deliberate, but it is certainly convenient for the LTTE. Now that the LTTE is reduced to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/05/09)
Human Shields in Swat Valley
May 8, 2009 The Editor (Letters) OTTAWA CITIZEN Sir: On page A5 in today’s  (May 8) The Ottawa Citizen, you report that Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence “Cannon distressed by lack of ceasefire in Sri Lankaâ€ÂÂÂ.   And on page A7 you say “’Human shields’ used in Swat Valley – Pakistan starts offensive against Talibanâ€ÂÂÂ. I haven’t heard howls nor whimpers coming out of Canada’s House of Commons denigrating Pakistan’s offensive trying to save the human shield-hostages held by the Taliban’s, nor suggesting that there should be an “Emergency... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/05/09)
JANE'S DEFENSE WEEKLY SAYS SLN IS THE FIRST NAVAL FORCE IN MODERN ERA OF THE WORLD THAT DEFEATED WELL ARMED INSURGENT GROUP AT SEA
Writing an editorial comment to a full page interview by the London based Jane's Defense Weekly with Vice Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda , the editor said that Sri Lanka Navy has become the first naval force in the modern era to defeat a well armed insurgent group at sea. "Led by Vice Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda , the SLN developed a maritime strategy that starved the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) of support from the ocean leading to their capitulation on land," the editorial comment said. Interviewed by Tim Fish Jane's Naval reporter in the issue of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/05/09)
SRI LANKAN AMBASSADOR IN WASHINGTON DC TELLS CEASEFIRE WITH LTTE WILL LEAD TO MORE TERRORISM
Speaking out of past experiences of his country Sri Lankan Ambassador Jaliya Wickramasuriya told a  gathering of the Atlantic Council, a Washington, D.C. think tank, that a ceasefire with the cornered Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka will only lead to more terrorism.  Adressing in a program entitled “Sri Lanka: Beyond Terrorism,†Ambassador Wickramasuriya outlined the government’s ambitious plans for reconstruction and reconciliation in northern Sri Lanka, where government forces have trapped the last remnants of the Tamil Tiger force.  Ambassador Wickramasuriya noted that the Tigers are holding 15,000-20,000 civilians as a human... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/05/09)
AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCES IT WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER $ 10 MILLION FOR SRI LANKAN IDP WELFARE
Australia announced that it will provide a further $10 million in humanitarian assistance to civilians affected by the conflict in northern Sri Lanka. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said on Friday May 8 the money would be distributed through United Nations agencies. Smith said the money would be used to provide water, sanitation, shelter, food and health care. Australia has provided a total of $23.5 million in humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka since December last year,it said. The rebels have been fighting since 1983 for a separate state for the minority Tamils. Sri Lankan forces have now... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/05/09)
CHANNEL 4 NEWS STORY OF RAPES AND UNNATURAL DEATHS AT IDP WELFARE CAMP IS A HOAX SAYS MODERATE TAMIL LEADER SANGAREE
The moderate Tamil leader in Sri Lanka, V. Anandasangaree told the Indian Express newspaper that the United Kingdom’s Channel 4 Television news story that unnatural deaths have occurred and some girls have been raped by the army at a government IDP camp is a complete hoax.  The Express said an aid worker at the camp has corroborated the statement of Ananda Sangaree. The Channel 4 , showing a face of a man claiming to be an aid worker, speaking in Tamil , alleged that there was talk of the rape and deaths. No unnatural deaths... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/05/09)
ON KILLING CIVILIANS HILARY CLINTON TOLD BY SAUDI NEWS PAPER:SLAUGHTERING CIVILIANS AND THEN APOLOGIZING IS CONTEMPTIBLE
Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton who tells that she is concerned about civilians in Sri Lanka has come under heavy fire from newspapers around the globe for simply saying sorry and doing nothing else after Americans killed of over 100 Afghan civilians including children.  Saudi Arabia’s leading newspaper The Arab News Said in an editorial, “stop killing and start caring about ordinary Afghans. Slaughtering them and then apologizing is contemptible.† The newspaper reminded Clinton that her contemptible apologies are mere words but shattered bodies of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/05/09)
British MPs debunk Tiger propaganda -Tamils in camps better off than in the hands of Tigers:
In a statement issued by the British High Commission ( Colombo , Sri Lanka ) yesterday (May 6, 2009) the visiting group of British Parliamentarians led by Des Browne MP said: ·        “We saw the considerable efforts the Government is making to accommodate and assist IDPs who have left the conflict zone. ·        “We spoke to a number of people in the camps who expressed their genuine relief at having escaped the LTTE and reached a place of safety. ·        “It is clear that IDPs in camps are much better off... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/05/09)
Canada: Let's not be a foreign meddler in Sri Lanka's internal affairs
ASOKA WEERASINGHE COMMUNIQUÉ Ottawa-Vanier Riding For Canadian Parliamentarians interested in Sri Lanka President of Sri Lanka invites UN Chief to visit Sri Lanka. President Mahinda Rajapaksa has invited UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to Sri Lanka to see for himself the situation regarding the action for the accommodation and treatment of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who have recently come to the government controlled areas in such numbers, and plans for their resettlement. “President also told the UN Secretary General that he would then be able to make a better assessment of the conditions faced by the Tamil civilians still held... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/05/09)
Hillari-ous !!!!
 The US has done it again! Mrs Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State, has been quick to trot out the familiar ritualistic apology for yet another slaughter of civilians by US Air Force bombings in Afghanistan.  It was not long ago that the sanctimonious Mrs Clinton declared that the whole world was disappointed over Sri Lanka’s war against the LTTE and that it has caused untold suffering. This was, by any standards, a remarkably successful exercise in histrionics, worthy of an Oscar.  Of course, Mrs Clinton has a perfectly valid excuse. She suffers... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/05/09)
Open Letter to Hon David Milliband, MP Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
Dear Mr Miliband,
  Please visit USA and ask for an immediate ceasefire in Afghanistan and Iraq, to stop civilian deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan, now reaching record high levels, in excess of 1.2 million.. Ref. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Iraq_War http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/sep/16/iraq.iraqtimeline  Many have been tortured in Iraq and subjected to sexual and physical abuse. I am sure you are well aware that USA bombed Iraq to terrorise Iraqis.  Any collateral damage in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/05/09)
AMERICA’S MOST RECENT DOUBLE STANDARDISM
BBC reported this evening (6/5/2009) that American forces have killed 30 civilians in Afghanistan including women and children. The number of civilians injured is yet to be known. This killing of civilians has not occurred with direct confrontation between the American forces and the Talibans. This is a result of random searches by American forces hunting for Taliban leaders and Osama bin Laden. This is not the first time that civilians got  killed (previously 75 civilians in a wedding ceremony including the bride and the groom were killed by air bombing) and there will be many more... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/05/09)
LTTE IN LONDON ATTACK THE CHINESE EMBASSY AND DEMOLISH WINDOWS
About 150 supporters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam  who arrived at the People’s Republic of China Embassy in busy Central London in Portland Place became violent and smashed up many windows of the office building, May 6. The violent demonstrators who arrived at the embassy carrying the official separatist flag of the outfit from the parliament square where they have been allowed to perform a 24 hour vigil unprecedentedly by the British authorities made this their third embassy attack in London  having successfully demolished the windows of the Indian High Commission... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/05/09)
The Eelam Virus
Thousands of protesters gather on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, to ask for the Canadian government to intervene in what they are calling a genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka. (AP) I have cringed with pain and clutched my head in anguish, watching my grand children's friends in Scarborough, Ontario, going out, with their friends, to join protest marches in the streets of Toronto. These young people are given the Tiger flag which is an insult to the best traditions of Hindu society or the Christian values taught by the prince of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/05/09)
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