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Latest Norwegian-LTTE Posturing In Kilinochchi Seems To Have A Familiar Hollow Ring To It!
With respect to the latest developments in Sri Lanka as an aftermath
of the Tsunami devastations affecting all communities which have suffered
extensive damage, despite what some analysts may believe is a negative
response by the Government of Sri Lanka which appears resigned to the
existence of the LTTE in their terrorist guise, perhaps also fatigued
and bedraggled as an aftermath of the Tsunami, the Peace Process mirrored
as 'the proverbial roasting jack seed' appears to have been once again
entrusted to the capabilities of puerile intermediary Norway 'the cat'
towards extricating it from the fires of remission it now rests in with
some irony as the latest pro LTTE brigade of Norwegian Intermediaries
perhaps better
labelled as some skeptics do as interferers given their past track record
of pro LTTE dabbling, met with their adulated blue eyed terrorist boys
of Sri Lanka in Killinochchi with no Government representation .The theatrical
pageant which seems to be how many Sri Lankans have percieved it, also
featured the re- surfacing of, ' once thought to be dead' rebel head honcho
Velupillai Pirapaharan who has not been claimed by the Tsunami after all
and a good time was apparently had by all. His sidekick Pottu Amman however
is still unheard of!
The intermingling of the Petersens, Solheims, Helgesens etc etc with the
Balasinghams,Thamilselvams,Soosais et al appears to have renewed the strength
of the LTTE rhetoric where it has been reported that there was an immediate
condemnation of the Sri Lankan Government by the terrorists who despite
the beatings they seem to have taken as a result of the Tsunami catastrophe
appear to show no ill effects at least of their verbal capabilities now
that their barkings about renewed aggression have softened probably due
to the heavy losses the Tsunami has inflicted on their fighting machine
both in areas of equipment as well as personnel and perhaps time the Sri
Lankan Authorities paid greater attent to the realities of their depletions
and evaluated this to be an opportune time to effectively deal with a
disoriented enemy in a manner which would eliminate their oppression to
Sri Lanka as a threat to her sovereignity and territorial integrity where
some planning and manouvering would be involved as the ruling entity towards
a strategic move.
This conclusion is based purely on informnation about conflicting reports
of accusations by the LTTE that the Government of Sri Lanka is utilizing
Tsunami Aid towards weapons purchases, a blatant baseless lie based on
conjecture and speculation but something which could also be interpreted
as a diversion or a smokescreen of intent to distract all concerned from
their own activities towards their survival as reports of light aircraft
with Kamikazi type capabilities have been sighted in LTTE inhabited territory
making practise runs which appears to have caused some apprehensions within
the Status Quo albeit the response which appears somewhat lukewarm to
the presence of an overall security threat which would be the ultimate
concerns of the Nation and needs to be viewed with real intent towards
countering if it is indeed a threat.After all does not the LTTE carry
a reputation as being a stop at nothing outfit still armed and dangerous
even to a degree ?
There have been many derogatory inferences by the likes of Velupillai
Pirapaharan and re-incarnated idealogue Anton Balasingham made manifest
through their rhetoric which has not been complimentary towards Government
efforts at providing aid to the North and East of Sri Lanka purported
to be under LTTE control whether or not this is true, while the reality
of the Goverment's effort has been genuinely appreciated and broadcast
to the world as very positive and unbiased contrary to LTTE rhetoric intended
to undermine it.
Perhaps it is fast becoming a fact of life in Sri Lanka that the impure
designs of the LTTE combined with the bi-partisan support they get from
Norway does not augur well towards a realistic approach to peace as all
it has done thus far is provide a platform towards a continued existence
of the LTTE , an internationally proscribed terror group who instead of
being dismantled and dispersed for their criminalities may well be planning
an attempt to catch the Sri Lankan Authorities unaware as all the harranguing
and bellyaching by the parties involved in the present coming together
of LTTE and Norwegian personnel with no Govermental representation nor
a mandate for the LTTE as overall representatives of the Tamil community
only continue to transport a meaningless charade.
An interesting comment has been made by the Norwegian representative Hilde
Johnson who had been part of the recent Norwegian delegation to Kilinochchi
that the LTTE need to be given access to direct aid relief finances and
a greater autonomy towards handling their end of the crisis at a time
when they are in all probabilities desperately looking to rebuild their
war chest , armed personnel and resources which they hardly conceal as
a priority at times and due a show of bi-partisan leaning by Norway it
seems preposterous that such an entity has been re-invited to take up
the Peace negotiations when all they might be doing is supplementing LTTE
confidences towards justifying their claims to the North and East of Sri
Lanka while arrogantly naming it their Tamil Homeland which is a misconception
at best and a felt need for the Government to restore and fortify what
rightfully belongs to all Sri Lankas by way of Sovereignity and Territory
and primarily as part of the Sinhala Nation by whatever means available
to them.
Given the stark reality that the LTTE have virtually become an intolerable
entity within Sri Lanka and the end theoretically at least, justifies
the means towards intolerance as in the case of eliminating 'vermin' where
the terminology could be transposed to that incorporating terrorists and
the continued tolerance perhaps meaningless! The real question then becomes
whether or not this could be effected by peaceful means and would re -open
a can of worms cross referencing it negatively to the Peace which has
lasted close to 3 years now! a catch 22 situation and a dilemma for the
administration undoubtedly!
Sadly the LTTE and their supportives have not made use of an opportunity
towards a pluralistic approach in resolving the ethnic divide and continue
their pretences about their sense of assumed righteousness towards their
own community through continued lies and innuendo while probably believing
in their succeses towards secession and dividing Sri Lanka where perhaps
it might be appropriate for the majority ruling party to take the reins
in an effort towards asserting their democratic and sovereign rights while
enlisting all the present anti terrorist agencies commited towards eliminating
global terrorism at a time when the LTTE terrorist entity unrelenting
as they are towards their terrorist cause have very little cause or means
towards justifying their actions or existence and a two pronged effort
towards rebuilding Tsunami Ravaged Sri Lanka in restoring sanity and order
into many disrupted lives. While asserting overall authority within Sri
Lanka where mediations with unrelenting terrorists could further jeopardize
Sri Lanka's Integrity and afford an internationally condemned band of
terrorists and their interpol wanted criminal leader safe haven in reality
they have no real rights towards their existence!
There are strong believers in the merits of jetissoning Norway from further
involvement in Sri Lanka's peace process with a viable alternative in
mind towards communicating with Sri lankan Tamils unaffiliated to terrorists
with no mean abnormalities surrounding the concept. There are suggestions
by this same school of thought towards enlisting and engaging all the
anti Pirapaharan forces available towards a seek and apprehend mission
in pursuing international legal accords in an all out effort to initiate
and bring about justice while avenging all the harm done to two Sovereign
Nations and discarding all the futile efforts of the present negotiations
which short of ridiculing Sri Lanka rights as a Sovereign Democratic Nation
seems a wasted effort based on the latest posturing involving Norway and
the LTTE which seem to have a familiar hollow ring to it!
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