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Response to the National Peace Council's Item "CEASEFIRE OFFER HIGHLIGHTS CRISIS OF CREDIBILITY"- as a media release
In Hindsight - By Sunil Senaratna for LankaWeb - July 29th 2008
If as quoted "The ongoing war is creating tremendous human suffering and violations of human rights. The quest for a peaceful solution is a humanitarian obligation, and the right to life, and to live peacefully is now a necessity." it has to be pointed out to the innovators of this definition that this is not a WAR! It is an internal armed insurrection by relentless terrorists now being effectively decimated successfully after almost 4 decades of National suffering!! They consider neither humanitarian obligations nor the right to life and their idea of peace is at the expense of murder, mayhem destruction of public and private property causing immense human suffering.The necessity now and has been always is to exterminate the vermin responsible for Sri Lanka's woes linked to this terror group! The National Peace Council should take their sanctimonious concepts of peace elswhere rather than hamper the proceedings of a Sovereign Democratic Government's effort to wipe out terrorism in Sri Lanka and quite unfortunately this will be effected at a price which one might say is a necessary price to pay! On this token your concerns for the violation of human rights is a mere borrowed cliche and inconsequential towards the greater priority of ridding Sri Lanka of the LTTE terrorists!
The following Advice from the NPC to the GOSL: "However, the National Peace Council believes that the positive aspects of the LTTE's unilateral ceasefire must not be discounted and could be built upon. The international community has an important role to play in creating the conditions for a new ceasefire agreement in the future. We call on the government to relax its embargo on peace emissaries going into the Wanni to meet with the LTTE so that this effort can be made both internationally and locally as well. It is disappointing that the visiting EU parliamentary delegation was unable to visit the east, as this could have created a concrete opportunity for international representatives to evaluate with goodwill the efforts taken by the government to restore normalcy in that area." is in addition to being a suggestion towards furthering of external interferences by foreigners into the terrorist problem as past related events have proved is also unacceptable as it has been tried previously with Norway as the negotiator which left the entire issue in a shambles with previous attempts by the Indian peacekeepers also worth a mention ! The negotiations of restitution towards a pluralistic society have to be between the Tamil Community with a sane and rational as well as meritworth leader and the Government of Sri Lanka. Not with rabid elements such as the LTTE led by a megalomaniac psychopath. No peace emmissaries are needed to deal with these types of criminals as the only language they seem to understand is that of capital punishment whether effected instantaneously or over a period of time! The LTTE are an untrustworth, unrelenting, non negotiable group of criminals unprepared to lay down arms to join mainstream society by comparison with the likes of Messers Pillayan and Karuna.The LTTE have put themselves into the category of criminals who need to be either completely annihilated or captured and brought to justice! Only then can any negotiations be considered feasible by any definition! The LTTE's declaration of a Ceasefire has zero credibility and anyone who believes their ploys should be emphatically reminded if they have forgotten, about what the LTTE did during past 'Ceasefires' where so many precious lives were lost, some of dignitaries, Political Leaders on both sides of the Indian Ocean and intellectuals who were a tremendous asset to the development of Sri Lanka and her well being, cut down simply because the fairy tales of the LTTE were given credibility. The LTTE are not a true representation of the Tamil Community! It needs to be reiterated that they are criminals who need to be brought to justice for crimes against decent freedom loving society! Then and only then will all Sri Lankans begin to live peacefully. Further grist to the mill of thought that the NPC is making unqualified statements pointing to illogical criticism of the Government while further attempting to invoke credibilities of the LTTE( totally non existent due to disentitlement by default!) is evident in the following: "The absence of positive responses by the international community to the offers of talks and ceasefires is indicative of a credibility problem that accompanies such offers and points to the need for both the government and LTTE to reassess their past behaviour and to find ways to rebuild their credibility. " The absence of a positive response from the International Community is not what is envisioned by the NPC here but rather an affirmation that the IC by and large has now become well aware of the Government's stance as credible and that of the LTTE terrorists totally unacceptable! THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION IS FOCUSSED EXACTLY ON THIS THEME OF A POSITIVE RESPONSE TOWARDS THE POSTERITY OF SRI LANKA AND ARE DOING A MERITWORTHY JOB OF IT. WHAT THE NATIONAL PEACE COUNCIL IS DOING IS MERELY PLACING SPOKES IN THE WHEELS OF PROGRESS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA AND NEEDS TO BE CAUTIONED TO DESIST FROM UTTERING THIS KIND OF MISLEADING RHETORIC! National Peace Council
CEASEFIRE OFFER HIGHLIGHTS CRISIS OF CREDIBILITY
As the host of the SAARC Summit, it is the responsibility of the Sri Lankan government to take all steps within its power to prevent any form of violence during the course of events in which several Heads of State will participate. The presence of the Heads of States of SAARC countries in Sri Lanka in the days ahead is a good occasion for both government and LTTE to show their intention of resolving the ethnic conflict through political negotiations. It also provides a platform to showcase regional cooperation and integration, which has been lacking in the past years. The fact that the LTTE has extended its support, for whatever reason, is an indication that it too places strategic importance on this Summit. Whatever its motivations, a ceasefire offer is not to be lightly rejected as it offers a new space and a new opportunity for peace. Small steps can lead to forward movements that build trust and the possibility of a new peace process. The absence of positive responses by the international community to the offers of talks and ceasefires is indicative of a credibility problem that accompanies such offers and points to the need for both the government and LTTE to reassess their past behaviour and to find ways to rebuild their credibility. The LTTE's unilateral ceasefire offer, for instance, would have had more credibility if it had been accompanied by clear and convincing evidence of a change of heart and approach in the direction of a political and negotiated process of conflict resolution. It would have been even more encouraging if a proactive stance had been taken by the LTTE directly with the government and its representatives, instead of an indirect effort through the media. However, the National Peace Council believes that the positive aspects of the LTTE's unilateral ceasefire must not be discounted and could be built upon. The international community has an important role to play in creating the conditions for a new ceasefire agreement in the future. We call on the government to relax its embargo on peace emissaries going into the Wanni to meet with the LTTE so that this effort can be made both internationally and locally as well. It is disappointing that the visiting EU parliamentary delegation was unable to visit the east, as this could have created a concrete opportunity for international representatives to evaluate with goodwill the efforts taken by the government to restore normalcy in that area. The ongoing war is creating tremendous human suffering and violations of human rights. The quest for a peaceful solution is a humanitarian obligation, and the right to life, and to live peacefully is now a necessity. Governing Council |
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