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• 1. j.muthu  |  February 13th, 2008 at 2:51 am

  Wake up sinhalease, do not sleep long. Do not fool yourself any longer. If you dont agree with a tamils, think KOSOVO. Tamil ealam inevitable.
  GOD BLESS TAMIL EALAM.

• 2. sam  |  February 13th, 2008 at 3:42 am

  Idiocracy of Europeans are transparent.
  Mixing up terrorism with suicide terrorisn.

  Was she wearing blinkers that she did not observe the ltte actions prior to SL Independance? Did not her Ambassador to SL advise her on ltte atrocities prior to Heidiemarie puting her foot in the mouth.
  Its time germany let go of the tiger tail & told Norway to follow suit.

  Is the german development Minister Heidimarie Wieczorek trying to do something her counterpart in Norway failed ??

  Attempting to provide a lifeline to the desperate tigers to enable them regroup and have the tiger proxy Norway discovered a sucker in Germany.

  Heidiemarie must understand that the GOSL will militarily hound the LTTE untill they give up the arms struggle totally.

  Going by the past deeds there can be no peace talks with terrorists & suicide bombers as they have always pulled the plug at every peace negotiations.

  Now it is the turn of the GOSL. There can be only unconditional talks.

  Heidiemarie will have to do her homework before addressing Ban kai Moon as he can not be a german puppet.

• 3. thamil  |  February 13th, 2008 at 4:40 am

  All Tamils, thank you Germany for your gesture, welcome UN; this is definitely going to create shock waves among the “Hybrids” (Singhalese). Soon we will expect condemnation from sinhala media and the politicians, and even a travel ban for Germens in the card, British foreign minister already being condemned by the sinhala media not to congratulate them for the killings they committing against the Tamils.

• 4. Estavez  |  February 13th, 2008 at 6:37 am

  Now you are talking!
  EU and UN must pressure SL govt to end the war. Full Stop.
  No other country or organisation will do it as you have witnessed since Tsunami, PTOMS, ISGA, CFA all have met their demise and US/Japan/India/Pakistan/China and a host of others give aid arms and loans to SL Govt to carry on with the military option.
  Enough is Enough. Tamils suffered enough. Lets out an end to it and if the island had to be divided,then so be it.

• 5. Subra S.Massey  |  February 13th, 2008 at 7:01 am

  In a small family called Sri Lanka, the family is in turmoil and both parties want to fight physically till one of them is a clear winner. Then the winner thinks they can live happily ever after. It is the primitive mindset that is justifying such a thought.
  I think in the South East Asian region with profound islamic influence it is hard to change the way they think.t. In the west we treat our family, friends, associates as equals and we share the outflow of each others ideas and creations for a better living.
  This is not the mindset in SE Asia. I left long time ago so I cannot even justify my contention. But when we hear the president of Sri Lanka says that peace after war I think they are still living in the primitive era.

  The other problem is when you bing them over to the west they form enthnic ghettos and they want to live the way they lived like in Sri Lanka.

  So how do we solve the problem? We have to give them a new deal and a different moral refocus. While we in the west are quick to pick their greatness they point out our weaknesses and become disillusioned with our way of life. As my Sister in law once told me our eastern marriages are like Cattle trading and cattle breeding.
  What the SE Asians must learn is the greatness the west can offer, the way they offer their greatness to us.
  I am pretty sure I will get some heated response from my eastern friends for saying this.

  The Sri Lankans must shed their religious, Racial and lingusitic characterization and become couregeous people who can take control of their lives and move forward.

  What we need are food, shleter, clothing, transportation, healthcare, good edication etc.
  But when people are willing to die for Religion, Language and Race there is very lillte we can do.

  Economic sanctions will let them die of starvation than killing a fellow being. I think when they feel the pain in their stomach there will stop resorting to violence as a way to solve differences. India has to play a major role but they are reluctant. I they lack political will and know how.

• 6. A.Rajasingam  |  February 13th, 2008 at 7:34 am

  The issue of concession given to Sri Lanka to export its goods at reduced or exempted tax and duty levies revolves around good governance by GoSL. This concession is a boon for Sri Lanka. The argument that Sri Lanka failed to demonstrate good governance by breaking the CFA is unacceptable. The question is whether it is the Indo-Sri Lanka Peace Accord or the CFA can stimulate good governance. The CFA (a Memorandum of Understanding) was not signed by and between two Heads of States, but by the Secretary of a Party (not an elected leader) and a Terrorist Leader. This allowed only the LTTE to achieve taxing the people from both sides using the A-9 Route. The Indo-Sri Lanka Peace Accord was an agreement between Heads of two countries and tabled in the UN General Assembly and commended by the Western countries. The Indo-Sri Lanka Peace Accord cannot be abrogated unilaterally unless both countries agree to it and therefore it is binding on both India and Sri Lanka. As a result of the Indo-Sri Lanka Peace Accord, the IPKF was sent to North East Province and taxes were not levied by the LTTE from the people using the A-9 Route. Goods were flowing through the A-9 Route. However, mention should be made that Sri Lanka government was not sincere in allocating adequate powers and funds to the North-East Province to date. As such I do not find any reason why the Western democracies failed to apply pressure on Sri Lanka to comply with the contents of the Peace Accord rather than on the CFA. After the CFA was signed, Norway came in as a Facilitator and not as a Mediator which allowed room for poor governance. The reluctance in allocating adequate funds and powers to the North-East Province prompted in disrupting the good governance.

  The allegation that 75,000 lives have been lost in the fighting between the government and the LTTE requires a close examination. There is a vast difference between a Freedom Movement and a Terrorist Organization. The conscription of child soldiers, the abduction and murder of MPs, other freedom fighters, intellectuals, moderates, professionals, (who refused to comply with their demands), the association with drug dealers, and the interference in educational matters does not place the LTTE within the framework of a Liberation Movement. The people feared to question the LTTE about these unlawful lamppost killings which made the public dumb. It should not be forgotten that G.Parthasarathy was instrumental for the release of the entire arrested youths in July 1987 which he made with one stroke of the pen by Rajiv Gandhi. G.Parthasarathy took a keen interest in looking after the affairs of Sri Lanka during the period of Rajiv Gandhi. Had India been given a good opportunity to implement the Peace Accord, the issue of good governance would not have arisen. Rajiv Gandhi had the love for Tamils even after the attempted assault by the Naval rating. Both Premadasa and the LTTE were the root cause for the present crisis. Even if a Western Peace-Keeping Force is sent to Sri Lanka the LTTE would have created problem at that time. Instead the LTTE disrupted the Peace process by way of provoking and fighting the IPKF resulting in the loss of thousands of innocent lives. Instead of lending a supporting hand, the LTTE opposed the IPKF because they feared democracy. Had democracy been restored people would have stood by India. The blunder India made was that it should have dictated terms on Sri Lanka to comply with the Accord in its true perspective as a Mediator. It is regretted that local politicians crying for violation of human rights fail to realize where the rot clearly started.

• 7. A.Rajasingam  |  February 13th, 2008 at 8:03 am

  One correction please. In paragraph 2 line 3, it should be read as The conscription of child soldiers, the abduction and murder of MPs, other rival groups, intellectuals, moderates, professionals, (who refused to comply with their demands), the association with illicit drug (heroin) and arms dealers, and the interference in educational matters does not place the LTTE within the framework of a Liberation Movement.

  Further, the CFA was not an agreement between the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE, but between the UNP and the LTTE. Hence there is no obligation on any Sri Lankan Government to abide by it.

• 8. Naga UK  |  February 13th, 2008 at 9:10 am

  ONE CAN FORESEE THE COMMENTS LIKELY FLOW IN. AMONG THE COMMENTS THERE WILL BE STATEMENTS OF THE GERMANS BEING IN THE PAYROLL OF THE LTTE. MAY BE ONE DAY THEY WILL STOP TO THINK RATIONALLY AND BY THAT TIME IT MAY BE TOO LATE!

• 9. Devinda Fernando  |  February 13th, 2008 at 10:55 am

  LOL!

  The Germans, of all people, need to Keep their mouths shut about our countries affairs… we dont need the Perpetrators of one of the World’s most Horrific Acts of Genocide dictating civility and approach to a Terrorist Problem.

  ***Since 1983 more than 75,000 lives have been lost in the fighting between the government and the LTTE***

  Does she know that in Auschwitz Death Camp’s most Productive Day they ‘Eliminated” about 150,000 Jews? ONE DAY! where we took 25 years to rack up that kind of body count they achieved in 12 hours!!!! German Engineering and efficiency at its best then…! (sorry folks, I apologize in advance for that tasteless remark)

  This Lunatic Liberal LTTE apologist refers to the Tigers as a Party? Who the F**K is she kidding? It is the Sri Lankan government versus the TERRORIST NON_STATE actor the LTTE. End of story.

• 10. Suresh M  |  February 13th, 2008 at 1:32 pm

  German Development Minister is corrctly pointed out that U.N should intervene. World body is the right form to bring some, much needed peace, to this ethnic bloodbath. Here too, as in the past, our ‘friendly’ neighbor, or lone supper power may spoil any effort taken by a middle power like Germany.

  West is busy, occupied with Afgan, and Iraq. India being part of the problem not capable of bringing any tangible solution to the Island. Japan, China are vivid supports of Sinhala regime, and not qualified to talk of mediation.

• 11. Jackson  |  February 13th, 2008 at 2:11 pm

  She seems to be a breath of fresh air in today’s politics. I suggest she goes beyond this and work towards intervention and presurring both sides. This way she can prevent a genocide and ensure a internationally compatible solution.

• 12. Ratna  |  February 13th, 2008 at 3:28 pm

  International Community and UN must keep out of Sri Lanka as requested by our Red and Yellow comrades.

  Keep out means:-
  Politically ( don’t dictate us with a solution),
  Militarily (do not send peace keeping forces),
  Economically ( we don’t need your financial aid).

• 13. Devinda Fernando  |  February 13th, 2008 at 3:52 pm

  *** Wake up sinhalease, do not sleep long. Do not fool yourself any longer. If you dont agree with a tamils, think KOSOVO. ***

  LOL! More Communalist Threats! as usual… dont worry Muthu, my little ‘Tiger Piglet’ of Eelam, by the Time the UN gets going on this we’ll have gutted out the Wanni and all the Vermin that infest it… 6 months and counting.

• 14. Daniel  |  February 13th, 2008 at 4:32 pm

  Will the Fernandos, fonsekas, silvas, de mels, de zoyzas, rodrigos, and peries understand ?.. Will the chandias show the germans that srilankan are the real aryans?.. Look at the inventions chandias have created over their glorius past and the money they have given to rest of the world..

• 15. Predictor  |  February 13th, 2008 at 6:45 pm

  It is time for summon the Germans, British and Norwegians to the temple trees and express their displeasure for not to let them go on with their killing on Tamil nation, aid workers and journalists, where are you Dr of killings and racketeering Mr Rambukela.

  If you dare scum’s, can you survive without the handouts from these countries?

  Two nations is the solution for this crisis, Tamils cannot live any longer under these oppressive hands of the Singhalese.

• 16. Jack Ranasinghe  |  February 13th, 2008 at 7:42 pm

  Germany’s position is consistent with their anti-military-option position on Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War and the Middle East. They only cross that line as a constituent of NATO, and even then in a defensive or back-office role when operations would permit them to do so.

  Having experienced the consequences of two military adventures, the Germans know better than the rest of us that “glorious victory” is not possible.

  Meanwhile, the JHU camp must be furious at this latest IC attempt to prevent a “glorious victory.” Shouldn’t there be some solidarity with fellow Aryans? Afterall, the Germans and the Norwegians are also Aryans. No? chuckle, chuckle

• 17. Chales Ryan  |  February 13th, 2008 at 8:31 pm

  I think UN forces must be sent to protect the civilianTamils who killed from the carpet bombing by armed forces and paramilitatary agents of GOSL such as EPDP and Pillayan.
  Democracy was tried by Tamil leaders like Chevanayagam only to be beaten up by armed forces and govt. thugs. The modern democratic leaders such as Kumar Ponna,Joseph Para,Raviraj,and Maheswaran are systematically bumped off. So is the fate of Tamil journalists. The West knows that Srilankan govt and Sinhalese racists wont allow democracy to survive.Definitely the UN forces will march in.

• 18. david  |  February 13th, 2008 at 8:58 pm

  Its high time the world recognized the atrocities of the Sinhalese dominated govt against its minorities

• 19. Gamini  |  February 13th, 2008 at 10:41 pm

  While it is clear from the comment above that minister has only a passing knowledge on the complex problem that Sri Lanka face we cannot simply ignore her comments.
  The diplomatic ministry led by some able people need to redouble their efforts to counter the tiger propaganda machine.

  The CFA was dead letter that should have been torn up long ago after the first of many thousand of its violation by the terrorists.

• 20. Realist  |  February 14th, 2008 at 12:16 am

  Some Sinhalese ( I refuse to bunch everyone ) like to live in a fools paradise.
  They are used to borrowing; names , culture, religion and even the land is borrowed. They are very insecure so whenever they hear of aid cuts they get into a panicky mode and their false pride calls it sour grapes.
  They are very insecure so was Hitler who called for extermination of all that was considered non Germans.
  But the people of Germany realized that they were ill guided and Israel rose from ashes. They were clever. Look at the present dictator of SL who is moulding himself as another Hitler ably assisted by his illiterate bros and a stupid mass following them. History repeats itself.

• 21. S.Ganga  |  February 14th, 2008 at 2:41 am

  The German int’l develop minister is right. It is time for the begining of the end. Those who find fault in her opinion, kindly tell me what stops the GoSL, the Mahinda regime from offering reasonlable federal political option within one united undivided Lanka. Now no time for unconditional talks etc. We talked enough and enlugh for years. The Sinhala leadership should know hat the Tamils need as a legitimate stake holders. We have had banda-chleva, Dudley-chelva, 13th amendment, Chnadrika pacakge of year 2000, P-toms pacakge etc form the Sinhala side. Go by them Study them. Come out with reason. Tamils will be able to accept it. If it is reasonble with the backing of UN and int’l community and still LTTE refuses, Tamils will join hands not with GoSL but with int’l commuinity against LTTE. The real agenda is that Sinhala Buddhist hegemony does not ready to offer anything and settle it war. LTTE is terrorist. But it the only vangurad now for the Tamils. GoSL’s state terrorism and war path justifies, the terrorism of LTTE. It is the sad under-notable fact. Look here, it is ridiculas. You can’t give/offer anything to Tamils. You publicaly accomadate JVP/JHU fanatics as nationalist sentiments. You can’t listen to UN and int’l community. But you want all the assistance including GSP+. You call int’l community by names. Insult UN envoys as in the payroll of LTTE. What nonsence it is? You call the learned UN human rights commissioner ‘unqualified’. Despite all these you want their grants, assistances, soft laons, credits and consesions like GSP+.

• 22. S.Ganga  |  February 14th, 2008 at 2:48 am

  Who is that Mr.Rajasingham above, what you are talking sir? The CFA was between GoSL and LTTE. It cannot be LTTE with UNP. If that is the logic and understanding any pacts between Tamil leadership with GoSL in the future will be on party basis. This is not the way matters are solved in the world. Go study how conflicts are sorted out in the hot spots of the world before giving rulings.

• 23. Thamil  |  February 14th, 2008 at 3:05 am

  They have this war on Tamil people more than 30 years, they had a peace talk for nearly six years which Srilankn government pulled out unanimously, without offering any deals some minor agreements were binned by the srilankan government this is a well known fact to the west.

  These two nations/societies are extremely polarized, if you talk another hundred years still the time wouldn’t be enough, the only solution is divide them apart and let them get along with their own affairs. Already a lot of blood is shed no more blood shedding.

  West shouldn’t show double standards, if you can agree Kosovo go independent against the wishes of the mighty Russia why not Tamil nation.

• 24. Soul  |  February 14th, 2008 at 3:25 am

  A.Rajasingam, what is your argument, are you in this world? Remember after the ltte no more Rajasingam.

  Don’t think these half lion hybrid race will offer anything apart from death and misery.

  Live and die with dignity.

• 25. Sinhalese  |  February 14th, 2008 at 6:33 am

  At least Subra Massey talking sense today instead of trying to Buy Sinhalese people from his Hard earned money in USA. Well done for his input. As for other Sinhala and tamil Brothers fighting off this comment - Germany suffered enough from war and seperation. Their attitude comes from that. We have to understand that. After all why we want killing. Dying Soldier and LTTE fighter both jave families crying over them. Both die for cause or for money away from western luxuries most people share in this forum. For that matter are not the German speaking about reality? Only part I don’t understand is West Germans wanted to break the wall and reunite with East but present Germans encouaraging separatism around the world starting from kosovo to Sri lanka. Germans do not look at themselves.

• 26. Sinhalese  |  February 14th, 2008 at 6:35 am

  For the David and others who are talking about atrocities of GOSL - there are enough atrocoties commited, commiting by LTTE. Ask fellow Tamils in your Ealam, they would tell you. It’s relatively still better under GOSL in Colombo and South than living under LTTE. Those in west do not understand that.

• 27. Devinda Fernando  |  February 14th, 2008 at 1:00 pm

  Hey Wait! What Am I saying here? I say let the Germans Put sanctions on us, then we in turn kick those Pedophilic Fat Old German Men out of our Beach resorts along the Southern coast where they continue to molest our children and keep the Child Sex industry going!

  Good Riddance, I guess those German Scat-munchers will have to settle for little Thai boys this year.

• 28. Devinda Fernando  |  February 14th, 2008 at 1:03 pm

  *** I think UN forces must be sent to protect the civilianTamils who killed from the carpet bombing by armed forces and paramilitatary agents of GOSL such as EPDP and Pillayan. ***

  LTTE Parrot Mr. Charles Ryan…. I did not know that Paramilitaries had “CARPET BOMBING” Capabilities?

  News to me… I did not even know the Sri Lankan Air force did either? Do you know what the definition of “Carpet Bombing” is?

• 29. Subra S.Massey  |  February 14th, 2008 at 6:21 pm

  Davinada,

  I think an all out war is inevitable. Because no one wants to listen to each other. So what can we do?. We in the safety of Canada are trying our best to cool things down, but it does not seem to work.

  How many lives are lost? How many productive hours are wasted? How many broken families? In 60 years we have gone 600 years behind. Sri Lanka will be an underdog for decades to come.
  Sri Lankans are all over the world struggling but we are trying to bring them together but undesirable elements are disturbing and distracting our efforts.

  We have to present a hypothetical scenerio of post war Lanka so that the belligerent people will cool their rhetoric and come to senses. It will be colonialism again. All Sri Lankans will be working for foreign corporations and the profits wiil be shipped out of the country.
  Why would a country invite Indians to set up companies when we could have done it ourselves?
  Think when in the 1500s we invited Portugese then Dutch and then English.
  If we, Sri Lankans invest the money we are going to keep the money within Sri Lanka and reinvest to develop our country. Who is more patriotic? Indians or Sri Lankans.Where are all the educated people among the Singhalese? Do we have to revisit 15 century?
  Davinda Fernando think about what I have said here.
  You will realise the Indian military industrial complex is more formidable than the Sri Lankan industrial complex.
  If and when you defeat the Tamils you have to do the work not the Tamils. The total wealth of Tamils are about 1.5 trillion and the total wealth of whole of srilanka is estimated to be around 1.6 trillion, but then you have all this war related debt to be paid.
  When the party (war) is over some one has to clean up and pay the bills. You will be one of them.
  By the way how do you know there are no Tamil money in those corporation? Your country cannot tell the foreign corporations to release their share holder list. I think the way you guys behave I will not be surprised if you guys may demand the release of the shareholder list. End of investment. War lost!!

• 30. miller  |  February 14th, 2008 at 10:14 pm

  common #9 & 13 i think u are not in srilanka. u claim somewhere in asel. thatsway u dont want solve problem over there. dont worry with in 6 months if war will be continue like this so many changes happen in SL. poor people and middle class people can’t eat 1 time food. so many people will die with out food.Economy will be go very bad. warzone places miltry also get lots of casualty and loose the places and surender. Still they move forward to mannar more than 1 year? Still like u guys belive govt lie and victory. when the war will be finish, LTTE or SL govt get a victory at the time more than 100,000 both side innocent civilent killed by war. do u or SL govt like this?

• 31. Ganga  |  February 14th, 2008 at 11:10 pm

  My dear Sinhala and Sinhala like friends, please answer following three vital questions honestly, I beg you sirs and madams;
  (1)
  The LTTE or the Ethnic problem… Which came first?
  (2)
  Is’nt there a pre 1983 history of Tamil satyagraha struggle?
  (3)
  What is stoping Rajapakse regime from coming out with a viable political solution at least in the form of a document (LTTE comes only at implementation) based on past Lankan political history and experiances of new world order?

• 32. deco  |  February 15th, 2008 at 12:35 am

  Finally there is a mid aged lady urging to stop the war in srilanka forgetting that how much they are responsible for the world wars.

  Some times that bitterness may made her say that.

  The war brings no happiness to all. And any one commenting on the sri lankan crisis should have a good idea of the problem. The written report and numbers would fool you. If some one wants a un force to save Tamil civilian so is one for the Sinhalese the Muslims
  who are frightened to dead from suicide attacks.

  IF srilanka divides by any means it will be the next Irag unarguably the next Israel and Palasteen.

• 33. Thamil  |  February 15th, 2008 at 3:00 am

  This is is the very point we are trying to make here, we Tamils and Singhalese are deeply polarized societies, we Tamils don’t want to live under the singhala oppressive rule and the Singhalese don’t like Tamils because of their ingenuity, entrepreneurial skills and administrative powers.

  Bipartisan is the only way ahead.

• 34. Thamil  |  February 15th, 2008 at 3:24 am

  I think we should nominate this Devinda Fernando guy for the post of Dr!!! Keheliya Rambukal for his dramatic skills and manipulation, any suggestion? Both seem like identical twins.

  Everybody know the SLAFf’s indiscriminate bombing of civilian settlements, place of worships with refugees and even livestocks, what an achievement? They deserve medal for fooling you modayas, wake up man.

• 35. Sinhalese  |  February 15th, 2008 at 4:51 am

  Mr Devinda Fernando? I think with your severe patriotism you failed to see cewrtain things. We need tourists in teh South. If German Paedophiles coming that is problem for law enforcement authorities in Sri Lanka. generaly majority of German tourists are good citizens bringing much needed revenue. Are you saying there are no Paedophiles among Sinhalese or for that matter Tamils? Read the Lakbima or Divaina - for example 2 days ago Step father killed the boy (7 year old) after trying to rape him? Just don’t put your foot in your mouth? stick to the arguements but not persoanl banters. I am Sinhalese and I am proud for that fact. But I never like dthe people who cannot see objectively. Attack the facts from Germen minister with facts but not filthy rubbish.

• 36. Sinhalese  |  February 15th, 2008 at 4:53 am

  Germany tells Lanka to solve its own problems
  By Don Asoka Wijewardena

  Germany wants Sri Lanka to solve its problems internally without any foreign interference, Deputy Ambassador of Germany to Sri Lanka Wolfgangerdmanns Doerfer said yesterday at a ceremony where 2,000 MT of rice was donated to Sri Lanka by Germany at the Urugodawatte Government Food Storage facility.

  He was confident the Government would be self sufficient in food once the Tamil problem is solved, he said.

  He also predicted that the WFP would leave Sri Lanka after the Tamil problem is solved since history has it that the country had exported rice in the past. “War has devastated the agricultural potential of this country”, he said.

  The 2,000 MT of rice donated yesterday cost US dollars one million and Germany wanted it to be distributed to the internally displaced, economically affected and to the most vulnerable group of people in Jaffna.

  World Food Programme Country Director Mohamaed Saleheen said that the WFP was faced with a shortfall of US $ 44 million to meet its needs until the end December, 2008. He said that of the 2000 MT received yesterday 1,500 would be dispatched to Jaffna to feed the 120,000 displaced people.

  Courtesy: The Island

• 37. A.Rajasingam  |  February 15th, 2008 at 11:13 am

  Comment # 22
  Dear Mr.Ganga,
  Do you know that the CFA was signed by Prabaharan for LTTE and the Secretary of the UNP on behalf of UNP. It was neither signed by the President of Sri Lanka nor by the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. Not even by an elected member of Parliament. Therefore by all means it was an agreement between the UNP and the LTTE. Even the Court had said the public cannot file any action as it was an agreement between two private parties.

• 38. Jack Ranasinghe  |  February 16th, 2008 at 12:56 am

  If Rajasinham’s assertion is true, then the LTTE was conned by RW into thinking that the CFA was a legitimate document. Brilliant! No wonder then that the Sri Lankan electorate chose to replace him with a village thug. We deserve no better than to be pounded into the dust by Rajapakse and Prabhakaran.

• 39. GANGA  |  February 16th, 2008 at 1:59 am

  Dear Rajasingham sir,

  As far as my memory and knowledge, the CFA was signed by GoSL Prime Minister Mr. Ranil Wickramasinghe at Vavuniya and LTTE leader Mr. Prabakaran at Kilinochchi, the same document at different locations. The officials of the government of Norway representing the co-chairs and other members of the international community were there at both locations. It is the P-toms document of president CBK was signed by a government official on behalf of GoSL.

  Please correct me if I am wrong.

  However, despite of the fact who signed it and the legal interpretation, this CFA document received wide international recognition and acceptance. Nobody can wipe the factual history. It stood intact despite of the truce violations. Moreover there was SLMM with officials nominated by the international community. This SLMM was widely recognized by the GoSL, LTTE, UN, ICRC, EU and Co-Chairs.

  It is only the JVP and JHU did not recognize CFA. It does not hold any weight against all above recognitions. As a later development this government has listened to them. But it was there even through over two years under this regime. Can anybody say no to this?

  I am, Ms. Ganga

• 40. Nexus  |  February 16th, 2008 at 9:57 am

  # 33
  Thats a greats post , Thanks for setting the record straight I was getting confused about how the world works. You explain it so simply almost like a child.

  You simply decide you don’t want to live with your neighbor, wage a thirty year terror campaign blow up a few ministers along the way and then simply lay claim to land you have no right to.

  The Tamils tigers will soon be claiming Toronto and Tooting as Ellam land under the same logic, Perhaps you should start with Tamil Nadu.

• 41. Devinda Fernando  |  February 16th, 2008 at 11:42 am

  GAnga let me be the one to answer your simple questions:

  ***(1)
  The LTTE or the Ethnic problem… Which came first? ***

  The Ethnic problem came first, the LTTE formed circa 1975 ,… but the question back to you is this…. now that the Ethnic problem is being addressed and many Aspects of it sorted (i.e. Tamil Language, Sinhala only act, Citizenship, voting rights, etc) Why do the LTTE continue to fight for Eelam and resort to Terrorism against Sinhalese and Tamil Dissenters? WHy do the LTTE continue to push for war?

  ***(2)
  Is’nt there a pre 1983 history of Tamil satyagraha struggle?***

  Yes. But now its seems to be only and Armed Struggle… any Tamil who tries Peaceful means are Targets of the LTTE! Kadiragamar, Anandasangaree, Thiruchelvam, etc, etc…. (How Ironic!)

  *** (3)
  What is stoping Rajapakse regime from coming out with a viable political solution at least in the form of a document (LTTE comes only at implementation) based on past Lankan political history and experiances of new world order? ***

  When will Bird-Brains like you ever get it? There is no political Solution because you dont need one. Stop being Communalists and start being Sri Lankans - like the Millions of other Sri Lankan Tamils who live peacefully with the Sinhalese in the South.

• 42. Devinda Fernando  |  February 16th, 2008 at 11:45 am

  *** I think an all out war is inevitable. Because no one wants to listen to each other. So what can we do? ***

  Oh Well done Genius! All out War is inevitable? What do you think is going on now? Half-hearted War!? It has been all out war sing July 2006 when the LTTE broke the CFA in the East. Wake up Mr. Massey. you are behind the times on your information.

  If news is not reaching fast enough I suggest perhaps getting a fast internet connection?

• 43. ellalan  |  February 16th, 2008 at 12:00 pm

  You Nexus

  What??? You want to keep on killings for another 30 years, be realistic, don’t try to paint a picture as a terror campaign.

  This is a genuine Tamil peoples freedom struggle against the bloodthirsty sinhala invaders trying to capture, rename and colonise with armed carders, in lands and houses belong toTamils by ancestry.

  Get out of our homeland, or face the consequences.

• 44. Argonot  |  February 16th, 2008 at 4:02 pm

  I am amazed (amused) when many Sinhalese keep going on about their Aryan identity. If you travel to Moratuwa,Panadura,Kalutura,Balapitya ok the the whole of south look closely at the peoples features,do they look like Aryans!!
  They are dark in comlexion, women ware half saries and men drink arrack like malayalies in South India. Even the President looks like a Tamil film actor. It is a mixed race mostly of Malayalee origin. The food in Kerala has many similarities to Sri Lankan food,eg;hoppers.
  If you travel to Negombo,Kotchikade and around that belt you can trace Tamil origin among the so called sinhalese in that part of Sri Lanka.
  The outspoken Sinhalese cabinet minister Fernando Pulle is without any doubt is of Tamil mixture.

  Even the founder member of JVP KMP Rajartana is of Tamil origin, he was a fluent Tamil speaker (not many people knew about it) and his ancestory could be be traced to Tamil mixture.

  I think Sri Lanka will be a much better place if we look at the common shared history between races rather than the conflicts

• 45. A.Rajasingam  |  February 16th, 2008 at 7:36 pm

  Comment # 39 - Ganga

  Dear Ms.Ganga,
  Thanks for the comment. Because the CFA was between two private parties, a Facilitator came into the scene. The CFA was only a Memorandum of Understanding. As the International Community looked at Prabaharan as the most wanted criminal for the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, no person on behalf of the government can sign an agreement with Prabaharan. If such person on behalf of Sri Lanka is to sign an agreement with Prabaharan, then Parliament must approve it. Ranil only gave his presence on a different occasion but never signed it. This was a hitch. Further USA, UK, Europe, India and Malaysia had banned the LTTE as a Terrorist Organization. As such, no political leader would antagonize India or even the International Community. This is the reason why a Mediator did not come into the scene. This was the very reason Chandrika protested over such agreement and Lakshman Kadirgamar diplomatically suggested the presence of a Facilitator. In a war-torn country, SLMM, ICRC, EU would come into the scene with the approval of the Sri Lanka Government. Their duty is only to report the violation of human rights by both parties and help the refugees. Please remember that Article 7 of the UN Charter discourages any State to interfere into the domestic affairs of another State, unless mass exodus of refugees pose a threat to the neighboring country or gives rise to some concern pertaining to genocide.

• 46. N  |  February 17th, 2008 at 12:25 am

  Devinda Fernando-When will Bird-Brains like you ever get it? There is no political Solution because you dont need one.

  Is that comment supposed to be a joke, if a political solution is not necessary, then why did the SL president appoint the APRC? I still don’t understand why people in the south willfully blind themselves from the core constitutional issues that has extended this war. If people constantly carry this mentality of terrorism-only problem then I suppose the creation of Tamil Eelam is inevitable.

• 47. TAMIL ARASAN  |  February 17th, 2008 at 1:59 am

  IT IS SIGNIFICANT POLITICAL CHANGE THAT EU / GERMANY ARE SERIOUS ABOUT THE BLOODY WAR AND KILLINGS OF INNOCENT IN SRI LANKA.

  IT APPEARS THAT INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IS FINALLY AWAKE AND IS NOW ATTEMPTING TO ADDRESS THE 50 YEAR CONFLICT.

  ITS THE EARNEST HOPE OF ALL THOSE PEACE LOVING PEOPLE IN THE WORLD THAT IC DOES NOT GET FOOLED AGAIN BY GOSL, BUT CONTINUES WITH ITS EFFORT TO APPLY PRESSURE ON BOTH LTTE AND GOSL TO BRING BOTH PARTIES TO A TABLE, CEASE VIOLENCE, ABDUCTIONS, KILLINGS AND ARRESTS OF TAMIL IMMEADIATELY !!!!!

  UN IS TO SET UP A ROBUST AND POWERFUL PEACE KEEPING FORCE IN THE BORDER AREAS OF NORTH EAST,

  GOSL WITHDRAWS FROM THE ALL THE MILLITARY BASES TO PRE 1983 BASES.

  PHASE DOWN HAND OVER OF WEAPONS BY LTTE, DEMILITARISE THE NORTH EAST AREAS.

  IMMEADIATELY DISARM ALL MILITIAS, ARMED GROUPS IN SRI LANKA, INCL. TAMIL AND SINHALA GROUPS.

  UN IS TO SET UP HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION HEADED BY REGIONAL EMMINANT JUDGES, WHO ARE NEUTRAL.

  GOSL IS TO REBUILT THE INFRASTRUCTURE FROM THE AID BY IC FOR TSUNAMI IN NORTH EAST.

  GOSL IS TO RESTORE CIVIL ADMINISTRATION IN NORTH EAST.

  NORTH EAST IS TO BE RE-UNITED AS ONE STATE.

  LET TAMILS LIVE IN PEACE, LET ALL LIVE IN PEACE IN SRI LANKA.

• 48. Devinda Fernando  |  February 17th, 2008 at 2:55 pm

  *** Is that comment supposed to be a joke, if a political solution is not necessary, then why did the SL president appoint the APRC? I still don’t understand why people in the south willfully blind themselves from the core constitutional issues that has extended this war. ***

  Ok Genius, please explain this So-Called CORE Constitutional Issue to me? Silly me, here I have been thinking all along that it is “Eelam or Nothing” for you Communalists and even those Tamils who want to live as Sri Lankans are Branded as “GoSL Arselickers” by Eelamists like you…

  Please Explain the Constitutional Issue that is the reason why the LTTE signed the CFA and proceeded to regroup and Re-arm under our very noses and made no attempt to Hide the fact at all… Please explain it to me?

• 49. N  |  February 17th, 2008 at 11:14 pm

  Devinda Fernando, I trust and hope you were brought up in a well-mannered home, please refrain from using such aggressive and unnecessary language.

  Well instead of asking me the question what the problem is, why don’t you just ask the President of SL who initiated this select committee that was charged with developing a constitutional solution for the grievances of Tamils. I do not want Tamil Eelam at the price of even one life because I know the value of life, so please refrain from calling people LTTE supporters when they do not agree with you. Do you want to know what the constitutional problem is, well if you read some of the texts on this website which advocates a federal solution where the NE is still apart of Sri Lanka, you would quickly understand the current constitutional illness. You seem to share the problem of the southern mentality of “hardheadedness,” you simply refuse to make a compromise. I challenge you and southern political parties to support a federal state, the LTTE would wither a away in a few years if this is achieved.

• 50. Nexus  |  February 17th, 2008 at 11:30 pm

  # 43.

  “Get out of our homeland, or face the consequences. ”

  What are these consequenses are you going to send someone to blow me up ?

  Is this what you told the muslim and sinhalese before they were evicted/massacred ?

  where is this homeland, is it Tamil Nadu or where some fool in Canada arbitarily draws on a map of Sri Lanka ?

• 51. Subra S.Massey  |  February 18th, 2008 at 8:58 am

  Davinda Fernando.

  LTTE has to remain armed to protect the Tamils. There is not question about it. that is not negotiable till the constituion of Sri Lanka is amended to proclaim that all people of Sri Lanka are Sri Lankans. I think you should read the American, Britsh and Canadian constitutions to get an idea of what an ideal state is.I am for a united Sri Lanka not for a divided Sri Lanka. Every human being is born free and must remain free to persue their dreams without encroaching into the rights of the fellow being.

  This is the essence of liberty. Even as a Singhalese you must insist on it for if my liberty is denied then sooner or later your liberty will also be denied. I suggest you read the book called Social contract by Jean Jacques Rousseau. We ahve to explain every Sri Lankan the concept of freedom, not fear.

  Liberty is absolute and uncompromisable, it is all or nothing. The state cannot deny any one absolute liberty. Had the sucessive governments of Sri Lanka had good political know how we won’t be in this situation and I won’t be in Canada contributing to the development of Canada. I will be developing Sri Lanka. We had our business in Sri Lanka since 1870 (not 1970) and I am the fourth genetation patriarch

  Davinda, today it is the “Tamils” tomorrow it will be People of Rhuhuna, then People of Rajarata etc.
  It is a class sruggle not a racial struggle. Tamils were targeted because politically that is the most convieneint choice.
  My time is up, but your time is not yet up. you have to live in it. Think about it?
  Forget about Race, Religion, Language etc, they are past parameters. There is no room in the modern world.

• 52. Karupiah  |  February 18th, 2008 at 11:28 pm

  Subra some questions for you, I hope you have the marbles to answer them.

  1. How is blowing up buses filled with civilians protecting Tamil’s

  2. How is blowing up sinhalese politicians protecting Tamil’s

  3. How is blowing up Tamil politicians protecting Tamils

  4. How did blowing up Rajiv protect Tamil’s

  5. How is blowing up holy sites of sinhalese protecting Tamil’s

  6. How did evicting the Muslims en-masse from North protect Tamil’s (werent they Tamil enough ?)

• 53. Upulvan  |  February 19th, 2008 at 4:41 am

  It seems the German minister was poisoned by LTTE terrorists.
  But no way to forgive since she is not a baby.

  If this minister of Germany can come and live in Sri Lanka for just 3 months, she will understand what’s going on. We have seen that government troups had liberated Eastern province from LTTE. People live in there is happy since they don’t have to scare to live any longer. This will happen to people of North as well very soon. Sooner they will start to live and think freely.

  Foreign community, pls understand that protecting Prabhakaran is like protecting Bin Larden. Same thing with just two faces. It’s time for foreign community to understand that terrorism is TERRORISM any where in the world. no matter it is in Sri Lanka, USA, India, etc… it’s call TERRORISM (fun to see human blood guided by a crazy leader…..ex: Adolf Hitlor, Osama Bin Larden, Prabhakaran) and that must be stopped without asking questions or puttin up conditions.

  There is another thing came to my mind when I heard this story. It seems Germany is trying to show the world that they are going in the right direction. But I don’t think anybody will forget what they have done to this world. Every Tamil, Sinhalese, etc… will agree with me that Germany started all this. They introduced terrorism to this world (by their great terrorist leader called Hitlor who killed millions of people for nothing). If Germany need to go in the right direction, they must start with saying millions of sorries for the people they killed all over the world. Trying to show the world by challenging a small country is not going to work for sure.

  May the GOD all mighty decide on Germany. I think it’s time to punish them for what they have done to this beautiful world, So they will again start to remember and stop even talking against peace.

  Mrs. Minister, don’t try to walk in the path of Hitlor, yo’ll end up where he is right now. You made GERMANY an enemy for this world again. You are crazy.

  I’ll ask from GOD, punish this women. Remove her toung for talking against freedom, without knowing the truth, without knowing that peaceful Sinhalese, Tamils & Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, Catholics, Christians, etc.. are waiting to see a world without LTTE terrorism of Prabhakaran.

  May Lord Buddha, Vishnu, Shiva, Ishwara, Allah, Jesus… all protect our mother Lanka.

• 54. Sinhalese  |  February 19th, 2008 at 5:18 am

  I would agree completely with last post of Subra Massey. Only those who call us as ‘Sinhala Modayas’ should accept those lines of wisdom too. Only then peace can be achieved in Sri Lanka.

• 55. ellala  |  February 19th, 2008 at 7:29 am

  #50

  Don’t get me wrong; we Tamils welcome all the skilled laborious, house maids and other low obeying sinhala citizens in our Tamil homeland.

  Definitely not the armed thugs, serial rapists, racketeers and other sri lankan state run killing squads.

  Which one are you?

• 56. GANGA  |  February 20th, 2008 at 4:06 am

  Mr.Devinda Fernando,

  Re my comment #31 and your subsequent answer comment # 41,

  Your answer to my question #3,
  you say we dont need a political solution. Thanks for letting the cat out. This is what exactly the impossible Mahinda is doing. You put your pistol in our mouth tell us accept your imposition.

  You refer to me as ‘communalist’. Anybody who runs through your comments in this site know that you are THE racist, communalist fundementalist who cannot discuss and listen.

  You refer to me as’ bird brain’ . Ok, let us discuss about it. But you with ‘any’ brain, Mister ?

• 57. Sinhalese  |  February 20th, 2008 at 6:55 am

  Hello Ellala Boss, I am interested in your job offer. Are you talking about tamil Homeland in Toronto, NewYork, SouthHall, Tooting, Capetown or any other placs where we unskilled Sinhala Modayas help Tamil Bosses to do Credit Card frauds, Illegal Petrol Selling, Arms Sumggling, Toilet Washing etc in western capitals? Or are you talking about tamil hOMELAND WHERE Rich Tamils taking there money and coming to live in Colombo even though GOSL according to holy NGOs ethinc cleansing with busses. I would like to work under those rich tamils however i can’t understand why then they are still taking Food Lorries from south and or why the everyone working their get paid by GOSL. May be “Thambi” used all the hard earned extorted money from the west to by weapons while CFA was on. Plese
  let me know unskilled Sinhala modaya looking forward to get job in your Tamil homeland.

• 58. Subra S.Massey  |  February 22nd, 2008 at 5:50 pm

  #52 KARUPIAH

  What do you want us to do?
  Listen we have to stop this war. This war was pushed into the Tamils. I am confident that the Tamils will be the ultimate winners. One day, any day, in one day this war will be over. I will tell you don’t you ever under estimate us.
  Why am I saying this to you? If you can do business in North America you have to be smart and shrew. If Tamils can succeed in North America we can suceed any where.
  So far what you are seeing are just hit and run tactics by the monkeys. But when thing turn around you will see tens of thousands of monkeys will be begging for food and water.

  I studied about 47 war strategies and tactics. What is happening now is just firing artilery to make money. There is no war strategy or tactics. The SL govt is fooling
  Singhalese.
  Oh, by the way you were talking about marbles.You mean brain? Okay you set the questions and both of us will answer the questions and I am 110% sure I will beat you
  Want to take me on this?. I am not a bloody scary snister creature like you. If you start a war, you cannot stop the war. Are you ready?
  Just go get a job and get a life. A war was forced upon us and you are talking like an illiterate. Get the facts cleared.

• 59. V Siva  |  March 2nd, 2008 at 10:01 am

  It is laughable to read some of the comments of the Sinhalese that they do not know the history of Sri Lanka.

  From the comments, I realise that the Sinhalese including the Buddhist Clergy only understand violence and not peace or living in harmony. The world has to understand that LTTE was born as a result of this violence against Tamils.

  Tamils never lived under Sinhalese until the British handed over power after colonialism. Tamils had their own Kingdom and even the last King of Kandy was an Indian and not a Sinhalese.

  JVP has forgetten their ugly past and adding fuel to the issue. Sri Lanka is an island with two nations - Tamils and Sinhalese. Time will tell that only Sinhalese are to lose more in the long-term if they don’t realise it sooner.

  Sri Lanka is under microscope at present and Intl Community is watching the events closely. State terrorism will come to an end as well as those who involved in war crimes will be charged. The re-birth of Eelam is closer than ever.

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