Gen. Fonseka trying to become cheap politician says Gotabhaya
by Shakuntala Perera
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa speaks to " Hard Talk " about the threat of an international conspiracy at work against the country in the form of seeking a regime change, as former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka enters the Presidential fray. He attributes this to the ‘disappointment’ that certain countries and their political elements may have experienced with the country’s victory over the LTTE and the decision by the President to not give in to international pressures he alleges were moved by elements who sought to safeguard the LTTE during the last stages of the war.
There are certain elements of the international community who see the President taking a hard stand on the international community when the war was on, taking it personally. Maybe these elements want governments like this changed. We certainly see an international conspiracy to oust the President. I don’t point my finger at any government, but there were pressures that came through to safeguard the LTTE. These elements want to see the President out. Maybe they see that they can come out in a different way to give the LTTE Eelam. We have to be aware of this situation. The people have to be mindful of this danger’, he maintains.
Former Sri Lankan military chief Gen. Sarath Fonseka plays with his pet at his residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009-AP pic
Question:
Who in your opinion was most instrumental in defeating the LTTE? Claims of a varying degree from government side and the newly announced Presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka has left the people confused?
Answer:
Without the political commitment no one can win a war. It is the President who makes the decision to start military operations and gave the clear aim to defeat the LTTE. If you go through interviews given by Gen. Sarath Fonseka initially he has mentioned that without the political will and direction nobody can win a war. The Army is only a department of the government. It acts according to the wishes of the government and implements the policy of that government. No Army Commander can do otherwise. This explains why this victory could not be achieved before under previous leaderships.
It is the President of a country who decides whether to talk to the terrorists or start military operations. And it is the President alone who can decide how much money to spend on a war, or if to increase the numbers in an army. And one of the key factors for the victory was the increase in the numbers. And this is very clear by the fact that various previous governments decided to increase or decrease the numbers. Then there were the decisions regarding equipping the men, getting the right arms, the salaries etc.
It is very clear to anyone it was the President’s political commitment and decision to start military operations that all this was possible. Don’t forget that Gen. Fonseka wasn’t born just 4 years ago. He was in the Army for 35 years. But what has he done? Has he achieved one tenth of what we had achieved during those years? Take for examples Generals like Kobbekaduwa, Janaka Perera, Wimalaratne etc. Everyone talks about them.
They didn’t become Army Commanders or SF commanders but their contribution was very effective. Kobbekaduwa as a Brigadier conducted Wadamarachchi operation and Wimalaratne was a Colonel at that time, but everyone knew about them because they performed well. But we have not heard of Gen. Fonseka in the same manner. And if he says that he alone did this whole thing why did he not perform one tenth of this during the past years. There are a lot of failures under him. In fact he’s the one who ordered to withdraw troops from Jaffna in 2000.
I’m not saying that he’s not a good military officer, but that without the political direction and assistance a military officer can’t do certain things. This is why under different governments, different officers performed in a different way. Gen. Fonseka himself performed in a different way during the Wickremesinghe regime as he did differently under the Rajapaksa regime. The best example is how the same officers who had to coordinate with the LTTE during the Wickremesinghe regime ended up killing the same seniors of the LTTE during the end of the war.
And don’t forget the contribution of everyone from privates whose numbers were the most sacrificed in the field, to SF commanders or the battalion commanders or Brig. Shavindra Silva whose division captured Pooneryn and going all the way to Pudukudiiruppu. If the Army Commander claims that his was the only contribution then what of all these persons? Then everyone can individually start claiming credit. This was purely the work of team effort. And what about the Navy thanks to whom the Sea Tigers couldn’t get out to the sea, or the Air Force? This is the selfishness. It is wrong to give this impression.
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Question:
He blamed weak military leadership, not political leadership, for allowing the LTTE to survive so long. He said that in 1999, he had told President Chandrika Kumaratunga in reply to a question that the war could be finished off in four years when 4 other military seniors had not supported that view. He also claimed that the army was modernized during Kumaratunga’s regime. Is this an indication that the contribution of the Rajapaksa Presidency has really been minimal in providing political commitment to war?
Answer:
How can you say that when it is the President who decides whether to go on or give in when international pressures come in? It is the President who has to face that and decide whether he goes ahead or stops. How do you explain the decision to stop the Wadamarachchi operation despite it being a successful operation during a previous regime? How can you blame that on a weak military leadership when Wadamarachchi was won?
There were much better leaders in the Army than Gen. Fonseka. Who was he before 2005? Now he’s trying to become a cheap politician. He shouldn’t try to disgrace the military this way. Officers like Chagi Gallage, Shavindra Silva, Jagath Dias or Kamal Gallage were products of Wijeya Wimalaratne. So where is the weak military leadership when he was an excellent officer?
We had enough brilliant officers. Who created the Special Forces or the Commanders? They were not done during the last 4 years? If the military leadership was weak how can these happen? They were the ones who made these sacrifices, who trained these officers, who were simply not given the proper political direction because the political will was not there. How can he blame the men of this great Army going back 35 years like this to portray himself as the only good one? He’s ridiculing the entire army.
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Question:
He levels some very serious charges against you on grounds that you are threatening his security by lowering the numbers allocated to him. Gen. Fonseka claims that Military Police personnel had entered his house midnight on the 25th to remove the vehicles provided the General on an order issued by you. He alleges that you are threatening his security by such measures. His notion is that if the President still needs 2000 people for security and if you need 500 people for your security, how is he expected to manage with 25 men and 3 vehicles? What is the basis for these charges?
Answer:
First he must remember that he is a retired army officer when you lose some privileges. But when he went to meet the President and requested certain security to which the President agreed and then when he mentioned a certain number the President said to give that in writing. In that letter he wrote a certain number of security and we gave everything requested except for the 6 women’s cadres. That was also because there were certain administrative problems related- remember he was going out to civilian life where you needed a certain structure to be maintained. Still we approved even these 6 although the lack of it is not a serious weakness in a security structure! It is sheer hypocrisy to go for a FR case asking for a tenfold number in security, when we have given everything he has requested. This is lying to get the sympathy of the people by showing a completely different picture. It’s very clearly a political game he is playing; one unbecoming of an officer.
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Question:
But according to intelligence reports available to you what is the level of threat to his life at present? He claims that the Security Council is trying to reduce his security to get him assassinated. He alleges that if anything happens to him the Presidnt has to take direct responsibility?
Answer:
We understand that if possible, LTTE will target the President, myself or any one of the Commanders. But don’t forget that the situation is very different today. The LTTE has been destroyed. But when he removed Gen. Parakrama Pannipitiya from the Eastern Command for whatever the reason, when the war in the North was still on and suicide cadres were in Colombo, Sarath Fonseka removed his security. This was the man who was responsible for clearing the East. And when Gen. Panipitiya filed a FR case Fonseka gave an affidavit agreeing to give only 6 people when there was a definite threat to his life.
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Question:
He cites Intelligence Services Head J B Galanayaka on information that an explosive laden van had come to Colombo to target a VIP. He alleges that the government is using these tactics ‘intentionally’ to ensure that he gets blasted on the road?
Answer:
I’m trying to bring legislation to provide security to the three commanders. But it takes time. I initiated that and he knows that. I always say that we should give security. I have no issue with that. But when we have given security and then ask for unreasonable amounts just to ridicule us or gain sympathy is not right. I’m the one who initiated the action to provide life time security to all Commanders which is now in Legal Draftsman’s Dept. I don’t say that he shouldn’t get it.
But the situation has changed in the country today which is why we had decided to open up the roads and not even close them for VIPs. We have defeated the LTTE now we have to bring normalcy to the country. That threat has passed. And if we have given what he requested what is the issue?
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Question:
He also points a finger at you on defence purchases claiming that if there is any corruption it is you, the President, and the Tender Board that must take responsibility?
Answer:
How can he say that? Again he’s trying to cover the truth behind this. He himself alluded to this. He told an interview that although normally the Chief of Staff sits on the Tender Board, ‘but I changed that and I sat on the Tender Board’ he said!
Then what is he talking about. What Tender Board was he referring to?
I don’t want to get in to the blame game but all I want to say is that as there are various allegations that have come in various papers etc. that the Army has purchased various things from his son-in-law’s company. All I can say is that this is unethical and illegal, because he himself accepted that he himself sat on the Army Tender Board. Again he’s trying to cover certain things and project a different picture which is not right.
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Question:
But he says that the political leadership has failed to give priority for democracy, national security, including the people in the North and East, those displaced. Would you say that you have failed to win the peace as alleged?
Answer:
I don’t know how he can talk on democracy and media freedom or the minorities. This is just politics. It’s unfair for a person who held such a position in the army to talk like that now that he has retired. I know his ideas and how he spoke in the Security Council. It’s ungrateful of him to talk like that just because he’s in politics, especially because he knows how we brought in a process of democracy to the East by holding elections and disarming the paramilitary groups.
What about the development work that was done there and bringing normalcy to that part of the country. Now because he’s standing with the people who opposed the war for his personal ambitions, and said we can’t win the war or that he himself was not fit enough to lead the Salvation Army, he’s coming out with these things. This shows his character. He’s teaming up with a politically bankrupt crowd, an unpatriotic lot to win his political ambitions.
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Question:
There is sufficient indication to confirm a regrouping of the LTTE internationally. What is the government doing to face this threat?
Answer:
We are doing a lot to curb this threat. The government didn’t believe its work ended after defeating the LTTE here, we went ahead and captured KP; who went on international TV and said he was the new leader. Again Gen Fonseka can’t take responsibility for it, it was the team effort of everyone involved that helped capture him. And such work is continuing.
One success of the operation was the secrecy maintained. No one knew about it till the capture. Very soon you will see more arrests, acquisition of LTTE assets and frozen accounts. We are working with international intelligence to continue this work.
Even locally our policing are working out very well, in interrogations and making more important arrests. All this continues while we are pursuing the development programs, and bringing investors in etc. During the last 4 years we have signed many international agreements that help us share information between the countries.
Of course there are pressures coming through from some of these countries but we have to work with them and win them over to neutralize the LTTE coming through. I know even countries like Canada wants to help break the LTTE network there. It’s a problem for them.
There is a threat of LTTE’s shipping network being used by any other terrorist organization thereby threatening any country in the world. All these countries have to work together if they are working to rid the world of terror.
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Question:
How do you see the pressures that threaten to come through in the form of you and several other key members of the defence team being charged with war crimes violations?
Answer:
Of course although a lot of countries appreciate our victory, there are some who are disappointed due to various reasons. Maybe it’s because of the Diaspora activities, because LTTE’s presence outside has become a political power which affects the governments in those countries. They can influence these countries. This maybe also due to certain strategic interests they have in our country. There are certain elements of the international community who see the President taking a hard stand on the international community when the war was on, taking it personally. Maybe these elements want governments like this changed.
We certainly see an international conspiracy to oust the President. I don’t point my finger at any government, but there were pressures that came through to safeguard the LTTE. These elements want to see the President out. Maybe they see that they can come out in a different way to give the LTTE Eelam. We have to be aware of this situation. The people have to be mindful of this danger.
These charges of war crimes are very unfair. It’s not the time to punish political leaders or officers or military leaders for fighting against terror. We defeated a terror organization that caused so much destruction to property and stalled democracy and destabilized the country. The LTTE caused more harm to the Tamil culture; they killed more Tamil people than any one people. The international community must understand this. They should help us build this country and bring the communities together. All these war crimes charges don’t do that.
COURTESY: HARD TALK -DAILY MIRROR
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Here comes the standard, ancient conspiracy myth that we all are used to since the time of 1987 Indo-Lanka accord. I would categorically say, there is not a single country on earth took Srilanka seriously on her political or geographical situation, although we as Srilankans love to think otherwise.
Not a single country on this earth used or uses LTTE or it's elements for their own political advantage other than our own political parties used to do historically.
This is sheer crap from GR/MR combination to fool general public against SF.
SF is never a product of an international conspiracy but a product of our own political hypocrisy.
Whether he wins the presidential poll or not a matter of future interest,but if he wins, Srilanka will never be the same again!
It is not a matter of any international intervention but our own historical foolishness.
Talk of an International Conspiracy and a Personal Vendetta against SF. Obviously he never expected this turn of events where he couldnt get rid of and silence a person using his underhand tactics. The worm has turned. Now its a question of Mud Slinging and Washing Dirty Linen in Public. I dont know the difference betweena CHeap and Expensive Politician. Maybe the Expensive one consumes all the Public Money.
How did you buy Appollo shares then? From your cheap job in the US? The country knows these things, Mr. Secretary. How come your siblings accumulate enormous wealth, like the purchases of Micro or Galle Face Hotel?
Why do you need another family tree to be established in the country? The country wanted to kick out one family dynasty called Bandaranaike not to establish another one in your name. Mewa Wasala Weda. Your service in eradicating the LTTE menace is well-respected, but what's happenning now is appalling.
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Sarath Fonseka opposed to devolution under Provincial councils. Says no community should demand undue powers under 13th amendment
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what he said was we may require to go beyond 13 amendment but discussions necessary.
GOTABAYA has always been honest. if any one says he made money that is a lie.did you know that Ranil as priminister bought all the junked jeeps of the army?
Come on Sri-lankans don't get the UNP or any one that is eeven colabarating with them to come to power. they now talk of all the mistakes when they were trying to sell our country to the LTTE.
Yes due to Ranil going kissing up with certin countries and crying that he would sell the east coast for oil, it is a lot of money that passed hands. So look at the big picture before any one can say or point fingers.
The current manipulative accusations/psyops against SF is only the extension of What was done against Tamils and LTTE by power hungry Rajapaksa & Co to hold on to power. We all witnessed the buzz words used by the Rajapaksa regime in the war such as The war was only a Humanitarian operation to save Tamils from the clutches of LTTE, There is no minority or majority - all are Sri Lankans.
This regime clearly demonstrated that it has no regard for Not only Tamils but for Sinhalayas too. All they have achieved so far is death and destruction of over atleast 30,000 lives within 4 years into power, No regard to any Law, Total impunity for any kind of Murder or thuggery, nepotism, Naming anyone who question the regime as traitors and murder them if they have to survive. Expecting any positive change from this regime is next to impossible.
SF is not any better for Minorities but for Sinhalayas, He may be better in terms of putting and end to this Rajapksa regime which has well entrenched into power which will only make the situation more worst for everyone. If Fonseka can not do it, It may take many more decades before any power changes to happen. This Regime never ever expected this Fonseka factor and it will be very extra careful in the future that no viable opponent will ever challenge them.
All these have happened because of shortsighted racial politics of the Sinhalaya leaders and their Buddisht Ultra nationalist backers who want to suppress the minorities. But see this has affected everyone. It is really self destructive and pathetic.
I do not know what Gotabaya is qualified with.Somebody said he was a cleaner or a security guard.Then how can he purchased Appolo and Galle face shares???????????.This guy is that Tsunami hora's own bro.These looters should be kicked out .
All this for the sake of protecting "Medamulana Dynasty" and Political thuggery....SF is a Officer & gentlmen....
What Gothapaya so easily forgets is the state sponsored terrorism the Tamils had faced, which resulted in the politicians giving up peaceful talks, and the emergence of LTTE.
Can any one accept that the state terrorism and the loss faced by the Tamils in the fifties to early seventies was the worst - and far worse than what LTTE did?
How much suffer and loss by Tamils in state sponsored terrorism in 1983?
Compared to the state sponsored terrorism - no other groups have jointly in total have done much harm. Let alone what was done by the government during the last two years!
Who ever master minded this plan to put a forward SF has acheived their objectives by dividing the nation . The Tamil Diaspotra would have definitely wanted this . It is obvious that SF is intoxicated with power just like the opposition politcians who he is relying on . The Rajapakses showed the nation what family unity is and they are a role model for the nation . Are people confusing corruption with mismanagemet ? Are people playing with words to score points ?
Talking nonsense as usual. Messing-up affairs in the country by our own fallacies you find some scape goat like local consiracies, foreign conspiracies, IGNO conspiracies, etc. etc.
"Cheap" politician is one who does not squander public property. Looks like SF is in the way of the Royal clan from getting their snout in the State trough. Congrats for ending the war. That does not give you a right to squander public wealth. Allow clean politics. Let people come up aginst the President at elections. Fight over policy issues. Why should they be so worried when SF comes up as a candidate. If they have done the right thing by the country, why worry. That is democracy. Use the powers to put the country right. It is a difficult task when the powers are beholden to all the thugs and the underworld. At least for the sake of the next generation, get rid of nepotism and be stateman like in governing.
Firstly I must say that I do not live in Sri Lanka and have no vote for the election. Therefore I believe that I will be able to give an Independent opinion. All the Presidents and Army Commanders starting at the time of President JR up to the present president MR wanted to defeat LTTE. Unfortunately, no one had the vision or the know how to fight a well established terrorist organization such as LTTE.
MR also wanted the same but was in the darkness. His brother who ran away from the Sri Lankan army later became the Secretary Defense very well knew the capabilities of General SF because he worked as a junior officer under SF. That was the reason why SF was made the Army Commander when he was about to retire. If SF retired at that time without becoming the Army Commander, we will not be having this conversations.
General SF having spent well over 15 years in the Northern Battle front knew well about the weakness of the LTTE. That was why he was able to introduce different tactics to inflict maximum damage to the LTTE with minimum force. I am compelled to believe that he was the man who planned the war as the Army Commander and executed with a vision while other force commaders provided support attacks requested by him.
As for the political leadership MR had no specific vision for the war other than the need to defeat LTTE as the previous presidents of Sri Lanka. He knew what happened to previous political leaders such as ex prime minister Rajiv Ghandi, President Premadasa, Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, Lakshman Kadiragamar, Ranjan Wijeratne and former Army and Navy personnel not forgetting the attack on President Chandrika Bandaranaike.
Therefore MR didn't perform any specific miracle to defeat the LTTE. He had two options available. That was either to give in to international pressure and stop the war and get killed by a LTTE suicide bomber or to give General SF to finish the war and live a little longer without being blown out by a LTTE suicide carder.
Leaving all that aside, today the people of Sri Lanka has a chance to go about their daily lives without the fear of being blown out while traveling in public transport. In my opinion, that was mainly due to effort by General SF
It is no doublt that General SF has an huge ego problem. But if he hadn't that and if he had female qualities, he wouldn't be fit to become an Army Commander. At the same time can we say that Rajapakse brothers do not have an ego. Those are general human qualities.
I leave it for the readers to form their own opinions. At the same time do not forget that there are silent voters who do not voice their opinions at forums like this. And most of the time their floating vote becomes the deciding factor rather than the voice of the henchman who cries for their own benefit for individual candidates.
God Bless Sri Lanka.
To all those who have read this article, here is my two cents worth of comments.
Recently I spoke to GR to offer some value to "something" that is very important to him. He basically shouted me down; did not even say one kind word and told me to get lost. When I offered "value" it was not money.
My assessment of the man is as follows: a very haughty character who does not care two hoots about ordinary Sri Lankans. These people are very upmarket, snobbish and bloody proud.
We are at fault. We have made them and they spit on us. We have paid taxes for them to own our national wealth. I believe SF did not tow the line (and as a true Karava/Karaiyar), would struck his finger up his nose. I am sure in time to come, SF would stick it where it will hurt GR well and good.
I have no respect for this man. He is a bufoon.
GR people wil never believe you any more. Therefore it is beter to keep quiet.
What nonsense? The usual platform political talk. You are getting sunk by your own fraud and dishonesty. Do not cook-up other reasons.
From readers’ comments here and elsewhere it is clear people generally are upset with him (GR) brought into this powerful post where all 4 forces come under him. His lack of finesse and class, fumbling in media interviews, vengeful language are all the talk of the town.
That he was not elected by the people makes the situation worse. If every President/PM goes on to fill all key positions with brothers, sisters and relatives where is civilized governance – is the question asked everywhere.
They question his mighty claims of patriotism when the truth is the man ran away to safer climes when ordinary soldiers from villages and higher ranks were giving their lives by the thousands to protect the motherland.
It was only the other day the man was threatening journalists – whom he had ordered to be present at this office – virtually to talk of and treat Sarath Fonseka as a super-patriot, national treasure and almost like God Almighty himself. And now this.
Will Sri Lanka ever come out of the hell-hole we are thrust into by “our wonderful leaders” particularly in the past 2 decades or so? If at all people vote for Sarath Fonseka it is not because they like him it is because the cumulative bad baggage Mahinda Rajapakse has collected so far has become absolutely unbearable.
ISS
Maxheadroom offered a bribe in kind to get something done and got booted out and the chap is pretty damn upset about it.
Actually you offering a bribe and getting thrown out -What's that got to do with this article?
GOTHABAYA RAJAPAKSE WAS FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MASSACRE OF 20,000 INNOCENT TAMILS DURING THE FINAL DAYS OF THE WAR AGAINST THE LTTE. GOTHA SHOULD BE TRIED FOR WAR CRIMES FOR THIS GENOCIDE.
In cricket parlance,GR has runs on the Board. He was a brave and courageous military officer who retired from service with a distinguished career.He then went to the States and did very well as a retired migrant.It seems he did a lot better than most of the Tamil economic migrants who got the opportunity to go to Canada,courtesy of Prabakaran.
He prevented nearly thirty percent of the land mass being captured by less than fifteen percent of the population.He instilled self belief and confidence among Sinhalese to take care of the only land they have.
It is no surprise that pro LTTErs will do anything to harm him and his reputation. Comments of ISS .therefore have to be considered in that context.
This is in response to Peter:
I did not offer a bribe. I have no money to offer a bribe. And that's the gospel truth.
I offered him a "thought" that could save millions for the SL public and that "thought" could have made a difference to thousands of SL people.
He just could not listen to me because I was nobody to him. Here is my take on something most of you dislike. Please read this and see if this is an acceptable proposition.
There are various insinuations - comments herein, too - that MR, GR and BR or mathematically R(MGB) has acquired various assets and GR also headed Lanka Logistics. Why doesn't he show the financial accounts of that company? After all he was using our - tax payers money - to buy arms and that company would have got discounts (or commissions). What happened to all of that? Has that money being channelled into buying these ventures?
I hope if SF is elected as President of SL, he would investigate all these deals and publish every little bit of information about these "holier than thou" individuals.
Dear Arosha,
I dont know who you are but you better learn before you talk. Gota doesn't have any shares in Appollo but gov appoint him as the Chiarman of the company after it was acquare by Sri Lanka Insurance from Hari.
GR coming to Apollo board has nothing to do with his personal wealth,he was appointed as a nominee of the government who after the court decision on sl insurance, became the majority share holder.... see how the rumor mills of governments opponents run their business.And those who blamed GR on this point, please check facts and send your apology....so we can see they meant well.
Ex-Sri Lankan,
I am as pro-LTTE as the Mahanayakes of Malwatta-Asgiriya. I have been objectively critical of them (Tigers) for long I am sure I was in their Fatwa list. I note you have warm feelings towards GR – and that’ just fine.
One of them I know personally as a friend will probably win any major title of the finest PR man – good-looking, calm, friendly and perpetually smiling. As to your tasteless comments on Tamil immigrants and the oblique suggestion (wish?) they are doing the poorer jobs overseas, this shows both your total ignorance of the world and your anti-Tamil prejudice. Have you heard of Rajaratnam of Galleon, Ananda Krishnan of KL, Kumar of Melbourne just to name a few - all billionaires.
A large number of those Tamils booted out of their homes and livelihoods in Sri Lanka in the post-1980s by the force of guns and sheer injustice are now doing reasonably well in Europe, North America and Oceania.
Better than Security Guards and Gas Station hands who suddenly found themselves running high positions in Sri Lanka unduly and only because they had “the right connections” The epitome of square pegs in round holes - as widely laughed at.
The US I/T Industry is far too sophisticated and demanding to employ a fumbling, social-graceless, semi-illiterate brute as Supervisor. Among other things – the IT industry insists on good English-speaking and writing – absolutely necessary for the IT industry. "Ingireesi" won't do there.Go have a chat with the Marines – they’ll buy your story - or for that matter any yarn.
ISS
Thanks for the clarification Max Headroom.
After reading your comment closely I think without any reservation I can accept the fact that you did not offer a bribe.
Accept my sincere apologies fellow blogger.
Your idea about an investigation in to the accounts is timely but to believe that a tainted guy like Sarath Fonseka will ever investigate the mess is questionable.
Frankly all these guys are no better than each other and will behave exactly the same way when they come to power. Forget about catch phrases.My worry is will they extend a practical solution to the past problems? and to do that one needs unbelievable courage and honesty.
The main problem we have is selecting the best out of the worse to do a divine job.
See we have limited options when it comes to that.So this time I believe we have to play by ear.
Mr. Gotabaya, without General Fonseka and His collegues you and your brothers cant get any credit from the war. Also you are one of supermarket worker in the US and now become secretary for Defence its a shame for the country. Your brother playing with srilankan citizen with big lies. General Fonseka is the proper person to stop your family runing politics. you and your family is most corrupted politicians in srilankan history. Go and worship all over the temple and say to singhalease innocent you and your family faithfull buddhist.
There is so much about Fomseka, Rajapakse, Gotabaua, LTTE etc.
Two months has gone by since the matter of the Director of Pensions notorious circulr dated 25th eptember ,2009 was focussed in your journal.
Interestingly the Bank of Ceylon has ignored and not complied. New accounts at the Peoples Bank-Queens Branch have not been opened.
I hope Bank of Celon (the premere bank) in Sri Lanka will continue to ignore the gimmicks of the Director of Pensions