Lanka Newspapers

Sri Lanka News Updates with Discussions

Sri Lankan News & Discussions

Search All News and Discussions  

 
News Image
Full News Article
Page < Prev   | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  |  >Next
Thambi
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 13443
Member Profile
 		LK Information  22 Oct 2006 16:11:01 GMT  Report for Abuse  
How Mahinda sold a dummy to President Chavez ( JVP = EPDP )

President Mahinda Rajapakse during the last presidential election presented the people of the country with his policy statement, the Mahinda Chinthana, which brought together the thinking of all those who supported his candidature.

Mahinda Chinthana was the work of the likes of Wimal Weerawansa, Dullas Alahapperuma, Ven. Athuraliye Ratana Thero and Mangala Samaraweera. Hence it essentially included the salient features of socialist thinking.

But close to one year after presenting the country with the Mahinda Chinthana, Rajapakse is today gradually distancing himself from it.

During the run up to last year's presidential election, Weerawansa likened Rajapakse to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has opposed US intervention.

'Vote for Mahinda Rajapakse without any fear. You will then create an Asian Chavez. If Ranil Wickremesinghe gains power, he would be a puppet of the US government. If Rajapakse come to power, he will stand firm against the US, be another Chavez,' Weerawansa said on the election platform.


Asian Chavez

Rajapakse from then on was looked at as the Asian Chavez.

However, during Rajapakse's visit to New York to address the UN General Assembly, he was given the chance to make his speech before Chavez.

Most leaders who were aware that Chavez was planning to make a controversial speech were seated and eagerly waiting to hear it and as a result also had to listen to Rajapakse's speech.

Chavez, who spoke soon after Rajapakse, attacked the US and then in a surprise move, praised Rajapakse who spoke before him.

The words of praise expressed by Chavez had a hidden agenda, which many did not see at the time.

Venezuela is contesting against the US backed Guatamala to gain non-permanent membership in the UN Security Council. It now transpires this was the motive behind Chavez's words of praise.

Venezuela and Guatamala were carrying out a hidden campaign with the state leaders present at the general assembly to garner their support.

Support assured

Chavez was under the impression that Sri Lanka would support his country's candidature and it pushed him to praise Rajapakse at the general assembly. Rajapakse had agreed to vote in favour of Venezuela. However, the Sri Lankan representative had voted in favour of the US backed Guatamala.

It has now been revealed that it was a closely monitored move. A fact that the JVP's Somawansa Amarasinghe and Wimal Weerawansa are unaware of is that three key figures of the Rajapakse administration - Basil Rajapakse, Gotabhaya Rajapakse and Dulles Alahapperuma - are half American.

The two Rajapakses are actually US citizens. Alahapperuma was also residing in the US before he arrived in the island to spearhead the presidential election campaign for Rajapakse.

These three individuals play a key role in running the government.

In the words of the JVP, the government is today run by those loyal to the US.


Although the President promised to vote in favour of Venezuela to Chavez, he could not keep his word due to the pressure exerted by the US.

Edited By - Thambi - 22 Oct 2006 16:15:34 GMT
Thiru
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 507
Member Profile
 		LK Information  22 Oct 2006 16:12:19 GMT  Report for Abuse  
They (LTTE) are a terrorist organization, they brought nothing but misery to the people of Sri Lanka as well as to the Tamil population of Sri Lanka.

The above quote is for singhala racist's consumption.

The quote below is for the world who is genuily concerned about oppresed people;

'They (LTTE) have aspirations to satisfy some of the legitimate grievances of the Tamil community. They have aspirations to see the Tamil community respected, and be able to control its own affairs within a unified island, and the only way they're going to achieve those aspirations is through negotiations.'
sansare
Senior Member
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 6511
Member Profile
 		LK Information  22 Oct 2006 16:23:56 GMT  Report for Abuse  
not only the LTTE but also GoSL sate terror !


LTTE labeled GOSL response to LTTE arm struggle as state terror. Its common, these kind of minority movements call the government by that name.
But, any legitimate government never let arm struggles to carry on,..I agree government response has its weaknesses too.

The end result is innocent Sri Lankans are suffering.

So, at least, when go for talks after all these killings, LTTE must not try to escape without finding a solid last settlement. It only hurts all Tamils and Sinhalese alike.

About JVP, we cant forget over 2.5 million votes that it got. Can we forget about 2 million LTTE supporters? NO. The impact of JVP will vanish, if the GOSL and LTTE can find a peaceful settlement.
nale
Senior Member
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 7215
Member Profile
 		LK Information  22 Oct 2006 17:27:00 GMT  Report for Abuse  
Richard Boucher,
LTTE have aspirations to satisfy some of the legitimate grievances of the Tamil Community.They have aspirations to see the Tamil Community respected and be able to control its own affairs within a unified island,and the only way they are going to achieve these aspirations is through negotiations.

Yes! that is why the LTTE unilaterally declared ceasefire twice within 13 months,the first one 9 months before 9/11,and signed a CFA with the govt and went for six negotiations .But none of the agreements reached in those six negotiations were implemented by the govt.So, LTTE suspended the talks and then presented the ISGA,which was sabotaged by the sinhalese govt,and the govt try to even sabotage the CFA.And LTTE went to Geneva to negotiate about fully implementng the CFA.An agreement was reached by both the parties participated at the Geneva talks to fully implementing the CFA,by dismanttling the paramilitaries.But the govt reneged on the Geneva Agreement and now we have war.
So Mr Boucher,you see it is the govt which is reponsible for the present situation in the island.Take the govt to task.
Eelan.
Fairplay
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 3854
Member Profile
 		LK Information  22 Oct 2006 18:22:01 GMT  Report for Abuse  
Aney...aney,,

LTTE wants PIECE. These guys are not good at ascertaining the needs of this rebellion in SL.
smile4u
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 221
Member Profile
 		LK Information  22 Oct 2006 20:55:41 GMT  Report for Abuse  
Thambi,

Thanks for the great piece on Asian Chavez! Makes sense.
nada
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 3974
Member Profile
 		LK Information  22 Oct 2006 23:08:09 GMT  Report for Abuse  
Two senior officials of the United States Department of State have made two contradictory statements


There is nothing miraculous about the US and if they have good logic they would not have got thrashed in Vietnam and now Iraq and Afghanistan. At last the evil had to accept that Iraq is another Vietnam and looking for ways and means to get out of Iraq.

Many scholars and political analysts both in the US and elsewhere have agreed that Bush is responsible for increased terrorism in the Islamic world.

He is also responsible for putting all the freedom and liberation struggles under the same basket of naked terrorism and this too had created terrorists regimes which took it as a green light to embark on genocide, severe violation of human rights and legitimate public uprising being put down in the most inhuman ways and even terrorizing the innocent public to hold them as hostages.

What happened in Lebanon is an excellent example. Then comes Sri Lanka, and especially MR took it really as a 'go ahead' signal to suppress the Tamil's legitimate struggle by indiscriminate bombing, abductions and extra judicial executions by deaths quads and paid killers and also hiding and protecting the murderers.

So the US stand is a clear example of their state of confusion.But owing to its military power most of the world simply the US and the world has become 'yes sir' regimes after Bush.

Hope once this evil goes world may change for good. Bush should be taken to task for the deaths of millions, it is estimated that in Iraq alone more than 650,000 people have been killed because of Bush.
PolBanda
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 762
Member Profile
 		LK Information  22 Oct 2006 23:09:19 GMT  Report for Abuse  
They (LTTE) are a terrorist organization, they brought nothing but misery to the people of Sri Lanka as well as to the Tamil population of Sri Lanka.'


This clearly shows the profile of LTTE in the world. After burning the fingers working with terrorists , now world knows what is going on in Sri Lanka much better.

What is wrong with Sri Lanka government resorting to aerial bombing against terrorists? Any democratic government will do that. LTTE try first to break Sri Lanka and then India.

As a one reporter clearly said, LTTE pot bellied leaders in London and Europe should be stopped making decisions about suffering of Sri Lankans.

Do the terrorist supporters in this forum talk about the fact that no any Sinhala or Muslim student can learn in Jaffna University, though run by SL govt money?

What do the talk about hundred thousand of Muslims chased away by LTTE in North, still living in refuge camps?

You have to answer for this!
vimukthi
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 2574
Member Profile
 		LK Information  23 Oct 2006 01:21:35 GMT  Report for Abuse  
Hakeem

If you make the fart then it won't smell but if others made the fart then it will be a bad smell.


this is quite brilliant for the situation Hakeem
 Post a reply to this      E-mail this to a friend
Page < Prev   | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  |  >Next

(C) 2000-2008 www.lankanewspapers.com - Sri Lankan News & Discussions - Contact Us - RSS Feed - News Archives - src - FAQ
Welcome to the largest news forum on Sri Lanka. This is a discussion table for millions of Sri Lankans living around the world to express their thoughts on the latest Sri Lankan news events. This site is a powerful tool for all Sri Lankan ethnic groups to share information, knowledge and wisdom.