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Peace mission postponed
Friday, 9 November 2007 - 4:44 AM SL Time
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The peace mission to Wanni which was to be organized by the Caritas, the social development arm of the Catholic Bishops Conference has been postponed due to the prevailing situation in the area.
Well informed sources told Daily Mirror the peace mission on which several Buddhist prelates were to travel to Wanni has been postponed especially because of the new developments that had taken place after the death of LTTE political wing head S. P. Thamilselvan earlier this month.
However, the sources said it would be organized at a latter date when the situation improved.
The peace mission was to be organized on the initiative of Bishop of Mannar, Rev. Rayappu Joseph.
Archbishop Oswald Gomis and Bishop Rayappu Joseph briefed President Mahinda Rajapaksa on the peace mission during their recent meeting with him.
Meanwhile Caritas Sri Lanka is going ahead with a mission to get the Sri Lankan fishermen held by Tamilnadu Police where their representatives are to meet Chief Minister Karunanidhi later this month.
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ILUVSRILANKA
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10 Nov 2007 13:14:58 GMT Report for Abuse
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There is a simple solution to this war. I am a sinhalese budhist and if you really are a budhist then you should believe in peace and harmony.
Uneducated and unqualified policticians have been running the country since 1948 and today it is run probably by a very poor leader.
Reason being he use the war to win the election by saying that he will win the war. Well if he does i will take my hat off to him and take this back. I promise. But the way our people think is that what ever the government say they believe it.
Realistic situation is that even if this war is won, there is always the chance of it coming up again. So ther is really no need to fight. But may be come to some sort of an agreement to solve this unnecessary problem.
There are few ways to approach this problem.
1. War 2. Peace
Lets say we give the LTTE what they need. The obvious disadvantage is that we are dividing the country. Howver this can also work to the advantage of both sinhalese and tamil and all other groups. Which means the war stops everyone gets on with their every day activities if a sinhalese wants to live work or buy a property in the tamil section the can do so also vice versa. This works perfectly in United Kingdom with England, Scotland & Wales.
Howver it is not our politicians interest to do this as they are actually earning money with this war. Any or all of weapons imported for the war means a commission payment to them. We are talking millions of dollars here. And that is a too bigger bussiness to loose out for them.
True fact is no sinhalese people have been able to go to north and east or to carry out any sort business or any activity for last 25 years. So is it really worth fighting for this? Why dont we just try to make what ever we got better and develop as a nation economically and then may be in a future date both sets of sinhalese and tamils can converge again once the trust have been gained.
Please read and disgest this very carefully as this comment could mislead you. True fact is majority of sri lankan population is brainwashed by either the government or LTTE. So even for those who live abroad this could mean nothing. But if you really love our county and wants to help then I think peace is the way forward. How soo will we realise this and put into practice? |
gchula99
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10 Nov 2007 19:33:09 GMT Report for Abuse
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When the land is on fire these people try to light cigars.This is not a problem of leadership.This we had for
last 30-40 years.Ranil also hailed heroes who killed Tamilselvam.
Good olden days many of our Sinhalese Buddhist kings wage war against foreign invaders and evaporate them to dust.Buddhism never teach coward ism as ILVUSRILANKA suggest.This country cannot be divided.Is very small and even if divided LTTE will never satisfied with the boundaries. Sometime ago during the LTTE's hay days I saw their claimed land boundaries.It extend up to Kataragama from Jaffna!!
What we have to do is force them to negotiation by military measures.
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Joseph
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10 Nov 2007 20:39:14 GMT Report for Abuse
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There is no point talking peace with people who do not know the meaning!
Peace was at the tips of the fingers of VP during the UNP regime.
But we know from Karuna that he never wants peace !. He said that VP wanted CFA to buy time and to send his kids abroad (his selfishness is beyond belief)!
Bala and Tamilselvam negotiated for federal solution with the UNP regime. Then surprise , surprise who stopped it !!
Top stop peace when the GOSL wanted to do every thing it could can any one remember asking for
- Navy escort
-then Airforce plane
-then sea plane etc etc just to have a meeting !!!
Despite GOSL giving every thing possible, still VP stopped it at 11th hour when people were boarding the plane!!
This man can survive only if there is war! Any idiot would have known if MR came to power, war was a possibility. Surprise, surprise, what has happend?
And who prevented people voting for this to happen???
So, the question is does he know the meaning of peace???
Peter Voke- Times defence analyst says- If not for VP , Sri lanka will have peace.
HOW TRUE IS THIS ! |
Kosala6BC
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10 Nov 2007 21:38:07 GMT Report for Abuse
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The simple truth is, Sinhala racist politicians are still using the race card to win elections and hold on to power.
Tamil politicians had used racist card in 1977 to win elections but they can't use the race card now but Sinhala politicians are still using the race card.
Ordinary Sinhala and Tamil masses ,they want peace and they can live in peace and harmony any where.
Our politicians were and are deadly cancers in our society, and the cancers have reached the incurable stage.
Ranil and UNP could not be able to save their Government from CBK, How could UNP have delivered a federal solution to the national problem.
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