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TNA MP urges global community`s awareness on Sri Lanka`s use of cluster munitions and bombs
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gonnamba
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 3 Dec 2008 15:33:07 GMT Report for Abuse
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Yarlan,
I am ready to bury the past and move forward. Because, the fundamental problem afflicting the Sinhalese and Tamils in Sri Lanka is their continued obsession of the past, at the risk of ignoring what the future can bring.
Thank you for posting it again!
This should be the mentality of all Sri Lankans if we ever have a chance of getting out of this hole we have dug ourselves in to.
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 3 Dec 2008 15:33:13 GMT Report for Abuse
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During this time, one of my second cousins died in front his mother when a shell fired by the Sri Lanka navy landed in the front yard of the house. Not only that, this was a temporary residence at a relative s, after their own house was partially destroyed in artillery fire from the IPKF! What do you think his brothers wanted to do after that? After this incident, one of his younger brothers joined the LTTE and later died in combat.
One of my cousins died in a train blast by LTTE and his wife is in mental trauma after losing her husband of just 3 months, then another died when a bus bomb exploded by LTTE, he was the sole bread winner of that family, then another cousin died in another train blast coming home after a days hard work.
what should I do, take a gun and kill the tamils or what? get a life man, if every one takes guns because some one in the family get killed without any rhyme nor reason we will not have countries or communities to live, it will be jungles.
These are just 3 incidents only, there were many friends and neighbours and people that we know of who got killed by the LTTE bomb blasting of civilian transport. |
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 3 Dec 2008 15:33:53 GMT Report for Abuse
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Yarlan
I am sorry to hear the past incidents you have underwent.
I also agree, that our past is so screwed up mainly due to the pathetic politicians who took the control over our country.
However, I would like to mention the followings as well.
During the last decade or so, we don't here any similar incidents anywhere in our country.
Everyday, Sri Lankan army is helping Tamil people in all the possible ways.
No matter how many bombs LTTE explode targeting innocent civilians(majority of them are Sinhalese) there were no more 'Black July's.
A former child solder in LTTE now represents the Sri Lankan Parliament and the LTTE leader of eastern province is now the Minister in that province.
LTTE is keeping the Tamil people as a human shield. They only let even a patient to come to Colombo after keeping one family member in their custody.
LTTE uses, hospitals, schools and even 'Kovils' to build bunkers because they know that the Sri Lankan army does not hit these targets.
Probably, the LTTE leader Pirabaharan's bunker is located inside some hospital in Wanni, because that is safest place for him to be.
Day by day, Sri Lanan army is closing to track this lunatic leader and fight a war while keeping minimum civilian casualties. |
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3 Dec 2008 15:37:13 GMT Report for Abuse
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The Sinhala people, who elect people like Mahinda Rajapakse as the President of Sri Lanka, need to understand what has given strength to the LTTE.
Have you forgotten that it was prabakaran who wanted Mahinda Rajapakshe as president and not Ranil? so blame prabakaran, not sinhala people. |
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3 Dec 2008 15:41:28 GMT Report for Abuse
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YARLAN:
I am ready to bury the past and move forward. Because, the fundamental problem afflicting the Sinhalese and Tamils in Sri Lanka is their continued obsession of the past, at the risk of ignoring what the future can bring.
Only thing you still have to remind us is 1983.
YOu want us to forget everything you did and are doing since 1983 until now.
What a bargain is that for you.
Besides everything, you know Tamils killed tamils and every one else. Tamils destroyed and are destroying Sri Lanka because they want to establish the homeland concept in the Sri Lankan North and East and to ESTABLISH TRIBALISM BASED POLITICS in Sri Lanka.
You have avoided the major question.
Some may get caught but not everybody.
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3 Dec 2008 15:43:20 GMT Report for Abuse
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How about this:
http://www.dawn.com/2008/12/03/int6.htm
COLOMBO, Dec 2: A Sri Lankan bishop has called upon the Indian government to pressure the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam into releasing thousands of Tamil non-combatants held hostage in the northern region .
Rev Thomas Savundaranayagam, a Catholic whose diocese extends to the conflict-ridden Wanni region, told a newspaper in an interview that he had sought the help of pro-LTTE legislators of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to persuade the Indian government to use its influence with the LTTE for securing the release of the non-combatants.
Rev Savundaranayagam said that 250,000 people had taken refuge in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu after having been driven out of their homes in Wanni since the military operation began in 2006.
The people are anxious to flee the war zone for survival. But they are unable to do so for two reasons. One of them is the LTTE is not allowing them to go. The other is the fear that security forces may imprison them on suspicions of links with the LTTE, the bishop said. |
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Yarlan/A95,
I agree with both of you and it's indeed sad to hear stories like these. War is always a sad thing and there are a lot who suffer due to war in the north, as well as in the south. But Yarlan, is there any solution to this other than annihilating terrorism altogether. The people of that beautiful island have suffered for three decades and there has to be an end to it. The LTTE certainly is not the solution for the Tamil plight. There are other leaders who shun violence and come to political solutions. The LTTE is just misleading the diaspora to carry on with the war to fill their bank accounts overseas. |
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 3 Dec 2008 15:44:25 GMT Report for Abuse
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Yarlan,
Your story is really emotional. As are the stories of many other people like you.
My deepest sympathizes brother. |
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3 Dec 2008 15:47:57 GMT Report for Abuse
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| I feel really pity for those who try to justify the war and for those put all the blames on LTTE and Tamils. These people will never grow up, never accept truth as it is. |
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3 Dec 2008 15:49:57 GMT Report for Abuse
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The problem with you yarlan is you have conveniently forgotten that 1983 is 25 years back and forgotten to add all the atrocities committed by the LTTE, including the hacking of infants and farmers, monks, bombings of civilians etc. if you care to hear the stories of those innocents civilians that got killed by LTTE from 1983 on wards I am sure you will hear similar stories to yours. what I find lacking in tamils is that either because of being afraid of LTTE or simply because they dont care, the tamils do not speak of these atrocities by LTTE. this is the biggest stumbling block to peace in the island.
Edited By - Pawan98 - 3 Dec 2008 15:51:42 GMT |
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