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Of course they are not LTTE supporters, but at the end of the day, their agenda indirectly helps the LTTE.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, JULY 23, 2008 (Zenit.org).- The civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and the separatist Tamil Tigers has now reached a point where opportunities for dialogue are basically nonexistent, says the archbishop of Colombo.

Speaking from Colombo to Vatican Radio, Archbishop Oswald Gomis added that fighting will likely prove to be the only way to end the conflict.

I personally feel that MR has an agenda that indirectly helps LTTE.

When CFA was there, there was no recruitment drive for tigers & Even karuna was weaned away by CFA & Ranil.

thats why tigers hate Ranil more than MR.

When CFA was there, there was no recruitment drive for tigers & Even karuna was weaned away by CFA & Ranil.

The civil war s escalation has had a significant and visible impact on the Tamil Tigers -- the group lost six boats and a major base to the Sri Lankan military on Sunday, and nearly 100 of its fighters were killed in just the last three days.

In the last few days the government has claimed a series of military victories, and Archbishop Gomis confirmed the rebels are indeed falling back.

However, he noted that an important distinction must be made between the insurgents who are fighting and the Tamil population as a whole, which he says are two separate peoples. They say that the fighters are one particular terrorist group and not all the Tamils, so even the Tamils are held ransom by these people.

' So first of all you must crush them if you want to have a peaceful solution, that s what most of the people are thinking and that has become a common opinion, not that we share it.

Archbishop Gomis expressed his resignation that a truly peaceful solution may no longer be possible, and that all anyone can basically do at this point is sit, watch and wait.