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Sri Lanka bars foreign aid workers from rebel area
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Berty
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 9 Sep 2008 02:31:56 GMT Report for Abuse
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Andy prem
Berty - Why dont you guys pressure the LTTE to release the civilians . There is a lot of people paying LTTE's way through so dont they bear any responsibility ?
This is the problem not only with you but with most of the sinhalese..yes..i am a tamil but i am not a supporter of LTTE and I expect our governement to look after the tamil people like they take care of people down south..isn't that a fair expectation..
The people are living in their own houses..People are so reluctant to leave their own place..(u know how difficult even if there is a Typhoon to get people to vacate their own houses).
LTTE is a terrorist org and your asking them to release those innocent people
Ok buddy..let me ask you something..let us say ..LTTE is keeping them against their wishes and they have no choice..what is next? you bomb them..u kill them..what is the alternative suggestion you have for those people..
Edited By - Berty - 9 Sep 2008 02:36:25 GMT |
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 9 Sep 2008 02:32:06 GMT Report for Abuse
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Berty,
Tamils will think this is an excuse to massacre Tamil civilians. it is very easy cos aid workers are working with Tamil civilians who were displaced and they are in one area and become an easy target if Aid workers are withdrawn..
If the GoSL wants to kill civilans (and attempt genocide), then i'm sure they have had sooo many opportunities to do so... don't think that having some aid workers present is what's stopping potential genocide from occuring! So anyway, why have the GoSL established a 'safe corridor' to allow civilans to leave the conflict areas? Wouldn't the GoSL really want to keep the civilans in the conflict areas so that it's easier to 'commit genocide'? Also, why are tamil civilans allowed to leave and enter liberated areas? Can't the GoSL simply kill them as they approach??
Also, do you really believe that the GoSL are trying to kill off entire the tamil race?? So the GoSL wants Sri Lanka to be a pure Sinhalese, Muslim, Burgher, Colombo-chetty, etc. only country, but without any tamils! :) |
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9 Sep 2008 02:32:37 GMT Report for Abuse
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[Aid groups were also ordered to remove their vehicles, equipment and machinery from rebel territory immediately.[
toyota - this has always been a concern - as we have seen already .. the risk of LTTE using/stealing these vehicles and P&E for their purposes is too great to ignore ... i.e building trenches etc. |
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| United Nations aid program allowed to continue their work....only the other NGO's have to stop their activities.......this is a good decision....:-) |
Berty
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9 Sep 2008 02:35:59 GMT Report for Abuse
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unfortunately it is a War situation..so many things do happen..I am not sure you were here when the SLA killed refugees of Tamil civilians in a SCHOOL..what did your famous spokesman said..oh..LTTE are keeping them as civilians..initailly they accepted the mistake..17 aid workers and Children in school who were bombed..well they were all LTTE cadres..they do target..may be wrong intelligent or a mistake..but they do..
pls also think they have some set backs recently and one think will be in their mind to go in whether that includes civilians killings or not |
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9 Sep 2008 02:41:04 GMT Report for Abuse
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Berty,
those aid workers are working among Tamil people in the war zone and under LTTE control and nothing happened to them so far..why should they kill them now..
If civilans leave the area, then there is no need for aid workers, right! So if civilans are asked to leave the area, then why should foriegn aid workers be allowed to stay back? Who are they really 'aiding' if civilans are leaving the area? Also, the GoSL cannot garauntee their safety, especially when the SLA are pushing forward and the LTTE are backed against a wall... who knows what they will do... So it's good to get all the innocent people out of the way of harm! |
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9 Sep 2008 02:41:44 GMT Report for Abuse
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This is the problem not only with you but with most of the sinhalese..yes..i am a tamil but i am not a supporter of LTTE and I expect our governement to look after the tamil people like they take care of people down south..isn't that a fair expectation..
The people are living in their own houses..People are so reluctant to leave their own place..(u know how difficult even if there is a Typhoon to get people to vacate their own houses).
LTTE is a terrorist org and your asking them to release those innocent people
Ok buddy..let me ask you something..let us say ..LTTE is keeping then against their wishes and they have no choice..what is next? you bomb them..u kill them..what is the alternative suggestion you have for those people..
Berty - I too expect the govt to do its best to protect all sri lankans - tamil or otherwise. Govt has dropped leaflets and publicised that civvies should move to GOSL controlled areas for their own safety. Aid workers are being asked to do the same for same reason and to prevent NGO assets being misappropriated (I will give benefit of the doubt here) and used by LTTE.
GOSL has publicly committed to making whatever provisions are necessary to care for any IDPs that come to GOSL controlled areas.
GOSL cannot allow the LTTE to stalemate the ongoing military efforts by using the civvies as human shields. Where is the responsibility of the LTTE, who claim to be the sole reps and protectors of Tamils, in this regard if they wont allow the people to move away from the fighting? What more do you expect govt to do? I still think they wont intentionally go out and bomb these poeple to smithereens but there's a good chance some/lot of them may get caught in the middle. |
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9 Sep 2008 02:43:56 GMT Report for Abuse
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Duplicate post.
Edited By - AussieBoy - 9 Sep 2008 02:46:10 GMT |
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Lion and AB
u guys are simply forgetting the Tamil people...just cos they are living in LTTE controlled area..
If really LTTE is not allowing them to leave..does that mean for you guys these people are LTTE supporters and want to die..
The Gosl is not giving a choice but insisting they should leave teh area..leaflets are fine and you heard so far no one has left..what next..u can't kill them cos they are in the war zone..
No i will not agree with your arguement..
I asked the same question i asked from andy..(he has not replied me) and Dewey said Gosl shouls have a ceasefire to try and get the tamil people out..that may be a smart answer.. |
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