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A Nation's Last Hurrah

Is Killi captured????

What is perhaps most offensive about Rajapakse's attempts to manipulate the electorate in the face of an election is how much he takes for granted the fickleness of his Sinhala-Buddhist following. Nothing could better personify the 'Sinhalaya modaya' stereotype than the President's disdain for his own people. And they love him for it. So long as a steady stream of Tamils are exterminated, there is little to impede Rajapakse's cruise to yet another victory.

Granted, the problem stems in large measure from the ineptitude and apathy of an opposition that has grown fat and lazy. While Karu Jayasuriya's crossover might have sparked a flame of defiance in the UNP, it was extremely short-lived. Having re-entered his old home, Jayasuriya seems to have avoided the limelight, steering clear of controversy in any guise.

Sadly for both Ranil Wickremesinghe and Karu Jayasuriya, they have failed to convey effectively to the country their concerns about the issues of our time. As a party, the UNP is yet to decide whether or not it supports the war and if so, whether it subscribes, for example, to the present practice of aerially bombarding Tamil villages labelled as LTTE hideouts in the north.

To say it opposes the war but nevertheless congratulate the army on capturing Paranthan or Killinochchi, however, is morally and intellectually dishonest. After all, the government would not dare bombing LTTE hideouts in the south - let us say in Wellawatte - for fear of collateral damage. Yet, in the remote townships of the Wanni, such bombardment has now become routine, with enormous cost to the civilian population.

While the UNP has cleverly promised to support any political solution mutually acceptable to the government and the Tamil parties, it does not seem any longer to entertain a vision of its own. As provocative as it may seem, the Greens would do well to articulate what they feel is a fair solution, if for no other reason, to check on public opinion. Even if the Rajapakses, swollen as they are with the pride of bloodthirsty euphoria, are unable to think beyond the destruction of the LTTE and its leadership, it behoves us to think of the day after tomorrow now. Should we fail meaningfully to address the aspirations of the Tamil people that survive this holocaust, we can be sure as night follows day that history will repeat itself, even though it may take a generation from now. All the bloodshed and all the sacrifice made to bring the war to a conclusion will have been in vain.

I am HAPPY that you Tamils were politically MATURE enough to appoint Velu as your King :))

The Tamils did not choose VP, and rather he was thrust on them! Now they have been left with two evils: VP and GOSL, and they have chosen a better evil! Basically, the Sinhalese failed the Tamils, they treated the moderate Tamil polity as doormats, and thus giving rise to VP. May be you are not old enough to know the history!

What a bunch of geniuses . isnt it intelligence personified to select and uneducated murderous idiot as your leader . more civilizations have vanished for lesser follies .

I KNOW that Sinhalese will NEVER give you chaps a political solution as there is NOTHING to give...

Be Sri Lankans and live like any other Sri Lankans..

What is perhaps most offensive about Rajapakse's attempts to manipulate the electorate in the face of an election is how much he takes for granted the fickleness of his Sinhala-Buddhist following. Nothing could better personify the 'Sinhalaya modaya' stereotype than the President's disdain for his own people. And they love him for it. So long as a steady stream of Tamils are exterminated, there is little to impede Rajapakse's cruise to yet another victory.