Anyone who claims to be a 'REAL' patriot of Sri Lanka and who also support the view that the majority race that forms the GOSL are a bunch of very capable and intelligent lot then please read on this editorial.
This brief piece clearly explains how unreliable the GOSL is and how it always tries to cheat the world thinking it is bloody smart. GOSL had all the opportunities to resolve this problem after eliminating the LTTE but their stupidity, foolish believes, ignorance, arrogance, very outdated faith in the history and some imaginary belief that Sinhalese are a 'superior race' led to this predicament.
Now GOSL are going round the world on their knees begging for pardon and 'another chance' to redeem themselves and what a shame it is for all of us Sri Lankans.
Had we resolved our internal conflict internally and sincerely with genuine faith and concern we would have been already on our way to progress and prosperity.
Still there are sinhala mischief makers harping on the LTTE. LTTE is gone and now only tamil citizens are there and they don't ask for separation or anything that can undermine the wellbeing of the majority but only asking a chance for them to join the front, feel as if they too are Sri lankans and work for the betterment of the country.
But sadly Sinhala fanatic Racism does not permit it and as some one here said that they don't mind the country going to dogs but they will not accede to tamils legitimate political aspirations. If they think so then let it be as it is. On the long run to my mind sadly the Sinhalese will be the bigger losers.
Please read on:
Sri Lanka Against Itself
The Hindu editorial, Chennai, March 5, 2012
While it is true that America's human rights advocacy is riddled with double standards, the debate at Geneva is an opportunity for Sri Lanka to reflect on why it finds itself at such a difficult pass. Over the past three HRC sessions, the Rajapaksa government was able to buy time with promises and action plans, which had they been executed could have saved Sri Lanka the diplomatic energy now being expended. Even the LLRC felt constrained to complain that its interim recommendations had not been implemented.
Sri Lanka is engaged in an all-out effort to stave off a resolution against it at the ongoing session of the United Nations Human Rights Council at Geneva. The United States, the prime backer of the resolution, has circulated a draft among the Council's 47 members calling on Colombo to do nothing more than implement the recommendations of its own Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, as well as to initiate credible investigations into violations of international human rights laws not addressed adequately by the LLRC. Among other recommendations, the report, tabled in the Sri Lankan parliament last year, asked the government to ascertain, more fully the circumstances of five incidents in which civilians were killed during the last phases of the war against the LTTE in 2009, and if wrongful conduct by security personnel were established, to prosecute and punish. It also asked the government to investigate the disappearances of LTTE members who surrendered, to demilitarise northern Sri Lanka, and to arrive at a settlement for devolution of powers to the Tamil minority. In its defence, the Rajapaksa government has pointed to internal enquiries initiated by the Sri Lankan Army as progress on implementing the LLRC recommendations it has also cited the setting up of a parliamentary select committee as evidence of its sincerity in addressing the Tamil question. The success or failure of a resolution at the HRC depends not so much on the merit of the issue, but on a country's diplomatic ability to line up friends and allies, in support of or against the resolution. By that measure, Sri Lanka could yet come out of its ordeal laughing.
While it is true that America's human rights advocacy is riddled with double standards, the debate at Geneva is an opportunity for Sri Lanka to reflect on why it finds itself at such a difficult pass. Over the past three HRC sessions, the Rajapaksa government was able to buy time with promises and action plans, which had they been executed could have saved Sri Lanka the diplomatic energy now being expended. Even the LLRC felt constrained to complain that its interim recommendations had not been implemented. Instead, the government has chosen to paper over issues of accountability for the loss of civilian lives during the war's final weeks. Much to the exasperation of allies such as India, it has also blown hot and cold about a settlement of Tamil political aspirations. Sri Lanka must realise that its own interests require it urgently to address these twin bases of national reconciliation. Sadly, its response to the Geneva challenge has been to whip up anti-U.S., anti-West, Sinhala nationalist protests at home, creating an atmosphere of an island under siege. This is hardly a constructive response if anything, the government's over-the-top campaign may further sharpen ethnic cleavages in the country.
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11 Mar 2012 22:35:43 GMT 