COngratulations from world leader around the world. Sri Lanka - Only Nation to have crushed the world`s worst Terrorist movement
uhm finally, aft 25yrs..
tats really really long..
job well done
I would say that the Sri Lanka government has destroyed a terrorist group but Terror itself?
Terrorism is a state of mind, and hardly limited to any group of people. If the underlying reasons for the LTTE's birth is not dealt with, another version of it would be birthed in its place.
It's sad. The tamils has once again lost their struggle..
Terrorism is a state of mind, and hardly limited to any group of people.
I consider terrorism to be a tactic of fighting in order to achieve political goals.
Sri Lanka - the only nation to have defeated Terror
Why Sri Lanka only nation defeat terror?
What about Malaysia and the communists?
communism is terrorism? the scale which terror existed in Sri Lanka is unknown anywhere else in the world..And the nation managed to crush it is something that should be applaudable.
Originally posted by Pentaxdude90:It's sad. The tamils has once again lost their struggle..
It was not their struggle, it a struggle of a few who want to earn billions out of this.
I doubt is would be so easy...LTTE has been around for decades..They also have many supporters who are based overseas...
Originally posted by Nighthawkies:I doubt is would be so easy...LTTE has been around for decades..They also have many supporters who are based overseas...
U think they will reform again?. That is going to be hard unless another genocidal maniac that has been unseen so far takes command again.
The making of a militant leader
Interview with VELUPILLAI PRABAKARAN:
…Do you take the commitment to Eelam as a serious political proposition for the Tamil side — not just speaking for yourself or the LTTE? Or is it a bargaining position, meaning you won’t give this up until an alternative — a lesser political proposition — would come on the agenda? Do you seriously believe that the struggle for Tamil Eelam can be waged on a political front under the present circumstances and seeing the position taken by India?
“Backward-looking mode”
Certainly. If you look at our historical background, our experience of struggle over 30 years or so has brought us inescapably to this determination. Therefore we consider that only Tamil Eelam can be a secure outcome for us and there can be no alternative to this. The demands have evolved in stages. In 1961, our people in their struggle for a federal set-up conducted a satyagraha that brought the administration to a standstill. In 1961 itself, the demand for a federal solution was sharp and intense. What is taking place today seems (laughs ironically)... a backward-looking process…
…Could you give us an idea of your personal heroes in revolutionary struggles or liberation movements or in any sphere of life..... people and experiences that have inspired you? And perhaps thereby give us some insight into your own political evolution from the time you were a schoolboy?
From my boyhood, the struggle that attracted me most was the Indian freedom struggle. The role of Netaji attracted me very much. I was brought up in an environment of strict discipline from childhood. I was not permitted to mingle freely with outsiders. I used to feel shy of girls. Great store was laid by personal rectitude and discipline. My father set an example through his own personal conduct: He would not even chew betel leaves. I modelled my conduct on his..... he was a government officer, a district land officer. A very straightforward man. People say in our area: “When he walks, he does not hurt even the grass under his feet, but his son is so.....” Even while criticising me, they marvel at the fact that such a son was born to such a father! He was strict, yes, but also soft and persuasive. In my own case, he reasoned rather than regimented and his attitude was that of a friend..... he would give me certain pieces of advice and discuss things with me. As I said, I grew up as a shy boy.....especially in the matter or mingling with girls.
The life of Subhas Chandra Bose attracted me specially. Even as a boy, I would delve into Gandhiji’s books on experiments with truth, on celibacy and so on. Subhas attracted me particularly since even as a boy he went in search of spiritualism and, finding the life of a recluse dissatisfying, returned (laughs)….I followed this history and these stories with fascination. He became my special hero and some of his orations gripped me. For example: “I shall fight for the freedom of my land until I shed my last drop of blood.” These words used to thrill me whenever they came to me. Then the story of Bhagat Singh fascinated me.
In other words, the biographies and histories of those who hit back at the perpetrators of injustice, those who counterattacked (the unjust foe) were my special favourite. Because in our land, the Sinhalese behaved so cruelly towards us..... we would hear stories about this and read about these cruel acts in books and newspapers..... Later I read about this particular episode that took place during the 1958 attacks on Tamils.....they broke into a temple at Panadura, found a Brahmin priest sleeping, tied him to his cot, poured petrol over him and burnt him alive. Ours was a god-fearing society and the people were religious-minded. The widespread feeling was: when a priest like him was burnt alive, why did we not have the capability to hit back? That was one atrocity that made people think deeply. In another episode, they threw a child into a drum of boiling tar. This left a very deep imprint on my mind and in the minds of those around me. If such innocent lives could be destroyed, why could we not strike back?
…. If I was attracted by the experience of armed struggle against injustice, I was drawn by the moral force of ahimsa as well. I was inspired by examples of grit and determination. I began to think along these lines early in life..... why can’t we follow their example? why can’t we start an armed struggle?
I used to read books on the rise of Napoleon and his exploits..... this kind of history held special appeal.....in the Mahabharata, the roles of Bhima and Karna were specially attractive to me..... the spirit of sacrifice appeared crucial. People respond to characters in the Mahabharata in various ways. I value the character and role of Karna the most, on account of his readiness to make the ultimate sacrifice..... I read some of Vivekananda’s sayings and the urge grew in me to work towards a strong youth force. I plunged into this line of thinking..... At what age? These feelings and ideas began to take shape when I was 16 approximately. I used to listen to the religious discourses of Kripananda Variar..... I used to go to all these events..... those connected with religion..... I would go and observe political meetings-attend dramatic performances..... in my place, they used to enact plays on Socrates and so on.
So quite early on, we absorbed all these influences and the feeling grew in us that we must do something! Looking at our historical background, we had to take up arms to fight for our rights. The lesson was that they could do all this because we were defenceless and disarmed. Why should we remain so? We should take up violence to counter and overthrow their violence...Only after that did I engage in this movement...
http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/19/stories/2009051960070900.htm
When Pigs Fly–and Scold: Brits Lecturing Sri Lanka!
By War Nerd
You see some pretty sick stuff when you do my job, but I just read something sicker than any Congo cannibal buffet. It’s an article by a posh little limey named Jeremey Brown condemning the Sri Lankan government for being too messy in putting down the LTTE, and demanding that we stop buying the cheap textiles the poor Sinhalese make their living churning out.
What’s sick about this is that the British establishment destroyed the Sinhalese people completely. Completely and purposely, sadistically. Stole their land, humiliated and massacred their government, made it Imperial policy to erase every shred of self-respect the Sinhalese had left.
You can talk about the Nazis all day long, but for my money nothing they did was as gross as what you find out when you actually look into the history of British-Sinhalese relations. If you can even call them “relations”; I guess a murder-rape is a relation, sort of...