Tuesday, November 04, 2008
That O’ Blake Statement
That O’ Blake Statement
Tuesday, 04 November 2008
The JVP has been very critical of the statement on the national question in Sri Lanka made by the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Robert O Blake at Madras University in Chennai on October 24. Issuing a communique‚ regarding O Blake’s statement, the politbureau of the JVP states that he has interfered in the internal affairs of Sri Lanka by his statement.
some portion removed as not to post the full article
Doings of the ambassador
Both the JVP and the Hela Urumaya were silent in the last two years about the doings of the American ambassador. Of course even then
he was loyally following the agenda of Yankee leadership. But then he did not come out so strongly on political solutions. On the contrary, he was intensely committed to the American struggle against “international terrorism”.
So, our great patriots of the JVP and the JHU were happy, in that period, to be seen with the Yankee ambassador. They were pleading with this blue-eyed boy to increase help and intervention to defeat LTTE terror. At that stage they were all for the American stand against terrorism to protect democracy. The JVP did everything possible to cover up their own history of terror and came out with beautiful arguments to obtain even military help to defend Lankan democracy against the terror of the LTTE.
As long as fighting Tamils and opposing Tamil rights are supported, America ceases to be a reactionary country! The moment Blake opens his mouth to talk about a political solution to the Tamil national problem he becomes an arch reactionary and he has no right to interfere! I do not think Blake has changed. Perhaps he only represents the new mood in America about the Tamil national problem.
In any case, there is ample evidence now to realise that the LTTE struggle is a part of the Tamil struggle for freedom and equality. I do not believe the emergence of Obama is necessary for Blake to think of the black American struggle for equality that also had a terrorist component. Neither the Indian leaders nor the Americans are worried about the internal problems of Lanka unless it becomes a danger to their establishment.
Now they are more worried because of the crisis in capitalism. Hence Blake is coming out with radical statements about a political solution. The JVP and JHU do not realise that the inability of the Sinhala regime, which these parties helped to come to power, to solve the problem of national oppression of Tamils and other minorities, is the main cause of these outside interferences.
War has only increased the misery of the Tamil people while destroying the economy. The suffering of Tamils has become an international problem, thanks to the stupidity of Sinhala chauvinism. Neither Blake nor the Hanumans of Delhi will have an excuse to intervene here if we grant equality, autonomy and the right of self determination to the Tamil speaking people. In addition it will be the end of Tamil terrorism.
By Wicramabahu Karunarathne
full article here
http://www.srilankawatch.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=700&Itemid=2
Tuesday, 04 November 2008
The JVP has been very critical of the statement on the national question in Sri Lanka made by the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Robert O Blake at Madras University in Chennai on October 24. Issuing a communique‚ regarding O Blake’s statement, the politbureau of the JVP states that he has interfered in the internal affairs of Sri Lanka by his statement.
some portion removed as not to post the full article
Doings of the ambassador
Both the JVP and the Hela Urumaya were silent in the last two years about the doings of the American ambassador. Of course even then
he was loyally following the agenda of Yankee leadership. But then he did not come out so strongly on political solutions. On the contrary, he was intensely committed to the American struggle against “international terrorism”.
So, our great patriots of the JVP and the JHU were happy, in that period, to be seen with the Yankee ambassador. They were pleading with this blue-eyed boy to increase help and intervention to defeat LTTE terror. At that stage they were all for the American stand against terrorism to protect democracy. The JVP did everything possible to cover up their own history of terror and came out with beautiful arguments to obtain even military help to defend Lankan democracy against the terror of the LTTE.
As long as fighting Tamils and opposing Tamil rights are supported, America ceases to be a reactionary country! The moment Blake opens his mouth to talk about a political solution to the Tamil national problem he becomes an arch reactionary and he has no right to interfere! I do not think Blake has changed. Perhaps he only represents the new mood in America about the Tamil national problem.
In any case, there is ample evidence now to realise that the LTTE struggle is a part of the Tamil struggle for freedom and equality. I do not believe the emergence of Obama is necessary for Blake to think of the black American struggle for equality that also had a terrorist component. Neither the Indian leaders nor the Americans are worried about the internal problems of Lanka unless it becomes a danger to their establishment.
Now they are more worried because of the crisis in capitalism. Hence Blake is coming out with radical statements about a political solution. The JVP and JHU do not realise that the inability of the Sinhala regime, which these parties helped to come to power, to solve the problem of national oppression of Tamils and other minorities, is the main cause of these outside interferences.
War has only increased the misery of the Tamil people while destroying the economy. The suffering of Tamils has become an international problem, thanks to the stupidity of Sinhala chauvinism. Neither Blake nor the Hanumans of Delhi will have an excuse to intervene here if we grant equality, autonomy and the right of self determination to the Tamil speaking people. In addition it will be the end of Tamil terrorism.
By Wicramabahu Karunarathne
full article here
http://www.srilankawatch.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=700&Itemid=2
// posted by ஜூலியன் @ 9:06 AM 
