Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Is the war waged to remain in power for the next term
Is the war waged to remain in power for the next term
December 2, 2008 at 12:40 am · ~ Point of view
by A. Rajasingam
The far-sighted thinking of the President have become a question mark when he boasted about hoisting a flag in Kilinochchi before declaring a ceasefire for negotiation without knowing that the LTTE is crouching to pounce on the military forces. It is easier to make statements on the strength of an early successive military success, but not the strategy to isolate the LTTE. This is what Mahinda and his military officers failed to learn lessons from Bismark of Germany and Cavun Cavoor of Italy (both of whom were instrumental for the unification of Germany and Italy respectively). Further the Government does not have a steady policy in all matters. Mahinda’s concern was merely to become a hero among the Sinhalese people and not as a Statesman among the Sri Lankans. Even some of the Ministers including the PM were only concerned of the war in order to deny the voice of the Tamils and appeared to be clowns. They were not even concerned about the compensation for the families of the dead and the wounded soldiers. No one seemed to worry that Kilinochchi would ultimately become the burial ground for the soldiers. The recent defeat of the military forces at Kunchupparanthan was a case in point.
full text is at
http://tamilweek.com/news-features/archives/1482
December 2, 2008 at 12:40 am · ~ Point of view
by A. Rajasingam
The far-sighted thinking of the President have become a question mark when he boasted about hoisting a flag in Kilinochchi before declaring a ceasefire for negotiation without knowing that the LTTE is crouching to pounce on the military forces. It is easier to make statements on the strength of an early successive military success, but not the strategy to isolate the LTTE. This is what Mahinda and his military officers failed to learn lessons from Bismark of Germany and Cavun Cavoor of Italy (both of whom were instrumental for the unification of Germany and Italy respectively). Further the Government does not have a steady policy in all matters. Mahinda’s concern was merely to become a hero among the Sinhalese people and not as a Statesman among the Sri Lankans. Even some of the Ministers including the PM were only concerned of the war in order to deny the voice of the Tamils and appeared to be clowns. They were not even concerned about the compensation for the families of the dead and the wounded soldiers. No one seemed to worry that Kilinochchi would ultimately become the burial ground for the soldiers. The recent defeat of the military forces at Kunchupparanthan was a case in point.
full text is at
http://tamilweek.com/news-features/archives/1482
// posted by ஜூலியன் @ 12:05 PM 
