Monday, January 05, 2009
The End of War and the Beginning of Strife
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The End of War and the Beginning of Strife
Analysis of the current military situation in Sri Lanka, after the fall of the Tamil Tiger capital
Charles Michel Duke (cmduke) e
Published 2009-01-05 11:15 (KST)
As 2009 settles down, it looks as if Asia's longest running war is finally entering its death throes.
The Sri Lankan Army (SLA) earlier this week captured Kilinochi, the de facto capital of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Tamil Tigers/LTTE). The casualties are unconfirmed, but it seems from initial news reports that little resistance was put up by the rebel group, famed for its suicide attacks that have killed, among others, the former Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi.
As the ground once held by the Tigers seems to be melting away, a new question now arises. What will happen on this tiny island, blighted by a generation of Civil War? While the Sinhalese are the majority in Sri Lanka, 15 percent of the population are Tamil, and a further five percent are from non-Sinhalese backgrounds.
[snipped]
The Tamil Tigers are known for their brutality, their monetary extraction from the public and uncompromising stance with regards to personal freedoms such as extra-marital relations. The fact that they were allowed to rule and dominate the life of Tamils for so long, shows that they (at one point) had wide ground support from ordinary men and women.
The Sri Lankan army is in effect becoming an occupying force and is going to have to stay in that role for many years to come. Despite the military victory that seems to be apparent, the government of Sri Lanka has to face up to the reality that one in five of its population does not identify itself with the imposed majority culture of the Sinahalese, does not speak Sinhala (the language of the Sinhalese) or the state religion of Buddhism (which the majority of Sinhalese adhere to).
full text is at
http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=384563&rel_no=1
The End of War and the Beginning of Strife
Analysis of the current military situation in Sri Lanka, after the fall of the Tamil Tiger capital
Charles Michel Duke (cmduke) e
Published 2009-01-05 11:15 (KST)
As 2009 settles down, it looks as if Asia's longest running war is finally entering its death throes.
The Sri Lankan Army (SLA) earlier this week captured Kilinochi, the de facto capital of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Tamil Tigers/LTTE). The casualties are unconfirmed, but it seems from initial news reports that little resistance was put up by the rebel group, famed for its suicide attacks that have killed, among others, the former Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi.
As the ground once held by the Tigers seems to be melting away, a new question now arises. What will happen on this tiny island, blighted by a generation of Civil War? While the Sinhalese are the majority in Sri Lanka, 15 percent of the population are Tamil, and a further five percent are from non-Sinhalese backgrounds.
[snipped]
The Tamil Tigers are known for their brutality, their monetary extraction from the public and uncompromising stance with regards to personal freedoms such as extra-marital relations. The fact that they were allowed to rule and dominate the life of Tamils for so long, shows that they (at one point) had wide ground support from ordinary men and women.
The Sri Lankan army is in effect becoming an occupying force and is going to have to stay in that role for many years to come. Despite the military victory that seems to be apparent, the government of Sri Lanka has to face up to the reality that one in five of its population does not identify itself with the imposed majority culture of the Sinahalese, does not speak Sinhala (the language of the Sinhalese) or the state religion of Buddhism (which the majority of Sinhalese adhere to).
full text is at
http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=384563&rel_no=1
// posted by ஜூலியன் @ 11:11 PM 
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