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- "Only the dead have seen the end of wars." This Blog is dedicated in the name of all men of the armed forces , paramilitary and police force and innocent people trapped by the hell of this "Tamil Insurrection" - past ,present and future - who have valiantly fought for many years - and many who sacrificed their young lives - to keep this country under one flag and in order to keep "Tamil terrorist " at bay. And may it be noted that this site also looks sadly and in utter disgust at political regimes who have bickered among themselves for for the last fifty years since independence , and have played into the hands off the "Eelamist sympathisers " in trying to compromise the birth right of all Sri Lankans and have prevented all armed forces from eliminating the tamil terrorist and putting an end to this internecine "tamil Insurrection". "This is a bugle call for the people of Sri Lanka to pressurize the politicians of this country to keep political goals , election targets away and their petty political differences away to stamp down this insurrection once and for all - FOR THAT IS THE ONLY WAY FOR LASTING PEACE NOT THROUGH SELF DESTRUCTING PEACE RALLIES. Note:This blog is a collection of articles published regarding the Sri lankan conflict in different web based media that have been collected over a long period.I hope these articles will help one gain a better insight about this internecine conflict that plagues this country more almost three decades.
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September 21, 2019 වසර විස්සකට පෙර ගෝනගල සමූල ඝාතනය ගමට අදත් සරණක් නෑ
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June 6, 2019 හරිම කණගාටුයි ෆීල්ඩ් මාර්ෂල් තුමනි…..
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April 16, 2019 ආදරය නිසා ඉලක්කය වෙනස් කළ මරාගෙන මැරෙන බෝම්බකරුවකුගේ කතාව
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April 14, 2019 කංචිකුඩිච්චිආරු බිලි පූජාවෙන් ගැලවුණු පොලිස් නිලධාරියකුගේ මතකය
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April 14, 2019 කන්චිකුඩිආරු බිහිසුණු සටනින් විජයග්රහණය ලැබූ හැටි
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April 14, 2019 කොළඹ වරාය එල්ටීටීඊයෙන් බේරාගත් මෙහෙයුම….
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April 13, 2019 ජනපති ප්රේමදාසට ගහන්න ආ කොටි නායකයාට එස්.ටී.එෆ්. ප්රහාරයක්
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This blog concerns the Sri Lankans fight against LTTE terrorism.LTTE is a ruthless terror outfit which fights for an ethnically pure, separate Tamil homeland for Tamils living in Sri Lanka since 1983. The outfit is well known for its extreme tribalism and nefarious crimes against soft targets specially the women and children. During its two and half decade long terrorist war against Sri Lankan people, LTTE has killed over 70,000 people mostly civilians in its ethnic cleansing raids, indiscriminate bomb attacks, suicide blasts, etc. LTTE is also in top of the UN's list of shame for using child soldiers in war. As a tactical measure the outfit uses only young female cadres and male child soldiers for the front lines.මුගුරක් ඇවැසිතැන මුගුරක් ගෙන නැගෙනූ …
මුගුරක් ඇවැසිතැන මුගුරක් ගෙන නැගෙනූ
කඩුවක් ඇවැසිතැන කඩුවක් ගෙන කොටනූ
සංග්රාමයට නව ගුණ වැල ගෙන නොයනූ
සංග්රාමයෙන් පසු නවගුණ වැල ගනිමූකඩු දුනු හී තෝමර ඈ අවිගෙන
වියරු වැටී සතුරන් දිව එන කල
රණ බිම මැද එරමිණිය ගොතාගෙන
දසසිල් වී නව ගුණවැල ගනිමුදකවුරුන් හෝ මගේ රට බිලි දේනම්
නොපනත්කම් ගිනිලා අහුලානම්
කුමටද උන් හා සීල සමාදන්
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Smell Of Victory
Smell that? Napalm, son. Nothing in the world smells like that.I love the smell of napalm in the morning.One time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one enemy body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory. Someday this war's gonna end. Apocalypse Now(1979)Blog Stats
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Give to those who have given
They died for something that may be trivial to many. A piece of high ground on a salty sand dune, or a landing area in a landmine filled beach, or simply protecting a cadjan bunker in some remote corner of the island. But when dusk settles on this protracted war, every sacrifice these thousands made will have a reason and purpose. We should pay tribute to all our fallen heroes who gave their today for our tomorrow.Sri Lanka Guardian
- Justice behind a blindfold December 9, 2019Attacks on the justice system do not come out of nowhereby David Allen Greenpen justice has two meanings. The first is the justice to which we have access: of everyone being able to go to the courts to enforce or defend their rights. Open justice in this meaning has long been under attack. Legal aid has been removed or restricted, even in areas such as socia […]noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
- Sri Lanka: The Presidential Election was on the Day of Tolerance December 9, 2019Tolerance is fundamental for democracy to flourish. Where there is diversity, there is always the potential for conflicts. How to manage conflict is rooted in the idea of being tolerant. by Mass L. UsufAlarmed by the current rise in acts of intolerance, violence, terrorism, aggressive nationalism, racism, and discrimination directed against national, ethnic, […]noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
- Sri Lankan Politics - Erosion of Dignity December 9, 2019The need of the hour is for a moral reconstruction of our society. This now becomes a de facto dominant issue.by Zulkifli NazimMany People lie to deceive, others lie because they are deceived themselves.-Seneca (Roman Philosopher)It is indeed very sad to say that fastidiously and unfortunately, Sri Lankans have lost most of their cultures they cherished some […]noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
- Hong Kong and its current movement December 9, 2019The pro-democracy uprising that has rocked Hong Kong for the past several months began as a protest against proposed amendments to Hong Kong’s extradition law.by Anwar A. KhanPolitical analysts reckon that there are daggers in men's smiles of the U.S. administration on the current protest movement in Hong Kong. The way Hongkongers are inviting the scala […]noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
- Sri Lanka: From Mahaweli to Millennium Compact December 8, 2019The new degeneration of an old debateby Rajan PhilipsSometime towards the end of 1969, Dr NM Perera made the longest speech in his long parliamentary vocation, opposing the Mahaweli development agreement between the then Government of Ceylon and the World Bank. The speech was a well-researched critique that was based on BH Farmer’s equally well-researched cr […]noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
- Aux Armes, Citoyens! The American Attack December 8, 2019Most European nations have sharply reduced their military budgets since the end of the Cold War. by Eric S. Margolis Citizens of France. To arms! Man the ramparts. The American barbarians are coming. They shall not pass! Le Trump’s threat to France’s splendid wines and Roquefort cheese are the gravest menace France has faced since the Germans invaded this fa […]noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
- Sri Lanka: Sirisena’s brother’s “mammoth salary” clips December 6, 2019Sirisena with no shame allowed his family members to bugged the state resources in the name of “Good governance”The salary of the chairman of Sri Lanka Telecom has been deducted to Rs. 2.5 lakhs as decided by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. This is said to be a mass salary deduction compared to the Sri Lanka Telecom chairman's previous salary, reports sai […]noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
- Dilemmas of Sri Lanka December 6, 2019Although Gotabaya Rajapaksa had been elected by an overwhelming majority of Sinhala Buddhist vote, he can become a successful and pragmatic leader only if he will be able to win the confidence and respect of Tamils and Muslims, in addition to the support of Sinhala Buddhist population. by Victor Ivan Whatever may be the history of Gotabaya Rajapaksa and th […]noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
- Sri Lanka: Dr. Indrajit restored the dignity of the Central Bank December 6, 2019President Gotabaya would do well to retain a gentleman like Dr. Coomaraswamy as his Governor and honour his commitment of bringing capable technocrats with credibility to run his administration. by Berty GunawardanaCambridge-educated Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy was in semi-retirement when the call came to run Sri Lanka’s Central Bank. The Central Bank was in t […]noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
- Future of Discourse on Zionism December 6, 2019There is no conflict between the struggle against antisemitism and the struggle against Israeli occupationby Slavoj ZizekJean-Paul Sartre wrote that, if you are attacked for the same text by both sides in a political conflict, this is one of the few reliable signs that you are on the right path. In the last decades, I have been attacked by a number of very d […]noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
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Fear The LRRP
The LRRP has been very successful in covert operations against the LTTE terrorists in the northern and eastern provinces of Sri Lanka. Its members were so successful in assassinating key LTTE figures that many LTTE leaders refused to come out of their jungle bunkers before the 2002 ceasefire was implemented. After the resumption of hostilities, it is believed that the LRRP units conducted operations in the LTTE held northern province too. The LTTE has accused the Sri Lankan Deep Penetration Units of launching attacks on LTTE leaders in their areas, although the Sri Lankan Government denies any involvement in these attacks. The teams have had success against LTTE leaders such as military intelligence leader Colonel Charls and many leaders. Other success have included observing LTTE training camps and calling in air strikes. The LRRP's successes and dedicated operators have garnered a fearful reputation among the LTTE. The SL Army commander Gen.Sarath Fonseka had recently acknowledged that LRRP units were used to beat the LTTE at their own game.It was later revealed that LTTE, who were masters at jungle warfare refused to engage in combat and withdrew from their positions instead of holding their ground because of these elite soldiers. SL LRRP unit falls under SF3 (Special Forces 3rd Regiment)they and SF1,SF2,SF4 & Commandos played a vital role in eliminating the LTTE including V.Piribaharan a.k.a Sun God a.k.a Supreme Commander of the LTTE. LTTE according to FBI is was the most dangerous terrorist group in the world.Things you didn’t do
Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car and I dented it?
I thought you'd kill me but you didn't.
And remember the time I dragged you to the beach and you said it would rain and it did?
I thought you'd say, "I told you so", but you didn't.
Do you remember the time I flirted with all the guys to make you jealous and you were.
I thought you'd leave me, but you didn't.
Do you remember the time I spilled strawberry pie all over your car rug.
I thought you'd hit me but you didn't.
And remember the time I forgot to tell you the dance was formal and you showed up in jeans?
I thought you'd drop me. But you didn't.
Yes, there were lots of things you didn't do.
But you put up with me and you loved me and you protected me.
There were lots of thing I wanted to make up to you when you returned from War.
But you didn't.
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- Swiss Embassy in bid to ‘White Van’ Sri Lanka? December 9, 2019'Safe as houses,' eh? p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #000000} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #000000; min-height: 12.0px} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} No. No way. An embassy would never try that kind of lark now, would it? It’s incredulou […]noreply@blogger.com (Malinda Words)
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- The Dhammapada and word-intricacies December 6, 2019p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #000000} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #000000; min-height: 12.0px} span.s1 {text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none} span.s2 {font-kerning: none} So many texts to read and to be read in so many ways...Christ […]noreply@blogger.com (Malinda Words)
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Silent Heros – The LRRPs’
"Stealth, bravery and a commitment to duty, these were the attributes of the men of the Sri Lankas' Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols (LRRPs). Going deep inside LTTE held enemy lines, danger was their watchwood & Military Skills was their only protection."Victory Day : Lest We Forget
It was on the night of the 19th of May and dawn of 20th 2009 that Sri Lankan rid itself completely of the plague known as Tamil terrorism and became a country where there is freedom of movement for all.
Let us remember those that gave their lives to make this a reality and remember all the misguided LTTE youth who died in vain with compassion.
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- The March of Folly 46 – Return to the East December 16, 2018And one always worried on the long stretches between checkpoints on the Amparai-Mahaoya road even after it had been opened to traffic. Memories of the Aranthalawa massacre, when 30 novice monks were dragged off a bus and killed, along with some older monks and laymen, always recurred as one passed the area, even though this had taken place before the Indo-La […]rajivawijesinha
- The March of Folly 45 – Ranil’s treacherous behaviour December 8, 2018.. understandable in someone who obviously has no qualms about the #SriLanka people being punished so he and his party can continue in clover. And given the enormity of the bond scam, it is sad that President Sirisena is parroting ..rajivawijesinha
- The March of Folly 44 – A disgraceful Attorney General November 23, 2018President Sirisena’s query from the Supreme Court as to whether he was entitled to a six year term was both sad and silly. It was sad because it suggested that he was anxious to go on for longer than the reduced period laid down in the 19th Amendment for which he had claimed great credit. […]rajivawijesinha
- The March of Folly 43 – Ranjith Atapattu November 17, 2018It was profoundly ironic that the funeral of Ranjith Atapattu took place the day after the appalling spectacle in Parliament. My attention was drawn to this by the former Secretary General, Nihal Seneviratne, the launch of whose book about better days was one of the last public events that Ranjith had attended. I saw Nihal […]rajivawijesinha
- The March of Folly 42 – Understanding why Mahinda Rajapaksa was defeated: the bad ‘cronies’ August 31, 2018I looked last week at Nalaka Godahewa’s account of why Mahinda Rajapaksa lost, which he attributed to the excessive influence of eight people who ‘were not listening to the voices of the grassroots anymore’. Though an intelligent analysis of some aspects of the last years of the Rajapaksa administration, the article failed to distinguish between […]rajivawijesinha
- The March of Folly 41 – Understanding why Mahinda Rajapaksa was defeated: the good ‘cronies’ August 28, 2018‘Surrounded by cronies and not listening to those who mattered’ is the explanation Nalaka Godahewa gave in an article in Ceylon Today on why Mahinda Rajapaksa lost. I found it most interesting, with added value from the fact that Godahewa was close to the former President, and indeed came to his rescue when both Indrani […]rajivawijesinha
- The March of Folly 40 – The multiple betrayals of Maithripala Sirisena June 24, 2018It is true that many of the problems he now faces he brought on himself, but this was because of weakness, and because he relied on those who had no interest in ensuring he succeeded.rajivawijesinha
- The March of Folly 39 – Old wine in new bottles June 19, 2018... had not been consulted in the planning, and were angry they could not put forward projects catering to their own agendas. An alternative view was that Basil wanted to control the funds himself and did not like the decentralized manner in which the project had been conceived.rajivawijesinha
- The March of Folly 38 – Marapana as compromise Prime Minister June 16, 2018I do not suppose the President has any illusions about Ranil’s shelf life being over, but obviously he is frightened to act, in case he finds himself without a parliamentary majority.rajivawijesinha
- The March of Folly 37 – Arbitrary detention unquestioned June 12, 2018I could find no reports of this in any newspaper, nor any worries by the usual run of human rights activists about what seems arbitrary detention.rajivawijesinha
- The March of Folly 46 – Return to the East December 16, 2018
Nineteen ’til I Die
"Last night it rained. And I stood under my parents’ porch and smoked. The deluge of water on the tin sheeting drowned out everything — traffic, the neighbours, the sound of the TV. Just me and the rain and the dark, like it had been on that first night in December 1990. I stepped out from the porch, and the rain put out my cigarette in an instant. I spat away the shreds of tobacco and let the rain soak me. Remembering them, as I have done a hundred thousand times in the last eighteen years.
I can remember the ridged steel flooring of the Y-8′s cargo bay like it was yesterday, digging into my arse as I sit packed in with my platoon, flying to Palay.
I remember the smell of wet sandbags on that first night on the FDL at Elephant Pass. Looking out into the black ink beyond the perimeter. Here be Tigers.
And the ten-man patrols through knee-deep water, trying to be quiet. “Kata vahapang, huththo,“
The hot, dusty days and wet, rainy nights. Mosquitoes. And being tired. So tired. Every day. All the time.
Sharing cigarettes and melted Edna chocolate on Christmas Day. Tang instant orange mixed with warm, brackish Jaffna Peninsula water.
And contact. Finally. What we’d lived for, longed for, suffered for. What we’d watched in movies and read about in books. Contact. Sex for virgins. With red tracers. And the elephant sitting on my back, squeezing the breath out of my lungs as I tried to hold my rifle steady. The hammer roar of 7.62-mm fire, gunflashes blurring the distant, running figures.
None of us were over twenty, most eighteen or nineteen. Ariyaratne, the section commander, and Dias, the machine-gunner; our parents, old men of twenty-four. Combat veterans of the Sinha Rifles. The hard core.
And the killing. I remember every single one. The blood, the eyes. The smell. I remember Rohantha getting hit by the .50. I remember the sixteen-year-old bayoneted girl with the long plaited hair come loose. I remember kneeling at a tube well and washing the crusted blood out from under my finger nails.
Down time. Sitting in abandoned tin buildings in the Saltern Siding. We’d strip down to OG shorts and slippers and our Death By Bullets T-shirts. We never talked about victory, about killing Prabha, or defeating the Tigers. Our personal goals were to survive, to do well, to not let each other or our regiment down. Sura talking about the XT-250 he wanted to buy. Husni and Sanjeeva talking about girls. Dias and I cleaning guns and talking about optics.
I thought I knew them all very well, but now I realize I didn’t really. And now, sadly, I can’t recall their faces in detail. And sometimes I have to think hard to remember all nine names.
Well, it looks like it’s over now. And I wish those guys were here to see it. I wish we could all go out for a drink and talk about EPS and catch up on our lives. But it’s too late for all that. It all took too long. I wish they were all in their thirties, like me. Maybe they’d have wives, and children, or not. I wish they could walk down the road and be offered kiri bath by the trishaw drivers. I wish they were alive."
For Section 2, Recce Group Charlie, 6th Sinha Rifles.
KIA, July 1991, Elephant Pass.(David Blacker)
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