Why Not have NO DAMAGE at all and stop the war….????
If they stop the war, International Crisis Group wouldn’t have to poke it’s ugly head in SL Matters…!!

Yeah Tell The President to stop making deals with Paramilitaries in the east.

Yeah Tell the president to tell his brother to stop using Military Intelligence slueths to abduct and claim ransom from wealthy minority businessmen..!!

This is the kind of biased articles that keep Sri Lanka bogged down in war and killings.

The Sinhalese or GOSL must also be responsible for hypnotizing the Tamils who have formed criminal gangs to rip off credit cards and smuggle arms and narcotics for the tigers.

ICG have got it all wrong it is the GOSL that is responsible for everything that goes wrong in the world, global warming also, it’s a big GOSL conspiracy to bring down the West to get back at the Tamil diaspora. Dont even get me started on Iraq another big GOSL conspiracy possibly with help of Indians.

It is a sad situation when we have organization that has pioneered suicide bombing, still targeting civilians & political dissidents and responsible for assassinating the prime minister of India and Sri Lanka still receiving material support from sympathizers in countries such as Aust and Canada.

But the bulk of the Sinhalese Diaspora who are in Australia, US and Europe openly advocate for Sinhala supremacy in SL and prefer the war to conquer the NE and want the whole Island as their Sinhala home land. The minorities must assimilate with them or accept their second class status with concessions and previlages.

The majority of this Sinhalese diaspora are also working against the collective welfare of the Tamils in these countries with false propoganda, so that Tamils do not prosper in their adopted countries with dignity.

Even though Sinhalese diaspora has seen the world beyond SL and yet use their influence with the GOSL and other political parties to continue to suppress the Tamils in SL through their political lobbying, finacial help, political propoganda etc etc.

The Sinhalese diaspora wants Sinhala supremacy not only in SL but also in countries where Tamils are residing now after leaving their homeland.

Sinhala diaspora in a collective way never advocated for proper devolution of power to the tamils and other minorities. But they advocate in indirect ways for elemination of strong Tamil leaders whether they are rebels or parliamentarians and intellectuals. Ironically some from this diaspora are part of the GOSL

Why did not ICG did not highlight the harm the Sinhalese diaspora are doing in many forms ?

ICG is biased towards Sinhala Nation and hindia.

2The LTTE,s ovearseas investments should be liquidated .

3 the LTTE shares in other companies should be
investigated and liquidated
4 As sri Lankans, we have to find a way to deal with Tamilnadu factor DMK, Mr Vaiko ect
If we deal with these issues, The Peace will reapper, As individuals we have no political power at least we pray for that to happen.

US say the Tigers are pioneers in terror. You believe this? I would say a guy armed to the teeth (a typical US marine) is more of terrorist than those Tigers fighting for freedom with their AK47s, many wearing the rags they wear at home. Just remind us the US defence budget and why they need such an amount. Then we will decide who is trying to terrorise.

The UN conventions on the rights of the child (CRC) apply only to state actors. Thus it is illegal for armed forces of a State to recruit children under 18 for combat purposes, but they can employ above 15 for non-combat duties. The ‘Optional protocol’ of 12 Feb 2002 attempts to rope in armed groups (allowing no room for ratification) and specifies that they should not ‘under any circumstances’ recruit below the age of 18; but is lenient with state actors - clearly a double standard. The Tigers say these children are joining them as a revolt against the atrocities committed by the army and paramilitaries, on them and/or their families. As long as there is no forced recruitment I see no problem here.

But you cannot deny the fact that the CRC is a convenient stick for Tiger bashing and in that sense I take on board your comment.

If he has a problem with terrorists forcefully recruiting children as young as 12 as cannon fodder I think it’s fair to see he is living in the 1770’s.

TELL THE PRESIDENT FO SRILANKA THAT FROM THIS VERY MOMENT THERE IS ONLY ONE KIND OF PEOPLE IN SRI LANKA.

THEY ARE THE SRI LANKANS.
Problem solved every body get back to work.
This is the theory of Arkam Reiser, that every problem has a very simple solution. The spelling of the person may not be right.

If you have your agenda then you would not solve it till your agenda is compeleted.
Any one wants to challange me on this topic?

1.Does it not follow that the Tamils should give up armed militancy?
2.Are they then to explore again purely political avenues to gain their rights?
3.Is this approach feasible, in the light of past experience and the resent APRC’s southern consensus?

Much of the blame for the resumption in violence lies with the LTTE;
This was recently categorically refuted by Chandrika!

14. Strengthen efforts to close down the LTTE’s global financing and supply networks.
When over the past several decades the IC had neglected to strongly influence a just solution to the Tamil question, it is ludicrous and unfair to attempt to curb the aspirations of Tamils now. This calls into question the real motives of the IC.

18. Recommend that the Security Council impose targeted sanctions on both the Tigers and the TMVP for continued recruitment and use of child soldiers.
Funny. The Tiger land is nowadys referred to as an open prison. GoSL has already imposed an embargo on medicines, fuel, cement, torch batteries etc and more importantly freedom of movement. What further sanctions should the SC issue? The child doldier issue is a controversial one. Prabhaharan was a child soldier! Rather than focus on who is holding the guns (a paltry 240 under 18s?) and preaching morality in this exploited world, the IC should redouble its efforts towards bringing a solution to the conflict.