A Great Start Towards Ridding The Nation Of The Tigers' Unwelcome Presence

Sampoor one the former illegal enclaves of the LTTE has finally been overrun by the magnificient Sri Lankan Armed Forces under the astute leadership of Major General Sarath Fonseka and perhaps the shape of greater disasters the LTTE will have to face as they are bound to be wiped off the map where terrorism will have no place to rest its miserable head in Sri Lanka as coined with the noble words of the Brave military leadership of the Sri Lankan Army to whom all glory and honour belongs over this wonderful victory.

As an aftermath of this routing of the LTTE Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has broken the jubilant news of the recapture of Sampoor to a delighted SLFP delegation attending the 55th anniversary of the party where he also raised many accolades to Maj.Gen. Sarath Fonseka, the Army Commander who having survived a cowardlyTamil tiger suicide attack, has returned to continue his courageous leadership and vowed to confront the tigers relentlessly and has not minced his words.
President Rajapakse the other source of unfetterd courage in this huge success of Sri Lankas war against terrorism needs also to be acknowledged for his decision making to ward of terrorism and the internal armed insurrection of the LTTE.This has been accomplished in the face of much foreign pressure to pull back from decimating the LTTE despite all their continued attrocities and threats to attack Colombo and other parts of Sri Lanka with words rather than any real fire power as has been seen recently where the phrase 'Running! falling! Tigers" seems somewhat more emphatic of the real situation in their Eelam War !V.It has been reported that the Tigers are running helter skelter from many pronged attacks by the Army and its supportives in the North and East and may have suffered debilitating injuries and some have paid the ultimate penalty for being mixed up in terrorism reportedly in vast numbers!

President Rajapakse in resisting the pressures of the international community and the Aid Donors including the United Nations to halt the advance of his forces into Sampoor while refusing to give in has shown fine fettle by his unflappable determination where he is purported to have asked the Norwegian Ambassador, Hans Brattskar who was the main source of pressure on his policies regarding the advances of the Army into Sampoor at a meeting, if he was being asked to hand over Sampoor to the enemy? which just about sums up his stoic stance over the issue and perhaps an indication of greater things to come in the best interests of the Nation!

With the fall of Sampoor the Tamil Tigers have lost one of their key bases targeting Trincomalee - the port vital for the security of northern military bases.Sampoor, a south-eastern suburb in the port of Trincomalee and occupied by the Tamil Tigers under the Ranil Wickremesinghe and Chandrika Kumaratunga regimes where these two former leaders paid scant attention to the strategic importance of Trincomalee and should be noted for their indifference which could have greatly or even dangerously compromised the integrities related to Sri Lanka's naval routes and the vital importance they present to the security of the country and appeared to have been taken for granted by the Sea Tigers as part of an affirmed territorial advantage towards their cause and objectives which has now to all intents and purposes been dismantled!.

In quoting the Asian Tribune it has to be reiterated that "The Wickremesinghe regime turned a blind eye to the Tamil Tigers encroaching into Sampoor territory. His regime refused to intervene saying that it would disrupt the Ceasefire Agreement. Bradman Weerakoon, the Secretary to the Prime Minister Wickremesinghe, described it as a 'confidence-building measure.' President Chandrika Kumaratunga, who first grabbed power from Wickremesinghe saying that he was not defending the nation, refused to believe that the Tigers had occupied this strategic point that could easily paralyse Trincomalee harbor." end quote where in some retrospective surmising Madame CBK was not too far from reality yet did not make any emphatic decision to maintain her convictions as her administration faded away and the issue eventually greatly neglected until this incredible surge by the present administration and the Armed Forces to whom all kudos are due unreservedly.

The LTTE appear to be a defeated lot and there should be no relaxation of the pressure currently being applied on them towards breaking their will, morale and resistance and all the more noble that this relentless pursuit of them is being spearheaded by the brave military leadership of Major Gen. Fonseka who was nearly killed by an apathetic and cowardly attack on his entourage in Colombo and perhaps poetic justice that a leader as forceful, charismatic and a representation of true Sinhala courage as Major Gen Fonseka is leading the onslaught towards defeating the tigers and ridding the Nation of their unwelcome presence!


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FRONT PAGE NEWS . CLASSIFIED . DHAMMAWEB . SANDUN UYANA . ANTENNA . EVENTS DIARY . LONDON DIARY . FEATURES . LETTERS.		A Great Start Towards Ridding The Nation Of The Tigers' Unwelcome Presence Sampoor one the former illegal enclaves of the LTTE has finally been overrun by the magnificient Sri Lankan Armed Forces under the astute leadership of Major General Sarath Fonseka and perhaps the shape of greater disasters the LTTE will have to face as they are bound to be wiped off the map where terrorism will have no place to rest its miserable head in Sri Lanka as coined with the noble words of the Brave military leadership of the Sri Lankan Army to whom all glory and honour belongs over this wonderful victory. As an aftermath of this routing of the LTTE Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has broken the jubilant news of the recapture of Sampoor to a delighted SLFP delegation attending the 55th anniversary of the party where he also raised many accolades to Maj.Gen. Sarath Fonseka, the Army Commander who having survived a cowardlyTamil tiger suicide attack, has returned to continue his courageous leadership and vowed to confront the tigers relentlessly and has not minced his words. President Rajapakse the other source of unfetterd courage in this huge success of Sri Lankas war against terrorism needs also to be acknowledged for his decision making to ward of terrorism and the internal armed insurrection of the LTTE.This has been accomplished in the face of much foreign pressure to pull back from decimating the LTTE despite all their continued attrocities and threats to attack Colombo and other parts of Sri Lanka with words rather than any real fire power as has been seen recently where the phrase 'Running! falling! Tigers" seems somewhat more emphatic of the real situation in their Eelam War !V.It has been reported that the Tigers are running helter skelter from many pronged attacks by the Army and its supportives in the North and East and may have suffered debilitating injuries and some have paid the ultimate penalty for being mixed up in terrorism reportedly in vast numbers! President Rajapakse in resisting the pressures of the international community and the Aid Donors including the United Nations to halt the advance of his forces into Sampoor while refusing to give in has shown fine fettle by his unflappable determination where he is purported to have asked the Norwegian Ambassador, Hans Brattskar who was the main source of pressure on his policies regarding the advances of the Army into Sampoor at a meeting, if he was being asked to hand over Sampoor to the enemy? which just about sums up his stoic stance over the issue and perhaps an indication of greater things to come in the best interests of the Nation! With the fall of Sampoor the Tamil Tigers have lost one of their key bases targeting Trincomalee - the port vital for the security of northern military bases.Sampoor, a south-eastern suburb in the port of Trincomalee and occupied by the Tamil Tigers under the Ranil Wickremesinghe and Chandrika Kumaratunga regimes where these two former leaders paid scant attention to the strategic importance of Trincomalee and should be noted for their indifference which could have greatly or even dangerously compromised the integrities related to Sri Lanka's naval routes and the vital importance they present to the security of the country and appeared to have been taken for granted by the Sea Tigers as part of an affirmed territorial advantage towards their cause and objectives which has now to all intents and purposes been dismantled!. In quoting the Asian Tribune it has to be reiterated that "The Wickremesinghe regime turned a blind eye to the Tamil Tigers encroaching into Sampoor territory. His regime refused to intervene saying that it would disrupt the Ceasefire Agreement. Bradman Weerakoon, the Secretary to the Prime Minister Wickremesinghe, described it as a 'confidence-building measure.' President Chandrika Kumaratunga, who first grabbed power from Wickremesinghe saying that he was not defending the nation, refused to believe that the Tigers had occupied this strategic point that could easily paralyse Trincomalee harbor." end quote where in some retrospective surmising Madame CBK was not too far from reality yet did not make any emphatic decision to maintain her convictions as her administration faded away and the issue eventually greatly neglected until this incredible surge by the present administration and the Armed Forces to whom all kudos are due unreservedly. The LTTE appear to be a defeated lot and there should be no relaxation of the pressure currently being applied on them towards breaking their will, morale and resistance and all the more noble that this relentless pursuit of them is being spearheaded by the brave military leadership of Major Gen. Fonseka who was nearly killed by an apathetic and cowardly attack on his entourage in Colombo and perhaps poetic justice that a leader as forceful, charismatic and a representation of true Sinhala courage as Major Gen Fonseka is leading the onslaught towards defeating the tigers and ridding the Nation of their unwelcome presence!
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