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Sending A Clear Message To The LTTE That Their Credibilities Are Non-Existent!

That the Sri Lankan Peace Process has come to a standstill and going into redundancy is fast becoming a reality and that it has in all probabilities failed, seems to be a rational conclusion where one wonders whether it is through neglect of the priorities by those involved from the Goverment side or by way of the connivances of the LTTE where the latter seems a distinct possibility given their present stance and their reluctance to compromise towards necessities and accept the Government of Sri Lanka as the overall authority in dealing with Sri Lankan matters.

Given the fact that their proxies in parliament the TNA have delivered precious little towards their cause, the TRO another of their international fund raising fronts also having failed miserably to "capture the world market" despite many concerted efforts , obviously the LTTE now have limited options and a narrower direction to move towards, in their own interests. Consequently the magnitude of the failure of the Peace Process becomes etched in stone and the agitations of a desperate band of terrorists becomes apparent as their beliefs in their dogma towards secession gets further prioritised albeit a lost cause.

There are indeed many contributing factors towards the failure of the Peace Agreement, the foremost being the reluctance of the LTTE to accept the present administration's urge to re-draft the Peace Agreement in a manner more feasible and conducive towards all of Sri lanka than what was set in place by the previous administration which was overly conciliatory to a group of unrelenting armed terrorists. Consequently the desperation on the part of the LTTE has given rise to a situation where the LTTE who are gathering more and more contempt in the world arena are now attempting a two pronged attempt to secure their means where an undisclosed militant front seems to be doing their dirty work in an insurgent sense while the LTTE proper with the ever smiling Thamilselvam and the bungling Anton Balasingham are carrying out their jingoism in pretence to what is going on realistically.

Synonymously the ceasefire is being surreptitiously violated towards their own survival almost presenting a cognizance to all those who view them through rational vision that these indeed are a band of disoriented terrorists with nowhere to go and perhaps willing to pull all stops towards their survival and something the administration should view as favourable in all optimism towards redeeming Sri Lanka from these oppressors through the proper course of actions as these are individuals who by their actions of intimidation false representation and destructive force against a legitimate Government truly have no right to their existences! Particularly when they happen to be part of a miniscule minority of 12% approximately in a Nation where the governing majority consists of representation of over 75% of its population who have always shown tolerance and empathy to other community far removed from terrorist objectives and seeking an unfeasible autonomy unacceptable where pluralities lie within the common concept of a central Government and not a divided Nation!.

To allude to the reason for the Failed Peace Agreement as being an intransigence of the parties to the conflict and the main stumbling block, pressured or encouraged by various parties internally and externally seems a lame excuse given the considerations that it is somewhat perplexing that the LTTE have been permitted carte blanche towards their existence in Sri Lanka as fully armed terrorists in the first place. Perhaps Sri Lanka should have approached the issue with greater resolve towards dealing with the LTTE purely on condition that they disarm and come to the negotiating table showing good faith towards peace rather than resort to cheap underhand tactics in the face of all the tolerances on the part of Sri Lanka's Defence Forces where their pretences have far exceeded their real intent and hence the growing condemnation of their existence in the free world.

They have in all probabilities already tolled their death knell by their actions as the days are probably numbered when they will once again make an insurgent attempt towards their cause and this time the counter attack could be overwhelming and towards their ultimate destruction.That there now exists a proxy insurgent force doing the dirty work of the incapacitated LTTE from behind the smokescreen of the Ceasefire is becoming painfully obvious as the LTTE continue to deny involvement in any of the latest attrocities which have claimed several hundred lives both military and civilian and the modus operandi of the recent attempt on the life of the Army Commander bears testimony that the LTTE are indeed active despite the denials.

They must however realise that the odds are against them in a renewed confrontation and that the Sri Lankan Defense Forces have had their resources boosted in many areas of logistics, armaments and personnel and it would be futile on the part of the LTTE if they believe in any anticipated success as they would be crushed beyond measure and is probably what they are more deserving of rather than tolerance and compassion, being the ruthless terrorists they are! It could well be a time when all the support pledged by many entities towards the preservation of Sri Lanka's unitarity and territorial integrity needs to come together to deter the aspiring despots of the directionless LTTE who might then have to think of the Indian Ocean or cyanide as the only feasible options!

While military firepower with the intent to overcome an insurgent entity is not an impossible option for Sri Lanka there lies a deterrent towards the theme by way of the inevitable damage and the destruction that could once again result and prove to be very detrimental to Sri Lanka which has had four years of an uneasy peace and it has become a difficult task for Sri Lanka's Staus Quo to deal with but if their hand is provoked as is being indicated by the LTTE insugent proxies there might not be any other viable option than to launch an all out attack against these destructive forces towards a final solution ( not to be infered as any Hitlerian concept!) with the specific intent to rid Sri Lanka permanently of the LTTE terrorists but of course as a last resort!

Time perhaps for the Sri Lankan Administration to start weighing its decisions unilaterally rather than depend on intermediaries who might also have vested interests in the resources they may be able to glean from Sri Lanka reverting to an old colonial theme as othewise Sri Lanka might as well be a colony of either Norway or Japan who now seem interested in having a greater share in directing Sri Lankan Administrative policy where Sri Lanka could easily be misconstrued by the world at large as a puppet regime and a point in case for the Hon. President to note!

Time also to utilise all the pledges of support by world powers dedicated towards Sri Lanka's Sovereignity, Unitarity and Territorial Integrity in the most tangible manner towards ridding the nation completely of terrorists while sending them a clear message that their presence and modus operandi in Sri lanka will no longer be tolerated despite their rhetoric intended towards enhancing their credibilities which are virtually non existent as opposed to palavering to their demands and capitulating to their veiled threats which will further isolate their objectives!


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