Comments on: CAN WE GET OUR COUNTRY BACK? http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2009/07/29/can-we-get-our-country-back/ Lankaweb.com Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:53:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: nuwans http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2009/07/29/can-we-get-our-country-back/comment-page-1/#comment-315 nuwans Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:40:03 +0000 http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/?p=2480#comment-315 It is a good dream to wish all those things mentioned in this article. But I do not know whether the president is up to implementing that wishlist given that it is his own government which engage in corruption, extra judicial killings, harrasment of journalist, etc. It is he who keeps thugs like Mervin Silva in his cabinet. It is he who keep incompetant ministers in his worlds biggest cabinet. So far he has either encouraged these activities or kept a blind eye. Yes, he got rid of LTTE terrorism with the help of our military, and we must all greatful for that. But that does not mean he has the desire of the will to walk the rest of the path as mentioned in this article to get our country back on the right footings. So far, the indications are that he is not ready to do so and continue the old ways. But every person can change. Only time can say.... It is a good dream to wish all those things mentioned in this article. But I do not know whether the president is up to implementing that wishlist given that it is his own government which engage in corruption, extra judicial killings, harrasment of journalist, etc. It is he who keeps thugs like Mervin Silva in his cabinet. It is he who keep incompetant ministers in his worlds biggest cabinet. So far he has either encouraged these activities or kept a blind eye.

Yes, he got rid of LTTE terrorism with the help of our military, and we must all greatful for that. But that does not mean he has the desire of the will to walk the rest of the path as mentioned in this article to get our country back on the right footings. So far, the indications are that he is not ready to do so and continue the old ways. But every person can change. Only time can say….

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