Ben Silva

I am referring to the article that appeared in Amarasara with the above title: ref: 

 Our Air Force, if they are engaging in commercial operations, then  they are doing the right thing. If the air force is complying with regulations, then they are operating in a legal manner and are qualified to carry on operations. I am wondering how commercial orgs are better qualified than the air force.

In deed if our security forces are to survive in the long run, then they have to earn their up keep. Many foreign armies have collapsed due to expense and because of their inability to earn  their upkeep. Certainly money earned from public transport will enable the air force to keep flying. Operation of trawlers should be in the domain of the Navy and our army could engage in construction industry and farming.

Many may wonder if this person  who wrote the article denouncing the Air force  is an LTTE supporter, trying to sink our security forces ?   This person certainly appear to have a poor knowledge of economics and commercial viability of organisations.

My suggestion is that our Air Force should even venture to international flights so that they get international flying experience.  This would enable the air force to take on foreign   targets if the need arises.

ref: http://www..amarasara.info/hotnews/20090828-02.htm#Some

Ben Silva

Chief Executive Officer
Channel 4
P,O, Box 1058
Belfast
BT 1 9DU

Dear Sir,

Channel4News  -  LTTE propaganda on Channel 4     ref: http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/asia_pacific/is+this+evidence+of+sri+lankan+aposwa  r+crimesapos/3321087  

With reference to the video broadcast by you on the 25^th of August 2009, related to Sri Lanka , any one could have dressed up   as a  Sri Lankan soldier   and acted as in the video clip. The back ground  Sinala voices do not appear to convey any meaning.

Although violence against fellow humans is common in the Western culture, such as My lai massacre, Abu Gharaib, Genocide of native American Indians, Nuclear Bombing of Japan, Fire bombing of Dresden    and so on, Sri Lankan soldiers kill only in self defence. It is highly unlikely for a Sri Lankan soldier to behave in the manner shown in the video clip

What is most likely is that this video clip is a fake LTTE propaganda video clip.

It is a shame that you tie up with LTTE , for cheap publicity and sensationalism

It is disgraceful that you are carrying out propaganda for what was known as the deadliest terror organisations in the world, without verifying the authenticity of the broadcast material.

It looks like LTTE  have taken a considerable amount of time to produce this fake video clip.

Yours sincerely,

Ben Silva.

Ben Silva

Our security forces risked their life to safe guard us. Their massive contribution to our safety has to be acknowledged.  Recent incidents have shown that there may be a few bad people amongst them that has spoiled the reputation of our brave security forces including the Police. Such bad people need to be removed by peer intervention and by alert public. Unsuitable people are in all professions and need to be eliminated by peer intervention and also alert public.

My own experience  is that majority of our Police do a good job. However bad officials need to be retrained or removed.

The citizens of Sri Lanka, from their young age, should be taught basic values such as honesty, integrity, refrain from stealing or taking things that do not belong to them, refrain from killing, hard work, justice and fair play to all, and so on

Failure of not having basic values will lead to the collapse of the society.

Recent incidents have clearly indicated the collapse of traditional values in the society. This trend has to be arrested.

People should know the difference between right and wrong and should refrain from doing ‘wrong’ things. If people want to acquire things, then that has to be done using honest means rather than stealing someone else’s sweat and blood.

Any dishonesty, corruption and wrong doings will bring  about instability and the decay of the society. The wrong doings to fellow humans should stop before it is too late   and no one should be above the law of the land.

In my view, we should develop a Sri Lankan identity and dismantle mono ethnic racial areas that brought about death and misery to all Sri Lankans.

  We also should not be indifferent to poverty that is  evident in Sri Lanka

Ben Silva

One of the basic needs of human and the responsibility of the government is to provide safe and clean drinking water.  This is particularly important in the North Central Province (NCP) of Sri Lanka .  Vast majority of the drinking water supply in this region is contaminated and hence people suffer from ailment related to drinking as well as consuming foods contaminated as a result of these polluted water.  Some of the worst affected areas include Padaviya, Siripura, Medawachchiya, Kebithigollawe, Mahawillachchiya, Thanthirimale, Eppawela, Medirigirya, Welikanda, Aralaganwila, Welioya, and Girandurukotte.  It is estimated that over 20% of the adults and ~40% of children in some of these areas are afflicted by consuming contaminated water.

 A number of research have shown that cadmium, fluoride, iron and lead are present high concentrations in the water sources, soil and even in the ‘nelum’ (lotus) rhizomes and ‘Thilapia’ fish in the affected areas in NCP.  Research has also shown that the weedicide propanil and the insecticide chlorpyriphos are present in water in affected areas.

 Amongst the chemicals found, lead is one of the most toxic substances as it causes, low IQ, mental health problems and kidney disease.  Long term exposure to weedicides and insecticides also causes chronic disabilities such as kidney diseases.  To make matters worse, some of the essential elements and micronutrients such as iodine are markedly insufficient in the diets in many of these areas. 

 Many people live in these areas suffer from a multitude of chronic diseases including kidney and liver abnormalities, mental health problems and developmental disabilities of children (lower IQ) due to heavy metals such as lead and cadmium contamination of water supplies.  Consumption of food and water contaminated with pesticides and lead to multitudes of ill health.  Unfortunately, children are the most seriously affected from these toxic substances; but adults too develop chronic diseases and subjected to premature death.

 There is no question that people lives in these provinces should be provided water free from chemicals and toxins; so as those who live in cities are provided. They too have the right to have safe and clean drinking water supply.  Fundamental steps must be taken by the government, for profit as well as non-profit organizations to A). Identification of contaminated areas (i.e., formal water testing), B) Provisions of cost-effective filters or other technologies to clean drinking water supplies, and to C) Set up a long term plan to provide pipe born cleaned water supply to everyone in the long run.  In the interim, it is the government’s responsibility to arrange to transport safe drinking water to these communities on daily basis or install deep tube-wells.  Any plan also must have built in methodologies to prevent water contaminations (e.g., pesticides) and provision of toilet facilities. 

 It is essential that government should arrange to have regular water testing and the provision of filters as a routine measure at this time.  Another parallel approach is to encourage villagers to consume extra amounts of fruits and vegetables containing anti-oxidants, which may mitigate at least in part some of the negative biological effects of these contaminants and toxins in people. 

Ben Siva

Paul Harris pointed out the irreversible division of the country, way back, when the well known fool, RW was running the country. The Govt of RW, in a typical fashion of shooting the messenger, instead of listening to him, deported him! It is sad that the Govt. want to implement the great land give away initiated by the biggest fool and traitor of Sri Lanka, even after winning the war. Our soldiers had to put up a very brave fight at the risk of losing their lives and limbs to take back the illegally granted land. This land now should not be given back to potential racists to create mini Eelams.

From recent election results, we could see that LTTE sympathizers could get into power. Even non racist politicians may play the ‘race card’, as has happened all over the world, to get into power. In such a situation, it would appear that the sleeping Sinhalese, who allowed two thirds of the coastline to be under the control of terrorists are now  getting ready to perform “Hara Kiri “!!!

As the President said, responsibility of protecting Sri Lanka, the only homeland of the Sinhalese, fall on all and they should not remain idle, passive observers, when we are about to loose our home land. It is the duty of everyone to lobby to prevent this ‘Hara Kiri’. As for Tamils, they are members of the Sri Lankan family and should have the same rights as family members.

 Realist, ref: http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2009/08/12/13th-amendment-a-lesson-from-basque-separatist/,     gives the true nature of the 13th amendment as: ‘It is an illegal document signed under the pressure of Indian invasion by a spineless traitor, legitimised by an illegal parliament held to ransom by the traitor who had resignation letters of the government MPs with which he threatened them. This piece of legislations handed over Sinhala land to a so called Tamil homeland and foisted on the people another group of parasitic politicians which the country cannot afford. One must not forget of course that 70,000 brave Sinhala youth gave there life fighting against it. The amendment is illegal and hence must be abolished or held to a referendum.’

 The overseas structures of the LTTE remain intact and are as strong as ever. The LTTE continues to enjoy support and influence among substantial sections of the Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora. In such a situation, it is foolish and dangerous for Sri Lanka to have administrative structures that could be hijacked by racists and tribal minded Tamils with a Chola mindset. Any race based devolution of power would, without a shadow of doubt, lead to mini Eelams and then to the end of the only homeland for the Sinhalese.

Tamils are part of the human and Sri Lankan family and should be treated as such without facilitating the growth of tribalism.. Recognising that we are part of the same family has to be done by both Sinhalese, Tamils and all living in Sri Lanka. The President said, “It is the responsibility of all to protect this country and not that of a single individual or a party. Political parties and the people are vested with this task.”. All should voice their opinion, when there is a serious threat to Sri Lanka, and prevent the implementation of the 13^th amendment, Masses should be mobilized to stop the implementation of the illegal, unfair, unjust and immoral  accord and the 13^th amendment, that was imposed on us by a foreign military power. If we have any dignity and self respect we would not implement the racist and unfair 13^th amendment..

Media has reported that The LTTE could be attempting to revive the organisation amid efforts by the defeated terror group to rescue hardcore cadres housed in government-run refugees camps for Tamil civilians. In such a situation it would be deadly for Sri Lanka to devolve power.

What is needed now is to identify the potential hazards, without implementing a foreign sponsored, illegal, immoral and fraudulent 13^th  amendment.

Media articles indicate alleged spying and working for LTTE  by Government agents and doctors and educationalists   ref: Top Govt. officials spied for Tigers – Recently captured top level cadres reveal  ref:  http://www.amarasara.info/hotnews/20090802-01.htm#Top-Govt

The Sri Lankan politicians and even the people have such a ‘frogs in the well’ attitude that they do not appear to take into account of the financial, political power and the  DECLARED SERIOUS THREAT  to Sri Lanka from Tamil Nadu and global Tamils. The Indian Politicians, if they can hold their nerve, from the pressure exerted to them from  RAW and Tamil Nadu, may not be harmful to Sri Lanka. The threat is  from racist Tamil Nadu politicians and Global  racist Tamils. When a real threat exist, then we should not bury our head  in the sand and pretend that a threat does not exist.

The Sinhala Taliban assist the overseas enemies by making the Sinhalese passive and pacifists by taking action such as preventing temples serving fish meals.

It is well known that consumption of oily fish improve ‘brain power’ and is also good for the heart. As for brain power, the Japanese and Koreans are examples of the progress made by fish eating nations. When the Sinhalese need to be nurtured as warriors to fend off racist Tamils, the Sinhala Taliban attempt to make them humble, passive passifists, making them easy targets. As the experience of native Americans shows, all the passive ands pacifist ethnic groups got wiped out by aggressive Europeans. Even the passive Budhists in India got completely wiped out. Being too passive is not the path for survival. Yet our Sinhala Taliban never seem to learn from history or from  global affairs.

 Indeed if power is devolved, most of the coastline and also the land mass has the potential of being under the control of Tamil racists. This of course is extreme injustice to the Sinhalese. I am in no way suggesting that all Tamils are racists. I am only saying that there would be a mechanism for Tamil racists to grab power, if the 13^th amendment is implemented. If Sinhalayas have any sense and not ‘Modayas’, this mechanism must not be put in place.

I am clearly stating that all Sari Lankans should have human rights and all should have justice and fair play. What Sri Lanka needs is empower people so that each person/citizen achieves his or her personal and family aspirations in a system of fairness and equal opportunity within a democratic framework.

The danger is powerful and rich foreign Tamils, with empire building in mind, will buy off the  local Tamils.

A simple analysis would indicate that the vast majority  of Sinhalese  are poor. It may very well be the case that the disadvantages may have been caused by the system that favoured the rich, whether they are Sinhalese, Tamil or Muslim.

What is needed is justice and fair play for all and not division of the country based on race.

 If we stand together, united, under ONE flag, as Sri Lankans, we will surely stand up and stand out and flourish. It is desperately important that those who live here today should recognize their contribution and should be proud of it not as an exclusive, superior or separate entity, but as ONE thread in the pattern we are striving so hard to weave  Ack. J.B. Muller.

Ben Silva

Traitors committing a treacherous act by implementing an illegal and  fraudulent agreement to please foreign masters    Ben Silva Justice and fair play should be for all Sri Lankans. We should attempt to make the Sri Lankan society, inclusive rather than create tribal areas and promote racism. The 13^th amendment creates tribal areas and promote tribalism. All Sri Lankans, irrespective of ethnicity or social status should have basic human rights and equal opportunities. A home grown solution is required that will safeguard the interests of all citizens. Large section of the Sinhaese are neglected and do not even have  basic human rights. For example, thousands die in NCP due consumption of water contaminated with toxins.  They do not even have the food and shelter that IDPs have.. No one seems to care! And no one seems to fight for their rights.  It is rather sad, if Sinhalese themselves promote Tamil empire building, the very Tamils that caused destruction in Sri Lanka for the past 35 years, the very Tamils that destroyed our irrigation system, due to their own stupidity, by implementing the 13^th amendment sponsored by foreign powers. Those foreign powers that support the 13th amendment should be informed of our history and the damage caused to Sri Lanka by Tamils in the past as well as during the past 30 years. The root cause of violence and breach of peace in Sri Lanka could be attributed to:

1.      Extreme racism and tribalism by a few Tamils.

2.      Favouritism shown to Tamils by imperialists, giving them a privileged position.

3.      Favouritism shown to Tamils by Western Countries that gave residency to a large number of bogus refugees, that funded the terror war in Sri Lanka . This favouritism has caused a massive imbalance in economic  and political  power in favour of Tamils. Bogus refugee status was achieved by lies, deception and fraud.

4.      Existence of  mono ethnic Tamil areas, where  non Tamils were ejected by force.

5.      Support provided to Tamil terrorists  by India and Tamil Nadu Tamils. India trained, armed and supported the terrorists.

6.      Weakness of Sri Lanka ’s security forces and  spineless  Politicians

7.      Weakness of the Sinhala peasants in terms of economic  power and political voice.

8.      Wealth gap between the rich and the poor irrespective of the ethnicity.

9.      India and Tamil Nadu forming  a  war material supply chain to Tamil terrorists.

10.  Power and wealth of overseas Tamils and bogus refugees.  In all Eelam wars,   items 3, 4, 5,6,7  and 10   given above  were significant. As funding  of all Ealam wars came  from overseas Tamils, giving Tamils control over significant part of Sri Lanka , becomes extremely dangerous to non Tamils in Sri Lanka . If the items given above could be the reasons for violence in Sri Lanka , how can implementation of the 13th amendment  reduce the violence ? In fact it would give a platform for racist Tamils to increase the violence,  Many may  hope the Sinhalese to wake up and stop being a ‘Modaya’. By all means include Tamils in the decision making process of the Government, without facilitating the extension of Tamil Nadu. In view of the controversial nature of the 13th amendment, it should only be implemented after a referendum and after the public has been informed of the potential hazards. Mobilisation of the masses, to prevent the implementation of   the unjust, unfair, immoral, illegal  and fraudulent 13^th amendment is needed. Please pass on the message to politicians and decision makers in Sri Lanka and of course to the masses. I hope the arse lickers of the President stop licking the arse and do some real work, like stopping the 13^th amendment. If there are Tamil grievances, then they have to be identified and resolved rather than facilitate the extension of Tamil Nadu. Wake up Sinhalese and Muslims from your deep slumber and do not allow the selling of your only mother land, as you will have no where to go! Remember the smashing of the heads of Sinhala babies and removing the guts of Sinhala women, chasing out the Policeman and the film producer beaten unconscious. This would be the taste of the future ,  if  the 13^th amendment is implemented.. Rather than attempt race based solutions, attempts to address item 8 given above would have been better. JVP rebellions and LTTE rebellions indicate that there is injustice in the Sri Lankan society, and merely helping Tamils is extremely unjust and unfair. There is a danger that  implementing the 13^th amendment will actually promote racial tensions as it actually creates areas  mini Eelams  based on ethnicity. It appears that the 13^th amendment does not deal with any of the root causes given above. In fact tribalism promoted by the 13^th amendment would increase the chance of violence  in Sri Lanka , as it is inherently unfair by  giving a minority, the control of majority of the coastline. Any implementation of the 13^th amendment would lead to Elam through the back door and lead to the eventual decline of the Sinhalese in Sri Lanka .  If the 13th amendment is implemented, all the sacrifices  made  by the masses and the security forces in the country to preserve the unitary nature  will be wasted. Many would feel that implementation of the 13th amendment is an insult to those who lost their life and those that spent their time and money defending Sri Lanka .  This key message has to be passed on to the President and the Politicians. It should be investigated, if the present group of politicians in power are more treacherous traitors than those that  handed power to the British in  1815. When we should integrate all ethnic groups for a harmonious living in Sri Lanka, the group of traitors appear to hand over power to racists, just to keep in power,  after the massive sacrifice made by many, to eject the terrorist racists. Patriots should remove their blind folds and see who these traitors are. It is time we start questioning the wisdom of the politicians and hopefully save the nation from  going to extinction. It is rather sad that the present group of politicians do not do justice to the majority, who are too weak even to fight back.

Already the Sinhalese have lost the North, the East, the Central part of Sri Lanka and the Capital itself. It is time that this serious decline is arrested. It has to be mentioned that in the past the whole of Sri Lanka was the home area of the Sinhalese.

 We have to remember that  million-strong Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora organised large-scale meetings  showing support for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Funding, arms procurement and advocacy by Tamils in North America, Europe and Australasia played an important role in the island’s ethnic conflict. These groups that funded the Ealam war are still intact and if legitimate power is given to racist Tamils, it would only spell disaster.

 In view of threats from persons such as Vaiko, claiming Prabkaran to be alive ref: http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-73570.html, and his aim of forming Ealam, it would e deadly to Sri Lanka to allow a pseudo Ealam by means of the 13^th amendment , setting the stage for the real Ealam to be formed. Whilst it is essential to get            all  citizen  involved in running of the country, it is deadly to devolve power   to ethnic groups that has links with foreign groups.  International community ought to be informed of the threats to Sri Lanka , from Global Tamils.             

 Police and land powers are a handle which may lead to separation, thus playing into the hands of the separatists. The need of the hour is a strong centre with district and urban councils, modelled after a country like Singapore Ack:  Ivor Samarasigne

 With reference to ,  Daily Mirror,SL,11-07-09, ‘The LTTE’s international network is in place despite the defeat of its military wing in Sri Lanka .. Leading members of this network have publicly vowed to carry on with their campaign to destabilise and dismember Sri Lanka in order to carve out a country for the Tamil people. This network is notorious for its use of illegal activities such as drug  smuggling, human smuggling, and credit card fraud amongst a host of other crimes to raise funds for its separatist campaign.’ If power is devolved, the International Tamil group will have the land and the funds to carry out their illegal activities and destroy Lanka.

 In my view, the whole of Sri Lanka should be for all its citizens and should not be carved out on the basis of ethnicity. We should work towards integration, social justice for all and not towards division based on ethnicity.

Media reports indicate that LTTE agents have infiltrated IDP camps. It is possible, if power is devolved in the North and the East, for racists and LTTE agents to get into power. Once in power, racists can do much damage to Sri Lanka . It is utterly stupid to devolve power, without carrying out a risk assessment  and an impact assessment. It is even equally stupid to devolve power, just to keep a promise. It is utterly stupid to ignore the impact of Tamil Nadu and the impact of Global Tamils on devolved areas.

It is time for the Sinhalese to wake up and make their voice heard.

In view of the serious threats made to Sri Lanka by Tamil Nadu politicians such as Karunanidhi and  Jayalalitha, any provision to extend Tamil Nadu, by means of  race based devolution would be a step to extend Tamil Nadu. Mistakes by JR and RW caused unnecessary deaths of thousands. Any mistake by MR to devolve power based on race would cause irreversible damage to the Sinhalese and should not e carried out without adequate research on the impact  and without a referendum.

I have given below a comment by  PRIYAN WIJEYERATNE .
’Tamils are extremely anxious on carrying out their own affairs and to achieve this they will do anything and everything in the North and East by force or any other means. If we and our politicians including our Presidenet and the family have not yet realised this then we are Sinhalese and the Sri Lankan Family are heading for a slow but real extinction. Tamils say that they are disadvantaged but it is hard to estimate its extent as there are very many poor peasants of Sinhalese origin who are living much below poverty levels by any standard. Tamils since independence were planning to separate and its in their flesh and blood and more seriously in their culture. Rich Tamils will continue to buy out the best real estate of anywhere in Sri Lanka at a pace the poor Sri Lankans can not even think of. With all this on to Tamils’ advantage if you provide them with a legitimate means of separation like power devolution they would only laugh at us and say “Sinhalaya modaya kaun kanna Yodaya”. So pl…..ease, pl…..ease, pl…..ease, say no to devolution. What we need is “equal rights and opportunity” legislation and speedy development of North and East.’

 It is rather sad that the poor Sinhalese peasants, who are at the bottom of the social ladder have no voice and may end up being second class citizens in their own home country, just like the poor Bolivians.

 It is important that the Sinhalese wake up before disaster strikes.Any changes to the political structure of Sri Lanka that has the potential  to wipe out the Sinhalese, should only done after a referendum. There is a need to integrate various ethnic groups and make the society inclusive rather than create division by using tools such as the 13th amendment.

 I would appeal to the President not to give in to the   wishes of the enemies of the Sri Lanka , and devolve power on the basis of  ethnicity.. I would also appeal to MPs  to take steps so that the irreversible disaster of devolving power on the basis of race does not take place. Politicians in Sri Lanka should not be so naïve as to allow the formation of Elam through the back door. The demand by world Tamils for a separate country  must not be ignored.  There is an entity called the world federation of Tamils, with considerable finance  and power, which fight for a Tamil country with a UN seat. This is not an organization limited to Sri Lankan expat Tamils.  With remnants of Prabakaran’s 30 year-old world net work rising to raise its head again those Tamils in Colombo Sri Lanka will work with outside forces to take group right to its logical conclusion of a Tamil country. Therefore, 13-A which is official recognition of a Tamil traditional homeland in North and East is made attractive to world Tamils and would be deadly to Sri Lanka . The following is an extract from  Fuel and fire: A Tamil homeland backed by 13-A C. Wijeyawickrema ‘The link between Tamil separatism in Tamil Nadu and Tamil separatists in Colombo will always be there. Tamil Nadu politicians will always find some topic to stir the racial pot if the spatial unit created was based on language. It can be water allocation in times of drought or discrimination in allowing dealing with foreign investors or the Kachchativu Island or illegal fishing.  If 13-A set up is continued there will come a time that even a loud fart would become an issue for conflict because in Tamil Nadu there will always be politicians waiting to catch it. Nedumaran still believes that Prabakarna is not dead! These are perennial issues in the Indian devolution system today. There are demands to create two more states out of the present Tamil Nadu, making it three states.’ It is time for the Sinhalese to wake up before their only homeland disappear.  

Ben Silva

The tremendous contribution made by DJ in defending Sri Lanka has to be acknowledged and several have already done so.

There is a flaw in the logic of those who support the 13^th amendment. DJ and Prof Witharana have flawed thinking, as they assume that the world consist of ideal humans. It is important to be ale to train the brain to think critically, analyse situations looking at evidence, rather than hang on to beliefs and dogmas. The 13^th amendment was forced on us by India, that invaded Sri Lanka,  to satisfy Indian needs, after an illegal and immoral agreement. Even part of the agreement, ie to disarm the LTTE was not carried out by  India. Even the Indians may have not known all the facts. Ie the Indians may have not known that the Global Tamils were using their wealth   and power to carve out a part of Sri Lanka, for a racist Tamil state. We should  take into account the wealth and power of global Tamils, when we take decisions on devolution. Now, there is no need to implement the terms of  the illegal and immoral agreement that will lead to the extinction of  the Sinhalese in Sri Lanka. In my view it would be complete madness to implement the 13^th amendment. Remember India armed and trained LTTE terrorists, causing death and destruction in Sri Lanka. We need to tell the world that  this whole episode of Terrorism in Sri Lanka was originated by the Indian Secret Service during Indira Ghandi’s time. Many have mentioned on many occasions the need to have a communication team to tell the truth to the world: The Sinhalese are trying to survive and the Tamls are trying to create empires.

 I would support justice and fair play for all Sri Lankans, irrespective of the ethnicity and would strongly oppose the racial division of the country. Not only Tamils, all Sri Lankans have aspirations and all should have rights too!, including Sinhala peasants. Some Sinhala peasants such as those in the NCP, do not have even clean drinking water. They do not have proper meals and shelter and are dying in thousands due to kidney disease. They too should at least have basic human rights!, at least equal to that of IDPs. Number of Academics have published the plight of the poor in NCP, but no one seems to care , as if they have no human rights !.

  DJ has done a lot for Sri Lanka and I  have supported DJ strongly in the past. If  DJ  want to regain respect, then he has to engage his brain and think critically, rather than depend on beliefs. DJ has to move away from being an idealist and be aware of the real nasty world, where you get wiped out if you are not strong!. In reality, if we give opportunity for people to divide the country, they will do just that This is evident from the action of Varatharaja who declared UDI. Just as if we give foreigners  opportunity to invade the country by being weak, they will invade the country. Milliband and co tried to bully us and fortunately Prez. MR did not yield to bullying. If he yielded, we would still be under terrorist threat.  Those that support the 13^th amendment believe (mind you  they believe, without evidence ) that appeasing Tamil racists  will avoid trouble. Their belief is the same as that of the fool RW who thought that appeasing LTTE would bring peace. I wonder if there are many in Sri Lanka, who do not realise that RW is a fool on a grand scale.  As we now find, LTTE used the peace time to rearm, regroup and prepare for war. In the same manner, any devolution of power will be used to create mini Ealams. We need to promote justice and fair play to all Sri Lankans, irrespective of the race, without creating racist enclaves

 If we give opportunity to foreigners to steal from us by being weak, they will steal from us. This is human nature, and history  has plenty of evidence of the above statement. The law of nature is survival of the fittest.

The Sinhalese have already lost most of their home  country to invaders. They have to be strong to prevent invasions rather than appease people who want to divide the country. It is time the Sinalese woke up!  I have to clearly state that I do not support racism by any group and I am merely resisting Tamil racism.

In my opinion all Sri Lankans should be treated as members of the same family, rather than treating people differently depending on the race. We have however seriously note the threats  made by TN politicians. We should spend our energy and time on working out  how to minimise danger due to external and internal threats rather than appease racists or facilitate the division of the country.

 It is now evident that LTTE used Tamil Nadu as a supply line for their  weapons  Ref:  ‘Tigers received explosives, aviation gasoline from India’ http://www.island.lk/2009/07/29/news16.html. If we devolve power, then racists will  abuse their power to bring in weapons from Tamil Nadu. It will be a very expensive affair to prevent  Tamil Nadu weapons coming to Lanka and prevent annexation.

Ben Silva

I am referring to the proposal  for the India – Sri Lanka Bridge
ref: http://www.amarasara.info/hotnews/20090719-02.htm

 Amal Kumarage, chairman of the island’s National Transport Commission, said the bridge will help Sri Lanka regain its regional identity and be part of a continent. Threats have been made by South Indian politicians that they will use the Indian Army to create an Ealaam. In the past, the sea between Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka provided some degree of protection from Tamil Invaders. Even with the sea as a barrier, Tamil war lords invaded Sri Lanka and destroyed our irrigation system and our civilisation. In fact the Sri Lankan kings had to withdraw to the hill country to protect from Tamil invaders. It is shocking that an idiot want to  build a bridge to facilitate invasions. It is rather sad that these idiots who promote these bridges do not have the faintest ideas of our history. They ought to  read up on Sri Lankan History.. It is fair to say this bridge idea is as foolish as the CFA of RW. Tamil empire builders would be delighted with the bridge idea. Narayanan, who wanted to control Lanka would be delighted.

Permanent links will only accelerate the destruction of the Sinhalese and   will support claims to integrate parts of Lanka to Tamil Nadu. The losers will  be all Sri Lankans, as they will lose their freedom and end up as slaves or puppets of  indians.  The whole of Sri Lanka was the home land of the Sinhalese. Now we have lost the North, the East, the hill country and the Western province. We spent over 300 years getting rid of imperialists. It is sad if some idiot want to facilitate imperialism. We have to remember  the unequal relationship we had with India   and Mr Dickshit.

 We also have to remember that Indians are our friends and relatives and they have helped us on numerous occasions including when the Tsunami struck lanka. We would also like India to be strong to protect Asia from imperialists. However,  they should not become imperialists themselves.

 With idiots in charge, what hope can we have ? This bridge idea is as dangerous and stupid as the 13^th amendment. Unfortunately, the 13^th amendment was forced upon us.

We should develop our infrastructure, without facilitating invaders.

I had to spend a lot of time battling LTTE propaganda. Now I have to fight idiots who want destroy the Sinhalese.

 An idea to investigate is to have an affordable mass transit railway as in Hongkong or a system similar to the Docklands light railway in London. However, the systems should be done in partnership with local engineers so that we can modify, maintain and repair the systems. We should avoid commission taking and bribery and hope that the railway system would be more reliable than the bridges that have failed. Rather sadly, we have idiots and corrupt people in places where decisions are made.

Te main advantage in addition to developing the infrastructure that would be beneficial to the economy, is the employment, training and development opportunities provided to local engineers.

I  am thankful to Lankaweb for being a voice that air national interest.

 We need more people who are not afraid to call a spade a spade. That way we have some chance of reducing incompetency and corruption.

Ben Silva

A Promise should be honoured, if  the promise  was made willingly and if all the relevant  information related to the promise was known, at the time the promise was made. With reference to the 13th amendment, it was forced upon us by India, who destabilised  us, by forming and arming LTTE. Any agreement that  has been made under duress  has no legal validity.

People can be made to promise various things under gun point, but these.  promises or agreements are not valid. and unenforceable. We have to bear in mind that foreigners would like a divided Sri Lanka as it would enable ‘divide and rule’. Whatever the solution to the ‘ethnic problem’, a hazard identification and a risk analysis has to be carried out before a solution is implemented. 

 The 13^th amendment is simply an expensive division of the country through the back door. Enemies of Sri Lanka will do their best to divide us. We need to remember that   ‘united we stand, divided we fall’. The  Sri Lankan  tax payer has to bear the burden of additional politicians and the bureaucrats. We also have to bear in mind that those countries that support the 13^th amendment either created the terrorists or supported the terrorists.

Basically the enemies of Sri Lanka and the Sinhalese, support the 13^th amendment.. It has to be mentioned that the whole of Sri Lanka was the homeland of the Sinhalese. Implementing the 13^th   amendment will legitimise the ethnic cleansing carried out  by Tamils war lords, who destroyed the Sinhala civilisation.

 A far better solution is to treat all Sri Lankans as members of the same family and have justice and fair play for all. Those who support the 13^th  amendment should read up on Sri Lanka’s history and also what happened to ethnic groups such as the Aztecs that could not stand up to foreign pressures.

A simple investigation may reveal that the most disadvantaged group, without a voice are the Sinhala peasants. The Sinhala peasants  are economically weak and  do not have overseas relatives or NGOs to support them.

The writers that support devolution appear to be naïve, ignorant, lacking in critical thinking skills and believe that appeasing racists will solve problems, similar to the manner RW believed that appeasing terrorists will solve problems. The only way Sri Lanka will have peace is, if we are strong militarily and economically. Devolution will increase the forces that will tear the country apart  and dynamics that we have not seen will come into play.

Tamils are part of the Sri Lankan family and should e treated as such. If we give the Tamils a separate identity, then we will be breaking up the family. Integration would be a better solution than division and disintegration. Devolution will simply give power to politicians to become racists   and play the race card, to win votes.

 Information is now emerging that  rich, powerful global Tamils wanted to carve out a part of Sri Lanka to  acquire real estate for their use. If they were allowed to achieve their objectives, they would have achieved control over Sri Lanka over a period of time. We have to first recognise the threat from Global Tamils and then take steps to protect Sri Lanka  and the Sinhalese from the evil plans of Global Tamils.  Also it is generally known that Powerful Tamils, some of them academics and LTTE sympathizers are plotting against Sri Lanka.

Implementing the 13 t amendment will lay the foundation for Ealam and would delight KP .Remember  that some Tamil Nadu politicians have openly threatened Sri Lanka, and these threats should not be ignored.  Remember what happened to the Soviet Union under Gorbechev. Implementing the 13^th amendment will legitimise Chola  invasions and also legitimise ethnic cleansing of the Sinhalese carried out by Tamil war lords .

As  majority of Tamils now live amongst other Sri Lankans, it is meaningless to give Tamils separate devolved areas. It is generally known that anti Sri Lankan forces, that includes many NGOs are hell  bent on the concept of devolution and division of Sri Lanka. It is a sad day for Sri Lanka, if the President yield to these anti Sri Lankan forces and implement the 13^th amendment without thinking through the impact on Sri Lanka  and the Sinhalese. Implementing the 13^th  amendment will  lead to  Ealam through the back door  and would be the start of the end of the Sinhalese in Sri Lanka.

It is rather sad that some are so blind that they cannot see what would happen if race based devolution is carried out. Terrorists and anti Sri Lankans have  plans for Sri Lanka that  are hidden and we should have  enough sense to see through their plans and hidden agendas. RW was such a big fool that he did not see through LTTE plans, but we hope that MR is able to see through the hidden agendas of our enemies. Many prominent persons have shown strong objections to the 13^th amendment and all these people cannot be wrong.

As the brains and financial backers of LTTE  around the world  are  still at large , If power is devolved  on the basis of ethnicity , it it may allow the remnants of LTTE to regroup and grab power. It is dangerous to have situations, where racists could get into power in devolved areas.  It has to be recognised that the true minority in the world are the Sinhalese and they have to be protected from destructive, powerful, rich Global Tamils.

In my view, the most disadvantaged group in Sri Lanka are the poor Sinhala peasants, who appear to receive  no help at all. Number of academics have reported that people in NCP are dying in thousands due to consumption of water contaminated with heavy metals and toxins used in agriculture. Yet very little help is given to these people.

There has to be justice and fair play for all Sri Lankans irrespective of the ethnicity and  the society need to be inclusive.

 Let us look at some facts  again. The whole of Sri Lanka was the home land of the Sinhalese. Over a period of time, we have lost the North, the East, the up country,  and now the Colombo province. If the 13^th amendment is implemented, the extinction of the Sinhalese would accelerate, and the Sinhalese may end up as second class citizens in their own homeland. This has happened in Bolivia. Further, the native  American  Indians were wiped out  by the Spanish. If the Sinhalese are not careful, they will suffer the same fate, as  some Tamil Nadu Politicians have already threatened Sri Lanka. It is worthwhile remembering that it was the Cholas that destroyed the Sinhala irrigation system and the civilisation. Remember that Praakaran was created, trained and funded by India.

If Sri Lanka want to survive, we must have the will power to fight our enemies rather than find excuses to yield to their wishes.

Issues related to the 13^th amendment

1. The 13^th amendment was forced on us by India under threat.

2. At the time any promises related to the 13^th agreement was made, the threats by global Tamils and their aims may not have been known or understood. However, any one who keeps an eye on global affairs would know the  political, financial power   and the mission of global Tamils.

 Before any promises related to the 13^th amendment are honoured, which will be disastrous to the Sinhalese, the  two points given  above has to be considered. It will be utterly foolish and stupid to honour promises that were made under duress and that were based on wrong or incomplete information.

Over 6000 have sacrificed their lives to save the only homeland of the  Sinhalese from racist Tamils. Many have been disabled trying to protect Lanka. Many have sacrificed their time and health to lobby for Sri Lanka. Surely, the sacrifices made by many    safeguarding  the only homeland of the Sinhalese is more important than keeping the promise of the President that was perhaps made under duress and incomplete or wrong information.

 Any changes to the Political structure of Sri Lanka or devolving of power should be based on the results of a referendum and not on the judgement of an individual.  The wisdom of many is better than the wisdom of an individual.

Ref:

1.   Sri Lanka’s Solution should be Sri Lanka’s Solution  By Shenali Waduge

http://sinhale.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/sri-lanka%E2%80%99s-solution-should-be-sri-lanka%E2%80%99s-solution/

Ben Silva UK

I consider our present day Tamils as our brothers and sisters. They are valuable Sri Lankan citizens and I treat them with respect , dignity and affection. We all belong to the human family and this is what should be stressed and not tribalism. Tamils should give up their tribalism and treat all Sri Lankans as memers of the same family. I have to acknowledge the valuable contribution to Sri Lanka made by Late Mr Kadirgamar and late Mr Fernandopulley and many Tamil Professionals and law abiding citizens. We ought to erect statues in memory of Mr Kadirgamar and Mr Fernandopulley to remind future generations of examples of good humans.

Rather sadly, we also faced destruction by Prabakaran and there may be many Prabakarans about in Sri Lanka and in India. We also have to bear in mind that it is the Cholas that destroyed our irrigation system and our civilisation. We have to bear in mind, the Chola mind set and the threats to Sri Lanka by Indian Tamil politicians including Karunanidi and Jayalalitha. We could face grave danger if we ignore their threats. Unless we are prepared to defend ourselves from Prabakarans of this world, we would be in trouble. This is where self reliance in defence and development in Home guards become essential. It is absolutely essential to have strong central control with Tamils and other ethnic groups in the Government. Elimination of poverty and inclusion of all groups is essential, rather than devolve power on ethnic basis. If power is devolved on ethnic basis, without a shadow of doubt, politicians will play the race card, to win votes and we will have endless problems.

Any race based solution is a display of racism. Race based devolution would create many Prabakarans and it would lay the foundation for the funeral of the Sinhalese. If the Sinhalese do nothing and allow, race based devolution, then they are asking for their own funeral. For 2500 years, we have been moving in the reverse gear, until MR stopped the rot and have very little to show in the form of achievement. At least I had my say!. Any one with even a tiny bit of common sense should not allow race based devolution, as it will invite Eelam through the back door. If foreigners want some thing badly, we should engage our head and ask why they want it. Neo colonialist Western Governments wanted to save Prabakaran. We should not commit suicide after the sacrifice made by many of our poor. As for Prof. Witharana I do not think he has any common sense. We have seen many idiots holding the post of Professor before.

When there is talk of Sphinx-like regeneration. of LTTE and also threats by Tamil Nadu politicians to use the Indian Army, to create an Elam, it is absolute lunacy to devolve power on ethnic basis. If the Sri Lankans are to avoid future wars, then they have to be militarily and economically strong. The weakness of the Sinhalese is unfortunately shown by the fact that they have very little to show, in the form of achievement in 2500 years.

Homeland of the Sinhalese

It has to be reminded that the whole of Sri Lanka was the traditional homeland of the Sinhalese

Tamils talk of equality. I wish to know how many Sinhalese are in Tamil Nadu ? Are they treated well ? I have a feeling that majority of Tamils are good and it is the tiny minority we have to be concerned about.

In my view, the assertion that Tamils are being disadvantaged is a fabrication. Tamils are represented in professions and in business more per thousand than their ethnic proportion.. This achievement by minorities, better than the majority community, is also observed in other countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Bolivia and so on. In South Africa, the minority whites were in control of South Africa. It is wrong to assume that a minority group is automatically a disadvantaged group. If we devolve power, on the basis of ethnicity, we will be second class citizens in our own country. In Bolivia, until recently, the natives were second class citizens in their own country.

We should be working towards the inclusion of all Sri Lankans irrespective of the ethnicity. At the same time, there should be a mechanism to protect the Sinhalese from racist global Tamils and racist South Indian Tamils. Correct understanding of the problem and realisation of the threats faced by the Sinhalese is vital, before a solution is formulated.

Tamils talk of equality. How many Sinhalese are living in Tamil Nadu ? Are the Sinhalese treated well in Tamil Nadu ? Remember what happened to our film producer and the Police officials that went to Tamil Nadu for training. The poor peasants of NCP, who do not even have clean drinking water should ask for equal rights as Tamils .The Siinhalese should ask Western countries to treat them the same way as they treat Tamils. The Tamils have got preferential treatment from Western countries, related to residency. Sinalese should ask Western countries to treat them equal to the Tamils. Tamils have relatives of nearly one million bogus refugees residing in Western countries helping them. In addition various NGO’s Tamils Diaspora and also the Sinhalese help the Tamils. The poor voiceless Sinhala peasants have nobody to help them and are dying in thousands in NCP, having no clean drinking water or proper food. It is time that the poor Sinhalese also

received some attention. At least clean drinking water and food that has been denied to them, should be provided..The Tamils are in general enterprising and intelligent. Per thousand of the population, their representation in the Professions and in business are better than the Sinhalese. It is misrepresentation to say that Tamils have been discriminated. In fact, if the trend before the liberation continued, the Sinhalese would have been left without a home land and would have been second class citizens in their own country. It is time the Sinhalese, analyse, what is going on and rectify the situation.

The muddled thinking of Prof. Witharana and some other Sinhalese will lead us to disaster. In any problem solving situation, it is essential to understand the root cause of the problem. It is also beneficial to carry out a risk analysis and a SWOT analysis. The root cause of various race based invasions is our inability to defend ourselves from foreign invasions and local terrorism. It is the weakness of the Sinhalese that enabled foreigners such as the Cholas to grab our homeland. Injustice and poverty also has been associated with rebellions. Injustice, poverty and our weakness are issues that have to be addressed, rather than devolve power on ethnic basis. As majority of Tamils now live amongst the Sinhalese, devolving power on ethnic basis is meaningless. This issue has to be addressed if we are to prevent future invasions and destruction. Appeasing the aggressor has never helped the victim. The Sinhalese have been the victims of Tamil racist aggression and they were well on their way to extinction. Our civilisation was destroyed by Chola invaders. It is time to wake up and stand on our own feet.

There are many Sinalese living under extreme poverty. They are living under worse condition than the displaced Tamils. For example, some in NCP do not have clean drinking water or proper food and shelter. Thousands are dying due to kidney decease. These people are voiceless and powerless. They do not have rich relatives like the Tamils have to support them. Rather sadly, these people even do not have the support of the Sinhalese.

LTTE developed and manufactured bombs, weapons, submarines, aircraft using their own know how and with foreign help. Did our Science and Technology minister initiate any development in our defence field ? Even a fire cracker ? Science and Technology should be under innovative engineers and technologists and not under clueless idiots. India and China developed Technology within a short span of 50 years. What have we got to show ? We are far too dependent on foreigners and it is not surprising that they want to bully us. It is time to go for self reliance and partnerships with foreign friends.

The Tamils have rich Tamils to help them, where as the poor Sinhalese have nobody.

We have to realise that Sri Lanka is our only home and we have no other place. It would be utterly reckless if we ignore its defence and allow measures that will form the foundation for Elam. We should not follow blindly on solutions forced upon us, without carrying out a hazard identification and a risk analysis. Just as Prof. McLean suggested we should not have mono ethnic enclaves anywhere in Sri Lanka.

In order to understand the present conflict, we need to look at our own history. The Sinhalese developed a unique hydraulic civilisation, based at Anuradhapura. The Sinhala civilisation was non violent and peaceful. The Sinhalese suffered regular Tamil invasions from South India. They were forced to move from Anuradhapura to Pollonnaruwa and so on to Kandy. Now the Sinhalese cannot escape Tamil violence by hiding in Kandy or Colombo. In the past civilisations that were weak have been wiped out. A simple analysis would indicate that the Sinalese were on their way to being eliminated.

There is a fallacy to believe that Tamils wanted a separate state because they were discriminated. In Bolivia, the descendants from Europe wanted devolution, so that they would get the better part of the country and they did not want to share their success with the rest. .

Prabakaran had links with Tamil Nadu politicians such as Vaiko and so on. LTTE flag was based on a Chola emblem. A simple but careful analysis would indicate that Prabakaran was on a Tamil racist empire building mission. I doubt if Prof. Witharana understood the vision and mission of LTTE. The information related to the vision and mission of LTTE has to be conveyed to Western countries, who may not be aware of South Indian Tamil links with LTTE and the threat to Sri Lanka.

What is needed is strong central Government that can deal wit Tamil Nadu threats. Now Jaya and Kasru have openly said they support Elam. These threats cannot be taken lightly.

It is our responsibility to behave in a civilised manner and protect Sri Lankan Tamils. It is indeed good that our Sri Lankan Soldiers protected Tamil women, old people and young people even though LTTE smashed the heads of Sinhala babies and removed the bowels of Sinhala pregnant women. .

 What is needed in Sri Lanka is strong central Government that would not allow racist Tamils to form a racist provisional councils .Race based devolution will give Elam on a plate and will be te start of the endof Sri Lanka for the Sinalese. What may be more beneficial is racial integration and caring and sharing by all. If we want to avoid future race wars, we need to develop defence capabilities and improve the economic strength of Lanka.

We must not forget that EU and Western countries indirectly funded the terror war.

Some Western politicians may be hell bent on destroying the Sinhalese.. That is why some of them favoured Tamils and discriminated against the Sinhhalese. We must not give in to their plans to give Elam through the back door. If we do not want future wars, we have to get rid of frogs in a well attitude and be militarily strong.

Rather sadly, Prof. Witharana has demonstrated muddled thinking by promoting ethnic based devolution.