Robert O. Blake: Your concerns on Sri Lanka
Posted on February 24th, 2010
Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 . Canada
February 23, 2010
Mr. Robert O.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Blake
Assistant Secretary ofƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ State
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Washington, US
Dear Robert:
I see that you are back into your hissy-fits about Sri Lanka.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ The Sri Lankan media has reported under the headline ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-U.S. not Happy with Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚
According to the Daily Mirror of February 23, 2010, it says ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-the US is not satisfied with the manner in which the Sri Lankan government has handled the issue of former Sri Lankan Army Chief General Sarath FonsekaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s arrest and hoped that Colombo would follow the rules of the land in this case.ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Wow! ThatƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s something Robert!ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ You seem to be afflicted with ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”the Yankee knows it allƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ syndrome.
Do you honestly think that Sri Lanka cares two gum-balls how you Americans handle your affairs in Iraq, Iran or Afghanistan?ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Even if we do, you are going to tell Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s President Mahinda Rajapaksa, ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Mister President, why donƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢t you go and stuff yourself!ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Well, likewise thatƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s exactly what Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s President is going to tell you too, Robert. ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-My dear Mister Robert Blake, you out of all Yankees concerned about my countryƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s affairs? Ha! Why the hell donƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢t you go and stuff yourself.ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚
As for, ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-U.S. not Happy with Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚, that could be handled easily.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ When Sri Lanka comes to the U.S., to fill her dance card, U.S. can tell Sri Lanka politely, I donƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢t want to dance with you or Sorry, my dance card is full.
There is something sneaky about you Robert and I donƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢t trust you. ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ If not for the geo-political Chinese tectonic plate boundary converging and abutting against Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s geo-political tectonic plate with the building of the Hambantota harbour by the Chinese, ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ I wouldnƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢t ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ have been surprised one bit if you Yankees would have tried to do a Granada on Sri Lanka to secure the vital marine corridor in the Indian Ocean for security, trade and energy supplies with the excuse saying that Sri Lanka is hiding weapons of mass-destruction.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ No doubt you Yankees are rather concerned about China and Iran expanding their Naval Forces since late.
I can well imagine you Robert Blake (RB) pursuing a conversation with the President Mahinda Rajapaka (MR) on this issue before invading the puny island and install your lackey Retired Army Commander Sarath Fonseka as the President of Sri Lanka.
MR: ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Robert, where may I ask that we are hiding weapons of mass destruction?ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚
RB: ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Our flying spy cameras have spotted several, in fact hundreds of round missile like objects hidden on top of Palmyra trees?ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚
MR: ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Robert, you are now being foolish, almost being an idiot.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ They are not weapons of mass destruction; they are clay pots on top of Palmyra trees collecting the sweet white sap to be distilled as a palm-wine, which we call toddy.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ DidnƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢t you have a coconut shell of it when you were stationed here? I see you are into the silly season, Robert.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Just come off it and donƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢t find excuses to deploy your forces to take over my country.ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚
RB: ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Sorry, Mr. President.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Our spy cameras have definitely identified hundreds of these globular weapons of mass destruction.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Unless you de-commission every one of them within the next 24 hours we are coming in to de-commission them.ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚
MR:ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-What, you must be joking.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ You must be sick!ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚
Just a minute Robert, I am receiving a Newsflash. ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ It says, ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”NATO Airstrike Kills Afghan Civilians. An airstrike launched SundayƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ (21 February) by United States Special Forces helicopters against what international troops believed to be a group of insurgents ended up killing as many as 27 civilians in the worst such case since at least September, Afghan officials said MondayƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚.
Is that true Robert?ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ This must be a hoax as you Yankees are so damn sure of yourselves and squeaky clean when it comes to combat as you guys always say that you never kill innocent civilians only others do, like your charges against Sri Lanka.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Or does it mean that you Yankees have been lying to the world all along?ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ I am foxed, Robert!
Let me get back to your concern about Sri Lanka.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚
You stated that ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚¦so far I think it has been less than we might have hoped forƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚, concerning Sarath FonsekaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s arrest.
What did you ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”hope forƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ Robert?ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ You Yankees are an amazing bunch. If you had expected that Sarath Fonseka when he was arrested should have been taken away on a caparisoned tusker with drummers and Kandyan dancers accompanying him, well, that certainly wasnƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢t in the cards as far as the Sri Lankan laws are concerned.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚
Tell me Robert, your extra-ordinary concern about Sarath Fonseka, he your man, isnƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢t he?ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ You Yankees funded his Presidential election campaign didnƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢t you with wads of crisp American dollar notes, didnƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢t you?ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Tell me, whisper it into my ears if you have to, and I wonƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢t tell any one as I am just curious.
And as a final note, your observation on Sri Lanka: ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-one aspect of democracy, of course, is respect for human rights.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ I think there can be, there needs to be improvements in that areaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚.
You are being a typical Yankee-Doodle-Dandy ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ and you have the gall to think that you have the moral authority to talk of human rights in Sri Lanka when you ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Yankees have killed scores of thousands of innocent civilians in Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan trying to police the world.
Just cut it Robert. Please, do Sri Lankans a favour.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Just get off their backs.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ You are just being a bloody nuisance.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ The bottom line is that you Americans have no moral authority to preach on Human Rights to anyone in the world, let alone Sri Lanka.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Absolutely no one.
Sincerely,
Asoka Weerasinghe
February 24th, 2010 at 7:35 pm
Shut-up ROB shut-up….
February 24th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
Sri Lanka Govt. must expose all the shady deals this lowly creature has done in the past and what he was up to with SF’s campaign. The world must hear the truth. Sri Lanka owes that to billions of people from developing countries as this is exactly what they do in other countries – behind the masks of democracy, human rights, freedom they simply rip the guts out of the poor in this world.
February 28th, 2010 at 10:04 am
Mr President Obama – It is high time that you take a good look at the functioning of the State Dept. It is in your favour and interest to nip in the bud what is going very wrong in that institution. Enough is enough. Clinton & ROB clicks’ wings must be clipped, as otherwise you will experience a down fall far worse than that of Bush. Just wait to see when the story unfolds in the case of Sarath Fonseka – one of your “Green Card Holder” also a suspected “Agent” planted to run for the Presidency of S/L to destabilize this “dot” (by no means a less mightier than your’s) in the Indian Ocean.