{"id":42269,"date":"2015-03-13T22:16:28","date_gmt":"2015-03-14T04:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=42269"},"modified":"2015-03-13T11:02:45","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T18:02:45","slug":"the-eagle-has-landed-land-grab-starts-from-the-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2015\/03\/13\/the-eagle-has-landed-land-grab-starts-from-the-top\/","title":{"rendered":"The Eagle Has Landed. Land Grab Starts from the Top!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Prof. Hudson McLean<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Modi Urges Security Cooperation. Tamil Question Rides On Top.<\/p>\n<p>See the pictures&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/modi-steer-sri-lanka-away-china-landmark-trip-232800392.html\">http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/modi-steer-sri-lanka-away-china-landmark-trip-232800392.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In one picture, the smiling Ranil Wickremesingha next to Modi, and photos of President Sirisena, do not need any photo captions!<\/p>\n<p>According to the opening lines, Modi is highlighting the Tamil Question to offer almost independence to North East.<\/p>\n<p>Parallel, India-Sri Lanka-Maldives trilateral maritime cooperation on the fast track, is the priority to control the Indian Ocean strategic position using Sri Lanka as the platform.\u00a0 Offering to upgrade Trincomalee Fuel Storage facility is a smooth way of gaining more control of the North East with the large Tamil presence.<\/p>\n<p>In no time, the Indians will demand Military presence to maintain security of their investments, assets and of course the Tamil population, by creating an artificial disturbances.\u00a0 The take-over of the North East with Trincomalee and Jaffna as power centres, is complete.<\/p>\n<p>Then the bridge between South India and Mannar will be decided by default as a logistical necessasity.<\/p>\n<p>Except for the vital strategic location in the Indian Ocean, and a means to keep the Chinese away from Sri Lanka, India has no other benefit by getting closer to Sri Lanka. India is fully self-sufficient with anything and everything Sri Lanka can offer.<\/p>\n<p>This is a very close parallel scenario to Russia taking over Crimea!<\/p>\n<p>The Indians, after getting Sri Lanka to side-line the Chinese, will use the Tamils to do the rest, without creating any international outburst!<\/p>\n<p>With Tamils now running the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, as well as the Judiciary, do not be surprised if Raj Rajaratnam upon his release for medical reasons, takes over the President&#8217;s House as his residence, and the Old Parliament as his office.<\/p>\n<p>Its a matter of time when RW finds his way to oust My3 from the Presidential pedestal, one way or the other, throne himself as the King!<\/p>\n<p>Mission Accomplished successfully by RW &amp; CBK! And Sirisena? Who????<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>\u00a0Express Your Opinion &#8211; Read What Others Say!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The Independent Interactive Voice of Sri Lanka on the Internet.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Please visit -:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/\">http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prof. Hudson McLean Modi Urges Security Cooperation. Tamil Question Rides On Top. See the pictures&#8230;&#8230;. http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/modi-steer-sri-lanka-away-china-landmark-trip-232800392.html In one picture, the smiling Ranil Wickremesingha next to Modi, and photos of President Sirisena, do not need any photo captions! According to the opening lines, Modi is highlighting the Tamil Question to offer almost independence to North East. 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