{"id":90340,"date":"2019-06-14T21:01:32","date_gmt":"2019-06-15T03:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=90340"},"modified":"2019-06-13T18:24:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T01:24:48","slug":"sri-lankas-easter-sunday-targets-are-the-real-victims-eu-stop-trying-to-change-narrative-throw-stones-from-glass-houses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2019\/06\/14\/sri-lankas-easter-sunday-targets-are-the-real-victims-eu-stop-trying-to-change-narrative-throw-stones-from-glass-houses\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka\u2019s Easter Sunday targets are the REAL VICTIMS \u2013 EU stop trying to change narrative & throw stones from glass houses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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How\ncome EU representatives did not make representations to the PM when 21\/4\nhappened but are now meeting the PM claiming that Muslims are targeted? On what\nbasis are they substantiating these comments? Is it following biased media and\nNGOs run by entities that the Western Govts fund? Is there a bigger motive to\nall this? When the country has united against extremism that caused 21\/4 and to\nwhich even many Muslims are now openly showing displeasure is the entry of\nthese global troublemakers pretending to be global police trying to pressurize\ngovernment not to completely curb the extremisms as these entities need\nextremism around for them to interfere and push their agendas through? This is\nwhat we all need to now wonder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Easter\nSunday massacre was not only well planned it was well executed despite the fact\nthat the entire government was aware of the attacks since 8 April 2019. While\nthey either strengthened their security or did not attend church, none of them\nthought fit to even call the Cardinal or the 3 hotels that were named to be\ntargets. Indian intelligence had been so precise and the names and numbers of\nthe killers had been divulged to their counterparts in Sri Lanka. We really are\nnot concerned to ask why they took no action because listening to the public\nhearings we can only cry at the level of incompetency, lack of concern or\ninterest in other people\u2019s lives those in power have. Watching them laugh at\npress conference and then to hear that after 150 people were killed in Mali\nresulting in the entire Mali Government resigning concludes that even Mali\nGovernment has more integrity than the Sri Lankan Government. Sri Lanka\u2019s\nGovernment forces others to resign to save their face. The Mali Government\nstands on a higher moral ground than Sri Lanka\u2019s Government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\ncountry and world stood in shock when we heard of the 1st attack, then another\nattack and then several more attacks and it was nothing we could connect to,\neven after weathering 30 years of LTTE terror because even LTTE had never\ncarried out 8 simultaneous attacks on the same day in different places as these\nsuicide bombers had. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nother shock came to discover that these suicide bombers were all devout\nMuslims, most were very rich, from affluent business families, 3 of the suicide\nbombers were related \u2013 2 brothers and a wife. These were all shocks to every\ncitizen of Sri Lanka even though they had suffered 30 years of terror. It is\nnot that these terror cells were not known. They had been under the\nintelligence radar since 2011. There is little point now in asking why or who\nclosed the 2 units tasked to monitor these Islamic terror cells in 2016 but the\nimmediate arrests showed that the authorities knew where they were operating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then\ncame the next shock as island-wide discoveries of swords, ammunition,\ndetonators, sophisticated communication systems, jihadi videos etc were found\nin mosques, Muslim homes & Muslim shops. Can everyone stop for a minute and\nimagine the fear that the people began to next experience post-21\/4 with these\ndiscoveries. Was it not why the Government was quick to ban media relaying\nthese discoveries and probably stop the army & police raids.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then\ncame another shock that Muslim ministers were linked to these suicide bombers\n& their families and had even been working in the ministries. Another fact\nnot given due attention was Zaharan\u2019s brother who was experimenting with the\nbombs had got injured before 21\/4 and lost an eye and had been taken to Colombo\nand treated by a Muslim doctor for two months before Easter Sunday attack. Why\nhas this doctor not been taken into custody or in the least questioned? Then\ncame the news of mass sterilization by a Muslim doctors and whatever stories\nbeing attempted to cover the incident over 800 women have lodged complaints. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then\nwe saw a quest to regain popularity between two Buddhist theros interpreted in\nvarious ways but at least the death fast resulted in the resignation of the 2\nGovernors but also puzzled all as to why all Muslim Ministers should resign to\nshow solidarity with 3 Muslims allegedly linked to the 21\/4 suicide bombers.\nPuzzling matters further was that while these Muslim ministers resigned\nclaiming to show solidarity with the 3 Muslims linked to 21\/4 the President\nappoints a Muslim Governor who accepts the position happily! Ironically the\nleader of the main Muslim party is now sitting on the committee probing the\n21\/4 !<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nother factor obviously justifying foreign interference is a synchronized attack\n3 weeks after 21\/4 which just didn\u2019t make sense at all and clearly showed that\nit was an organized attack simply to divert people\u2019s attention from the growing\nanger of the citizens pointing at the Government for intentionally ignoring the\nintel warnings given by India about the attacks. It was probably well planned\nto place blame at Sinhala Buddhists as the media was quick to write the story\ncompletely ignoring that it was Churches that were attacked and not Buddhist\ntemples which was a give away as to what the real plan was all about. Unreported\nwas that Sinhala shops were also attacked and destroyed as well as how\nSinhalese kept Muslims in their homes when the attackers arrived in bus loads.\nAll spelling government involvement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So\nthe media, the NGOs and the usual culprits issuing statements that pleased the\nwestern audience was quick to turn the entire narrative upside down and completely\nignore covering the stories of the victims of 21\/4 \u2013 the living injured some of\nwhom included children who have had brain operations and paralyzed for life and\ninstead the whole show was about a feigned anti-Muslim narrative. There was a\nlot of anger, for many the thought of Muslim homes, mosques and businesses\nhaving swords and other weapons was something they could not comprehend\u2026\nobviously they transferred these thoughts on social media and Muslims did not\nremain silent either. There are many instances of Muslims asking each other not\nto buy from non-Muslim shops and so one party cannot be blamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hirunews\/videos\/1538591876278054\/UzpfSTEyNzA0ODM2NTU6MTAyMTQ3NjAyNzE5NDE2NDk\/?comment_id=10214775577404276&notif_id=1560457805777243&notif_t=comment_mention<\/a>\njust look at this child who has had brain surgery and is paralyzed from one\nside. All these anti-this and anti-that allegations by EU cannot erase the pain\nthat this child and his family are going through. Why is there no statements\nfor them? So many other families are equally suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\nhave one of the 3 accused claiming that Muslims should not be arrested during\ntheir fasting \u2013 how about killing people who were inside a church praying? Is\nthat alright? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But\nwe all know what goody-two-shoes EU-UK and US are good at \u2013 pointing fingers at\nothers forgetting there are more fingers pointing back at them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So\nwhat do these nosy parkers do \u2013 they go visit their man in Temple Trees and\nshow \u2018deep concern\u2019 about the religious & political pressure directed at\nthe Sri Lankan Muslim community \u2013 perhaps they should ponder as to how many\nMuslim countries they have all bombed since 2001, how many Muslim civilians\nthey have killed but passed that off as \u2018collateral damage\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who\nare the countries visiting our PM \u2013 France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands,\nRomania, Norway, Switzerland & of course the UK and they have proposed a\n\u2018Religious Reconciliation Council\u2019 whatever that means! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s\nsee the how UK and EU treats Muslims<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nEuropean Court of Justice interprets law for the EU and decisions are binding\nof member states. ECJ allows employers to ban hijab. European Islamaphobia\nReport states an increase in Islamaphobia in education, employment, media,\npolitics, justice system & internet in Europe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foundation\nfor Political, Economic & Social Research says \u2018Muslims are seen as the\nenemy within Europe\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\n2016 \u2013 137 mosques were attacked \u2013 60 in France, 54 in Germany, 21 in Sweden\n& 2 in Switzerland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/europe\/thousands-take-part-in-anti-islam-pegida-protests-across-europe-a6857911.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

France was the first EU country to ban burka & niqab wearing\nin 2011. France has shut down 20 mosques and prayer halls for preaching radical\nideology since 2016. After Paris bombs pigs head were thrown at mosques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Austria has banned foreign sources of financing and Imams must\nspeak German. 156 assaults against Muslims in 2015. Austria\u2019s new \u2018integration\nlaw\u2019 banned full face veil in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belgium has banned halal animal slaughter. Belgium is the 2nd<\/sup>\ncountry after France to ban burka in public in 2011. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Denmark TV2 survey revealed that a third of respondents\nbelieved Denmark was at war with Islam – 5 Muslim hate speakers were banned and\n6 radical Islamic preachers were banned from entering Denmark. Halal animal\nslaughter was banned in Denmark in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Germany \u2013 91 mosques were attacked in 2016. Chancellor Merkel\ndeclared in 2016 that face veils should be prohibited. Two-thirds of Germans\nsay \u2018Islam has no place in German culture\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Italy \u2013 In Lombardy burka ban was approved in local government\nbuildings and hospitals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Netherlands \u2013 bans full face veil in government buildings,\nschools, hospitals and public transport. Party for Freedom declares to ban all\nmosques in Netherlands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Norway \u2013 Norway\u2019s integration minister told Muslims \u2018we eat port\nand drink alcohol\u2019!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Switzerland \u2013 burka is banned in Ticino and a 2008 referendum\ndecided to ban minarets on mosques. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Romania \u2013 a lawsuit stopped the Bucharest mega-mosque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then we come to UK \u2013 1700 mosques exist in UK and half of\nthis were attacked since 9\/11. 57% of British public support burka ban in UK\n(YouGov poll) in 2016. After the Manchester attack a mosque was torched in Oldham.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the death of Lee Rigby there have been 100 hate attacks on\nmosques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2008 leaders of 15 European cities met in Belgium and called\nfor a ban on new mosques and halt to \u2018Islamization\u2019 of European cities.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the righteousness EU is pretending to boast about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

US\/EU\/NATO lied & invaded & destroyed Iraq<\/p>\n\n\n\n

US\/EU\/NATO\nlied and destroyed Afghanistan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

US\/EU\/NATO\nlied and divided Yugoslavia into pieces<\/p>\n\n\n\n

US\/EU\/NATO\nlied and destroyed Libya<\/p>\n\n\n\n

US\/EU\/NATO\nlied and is out to destroy and divide Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just\nlook at what these human rights angels have done to Yemen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If\nthese EU ambassadors want to help Muslims \u2013 please stop bombing the Muslim\ncountries, dropping chemicals that are causing birth defects and millions and\nmillions of refugees and displaced people while nicely taking over their\nnatural resources and pretending to give these people democracy and human\nrights and freedoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

None of\nwhat these EU nations have done to Muslims have happened to Muslims in Sri\nLanka. It is totally wrong to put aside the real victims who are those that\nwere killed on 21\/4 the one\u2019s who are injured and the families who are mourning\nthe dead that must get world attention first. They were going to Church on\nEaster Sunday while others were going to enjoy a hearty Easter Sunday breakfast\nin the hotels. But their lives were cut short by a group of extremists who\nwanted to end life of people and we still do not know why, who tasked them to\nkill and what was the bigger motive in the attack and who were directly &\nindirectly complicit in the attacks and who by their inactions were also\ncomplicit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These answers matter more than sitting with the PM and issuing dumb statements with this empty words when EU nations are themselves not treating Muslims properly but allowing Muslim extremisms to prevail and now the chickens have come home to roost in EU itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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