{"id":90483,"date":"2019-06-17T14:52:48","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T21:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=90483"},"modified":"2019-06-17T14:52:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T21:52:48","slug":"selling-sri-lanka-and-her-populace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2019\/06\/17\/selling-sri-lanka-and-her-populace\/","title":{"rendered":"SELLING SRI LANKA AND HER POPULACE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>RANJITH SOYSA <\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>I wish to refer to the EditorialS of the\nIsland and recent articles by Neville Laduawahetty and Dr Wasnatha Bandra&nbsp; in the Island on the subject of international\nagreements signed in \u2018secrecy\u2019 by the&nbsp;\ngovernment in handing over&nbsp; our\nassets and our people to the foreign governments especially to the USA and\nIndia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per the limited information made\navailable through official and unofficial channels some of the subjects covered\nalmost constitute selling of Sri Lanka to the interested international parties\nwhich have the power of pressurising a poor country which is in desperation. ACSA,\nSOFA the services agreement with the USA and the development\u2019 agreement to be\nsigned with the Millenium Challenge&nbsp; Corp\nof USA include some of the conditions which can make Sri Lanka dance according\nto the dictates of the USA. In short the sovereignty and the national security\nof the country will be left in the basket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agreement with the Millenium Challenge\ncorporation which is being discussed according to very reliable information\nwill convert the whole country into \u2018development \u2018 zones paying scant regard to\nthe historical , geographical and national security factors and also the native\nland ownership laws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One wonders whether Sri Lanka\u2019s political\ndecision makers and some of the officials who are handling these critical\nissues are deaf and blind or are they following the gravy train. According to\nsome reports some of the Sri Lankan officials shamelessly try to influence\ndecision making in favour of completion of this disastrous project soonest as\nthey are keen on serving their white masters before these moves are opposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, we are faced with another\ndiversionary tactic by the USA in greasing the palms of the decision makers by\noffering GSP concessions in order to get the approval for the SOFA and\nMillenium Challenge Corp agreements as quickly as possible. When the going is\ntough, a forceful movement must be launched to preserve the non-aligned Sri\nLanka by ringing the hallowed bell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope the civic minded leaders and masses\nled by Mahanyake theros, the Cardinal and the leading church priests, the Hindu\nand Muslim religious leaders who love Sri Lanka and her future generations will\nshow their vehement protests to SOFA , Millenium Challenge Corp agreements and\nany other long term agreements to sell the country\u2019s vital assets to foreign\ncountries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sri Lanka should not be a province of an\nempire of any powerful nation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RANJITH SOYSA <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RANJITH SOYSA I wish to refer to the EditorialS of the Island and recent articles by Neville Laduawahetty and Dr Wasnatha Bandra&nbsp; in the Island on the subject of international agreements signed in \u2018secrecy\u2019 by the&nbsp; government in handing over&nbsp; our assets and our people to the foreign governments especially to the USA and India. 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