Geneva talks off again: Peace Monitors reject LTTE excuse
[b]Geneva talks off again: Peace Monitors reject LTTE excuse[/b]
[b]Colombo, 16 April, (Asiantribune.com):[/b] The on-again, off-again peace talks in Geneva which were postponed from April 19-20 to April 24-25 are off again.
The Tamil Tigers announced their withdrawal yesterday for the second time complaining that their commanders were at risk because of the closeness of the Sri Lankan Navy boat escorting the civilian ship carrying their acting commanders from Mullaithievu to Vakarai.
European Peace Monitors rejected this LTTE excuse of Tiger commanders being at risk when escorted by the Sri Lankan Naval vessels. Helen Olafsdottir, the spokesperson for the Peace Monitors, said: ""They (LTTE cadres) were getting on board the ferry and suddenly they said they will not go because a Sri Lankan naval vessel was coming too close. We are not buying that because there are no risks as our Monitors were aboard the naval vessels to ensure that nothing happens. The Government and the guerillas were told in advance that ships would be present to ensure that nothing happens," she said.
[i]Norway Post,[/i] an English language daily , also quoted the head of the Nordic Peace Monitors, Ulf Henricsson, as saying that the Tamil Tigers had agreed to let the Sri Lankan Navy monitor the boat transport.
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Geneva talks off again: Peace Monitors reject LTTE excuse
I agree with indrajith comments.
Instead of playing politics of winning elections, it's time for GOSL to make some firm decisions.
As indrajith said, if this is the right time, go for it and find a lasting solution.
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Geneva talks off again: Peace Monitors reject LTTE excuse
[quote="indrajith"]Very sad news for millions of Sinhalese and Tamils honestly believing in a peaceful solution to the problem by discussion and non violence.
Once again LTTEers abandoned peace talks by giving flimsy excuses.Not sure this is the the final no from them for peace talks or whether they would prefer to have a couple more and walk away for ever.Even if they do decide to attend peace talks sooner or later the end result would be the same.
They have no intention of respecting the wish of the 2/3 of the population in the eastern province, ie the Sinhalese and Muslims and will not agree to hold free and fair elections to hold a referendum and elect representatives from those communities.Simply they want these people to be under their control and administartion to steal their land.To carve out a seperate state. nothing else.
They are not going to drop the demand of ruling all communities under a LTTE controlled administration with all powers including police powers for at least five or ten years without any elections- enough time to wipe out all opposition from any community and establish a dictatorship.They have no intention of establishing a democratic administration in the North and East.
Contrary to what the merchants of peace are saying to us the final responsibility of achieving peace today rest with the LTTE and not with the Sinhalese.According to them we have to be flexible enough to agree to their demands to have peace. Otherwise all doom and gloom.
Nothing about what steps and actions LTTE can make towards achieving peace.They are not required to to be flexible at all.
Sri Lankan people can not go on like this forever and it's very clear to everybody except the pro tiger lobbysts that LTTE is not for peace.It's time to destroy the LTTE as an organisation militarily and decisively and discuss peace afterwards with the Tamil community.The international community is very favourable with their attitude towards Sri Lanka and we must use this to our advantage now.
Past Sri Lankan governments never conducted a proper war to militarily destroy LTTE,instead carried out limited and useless campaigns to keep the heat on them.A campaign here and a campaign there to make them attend peace talks.By doing that lost valuable towns and camps to them.Don't think it's necessary to mention but the Sri Lankan Army and the Security forces have the means,logistics and resources to carry out a long and sustained war than the tigers and defeat them.What we lack is the political will to do so.
Many new Tamil leaders and moderates in Sri Lanka and abroad will have a chance to come out and negotiate on their behalf once LTTE is completely out of the picture or weak enough not to influence the the Tamils by using violence.
Otherwise both communities will not have anyway out of this situation.Prabhakaran wants total war not peace so why not oblige him with his request after all.[/quote]
Very true observations.
Finally a SriLankan gov. with its commanders, have been able read the LTT(E) scripts and translate them into a workable form.
Not just the defacto land and the air travel and the ferry rides, even the peaceful life has to be delivered to them in a gold platter. :wink:
Geneva talks off again: Peace Monitors reject LTTE excuse
I am full of respect regarding your considerations:
" It is time to destroy the LTTE as an organisation militarily and decisively...
The international community is very favourable with their attitude towards SriLanka and we must use this to our advantage now....
Don't think it's necessary to mention but the SLArmy and the SForces
have the means,logistics and resources to carry out a long and sustained war than the tigers and defeat them. "
Well you are not alone ,you have a lot of votary followers on this message board.
So,don't wait, give fast advices to negotiation team of GOSL.
They wasted only time for Geneva talk I .
Make pace...
Geneva talks off again: Peace Monitors reject LTTE excuse
Very sad news for millions of Sinhalese and Tamils honestly believing in a peaceful solution to the problem by discussion and non violence.
Once again LTTEers abandoned peace talks by giving flimsy excuses.Not sure this is the the final no from them for peace talks or whether they would prefer to have a couple more and walk away for ever.Even if they do decide to attend peace talks sooner or later the end result would be the same.
They have no intention of respecting the wish of the 2/3 of the population in the eastern province, ie the Sinhalese and Muslims and will not agree to hold free and fair elections to hold a referendum and elect representatives from those communities.Simply they want these people to be under their control and administartion to steal their land.To carve out a seperate state. nothing else.
They are not going to drop the demand of ruling all communities under a LTTE controlled administration with all powers including police powers for at least five or ten years without any elections- enough time to wipe out all opposition from any community and establish a dictatorship.They have no intention of establishing a democratic administration in the North and East.
Contrary to what the merchants of peace are saying to us the final responsibility of achieving peace today rest with the LTTE and not with the Sinhalese.According to them we have to be flexible enough to agree to their demands to have peace. Otherwise all doom and gloom.
Nothing about what steps and actions LTTE can make towards achieving peace.They are not required to to be flexible at all.
Sri Lankan people can not go on like this forever and it's very clear to everybody except the pro tiger lobbysts that LTTE is not for peace.It's time to destroy the LTTE as an organisation militarily and decisively and discuss peace afterwards with the Tamil community.The international community is very favourable with their attitude towards Sri Lanka and we must use this to our advantage now.
Past Sri Lankan governments never conducted a proper war to militarily destroy LTTE,instead carried out limited and useless campaigns to keep the heat on them.A campaign here and a campaign there to make them attend peace talks.By doing that lost valuable towns and camps to them.Don't think it's necessary to mention but the Sri Lankan Army and the Security forces have the means,logistics and resources to carry out a long and sustained war than the tigers and defeat them.What we lack is the political will to do so.
Many new Tamil leaders and moderates in Sri Lanka and abroad will have a chance to come out and negotiate on their behalf once LTTE is completely out of the picture or weak enough not to influence the the Tamils by using violence.
Otherwise both communities will not have anyway out of this situation.Prabhakaran wants total war not peace so why not oblige him with his request after all.
Geneva talks off again: Peace Monitors reject LTTE excuse
Flip flop continues, a news clip showing that the Talks are possible. It looks like even if the LTTE pull out, SL government seems to be willing to go to Geneva. What for? We will have to wait and see!!!!
Geneva talks off again: Peace Monitors reject LTTE excuse
The king pin and the main activists in the LTTE are not good seedlings and hence their acts and sayings and their behaviour are different from others. They are not honest, they are not sincere, they speak with foul mouth, they are illiterate and they are murderous villons. They turn and twist stories to suit them. It is inborn in them. They cannot be rehabilitated to change them as good understanding citizens.
They have only learnt to rob, murder, maim and all illegal activities one can think of. They are doing it in the name of the Tamil people.
The irony is how can anybody or any government sit and talk with them face to face. Wastage of Time .
Sellam
Try maximum to not to go to the neg. table
The LTT now trying to cheat the world community, they allredy cheated(still cheating) upp tamil people, India, Norway and themself.
One thing I heard out fo this subject, that Mr Ulf Henricsson is a high military person in Sweden. He was the one of them who saw the Jugoslavia divided, Soheim maybe choose the right person for his view of Srilanka.
LTT can't get excuse this time, but Mr. Solheim try to bring them to Geneva to show his power over the LTT. Solheim know that what they expect, of course money. He may pay them to take to table in Geneva.
Solheim allready know how much LTT love's "freedom of the tamils" (= "Money & Power")