[b]LTTE wants to fly out from Vanni to Maldives bypassing Katunayake airport[/b]
[b]Colombo, 05 April, (Asiantribune.com):[/b] After meeting Anton Balasingham in London, Erik Solheim, the Chief facilitator in the talks between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE, is expected to bring another demand to President Rajapakse: to allow the LTTE delegation attending the next round of talks in Geneva to fly from Vanni to Male , capital of Maldives, by seaplane and to catch the regular flight from Male to Geneva, bypassing Katunayake International airport.
Already LTTE has indicated that they will definitely be participating in the forthcoming talks scheduled to be held in Geneva from 19 – 21 April . But now they are raising concerns about the safety of the LTTE delegation passing through Katunayake International airport.
Erik Solheim, Norway’s Minister for International Aid, as well as the Chief Facilitator of the Sri Lanka Peace talks met Anton Balasingham, Chief Negotiator of the LTTE, on 29 March at Balasingham's house in London. At the meeting Balasingham made a specific request to Solheim about the security of the LTTE’s negotiating team. Balasingham requested that Government of Sri Lanka and the Norwegian facilitators guarantee the safety and safe passage of the Tamil Tiger negotiating team through Colombo Katunayake international airport.
http://www.asiantribune.com/show_news.php?id=17523
LTTE wants to fly out from Vanni to Maldives bypassing
[quote="true.reporter"]That's right.
I am pretty sure half the men in karuna group are moles. They are just waiting for karuna to show up.
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I think so too.
LTTE wants to fly out from Vanni to Maldives bypassing
That's right.
I am pretty sure half the men in karuna group are moles. They are just waiting for karuna to show up.
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LTTE wants to fly out from Vanni to Maldives bypassing
The Greatest trick the devil ever pulled, was convincing the world he didn't exist (from the movie "The usual suspects")
LTTE wants to fly out from Vanni to Maldives bypassing
In my eyes this is another trick of the Tigers to see how far they can go. Just put yourself in their position. Won't it be lovely to get everything you want, for free... [b]from your enemy[/b]?
I think the Karuna problem is vastly becoming a nice advantage for the Tigers. Right now they can demand more things just be stating they are afraid that Karuna's men is going to ambush them. And now they can say that the government who agreed to disarm Karuna still hasn't done this yet, so this will leave also space for them to break some rules themselves.
I think Karuna is a blessing from heaven the Tigers didn't even dared to dream.
LTTE wants to fly out from Vanni to Maldives bypassing
[quote]It's purely in the hands of the government on how they want to handle this. I want to add however, that every person regardless of faith, ethnicity, whatever it is, has the right to live. They cannot have armed groups running around killing people. The government is responsible for the law and order in their area as the LTTE is responsible for theirs. It's as simple as that. -SLMM out going head[/quote]
[code]It's purely in the hands of the government on how they want to handle this. [/code]
[b]Very true. Get rid of the terrorsts.[/b]
[code]I want to add however, that every person regardless of faith, ethnicity, whatever it is, has the right to live.[/code]
[b]In the North-east it is a little different. Only the LTTE supporters have that right.[/b]
[code]The government is responsible for the law and order in their area [/code]as the LTTE is responsible for theirs.
[b]I believe that includes the sea around the island also?[/b]
LTTE wants to fly out from Vanni to Maldives bypassing
[quote="Zulu"][quote]So, SL Military doesn't know who is in their area????? [/quote]
[b]Looks like SLA at least knows, SLMM and tigers are in the area.
Otherwise, there won't be any complaints and no varification of the complaints either. [/b]:wink:
Quote below might give the answer to the quote above:
[quote]There are total about 50-100 with all alternative armed groups with SLA who engaged with the biggest Paramilitary tigers. Since they move place to place, it create an illusion that they are every where hence in Colombo airport too [/quote]
[b]Are these 50-100 armed men creating havoc to the tiger peace convoy?[/b]
These men must be equal to a small army for the LTTE to talk about them in Geneva. That is the only thing they want to talk,"How to tame the Karuna group."
What is wrong with the tiger force?[/quote]
It's purely in the hands of the government on how they want to handle this. I want to add however, that every person regardless of faith, ethnicity, whatever it is, has the right to live. They cannot have armed groups running around killing people. The government is responsible for the law and order in their area as the LTTE is responsible for theirs. It's as simple as that. -SLMM out going head
LTTE wants to fly out from Vanni to Maldives bypassing
[quote]So, SL Military doesn't know who is in their area????? [/quote]
[b]Looks like SLA at least knows, SLMM and tigers are in the area.
Otherwise, there won't be any complaints and no varification of the complaints either. [/b]:wink:
Quote below might give the answer to the quote above:
[quote]There are total about 50-100 with all alternative armed groups with SLA who engaged with the biggest Paramilitary tigers. Since they move place to place, it create an illusion that they are every where hence in Colombo airport too [/quote]
[b]Are these 50-100 armed men creating havoc to the tiger peace convoy?[/b]
These men must be equal to a small army for the LTTE to talk about them in Geneva. That is the only thing they want to talk,"How to tame the Karuna group."
What is wrong with the tiger force?
LTTE wants to fly out from Vanni to Maldives bypassing
Col. Karuna [b]seems to be a formidable force than it appears[/b]
Correction , [b]appears formidable than it reallybe[/b].
There are total about 50-100 with all alternative armed groups with SLA who engaged with the biggest Paramilitary tigers. Since they move place to place, it create an illusion that they are every where hence in Colombo airport too
To me it look like they still have the teeth but their claws have been shaved, clipped or drawn inside for a short while [b]under pressure from international community[/b]. (crouching)
LTTE wants to fly out from Vanni to Maldives bypassing
This is all due to anti-Ltte'ers who make small issues like
-Tamils living in Colobmo,
-LTTE travel through Colombo
etc.
as an issue favouring SL Govt.
SL Military says, there is no karuna faction in their area.
SLMM says, they met karuna faction in SL Govt. territory.
So, SL Military doesn't know who is in their area?????
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LTTE wants to fly out from Vanni to Maldives bypassing
This request is just a formality.
They have done this before.
Once for the first time to attend the CFA talks in 2002.
Second, Prabakaran had allegedly flown to Norway through Male, using this route during Tsunami.
I am sure there are flights unknown to us.
The only theories left are,
1). They have something to hide in the return trip, to avoid the customs.
2). Another ploy to escape the Geneva talks and still look good internationally.
3). Tigers are getting civilised, had added human emotion called FEAR in to the picture.
[b]Did the tiger lose the teeth?[/b]
Col. Karuna seems to be a formidable force than it appears.
LTTE wants to fly out from Vanni to Maldives bypassing
Are they checking whether Karuna has missiles that can reach them?.
LTTE wants to fly out from Vanni to Maldives bypassing
They want to fly in their air plane which will be a suicide bomber after a few months.
There may be shipments in Maldives waiting to be loaded into that plane.
LTTE wants to fly out from Vanni to Maldives bypassing
I also think Victroragunath and Pulloliyan have a point. But I beg to differ.
And I have a different theory here.
[color=red][b] LTTE IS OUT OF DOLLAR BILLS[/b][/color] to pay!!!!
There are stories after stories, not just from Sinhalese and Muslims! [b]Even from the peace loving and democratic Tamils who voted in [color=red]large numbers for EPDP[/color] in the last elections[/b] complain about the 'famous' SL customs and Immigration people.
Last month SL customs arrested a bunch of guys tried to go to USA on a 'minister helped' passport. Why? Because they didn’t pay the
[b]'some thing'[/b] to them! No matter 'minister helped', you have to pay it. They are so duty bound no minister can escape, let alsone LTTE!!!!
Look , the [b][color=red]LTTE is out of dollar bills[/color][/b] !
Where these LTTE , who are from [b]mosquito infested Vanni jungles [/b]go for that kind of '[b]something[/b]' to offer to the SL customs? All they have are some AK-47s. But the SL Customs don't want them. Colombo is full of AK-47's with the [b]Army runaway [/b]providing them.
Oh! May be the SL Customs is harassing the LTTE by pushing them into buying the AK-47's from the runaway army!
[color=red][b]The LTTE is out of dollar bills[/b][/color]
I had an experience with an Air Force officer (with a grey uniform and a dog) trying to grab the only liquor bottle I was taking! So imagine what the SL customs will do for these poor LTTE chaps who bring cases of liquor to quench their endless thirst for the foreign liquor! Poor LTTE has to scrape their bags for the last dollar bill (no rupee bill is accepted by customs) to pay for the 'MagLite' torches last time!
[color=red][b]The LTTE is out of dollar bills[/b][/color]
See Mr.Kadirgamar’s good efforts of banning the LTTE in US started paying back!
Even the EU listened to Kadirgamar and adopted EURO’s so the French Francs and Dutch Marks which LTTE had, became unworthy! India also banned the LTTE, now the LTTE is out of the [b]All Mighty Indian Rupee [/b]too!!!!!They are scraping the bottom of their bags for the last dollar! All Kadirgamar’s effort!
[color=red]The LTTE is out of dollar bills[/color]!
Norway didn’t listen to Kadir and didn't join EU, look what is happening to them? even [color=red]Norway is out of dollar bills[/color]!!!!
LTTE wants to fly out from Vanni to Maldives bypassing
There must be good reason why they are asking for this NOW. We and our kids like our palagarams all our life, not just now.
I am pretty sure they don't want to take a risk. Remember, the Sri Lankan naval rating attacked Rajiv Gandhi with his rifle butt during the inspection parade and he became a celebrity instantly.
They will allow someone to attack and then call for a press conference to lie. That will be THE end of the investigation. Don't we know that?
Why take risk? It is Government's responsibilty to provide security for the travellers through their international airport.
If they want LTTE to provide security, they will carry arms and provide security. Since CFA doesn't allow LTTE to carry arms in Government controlled areas, LTTE has to rely on these handicaps for their security.
LTTE wants to fly out from Vanni to Maldives bypassing
I have a deferent theory
They may take some home made cooking to their children who are studying out there and they may not want Customs confiscate those [b]hot hot PALAKARAMS.[/b]
[b]Or[/b] they may have the [b]shopping list[/b] (lingerie) they want to hide.
But on the other hand it could be because of the recent warning against Vanni cadres by TMVP and they may [b]smell an ambush waiting [/b](you know that half of them travel through the land except those VVIPs) or paint a picture in that sort
LTTE wants to fly out from Vanni to Maldives bypassing
:lol:
NO HARM ALLOWING THAT ONLY FOR THE SAKE OF PEACE....PROVIDED THAT THE GOSL CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION/EMMIGRATION PROCWDURES ARE FOLLOWED THERE ALSO.....SETUP A TEMPORARY OFFICE IN NORTH TO CHECK THEM..... :lol:
PROBABLY THAY WILL COME UP WITH DIFFERENT IDEAS IF THAT HAPPENS..TO SKIP THE CUSTOMS PROCEDURES.... THESE BLOODY GUYS ARE NOT FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM OR NOT AFTER PEACE.....IF THEY REALLY ARE....THEN THEY WOULD'N COME TO A DECISION LIKE TAHT AFTER TRAVELLING MANY TIMES INCL. FEBRUARY 2006...........
ONLY PROBLEM THEY HAD IN THAT TRIP IS WITH SL CUSTOMS...IS THAT REALLY A SECURITY PROBLEM FOR THEM????...NO....ITS SRI LANKAS SECURITY PROBLEM ALLOWING THEM TO ROAM AROUND THE COUNTRY....