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Tamil Tigers trying to regroup
 [Straits Times] TAMIL rebel leaders based in the United States and Norway are trying to revive their defeated separatist movement, Sri Lanka's prime minister told parliament on Tuesday.So maybe putting the general that destroyed them in jug wasn't a brilliant move after all... Premier D. M. Jayaratne's statements came during a debate to extend a state of emergency giving sweeping powers to police and armed forces to arrest and detain suspects for long periods without trial. Or it just may be an excuse for the Premier to continue state 'emergency powers' and indulge his inner thug ... Mr Jayaratne told politicians two rebel leaders in the United States and Norway were reorganising the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) which Colombo said was defeated in May last year following a major military offensive. 'These two individuals are engaged in organising Tiger intelligence units and armed cadres in order to revive the LTTE and resurrect their campaign for a separate state in Sri Lanka,' the premier said. Mr Jayaratne did not identify the individuals concerned. That's often a sign such individuals don't exist outside the realm of imagination... Sri Lanka has resisted international calls to end emergency laws, arguing that rebel remnants are trying to reassemble. Common sense sez they probably are... The premier also said security forces had recently seized suicide jackets usually worn by Tiger rebels to carry out suicide assassinations. He gave no details of the discovery, but said security forces have uncovered plans by surviving rebel cadres to mount a fresh challenge to security forces. Posted by: Fred 2010-10-20 |
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