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| Sri Lanka: Easter Sunday attack was ideological – US Army Col. Sellin |
| 2019-05-08 |
| [Sri Lankan Guardian] The most sophisticated coordinated terror attack in the history of Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday kills over 250 unarmed innocents while leaving hundreds more of people with life-changing wounds. This was the first assault on the nation by the Islamic Terrorism. The so-called Islamic State has taken the responsibility of the heinous crimes while local as well as foreign intelligence agencies warned further attack by the members of Islamic extremism. Lawrence Sellin who is a retired U.S. Army Reserve colonel with branch qualifications and assignments in Special Forces, Infantry, Chemical and Medical Services talked with Nilantha Ilangamuwa in an exclusive interview on prevailing threats by the extremists and Easter Sunday attack in Sri Lanka. Col. Sellin served in Afghanistan and Iraq and participated in a humanitarian mission to West Africa. Sellin holds a Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College and received training in Arabic, Kurdish and French from the Defense Language Institute. He has a distinguished civilian career in medical research and international business after completing a Ph.D. in physiology. Excerpts; |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 In the meantime, humans are being killed by non-humans. |
| Posted by: Deadeye Gromoting1208 2019-05-08 16:02 |
| #5 Sri Lanka: Easter Sunday terrorist attack was Fixed that Col. Asshat. You may now go back to your PC sippy cup. In the meantime, humans are being killed. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2019-05-08 12:33 |
| #4 The headline results from this particular Q and A: Q. In your recent article about Jihad’s infiltration to South Asia, you have discussed Easter Sunday Bombings in Sri Lanka. That was paradigm shift in the Island nation. Do you think Sri Lanka’s War on Drugs caused this move of Islamic Extremists who are getting large funds out of selling drugs? A. There is no doubt that Islamic extremists use drug trafficking and other criminal activities to support their violent operations. It is a means to an end. The Easter Sunday attack was ideological, not a response to Sri Lanka’s actions to prevent illicit drug sales. If anything, the bombings should motivate the Sri Lankan authorities to undertake greater efforts to block that source of terrorist financing. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-05-08 12:14 |
| #3 Is the Master of the Obvious picture taking the day off? Probably needs the rest... |
| Posted by: Raj 2019-05-08 10:30 |
| #2 Some readers respond favorably to what others see as patently obvious. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-05-08 06:53 |
| #1 No sh*t, Sherlock? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-05-08 06:39 |