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2009-05-02 Sri Lanka

Surrender option is still open, says Rajapaksa

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Posted by Fred 2009-05-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 ...One begins to get the feeling that the 'special observers' fear that if ONE of their pet 'liberation' movements gets creamed, other nations might get the idea to do the same thing.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2009-05-02 08:48|| 2009-05-02 08:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Yep. The Norwegians advised that the LTTE could not be eliminated militarily. Said the same thing about the Maoists in Nepal. The Nepalis bought this hook line and sinker. The leftists in India and their NGOs push the same line. The Indian Army had the entire Naxal leadership cornered in the jungle a few years ago and the Indian government pulled their forces back and declared a ceasefire for negotiations (which the Maoists used to escape and rearm).

Now the Lankans have showed everyone that elimination is an option.

Posted by john frum 2009-05-02 14:45|| 2009-05-02 14:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Yesterday it was a 9 km stretch, progress has been made.

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2009-05-02 14:56|| 2009-05-02 14:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Plenty of progress Redneck Jim. Amazingly, the SL spokesman have been vindicated to a large extent - as far as military actions and reports indicate.

Seems at this point they're in a siege state, basically waiting for LTTE to sort itself out amongst those who can surrender and those who want.

The interesting fact here being that time is on the government side, given it will resist the standard UN/NGO press releases. It has shown great resolution to do so thus far, through te more difficult stages of this offensive, so there's no reason to stop now.

The most fascinating reactions may be coming from India - both the Tamil states in the south, as well as the silence from the national government. I suspect it is studying the actions here in anticipation of what's ahead for its other neighbors.

Posted by Phineth the Anonymous8743 2009-05-02 15:07|| 2009-05-02 15:07|| Front Page Top

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