“Sri Lanka’s president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, tried to pre-empt criticism of his government’s human rights record on Friday as he welcomed leaders of Commonwealth countries to a summit meeting in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, that was overshadowed by persistent allegations of state-sponsored abuse during a long civil war by the Sinhalese-dominated government against ethnic Tamils.” the New York Times reports.
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Photo by: Official Photographer CHOGM 2013
Web / November 16, 2013
CHOGM is a diplomatic failure for MR. He unnecessarily has come to spot light. Now Tom, Dick and Harry would request an UN war crime investigation. Otherwise MR would have got away with the war crimes.
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Percy / November 16, 2013
Strongest Rulers like Hosni Mubarak in Egypt,now in prison,no one thought of that he will be punished.
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gamini / November 16, 2013
Percy,
MR should have been rightfully behind bars after embezzling Tsunami Funds in early 2005, if not for that on the way home fucker Sarath N Silva who set the precedent to destroy Politics and the Judiciary in this country. This bugger MR would have never had a 2/3 majority and his sibling Gota would have been just anotyher Secretary. Hopefully this Bugger MR will end up where he belongs and all others who have exceeded and abused powers should rightfully should accompany MR.
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Saul / November 17, 2013
MR, JR what is there to choose Gamini?
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Sundarabanda / November 17, 2013
Avalanche of tamil civilists that have been buried covering all truths will never allow MR regime to silence IC.
People´s grief in the nothern areas are clear to everyone today.
So the same worries are on a rise among the silent sinhala masses in the country today.
CHOGM seem to have shown the world that MR is a leader who is not from Gaadphi.
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pema / November 20, 2013
Who is silent mass. You can see how they silently take decissions when election come. Mass do not know what human rights are. Mass live like dogs, I THINK THEY LIKE IT.
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I am no muslim / November 17, 2013
This mad bugger gaminiya is already where he should be. Cold damp basement living has made his mind wonky. [Edited out]
doesn’t know it is RW and not MR who should have been condemned to the gulag for Batalanda massacres.
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Sundarabanda / November 17, 2013
Unlike you the idiots, Gamini have guts to call spade a spade.
So long your idiots gawky bandas defend the MR regime, there will be no chance for peace inthe country. All these rd developments and the like are just common to any other developing country today. So that would not help in silencing the IC but you guys from south.
This uguduwa -MR cant be the best candidate to lead the nation.
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Silva / November 19, 2013
I am no muslim,
Who cares who the hell are you? You bastard seems blind to the fact that they tried RW at courts in vein for Batalanda but could not prove anything because RW had nothing to do with what happened. On the contrary see what happens the day the IC drags the MARA and GORA bastards before a war crime tribunal in Hague! Make your last wish today itself because the time is running out and the British have set off the time bomb while the Chinese have washed their hands by asking MARA to honour human rights! Now where are you fuckers going to hang on to? Testicles of 20+ wives owner Swaziland President?
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Max Silva / November 17, 2013
Gamini,
You are ordered to report to Mangala because he is running out of Krundu Polu.I am sure that you will bring a stack full of Krundu Polu.By the way i have more good news for you.You have been selected by the newly appointed UNP leadership council to attend a training program in beating the shit out of Buddhist monks.
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Max Silva / November 17, 2013
Hey Gamini,mind your language.It seems that you are following in the footsteps of Bodhisathwa Karu Jayasuriya.
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gamini / November 17, 2013
For the circumcised Sinhalaya, he is unaware that RW was exonerated from the Batalanda false accusations by the very Commission apointed by CBK. Then again RW was accused of some Computers being stolen and he went to Courts and cleared his name and requested MR also to go to Court and clear his name. MR did not want to hear of it but got that On the way Home Fucker to restrain the Police from probing.
Now that MR had got screwed by the CHOGM, his arse licker Max is having to do over time because MR is purging. Poor Max! you have no escape but to lick MR clean.
Then there is someone else wanting to know about JR who is nowhere in the picture. Pathetic indeed of the characters we have to contend with.
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Native Vedda / November 17, 2013
gamini
I am looking for two “important” professional war crime deniers, David Blacker and Dayan.
Have you seen them anywhere near MR clan?
Do you know why these two people are keeping a low profile at this important juncture?
Don’t you miss David Blacker?
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Frank N. Stein / November 21, 2013
CHOGM/Sri Lanka 2013 was a diplomatic disaster that has brought to global focus notoriety to the Rajapakses name – after that relentless and non-stop media hurricane in May 2009, which still continues. Kamlesh Sharma should be personally held responsible for the event becoming an ugly slanging match. He should accept responsibility the Colombo event defeated major clauses of the Commonwealth ideals. Judging matters in perspective advisors to the Queen counselled the Queen wisely in suggesting she keep off the event. The news down the grapevine is Sharma will be soon removed. The delay is to prevent the respected body getting tarnished in a major media scandal involving his high office.
F.N. Stein
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Sisira / November 16, 2013
MR wanted CHOGM to be held in Sri Lanka just to project himself and his family to the world. This totally backfired. He did not think about the expense etc. Now the whole world knows about War Crimes and Sri Lanka’s human rights record.
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Sumith / November 17, 2013
The act of MR & GR sending BBS thugs to Sirikotha to attack UNP show the Rajapakses were really scared out of hell of CHOGM.
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Ne Watumulla / November 16, 2013
Nero is going to be Zero soon.
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AMT / November 16, 2013
Commonwealth has a ‘Charter and Nero has a ‘system’
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ron / November 17, 2013
good one !
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ron / November 17, 2013
meant for Ne Watumulla’s comment
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Piranha / November 17, 2013
Mahinda’s biggest blunder so far is his agreeing to host the CHOGM in the midst of increasing war crimes accusations and human rights abuses by him, his brother and his military. His body language and his manner at the press conference showed his vulnerability. I bet he is kicking himself now.
Those watching the press conference, the journalists, the human rights bodies and the foreign governments know very well what happened to all the investigations into various crimes that he set up in the past. Just a time wasting exercise to fool the people and the outside world.
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Fathima Fukushima / November 17, 2013
CHOGM is a victory for MR like it or not.
This is the BIGGEST event ever held in SL.
Tamils are howling and mourning. That is enough reason to celebrate!
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ron / November 17, 2013
Fathima, were you born in the same mud pool in Hambantota as the Chief MEEHARAKA ?
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hadagamba / November 17, 2013
No she is born in Nandikhadal mud bath. The death place of your Gon Wassa.
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I am no muslim / November 17, 2013
You’re right Fathima. Today (16th), 33 beauties, the finalists of the Miss France 2014 competition has arrived in Sri Lanka for the pre-pageant tour of Sri Lanka, which will be held from 16 to 21 November 2013.
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Rajash / November 17, 2013
The worst CHOGAM ever. Here is the reason
28/53 heads of Government
No head of Government from:
•Antigua
•Sierra Leone
•Canada
•Mauritius
•St Lucia
•Malawi
•Beli
•Dominica
•Jamaica
•Cameroon
•Kenya
•Barbados
•Mozambique
•Trinidad and Tobago
•St Vincent
•Tuvalu
•Uganda
•India
•Nigeria
•Zambia
•Ghana
•Papua
And no one at all from
•Grenada
•Kiribati
•Maldives
No one from Maldives is the biggest surprise
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Danuk / November 17, 2013
Fathima Fukushima, wrong. The non-aligned conference in 1976 was the biggest event ever held in Sri Lanka. And for your information a year later the head of the non-aligned movement Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike was routed at the general election.
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Johnny English / November 17, 2013
Fukushima….change your name. No matter what tactics you JHU guys do or the many veils you wear to hide behind it, your shit is stinking and exposing to the world that you are just another mutt of a shameless nationalist and a racist with shit flowing from head to toe.
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hadagamba / November 17, 2013
Johnny
Really!!!!!!!!!!!! How do you know? Surely you must have tasted Fuku’s paste?
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Thamara / November 17, 2013
MR and his government know that there cannot be any Intrnational investigations when there are countrues like China and Russia to veto any proposal at the UN security council. That is why they behave like Maradane Choppe at news briefings. Thamara
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Native Vedda / November 17, 2013
Thamara
China and Russia know there is life after regime change. Therefore they would play their cards close to their chest.
Sadam was major arms buyer from Russia which did not protect him from gallows. Libya too was not protected by these two powers.
If I were MR I wouldn’t bet on their support. However the last resort would be the Hindians in New Delhi.
Therefore worse come to worst MR clan will shape up to the Hindians.
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AYMAN / November 17, 2013
Colombo CHOGM 2013 creating ignominious record : least members attended summit in history
(Lanka-e-News-16.Nov.2013, 11.00PM) The much hyped Commonwealth heads of governments conference (CHOGM) 2013 began yesterday(15) morning in Colombo but not before creating an ignominious record as the CHOGM with the least number of participating heads of governments , in its history. Though the foreign Ministry revealed yesterday evening that 23 government heads were to arrive , by this morning , 21 only of the 53 scheduled commonwealth heads came for the CHOGM thereby creating a record as the CHOGM that was attended by least number of heads of governments in its entire history – a poor reflection on the lawless Rajapakse regime hosting it. The number of heads of governments who participated in the previous CHOGMs are as follows :
2011 in Perth – 36 heads of governments
2009 in Trinidad – 34 heads of governments
2007 in Uganda – 36 heads of governments
2005 in Malta – 38 heads of governments
2003 in Nigeria – 38 heads of governments
1999 in Durban Africa – 47 heads of governments
1997 in Scotland – 42 heads of governments
Meanwhile a sum of Rs. 1700 million was distributed earlier itself among the print media, broadcasting and television channels across Sri Lanka to publicize that the CHOGM is a roaring success by the pro Rajapakse media. Hence these pro government media coolies have turned blind to the flops and failures , and are not making any adverse reports . All these coolie media Heads are deaf and dumb after their pockets ,pot bellies and foul smelling mendacious mouths have been filled to the brim with CHOGM lump-sums .
In addition , it has been assessed that 1000 local and foreign journalists are to participate in this CHOGM , and towards them a sum of Rs.980 million has been set aside towards their expenditure. It is media secretary Charitha Hearth alias ‘Heeralu’ Herath and shaggy hog media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella who are in charge of this sphere .
The photograph herein shows the sparse breakfast that was served to the media personnel who were loitering about the venue from early morning 5.00., after Heeralu Herath and bearded Keheliya getting together and spending Rs.980 million – only a roll and a cutlet were served to the journalists.
The contract to provide food had been entrusted to Testa Bakehouse , Avissawella .This same Bakery is providing meals to about 18000 security personnel throughout the period of the conference .
Let us see how ‘Heeralu’ Herath who abandoned robes and bearded Keheliya ‘kalliya’ teamed together and took everyone for a ride in this colossal food supply scam.
the sum set aside towards 1000 media personnel was Rs. 980 ,000,000 ! That is Rs. 980000 per journalist. If the conference is to last for 10 days , the sum spent per day is Rs. 98000 towards each journalist for their meals.
In other words , ‘Heeralu’ Herath and (bearded ) ‘Rewula’ Keheliya ‘gahapu heti’(swindling duo) is very obvious based on their spending Rs. 98000 (nearly a lakh) per journalist vis a vis the sparse breakfast table ( roll and cutlet) as depicted in the photograph.
THE CLOCK IS TICKING FOR MARA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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shankar / November 18, 2013
If each journalist was given 980000 rupees and told “we are very sorry but we can’t provide you meals,but here is the some money for you to buy your own meals”they would have gladly gone hungry or brought a meal.
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Upasiri de Silva / November 17, 2013
Only 21 Heads of Governments was a bad start for MR’s reputation. The way he treated British PM is going to hurt MR as Commonwealth Association meeting are held in Malbourough House, and MR must go to London for these meetings without all his support base. Security is the prerogative of the British government and like what happened on his last trip, Tamil diaspora may create another circus.
If MR was on his own without GR he should have acted differently, but Gota took every one by surprise with the Gandassara’s BALU SENA to create shame for all Buddhists. If MR can hold the Chairmanship for the next two years it is going to be a miracle. May the Triple Gem Bless Sri Lanka and the poor Srilankans who blindly support MR and GR.
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Rajash / November 17, 2013
Poor Mahinda was bombarded with questions about war crimes by the international journalsit. Mahinda looked very uncomfortable and angry.
The real culprit Gota was hiding somewher letting his poor brother to face the music.
Wonder if there will be an army coup soon?
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gamini / November 18, 2013
Out of 54 Heads of Nations 35 Heads convened at this CHOGM. The irony is that none of the 35 had the back bone to move a motion against the scum bag Kamalesh Sharma for concealing the two reports on the Impeachment of the CJ De Jure, from the Ministers of the CHOGM. Not even David Camaron could do so, although he appeared huffed with MR on the War Crimes Investigation. Did Camaron at least probe the Sheik Khuram murder? At least now Canada should move a motion to have Kamalesh Sharma ousted for his High Handed act of preventing the Reports being published to prevail Justice on the CJ De Jure.
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crazyoldmansl / November 19, 2013
” human rights organizations have continued to document rapes, abductions and extrajudicial killings carried out by Sri Lankan security services against suspected rebel sympathizers during the war and afterward “.
You see the problem? Impunity, the subversion of the independence of the judiciary and an increasing ideological collusion between the government and opposition. Have you heard the opposition oppose what is going on? NO! The opposition SUPPORTS what is going on and is waiting to come to power to set in motion MORE of the SAME.
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jay / November 20, 2013
Mahind & the brothers playing China card every day. Very soon that will back fire on them too.
Can anyone tell that china ever gave aids or helped any disaster countries.
This guy swindled tsunami aid and talking nonsence now.
Look carefuly the CHOGM delegates. Have you seen any one smiling.
MR brothers are very smart to divert the attantion to Tamil issue. You guys are very busy on northern Tamil issue and they are robing the countries welth.
Now they have extra to divert the attention .
1> Channel 4
2> British Priminister David Cameron.
In Total they have the following to divert Srilankans attention.
1> Tamil Diapora
2> LTTE
3> TNA
4> Human Rights High Commissioner – Navy Pillai
5> USA
6> UK
7> Channel 4
8> UNP
9> CBK
10> South India
11> North Chief Minister
You people in Srilanka should become very very smart to deal with these guys.
This country is falling in the hands of thugs.
Work with CBK. She may would have done few wrong things but not like this family.
Globaly no respect for this MR brothers and for Srilanka too.
Ask Gotabaya how many hours of interragration at the air port he has to go through every time he goes to USA. Home land security,FBI,National security agency they all intreragate him separately.
Ask him if he can deny this.
In Srilanka he is a high fly man but in USA they treat him like a criminal.
If you want to confirm this speak to Sarath Fonseka.
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