By Colombo Telegraph –
“No one, may be with the exception of Gothabaya Rajapaksa, but he’s the only person I can mention who thought a military victory was possible. I was very hard to say very close to Indian intelligence and an enormous amount of time throughout this process and never, ever did any Indian official hint that a military victory was possible until mid 2008. Then they started, I observed the change in Mr.M.K.Narayanan and others and gradually shift into the position that may be, state may be the government can wipe out the tigers military victory.”Norwegian peace envoy Erik Solheim said last week
“Sri Lankans try to manipulate every single day for whole this 10 years, for their business interest part of that they tried to manipulate all. We may be fool but no so foolish that we understand that they tried to manipulate.” Minster of the Environment and international Development Erik Solheim further said.
Sri Lankans try to manipulate every single day for whole this 10 years, for their business interest part of that they tried to manipulate all. We may be fool but no so foolish that we understand that they tried to manipulate.
Eric Solheim made this remarks last week in Oslo seminar followed by the launch of the evaluation report of the Norwegian Peace effort in Sri Lanka. The evaluation has been performed by CMI in Bergen and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London, and deals with the Norwegian peace effort in Sri Lanka between 1997 and 2009.
Following is the full text of the speech made by Erik Solheim
Let me start by thanking Mr.Gunnar and his team for a very valuable and interesting report. I’ve not been able to study everything at this stage, we will go through it, all the big and small parts…the big and small issues which are covered by the report and see to what extent I can inform and to see what I can do to assist Sri Lanka in the future and more importantly how this can help Norwegian efforts in other peace processes.
Norway is involved in one way or other in may be 20 peace processes in world and very few of them, at the moment, not as a main actor as in Sri Lanka, but in supporting the parties and supporting other international actors in bringing peace so it’s very valuable to look into all these experiences which are experience, this may be the first time, certainly, it isn’t normal, that one involved in the peace process is commissioning a report in to all the positive and negatives of what happened.
Norway should have withdrawn from the peace process
I broadly agree with most comments made and had one major reservation and let me start with that. I think indeed that Norway should have withdrawn from the peace process when it was clear to everyone that the government of Sri Lanka wanted a final military victory.
Every one knew that, was no doubt in Washington, or Beijing, or Colombo or Vanni about that. No one was in doubt of that. Indeed at this point we should have withdrawn. I think it is extreme arrogant why, because the Tamil Tigers asked us to continue, the government of Sri Lanka at least, in some extent, asked us to continue. A complete civil society and all the peace groups in Sri Lanka asked us to continue. The United States of America asked us to continue. India asked us to continue. The European Union asked us to continue. Neither I nor Vidar Helgesen, should sit in Oslo and make the decision that when everyone else in the world asked Norway to do best under the most difficult circumstances, even when its war, even so many people are killed, we should try to withdraw.
. If Pirapaharan had not forced Tamil voters to abstain from elections in 2005 everyone knows that Ranil Wickramasinghe would have been elected the president, not Mahinda Rajapaksa, Everyone knows that. That would at least have been a major change in everything what happened after that.
I cannot disagree, more. I think it’s very arrogant because it’s putting Norway far above everything else. It’s about our reputation, not about what we’re asked to do. All those who are suffering from this war. Except for that major reservation, I agree a lot about what has been presented by Gunar hear.
If there is another, not major reservation, it is the following. We should be very cautious with determinism believing that the outcome of Sri Lankan events had to be what it actually was. Richard Armitage is at the first floor hear, I think he and myself agreed that the American Independence war by George Washington would have taken a completely different turn if George Washington had be hanged as a terrorist and the UK would have gone over at least 50 more years.
It was so close to a southern separation during the civil war in America in the 1860’s and was not far away. Very close. You can just make a few changes in a few of the battles or moving the election of 1860 away from the fall to the spring and the outcome would have been completely different.
If Pirapaharan had not forced Tamil voters to abstain from elections in 2005
This occurs in most important events in Earth’s history and the tendency by researchers by what actually is the end, had to be the end, I take a reservation with. Let’s mention a few of the “ifs” in the peace process of Sri Lanka. If Mr.Pirapaharan had not forced Tamil voters to abstain from elections in 2005 everyone knows that Ranil Wikremesinghe would have been elected as the president, not Mahinda Rajapaksa, Everyone knows that. That would at least have been a major change in everything what happened after that.
If Balasinham had not died of cancer, it may or may not have made a major difference; I think it would have made a major difference because after Balsinham’s death, the LTTE leadership made all the mistakes.
If Mr. Balasinham had not died of cancer, it may or may not have made a major difference; I think it would have made a major difference because after Mr. Balasinham’s death, the LTTE leadership made all the mistakes.
Prior to that they were quite clever both in the political and military field in the 3 years after Blasingam’s death, it was not one single meaningful political or military initiative from the Tamil Tigers.
Not one and there is no other way of explaining that influence of Balasingham’s disappear and Pirapaharan was alone to make decisions. So to say. If Karuna was not split, it was not, I think, in the invertible, it was basic from personal characteristics, not very nice, but it was what happened and it made an enormous change .
If Chandrika Kumaratunga or the other actors had to be able to move one or two months after the Tsunami, it was a completely new set up in Sri Lanka.
Tamil Tigers assisted the army. The army assisted Tamils. Was really a new beginning but it was drawn out, drawn out, the momentum was lost and basically nothing happened.
If we had been able to achieve a major change or development here I think everything would have been very different. Not necessarily, exactly what we had hoped for but it would have been very different. And I can continue with a number of other such if, So I think we have to judge historical events on the basis of the available information at that time, not when we know what happened. But that’s hard when we don’t know exactly what happened because what happened was not necessarily what had to happen. Then, let me add one or two other aspects. No one believed there was a military victory possible.
Gothabaya Rajapaksa the only exception
No one. May be with the exception of Gothabaya Rajapaksa but he’s the only person I can mention who thought a military victory was possible.
No one in Colombo thought it was possible, I was very hard to say very close to Indian intelligence and an enormous amount of time throughout this process and never, ever did any Indian official hint that a military victory was possible until mid 2008. Then they started, I observed the change in Mr.M.K.Narayanan and others and gradually shift into the position that may be, still may be the government can wipe out the tigers military victory.
If Karuna was not split, it was not, I think, in the invertible, it was basic from personal characteristics, not very nice, but it was what happened and it made an enormous change .
Before that no one thought it was possible, the United States thought it was impossible, USA, India and Colombo thought it was impossible so again complete change from what we all based the peace process on until that point.
Then coming to what can be learned. Because there are a number of these issues which are reflected in the report and also by Gunnar. Obviously have to be patient, that’s very obvious part of the peace process starting with the belief that this can be resolved in a few months time.
The Indians told us, please be patient, if you cannot be patient go away, get out of the way you will only complicate matters. This will take a decade at the minimum. So we learned to be patient and you need patience in any peace process.
Then you need to get the international context right, as was covered by Mr.Gunnar may be at the end the government won a military victory because it much better understood the international situation and tiger leadership. Mr.Rajapaksa understood it was basically possible to build up a coalition of China, Pakistan, Iran, and a number of new actors in the Sri Lankan context to get on one hand, military support from these new actors but on the other hand also using these new actors to put pressure on old actors in the sense that it would be very much more relaxing to see China coming in a more major way in Sri Lanka.
That was very clever international diplomacy by Rajapaksa out fuling that way the Tigers in … that way… so in the international context it’s very essential. Other issues the inclusiveness. Have to say that we were fighting throughout to particularly include the Muslim community in Sri Lanka in a much broader way in the peace process and to every one else that was not easy mainly because the Tamil Tigers were very reluctant to see a separate Muslim dimension to the struggle, but very very important in all peace processes to be as inclusive as possible.
The three main issues in my perspective in the peace process
Then I would come to the three main issues in my perspective in the peace process which we have to contemplate for future situations. Number one, the peace priority list is weather are there other ways to influence the Tamil Tigers leadership in a more effective way than we did. You may please recall Norway was the only access to Pirapakran. background, I met Pirapakaran may be ten times and absolutely no tiger in
If Chandrika Kumaranathuga or the other actors had to be able to move one or two months after the Tsunami, it was a completely new setup in Sri Lanka.
that background, none. During the peace process, except for Norwegians, Mr.Krish Paten from EU meet him onece, and Akashai from Japan, may be once, or twice, except for that it was just Norwegians. Mr.Lars combined thirty hours with during this peace process. He spoke only Tamil and my Tamil is limited so it was a relatively limited time. I think it was completely wrong …. That other actors did not want to speak to him unless he behaved well. The more people that need to speak to Pirapakaran the better.
The government would have been reluctant to that because that would have been a recognition of his role that I think the more the LTTE would have been opened up, the moel actors that would have been able to meet in a international community mole the more likely a success would have been.
That’s right what Gunnar said, when Balasingham negotiated to do so call Oslo declaration which they said LTTE will explore Federalism where Milinda and myself who wrote that document here in Oslo Balasingham accepted it and took it to Pirapakaran, he refused it. It was not public at that time but it is very clear he refused it. Because he was realizing to federalism. But still have been ……. or influence in LTTE Leadership. In reality that Mr.Pirapakaran, more that is the most, that is the number one crucial issue. Blasingham told me that please understand Mr.Pirapakaran is a war lord. he is not in a democratic society not understanding international community not understanding the base in Europe and USA.
Blasingham told me that please understand Mr.Pirapakaran is a war lord
He is ……. in a war load. May be studying the war lords, chins history in the early part of the …. the best parallel to study Pirapakaran, Balasingham hinted. Its not my idea. if that the case more have been done to open up their ice, their understanding of the world and should be have done that more on that matter I thing that was completely wrong that USA, Europe and anyone else ask me please you behave well very long period of time we will talk to you. So we should have talked to them all the time as much as possible 24 hours if possible. This is the number one status issues.
It may, People may thing that up on this from world assistant, stutterers, tactical experience, it may seen as very personal oriented but the reality was Pirapakaran was the LTTE, without Pirapakaran LTTE will have existed and all major decisions whatever type will be made by Pirapakaran. No one else. he will of course speak with some of the military leaders definitely consulting with Balasingham but ultimately he will make decisions and it was very hard, I never heard any Tamils giving and wanted advice to Mr.Pirapakaran I thing that would be very difficult to any Tamils to knock at door to going to Pirapakaran and say that you are on a wrong path you shouldn’t do this and that.Only person should do that Balasingham. Because he was 10 years senior.
Second issue very much covered by Gunnar. There are two parties in Colombo. UNP and SLFP they had a long long history of not working together. During most of the peace process Chandraka was the President Ranil Wikremesinghe was the Prime Minister and they were not speaking … and they were both believing that they are whatever they do possible to do in their my or in their situations.
. Blasingham told that please understand Pirapakaran is a war lord. he is not in a democratic society not understanding international community not understanding the base in Europe and USA.
Should have been done more on that regards. We felt that it was outside Norway mandate. We felt other mandate was to negotiate that those in power in Colombo where ever they are and the Tamil tigers and that intervening on that would be intervening mean that domestic affairs in State of Sri Lanka.
Mr.Fox that UK’s Minister of Defence, he just left his post, made so called FOX agreement in late 1990s you should cover that. There was lots of efforts that Indian and others to bring by two parties together but should have been Norway should have forced to …. may be we should have done that more to ask both parties to do like India and UN to do it, would have been very very difficult. Very critical issue I do not know what extend discuss it the peace agreement was in the beginning before the cease fire agreement should more effort have been done bring Chandrika into that. Because that was done right after Ranil Wikremesighe made political victory he was on the political assurance, very strong and very popular at that point. Chandrika was as you said sidelined.
Should more have been done to bring Chandrika in to that agreement
That’s true, should more have been done to bring her in to that agreement at the beginning, mover mental that has been lost but it is a critical issue of course if there has been a two party agreement in Colombo with their LTTE that would have made enormous different that’s very clear. But I think that was outside to Norway to archive it. May be we should have been done more to try to convince others to act will be lots, possibly has been done more. The last issue like to bring that also coved the issue of communication. Its true that Norway became very unpopular at least that peace process has lasted long partially in …… Nationalists Sinhala groups, that’s very clear. I thing that main reason for that with optics whenever someone saw Mr.Pirapakaran or LTTE …. to Norwegians because no one else going there, so other, I will be there or Ambassador or Johan or someone else, I mean if Pirapakaran or Balasingham or Tamilselvan, whether it was on TV normally the Norwegian with his side, it gave important to Sri Lankans that Norway was very close to LTTE. Since no one else LTTE did this. This was optical reason was why this became an issue.. but still we should have discussed, may be better media strategy. However of course, that party not wanted Norway to have a high profile. they wanted to be a process between that LTTE and the government they wanted us to make comments particularly when they have agreed some things but did not want Norway to be seen as speaking behalf of its self… defending its own role on this on media and that.. that clearly told that was what the parties want to see and still I mean is an issue, definitely need more consideration whether it should have play that or done more on this. Other issue in commutation is their one group. I am very clear we should have done more to reach out to the Buddhist clergy in Colombo in Sri Lanka and Mahanayaka in Kandy and others, the very important spiritual leaders in Sri Lanka. We were clearly adviced by Chandrika Kumaratunga not to spend too much time on the Buddhist clergy. So this not our idea, she was telling not to do it,. We wanted to do, but told not to do.. …… itself and don’t interview in this … leave that to us. At least to that inside today we should have done more to reach out to the Buddhist clergy because of their loyalist on the Sinhala side was so so important. so these are some of the issues for discussion. There are many big and small at the end two big one that finding of the issues of the peace process was should more have been done to reach out to Pirapakaran to get him at end to accept a federal states. that other was should more have been done bring together UNP and SLFP, Ranil and Chandrika, if we have been able to do very different or one or other this too, that would have been a completely different process these are the two essential questions.
If you want to receive support from USA will you kill any USA president?
I don’t think that war on terror was a main problem here, On one hand LTTE made enormous mistakes, the reason why the war on terror became so important in Sri Lanka was that LTTE made high profile assassinations against Sri Lankan politicians, it gave them nothing on any political or military point of view. Why in hell killing Rajiv Gandhi. Animus blander, if you want to receive support from USA, will you kill any US president? India was the main source of support to Tamil Tigers, why then killed? Rajiv Gandhi was a outstanding Indian Prime Minister.This was animus mistake, Whenever Pirapakaran told us stop killing, he keep (strikes) his words, that’s more than I can say that Sri Lankan Sinhala politician,
I am very clear we should have done more to reach out to the Buddhist clergy in Colombo and Mahanayaka in Kandy and others. The very important spiritual leaders in Sri Lanka, we were clearly adviced by Chandrika Kumarathunga not to spend too much time on the Buddhist clergy
Pirapakan always did. One example right after Mahinda elected president, LTTE started huge number of killing against Sri Lankan army soldiers then we went to Pirapakaran he promised to stop it. He stopped it. There was no killing by LTTE then the Government started killing different Tamils. Then too LTTE responded. Government that point insisting the killing. LTTE did not start the peace process at the weak point. They started the peace process at the peak of power. LTTE was ever powerful at 2000 and 2001.
LTTE did not start the peace process at the weak point
LTTE was too close to capture Jaffna peninsula, LTTE distorted Bandaranayaka airport in Colombo, bringing the economics of Sri Lankan state to zero. There was a peak of the power they started peace process, We Norway had good relation with Government in Washington and Norway embassy in Oslo. Their is not one critical remarks what so ever on WikiLeaks on Norwegian role on peace process. There USA cannot do it, will not do it, its very common Norway doing it. We have been …… bringing ….. killing by Sri Lankan state, I will give you ample of examples, MP. Pararajasingham good friend of mine was killed in Xmas day in a Christian church, Obviously this was by Sri Lankan state.One of the main famous Editor in Colombo Lasantha Wickaramatunga, another friend of us through peace process known very well killed by state of Sri Lanka.
Absolutely there is no doubt about that, that should be condemned and who was responsible for this crime should be brought to courts.
It was absolutely right to regret the ban of LTTE the point of views of Norway, how could you play as a mediator if band one organization you should talk to that group is impossible, I thing that banning the LTTE is not a good idea, because I … to that …..that much …. that overwhelmed by LTTE to political come forward bringing them out in the light discussing with them and trying to convince top leadership that has to informs them self.That is the reason why took prevalence that in Europe very clear on so many occasion we not able to stop this kind of terrorist killing that provoke the EU.
Sri Lankans try to manipulate every single day for whole this 10 years
Sri Lankans try to manipulate every single day for whole this 10 years, for their business interest, part of that they tried to manipulate all. We may be fool but no so foolish that we understand that they tried to manipulate.
I still believe that this peace process should have taken a different cost… so I don’t think too high expectation may be from the beginning much more easy, but it was not right to do it, Expectations has gone very differently I thing it was right.
India though out had VETO power over the peace process, Milinda and myself went to Delhil many time but I don’t know how many times has been at the airport and New Delhi meetings whith Indian Intelligence and others, there was no major steps on the peace process what so ever taken without informing India same times they tacis excess may have disagreed India was throughout Informed.
That was very simple, they want that view, India for most important friend in Sri Lanka. USA is important also, for USA India and Sri Lanka is a co-Interest.
USA never ever realize their relationship with India, for example for Sri Lanka. If India on board, ultimately USA basically flow. Even what nation’s …… to SLMM they give a list of the national they will aspect we will respect from that.
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Kornelius John / November 16, 2011
And Mahinda rode to victory on Gota’s vision, completely deceiving the average Sri Lankan voter.
Now we know why Gota is so powerful and why Mahinda is so beholden to him.
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Roi / November 16, 2011
Gotabhaya is man upto his name.
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garawi / November 16, 2011
Gota had the military strategy and MR had the poloitical. Both combined together worked out well. Credit goes to both in ending this war and dawning us a peaceful era.
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desmond / November 16, 2011
he is the man! well done!
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Modaya / November 16, 2011
He is the man who got 5 countries to fight a war with 15000 Tigers using 300,000 soldiers, that too by killing another 100,000 civilians. Any bloody fool can burn the house to kill a rat, and claim victory for the death of the rat. bloody barbaric fools.
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T. Selvaratnam / November 16, 2011
Hey Modoyo
Jelous haha.
Accept the reality man. Gota did the job by hook or crook by eliminating the blood sucking LTTE parasites and their Peelum dream..
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Neil Munaweera / November 16, 2011
Modaya,
I think your name is extremly appropriate.
Neil
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sundaralingam / November 16, 2011
you could be a one of those barbaric rats, ran away when Gota burn the barbaric house.
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Mike / November 16, 2011
That’s exactly what our hero Gotta did. He killed the Rat by burning the house
Rat=The big Fat Ass Prabha paiya
House=All innocent tamils civiliians the Rat was holding got killed..
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Mike / November 16, 2011
Modayo
You are absolutely Correct. Our Hero Gotta killed the Rat Ass Prabha paiya by burning the house.
Rat=Fat Ass Prabha
House=All innocent civilians the Rat was holding
Got a problem….. go cry on Solheim paiya
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karuppan / November 16, 2011
selavratnam. you may be ass licking Tamil but we are not so low to as you have become.We are not parasites idiot, we have no desire to live with eternal killers period.
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garawi / November 16, 2011
Great! You are sticking to to the real meaning of the name. MODAYA !
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nimal / November 17, 2011
you are a real modaya. you are a really fool, you can’t make srilankan’s fool. you know nothing. LTTE had a big support from UK, USA,CANADA,NORWAY,AUSTRALIYA, ALL THE EU COUNTRIES and all the powerful countries in the world.they provide all the sofisticated and high tech weapons and billions of money to the LTTE SUICIDE BARBARIANS. Not only, to fight with the srilankan forces but also to KILL INOCENT SRILANKANS.(specially SINHALEES and MUSLIMS).
you may don’t know any thing about the LTTE strength. they had more than 50,000 carders with all the child solders in the field.
I am pretty sure you are a bloody NGO member.That’s why you feel soooo sorry about LTTE
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Hari / November 17, 2011
You are right here. LTTE were rats. Not just rats. Poisonous rats. So had get rid of them.
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Lalani Basnayake / November 16, 2011
“Sri Lankans try to manipulate every single day for whole this 10 years, for their business interest part of that they tried to manipulate all. We may be fool but no so foolish that we understand that they tried to manipulate”.
BAD REPUTATION FOR US
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garawi / November 16, 2011
Bad reputation??? BS! What do the other powerful naitons in the world do?? Nothing else that manupulation to reach their goals! You are too NAIVE!
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Mick Cey / November 16, 2011
This just goes to show, that Norway should not be in Peace negotiations anywhere. No one paid attention to Sri Lanka, the super powers intelligence let them down, and the final defeat of the LTTE, was a unforeseen conclusion. For the LTTE – they couldn’t have held on to any diplomatic solution, why, they didn’t have the political know how. The assassination of the Sinhalese Leaders, The Indian Prime Minister and their own Politicians show a very amateur Poltical operation. The Tamil Diaspora’s media machine too back fired. Their presumption that the U.S or India would get involved by sending in peace keepers, was a pipe dream. The media machines crying fowl, didn’t work, because the bombings of the trade centre changed, the entire US policy on terrorist / freedom fighters the world over. Why would the I.R.A., seek peace, the LTTE – could have learned from their policies. Too bad, Norway had good intentions, but never fully understood the Sri Lankan ( and I mean all communities).
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GEKKO / November 16, 2011
what a load of BS from this man! the report exonerated this guys idiotic adventure that killed thousands and now he wants garlands round his neck for telling “truth” according to Eric! The nation wanted to wipe out the terrorists, no one had the spine to do so until this Govt did. Eric and Co had plans for Sri Lanka – to split in two. This fellow should be brought to face war crimes.
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Jay Ranaweera / November 16, 2011
Yes GEKKO, I wholeheartedly agree with you, THIS FELLOW(s) SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THOUSANDS INNOCENT SINHALESE,MUSLIMS & MODERATE TAMILS KILLING BY LTTE. CFA very clearly made way for LTTE to roam around Sri Lanka unchecked while North was prohibitted for Sri Lankan authorities giving a FREE HAND TO LTTE TO GO ON A KILLING SPREE OF INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL ETC for which these bandits NEVER UTTERED A WORD AGAINST THOSE ATTROCITIES OF LTTE.
Majority Sri Lankans are very fortunate that WE GOT MR ELECTED AS PRESIDENT AND WITH THE ABLE SUPPORT OF MR BROTHERS,LTTE TERRORISM WAS WIPED OUT WITHIN 3 YRS.That a miracle.
Erick was saying that Prabha made a mistake by preventing Nothern Tamils from voting,BUT THE TRUTH IS THAT LAW OF NATURAL JUSTICE MAKE SUCH FOOLS MAD TO TAKE SUCH DECISIONS IN ORDER TO SAVE SRI LANKA FROM BEEING DIVIDED INTO TWO WHICH WAS NORWAY’S AND WESTERN PLAN!!!
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lankexpat / November 16, 2011
western policy has been ,always devide and rule. only there interest
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esbee / November 16, 2011
well said Gekko. Eric is reflecting on his mistakes for not been able to help LTTE in a more meaningful way. Right through out his speech, he try to anwer the question ” where we have failed in creating an EELAM?’ These are the enemies of nations who utter one thing and following adifferent agenda. This man should ban from visiting Sri Lanka.
esbee
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Lak W / November 16, 2011
CBK is the worst character here, she fucked up all the peace process, now giving talks around the world.
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Heather / November 16, 2011
I cant believe what this guy is talking about..
because of him 1000s died, from innocent civilians to intelligent officers, police and military while observing peace.. as PROCESSED by Norway…
I cant understand what is he looking for now.. by talking like this…
As pointed correctly in one of the above comments, this guy should be brought to face war crimes for assisting terrorists to kill people..
Shame on you friend..!!!
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karuppan / November 17, 2011
if you turn around sleep on your tummy worms will spew out your smelly ###t.
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Pimpykaran is dead ha ha ha / November 17, 2011
Karuppan- Worm already came and went off your dead Sun Goat and the dead LTTE one year ago. where were you when it happened? Too busy street dancing in Europe?…Aiyoo Karuppan what a sour loser you turned out to be? Is it because you lost the war? or Dead Sun Goat? Or Lost millions $? Or no Eelams for sakkili? Why?? Why are you so frustrated?
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karuppan / November 18, 2011
loser you have no idea what happened to Tamils since independence idiot never learn never will learn, you are the living proof asshole. we Tamils have moved from our homeland and living in foreign lands we not suppose to be here because of you morons have destroyed the country and peoples. This country could have been developed like Malaysia if not like Singapore if you people had some brain cells in your tiny head.
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Pimpykaran is dead ha ha ha / November 18, 2011
Aiyooooooooooo Did someone forgot to give Karuppan his cyanide capsule.
Wait……… he put it in the ass by error.he though it was an external use constipation tablet..ha ha ha
He talks of others being modays with no rain cells….How pathetic is it to get your ethnicity ass kicked by such? What does it make you peaople even worse modayas and minus brain & ass cells?
Karuppan talks about living abroad. What ? Why did he not return to imaginary Elams to fight with the Sun Goat?
Now enough nonsense Karupan go clean a toilet in your white masters house…Just like your sakkili ancestors.
BTW- Any message for KP Appo? He is with us now LOL ha ha ha ha
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Pimpykaran is dead ha ha ha / November 18, 2011
Aiyooooooooooo Did someone forgot to give Karuppan his cyanide capsule.
Wait……… he put it in the ass by error.He though it was an external use constipation tablet..ha ha ha
He talks of others being modayas with no rain cells….How pathetic is it to get your ethnicity ass kicked by such? What does it make you peaople even worse modayas and minus brain & ass cells?
Karuppan talks about living abroad. What ? Why did he not return to imaginary Elams to fight with the Sun Goat?
Now enough nonsense Karupan go clean a toilet in your white masters house…Just like your sakkili ancestors.
BTW- Any message for KP Appo? He is with us now LOL ha ha ha ha
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Gamarala / November 16, 2011
You are wrong Mr Solheim. Majority of Ordinary Srilankan thought that Military victory is possible against LTTE. But successive governments deliberately ignored people’s opinion.War was a business for the LTTTE and the Srilankan leaders till Rajapakshas came to power.The government of Srilanka and it’s people determined to eradicate the LTTE, because LTTE killed hundred of thousands of innocent Sinhalese. Mr Solheim You didn’t try to stop killings. You all are onlookers.The destiny of our mother land will be decided by the Srilankan people, Not by external forces.
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Vijith / November 16, 2011
Well said
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Hari / November 16, 2011
Norwegians should never be allowed to get involved in peace making. they failed in understanding the culture, expectations of people from different ethnicities in Srilanka. They only spent time pleasing terrorists and different influential individuals with their money. They played a lot of dirty games and had their own agendas not acceptable to any peace loving Srilankan.
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Rajan / November 16, 2011
That is true Hari. Majority of Sri Lankans admit with, what you have mentioned about the Norwegian peace keepers.
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Hari / November 16, 2011
This guy conveniently ignores their inefficiency and inability by saying we couldn’t do much to change what happened.
Say that you helped LTTE kill innocent tamils and others (by endorsing their cruel acts) and by not condemning and by licking their dirty blood away for them.
Even in this speech you make it very clear that you had an agenda to help the terrorists, and not Srilanka or it’s affected tamil population.
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Hari / November 16, 2011
We all have excuses when we fail. When we fail the culprit is always someone else, exactly the way LTTE did.
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karuppan / November 16, 2011
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Lokaya / November 16, 2011
In recent anals of history there came a man called, Mahinda Rajapaksa from the South, who saved the nation and presently leading it to paths of development. His belief and love for the nation and his strong character amidst international pressure that stood between victory and defeat. This is manifested by the huge electoral support he enjoys and bound to swell in the coming years with the majority of patriotic Sri Lankans. He naturally relied on his brother a war veteran to deliver the results through capable military officers and brave men and women. The rest is history. This is why the defeated parties, their backers etc are bringing in war crime charges in pure vengeance.
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gango / November 16, 2011
i do not think so noway is a good negotator. bicouse lebonon and israyal istill fiting? bouth countries main negotator norway. norway is agood country and i know norway people are very good .but politocian and solhaime ,bad people,
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lanka singha / November 16, 2011
This hypocrite is talking through the wrong orifice, They all should learn from his conduct, as when his intention was dishonorable the outcome was failure. Almost every single Sri Lankan military officer/solder and affected citizen firmly believed that the tigers will be defeated (not possible to defeat as he says), they in the other hand hoped, prayed and schemed to sabotage the war effort in every possible way. We have not forgotten the arms embargoes, being wrongfully accused of getting supplies whenever their arms dealers were caught etc. etc. If not for China, Russia, India, Pakistan, and a few other friendly nations we may not have been able to ride over his and his catchers brickbats. MR/GR/SF and co, did the right thing and kicked the tigers behind right royally that solhiem & co are still smarting from the anal hemorrhoid it caused them.
He was the first to arrive in south Sudan after the separation referendum to claim the spoils with the traitor rudrakumaran. He is sad he could not do that in Sri Lanka. We all are waiting to see the day when they have to handle the demands from the tiger remnants who they smuggled in to their countries. Then it all will be too late.
Lastly, schemers like this will be cast to the political dustbin and forgotten as losers by fair thinking people of the world.
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Thilan Perera / November 16, 2011
The Sri Lankan government by bot negotiating a political solution with the Tamils with are going to let either India or the US take over our beautiful country. This will be used as an excuse to walk into out country and take all our natural assets. A military base and a presence in the strategic Sri Lanka is the ultimate desire for India, China and the US. I hope foolish Mahinda understands this before the US strikes a deal with the TNA and gets control of strategic Eastern and Northern ports.
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Ranil / November 16, 2011
If Mahinda was a foolish leader. then prabhakaran will be still alive in a seperate Tamil Country.
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Pimpykaran is dead ha ha ha / November 17, 2011
Dear Idiot Thilan.The foolish Mahinda has 100 times more brain than your whole family tree. Instead of giving him the due credit you are using these comments to insult him. Mahinda is a hero who save the country from a barbaric thug. There is no other version for that story.
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Pimpykaran is dead ha ha ha / November 17, 2011
Someone forgot to give Karuppan his cyanide capsule.
Wait………he put it in the ass by error
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KUMUDINI / November 17, 2011
From which planet are you Thilan . You dont have a clue do you ?
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karuppan / November 17, 2011
you know what happened in Libya Idiot, things can change before you blink your eyes if Americans decide to change your rogue regime. Indians benefit more by siding with Americans rather than with these sinhala hambantota thugs,
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Vijith / November 16, 2011
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Gringo / November 16, 2011
Eric was coming to Sri Lanka with a mission… to create the Tamil Elaam…. and go down in history as the man who created a state. This low life is still trying whitewash the TERRORIST LABEL of the LTTE.
As someone earlier stated, not only Gotabhaya, but also the majority of full-blooded Sri Lankans believed 100% that LTTE could be decimated. Believing that, thousands of proud Sri Lankans went into battle. But it’s the leadership that was missing… to stand up to the wolves in the west… and fight to the end. Full credit to the Mahinda and Gota… and also to Sarath Fonseka for drawing the battle plans and cornering the terrorists for the final assault.
To me, it seems, this lowlife Eric and the gang is again trying to re-group and getting ready to create divisions among Sri Lankans and create havoc.
Eric is guilty of prolonging the Sri Lankan conflict in order to safeguard his interests.
As anyone can see from what Eric spills today, Velu was just a dumb, fat pig… a dummy in the hand of Tamil Terrorist Diaspora, the TTD, which is has been the leadership of the LTTE throughout. They are down… but not out, and the evidence is clear by their actions these days.
Gotabhaya’s new challenge is to seek and destroy that goddamned TTD, in order to safegaurd our beloved MotherLanka.
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karuppan / November 17, 2011
momma is waiting for you with open legs.
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Pimpykaran is dead ha ha ha / November 17, 2011
Nope Your Sun Goats wife and daughter do it every day.along with your relatives……..You didn’t know?
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dan / November 16, 2011
What a wast of post colonial era….WASTED 60 golden years…..Who should I blame….Majority
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karuppan / November 17, 2011
these goons never understand roots of problems in cursed so called country , these power hungry sinhala thugs manipulated these modayas but these modoyas have never learned to identify their deception.
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Pimpykaran is dead ha ha ha / November 17, 2011
Aiyooo Karuppan..Wht is this problem you speak of? Its all gone. Your Sun Goat is gone with his mighty tin soldiers. Stop whining will ya?
You must really upset to get beaten by modyayas. What does it make your people? Even bigger modayas..ha ha ha
Tooooooo funnyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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karuppan / November 16, 2011
a lot of comments by these morons reflect the state of Sinhala mind set. These apologists for state terror continue to be critical of others who fault Sri lankan state for the situation where we are in now. These morons must study state terror against Tamils before they look into LTTE defensive acts against state terror. You sinhala modayas should look into between legs rather than blaming others for your ills.
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karuppan / November 16, 2011
fuck you bastards
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sam / November 18, 2011
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Pimpykaran is dead ha ha ha / November 17, 2011
Karuppan you are a sour loser. Just admit that your Sun Goat is dead and suck up to your white masters instead.
At the end of the day your so called “modayas” hare victorious.
What’s between our legs is very strong. Just ask your female relatives (crude reply for your crude stupid comment)
MR, GR & SL Armed forces WON THE WAR.. .End of story. Stop being a whiner.
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karuppan / November 17, 2011
My relatives are murdered by your thugs, remaining ones have no desire to sleep with street dogs like you.
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Pimpykaran is dead ha ha ha / November 17, 2011
Karuppan – Ha ha ha…Your relatives died fighting for a fat, sweaty, ugly, smelly thug w/out even LOL education. He gave you false hope of a separate land. If you tails wanted is so bad why didnt you try it in TN where there are more sakkili like you. The only reason a LTTE whiner like you are safe is because you hid your tail in your ass and hid while your relatives faced the war with a better spine than yourself.
Whining and grumbling now will not help you ar your ethnicity. Your people started a war and now complain about its outcome. Do you realize how pathetic you sound on behalf of your ethnicity? You sound almost like Solehymen. LOL ha ha ha
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TAMILSON / November 16, 2011
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Sarath Amarasinghe / November 16, 2011
well done great Rajapaksa family led the forces/police /public war again bloody thirsty terrorist LTTE what the hell NORWEGIAN got to do with our country leave us our nations tamils/Sinhalese /muslims burgers and all we can look after our self.please make sure MR Gotabaya keep the law in order do not do any mistakes this keep foreigners to talk and involve and any thing to make money out of war/every Sri Lankan know what Norway did help LTTE bring arm and heavy war machinery during the peace accord led by Ericsolhem who made lots of money out of BLOODY LTTE.i went to north last december see now all kids go to school wearing white uniforms not carrying the gun.they are smart kids they could been to turn doctors/engineers, i went with my ex boss Mr Val johns from cairns and my elder son. my ex boss now good friend of our family all he said what shame this beautiful country.destroyed by the war have look sarath kids now smiling do their owen things.well done no more war,also thanks the army officers from viswamadu.also thank you sec arty of defence allows my australian mate to grant a permission show around north and east.all we can do help to build the country,not looking for what happen to bloody praba and his blood thirsty mates who killed thousands of innocent cavilling,including many loving tamils.
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Pimpykaran is dead ha ha ha / November 16, 2011
Sole-Hymen is a damn idiot now crying foul because his interfering country could not achieve anything. They were turning a blind eye at the atrocities by LTTE and sleeping with them instead. . ..Now the sucker is whining like a drunk teen girl. His only excuse is being a senile old fool from a clueless country.
This whole speech sounds so pathetic and sad about the so called leaders of Norway
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karuppan / November 17, 2011
you are a cock sucking ponnaya.
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Pimpykaran is dead ha ha ha / November 17, 2011
Kurupan- Why are you so upset? Whats the reason?
Is it because-
Sun Goat is dead?
The great LTTE is not great and died like dogs?
KP jumped the fence? All the millions $ collected & weapons gone?
TN tamils only talked but never helped?
Solehymen was useless?
Street dancing in west never helped?
Why Karuppan? why? why so upset?
BTW- your Malathi brigade and women LTTE (whats left of them ) are good at cock sucking………Ask your relatives…They know ha ha ha
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Mani / November 16, 2011
Erik Solheim is a covered LTTE supporter and now trying to wash the sin. This is all BS to me. Under peace agenda they have supported the LTTE to wag the war to destabilize the country. This was clear how they play the role. Most of the western countries want to keep the war for their benefit, basically to sell arms to both parties. You will see what is happening in the worlds today.
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garawi / November 16, 2011
So, in a nut shell Solheim says that Gotabhaya was right in thinking that LTTE can be defeated. He also let’s the cat out of the bag, that what Norway wanted was to support the LTTE. Thank you Gotabhaya and MR for the new direction taken with Chineses support in getting rid if the Norway in the quest of peace we now enjoy.
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Sudharaka Gunawardane / November 16, 2011
Eric Solheim is a clown. If there is a single reason why he should not be held responsible for the deaths of thousands of our brethren, it is nothing but the above fact (i.e. he is a clown).
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Malaka De Silva / November 16, 2011
When Sarath Fonseka was appointed the army commander in presence of Gotabhaya, he inform that he is going to fight the war, the way he wants, not according to politicians wishes. So Gota toe the line with Sarath and had to feed him with the necessary requierements to finish the war.
Therefore it is not Gota who finished the war but Sarath with his experience in the war field. How can Gota give orders to Sarath to finish the war when he was out of the country for nearly 20 years and without knowing the army officers abilities. So the credit should go to Sarath, as he had a vision to finish the war with his experience. That is why he promoted capable junior officers over the senior officer. The message Gota took to the international community that war would be finished is the message of former army commander Sarath Fonseka. So please do not get miss lead by not knowing facts.
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Sam_Subasinghe / November 17, 2011
You are absolutely correct. That is what was happened.
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September Effect / November 17, 2011
Utter rubbish. Fonseka never believed the war could be won. He was supportive but constantly said how “their will be an insurgency” and how the LTTE could never be truly defeated. Fonseka was good at implementing the strategies and tactics of others, he himself was incompetent when it came to strategic planning and operations.
His immense lack of ability was best seen up on his return from surgery in 2006 from Singapore (courtesy of GR) where he wanted to (forcefully that is) make is “mark on the war” and gave us the Muhamalai debacle straight away: 200 soldiers died in what was a random operation he ordered out of the blue that served no greater purpose and carried out without telling the Military command or the Air Force. Thus the LTTE ended up happily raining artillery on our soldiers –Fonseka even cut off communications with the SLAF for the field commanders because he wanted all the credit for himself. He was always a pathetic strategist hence why he always failed in whatever he tried himself (see his election campaign itself). He was ruthlessly efficient at implementing OTHERS plans, tactics and operations, not ones he created himself which always ended in disaster –we got 3 more Muhamalai debacles thanks to him, hundreds of good young men lost for nothing thanks to Fonseka’s arrogance and selfishness, their name scared painfully later in December 2009.
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Kalu Dissa / November 17, 2011
Sarath did not fight the war with the Army alone. Don’t you remember there was a Navy, Air Force and the civil brigade?. They all fought the war. Who fought the political war? When every Tom Dick and Harry came asking us to stop the war who fought them? Who carefully manipulated India, China, Pakistan etc. and got everything we wanted? Come on people! give credit to everybody who contributed.
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KUMUDINI / November 17, 2011
It was not Gota thAT WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY BUT SF WHEN VP WAS KILLED . HE WAS IN CHINA HOLIDAYING WITH HIS FAMILY . SO WHO DO YOU THINK GAVE THE ORDERS TO ELIMINATE THE TERRORISTS . IF YOU HAVE AN OUNCE OF INTELLEGIENCE YOU WILL BEGIN THINKING ON THE RIGHT LINES .
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Ranil / November 16, 2011
I think there are few main points that are missed in this speech.
1. Peace process that was conducted by Norway was a failure yet achieving peace in Sri Lanka was not. And at present Sri Lanka has no war and is a peaceful country.
2. LTTE were doing the same mistakes like killing Rajiv Gandhi when they need help from India they attempted to kill Chandrika when expecting to do the peace talks.
3. LTTE were very discriminative to its own people in giving higher ranks to the high cast Tamils and Karuna and other factors were considered as low cast and was discriminated hence the breakup.
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Colombaa / November 16, 2011
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Arija / November 17, 2011
He is an honest fool ( but not innocent) as he himself is letting the cat out of the bag. These people(Eric and his lot) are used to scavenge on intelligence and advise by the USA and have lost the ability to be diligent on their own. They thought LTTE is strong enough to hold its line and banked heavily on a Political or Militory victory by LTTE. In such eventuality they would be the ultimate winners as they can land here(with the blesings of India and the Friend Prabhakaran) as peace keepers and carryout their much rehearsed expoitative tactics.
You should see their body language when they meet a US big wig, they worship the Big Brother USA and has lost self respect in the process.
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