General Gardihewa Sarath Chandralal Fonseka ( known as Sarath Fonseka) was elevated to the rank of Field Marshal by the President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday. He is the first Sri Lankan to be honoured with the highest rank in the Army.
Fonseka
“he was the Army Commander during the war and particularly during the last days and weeks of the war which ended in May 2009. Several independent reports, witnesses and evidences including the report by the UN Panel of Experts have alleged that international human rights and international humanitarian laws were breached during the war and in particular at the end of the war. It is alleged war crimes were committed. The man in charge of the army that’s accused of all these was General Fonseka.” Suren Surendiran, the spokesperson of the Global Tamil Forum told Colombo Telegraph.
Fonseka joined the Sri Lanka Army in 1970 and served as the Commander of the Army from 6 December 2005 – 15 July 2009. As commander, he oversaw the final phase of the Sri Lankan Civil War, which resulted in the total defeat of the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam organisation. He also survived an assassination attempt when an LTTE suicide bomber attacked his motorcade in April 2006. Following the end of the war Fonseka was promoted to a four star rank in the Sri Lanka Army, becoming the first serving officer to hold a four star rank.
In November 2009, Fonseka formally announced his candidature in the 2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election. Following his election defeat, Fonseka was arrested on 8 February 2010, and the government announced he will be court-martialed for committing “military offences.” He was found guilty of corrupt military supply deals and sentenced to three years in prison. After serving more than 2 years in prison, Fonseka was released on 21 May 2012. As per the pre-election statement, President Maithripala Sirisena, gave him the Complete Presidential Pardon and acquitted him of all the charges against him on the 22nd of January 2015, restoring his Civic Rights.
According to a leaked US diplomatic cable, the US government had once cancelled Fonseka’s invitation to attend a Chief of Defense conference in Hawaii due to U.S. concerns about his involvement in human-rights violations during the conflict with the LTTE.
He was also accused of attacking and killing many journalists during his tenure as the Commander.
We publish below the cable in full;
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SUBJECT: MFA CALLS IN AMBASSADOR OVER DHS QUESTIONING OF
CHOD FONSEKA
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Classified By: DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION VALERIE C. FOWLER. REASONS 1.4
(B) AND (D).
¶1. (C) On November 2, Foreign Minister Bogollagama called in
Ambassador regarding reports that the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security had requested that Sri Lankan Chief of
Defense (CHOD) Sarath Fonseka come in for a “voluntary”
interview with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
office in Oklahoma City on November 4. (NOTE: Fonseka is a
Legal Permanent Resident (LPR) in the United States and has
family and property in Oklahoma. He currently is in the U.S.
visiting family and re-establishing his LPR status. END
NOTE.) Bogollagama said the interview was a matter of
“urgency and relevance” to the government of Sri Lanka (GSL)
and asked for information to “help us understand and
formulate a proper reaction.”
¶2. (C) Ambassador recounted recent developments regarding
Fonseka, including cancellation of his invitation to attend
the recent Chiefs of Defense conference in Hawaii due to U.S.
concerns about his involvement in human-rights violations
during the conflict with the LTTE. She also explained that
as a green-card holder, Fonseka was required by U.S. law to
confirm his status as an LPR. But as regards the DHS request
to see Fonseka on November 4, Ambassador said she did not
know the specific reason for the invitation.
¶3. (C) Bogollagama said what concerned the GSL were reports
that a DHS lawyer had allegedly told Fonseka that the purpose
of the interview was to gather information about the possible
involvement in war crimes of SL Defense Secretary (and
president’s brother and U.S. citizen) Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.
He said the GSL was very concerned about using Fonseka as a
source for “prying” into the actions of the government in Sri
Lanka and was seeking “immediate action” to prevent anything
further from happening on November 4. He claimed that their
sources (presumably the law firm Patton Boggs, which embassy
understands has been hired to represent the GSL) told them
that DHS had investigated war crimes in the past.
Bogollagama said any questioning of Fonseka about SL
“official” information would be frowned upon by the GSL and
“could seriously impact our relationship.”
¶4. (C) Bogollagama passed to Ambassador an Aide Memoire,
which noted that allegations against the defense secretary
affected the vital interests of the GSL and had already
occupied considerable time and attention of both governments
at the highest levels. It noted that the SL president had
formed a panel to consider the matters raised in the U.S.
Report to Congress on Incidents During the Recent Conflict in
Sri Lanka and claimed that any information Fonseka had gained
in performance of his official duties had the status of
“privileged information.” It closed with a request to the
U.S. State Department to inform DHS that “there is every
reason for the interview proposed for the 4th November 2009,
to not take place,” and noted the GSL’s view that DHS “should
forthwith desist from any endeavor in this direction.”
(NOTE: The full text of the Aide Memoire is reproduced in
para 6 below. END NOTE.)
COMMENT
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¶5. (C) We do not know how much of the story about DHS’s
request to interview Fonseka is real and how much may have
been fabricated by Fonseka himself to score points against
the Rajapaksas. Whatever the reality, the prospect of U.S.
officials questioning Fonseka regarding Gotabhaya Rajapaksa’s
actions during the conflict clearly is of great concern in
Colombo and puts the leadership in a tight spot. While the
Rajapaksas are keen on eliminating or neutralizing Fonseka as
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a potential presidential candidate, who could split the
Singhalese vote, they do not have an interest in him being
pressured as a war crimes accomplice, who might be willing to
provide testimony against the Rajapaksas. They would like to
see Fonseka go quietly into retirement as a war hero who time
has passed, but the general appears to have other plans. END
COMMENT.
¶6. (SBU) BEGIN TEXT OF AIDE MEMOIRE (grammatical and other
irregularities are preserved from the original):
The assistance of the US State Department is sought
concerning an unwelcome intervention by the US Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), in a matter of grave concern, that
has the potential to complicate the existing dialogue between
the friendly Governments of Sri Lanka and of the United
States.
The Government of Sri Lanka is informed that Sri Lanka’s
Chief of Defence Staff General Sarath Fonseka who at present
is in the United States, has received a letter calling him
for an interview with the DHS Immigration and Customs
Enforcement on Wednesday, November 04, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
In addition, on the 28th of October, General Fonseka had
received a telephone call from a DHS Attorney to the effect
that the intention behind the request for the interview is to
use him “as a source against human rights violations done by
Secretary/Defence”. It had been clarified during the
telephone conversation that the reference to
“Secretary/Defence” relates to Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the
Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law
and Order of Sri Lanka.
It is pertinent to recall in this regard that Mr. Gotabaya
Rajapaksa’s duties as Secretary of that Ministry required his
dealing with a situation of a grave onslaught that threatened
the integrity of Sri Lanka and which was launched by the
LTTE, an organization proscribed by several countries
including the United States, for its terrorist activities.
The allegations therefore leveled against the Sri Lankan
Defence Secretary affect the vital interests of the
Government of Sri Lanka and have occupied considerable time
and attention of the respective Governments, at the highest
levels. In fact, the US Ambassador in Colombo has already
been briefed of the decision taken by the President of Sri
Lanka to appoint a Panel to consider the matters raised in
the US Department of State 2009 Report to Congress on
Incidents During the Recent Conflict in Sri Lanka. This
decision by the President stems from Sri Lanka’s unbroken
commitment as a democratic nation to the Rule of Law, under
which allegations are first assessed as to whether they
possess any substance meriting further inquiry.
The Chief of Defence Staff is a high level position within
the Sri Lanka Government. General Fonseka is on an official
visit on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka. He traveled
to the United States on a diplomatic passport for prearranged
appointments with senior personalities of the State
Department and other US Government Agencies. Moreover,
whatever General Fonseka may have become aware of during his
service with the Government of Sri Lanka and in the course of
his duties, has the status of privileged information. He has
no authority to divulge or share this information with third
parties, without the prior approval and consent of the Sri
Lanka authorities.
Given the above, it is hereby requested for the US State
Department to inform the Department of Homeland Security that
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there is every reason for the interview proposed for 4th
November 2009, to not take place. The Government of Sri
Lanka is of the view that the Department of Homeland Security
should forthwith desist from any endeavor in this direction.
Colombo
2nd November 2009
END TEXT OF AIDE MEMOIRE
BUTENIS
aratai / March 23, 2015
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Field Marshal of Killing Fields.
:-)
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mj / March 23, 2015
Gota is the Genocide king, not SF, SF deserve this.
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max / March 24, 2015
mj, you are the best example for hypocrite at its best!
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bo / March 23, 2015
Well I should say that FM Fonseka has done more to world peace than what the entire US Armed Forces have done in recent years, wrt eliminating terrorism. US does not want to end terrorism. It create terrorists, planting them here and there to play for their cause. Whereas FM SF not only eliminated the scourge of terrorism from Sri Lanka but also eliminated the creator and disseminator of human bombs to create havoc in Sri Lanka and everwhere else during the last 30-years. That itself is a remarkable achievement. Americans can only brag and talk (i.e. their trademark)and spread misinformation, yet they have not even scratched Al-Qaeda or IS despite their big talking generals and arsenal. What a shame that Butenis wrote this kind of crap. She should have learnt at least how to do a job properly. US is just a big joke when it comes to dealing with terrorists
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Sylvia Haik / March 23, 2015
Sadly, wishing not to steal the thunder of our highest ranking military officer, there are a few, credible local charges that FM Fonseka never answered. To name a few, the misuse of the satellite phone at his disposal, his overriding of the Army Procurements to benefit his son-in-law’s company, the alleged mistreatments of the lower ranking females for his sexual gratifications and more. These are serious accusations for a Field Marshall to sweep under the carpet.
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bo / March 24, 2015
Somebody with no idea how the processes works at high places has written this. Army Commanders or anyone at that level signs papers that were put to them by their very high ranking senior staff officers. It is the staff officers job to ensure business is done by the book and properly regulated, and that Commanders are properly covered. That’s what the senior staff offciers are paid to do, and not to attend to cocktails and get drunk or socialising, as lot of civilians think that what they do.
For small sums of money, Commanders would not go through audit process themselves (it’s not their job), particularly at a time when issues of much larger magnitude are there to attend to, such as maneuvering strategies, how best to protect soldiers lives at the battle field and how to coordinate war strategies with other services commanders. Don’t forget SF was shown at war operations centre close to front line every week during the war, and it showed where this man’s focus was. Had it been a collosal amount like that of a MIG-29 purchase, there would have been different ways of doing such audits.
In this particular case, if somebody has not done the home work and not notified the Commander ina timely fashion, then the fault lay there. Ofc the Commander would ultimately take the responsibility for their subordinates errors, that is what has happened here.
That said, please note that under SF’s signature the Army has made a recommendation and even they might have provided substantiating reports. Where the suplliers identity was declared is a matter of detail, but it should have been provided. Usually, brokers names or minor directors of companies are not named. Naturally, if inappropriate business is suspected then it is up to the staff officers to investigate such matters and report.
The actual purchase and the prior scrutinizing of the purchase as to where the supply comes from is the responsibility of MoD Procurerment Committees. If they failed to spot the connection to SF’s s-inl, as it was in this case, or if they have turned a blind eye to anything improper that they ought to have discovered, then it would have been the fault of MoD functionaries.
It is common knowledge now, that the Chairman of the Procuring Committees was GR himself, and there was kind of company that he had formed to transact military purchases. Thus if anyone should have been prosecuted for this alleged misdemeanor, for approving an inappropriate business offer on the grounds of connections, then it should have been GR as he was the head of procurement.
It so happened, that when the cards were down, GR and all the other people involved in this sad case (for the General) pretended to be clean, and they loaded all the accusations on the General, to discredit him as he was target of victimization by Rajapakshas. In effect, the real culprits got away scot free; and they became the accusers, prosecutors, judges and jury and the gaoler, all rolled into one.
SF took his humiliation as a man, whereas all the sinners celebrated with Kiribath. At the end their bad Karma has returned to devastate them and their reputations, and whatever good name they had earned from the war efforts, they had gone down in the sewage drains; this is natural justice. See what happened to the accusers, and those who bore false witness, the humiliation that they and their families have received in the recent months. Their credibility is lost for ever.
This is a real life example of what happens to those that dig graves for others. It’s a good lesson to be learnt, especially by our big, foul mothed politicians and crooks at high places.
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Sylvia Haik / March 24, 2015
Bo, I admire your loyalty, but being in denial of documented criminal acts is not the answer. He must have done something right to have spent all his adult life in the Army and rise up in rank to the top. He did his contribution to win the war but so did several others, namely the Chiefs in the Navy, Air Force etc. You cannot blame the subordinates for the misdemeanours as the buck stops at his desk and he should answer. if he does not read what he signs then he is incompetent and surely not fit for his job. You’ve said ” Don’t forget SF was shown at war operations centre close to front line every week during the war, and it showed where this man’s focus was.” My understanding was that he was in China during the crucial stages of the war. You’ve also said “Naturally, if inappropriate business is suspected then it is up to the staff officers to investigate such matters and report.”. Whom are they going to report to? It’s SF himself of course!
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aratai / March 24, 2015
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Bo,
Why are you comparing US with Srilanka? US never killed or bombed its own citizens.
You can compare with Russians, Chinese, Indians,…. like Srilanka they killed their own people.
:-)
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bo / March 24, 2015
What an ignorant man you are. Go and read the American Civil War, or the War between Royalists and Puritans in England, or the story of the Reformation years in England. These are supposed to be civilized people, killing their own kind because one group have taken arms against the State. Don’t try to be Dhobi whitewashing others dirt.
It is their own kind they have been sending to Vietnam or Gulf or Afghanistan in recent times, to be killed and maimed and to disseminate death to people that rightfully live in their own countries. Have you not heard of what happened in the deep south in the more recent past and even currently black and under privileged people are always facing the guns of the state. Rulers that treat their own people for their personal gain and projection of power are dastardly.
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max / March 24, 2015
own people for right reasons!
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Siva Sankaran Sarma / March 24, 2015
Unlike high IQ We Thamizh, Americans in general do not have the intelligence to start killing their countrymen in suicide attacks and village massacres. Any anomalies were promptly dealt with, al-Awlaki being the obvious example. Had the Americans been a high IQ people like We Thamizh there would be a lot more Hellfires going up a lot more American tail pipes, courtesy of the USAF :D
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Native Vedda / March 24, 2015
Wee Thamihz Senior Journalists D: Siva Sankaran Sarma Menon:
The Kamikaze suicide bombers were effectively used by a Buddhists country prior to Wee Thamihzs and Wee Jihadhists reinvented it in the 1980s.
You should be proud of being part of a suicide cult.
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Vibhushana / March 23, 2015
In 1974 Prabarkan assassinated Alfred Duriapapah. 35 years later after much bloodshed Prabarkan himself is killed.
The govt of the day established a commission headed by a legal luminary of an European extraction – Justice Sansoni to investigate and report on the causes of the violence.
The Commission reveals information on a series of assassinations, bank robberies and arson attacks starting 1972. It directly connects the responsibility for the violence on TULF and the Tamils.
So these Tamils started the war crimes assisted by India. After 35 years of numerous attempts to stop Tamils from creating and spreading violence its forcefully ended.
Last year the UNCHR was like Rat infestation full of Tamils. What do they want? Accountability for the last 5 mins of violence that lasted 35 years.
So forget accountability how the[Edited out] Demala started it all and escalated . They want the killer of Prabarkaan punished.
Is it only me that finds something really wrong how these Tamils think and operate?
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Native Vedda / March 23, 2015
Vibhushana
“In 1974 Prabarkan assassinated Alfred Duriapapah.”
For VP’s service to democracy Premadasa rewarded him with goodies and rupees and Mahinda with rupees.
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Amarasiri / March 24, 2015
Native Vedda
“In 1974 Prabarkan assassinated Alfred Duriapapah.” “For VP’s service to democracy Premadasa rewarded him with goodies and rupees and Mahinda with rupees. “
Was assassinating Rajiv Gandhi, part of the services to Premadasa, or just services to VP own EGO??
Expelling 100,000 Muslims from the North, was the service for Velupillai Prabakaran’s own, to steal the Money, Jewellery and properties?
Just Curious. Satan probably wants to know from VP before he is brought in from of the Hellish Trubunal.
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mohamed Munas / March 24, 2015
Gotha is the war criminal. Sarath obeyed the orders from Gotha and Mahinda.
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Native Vedda / March 24, 2015
mohamed Munas
“Gotha is the war criminal. Sarath obeyed the orders from Gotha and Mahinda.”
Obeying orders is not an acceptable defense according to Nuremberg principles.
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max / March 24, 2015
if Mahinda did that with rupees, what a mastermind in MR.
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Tamil from the north / March 23, 2015
Hey Vibushana, I know you are quite dull upstairs. Alfred D was a good friend, who was murdered by A. Amirthalingam’s son Kandeepan. This bugger VP claimed he did it for the fame. So get your facts right.
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Jim softy / March 23, 2015
Alleged and accused by Violent Tamils.
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Joseph De Vazz-Mahanuwara / March 23, 2015
GOTHA GAVE THE ORDERS TO SARATH TO KILL AND ERASE OUT ALL TAMIL CIVILIANS AT MULLIVAIKKAL.SARATH ONLY FOLLOWED THE ORDERS OF GOTHA.
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Native Vedda / March 23, 2015
Alleged War Criminal Fonseka
Please clarify:
What did you and Gota do to the innocent people between 1987 and 1991?
Did you in the past meet VP or just before his demise?
Didn’t TNA support you in 2010, in return what did you promise?
During your election campaign didn’t you say after your victory you would take your opponent to Galle Face Green. What were you planning to do to your opponent? You didn’t explain why?
How did you manage to get green card when persons who are well qualified and productive whose applications are turned down?
How did you finance your house in Oklahoma (USA)? In 2005 you only had RS 600,000 even that was donated to MR’s election fund.
Tell us how much did you know about white flag incident?
What was your role in war crimes perpetrated from 1970 to 2009, including between 1987 and 1991?
Be a man, tell the truth.
Truth won’t hurt you.
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srilal / March 23, 2015
NV ,
Has he killed many suspect sinhalese JVPers during the terror period ? it has been reported that Gota was the CO in Matale district during the period and there are enough evidence to prove his involvement , but SF ? i know General janaka Perera was very active and had committed many crimes , please provide details if you know any !
“During your election campaign didn’t you say after your victory you would take your opponent to Galle Face Green. What were you planning to do to your opponent? You didn’t explain why?”
if i’m not mistaken , what FM ,SF said was , he would take Wimal Booruwansa et al to the Galle Face Green and let them suck some left over bones (Katu), it was a very sarcastic comment though many people tried to twist it.
“How did you manage to get green card when persons who are well qualified and productive whose applications are turned down? “
you will have to ask that question from the US ambassador of that period , certainly there is something more than a lottery , yes very fishy indeed !
“Tell us how much did you know about white flag incident? “
please be fair now , SF was in china at that particular time , he had stated what he heard from a third person , the whole incident needs scrutinizing !
PS: if SF committed war crimes , then he would need to be punished appropriately , but hasn’t he already paid heavily for the crimes which he might have committed during his tenure , compare to him all the other criminals still enjoying their lives as high ranking officers or diplomutts
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Native Vedda / March 24, 2015
srilal
Please refer to
Photo in the article “Gajaba, Sinha bid to regain Jaffna goes awry”
http://slwaronterror.blogspot.co.uk/2013_06_01_archive.html
“if i’m not mistaken , what FM ,SF said was , he would take Wimal Booruwansa et al to the Galle Face Green and let them suck some left over bones (Katu), it was a very sarcastic comment though many people tried to twist it. “
What I understood from listening to his comment that it was a general threat to his opponents.
“please be fair now , SF was in china at that particular time , he had stated what he heard from a third person , the whole incident needs scrutinizing !”
He must have known what went on there. Had he disclosed everything that he knew he would have incriminated himself as well as many in the armed forces.
“then he would need to be punished appropriately “
I am not sure punishment would serve any purpose. Let him confess to what he knew and what he did or didn’t do during his career including 1987-91.
“compare to him all the other criminals still enjoying their lives as high ranking officers or diplomutts”
It should not be a good excuse to hide Fonseka’s role in war crimes.
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Native Vedda / March 24, 2015
Srilal
Please read the following excerpts which amply explain why he is a racist and he would do anything to uphold Sinhala/Buddhist 75% supremacy or even will go to the extent of reducing the size of minority population:
Inside Sri Lanka: A life given over to war
Stewart Bell, National Post · Sept. 23, 2008
“I strongly believe that this country belongs to the Sinhalese but there are minority communities and we treat them like our people,” he says.
“We being the majority of the country, 75%, we will never give in and we have the right to protect this country.
“We are also a strong nation … They can live in this country with us. But they must not try to, under the pretext of being a minority, demand undue things.”
He dismisses concerns by international human rights groups about the conduct of his forces, saying that while civilian deaths are inevitable in war, relatively few non-combatants have died in the Sri Lankan conflict.
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/story.html?id=832374
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Amarasiri / March 23, 2015
RE: Sri Lanka’s Alleged War Criminal & Human Rights Violator Elevated To Field Marshal
“According to a leaked US diplomatic cable, the US government had once cancelled Fonseka’s invitation to attend a Chief of Defense conference in Hawaii due to U.S. concerns about his involvement in human-rights violations during the conflict with the LTTE.”
“He was also accused of attacking and killing many journalists during his tenure as the Commander.”
Need to go after his Order Givers.
Was he following orders from the Commander in Chief and his Underlings ( Mahinda Rajapaksa ands Gotabaya Rajapaksa) , or acting on his own?
Why was we jailed and by Commander in Chief and his Underlings ( Mahinda Rajapaksa ands Gotabaya Rajapaksa)?
Was V. Prabakaran a war criminal?
Sri Lanka’s defence secretary, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, says General Sarath Fonseka will be executed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tHlSZnrUiE
BBC HARD talk : Democracy Sri Lankan-Style : June 2010 3 of 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5LMco_Zcfg
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Peter Casie Chetty / March 23, 2015
A war hero who was power hungry but a war hero has every right to be promoted to the highest level. [Edited out]
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Thiru / March 23, 2015
This is the way to go – with the new political culture Maithri is said to have introduced!
Decorate the war criminals and genocidaires so that you can get the maximum majority votes for sure.
This is no new political culture man,
this is the same old time-tested way to win Sinhalese votes.
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Jim softy / March 23, 2015
His men made Valupillai pabakaran swim in a muddy and salty lagoon.
what a life for a Sungod.
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cholan / March 23, 2015
May 8,2009 there was a news flash saying LTTE leader tried to flee in a jeep and attacked by SL army rocket and his body is carbonized ….he he he he should be fool to leave like this
May 9,2009 there was a photo of him FULLY SHAVED (he was in a life and death position But had time to shave) ….modayas danced for free liquor.
9 May ,2009 on this day final Indian election result was announced…
he he he to this day SL government is unable to issue the death certificate of LTTE leader
who cares we believe and dance
Marshall Field SF told they have burned his body and throw the ashes in the sea he he he
next stop for marshall field SF is The Hauge ICC
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Siva Sankaran Sarma / March 23, 2015
We Thamizh are still waiting for our 100% still totally alive Thalaivar to return and hand us our mythical Demezh Eezham. No doubt he will soon crawl out from under some old Tamil grandma’s skirt where he’s been hiding – I mean strategically holding position – all this time :D
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cholan / March 24, 2015
SANKARAN is a malayali name so I am not bother about this comment……Malayalies in Delhi and New York UN office have played a major role in 2009 massacre of Tamils…………
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Javi. / March 24, 2015
Malayalies in Delhi and New York UN office have played a major role in 2009 massacre of Tamils……… “”
Jaguar Tam`ills` are very fortunate to keep shooting at own foot.
The one meter chai malabari is a world wide phenomenon unlike the singaylish.
They are at present dazed to see the rise of the maratha empire.
They have played their card to their heart for 68 years of Congress- it’s the coconut head land of muslim_mercenaries.
Jaguar Tam`ills` would do better to ignore/avoid (the boa_constrictor) them as their language is classical and composed of hybrid Sanskrit sounds.
They are far ahead of you in stick fencing and only fear the butterfly swords of the Maratha.
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Javi. / March 24, 2015
cock a doodle do you have lost your fiddling stick
and your dame has lost her shoe..
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Cholan / March 24, 2015
Watch your words …of course you can use these at home …facts are facts …if you believe fabricated lies it is your problem with your DNA (malayalies and sinhalses have same DNA)
In Kearala women never wear skirt they just wrap a piece of cloth ……like Sinhala vllage women…blood is thicker than water
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Javi. / March 24, 2015
You don’t know India its culture or Languages( you are a plantation boy of the island colony like any other crying for freedom from your own miserable kind) neither do you have a Latin vocabulary to ask me to watch words.
you go watch [Edited out]
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Donald J Gnanakone / March 23, 2015
Congratulations for being appointed as FM.. However, all should not forget, he is a target of the US DOJ, State Dept. and DHS, and will be investigated for HR violations and War Crimes.
US has full jurisdictions and the other 3 US citizens the R brothers and Milinda Moragoda as Minister of Justice in charge of the Concentration Camps of innocent civilians totaling 310,000. He also denied food and medicine to over 400,000 Tamils in the Vanni in 2009, LYING that there were only 50,000 Tamils there. Prevented the Red Cross supplying food and medicine for them.
Bombed many hospitals killing doctors, nurses, and patients.
Used illegal weapons like cluster bombs, phosphorus bombs, and chemical weapons. Planted millions of land mines and illegal mines.
He is also a party to the white flag incident and rapes/murder of captured girls and combatants which are clearly war crimes. The channel 4 video is all about Gothabaya Rajapakse his partner in crime, Shavendra De Silva and many other War Criminals as well as the head of the army, The New Field Marshall himself.
The confession of Tamil/Muslim elected President that he was acting Minister of Defense for Mahinda Rajapakse not only the last 2-3 weeks but many times in 2008 and 2009 will place him fully under the microscope for War Crimes and Possible Genocide. UNHRC and the UN/US have no alternative to investigate these violations and crimes.
Anyway, poor guy Fonseka, the GOSL jailed him for 27 months, and his son in law was hiding for 5 years and was on the run.Daughter also suffered mentally.
Of course he cleverly hid the fact that he was a permanent resident of the United States of America until the investigators of Tamils For Justice discovered it and brought him also as a target with the Dept. of Justice, State Dept., DHS by our attorney Bruce Fein in Washington DC.
Unfortunately, Justice has been delayed to the Tamils but it will never be denied. That will be God’s will.
Donald Jayantha Gnanakone
Tamils For Justice
Founder.
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HMV / March 23, 2015
This 78 rpm has got stuck in a groove!!!
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Pandaranayagam / March 23, 2015
The ill-educated Fonseka suffers an incurable history of super-ego. Charges of individual and mass killings against him are numerous, including the charge of being behind the killing of a very young Tamil boy. His quid pro quo with the Sirisena regime, inter alia, was to be elevated to this post. He is virtually dying to be the first Field Marshall in the country. But is he not aware this title really goes to those countries that have armies going into the millions. It is time someone reminded him Idi Amin, who eventually became a laughing stock throughout the world, too idiotically decorated himself with all sorts of military titles.
It is not his vain personal glory Fonseka should concentrate on but how to pull the country out of the rut his former friends have inflicted on the entire country. This he can do, if wisely done, through the medium of his so-called political party.
As to the dignity and public acceptance of this monstrous comedy, the fact that most heads of diplomatic missions invited for the function openly chose to ignore the event should pump sense into this brute of an uncultured man he is being absolutely silly. Whether he likes it, accepts it or not he remains accused of serious HR and War Crimes.
Pandaranayagam
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Ranmal de Mel / March 23, 2015
The charge of war criminal against the General and against the other military commanders who led the war against the barbaric LTTE and its criminal/homophobic leader Prabhakaran are just accusations.
The USA who bombed hundred thousands of innocent Iraqi civilians in their dastardly war against Saddam is the Accuser, whose views are quoted ad nauseum without reservation by the author of this peace .
The General, who brought to and end the most brutal, barbaric, terrorist movement of the 20th. century will remain a hero to all Sri Lankans.
The honour bestowed on him is well deserved.
The rank of Field Marshall is a military honour. Is there anyone out there who is naive enough to believe that those who have been awarded this honour in the past,especially during world war 2,were not in some measure responsible for the death of civilians in war? .Those who, ‘speak with forked tongues’ call it ‘collateral damage’! The euphemism for civilian deaths.
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Pacs / March 23, 2015
The world society is different from world ruling society. The world society will look for the truth and bring justice. For say the Indian people have begun to look at the atrocities done to the Eelam. They will reflect it in coming elections and it will continue. Indian commoner does not approve this for a person commanded Mullivaaikaal.
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Patriot / March 23, 2015
Killing fellow Sri Lankans, the Tamil people, is the qualification for the elevation of Sarth Fonseka to the rank of Field Marshal by Maithripala Sirisena. Ranil and Sirisena both did not want Fonseka to become an MP replacing Katagoda and hence bribed Fonseka with the field marshal post. Further, Sirisena has bribed 26 SLFP corrupt politicians with cabinet and non-cabinet positions. Is Sirisena a man of Priciples? Big NO!. People doubt about his sincerity now. Sri Lankans are the most unfortunate people in this world to have such leaders. Sirisena also seems to have a very serious inferiority complex that people have found out from his recent utterances about his meetings with the Queen and the British PM. This is not a good sign for a leader of a country.
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backlash / March 23, 2015
Or is it, by being head of the Govt Sirisena in reality offers a strong protective shield to his brother Dudley – who holds all the stolen wealth in the form of Rice Mills, Hotels and what not. These brothers who came into politics in Bata slippers and broken bicycles and are now dollar millionaires – thank the pharma industry for half of the loot. Who is going to ask them to prove their current wealth, going by previous Income Tax declarations. Looking for a principled and honest politician amongst our current lot is well nigh far easier to locate a needle in a huge hay stack (paddy stack, to be more precise)
To paraphrase Jeffrey Archer – “Honesty among thieves?”
Backlash
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lynx / March 23, 2015
A well deserved reward for a brave soldier and competent commander. The nation is happy.
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Jagath Fernando / March 23, 2015
Can MARA prison him again and take the tilted away?
Jagath and Shavendra must be thinking what hit them!!!!
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srilal / March 23, 2015
It’s a direct insult for Gota , Gota is the one who put SF behind bars and stripped all his medals , what an irony ? today , Gota is being threatened and an arrest is imminent , when Gota is in Welikada in his jumpers , FM- SF would pay an official visit wearing his new uniform along with 100 odd security to remind him , who has won the game in the end ? SF had been humiliated and deprived his well deserved retirement by this very same person Gota , now it’s Gota’s time to do the honours at wlikada , this is what we buddist called “Ditta dhamma wedaniya karmaya “
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Kuthhuvilakku / March 23, 2015
Is the new title bribe by the present govt to buy silence on war crimes. Will the Bribery Commission investigate whether there is an illegal quid pro quo?
Will OISL consider the former Army Commander as witness or accused? Has he already made his submission to the OISL? Something is rotting in Colombo. The International Law will bring justice to the victims some day.
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Shamil / March 23, 2015
No wonder, the top genociders Mahinda Rajapaksa and his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa are also free in SL. SL is a paradise for Tamils’ and Muslims’ human meat eaters.
The no of votes Mahinda got in elections are propotional to the people killed in 2009 War. When he felt votes were decreasing, he started to kill Muslims.
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Afzal / March 23, 2015
Just like any other war any where else in the world, the war in Sri Lanka too resulted in death of civilians. It is the stupidity of Mahinda and his egoistic brother Gora who said there was zero civilian casualties which gave room for the west to bash Sri Lank on civilian deaths. We all know he was a dumb ass (still he is).
The country was faced with a do or die situation, the ruthless LTTE had to be defeated. It was the environment created by war which allowed the elements in military to carry out human rights violations not only in the north and the east but across the country. In order for the peace to return the war has to be ended. Only way to end the war was to defeat ruthless Prabakaran led LTTE which was fighting for nothing less than separatism.
In the process civilians did die. There is no denying that fact. How many civilians died is debatable it needs to be investigated and records must be set right. This should have been done immediately after 2009 but we had a leader who more interested in robbing the country and basking on the glory.
The leadership provided by them Gen. S Fonseka was instrumental in ending the war. The man himself has said that he is ready to assists in any investigation. It is a cowardly act to brand the commander of Army a war criminal who has ended a terrorism from a country through a legitimate military offensive, 1st time in the world maybe only time in the world.
The killing has stopped peace has returned which is what all of us yearned for 3 decades. The solution to lasting peace must be found which is why we voted the ass out of business.
The west distort the facts to suite their own agenda. While they use fancy words to justify all the atrocities committed which has resulted in millions of deaths as a result of their actions across the world from Asia to middle east and the chaos prevailing now in the middle east as a result of their political agendas.
We have to give credit to MR for standing up to the bullies and giving political leadership to end the war. that same ego is what made him to be defeated in the election as he was not able to envisage the needs of the people.
Sarah Fonseka must be given due respect. He is not a war criminal, we have to commend the current government for bestowing him with the Field Marshal rank. It is a small victory for him for all the injustice he has to endure in the hands of jack ass MR.
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Native Vedda / March 23, 2015
Afzal
I understand your support for the war however ask yourself a question how did the state and its rulers managed to come to a situation instruments of state had to kill so many innocent people from 5th of April to 19 May 2009 and after?
Was it not an easy way out for cumulated and deliberately ignored structural problems in nation building process?
“We have to give credit to MR for standing up to the bullies and giving political leadership to end the war”
Please give credit to VP for winning the war.
“Sarah Fonseka must be given due respect. He is not a war criminal,”
What for?
In fact Sri Lanka should honour Hindian military advisers and their civilian leaders.
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Afzal / March 23, 2015
Native,
Solution to the national problem was not to divide the country and allow 1/3 of and land mass and nearly 1/2 the coastal belt to be ceded to VP.
I agree there was a problem which was a result of marginalization since independence. But one should not forget there was marginalization prior to independence too.
We did not have leaders who were visionary, I think we are yet to have truly a visionary leader. However with what we have to work with a solution may be found with some pressure from the concerned 3rd parties. At least we have the 2 sides talking to each other now.
I would solely put the escalation of grievances of Tamils to violent conflict in the hands of India, 1st they created Tamil separatist movement then when we had the opportunity to end it before escalating in to such high’s they prevented us from doing it by dropping dhal and forcing JRJ to sign a treaty which is not implemented yet as it was forced upon us. The Singhala majority did there best to keep the fire burning. We see that even today with former president there is a sizable majority who support that kind of approach. they are narrow minded self centered people. The challenge is to transform the mindset. There are lots of educated scholars who are doing a commendable task in doing this. The change in the stance of JHU is testament to this. It could take bit longer but it will happen. The communal minded lot will be cornered and their numbers will become a minority.
Indians only assisted us when it became a problem for them, however we have to thank whole lot of nations other than India for ending the war including the very same west which changed their perspective on freedom fighters who they called as rebels till 2001. Do you hear the world “rebels” any more ? no it has been slowly phased out of the vocabulary of major news channels.
At the end its all politics a small nations like ours cannot afford to be entangled in a meaningless conflict which neither side has any gains.
War is over lets try to find solutions, let the crimes be investigated and a way forward be found.
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Native Vedda / March 24, 2015
Afzal
Please review your comment.
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Mohamed Nafeel / March 23, 2015
What does the CT want to tell us?
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Pygmalion / March 23, 2015
A Field Marshal exercises the power of a Cabinet Minister.In addition,I was told that he can use Firearms.
MARA,GORA and all other RAAS need to stay indoors!
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Javi. / March 23, 2015
passa son navy boy is a guard and he wont let go the old man- that may be fun- for a few dollars more.
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Gemunu Weeraya / March 28, 2015
ONCE MAHINDA RETURNS AT THE GENERAL ELECTION AS PM SARATH WILL GO BACK TO THE PRISON AND THIS TIME FOR LIFE.
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Tilak de Silva / March 23, 2015
The Tamil goons living overseas are critical of Field Marshall Sarath Fnseka, because they know, he single handedly destroyed their myth of Tamil Eelam, which would never have achieved. The world should be grateful to Sarath Fonseka for eliminating Velupoolai Prabahkaran, who abducted, killed innocent Tamil children for suicide campaign. Sad that these Tamils cannot understand that life under Velupoolai P would have been equalled to hell, he never showed any interest or care about others apart from his own wife and children, whom he took with him 6 feet under not even in a coffin, just in body bag, if they were lucky. Message to Tamil diaspora, stop re igniting the Tamils, they will have no chance to survive in racial war in Sri Lanka
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Native Vedda / March 23, 2015
Tilak de Silva
“Message to Tamil diaspora, stop re igniting the Tamils, they will have no chance to survive in racial war in Sri Lanka “
So should you, for glorifying the war criminals.
Already some 400 soldiers had committed suicide and many have been suffering from screwed up head. Almost 99.99% of these men are from villages. I don’t see any of you campaigning for the recognition of the mental issues of these young men and providing necessary counselling for rehabilitating these young men who had and still are paying the price for the stupidity of your majoritarian leaders.
You should talk to Nalin, Weerawansa, Dayan, Gnanasara, Champika ………………… and most importantly talk to yourself.
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Heretic / March 23, 2015
Native Vedda
“Already some 400 soldiers had committed suicide and many have been suffering from screwed up head. Almost 99.99% of these men are from villages. I don’t see any of you campaigning for the recognition of the mental issues of these young men and providing necessary counselling for rehabilitating these young men who had and still are paying the price for the stupidity of your majoritarian leaders.”
It is called Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). I share your concern but we should not forget the other victims of PTSD. In the North and East there are many civilians, ex LTTE cadres and other combatants who suffer from PTSD. The soldiers were volunteers. In the North and East many had no choice.
All the victims need help regardless of their background.
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Native Vedda / March 24, 2015
Heretic
You must be new to this forum.
We did regularly discuss Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in this forum many moons ago.
“All the victims need help regardless of their background.”
This was what I have been saying to our fellow forum sharers. My response earlier was to a particular comment by Tilak de Silva.
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Heretic / March 24, 2015
Native Vedda,
“You must be new to this forum.”
Yes I am new here. Thanks for the information.
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cholan / March 24, 2015
he he he Marshal Field single handed eradicated LTTE ???? JOKE OF THIE CENTURY
so why he couldn’t do this before????? Why waited till 2009 May…
36 countries under leadership of poverty India helped this butchers to massacre Tamils even using prohibited Chemical weapons ..there were military staff FROM POVERTY INDIA in SL ARMY uniform …
While all international media was banned to enter SL ….A brahmin run HINDU news paper and DOORDHARSAN are the only media allowed to show the massacre to the Italian import….HINDU guy a Tamil himself .even got a paper title called LANKA RATNA for his service ….
a fake ..borrowed..hollow ..artificial victory …and all will dance for free liquor…
Next stop for Marshall Field SF is The Hague ICC….
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cholan / March 23, 2015
This marshall field ..will be the 2nd in the line to go to International Criminal Court at The Hague……jayawewa
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Javi. / March 24, 2015
According to Fathima Fuckyoushima the radio Bedouin present day Jaffna Tam`ills` were brought there by the Europeans to cultivate tobacco.
Just keep to it like the corrupt corner shops and warehouse work.
The original JT’s left long before as civil servants of the British or married British like the famous Ananda Cooms who lived a western culture like his mother. Your avsaliable caste speaks for itself, you can not fudge there.
By the LTTE issuing birthcertificates for euro 50 a piece does not make you high caste but a frauds like Emil Soundranayagam, Raj rajaratnam.
Scumbag you learnt english for free at ?? But of what use is knowledge when you don’t have an imagination to know who is SSS or DB??
The Malayalee TRP’s of Ceylon have always performed in education better than the best of Tamils or JT of Ceylon- that is a record not just in Ceylon but Tamil Nadu too.
Cochin has very close links with mainland China from the fishing net days(on top the state has always been communist malayalee only)
The Malayale is the only Indian allowed to go to Beijing and setup schools of IT for software (by 2007 they had over 500 schools at Shanghai i alone according to Shanghai Economic News October 2007)
The tamils of Tamil Nadu work for them because they are smarter at enterprise.
While JT’s are con_men of Readers digest repute from 1968 (special edition).
you are like your tamil speaking muslim in many ways- porriki colla!!!
if you were high caste Tamil then you would be invited to Adayar House next to IIT by Chidambaram but not- period.
Stupid, beggar boy Anton balasinham married a working class suddu pukka nurse is your manifesto.
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Saras / March 23, 2015
I suspect that US, UK, and the EU Countries must be having some evidence related to SF’s war crimes and that is perhaps the reason why they declined to attend the tamashas!
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Javi. / March 23, 2015
Immigrants who are thieves and murders will always back similar straits.
US knew Gandhi was a naked fakir pro islam and still promote him.
The US adm knew that hillary was running on her priate e-mail while forceing the world to be transparent on the internet and tapping the phones of leaders.
Even today half dozen arabs at chicago have obtained green cards.
The liberal moderates and a unpopular media chastised BBS & Gota.
Now having got what they wanted by making a mountain of a village fight the moderates have got their new tainted knickers in a twist.
What next lankets??? Just increase your DPL passports to 10,000 that is the reason for all this hallabalo for war crimes etc etc- they all want VVIP nothing more keep trolling paid buffoons.
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Aia / March 23, 2015
Whether SF is a hero or a villain manifested by the peak and trough he has had to tread through this far- whether promotion or punishment afforded to him by his Sinhala leaders. One side places him at Zenith other puts him Nadir. The roller coaster ride really is a joke, because the promotion doesn’t seems not purely being judged based on merit but politics, as a person found being guilty and prisoned by Military Court, not only acquitted but elevated to a level that no one was to be before. If it is a promotion to please SF and make him put his political ambitions on hold, the current mob, nothing better than the previous, but seek achieve the same goal through moderate ways and means.
On the other hand, although Tamils faced the brunt of his actions, when two alleged war criminals contested for Presidential election in 2010, they voted for SF. Maybe, he, as far as Tamils go was a lesser evil than MR. But, that didn’t help him with receiving more votes from majority. More crimes you do, better chance you have to win an election. This seems right, as, even MS was saying during the election campaign that he was the commander-in-chief during the final days of the war. This is our country, SL.
One day, I would not surprise if Mohan Peiris awarded with highest order in the judicial services for his extra ordinary deed which no CJ did before-being in the Temple Tree in the company of a Presidential Candidate.
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vishvajith / March 23, 2015
Congratulations Field Marshal Fonseka.
A precedent has been set. We now have a Field Marshal in waiting. Field Marshal Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and then our Tamil Brothers and sisters have their Field Marshal Velupillai Prabaharan ( Posthumous ).
Give it to Prabaharan, No Staff College Training, No Sandhurst, No any formal defense school training; and gave a good bloody fight, till the end. ( Fonseka himself admitted that the LTTE fought till their last man, at the last battle ). His undocumented military ambushes ( U ambush, box ambush etc ) are just been entered into the records of military warfare. I recall a STF officer while presenting the ” Parsilan Rocket ” at a Defense Conference in Europe was asked by the attendees ” How the fuck can you get this thing airborne ? “.
Between, can we appoint the Two Army Commanders who fought the JVP to the end in ’71 and ’89, as FM’s ?
Again. Congratulations Field Marshal Fonseka. Wishing you a joyful retirement now.
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Native Vedda / March 23, 2015
vishvajith
“and then our Tamil Brothers and sisters have their Field Marshal Velupillai Prabaharan ( Posthumous ).”
Probably VP had already promoted himself as the only Tamil Field Marshall ever to hold the military rank.
His supporters believe he deserved much more than what Fonseka is decorated with as VP was the only one to command his own air force, navy, police, army, ….. courts, …… dead squad etc.
What is the difference between Fonseka, VP and Idi Amin? Idi Amin too was/is a Field Marshal.
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vishvajith / March 23, 2015
Points well taken NV.
Will the new situation lead to more blood letting ? South on South ?
I ask we retire all these folks for the sake of our Motherland. Too many Ego’s at play.
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Native Vedda / March 24, 2015
vishvajith
“Will the new situation lead to more blood letting ? South on South ?”
It is likely that North + South on Centre, need more time to agree on identifying the common principles and enemy, work together, marginalise the racists, bigots and religious zealots, no going back to Dharmista rule nor Mahinda Chintana, nor NM’s socialism, ………….
I put my faith in future generation hopefully they are not tied to parochialism.
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Tilak de Silva / March 24, 2015
Native vedda
You propagate your ignorance, sadly and mistakenly you criticise everybody’s comments, your own theories ideas have no credibility.
You are like the prawn who has shit in the head, go telling others to be clean and accountable, you need to look at yourself, see yourself first thing in the morning and tell yourself, ‘gosh I look horrible’.
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Native Vedda / March 24, 2015
Tilak de Silva
Have you finished with your rage?
Can we now discuss about your problems?
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arul / March 23, 2015
FM.Fonseka led an army that defeated an internal rebel force,indeed terrorists bcz of the way they got about their business, of about 6 to 9 thousand force strength, which Fonseka did with the help of about 6 countries who armed the Sri Lanka army with heavy weapons viz planes,tanks,heavy machine guns etc etc. Whilst the rebels did not have tanks, planes etc,yet, from a military point of view, the rebels kept the SL army at bay for several years, fighting the army with weapons and tanks they captured from the SL Army, staging some spectacular and daring attacks in the process, a couple of times with light plans they themselves assembled to drop bombs on targets in Colombo! Needless to say the SL Army was indeed facing a very bad situation losing camps and ground. Then steps Gen.Fonseka into the scene,specially brought in from USA by his army colleague Gothabaya who considered Gen.Fonseka a good tactician and the rest is history!And what followed there after between friends is also history – bad history!!
The question now is whether, in the light of all this, does Gen.Fonseka really deserve the FM ship for defeating a rebel force fighting a civil force??? Credit must go to him for defeating a rebel force which all the countless number
of Brigadiers,Generals of all ranks ,who with the might of a well armed army could not do until Gen.Fonseka ,living in retirement in USA, did the job.Ergo
kudos to Gothabaya and a FIFTH star to Fonseka, BUT a Field Marshal rank
to Fonseka for all this???? Field Marshal Montgomery, Field Marshal.Wavel etc -yes indeed – BUT FIELD MARSHAL Fonseka?????????????????
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Billa / March 23, 2015
He was already a Field Marshall- The (Jaffna)Chemmani Field Marshall !
who presided over the killing of Krishanthy and massacres of Chemmani 600 killing fields. He just did his “duty” to please the ruler !
Matale ‘fields’ belongs to GoRa and Chemmani ‘fields’ belongs to Sarath F. and both war hero’s should be awarded with (killing) Field Marshall titles !
More killings- more stars, medals, titles, Mercedez, fat pension and perks !
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Billa / March 23, 2015
He was already a Field Marshall- The then famous(Jaffna)Chemmani Field Marshall ,who presided over the killing of Krishanthy and massacres of Chemmani 600’s killing fields. He just did his “duty” to please the ruler !
Matale ‘fields’ belongs to GoRa and Chemmani ‘fields’ belongs to Sarath F. and both war hero’s should be awarded with (killing) Field Marshall titles !
More killings- more stars, medals, titles, Mercedez, fat pension and perks !
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Plato. / March 23, 2015
Backlash.
Your comment made me to do a walk along the corridors of History to that day in April 1973.That Prince among men Dudley Senanayake breathed his last.
He left behind a princely sum of Rs;300 or so.in his bank account!
Talking about Field Marshals, the Dudley you refer to, may qualify to be a Paddy Field Marshal.
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