By Mahinda Rajapaksa –
Mahinda Rajapaksa
The explosion and complete destruction of the Sri Lanka Army’s central armoury located at the Salawa army camp in Kosgama has shocked the nation. I would like to express my condolences to the family of the soldier who lost his life in the disaster and wish those who have been injured, a speedy recovery. The destruction of army property and the properties of civilian residents living in the vicinity has been extensive. The central armoury of the army was established in this location in the late 1990s by the then government despite protests by politicians in the area like Dinesh Gunawardena and Bandula Gunawardane who warned against the storing of large quantities of ordnance close to residential areas.
During the war, we took special precautions to ensure the security of this installation and after 2009, the army had been gradually relocating this armoury and I am to understand that most of the ordnance in this location had been shifted temporarily to places like Veyangoda and distributed to Diyatalawa and Maduruoya for use in training. Two large farms in Oyamaduwa and Rambewa had also been identified to store the remaining ordnance on a permanent basis. But since our time no further action had been taken on this matter. Be that as it may, I am very surprised that a breakdown in security of this magnitude can occur at an installation like this. If something like this had happened during the war, the war effort would have been seriously undermined.
These installations are guarded day and night, and checked at least twice a day. Expired ordnance is regularly destroyed. There are precautions taken to minimise damage even in the case of accidents such as electricity leaks. However all those systems had failed and the authorities should inquire into why that happened. Though we still do not know for certain what caused the fire, it can be said as a general statement that when self esteem and morale are at a low ebb in a military organisation, supervision, vigilance, leadership and the general state of alertness also suffers. During the first few months of my presidency, for the first time in world history, terrorists were able to carry out a suicide attack on an army commander inside his own headquarters.
Though the immediate reason the terrorists were able to carry out such an attack were the shortcomings in the security arrangements at army headquarters at the time, the more important underlying cause was the defeatist mindset created among armed forces personnel by the 2002-2006 ceasefire. Several incidents since January last year have had the effect of seriously undermining the self esteem and morale of the armed forces to an extent unseen even during the years of the 2002 ceasefire. Any inquiry into the causes of the Kosgama disaster should also look into the general state of morale in the armed forces at present. In the meantime, I welcome the government’s announcement that they will rebuild the houses damaged by the explosion. The displaced will also have to be provided alternative accommodation until their houses are rebuilt.
*Mahinda Rajapaksa (MP) – Former President of Sri Lanka
Sunil / June 7, 2016
Hope this Fire at the Army camp had nothing to do with the Arrest of Basil Rajapaksa. If so it’s a bad situation for the nation. Government has to take action against the Rajapaksas fast and prevent them from destabilizing the nation.
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Kalupahana / June 7, 2016
Mahinda Jarapassa, What a brainless lie this statement is!
You and your brother Goon Gota the white van man, so called Defense Secretary, were militarizing Sri Lanka and buying weapons from Russia and China long after the war against the terrorist LTTE ended.
Gota was on a military expansion and arms buying spree, getting more ammunition and storing them in Salawaa. This as to build up and to protect Gota Jarapassa’s military dictatorship and DEEP STATE in Sri Lanka. Thanks god Sira-Ranil and t
Sri Lanka military and its infrastructure and personnel should be comprehensively reviewed, rolled back, and down sized for peace time. Merely having more security in ammunition stores is not a solution.
Security sector in Sri Lanka must be reformed, Re-EDUCATED and revamped and made lean, ethical and strong to work for peace and reconciliation.
he public voted you out!
Building a armory in civilian area in Kosgoda and not removing it after war ends, is like having army camps in civilian property and lands in Jaffna and northeast, and Defense Ministry refusing to return their land to civilians..
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Nallasamy - Talawakella / June 7, 2016
History Repeat itself! now the Sinhalese are realizing and experiencing these heavy weapons made havoc in the North & East killing thousands innocent Tamil civilians for the past 30 years. 1. Sinhalese are getting killed by their own bombs stored underground to massacre the Tamils in the North and East 2. Sinhalese are getting displaced as refugees to other areas. 3. houses are destroyed by their own bombs meant for the Tamils living in the North and East.This is Karma.
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PinkLips / June 8, 2016
Do you know what SF fell out with GR and MR? SF took his ENTIRE family living in comfort in the USA(under protection with 2 commandos from SLA) to Beijing to procure weapons and ammunition when the war was almost over. He wanted this to go to his son in law and HiTech Corp. GR turned it down. He was furious. Thus started the falling out over how to carve up the piece of lucrative luscious pie. So do not shoot your mouth off without facts. Ask SF how his ex son in law had a flashy new BMW on an F-1 visa. SF was very militaristic and very much for expanding the military even more.
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Grateful / June 7, 2016
Dear Sir,
The nation loves you and still value your contribution in saving us not only from Tamil Tiger terrorism, but also from US and Britsi colonilism.
They conspired against you using power hungry, unpatriotic apologies for Sri Lankan politicians like Rajitha Senaratne, Mangala Pukaraweera, Sirisena and Ranil Wickremesinghe. But it is all coming apart now with Mangala and Rajitha in the bad, incompetent books and people like Arjuna and John Baas playing hell in the sexual arena.
It is only a matter of time before people will elevate you back to power, apologising for the mistake they made on January 8.
Good luck and good health to you.
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Words / June 7, 2016
Yes.. the country is definitely lacking good leadership right now. This current government is absolutely pathetic and incompetent
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Native Vedda / June 8, 2016
Words
“Yes.. the country is definitely lacking good leadership right now.
The country never had good leadership since 1948.
“This current government is absolutely pathetic and incompetent”
So were the governments of yester years, particularly the one under the klansmen.
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Sinhala-Blood / June 8, 2016
So, should we call one (or several) of the following ‘rulers’ from the dead – who ‘lovingly’ raped our women, massacred our mae population and stole our land?
Please choose :
Monarchs
• 1815–1820 George III
• 1820–1830 George IV
• 1830–1837 William IV
• 1837–1901 Queen Victoria
• 1901–1910 Edward VII
• 1910–1936 George V
• 1936 Edward VIII
• 1936–1948 George VI
Governors
• 1798–1805 Frederick North
• 1805–1811 Thomas Maitland
• 1812–1820 Robert Brownrigg
• 1944–1948 Henry Monck-Mason Moore
Isn’t it surprising how the hymie skunks can’t still accept the reality that we regained our country in 1948 and whatever happens now is our own doing.
Go back to where you came from you stinking hyena. We can manage our own affairs.
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Native Vedda / June 8, 2016
Sinhala-Blood
“So, should we call one (or several) of the following ‘rulers’ from the dead – who ‘lovingly’ raped our women, massacred our mae population and stole our land?”
The purpose is to rape woman (including children), massacre men, steal land, then your people have been and are doing a splendid job.
Why do you need more competition from outside?
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Pathos / June 8, 2016
Words: Care to let us know what you think about the previous bunch of pathetic criminals (who you love) that were concerned mainly with fattening their own assets?
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words / June 8, 2016
Arjuna Mahendra..fattening his own assets
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Snowden Edward Asange / June 8, 2016
All fingers seem to be pointing towards MR n Gota in regard to the FIRE..A THOROUGH investigation MUST take place…a cat named Gota is suddenly in the scene..he n MR NEVER gave a 2nd chane to others…ex: SF..THE ARTICHECT OF SUPRESSING THE LTTE….
2 MEGALOMANIACS put together was TOO MUCH for SL….both MUST be locked up or even. LOST(ELIMINATED) before we find SL in dire straights…with the involvement of the JO..LEMON WEERAYA. N the clowns also should be taken to task ….locked up for LONG periods …better yet sent to meet the maker…or else chaos would be the ultimate result…
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Native Vedda / June 8, 2016
Grateful
“The nation loves you and still value your contribution in saving us not only from Tamil Tiger terrorism, but also from US and Britsi colonilism.”
The nation didn’t vote for him in the last elections which shows how much people love him.
Did he actually save you from Britsi colonialism. He was only three years old when the British left this country in 1948.
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shankar / June 8, 2016
grateful
“It is only a matter of time before people will elevate you back to power,”
….and i’am quite sure that you have learnt a lesson and will not plunder the country again and not kill anyone who opposes you and will not let your sons and cronies to use this country as their own property.
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nimal fernando / June 7, 2016
Mahinda,
“Several incidents since January last year have had the effect of seriously undermining the self esteem and morale of the armed forces to an extent unseen even during the years of the 2002 ceasefire. Any inquiry into the causes of the Kosgama disaster should also look into the general state of morale in the armed forces at present.”
What’s you logic, man?
When the morale of the armed forces are low the ammunitions have a habit of going into self-combustion?
Sure, the morale of the armed forces are low because you and your brother got them to do your dirty deeds. Now they on their own have to face the music with the new government.
If you have any courage or love of the armed forces as professed, you and your brother will be man enough to own up to your dirty deeds you got the forces to do. That’s the honourable way to do it, but no one is holding their breath.
It’s very simple, buddy, if you want the morale of the forces to be high, own up to Lasantha, Eknaligoda, Thadudeen………. killings and save the pawns who carried out your instructions.
Simple, isn’t it?
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Spark / June 8, 2016
Spot on Nimal, you said it bluntly.
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shankar / June 8, 2016
nimal
you hit the nail right on the head.This idiot is kicking own goals.
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Words / June 7, 2016
Very very clearly. . This government is totally incompetent. The Defence Secretary and Army Commander must resign. This happened under their leadership.. and it’s inexcusable. Must be a first in world history!. Billions of rupees of armory lost and property destroyed and those in charge can get away with it??? Who pays for this in the end?? We do via our taxes. And what of the life lost of the soldier in this ” accident” Some idiot(s)slept on their job and the innocent have to pay??
The same story as the transformers that were not maintained properly resulting in the blackouts.. someone didn’t maintain them and we paid the price
For all those who say RW is a clever an and great administrator. . I say he is a BLOODY INCAPABLE IDIOT
Tomorrow in parliament he will laugh it off like he does everything else of importance.
SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!!!
How can this be correct or accepted do meekly by our people
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Native Vedda / June 8, 2016
Words
“The Defence Secretary and Army Commander must resign. This happened under their leadership.. and it’s inexcusable.”
They were the chosen officers of the army, hand picked, trained and promoted by Gota.
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PinkLips / June 8, 2016
Native Vedda, do you know about the Coastal Veddahs in Vakarai and other remote areas close to Sampur and also Thoppigala?
FACT: General Chrishantha DeSilva fell out with Gota and was appointed by RW and NOT by GR. The General was Deputy Ambassador to Russia; a post created by MR to make way for Daya Ratnayake. Daya was considered a loyalist to the MR regime. But once the election ended Daya was booted out and Chrishantha appointed because he had seniority. He was the one who told GR to get lost when he wanted army commanders to come back shamelessly to campaign for MR. DeSilva refused and told GR to get lost. He won respect over that. He is not a combat veteran but a senior Engineering corps commander and involved in demining and bridge building etc. He is a very nice guy but definitely not a MR-GR man. So get your bloody facts straight mate.
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words / June 8, 2016
You moron… it does not matter who appointed them.. they must resign!.. and you definitely have no idea who the defence secretary is or when he was appointed! LOL!
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rew / June 8, 2016
Words, You see m to be a Moron
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sr / June 7, 2016
Sunil
Do you mean to say that members of the previous regime have that capacity to destabilize the nation?
I wonder what on earth makes people like you so scared.
Our police and forces have always been loyal to legitimate governments so we need not be afraid.
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Lanka Watch / June 8, 2016
Sunil – Doubt this blast at Kosgama got anything to do with arrest
of Basil as he had been there before and given 5 star comforts at
the Merchant ward in the hospital and then given bail. This cycle
of arrest and discharge will continue until thee term ends for the
Govt.
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Native Vedda / June 7, 2016
Stupid people you deserved to be punished for not electing me.
Now give me my country back.
I want my brother Gota back as the national executioner, Basil as the family treasurer again, ………… My sons are deprived of their enjoyment which is guaranteed by UN declaration, …………… Dinesh the lapdog protested the construction of the ammunition dump and went mute after I stole the presidency in 2005, …………
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KA Sumanasekera / June 7, 2016
Dear Native,
Minister Amare only mentioned Gota as a possible No 2, and Whiskey Madam is in a spin.
Is Yahapalanaya on the skids? ..
Whiskey Madam says she will abandon Bodhi Sira and Batalanada both, if Gota gets the gig.
Can you believe it?.
Is the madam on to something which even the hard core Yahapaana suckers don’t know ?.
Is the coconut breaking finally taking its desired effect on undesirables, who betrayed their motherland and sold their people to the West who are in bed with the Tigers, Tiger Supporters and their stooges in the Motherland?.
Is Vellala Sambandan already in Switzerland?..
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Analyst / June 7, 2016
Some comments on this column are disgraceful.
Any one can guess that it’s coming from illiterate idiots who can only write Garbage , not from a man of substance!!’
Champion of Thumbs down or a record breaker with Thumbs down .
Shame!!
No education but only Vulgarity.
Uneducated are experts on this kind of Vulgarity and Rowdiness goes hand in hand.
Rowdy uneducated crass and vulgar individuals cannot accept ones goodness but always comes up with the kind of vocabulary similar to the one above.
No one takes notice of the stupid dribbles from the orifices.
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B Mackka / June 7, 2016
Is the coconut breaking finally taking its desired effect on undesirables, who betrayed their motherland and sold their people to the West who are in bed with the Tigers, Tiger Supporters and their stooges in the Motherland?.
So when innocent Sinhala people suffer Vellala Sumana dances a jig?
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Native Vedda / June 8, 2016
KASmaalam KA Sumanasekera
“Is Vellala Sambandan already in Switzerland?..”
I have no idea, I will let you know when I hear anything from my sources.
By the way, why has he gone to Switzerland? Is he on a shopping spree buying Cuckoo Clocks for his new friends, AKD and other JVP reactionaries?
Is he on a special secret mission to collect information on bank deposit accounts connected to MR?
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Dragos / June 8, 2016
“By the way, why has he gone to Switzerland? “
gone to cern but there are no natural shadows on the wall.;)
nataraj is not dancing for the leader of opp.- what a scene it would be..Transitional justice??
Ohama Yaman Ne??
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max / June 7, 2016
The country, at the moment is, like a headless chicken. Or a ship in the sea, with no a captain. A sad plight of a country where it used to be marching forward smoothly – even with short comings. Some are big and some are small. Sirisena-Wickremasinghe-CBK – a trio that is a curse to the country!
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Mother Teresa / June 7, 2016
” In the meantime, I welcome the government’s announcement that they will rebuild the houses damaged by the explosion. “
In the meantime, why not donate some of the billions you stole from the country towards building some houses for those you are shedding copious crocodile tears for???
Sell some of those mansions built for the ‘family’ or get back some of that loot stashed away and put your money where your big mouth is.
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Words / June 7, 2016
Don’t insult the wonderful Mother Teresa when it’s obvious that you are an individual possesd with stupidity and hate!
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Mad Linda / June 8, 2016
@Words:
What’s so “stupid” and “hateful” about MT’s comment? And what’s “insulting” about using using the pseudonym?
The “stupidity and hate” is obvious in your previous comment, so stop playing the paragon of virtue and get back to your stalwart defense of your indefensible fallen idols.
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Christian / June 8, 2016
Mother Teresa is a canonised saint of the Holy Roman Catholic Church.
Whatever your religious beliefs are practice it your way.
Keep the names of pious people out of your intentions and direct your verbal vomit directly to those concerned.
The country is going through a bad period so do not contribute to it.
Dont let the wrath of the Almighty come upon your damn head.
He does not take it lightly when morons like you make fun of his pious humble servants.
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words / June 8, 2016
Well said..
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Mad Linda 2 / June 8, 2016
Monkey praising its own tail???
What will you stoop to next???
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MT / June 8, 2016
Christian – “The Almighty” and I understand that using the pseudonym of ‘whoever’ (including those you refer to as “pious humble servants”) is no BFD. After all, a pseudonym is just that and nothing more!
Besides, if you are such a “pious” follower of “The Almighty” you should understand that the ‘all encompassing energy’ has no specific gender – regardless of how you refer to it.
In any case, stop bringing ‘religion’ into this debate and stick to the topic – be it the content of the post or the comment.
You are the type of bankrupt dodo who will try to deflect the comment by bringing religion and/or ethnicity into the picture.
And next time, do us a favor and don’t be so obvious as to your identity, as your empty ‘Words’ are just that – empty!
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Nimal / June 7, 2016
I also want my secret agents, Willis Gamages and Sunimal Fernandos appointed to key positions in my government to devise ways and means to get the highest commissions for me and my family.
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vetmahadeva / June 7, 2016
So you did not know the exact location of this armory until it this incident, is that you are trying to say – yes If you had known the exact location – you would have passed the message to LTTE and would have shed crocodile tears then than now!
If you had known the exact location why you were not smart enough to remove this from the highly residential area and go on a propaganda barrage then!
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Plato. / June 7, 2016
……Any inquiry into the causes of the Kosgama disaster should also look into the general state of Morale in the armed forces at present….
Does that mean that the low morale in the Armed forces is also one of the causes of the disaster?
Fishing in troubled waters eh?
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Thamilan / June 7, 2016
Dear President,
What precautions did you take to minimise innocents being killed during the war you managed??
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Point of View / June 7, 2016
Ex Ex Ex ……. Now he is just a MP from Kurunegala.
Do not forget we threw the rascal out no once, but twice in one year !
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words / June 8, 2016
What precautions did you and your LTTE take when they murdered scores of people both sinhala and tamil in a war you funded???
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Amarasiri / June 7, 2016
Mahinda Rajapaksa
RE: The Reality Behind The Explosion At The Army Central Armoury In Kosgama
Did you use your cronies to set the explosions?
How much did you pay? Just curious about the going rate.
Mahinda Rajapaksa lies.
[Edited out]
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Rohan / June 7, 2016
/Any inquiry into the causes of the Kosgama disaster should also look into the general state of morale in the armed forces at present.
This inquiry should include the amount of armory that was available at the end of the war, at December 2009 and every December since 2009.
“Despite protests by politicians in the area like Dinesh Gunawardena and Bandula Gunawardane who warned against the storing of large quantities of ordnance close to residential areas.”, says Mahinda. He should be taken to task for not doing the right thing at least after the war with ever increasing defense budget even after the war.
It is Gota who would answerable for the stock during those war years. Gota, as Defense Secretary, and Mahinda, as the Minsiter for Defense, for the systems that ensures “Expired ordnance is regularly destroyed. There are precautions taken to minimise damage even in the case of accidents such as electricity leaks”.
Also, Mahinda should explain how he knows that “Several incidents since January last year have had the effect of seriously undermining the self esteem and morale of the armed forces.”.
“We protected the stuff all this time,and the destruction happened now”, screams Namal Rajapakse. He should bloody shut up! Is he finding fault in the Military? Then, just say it.
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Hamlet / June 8, 2016
“We protected the stuff all this time,and the destruction happened now”, screams Namal Rajapakse.”
Is Namal trying to say that the Army is Loyal only to His Family; not to Sri Lanka and Her People?
The Rajapakses were good at Conscripting People to the Army, to serve as Cannon Fodder to the LTTE, but remained in the Safety of their Own Homes, far away from the Action in the North!
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Analyst / June 7, 2016
Bogey man is out again! Watch out !
He’s trying hard to bring himself and the family back in the Peacock Throne.
If that happens we will be the ones cheated by the present government. Will the Spineless government protect us from these blood thirsty vultures ?? who ‘re shedding crocodile tears for the Nation and their guardian angels
the Triforces .
Will MS allow the crooks to guard U.S. and rule us?? Again?
Dangerous times ahead ..
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Analyst / June 7, 2016
Correction….
guard us and rule us?
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Saro / June 7, 2016
MR is quick to blame the government as expected for the explosion and his reason is ‘low morale’ among the soldiers. The accidents can happen as explosions did happen during his tenure as well. The military is not doing anything constructive and that ,too, create low morale among them. The end of the war hasn’t created, peace or less expenditure on defence or peace dividend. This government simply heed to MR’s dictates.
It’s sad that the victims had to suffer by sustaining injuries and losing their houses. The government will reconstruct them and pay compensations to the families of the death soldier and injured.
Lord Buddha said the Karma is very strong. The people of all the ethnicities must be treated fairly, no amount of armoury and military can guarantee the security of any country. If one looks at other post-independent countries that have multiculturalism Sri Lanka treated its minority communities most harshly and unfairly and the consequences are ethic pogroms, wars and destruction of properties, poverty and above all mutual hatred among the people. Unless a solution is found based on fairness and equality, sufferings will continue, as happened everywhere with discord.
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CHolan / June 7, 2016
This site of explosion look like NANTHIKADAL …
Cheers
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Noor Nizam / June 7, 2016
Any inquiry into the causes of the Kosgama disaster should also look into the general state of morale in the armed forces at present. In the meantime, I welcome the government’s announcement that they will rebuild the houses damaged by the explosion. The displaced will also have to be provided alternative accommodation until their houses are rebuilt.
The above 3 matters called for IMMEDIATE ATTENTION by the government by you Sir are very far sighted and thought-out suggestions that has been so far made by any political leader, since the Kosgama, Salawa military armoury fire disaster took place. Since you have gained so much interpersonal relationship experience while being the President and Armed Forces Chief since 2005 – 20014 between the Army ranks and the other Security Forces directly and indirectly through the office of Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the Secretary – Defense, your human understanding of these HEROIC servicemen can be much understood when you call for attention to their “General State of Morale” . The Nation hopes that the Yahapalana government will seriously consider your suggestion/proposal without political indulgence of thinking in defeat in accepting this REALITY.
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Words / June 7, 2016
Very very clearly. . This government is totally incompetent. The Defence Secretary and Army Commander must resign. This happened under their leadership.. and it’s inexcusable. Must be a first in world history!. Billions of rupees of armory lost and property destroyed and those in charge can get away with it??? Who pays for this in the end?? We do via our taxes. And what of the life lost of the soldier in this ” accident” Some idiot(s)slept on their job and the innocent have to pay??
The same story as the transformers that were not maintained properly resulting in the blackouts.. someone didn’t maintain them and we paid the price
For all those who say RW is a clever an and great administrator. . I say he is a BLOODY INCAPABLE IDIOT
Tomorrow in parliament he will laugh it off like he does everything else of importance.
SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!!!
How can this be correct or accepted do meekly by our people
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MT / June 9, 2016
Words – “SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!!! How can this be correct or accepted do meekly by our people”
Where was all your SHAME, SHAME, SHAME and how could you accept the shameful conduct of the past regime so “meekly”?
Not only that, you are still the torch-bearer for those “shameless” lot who got kicked out by “our people”.
This not meant in any way to condone the many stupid things done by the current lot, but let’s try to be objective instead of wallowing in double standards.
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orison / June 7, 2016
Sri Lankan Godey Buyyiyas are only interested in stuffing their ugly mouths with buth and parippu,so they voted Sira/UNP combo hoping for manna from heaven as promised. Now eat fire and lava you incorrigibly gullible idiots
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jim softy / June 7, 2016
So someone was lackadaisical and people did not do their jobs.
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jim softy / June 7, 2016
People can not escape blaming everything on govt.
Forces may be under stress because for unnecessary reasons politicians are busy entertaining Tamils and their western and indian masters.
So, it is partly due to poor political leadership.
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thrishu / June 7, 2016
What a feeble effort by MR to have a go at SF? If we were to follow that line of attack, then for the attack on GR, it is GR himself that should take the blame; he did not get himself well secured and protected, his fault, lol!
Kosgama camp and ordnance stores must have been most vulnerable during the peak of war, yet MR, GR and everyone was quite happy and content to maintain its status quo that CBK is purported to have given it. In crying fowl now, they are crying fowl on themselves. They did not think of civil population at the time? Why should they…… they were living in luxurious underground bunkers lined with marble, never mind the civvies!
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Kumar R. / June 7, 2016
This article under the name of MR only confirms that DJ still has a remunerative job!
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janaka / June 7, 2016
The uneducated filth had nearly ten years to move this ammunition?
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Brown Boy / June 7, 2016
No one is going to be able to convince me that this parasite had the intellectual fortitude to come up with this stupid statement all by himself. No bloody way. Can someone please tell me the process of submitting an article to CT in order for it to be published. The moron who accepted this should be whipped.
These clowns spent more or just as much on ordinance after the war ended as they did during. At lease that’s what the budget allocations made us believe. Oh but I forgot that this power hungry slut was our commander in chief and his brother was Def. Sec. Hmmmmm wonder where all the money went that was supposed to be used to stock pile more arms in the so called name of national security. This liar along with the rest oh his henchman will not stop until this country is totally destroyed. Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha or Ganesh can be elected to lead this country but according these scum it wouldn’t be enough. So bloody sick of hearing this bullshit on a daily basis. Even more embarrassed by the questions from my foreign mates wh have talked a keen interest in Sri Lankan politics not for any other reason but for their daily dose of entertainment.
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words / June 8, 2016
Maybe you should get your foreign mates to look at the comedy happening in US politics these days???? That should keep them in laughter till November and beyond
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Spring Koha / June 7, 2016
The resident liyana-mahaththaya has sugar-coated the thoughts of the Great Liberator. The truth though does not quite tie up.
The Great Liberator and his erstwhile Brother took the smart step on instantly clearing out the Armed Forces top=dogs and moving the victorious generals to desk jobs. The Great Liberator and his powerful brother had the supreme power to declare many camps immediately’surplus to requirements’, and the Kosgama camp was in urgent need of closure. The redeployment of munitions should have been high priority. Alas, they were all busy on other ‘pressing’ matters laying the foundation for eternal rule.
Many innocent people have lost their homes, and their hard lives have been blighted. They will work out the truth, sooner rather than later.
Procrastination can be a proper bastard!
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Silva / June 7, 2016
Pissu MARA!
[Edited out] and his once medically and mentally condemned baya gotha who fled the war to US are revealing with numbers all the locations the army is storing ammunitions! The pair of clown [Edited out] are revealing and jeopardizing the most critical and vital military secrets to the terrorists! Is this how he brags to have waged the war and won it against the tiger?
The culpability of this disaster rests originally and primarily with those who took the decision to locate this ammunition storage at this populated area.
The next line of responsibility lies with the Rajapakshas, who are a bunch of lunatics ranting about war victory, who failed for five years post war to shift the ammos to safe locations. Post war, instead of effecting relevant reorientations, behavioral rehabilitations socializations of soldiers, scaling down military personnel and hardware these Rajapakshas entered loot the country and merry mode completely abandoning their responsibility towards the country. On the other hand, Rajapakshas seem to have imported an extravagant and exceeding amount of ammos than are necessary to pocket themselves commissions as a result of the military is finding it difficult find adequate and safe storage facilities.
Thirdly the responsibility lies with the Defense Minister President MS who, in his childish and immature dream of wanting to become somebody in a refurbished SLFP/UPFA concoct, completely jettisoned his responsibility as the CC President and assumed the role of SLFP protector which entailed appointment of Rajapaksha Pillies, crooks, criminals, deal mongers and thieves to key positions in the government. He appointed a total idiot as army commander and a thief as air force commander! The clown he appointed as defense secretary would give his life for Rajapakshas. In whatever arms of governance this is the case. How can a country whose people have put down the colossal burden and corruption of Rajapakshas advance with evil spirits of Rajapakshas appointed to all the key position of the country? MS who is in charge of defense is responsible for this destruction.
The Rajapakshas did this arson! Proof? Well, you can’t find crime scene clues in a disaster of this caliber. But it is pretty simple to draw the plan on the canvas of thought. Rajapakshas are cornered and desparate-Thajudeen and all that tightening the death knell on them. They are desperate for reentry to rule to bury their crimes and merry making. Next election in 5 years will offer no chance to them at all and UNP will definitely and singularly form a stable government. Whatever protection they enjoyed under Yahapalanaya will wane and the arms of justice and policing will mercilessly chase after them. So they want a way out through extra ordinary means. They have only two options left: ignite flames of racial riots which will also include elements of religious extremism, nationalism, xenophobia, Sinhala supremacy, Rajapaksha Savior-ism, Buddhist Extremism and terrorism, War Heroes and desecration of them by the present West-knelt government. The other set of sordid acts involve creating more and more problems and disasters for the country. For Rajapakshas a natural disaster like flooding is a happy blessing to be easily interpreted, using their media vassals, as the incompetence of the Yahapalanaya government! They drove on the media tides of landslides, floods, VAT, Bonds, foreign loans, Eastern Chief Minister’s behavior, FCID, Budget proposals and Rajapaksha’s colossal security battalion. They are maintaining a large battalion of monks to inflame the society. An equally nefarious and corrupt GMOA is also there for their rescue although the CBEU has gone into hibernation.
The government has been struck by one issue and destruction after another: the Rajapaksha debt trap, insufficient government revenue, slow progress of government mechanism due to infiltration of Rajapaksha Pilli, the earth slips and floods. With the floods the government had to completely review their mega police plan and the huge burden of resettlement of thousands of families. Instead of pursuing with development plan of the country the government has had to focus on welfare of the people. This is ideal breeding ground for Rajapaksha maggots to lay another Rajapaksha egg of leg pulling: why not create a man-made havoc-that of Kosgama ammo storage arson! In fact Rajapakshas are quite notorious for arson anyway-the Colombo Land Registry, the Customs Storages, BMICH fire, Sirasa, Lankaenews, Tamil press etc. Now the Rajapakshas have defecated inside the underpants of Yahapalanaya government but they don’t still see that!
Two bombs attached to remote controlled detonators hidden among small arms ammunitions storage and at underground artillery ammo storage chambers may have provided the mode of detonation. The time was just right when all the soldiers had gathered outside for an army routine. There was only a lone casualty who happened to be trapped inside a trench. Rajapaksha vassals had executed another well-timed perfect arson with maximum results. Oh! Those imbecilic blockheads who venerate Rajapakshas as war heroes! They still don’t recognize the true face of the Rajapaksha proud father!
While the Rajapakshas are merry making the pissu Janadipathiya is wanking trying to become somebody out of nobody. I will not be surprised if Rajapakshas fuckers blow out Victoria dam or something of that sort while this impotent and toothless government is malfunctioning all the way.
Today the Rajapaksharized defense secretary came up with the inevitable and readymade answer i.e. he heard somebody saying the explosion was initiated while rehearsing an emergency firefighting drill !!!!! So typical of Rajapakshas! I wonder what will happen to the world if America engaged in the same kind of firefighting drill inside a nuke store![Edited out]
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Buzzy / June 9, 2016
Silva, you have presented an entirely plausible scenario with many truths included.
Wonder what the diehard apologists of MR (like DJ, ‘Words’, Sumanasekera, et al) will have to say about it?
Your observations on the present lot are also telling!
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Brown Boy / June 7, 2016
Also one more thing hora Percy,
Your point about the so called low morale of the armed forces. What are you saying ? That moral was high during your time ? You bloody lying idiot, you and your f*^ktards destroyed the good name of the armed forces through your defending of the few rotten apples in order to further your Stone Age nationalistic agenda. If the armed forces were ever low on morale it was when they were unloading sand bags on the Galle face green so baby Namal, Lord Nelson Yoshitha and astronaut Rohitha could play at race car driving. They were at low morale when you had them cleaning up Vihara Maha Devi park. They were at low morale because you decided to claim “zero casualties” while your selected goon squad did your dirty work thereby reflecting nothing but dishonor on the entire armed forces of this country. It was you and your janitorial brother Gota that had them work on beautification and remodeling projects for the government. How did you expect the economy to grow while you had the armed forces doing work that should be undertakes by private entities ? Everyone knows a private entirety cannot compete for tenders and contracts with a states treasury. You and your scumbags made our real war heroes work while you reaped the benefits. Shame on you Mahindra. Yes Mahindra. That’s our name on out birth certificate you opportunistic pimp. Do us all a favor and just shut the F up !!!! And while your at it shove your D^*k in Wimals mouth so he does the same.
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Former IDP / June 8, 2016
“ I welcome the government’s announcement that they will rebuild the houses damaged by the explosion. The displaced will also have to be provided alternative accommodation until their houses are rebuilt.”…..MR
If I remember correctly, many houses in North were destroyed by shelling and bombing without any recognition. Then the victims were labeled purposely as terrorists even though the forces knew it missed the intended targets. Thousands of IDP families are still waiting to settle back to their homes even after 25 years.
Recently someone circulated satellite images of houses owned by those IDPs from HSZ in North. One source was Google map that taken last year and the other source was Bing map that was taken few years back.
What they found was many houses without any damage in HSZ are still showing up on Bing map but Google map is now showing those houses as just damaged walls without any roof.
In another case, many residential areas with houses are still showing up intact in Bing map but they are now showing as cleaned larger area with organized sheds like army camps in Google map.
So MR, explained to us why did you approve to clean up residential area in the HSZ while you were in power? Why those houses were removed without any traces after the war was over?
Recently I met some home owners from that HSZ in North and poor souls are still dreaming about going back to their homes. Very soon they would find out that their residential area are now leveled without any traces. Hopefully no one would tell them that their homes were leveled only few years ago after the war was over. MR, are you happy now to hear the suffering of those innocent souls from North?
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kumaran / June 8, 2016
Despite your decisive action to end the war, despite the road rehabilitation, you and your family are not popular. You can see if you consider the comments in relation to those who favour and those who do not. The vast majority are critical of you and will not favour what you say. This is because everyone knows that you and your family PLUNDERED this country, murdered and terrorised ordinary folk. The best advise you can have is to gracefully retire and enjoy life.
HOWEVER, THE YAHAPALANAYA NEED TO SHOW A GREATER LEVEL OF ASSERTIVENESS and must rid the administration of their corrupt Ministers and officers. Listen to the voice of the Civil Society and read the writing on the wall. Be decisive in arresting those responsible for murders, have all plundered funds repatriated, stop meaningless and wasteful exercises like the megapolis, revamping old buildings etc which bring the ordinary voter no benefits. Set an example by saying a loud and clear “NO” to duty-free vehicles, cut down on staff and security, do away with free meals at the Parliament “Tuck-shop”, femove ALL taxes from exports (the only country that has export taxes!), provide better support for farmers, appoint good men /women to top posts of the big corporations.
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Richard / June 8, 2016
This “Reality-behind-the -explosion—” and those writing comments in this forum Look like playing a football game caring less for the millions of referees around the world watching! Except a few most of them and particularly the Author have no basic understanding of the truth “What you reap cannot be different from what you sew!” The Universe goes round and round. What goes around comes around. Can any Sri Lankan Politician stop this phenomenon. No cannot. If you are foolish enough to kill innocents you need to wait and see where the effect of your foolishness will end up.
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KA Sumanasekera / June 8, 2016
Degrade and Destroy, say the Americans about their strategy of fighting the Islamists.
Has the Yahapalanan PM adopted the same against the SL Armed Forces who are mainly Sinhala Buddhists ?.
Batalanada Ranil.s dislike and hate towards the Srilankan Armed Forces, the Army in particular is legendary.
Batalanada came to power to punish the Armed Forces by handing over them to the UN and the West to fullfil their buddies, the Diasporians desires.
Batalanda Ranil’s Foreign Minister in fact has given a guarantee to the UN and the West on it.
He even admitted that the McRae made C4 movie is in fact a documentary of the War Crimes of the Srilankan Armed Forces.
Degrading the Armed forces by the Muslim Chief Minister in front of the public,
Demoralising the Armed Forces by the Tamil TNA leader invading the Army Head Quarters,
And Batalanda himself locking up the Military Intelligence Unit on false murder and kidnap charges, are the of actions of Batalanda Ranil and his partners, since this Yahapalana kicked in.
Now 20 years worth of ammunition which the Army had purchased have gone up in flames in one hit.
But the Batalanda PM does not want the Military Intelligence to do any investigations.
Is is all to be handled by his UNP CID.
Why?..
That is the question which the great majority of the inhabitants are asking.
They are also asking where Bodhi Sira is?…
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confu tao / June 8, 2016
CT, why are you publishing articles from MPs. If an MP has something to say this should be expressed in parliament not through private websites and the media. Why are you giving these guys prominence , all you are doing is allowing them to use your website as a vehicle for canvassing popularity and eventually trying to win more votes. They are getting free advertising and CT is the fool that is allowing this. On a matter of principle, no MP should be permitted to make statements through the media or websites. Do you hear of Bush or Blair or any MP in the UK using private websites or the media for promoting their image. The bigger issue is that it is time now for the government to introduce this prohibition into the code of ethics for MPs which strictly prohibits MPs from making official statements outside the parliament. Also websites and the media must be penalized for breaching the code. Please do not give these rogues prominence. CT especially was banned by the Rajapakse mafia during their dictatorial regime and if they could have killed you guys they would have done so. Where are CTs principles now – please do not compromise you principles by publishing stuff from these criminals. Keep your website clean and do not let this vermin contaminate it.
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bo / June 9, 2016
The man named as the author most likely did not write this piece, but either a side kick or his wifey might have done it.
The newly elected MP concerned has yet to make his maiden speech in the parliament. Almost one year gone, but we have yet to hear his voice; may be the guy is either very shy, ashamed of himself or dreaming and praying while polishing his brass knob, hoping for a miracle to happen.
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