{"id":145919,"date":"2015-06-11T03:37:54","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T22:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=145919"},"modified":"2015-06-11T03:37:54","modified_gmt":"2015-06-10T22:07:54","slug":"wikileaks-ranils-comment-that-the-tigers-would-not-agree-to-any-peace-settlement-is-interestingus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/wikileaks-ranils-comment-that-the-tigers-would-not-agree-to-any-peace-settlement-is-interestingus\/","title":{"rendered":"WikiLeaks: Ranil&#8217;s Comment That The Tigers Would Not Agree To Any Peace Settlement Is Interesting:US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Wickremesinghe showed his usual mix of sharp political insights tempered with a self-centered approach focused on short-term political gains. He made it clear he will not cut the President any political slack, even at a time of national urgency. His comment that the Tigers would not agree to any peace settlement, but would have to be isolated, is particularly interesting.&#8221; the US Embassy Colombo informed Washington.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_59975\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ranil-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59975\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59975\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ranil-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ranil Wickremesinghe \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ranil-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ranil-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ranil-1-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-59975\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ranil Wickremesinghe<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <em>Colombo Telegraph<\/em> found the related leaked cable from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/category\/wikileaks\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WikiLeaks<\/span><\/a> database. The \u201cConfidential\u201d cable is signed by the US Ambassador to Colombo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Jeffrey+J.+Lunstead&amp;x=12&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Jeffrey J. Lunstead<\/span><\/a> on June 23, 2006.<\/p>\n<p>The ambassador wrote; &#8220;The UNP attended the initial session of the President&#8217;s All-Party Conference to build consensus on the ethnic issue, but Wickremesinghe now insists that the UNP will not attend further sessions until the GSL clarifies its position and recommits to the Tokyo Declaration, calling for a peaceful negotiated settlement with maximum devolution in a united Sri Lanka. Wickremesinghe believes that if his party and the president&#8217;s Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) could decide on a united negotiating posture to address the LTTE, the JVP would not be able to undermine the agreement. The Ambassador asked if, looking back, Wickremesinghe thought negotiations with the LTTE would have brought progress, or whether the LTTE would have returned to violence anyway, as they have now done. Wickremesinghe said that when he had signed the Ceasefire Agreement in 2002, his plan had been to engineer a settlement that would appeal to the mass of Tamils, the Sinhalese, and the international community. This would have isolated the LTTE.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wickremesinghe asserted that some in the Government and the military believe a short, forceful military campaign could bring the LTTE to its knees. If they try that, however, they will fail, and the president &#8216;will be in trouble,&#8217; perhaps having to bow to public pressure to hold parliamentary elections. In Wickremesinghe&#8217;s view, elections would publicly signify that Rajapaksa has no viable solution to the conflict, and his party would lose the majority. The UNP would win the largest number of seats but not a majority, leaving a hung parliament.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wickremesinghe also criticized the Government of Sri Lanka&#8217;s (GSL&#8217;s) human rights record, alleging that high level officers such as defense secretary (and the president&#8217;s\u00a0brother) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Gotabaya+Rajapaksa&amp;x=8&amp;y=4\">Gotabaya Rajapaksa<\/a><\/span> and army chief <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Sarath+Fonseka&amp;x=12&amp;y=7\">Sarath Fonseka<\/a><\/span> had given orders to target civilians. Wickremesinghe also claimed he had heard reports of Sri Lankan Army and LTTE-breakaway Karuna faction cadres holding Tamil businessmen for ransom. (Note: We have not heard this allegation before, but will attempt to check it out. End note.) Wickremesinghe said this is another reason why the UNP would not ally itself with the government. He felt the European Union, in tandem with its ban on the LTTE, should call the GSL to task over human rights violations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read the cable below for further details;<\/p>\n<p>VZCZCXRO8194<br \/>\nPP RUEHBI RUEHCI<br \/>\nDE RUEHLM #1048\/01 1740528<br \/>\nZNY CCCCC ZZH<br \/>\nP 230528Z JUN 06<br \/>\nFM AMEMBASSY COLOMBO<br \/>\nTO RUEHC\/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3733<br \/>\nINFO RUEHKA\/AMEMBASSY DHAKA PRIORITY 9281<br \/>\nRUEHIL\/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD PRIORITY 6175<br \/>\nRUEHKT\/AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU PRIORITY 4210<br \/>\nRUEHLO\/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 3062<br \/>\nRUEHNE\/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI PRIORITY 9752<br \/>\nRUEHNY\/AMEMBASSY OSLO PRIORITY 3151<br \/>\nRUEHKO\/AMEMBASSY TOKYO PRIORITY 2228<br \/>\nRUEHCI\/AMCONSUL CALCUTTA PRIORITY 0201<br \/>\nRUEHCG\/AMCONSUL CHENNAI PRIORITY 6725<br \/>\nRUEHBI\/AMCONSUL MUMBAI PRIORITY 4605<br \/>\nRUEKDIA\/DIA WASHDC PRIORITY<br \/>\nRHEHNSC\/NSC WASHDC PRIORITY<br \/>\nRHHMUNA\/HQ USPACOM HONOLULU HI PRIORITY<br \/>\nC O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 COLOMBO 001048<\/p>\n<p>SIPDIS<\/p>\n<p>SIPDIS<\/p>\n<p>E.O. 12958: DECL: 06\/22\/2016<br \/>\nTAGS: PGOV CE<br \/>\nSUBJECT: SRI LANKA: OPPOSITION LEADER ASSESSES THE CONFLICT<\/p>\n<p>Classified By: AMBASSADOR JEFFREY J. LUNSTEAD FOR REASONS 1.4(b) and (d<br \/>\n)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b61. (C) Summary. In a June 22 meeting with the Ambassador,<br \/>\nRanil Wickremesinghe, leader of the opposition United<br \/>\nNational Party (UNP), criticized the president&#8217;s alliance<br \/>\nwith the Marxist Sinhalese chauvinist Janatha Vimukthi<br \/>\nPeramuna (JVP). Wickremesinghe felt the president&#8217;s Sri<br \/>\nLanka Freedom Party (SLFP) could work with his own UNP to<br \/>\nprepare a negotiating position to deal with the Liberation<br \/>\nTigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). However, Wickremesinghe was<br \/>\npessimistic about the possibility of the UNP and SLFP<br \/>\ncollaborating, suggesting instead that the president will<br \/>\nremain bound to the JVP. End summary.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b62. (C) On June 22 the Ambassador called on former Prime<br \/>\nMinister Ranil Wickremesinghe, leader of the opposition<br \/>\nUnited National Party (UNP). Wickremesinghe said President<br \/>\nRajapaksa faces two choices: he can either continue to<br \/>\nsupport the Marxist Sinhalese nationalist Janatha Vimukthi<br \/>\nPeramuna (JVP) and look to that party for a Sinhalese<br \/>\nchauvinist support base, or he can work with the UNP to<br \/>\ncreate a long-term solution to Sri Lanka&#8217;s conflict.<br \/>\nWickremesinghe felt Rajapaksa blames the JVP for unpopular<br \/>\npolicy decisions that the president actually supports, citing<br \/>\nthe JVP&#8217;s opposition to the bill on restructuring the Ceylon<br \/>\nElectricity Board (CEB) as one example. Wickremesinghe said<br \/>\nthe JVP&#8217;s 39 seats in parliament are largely the result of<br \/>\ngovernment support, and the JVP should not be permitted to<br \/>\ndrive the agenda in resolving Sri Lanka&#8217;s conflict.<br \/>\nAccording to Wickremesinghe, the president always sees an<br \/>\nalliance with the JVP as &#8220;the first option.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b63. (C) The UNP attended the initial session of the<br \/>\nPresident&#8217;s All-Party Conference to build consensus on the<br \/>\nethnic issue, but Wickremesinghe now insists that the UNP<br \/>\nwill not attend further sessions until the GSL clarifies its<br \/>\nposition and recommits to the Tokyo Declaration, calling for<br \/>\na peaceful negotiated settlement with maximum devolution in a<br \/>\nunited Sri Lanka. Wickremesinghe believes that if his party<br \/>\nand the president&#8217;s Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) could<br \/>\ndecide on a united negotiating posture to address the LTTE,<br \/>\nthe JVP would not be able to undermine the agreement. The<br \/>\nAmbassador asked if, looking back, Wickremesinghe thought<br \/>\nnegotiations with the LTTE would have brought progress, or<br \/>\nwhether the LTTE would have returned to violence anyway, as<br \/>\nthey have now done. Wickremesinghe said that when he had<br \/>\nsigned the Ceasefire Agreement in 2002, his plan had been to<br \/>\nengineer a settlement that would appeal to the mass of<br \/>\nTamils, the Sinhalese, and the international community. This<br \/>\nwould have isolated the LTTE.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b64. (C) Wickremesinghe asserted that some in the Government<br \/>\nand the military believe a short, forceful military campaign<br \/>\ncould bring the LTTE to its knees. If they try that,<br \/>\nhowever, they will fail, and the president &#8220;will be in<br \/>\ntrouble,&#8221; perhaps having to bow to public pressure to hold<br \/>\nparliamentary elections. In Wickremesinghe&#8217;s view, elections<br \/>\nwould publicly signify that Rajapaksa has no viable solution<br \/>\nto the conflict, and his party would lose the majority. The<br \/>\nUNP would win the largest number of seats but not a majority,<br \/>\nleaving a hung parliament.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b65. (C) Wickremesinghe also criticized the Government of Sri<br \/>\nLanka&#8217;s (GSL&#8217;s) human rights record, alleging that high level<br \/>\nofficers such as defense secretary (and the president&#8217;s<br \/>\nbrother) Gothabaya Rajapaksa and army chief Sarath Fonseka<br \/>\nhad given orders to target civilians. Wickremesinghe also<br \/>\nclaimed he had heard reports of Sri Lankan Army and<br \/>\nLTTE-breakaway Karuna faction cadres holding Tamil<br \/>\nbusinessmen for ransom. (Note: We have not heard this<br \/>\nallegation before, but will attempt to check it out. End<br \/>\nnote.) Wickremesinghe said this is another reason why the<br \/>\nUNP would not ally itself with the government. He felt the<br \/>\nEuropean Union, in tandem with its ban on the LTTE, should<br \/>\ncall the GSL to task over human rights violations.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b66. (C) Comment: Wickremesinghe showed his usual mix of sharp<br \/>\npolitical insights tempered with a self-centered approach<br \/>\nfocused on short-term political gains. He made it clear he<br \/>\nCOLOMBO 00001048 002 OF 002<br \/>\nwill not cut the President any political slack, even at a<br \/>\ntime of national urgency. His comment that the Tigers would<br \/>\nnot agree to any peace settlement, but would have to be<br \/>\nisolated, is particularly interesting.<br \/>\nLUNSTEAD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":4670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1,2375],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colombotelegraph","category-news","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WikiLeaks: Ranil&#039;s Comment That The Tigers Would Not Agree To Any Peace Settlement Is Interesting:US - Colombo Telegraph<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/wikileaks-ranils-comment-that-the-tigers-would-not-agree-to-any-peace-settlement-is-interestingus\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WikiLeaks: Ranil&#039;s Comment That The Tigers Would Not Agree To Any Peace Settlement Is Interesting:US - 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