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\u201cAmarasinghe was very critical of President Rajapaksa, saying he had a very narrow vision and an inferiority complex, which stemmed from the fact that he was not from one of the traditional power families. As a result, he suspected everyone, especially \u2018learned people.\u2019\u201d US Embassy Colombo informed Washington.<\/p>\n

US ambassador Patricaia Butenis met JVP leader Somawansa Amarasinghe<\/span><\/a> and JVP MP Sunil Handunneththi on 15th<\/sup> January 2010. In that meeting they discussed the JVP\u2019s version of a United, multiethnic, multi \u2013 lingual Sri Lanka, JVP\u2019s support for Sarath Fonseka\u2019s presidential candidacy, JVP\u2019s support for a truth commission instead of a war crimes trial and JVP\u2019s view of the involvement of the international community in Sri Lankan internal affairs.<\/p>\n

The cable is classified as a \u201cCONFIDENCIAL\u201d by the ambassador Butenis. According to the cable she has reported to Washington that \u201c Amarasinghe described the JVP as a reformed Marxist Party, with equality for all. He emphasized that they were not a nationalist party and believed strongly in multiparty democracy. The JVP was even in favor of a Tamil prime minister. The JVP also believed in developing power as far as possible, including allowing villages to decide on the allocation of funds.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Somawansa with US ambassador Butenis<\/p><\/div>\n

Regarding JVP support for Sarath Fonseka\u2019s presidential campaign, JVP leader Amarasinghe cited seven reasons; he was the only person who could defeat President Rajapaksa, JVP has never supported the current government, Fonseka was willing to eliminate the executive powers of the president, he was well \u2013 respected by the people, he was very direct and he had a broad vision for the future of Sri Lanka. The ambassador further wrote \u201c Amarasinghe went to add that Fonseka was marginalized after the military defeat of the LTTE because he was in favor of reconciling with former LTTE members. This convinced the JVP that Fonseka was committed to uniting the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Expressing their view on war crimes issue Amarasinghe said there were human\u00a0 rights violations in every war and with regard to the final year of the Sri Lankan war there were in fact far fewer human rights violations than ever before. In terms of moving forward, he favored the idea of a \u201ctruth and reconciliation commission,\u201d not a war crimes trial.<\/p>\n

We publish below the relevant part of the leaked cable;<\/p>\n

C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 COLOMBO 000053<\/p>\n

SIPDIS\r\n\r\nDEPARTMENT FOR SCA\/INSB\r\n\r\nE.O. 12958: DECL: 01\/25\/2020\r\nTAGS: PGOV<\/a> PREL<\/a> PREF<\/a> PHUM<\/a> PTER<\/a> EAID<\/a> MOPS<\/a> CE<\/a>\r\nSUBJECT: LEFTIST JVP EXPLAINS SUPPORT FOR FONSEKA\r\n\r\nCOLOMBO 00000053  001.2 OF 002\r\n\r\nClassified By: AMBASSADOR PATRICIA A. BUTENIS.  REASONS: 1.4 (B, D)\r\n\r\n\u00b6<\/a>1. (C) SUMMARY: In a January 15 meeting with Ambassador,\r\nneo-Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party chief\r\nSomawansa Amarasinghe and JVP MP Sunil Hanunnetti discussed\r\nthe JVP's vision of a united, multiethnic, multi-lingual Sri\r\nLanka; their support for Sarath Fonseka's presidential bid;\r\ntheir support for a truth commission, instead of a war crimes\r\ntrial; and their view of the involvement of the international\r\ncommunity in Sri Lankan internal affairs.  END SUMMARY.\r\nJVP REVAMPING IMAGE\r\n-------------------\r\n\r\n\u00b6<\/a>2. (C) Amarasinghe described the JVP as a reformed Marxist\r\nParty, which stood for a united, multiethnic, multi-lingual\r\nSri Lanka, with equality for all.  He emphasized that they\r\nwere not a nationalist party and believed strongly in\r\nmultiparty democracy.  The JVP was even in favor of a Tamil\r\nprime minister.  The JVP also believed in devolving power as\r\nfar as possible, including allowing villages to decide on the\r\nallocation of funds.  On election violence, Amarasinghe\r\nclaimed that although JVP members were forceful at\r\ndemonstrations, they were very disciplined and avoided\r\nviolence.  He asserted that the JVP had never engaged in\r\npolitical violence during peacetime.  (NOTE: The latter claim\r\nmight only hold true if one accepted the JVP line that the\r\n1971 and 1987-89 JVP insurrections, in which thousands lost\r\ntheir lives, could be considered \"wartime.\"  END NOTE.)\r\n\r\nSUPPORT FOR FONSEKA\r\n-------------------\r\n\r\n\u00b6<\/a>3. (C) Regarding JVP support for Sarath Fonseka's\r\npresidential campaign, Amarasinghe cited several reasons: 1)\r\nHe was the only person who could defeat President Rajapaksa;\r\n2) the JVP had never supported the current government (NOTE:\r\nThis strains credulity.  The JVP supported Rajapaksa in 2005\r\nthen grew increasingly alienated as Rajapaksa favored his own\r\nparty supporters over the JVP in government appointments.\r\nEND NOTE.); 3) Fonseka was willing to eliminate the executive\r\npowers of the president; 4) his focus was on education and\r\nhealth issues, not the military; 5) he was well-respected by\r\nthe people; 6) he was very direct; and, 7) he had a broad\r\nvision for the future of Sri Lanka.  Amarasinghe went on to\r\nadd that Fonseka was marginalized after the military defeat\r\nof the LTTE because he was in favor of reconciling with\r\nformer LTTE members.  This convinced the JVP that Fonseka\r\ntruly was committed to uniting the nation.\r\n\r\nTHE JVP AND RAJAPAKSA\r\n---------------------\r\n\r\n\u00b6<\/a>4. (C) Amarasinghe was very critical of President Rajapaksa,\r\nsaying he had a very narrow vision and an inferiority\r\ncomplex, which stemmed from the fact that he was not from one\r\nof the traditional power families.  As a result, he suspected\r\neveryone, especially \"learned people.\"\r\n\r\nWAR CRIMES\r\n----------\r\n\r\n\u00b6<\/a>5. (C) On the JVP's position on the war-crimes issue,\r\nAmarasinghe said there were human-rights violations in every\r\nwar.  In the last year of the Sri Lankan war, however, there\r\nwere, in fact, far fewer human-rights violations then ever\r\nbefore.  In terms of moving forward, he favored the idea of a\r\n\"truth and reconciliation commission,\" not a war-crimes\r\ntrial.  He added that the JVP had issued a statement in favor\r\nof this approach, which was provided to the Ambassador.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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