Thursday, 18 June 2009
Thursday, 4 June 2009
Elephants in the Room
Barack Obama's speech in Cairo may be viewed as pushing all the buttons of the Arab/Muslim world but it failed to mention the biggest gripe ordinary Arabs/Muslims have about the USA: it's support for the dictators that rule the Arab/Muslim world.
Every Arab country is ruled by a murderous tyrant. All but two (Syria and Sudan) have been put in place and proped up by the USA. The USA will never be able to reach out to ordinary Arabs/Muslims as long as it ignores the big fat elephants in the room: Dictator Al-Saud , Dictator Mubarak, Dictator Bouteflika, Dictator Gaddafi, Dictator Mohammed, Dictator Abdullah II, Dictaor Al-Sabah, Dictator Al Khalifah, Dictator Al Said, Dictator Al Thani, etc.
Every Arab country is ruled by a murderous tyrant. All but two (Syria and Sudan) have been put in place and proped up by the USA. The USA will never be able to reach out to ordinary Arabs/Muslims as long as it ignores the big fat elephants in the room: Dictator Al-Saud , Dictator Mubarak, Dictator Bouteflika, Dictator Gaddafi, Dictator Mohammed, Dictator Abdullah II, Dictaor Al-Sabah, Dictator Al Khalifah, Dictator Al Said, Dictator Al Thani, etc.
Monday, 18 May 2009
End of a War. End of a Dream. End of a Race.
End of a War
The Sri Lankan civil war is over. But it wasn't just the Tamil Tigers who were defeated. The whole Tamil population has been defeated.
End of a Dream
The Tamils' dream of an independent Tamil Eelam has ended in a horrific nightmare.
Independence was always going to be an uphill task. There are only three ways a people can achieve their independence: peaceful political actions, armed insurrection or international intervention.
The Tamils tried to achieve self-determination through peaceful actions but were only met with violence and laws that further undermined and marginalised them.
The Tamils tried to achieve independence through armed insurrection but were opposed not only by the Sri Lankan military but also the military and intelligence agencies of the regional powers (China, India and Pakistan).
Many Tamils had hopes of Indian intervention (in their favour) at the beginning of the conflict. Their hopes were dashed firstly by the assassination of Indira Gandhi and then by the failure of the Indian Peace Keeping Force.
The "international community'' has stated that there can no be no meaningful solution to the country's ethnic problems without addressing the Tamils' grievances. The Sri Lankan government has said it will do so but only fool would believe them. They are masters at lies, deceit and propaganda. And don't expect the "international community" to backup its sentiments with any actions. If they couldn't prevent the bloodbath in the so-called Safe Zone what hope is there of them enforcing a political solution?
End of a Race
Over the coming years those Tamils who can afford it to will leave Sri Lanka, as 1/2 million (one third of the population) have already done so. The ones who have to remain will, by hook or crook, "disappear" or be forced to assimilate. Their culture, language, traditions, whole way of life will disappear. The Sri Lankan Tamil race will be extinct in 100 years. The Sinhalese will have achieved what they've always wanted: the racial purity of the island of Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lankan civil war is over. But it wasn't just the Tamil Tigers who were defeated. The whole Tamil population has been defeated.
End of a Dream
The Tamils' dream of an independent Tamil Eelam has ended in a horrific nightmare.
Independence was always going to be an uphill task. There are only three ways a people can achieve their independence: peaceful political actions, armed insurrection or international intervention.
The Tamils tried to achieve self-determination through peaceful actions but were only met with violence and laws that further undermined and marginalised them.
The Tamils tried to achieve independence through armed insurrection but were opposed not only by the Sri Lankan military but also the military and intelligence agencies of the regional powers (China, India and Pakistan).
Many Tamils had hopes of Indian intervention (in their favour) at the beginning of the conflict. Their hopes were dashed firstly by the assassination of Indira Gandhi and then by the failure of the Indian Peace Keeping Force.
The "international community'' has stated that there can no be no meaningful solution to the country's ethnic problems without addressing the Tamils' grievances. The Sri Lankan government has said it will do so but only fool would believe them. They are masters at lies, deceit and propaganda. And don't expect the "international community" to backup its sentiments with any actions. If they couldn't prevent the bloodbath in the so-called Safe Zone what hope is there of them enforcing a political solution?
End of a Race
Over the coming years those Tamils who can afford it to will leave Sri Lanka, as 1/2 million (one third of the population) have already done so. The ones who have to remain will, by hook or crook, "disappear" or be forced to assimilate. Their culture, language, traditions, whole way of life will disappear. The Sri Lankan Tamil race will be extinct in 100 years. The Sinhalese will have achieved what they've always wanted: the racial purity of the island of Sri Lanka.
Monday, 27 April 2009
Non Sequitur
The Sri Lankan military has said today that it has stopped using aircraft / heavy weapons against the "Safe Zone". One naturally infers from this statement that they had been using aircraft / heavy weapons against the "Safe Zone", something that they have been denying doing so for the last two weeks. Everything the Tamils have been claiming is turning out to be true.
The contempt and arrogance shown by the Sri Lankan government / military shows the impotence of the "International Community". But in the past few days there have been signs that the "International Community" is waking up to the duplicity of the Sri Lankans. But it will come too late for the 50,000 civilians trapped in the "Safe Zone". The bloodbath that so many had predicted is now just a matter of when rather than if.
The contempt and arrogance shown by the Sri Lankan government / military shows the impotence of the "International Community". But in the past few days there have been signs that the "International Community" is waking up to the duplicity of the Sri Lankans. But it will come too late for the 50,000 civilians trapped in the "Safe Zone". The bloodbath that so many had predicted is now just a matter of when rather than if.
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