LTTE Atrocities Towards the Muslim Community

Great post Sudharaka. Thank you for this.

I hope the world will open their eyes and see what these so-called "freedom fighters" and "rebels" are doing.

One thing I will never understand is the term "rebels" being used regarding a group who does these barbaric and gruesome acts. If this is not terrorism, then what is?

Over and over and over we suffer this - it is our people who are dying. They kill the Sinhalese, they kill the Muslims, and they also kill the Tamils.

My government is trying to put a stop to this madness, and doing it in the best possible way. LTTE is rich, is spread all over the world, and it can buy a lot of people in top places. So what you hear from supposedly neutral parties sometimes can be things that LTTE got their pawns (who are inside good organizations) to say. One example is, the UN accusing GOSL of putting cluster bombs on a hospital. What happened to that accusation? How did it originate? Why would anyone in the UN make up such a story?

Think about it.

I found another example.

The bomb attack at the Jumma mosque at Godapitiya, in Akurassa, in the Matara seems to be a work of intelligence agencies to divert the international attention on the genocide of innocent civilian Tamils by the Sri Lankan government forces. We know LTTE use suicide bombs, but there are various attacks in the southern Sri Lanka that were carried out by Sri Lankan/foreign intelligence agencies for variety or reasons.

I would not use religion as a lever here. We all know that terrorism has little to do with religion. In Iraq, Turkey the Terrorist are all Muslim and kill Muslim at the Mosque. Same for the RAF in Germany that used to kill their own people in super markets and so on... This is political and not religious. Religion is used as an excuse here and to deepen the divide.

Dangerous rhetoric you are starting here.   

The bomb blast in Godapitiya is the effect of internal conflict and contradictions within the ministers of ruling Rajapakse government. Rajapakse government simply elimninated it's own rivals within the party and coalition. There are previous such incidents like Perrera, Jeyaraj Fernandopillai - eliminated by the government through the support of Karuna (current minister who runs his own faction or para-military group. He is a former LTTE who killed and chased the Muslims in the East.) and the intelligence forces. A government that not only kills its people, but also it's own ministers. Sri Lankan forces ambushed and executed atleast 5 Tamil parliament members in the last 3 years. Every time they eliminate someone they dont like/want it's easy to blame on LTTE. Not all the bomb blast and suicide killings in Sri lanka is carried out by LTTE. So the Sri Lankan government as a state is also culprit of violence and killings.

Much has been said about LTTE. Is the Sri Lanka conflict a one-sided issue? Is it just the so called 'terrorism'?

Majority Sinhalese dominance towards the 'Muslims' and the 'estate Tamils' are forgotten and slipped down over all discussions carried out by the nationalist Sri Lankans. Tamils struggle from the 1948 is simply hidden and the 1970s born LTTE is blamed to cover-up the peacefull political struggle of Tamils prior to the birth of LTTE. S.J.V Selvanayagam, a Tamil parlimentarian struggled (in Gandhian principles) with his Tamil people for peaceful political solution for their rights. The Sinhalese politicians perpatuated violence at the peace-loving non-violent protect fasting lead by Selvanayagam. He voice in the Sri Lankan parliament for the Tamils rights were simply ignored.

This source of the conflict is not the LTTE or the so called 'terrorism'. It was/is and will be the Sinhalese ultra natioanlist chauvenism. War is not a solution to any conflict, that will be the case for Sri Lanka too. LTTE proposals for devolution of power through Interim Adiministration and then Tsunami Rehabilitation proposals were simply ignored and by the Government of Sri Lanka and it started a genocidal war on the Tamils. One who is conscious of the history of Sri Lanka will know this fact. Historically Tamils had their seperate nation in Sri Lanka. Colonial history for it's administrative purpose united both Tamils and Sinhalese and they transfered the political power to the Sinhalese in 1948 when they left the island. What happened next was simply the dominance of the powerholders, the sinhalese (politicians). Number of riots and pograms were systematically carried out on the Tamils and Muslims by the Sinhalese. There was various talks but with out any peace. Why? As a dominant side the Sinhalese nation did not show any possibilities to respect the rights of Tamils for a political solution as per their aspiration. How can someone else decide for others? Sinhalese mindset is to decide a solution that the Tamils don't accept. Buddha preached non-violence. King Asoka renounced violence and adored Buddhism. Buddhism spread to Sri Lanka from India. But today's Buddhist monks comes to street to pressure the governments to go for war. They are not for a political solution fearing the division of lands. The irony is there is already divided minds and two nations exist in the island. Sinhalese natioanlism equally kills the innocent Tamil civilians in state terror - using indiscriminate multi-artillery barrage, aerial bombs, cluster bombs, fire-bombs even on the ICRC centres, hospitals, schools. When military might seems the solution in all nationalist Sinhalese there is no solution to this conflict and no peace either. Nationalism blocks the hearts, minds, ears and eyes and all senses of Sinhalese to praise a war that kills it's own people, with whom they have to live as one nation or seperate nations.

Dangerous nationalism is the success of today's Rajapakse government. That's the reason his brothers and the President himself could hide all his corruptions, economic problems, unemployment and poverty that the Sinhalese people face in the south. It is in their name billions of dollars are used just for weapons to kill people. Those who speak or write against or killed like Lasantha or abducted and forced to disappear or get killed with no investigation and justice. During last 20 years the Sri Lankan governments impunity kills not only the Tamils but also the Sinhalese. It is one of the nation that not only control its media but also kill the journalists. Sri Lankan news is controlled and propagated ny the army. They even use the NowPublic to propagate.

Both Tamils and Sinhalese need to talk about peace and respecting eachother's political right not just based on their constitution, but on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Civil Political Rights and other International laws. War is not a solution. War can capture lands, not the people. No one will win war.

1. In the name of "fighting terror" Sri Lankan government blocked food and medicine to Tamils in the North - Vanni area.

2. International Media and the International Humanitarian Organisations were chased out of the area. So the government want that the effect of the war on Tamil people can't be reported or recorded and exposed to the International Community. This is the trick played in all genocides.

3. Indiscriminate bombings and killings of Tamils by the government forces in the conflict area and in the 'protected zones' announced by the government itself. 

4. IDPs are detained in the army controlled camps without any freedom to move or express their sufferings - no access to International Media. Even the John Holmes visit was planned in a way to selected camps with no free access to Tamils to express their sufferings. 

5. Tamil youths in the IDP camps were abducted, tortured in torture camps (run by intelligence agency and the para-military forces) and burned or buried.

6. Young women in the IDP camps were raped, molested, sexually tortured and killed and burned.

7. Secret instruction to the hospitals to forcefully abort the pregnant Tamil women IDPs. 

8. Children are separated from parents and spouses are separated from each other in the IDP camps. 

9. Media is threatened not to publish anything against the armed forces - those who did against caught killed or attacked or detained without trial. 

10. When there is a huge cry for food or medicine sending boats and then blaming as attacked by LTTE. Then making the Tamil civilians to starve. One such blaming was done by the government two days back. But the government agent in that area mentioned, there was no such attack on the boat. BBC Tamil radio did the interview with the government agent. 

There are many more such crimes....

Creating this drama will not work for long time. Sri Lankan government is violating all the international humanitarian laws.  How will one call the Sri Lankan state perpatuating such a pogram on the Tamils? Peace? Unity? The convention on genocide have a different name - Genocide!

If the Sri Lankan government is not guilty let it open the doors to the International Media and observers. But, it will not. Because it's agenda will not work if there are international observers or UN peace keeping force inside.

In the current Sri Lankan conflict is the Sri Lankan government is 'holy' or 'messiah of peace'? If so, why it does the following?

1. Why block food and medicines to innocent Tamil civilians in Vanni? Economic blockade to Tamil civilians = 'war on terrorism'? How will it be justified under International Humanitarian Laws? 
2. International media and observers were cahed out of Tamil areas by the government so that the war and the violations are cannot be reported and recorded. So that the perpetuators may go free from punishment. This is a clear sign in all genocides.
   
3. Indiscriminate aerial bombings and artillery barrage by the armed forces on the innocent (non-combatants) civilians in the conflict area and the 'safety zones' announced by the government itself. Why? Is it not because they are Tamils? Which government does that to it's own people? What will you call that?
   
4. Fear of starvation and death what else they can do, except to be in Internally Displaces People (IDP) camps? Why do the government do then the bombings and block food? It expect that fear of the bombs all the Tamils are moved out of their own places - 'home land' and detained in the IDP camps controlled by the army itself. The land can then be grabbed by government as 'high security zones' for army camps and they will be chased out of their own land (Around 94,000 Tamil civilians who are from 27,600 families languish as IDPs with their families and friends as well as in refugee camps for 19 years in Jaffna (North). Their land is still under the control of the army). So is there any hope that the IDPs will be re-installed in their homes? NO!
5. What is the condition of the camps for IDPs? Army control the camps and there is no freedom of movement. Spouses are seperated from their eachother. Children are seperated from parents. International media and observers do not have access to the camps. Tamil people in these camps are not allowed to express their sufferings to the 'ouside world'. Even during teh UN official, John Holmes visit the army, government officials and the ministers controlled the access in the camps Tamils to express their sufferings. Only 'choosen camps' by the government were visited by him - one can understand the drama then. 
6. Young women IDPs in the camps are molested, raped, sexually-abused, killed and burned.
7. Tamil youths in the IDP camps are abducted, tortured in torture chambers (run by army intelligence and para-military forces), killed and burried or burned.
8. Hospitals are issued secret instructions to abort the pregnant Tamil women IDPs to eliminate the Tamil generation.
   
9. Media is warned by the ministry of defence and President himself not to publish anything against or critic to the army. Those who did not obey to those orders were executed, attacked and detained with out trail.
   
10. Due to the outcry for food a boat was sent to the Vanni area and then called back two days ago. The government accused that the boat was attacked by LTTE. But the government agent in that area gave an interview to BBC Tamil radio that there was no such attack on boat. Why do the Sri Lankan government plays this drama? It want to evacuate by force the 81000 families, 3,30,000 innocent civilians by creating an atmosphere of fear through starvation (by blocking their food) and death (in the bombings of the armed forces). When they are in Vanni due to their outcry and the international pressure the government creates the food 'boat attack/convoy attack' drama. Then its stop sending food and punish them for upholding their own political views as Tamils.
    
11. The number of Tamil civilians living in the Vanni area is 3,30,000 as confirmed by the government agent of Mullaithivu Parthipan in the BBC Tamil interview. But Sri Lankan government says only around 70,000 people are there. This contradictory statement on the numbers by Sri Lankan government shows a plan for a mass killing in the coming days?

Atleast 5 Tamil parliamentarians were ambushed by the armed forces in last three years, one among them was shot dead in a Christmas mass in the cathedral, while receiving holly communion from the Bishop. Others were ambushed while returning to or from their constituencies. Was that because they were the member in the Sri Lankan parliament and democratically representing their views? This is how the 'messiah of peace', 'holy' Sri Lankan government respect the International laws and its democrasy. It is crazy indeed!

There are many such drama... How will one call the action of Sri Lankan government? Peace? unity? Justice? 'fighting Terror'? Internatioal Laws have a different name to it. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/p_genoci.htm) call it as GENOCIDE!

i however doubt that ltte will do such a stupid thing at this juncture

//It's so terrible to see the pictures of the young ones crying. They have been doing too many stupid things lately.//

Have you seen the pictures of the people killed and tear in pieces in the artillery barrage and aerial bombings carried out by the SL army? Have you seen the pictures of the women who were burned? Why these Tamil people have to suffer like this? Who corner them with out food and medicine? 

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Sri Lankan military sexual abuse on Tamil women

Do you expect them to be peace with you? Will they after these....?

There are more worst pictures. Will you support your government if it does the same to you or your family members? Nationalist may do!

There is a simple solution. Ask YOUR LTTE to let go the Tamil civilians they forcibly keep as a human shield. I say this because now you have shown your true colors and it was the likes of you and fellow ARMCHAIR SOLDIERS of the DIASPORA have kept LTTE going.

Stop this killing and murder now, how can any one feel sorry for you, you reap what you sow. Your wasting your time spreading propaganda here as we can see that it is what it is.