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by Tamiya | April 6, 2009 at 04:35 pm
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In the final days of closing on the LTTE rebels, who have been fighting for a free state for Tamils in the North and East, the Sri Lankan Government is frustrated by mounting foreign concerns over its war crimes and banned media.
The Sri Lankan Army is at the final stages of removing evidences of the bloody war they have declared on Tamils in the name of rooting out 'terrorism'. When the screens open for the outside world to see what has happened to Tamils in the area, the Sri Lankan Government want obedient and scared Tamils citizens to "praise" the government's effort to "free" the regions from LTTE.
To simplify the job, the Sri Lankan Government has deployed its chemical weapons to cleanse the Tamils and LTTE rebels in the war zones. Civilians have reported vomiting, difficulty in breathing, dizziness and fainting after been subjected to these attacks.
Sources also said that the Sri Lankan Army higher officials wearing mask to protect themselves from the fumes and lower cadets were actually found in distress, who were then transported to Army facilities to get medical help.
The casualties of the current attack remains unknown, however the number is expected to exceed at least 1500 Tamils civilians, who believed to have been living in the areas, in two days, the sources said. The Sri Lankan Army has rushed to clean up the bodies due to the visible burnt marks in these dead bodies due to chemical expose; survived Tamils civilians are anxious over the type and effects of chemicals they have been subjected to, the sources added.
It is known that the Sri Lankan Government purchased chemical weapons in 2001, as reported by the Sunday Leader and the Hindu news papers.
LTTE warns against use of 'chemical weapons'
COLOMBO, AUG. 16, 2001.
The LTTE today accused Sri Lanka of purchasing a banned chemical weapon and warned of "dangerous consequences'' if it was inducted in the battlefields of northeastern Sri Lanka.
The LTTE statement appeared to be referring to the Russian- manufactured RPO-A Shmel rocket launcher without naming it. The Sunday Leader newspaper reported this week that the Government had purchased 1,000 units of the weapon.
The Sri Lankan Army spokesman, Brig. Sanath Karunaratne, confirmed the purchase of the Shmel, but denied it was a chemical weapon or that it was banned.
The RPO-A Shmel is a rocket-propelled incendiary/blast projectile launcher whose warhead contains a ``thermobaric'' flammable mixture, that is, it simulates high pressure conditions when detonated in enclosed structures and in the open.
The use of this weapon by the Russian Army in Chechnya came in for strong criticism by the human rights groups.
Described as a ``bunker buster'', the shoulder-fired weapon uses a fuel-air explosive warhead that is most destructive when detonated inside structures, killing living beings through suffocation and burns, but also causes death and destruction over wide areas.
"We are perturbed over reports that the Sri Lanka Government has purchased new infantry weapon system with chemical warheads... The acquisition of this banned weapon by Sri Lanka marks a new and dangerous escalation of the armed conflict in the island'', the LTTE statement declared.
The decision by the Sri Lankan Government to introduce mass destruction technology into the northeast theatre of the conflict was a reflection of its single-minded determination to continue with the military option and escalate the war against the Tamil people, the LTTE said.
Updates are received from Tamilnet.com regarding the Sri Lankan Government's chemical weapon attack on Tamils:
Chemical weapons such as nerve gas were strictly prohibited by international conventions after world experiencing gruesome mass deaths of combatants during the World War I (1914 - 1919).
Colombo government was already on record for clandestine purchase of prohibited chemical weapons and accessories in 2001 (see related stories).
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at 17:20 on April 6th, 2009
The photos released by sri lankan army yesterday shows the burns that are definitely by some dangerous chemical weapons.. This weekend itself nearly 1000 were killed and now a days they are killing almost 100 to 150 people per day. Its a shame that no one bothers about this while a whole community is being killed and everyone knows what is going on. Now it seems the safe zone area looks like butcher shop...
Source: tamilnet.com
at 22:04 on April 6th, 2009
Ahem.
Tamil Civilians.
Tamil Civilians ???
Our dearest Velupillai also considered a civilian now?
at 22:10 on April 6th, 2009
I feel so sorry for you lot.
Now I can really see how easy it must have been for Velupillai to brain wash the poor souls who became human bombs and blew themselves up.
I could never understand it, but I'm beginning to now....
at 22:19 on April 6th, 2009
Nobody need to brainwash for this. Any person with a normal humanity can understand this. I wonder how you people are having such an inhuman mentality .. to laugh, making fun when any tamils are getting killed or raped. Celebrating a party when 1000 dead bodies were lying around. And how can tamils live with people of such mindset ...
at 22:39 on April 6th, 2009
hehe Senthil,
I did not celebrate. But it definitely is a laughing matter when one NP member gets caught red handed lying.
However, When top Tigers like Theepan, Nagesh, Vithusha, Thurga, Gadabi, Manivannan, Thamilenthi, Chithrangan, Adithyan, etc. who for decades had been the cause of misery for all Sri Lankans including your Wanni sons and daughters are finally no more..... - I think we MUST celebrate !!!
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suja (not verified)at 14:55 on May 10th, 2009
Mahintha, Gothabaya and his gang should be punished like Satham husain.
Then you can celebrate for you arrogant bloodthirsty singhala wild animals deah ceremoney.
Arrogant bloodthirsty should be eliminated from the world
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kuma (not verified)at 09:35 on April 11th, 2009
"Hiranya Malwatta"
Hiranya are you tamil? No rite Have u had a situation when u go into the bunger and stay there without food and starving? Do you reall have a heart? Can u live without food for 1x no rite. But this is tamil ppl situation in srilanka. Singalese ppl live very well in colombo and tamil ppl has to suffer rite? Which one is fare? Singalese ppl live very well or tamil ppl suffer? Well you guyz had a situation one time you guyz searching for bungers remember that but tamil ppl live like that. God is looking u guyz will get this situation tooo..
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sugirthab (not verified)at 11:31 on April 7th, 2009
To every one, please don't look at this issue as a Canadian, European, White, brown or Black-JUST LOOK AT THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS AS A HUMAN. Thousands of people are dying. All the international governments and people around the world has an obligation to SAVE the TAMILS because we all are humans!The Sri Lankan gov. is committing a genocide against the Tamil people! It hurts the TAMILS people more than the others because those people are our brothers n sisters!The Tamils had enough with the Sinhalese gov. They have killed 1000nds of people and wounded in millions. The Tamil people in Sri Lanka is dying out of food, water and medical supplies. THIS IS A HUMANITARIAN ISSUE!Imagine your mother, sister, brother, or grandparents in this unbearable situation.
The need for TAMIL EELAM is very clear and obvious.The Sri Lankan gov. should put an end to all the killings IMMEDIATELY!
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sadhic (not verified)at 12:24 on April 8th, 2009
what to do senthil .
my only case is if ltte lost then VP to commit suicide or surrender now to avoid all these killing.
let us work around and start a new path to find a solution for our problems with sinhalese.this is not the end of the road after all we tamils are the start of the human kind.
at 20:55 on April 6th, 2009
Hahahahahahahahahaha..........!!!!!!!
LOLLLLLLL.....!!!!!
OK, People, Sorry.!! cough..! Ahem...!!!
The "news" published in and our enigmatic reporter Miss. Tamiya quoted a breaking what taunted as a " breaking news " with virulent "zeal" and "zest" is really a god damned Archieve...!!! lol.
Click the reference what Tamiya had given. It will take you here.
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2001/08/17/stories/03170008.htm
Now on the left side , click on the link called International. And see for yourself what the date is.
Don't worry. I will give you that date of this article also.
Friday, August 17, 2001.
The other breaking news you can see in this link is..
What do you think? How do you dare to make mockery of people in NP, Tamiya? Ha..I know. The LTTE training you have got.
Happy hunting...!
.Agent.
at 21:02 on April 6th, 2009
First you have to read the article before you comment on something.
I have stated the date in the article itself.
Why the Sri Lankan Government buy chemical weapons in 2001? Who else it was planning to attack other than Tamils in Sri Lanka?
at 21:36 on April 6th, 2009
Your story headline is affirmative. GoSL "used" in the recent war
Then you have quoted a museum piece to "prove" a lie.That amounts to masquerading and twisting the news.
The jurassic article from Hinduonnet says that LTTE "accuced" GoSL buying fried onions - not proved that they actually bought it. What is the proof that GoSL bought fried onions in 2001?
This "news "is an amazing piece of art, Tamiya. I must admit.
.Agent.
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4change (not verified)at 22:23 on April 6th, 2009
In any case, there are overwhelming facts that prove that there is an ongoing genocide in Sri Lanka against the Tamil minority. In all the genocides that have occured over the years, none of them were called a 'genocide' until later. The number of deaths does not seem to qualify for the term.
People are dying by the thousands...and the world is watching. There needs to be a ceasefire and we cannot let history repeat itself at the cost of so many innocent lives. I I know that racial, ethnic, cultural, economic and religious differences are what trigger such an atrocity and therefore, to have the government of Sri Lanka look past their
motive for war and decide on a self governing state for the Tamils does seem impossible and for the LTTE to decide that they are going to give up on their fight for eauality is just as impossible. But those who are caught amidst this, are the innocent civilians. We need to come together and put this war to an end. The Tamil people need their freedom and equal rights. Sri Lanka has made it clear that it will not treat Tamil people equally, therefore, a separate state...is much needed.
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kuma (not verified)at 09:40 on April 11th, 2009
"israeli.agent"
Hello israeli agent. Are we talking about fried onion here. I dont know why ppl are looking at this problem in different views. All i am saying look at the ppl dieing in tamil eelam without food or water proper health. One word "WORST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS "http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-242238
at 21:40 on April 6th, 2009
Valid question, Cypresso.
Tamiya, please send a mail to your mailing list asking everyone in the propaganda network to copy and paste your article in some google optimized news groups where you guys regularly post "proparticles".
It should appear in google when people do a search.
See, I am actually helping you in your "Eezham cause".
.Agent.
at 22:00 on April 6th, 2009
Doesn't matter...... whether the Sri lankan government is using chemical weapons or not ..But by looking at UN & Human right groups' reports, we every body understand that Sri lankan government kills innocent Tamil children & women. It is not important what kind of weapons it uses.
Agent.... again ...YOU .... the sinhala people can help these poor tamil people to get their rights. You and your government should know ....killing Civilians & LTTE won't solve this issue.
You Sinhales have to change please .... Every body in the world have same rights. Doesn't matter whether they are Singaless or Tamil.. Sinhales have to learn how to give up terror on Tamil ethnic community. .It will not solve the issue by killing people who are fighting for their basic rights....If you think so...you have to kill all 1.5 millions tamils in Sri lanka.
And most of the people in the world started to understand that Sri lankan Government is doing something really bad to Tamils. As a human being.... All Sinhala people ...you have to give pressure to Sri Lankan government to stop this state terrorism.
at 22:23 on April 6th, 2009
Hello Tranroy,
Please understand that I do respect you. You talk in a sane voice.
No human being with a heard does not like killing. Especially of innocent civilians. The best way is to sort out the issues through bilateral talks. And there is no military solution is there for issues like this. But one thing is sure. Terrorism and Terrorists should end. In Sri Lanka's context LTTE should end. Imagine how much money taken from the Tamil Diaspora is spent on weapons by LTTE. They have even got the "reputation" as the wealthiest terrorist organization. Who gave them the wealth? And why?
I agree that Sinhalese has to change. But it is should go either way too. Do you mean to say that Tamil will not change, only Sinhalese should change , then this proposition is doomed to fail from the beginning. If Tamils (or whoever represents the Sri Lankan Tamils) are also willing to change, then things will be easier. LTTE is will not change - they will fight to death. SLA being a professional army will kill any LTTE / Civilian pointing a gun at them. No body can change that.
Only option remaining for LTTE is to surrender now. There is no point in LTTE continuing this war. Fighting for basic right is a beautiful concept. But more practical thing is surrender now so that they direct their energy through peaceful channels.
It is not a question what world understands or not. What world can do? Did not LTTE get their money and weapons despite of the worldwide ban? Look at North Korea and Iran. Did the sanctions affect them anyway?
Please...force the LTTE to surrender. Save the civilians - while we type every word here, some one is getting killed in Sri Lanaka. Either LTTE, or a Tamil or a SLA person.
.Agent.
at 22:24 on April 6th, 2009
There are dumps of Chemicals brought to munufactoring Cheamicals wepons to LTTE, these were found in hidden inside a recidential areas, So does Army gifted these chemicals to LTTE or LTTE brought them to make fire crackers to celebrate or make toys for children?
Please come with true news and publishing falls shows what you are really up to. I think USA is so free to u to make these staements as you have truly no idea about the Tamils in Sri Lanka or What is happening in here. Please at least knock you own heart is it beat for the perks you took for support for the terrorist or for the people who dieing to escape from LTTE.
at 22:30 on April 6th, 2009
Why not let foreign media come in and report on who has what and who killed who rather than giving total monopoly of the current war on Tamils civilians to Sri Lankan propaganda media?!!
at 23:08 on April 6th, 2009
We have just seen , in this article , what kind of propaganda art work int the name of "news" even a rookie propagandist can do. So imagine what the professional ones are capable of?
Nice photoshop work though..!
"on who has what and who killed who rather than giving total monopoly of the current war on Tamils civilians to Sri Lankan propaganda media?!!"
Appreciate your professional spirit. Yes, if pitted against the baby Sri Lankan propaganda media, LTTE terrorist " propagandans " have every chance to win this propaganda war hands down. No doubt about that.
It is my opinion that the terrorist "propagandans" should get a chance to "report" the "who killed who"
.Agent.
at 22:54 on April 6th, 2009
Repeated entry..
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Windtalkerat 23:00 on April 6th, 2009
Earlier i had wrote on that the war crimes in Gaza and Tamil seem to be the same now once again chemical warfare same as in Gaza.But i pray it did not harm the children God do i pray it didn't harm the innocent.
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George25 (not verified)at 01:40 on April 7th, 2009
HEY EVERY ONE
i'm an Australian and know about whats happening in Srilanka for a long time.But its ridiculous to read some of the peoples comments like the girl Hiranya's one which is more like a joyfull comment. No one deserves to die, at the end of the day we are all humans. I have taught that if u hated some one its same as doing a murder. Some of you people are celebrating while 3 months babies and pregnant mothers got killed. its shocking how human loves to see another human dying. I mean if this happened in the place of where a lot of sinhalese people are populated. what would have happen? would you be laughing, one thing that i do understand , its so obvious that governments propaganda is working. We are living in 21st century and i can believe this world can be this blind? This is another chapter of Rwanda.
at 08:25 on April 8th, 2009
The army and the government sure use many illegal weapons against Tamils. Ask any Tamil from the warzone.
Thousands of Tamils fled the “No firezone” because they couldn’t face the heavy shelling and aerial attack from the government forces. These people are held in so called “welfare camps.” But they can’t leave the camp, Relatives from other parts of Sri lanka can’t visit them. Families are separated.
They definitely have something to hide, that why there don’t allow western media there.
It is ridicules to say that all sources from Vanni are not reliable. I ve seen horrible images of children, women elderly people ripped apart by the cluster bombs used by the Sri Lankan army. Even unborn Tamil babies are not save.
The truth is that the government wants to eliminate the LTTE despite thousands of innocent Tamil civilians getting killed.
Most Sinhalese people in Sri Lanka just don’t care about the fate of those Tamils.
Tamils and few Sinhalese who cares about this civilians can’t open their mouth against the Government. Criticism against the government is not allowed in Sri Lanka.
Outside world is fooled by the government associating war against global terror with their internal civil war.
Just one question to all pro government people.
How many civilians have been killed just this year alone?
How many civilians have been wounded?
How many are detained in the name of war against terrorism?
How many of these victims are Tamils and how many of them are Sinhalese?
If LTTE is holding Tamils as human shields for the past months? And if the government is concerned about them,
HOW COME THE ARMY IS ABLE TO CAPTURE ALMOST ALL AREA HELD BY THE LTTE?????
WITHOUT MAKING ANY HUMAN CASULATIES??
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Dhivya45 (not verified)at 14:45 on April 7th, 2009
Why does noone care that so many innocent people are dying?!?! why is everyone so bent on accusing each other. why cant all the people of srilanka just come together to work towards a solution. we're all human beings first before we are sinhalese or tamil. Both the SL goverment and the LTTE are responsible for the deaths of so many people. this needs to stop.
at 21:35 on April 7th, 2009
Congrats Tamiya!
Looks like your SOPPING story, packed with blatant falsehoods, really warmed up to the hearts of the NP community here.
Were you chosen as the "Eelam/zham Minister of Propaganda" ?
You make the likes of Joseph Goebbels hide in shame?
PS: Please don't bother to give me the "gobilas" story link after reading this.
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uthayan (not verified)at 09:14 on April 8th, 2009
You singalesh people come to the truth on what is happening there. The goverment will not release any news that is against there activities. Just don't close your eyes after knowing all the news of killing inocent civillians.
Hiranya Malwatta, as you are on the photograph you mind and metality is completly in another world. Just stay there. don't come up with your stupid comments.
Agent, I still cannot understand how you can laugh after seeing all these pictures that has been released recently..... And you are asking to surender LTTE. You know exactly what will happen. Is a great try.
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A Tamil Soldier (not verified)at 14:40 on April 9th, 2009
ok first of all, I would like to mention that a "terrorist" does not make violent actions in its own country, thus ruling out the reason why the LTTE is in action is because they want peace and a community for the tamils. Tamils across the globe in every country is protesting against the brutal and uncontrollable acts of the SLA and GoSL. Bastard Mahinda said how there is only one race in sri lanka and he will not give any chance for the tamils, then why do u sinhalese people come here talking against tamils and the LTTE? You have no right to tell the LTTE to drop their weapons, because if they do then who will help save the lives of the rest living tamils? I dont think Mahinda gives a rats ass about tamils nor does Soniya ghandi, so its only up to the rest of the world and us EELAM TAMILS to end this war of blood shed to the tamils. Listen one message to the SINHALA community on here, if you dont have anything good to say, then dont say anything at all. Because the SL government does not care about the innocent civilians nor their rights, all they care about is in killing the LTTE and their honorable leader V. Prabhakaran. And one last thing, LTTE's political head Nadesan, said that he wants a ceasefire agreement and he is willing to sit down with the SL government and have a mutual agreement. So what is this mumbo jumbo about dropping the guns for the LTTE, because last time the LTTE put down their guns, the SLA had done terrible bombing and shootings towards the LTTE. So they dont have to put down their guns to have a ceasefire agreement! Another thing, if the SLA has so many support from India, and China, and they have so much money then why cant they finish off the LTTE? Why are they killing the innocent tamils? I do not blame the Sinhala INNOCENT people, but I do blame the GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA and its MILITARY for its CRUELTY towards INNOCENT tamil civilians. And if the LTTE is said to have been in the so called "safety zone" of the SLA, then kill them but why are u idiotic blood sucking maniacs killing babies and little children, ARE THEY CALLED "IDENTITIED TARGET"? tell me goddamit, you SINHALA ARMY are SCARED and AFRAID of TAMILS! thats why for years now you cant finish the LTTE!
LONG LIVE THE TAMILS....LONG LIVE TAMIL EELAM
Pulikalin Thaagam, Thamil eela Thaiyagam!!!
at 23:43 on April 9th, 2009
"Agent, I still cannot understand how you can laugh after seeing all these pictures that has been released recently..... And you are asking to surender LTTE. You know exactly what will happen. Is a great try. "
Why can't I laugh pirathar? I can laugh if I see any funny thing.
1. I know how photo editing softwares work. Even after having such a technology superior propaganda force, LTTE could create only a sloppy picture. Indeed laughing stuff.
2. Voice training and Tamil accent neutralization will work only up to an extend. With that using a vocie morphing software - cracked version - and a "video" that to stitched with motion and static pictures .Hehe... Why don't you guys just take up some low grade enty cartoon movie making? It will pay you guys much better than what LTTE pay.
Let me tell you , the "accent" of whoever did that "commentary" in that "news video" is the imaginably sloppiest job I have ever seen in my life.By the way, which "accent" was that ?
Is that a problem I laugh seeing all these amateurish "diaporan" propaganda stuff?
LOL.....!!!
.Agent.
at 14:28 on April 10th, 2009
Before laughing realize, those photos are released by the sri lanka defence website. You are free to send your concerns to the defence website.