Sri Lankans will never be able to live in peace - LTTE.

by israeli.agent | April 20, 2009 at 08:03 am

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Since all the illusion of support from Sri Lankan Tamils and International community has gone , LTTE is trying to intimidate Sri Lanka Government, US, UN and the entire world. The main worry of the LTTE supporters is that the terrorist leader Prabhakaran is not yet out of harm's way. The images of trapped civilians running away from LTTE to Sri Lankan government gave them the clear picture that what exactly the ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka want. Still LTTE leadership and its few supporters are not ready to accept the reality.

Apr 20, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Tamil rebel organization, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) today said that military solution will never lay this problem to rest as Sri Lanka will never be able to live in peace, as it imagines a military victory will bring.
Issuing a special statement by the Political wing of LTTE the rebels urged the Sri Lankan government to stop its military actions, including shelling and bombing civilian areas.
Vowing to continue their fight for freedom the Tigers called for a ceasefire without any preconditions.
Cozying up to the United States where the LTTE is banned as a Foreign Terrorist organization (FTO), the LTTE said "while the rest of the world has concentrated on apportioning blame, the United States has stressed the importance of finding solutions to put an immediate end to the plight of the Tamil civilians being lured and attacked in the safe zone by the Sri Lankan Government."

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israeli.agent

at 08:59 on April 20th, 2009

Original story from TamiNet is here..

It is highly possible that they may change this after sometime. So whoever wants to see it, click the link asap..!

:-))

LTTE welcomes US initiative, asks Sri Lanka to listen to IC [TamilNet, Monday, 20 April 2009, 07:35 GMT]
The LTTE on Monday, in a significant statement, recognized and welcomed a refreshing attitude in US, different from the other countries. It pleaded the Sri Lanka government to listen to international opinion, to stop the war and enter into negotiations. But at the same time it warned Colombo of dire consequences if the war is continued. "The LTTE and the fight for our freedom will also continue. The methods may vary but Sri Lanka will never be able to live in peace as it imagines a military victory will bring. However, for the record, the LTTE would like to emphasize again that it is always ready to explore peaceful means to resolve the conflict”, the LTTE statement issued from the political headquarters in Vanni, read.

"The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam appreciates the genuine concerns expressed by the United States Government's statement dated 16th April 2009, on the escalating humanitarian catastrophe in the Vanni/Mullaitivu region."

"So far, while the rest of the world has concentrated on apportioning blame, the United States has stressed the importance of finding solutions to put an immediate end to the plight of the Tamil civilians being lured and attacked in the safe zone by the Sri Lankan Government."

"The community that has been fighting for justice over its treatment and unequal status will now never forget the deep wounds left by the innumerable deaths of their kith and kin directly caused by the actions of the Sri Lankan Government."

"The LTTE urges the Sri Lankan government to stop its military actions, including shelling and bombing civilian areas and accept the call of the United States and other members of the International community for a ceasefire, which we believe will create a conducive atmosphere for talks on all relevant issues."

Full text of the statement issued by LTTE Political Head Quarters in Vanni follows:

20th April 2009

Tamiya

at 08:29 on April 20th, 2009

Your source is highly biased and misleading.

Allow international journalists to come in an report actuality of the war.

Take the ban on media.

sathyajith

at 08:33 on April 20th, 2009

Take the ban on media.

Allready done Tamiya

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssTechMediaTelecomNews/idUSCOL45025920090420

Sri Lanka opens eye in the sky on war zone

By C. Bryson Hull

COLOMBO, April 20 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military on Monday opened up its aerial surveillance centre to journalists for the first time, offering a glimpse of real-time footage from a battlefield usually off-limits to independent observers.

A handful of reporters were brought inside the Battle Management Centre at air force headquarters in Colombo, from where controllers monitor video from Israeli-made unmanned drones and a Beechcraft reconnaissance airplane.

sathyajith

at 08:51 on April 20th, 2009

And Tamil Lienet also writing the same thing with nother words

And Tamiya is correct as she says Your source is highly biased and misleading.

The methods may vary but Sri Lanka will never be able to live in peace as it imagines a military victory will bring. However, for the record, the LTTE would like to emphasize again that it is always ready to explore peaceful means to resolve the conflict”, the LTTE statement issued from the political headquarters in Vanni, read.

israeli.agent

at 08:57 on April 20th, 2009

Thank you Sathya for the "reliable and unbiased" source...!

.Agent.

israeli.agent

at 08:44 on April 20th, 2009

"Your source is highly biased and misleading."

That is not true. But your source, www.tamilnet.com is exactly that what you said.

.Agent.

senthil5000

at 08:39 on April 20th, 2009

The original news is below:

Full text of the statement issued by LTTE Political Head Quarters in Vanni follows:

20th April 2009

The LTTE Welcomes The US State Department’s Statement

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam appreciates the genuine concerns expressed by the United States Government’s statement dated 16th April 2009, on the escalating humanitarian catastrophe in the Vanni/Mullaitivu region. This is an important step towards meaningful international action to actually protect and provide relief to the forlorn Tamil civilian population incurring daily causalities and unspeakable tragedies from the offensive military operations of the Sri Lankan armed forces towards the safe zone where they were asked to go into, by the same Sri Lankan Government.

Apart from the plight of the civilian population in the safe zone, the Tamil people in other parts of the Tamil homeland are facing severe military oppression, countless indignities and denial of basic human rights. The people detained by the Sri Lankan Government at military controlled detention camps in Vavuniya are subjected to incessant persecution and torture by the Sri Lankan state forces. The Tamil people in Jaffna peninsula, Mannar, Vavuniya, Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Amparai are subject to atrocities of the Sri Lanka ’s military, police and paramilitary rulers on a daily basis. The IDPs in North and East of the Island are subject to indefinite military control without any effective mechanisms to facilitate their safety and return to their own homes and villages.

So far, while the rest of the world has concentrated on apportioning blame, the United States has stressed the importance of finding solutions to put an immediate end to the plight of the Tamil civilians being lured and attacked in the safe zone by the Sri Lankan Government. USA has also been openly acknowledge the need to address the basic discrimination, inequality and racism towards the Tamil people by the Sinhalese Sri Lankan Government that was and is the root cause for our fight for freedom. The community that has been fighting for justice over its treatment and unequal status will now never forget the deep wounds left by the innumerable deaths of their kith and kin directly caused by the actions of the Sri Lankan Government. A military solution will never lay this problem to rest, as the Sri Lankan Government envisages and constantly promises everyone.

The LTTE would like reiterate its commitment to a ceasefire without any preconditions, as urged by the US and other members of the international community. The LTTE is also ready for a meaningful negotiation on all issues related to humanitarian access, security, movement and welfare of the Tamil civilian population.

The LTTE urges the Sri Lankan government to stop its military actions, including shelling and bombing civilian areas and accept the call of the United States and other members of the International community for a ceasefire, which we believe will create a conducive atmosphere for talks on all relevant issues.

We note the Sri Lankan Government’s recent statements that we are not in a position to ask for any preconditions. We would like to make it clear that while the basic rights of the Tamils continue to be denied, while successive Sri Lankan Governments always consider that the way to address our grievances is through military action and not constitutional changes, while the injustices against the Tamils now also includes daily shelling and killing of Tamil men, women, children and even unborn babies (for all of which we have pictorial evidence), while the international community watches on in deafening silence, the LTTE and the fight for our freedom will also continue. The methods may vary but Sri Lanka will never be able to live in peace, as it imagines a military victory will bring.

However, for the record, the LTTE would like to emphasise again that it is always ready to explore peaceful means to resolve the conflict.

Political Head Quarters
Liberation Tigers of TamilEelam
TamilEelam

israeli.agent

at 08:42 on April 20th, 2009

Please provide the source for this below mentioned news.

senthil5000
at 09:39 on April 20th, 2009

The original news is below:

Full text of the statement issued by LTTE Political Head Quarters in Vanni follows:

20th April 2009

The LTTE Welcomes The US State Department’s Statement

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam appreciates the genuine concerns expressed by the United States Government’s statement dated 16th April 2009, on the escalating humanitarian catastrophe in the Vanni/Mullaitivu region. This is an important step towards meaningful international action to actually protect and provide relief to the forlorn Tamil civilian population incurring daily causalities and unspeakable tragedies from the offensive military operations of the Sri Lankan armed forces towards the safe zone where they were asked to go into, by the same Sri Lankan Government.

Apart from the plight of the civilian population in the safe zone, the Tamil people in other parts of the Tamil homeland are facing severe military oppression, countless indignities and denial of basic human rights. The people detained by the Sri Lankan Government at military controlled detention camps in Vavuniya are subjected to incessant persecution and torture by the Sri Lankan state forces. The Tamil people in Jaffna peninsula, Mannar, Vavuniya, Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Amparai are subject to atrocities of the Sri Lanka ’s military, police and paramilitary rulers on a daily basis. The IDPs in North and East of the Island are subject to indefinite military control without any effective mechanisms to facilitate their safety and return to their own homes and villages.

So far, while the rest of the world has concentrated on apportioning blame, the United States has stressed the importance of finding solutions to put an immediate end to the plight of the Tamil civilians being lured and attacked in the safe zone by the Sri Lankan Government. USA has also been openly acknowledge the need to address the basic discrimination, inequality and racism towards the Tamil people by the Sinhalese Sri Lankan Government that was and is the root cause for our fight for freedom. The community that has been fighting for justice over its treatment and unequal status will now never forget the deep wounds left by the innumerable deaths of their kith and kin directly caused by the actions of the Sri Lankan Government. A military solution will never lay this problem to rest, as the Sri Lankan Government envisages and constantly promises everyone.

The LTTE would like reiterate its commitment to a ceasefire without any preconditions, as urged by the US and other members of the international community. The LTTE is also ready for a meaningful negotiation on all issues related to humanitarian access, security, movement and welfare of the Tamil civilian population.

The LTTE urges the Sri Lankan government to stop its military actions, including shelling and bombing civilian areas and accept the call of the United States and other members of the International community for a ceasefire, which we believe will create a conducive atmosphere for talks on all relevant issues.

We note the Sri Lankan Government’s recent statements that we are not in a position to ask for any preconditions. We would like to make it clear that while the basic rights of the Tamils continue to be denied, while successive Sri Lankan Governments always consider that the way to address our grievances is through military action and not constitutional changes, while the injustices against the Tamils now also includes daily shelling and killing of Tamil men, women, children and even unborn babies (for all of which we have pictorial evidence), while the international community watches on in deafening silence, the LTTE and the fight for our freedom will also continue. The methods may vary but Sri Lanka will never be able to live in peace, as it imagines a military victory will bring.

However, for the record, the LTTE would like to emphasise again that it is always ready to explore peaceful means to resolve the conflict.

Political Head Quarters
Liberation Tigers of TamilEelam
TamilEelam