Desecration or destroying a place of worship of any religion is sacrilegious.

Desecration or destroying a place of worship of any religion is sacrilegious.

It is even more sacrilegious when a Cemetery is desecrated.

What happened in the Auschwitz concentration camp yesterday is despicable.

Whether it is a simple case of theft or politically motivated act, the authorities will have to find out soon.

Many restored to such acts when they have miserably failed to prove their own hypothesises with hard facts than fictional ones.

History cannot be obliterated or changed to propagate ones’ own political agendas by destroying or desecrating historical sites.

Some historical facts are very stubborn and hard to swallow to many but unless you have learn to live with those facts and take guidance from the lessons learnt, then only they would be able to move forward in pursuit of whatever.

But by opting to take the low road of vandalism, only exposes what you are really made of and the history would also not be very kind to such perpetrators too.

Sasanka De Silva Blogging from Oman.

Le Cheat

Knowing the truth very well, neither Bush nor Karzai flinched.

Maradona had the audacity to call it “Hand of God”.

History is littered with such incidents in every spheres of life.

So why call Thierry Henry as “Le Cheat”.

The moral of the incident is “You cheat You will” and if you do not, then you are a looser.

Stop calling people names.

It is our own individual choice to decide to which camp you wanted to be belonged to.

SRI LANKAN WAR CRIMINALS HIDING IN WEST

The life sentence handed down yesterday in Canada on Desire Munyaneza for the war crimes he committed in Rwanda would, I am sure send a clear messages to many.

After his killing spree, he went to Canada and sought political asylum and it was granted without any back ground checks.

This is not a new phenomenon in Canada or in the west.

Anyone who manages to reach their boarders and claims that he or she is being prosecuted in his or her country, because of their ethnicity or any other reason, those countries are happy to oblige.

There are thousands and more who have either actively participated or have helped in various other ways in mass killings, genocides and other war crimes are still hiding behind in Canada and the West, milking their systems on the guise of seeking asylum.

The mass rallies held, hungers strikes and havocs caused in those countries during the latter part of the three decade old war in Sri Lanka, where a democratically elected government was fighting a bunch of terrorist is a very good example that those who have blood in their hands and in their consciences are still roaming freely in those countries.

The sentencing of Desire Munyaneza, I am hopeful would set a precedent and that the authorities in Canada and in the West would open their eye now and start dealing with those bogus asylum seekers the same way soon.

Kithsiri Sasanka De Silva,

Sultanate of Oman.

The grass is not so greener on the other side.

Boat loads of people are stranded in some parts of the world trying to reach countries which are economically prosperous.

If the figures reported in some of the press are correct, the people now stranded in Indonesia have promised to pay or have already paid the smugglers in excess of two million American Dollars for the passenger of 250 people.

This translates in to over a million Sri Lankan Rupees for each head, which is a very large sum of money for someone like me who is presently employed in the Gulf even.

Looking at the pictures it is evident that the average family cluster on that boat is about four per family.

I was wishing if I can raise that kind of money (Rupees 4 million), not to pay some slave trader but to start up something of my own back in Sri Lanka.

Some may try to take political advantage on the predicament of those people still stranded on those boats.

These people neither political nor economic asylum seekers but a bunch fools who always believe that the grass on the other side is much greener only.

I have travelled enough in those countries where some think the grass is much greener and have met, spoken and visited many of those who have thought so earlier and ended up there.

Many of them are living in appalling conditions in attics, go-downs etc and doing some works that they would not even think of doing in their own mother land, even if they do not have one square meal a day.

We have a Sinhala saying which goes “Even if you make a living by slaughtering cats, the money you get in return for that work will not mew when being spent”.

But when they return to their motherland for a short holiday or looking for a prospective life partner to take back along with them, they do not tell the whole truth.

Instead, they flaunt a little to impress the others.

A couple of designer ware, a rented out car and a few extravagance parties to impress their other family members, neighbours and friends send a wrong message.

“The grass is much greener on the other side”.

Many who are living in their native lands are unable to see through the false facade and willing to gamble on their health, wealth and most importantly the peace of mind looking for greener grass.

It is not even worth the try.

If you can raise that kind of money, (I am talking about four million Sri Lankan Rupees) as your start up capital, then you do not need go anywhere but start something of your own in your own country.

The stories are galore in medias of many (mostly from the south and the north) have come to cities from their tiny hamlets with only cloths on their backs and have made money and a name for them.

If that is not a dream then what about someone with a disposable four million Sri Lankan Rupees as a start up capital?

Unless we learn to ask the right questions and willing to change to looking glass, the stories of such boat people will be repeated.

The parable is “the grass is not so greener on the other side”.

Kithsiri Sasanka De Silva,

Sultanate of Oman.

Terrorism and Rules of Engagement

Ever since man decided that the only way to achieve a solution to a dispute between two of them is to take up arms, the rules of engagement have changed.

They have evolved in a much slower pace that one would be able to keep abreast with it and be prepared for any eventuality.

However, the 9/11 incident has changed the whole scenario.

What is going on around in many parts of the world today are sufficient ample examples of the changes that have taken place in the rules of engagement.

The conventional wisdom and the old school rules of engagement become lead weights, especially when a country where democracy prevails tries to fight off a terrorist outfit, threatening the stability of the country as well as in the region.

The terrorists have only one objective and that is to terrorize and they would go to any extent to achieve their objective.

Unless the democratically elected governments change their tactics and approach to the issue of how to deal with the terrorists, the hope of having a Win is a total impossibility.

The best and the most recent example is the Sri Lankan Armed forces victory over the one time most dreaded and feared terrorist group.

Had they been listening to the hypocrites’ and old school pundits, as they have done for more than two decades, the terrorist menace would have gone for many more decades.

They were ready to change their rules of engagement and the success came within a few years.

The conventional wisdom and old school rules of engagement have to be abandoned if to achieve success in war especially between a democratically elected government and a foreign-funded terrorist outfit.

The staunch old school guards and especially the hypocrites’ will try to place one obstacle after another to stop you from changing your stance but the sure recipe for success is to abandon the conventional wisdom and old rules of engagement.

Having a threat of isolation, sanctions and withdrawal of trading privileges’ etc are better than having to live in constant fear of a terrorist attack.

One has to be Free first to be able to enjoy the other social and economic benefits.

Kithsiri Sasanka De Silva,

Sultanate of Oman.

Ethnic cleansing in Sri Lanka?

Where is ethnic cleansing?

Written by a Sri Lankan, but the true author is unknown but the facts given below are 100% accurate.

Hence, decided to publish this in my Blog, so the World can stumble on it and get the correct picture.

Tamils –

How many Tamils are employed in southern Sri Lankan companies?

(See the number of high caliber Tamils in Sri Lankan banking sector, see hotel trade, film trade and other industries)

Do they experience any hardship professionally due to ethnicity?

If so, how come they hold such high positions?

See how many Tamil kids are getting educated in International schools?

They have outnumbered other ethnicities.

Royal college has Tamil medium, DS has Tamil medium.

So many Sinhala major government schools have Tamil medium and they share equal opportunities.

How many Tamil major schools have Sinhala medium?

Private schools like St. Thomas, Trinity etc have quite a large number of Tamil students.

Travel to Wellawatte, Dematagoda, Dehiwala, Kotahena etc and see the number of Tamils sharing the comforts.

Go to Pettah market and Fort.

Walk along the streets and see how many Tamils are doing business there.

Start from Kotahena and travel passing Dehiwala.

Sinhala shops are outnumbered by Tamil traders.

I don’t see any hardship put on them.

Get into a bus and listen how many speak in Tamil.

Try to find a single Sinhala board in Wellawatte.

All are in Tamil and English.

Go to a government campus.

Let’s say Colombo campus.

See the number of Tamil students.

See the number of Tamil lecturers.

They share equal opportunities.

I never saw them being humiliated except they themselves had divisions saying Batticaloa Tamil, Jaffna Tamil and Upcountry Tamil.

They have a separate Tamil Union for their cultural events, their religious events.

How many kovils are there in Colombo?

See the number of Sinhalese visiting kovils and Tamil shops.

Doesn’t it display the harmony?

How many Tamil representatives are in the parliament?

See the number of Tamil youth musicians in Colombo.

Please consider these statistics.

If somebody can come up with numbers and percentages, it would reveal the truth.

This is what we should call rational.

Our generation should not waste time on arguing what’s unknown to us and what’s not experienced by us.

Live today, not yesterday.

Jaffna and Trincomalee have ports, heavy industries, bus stations, railway stations, radio and TV broadcasting stations, universities and so many other facilities.

Now Sinhalese -

How many Sinhalese are in Northern and Eastern part of Sri Lanka?

(North none, East, 25%)

How many Sinhala medium schools are there in Northern Sri Lanka?

(None)

How many Sinhala employees are in Northern Sri Lankan offices and industries?

(None)

How many temples are there in Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka?

(Two, one at Nagadeepa & the other at Trincomalee)

Can a Sinhalese travel unharmed in Northern Sri Lanka?

(Only now, after the defeat of the LTTE)

How many Sinhalese are in Northern and Eastern universities?

(None)

Now, answer me. Where is ethnic cleansing?

Now, for the US Congress and the British Parliament:

It is up to you to analyze and understand the real facts, rather than just believing propaganda like “GENOCIDE” that is just “invented propaganda” to mislead your tiny minds.

Americans didn’t know they were under attack by Osama Bin Laden, until it happened!

The British forces started shooting innocent people; mistaking them for terrorists.

(They couldn’t notice the difference!).

(Try convincing the loving mother of Charles Menezes!).

So, as a matter of fact, how on earth could they understand what’s happening thousands of miles away, in Sri Lanka?

First of all, stop what you originally started, by “clearing off” from Iraq and Afghanistan! Even with all the power and money you posses, you have proved beyond doubt, that you are still unable to solve your own problems!

Sri Lanka can do without dumb, swollen headed Yankees and heartless brutal killers of Britain ,who had slain millions of innocent Sri Lankans of former ” Imperial Ceylon” they pillaged and plundered!

If you cannot understand basic facts and wish to display a total lack common sense, we suggest you MIND YOUR OWN BLOODY BUSINESS.

You are still working on the “theories” of Terrorism, whilst hundreds of innocent folk are being killed by ruthless, fanatical sons of bitches.

BUT LOOK MATE….

Here we are in a relatively poor country, with no oil and other commodities that all of you worship, but went on to prove that to admit that we in Sri Lanka destroyed “Terrorism” once and for all!

This is what the Sri Lanka’s (less than 0.03% of the World’s population) contribution to World peace.

Kithsiri Sasanka De Silva from Oman.

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY'S CROCODILE TEARS

This letter appeared in one of the Dailies in this regieon (Khaleej Times) today.

Sri Lanka’s Pledge

22 September 2009

The world Tamil community and human rights groups are suspicious of the new Sri Lankan pledge to resettle about 280,000 civilians with over 60,000 children within this year, citing that this could be another attempt by the authorities to satisfy IMF loan conditions and European Union.

The notable difference between the Swat Valley relocation and the Sri Lankan crisis is the level of participation of international organisations which have expertise on the projects of similar nature.
In Sri Lanka, the conduct of war and the incidents following the war were carried out in complete media blackout, and aid agencies were expelled. The areas from where the civilians were herded during the two-year war is said to be going through a major change, demographically. 
In Kilinochchi district 
alone, the buildings of cultural importance to Tamils have been demolished and replaced by military complexes.
Sri Lanka has been denying every human abuse allegation insisting that no civilians were killed by its security forces. It will be interesting to see if the visiting UN political chief, Lynn Pascoe will be able to match the high sophistication of the Sri Lankan authorities to achieve anything more 
than just pledges.

Sandy Vadi, 
New Hamburg, Canada

And below is my rejoinder sent to them.

This is in response to the letter under heading “Sri Lanka’s pledge” appeared in the Letters to the Editor column in the today’s paper (22^nd September 2009).

The writer tries to compare the Swat valley situation to the crisis in the north of Sri Lanka, conveniently forgetting the fact that most of the areas in the north of Sri Lanka are still laden with land mines, booby traps, IED etc, sowed by the terrorist who were trying desperately to stop the advancing Sri Lankan troops and to bar the Tamils held captive by them as a human shield leaving those areas.

Unless the areas are clear and declared safe, no sane government would allow innocent people to resettle on those lands.

Writer was further bitter that not much international organizations’ participation in those resettling and clearing areas, which have expertise on projects of similar nature.

To be very frank that many Sri Lankans do not trust those so-called international experts knowing well what they did when the terrorist were holding certain parts of the country north of the country.

All what those experts did were to provide monetary and emotional support to a group of terrorists and supply international medias with wrong information purposely to prolong the war as well as to discredit a democratically elected government.

So many international NGOs had been working in those areas for the last three decades but yet they could not build a single school, hospital, play ground in those areas.

All they did manage to build were luxury mansions and bunkers for terror group’s elite leaders and light aircraft and air strips to enable terrorist to terrorized innocent civilians in other parts of the country too.

Finally the writer cries about buildings of cultural importance to Tamils are being replaced by military complexes in Kilinochchi district.

It is sad to note that when the terrorist were running those areas, they have destroyed numerous Sinhala Buddhist archaeological sites and expelled non Tamils from those areas to create a hundred percent Tamil areas thus changing the demography existed before, but no international community crying foul now for every action taken by the government, never ever dared to open their mouths in protest then.

If someone is interested to know the true demography existed before the fishermen turned smugglers turned terrorists started wagging their tails and totting their gun, I recommend them to see the 1971 census records to enlighten them on those issues.

Finally, I am as confused as anybody else of the claims of culturally important buildings they have in that country when those people who first came to Sri Lanka a few centuries ago were in fact looking for horses to trade than anything else.

They may have their cultural heritages in the land from where they first came to and definitely not in that land.

Even the much feared and dreaded word “Eelam” in Tamil means the “land of the Sinhala” and not anything else.

Kithsiri Sasanka De Silva from Oman.