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Overt operations are frowned upon. But, can a covert armed operation be met by simple tactics of conventional war?



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History shows that peace is not always better than war, and a low intensity war is not always preferable to a decisive, all out one. However in our specific conditions, it is better to prevent or delay a full-scale war. And it is imperative that we face such a war with the world on our side rather than against us or neutral.

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Beneath serendipity trouble brews in the Maldives

Serendipity of the Maldives, its sandy beaches and sea known for sea sports do not give the impression that there functions a troubled state in this tiny archipelago. It was, indeed, hard to believe that one frail old man could control the destiny of this tiny island nation with an iron fist absolutely most of the time away from the international attention.

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The Rajpal Abeynayake Column: How the donors play it - and how we play it

There is no doubt that the European Union ban on the LTTE spells out a position that has been well considered by the EU member states. The donor co chairs basically extrapolate on the EUs documents and then goes onto say - 'those who do not abide by Oslo, they are apostates to the cause.' Which cause is this? Its the cause of establishing a peace without war, by the recipe that has been prepared by the Western donors for Sri Lanka.

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