Now, the 'unitary' call comes from Jaffna
The call to protect the unitary character of the
nation by the Bishops would now, certainly strengthen the hands of
the President who prior to being elected pledged to uphold the
unitary character of this country. In that bid, he said he would
walk that extra mile to meet the LTTE leader to negotiate reasonable
and just solution under a unitary state.
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Desperate Tigers target civilians
Despite the recent curb on civil liberties by
the anti-terror legislation, Sri Lanka deserves - still - to be
called an open society. It is naive to expect the security forces to
catch every LTTE sleeper and attacker and to raid every Tiger cell
in the town. Very liberties they enjoy in the city of Colombo, a
multi-cultural city itself provide greater room for terror cells to
conduct their covert missions.
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European double game to 'tame' Sri Lanka
Last week the Sunday 'Divaina' political column
reported a JHU Political Council Meeting at which Champika Ranawaka
had accused German Chancellor Angela Merkel of being a Neo-Nazi,
while the Venerable Omalpe Sobhitha had said that Merkel has one
hand over Hitler's shoulder and the other over Prabhakaran. Another
party member, the Ven. Missaka Kamalasiri had expressed concern over
the possibility of Germany pressuring the European Union to lift the
LTTE ban.
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