Despite desperate tactics in South

Tigers get severe beatings in North

The true meaning of LTTE terrorism was worked out in the city during the week, while the country was celebrating the 60th Independence Day on February 04, but miserably failed in achieving their objectives despite leaving some blood stains in some parts of the country.

However, the incidents unfolded that week exposed the true face of the LTTE and its thirst for blood at a time they were being defeated at the hands of the valiant Security Forces.

One of the most important factor emerged through these desperate acts of the LTTE was that even the general public who had not believed or rather had any doubts over the successes of the Security Forces in the Wanni front, began to learn the state of desperation of the LTTE with their method of reverting to primitive level terror operations witnessed that week.

It was humiliating to note that the LTTE, which has been identified by the top most nations of the world as the most ruthless terror outfit of the world, is resorting to blasting transformers and exploding human bombs just to kill a handful of civilians who had no connection with the ongoing conflict.

These terror acts are not up to their 'standards' of terrorism if they are that powerful in their strength, as they claim.

The international community, even at this decisive moment, should realise how this terror outfit using innocent lives of Tamils for these dreadful acts. They have descended from a level of using suicide bombers to assassinate world leaders like former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and former Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa, now to use the same for civilian targets.

The female suicide bomber when she was young would have had plans for her future but never to blow herself us when the Police were closely following her, by killing the bystanders around her at the Fort railway station. However, her efforts did not make any changes in the scheduled plans for the Independence Day celebrations in Colombo. The ultimate truth is that the Security Forces and the Police had been quite effective in their security plans to detect these desperate suicide cadres well within their security network though they could not stop the female suicide bomber from exploding her suicide kit.

So far it is not clear what was the exact target though it was patently clear that she had blown herself up as she could not get out of the railway station due to the security plan which was in effect, in view of the Independence Day celebrations.

The most unfortunate factor is that even the nations equipped with most sophisticated mode of technology is not in a position to control the menace of suicide bombers. So Sri Lanka is no exception.

But Sri Lanka with its long deal with the subject of suicide bombing, has come a long way spotting these suicide bombers ahead of achieving their targets even amidst pressures from the so-called Human Rights Organisations who have no iota of knowledge on terror plans of the LTTE. That was the success achieved by the intelligence network of the Security Forces and the Police which came under immense threat from the LTTE at the beginning when the Ceasefire Agreement came into effect.

Therefore, the those Human Rights Organisation and political leaders who pointed their fingers at the Security Forces and the Police for violating the human rights of innocent Tamils once they detected them prior to accomplishing their missions should bear the responsibility for endangering the security in Colombo and also in other parts of the country, by exposing these intelligence operatives of the Security Forces, impeding their operations to keep Colombo secure from terror threats.

On the other hand they should realise the fact that by doing so they were also encouraging the Tiger outfit to send more and more innocent Tamil civilians on suicide missions disguised as civilians if the LTTE is allowed to operate freely within Colombo.

The other side of the coin is that these innocent Tamils are violating the thousands of other people's right to live in a peaceful environment. Therefore, those who highly concerned about human right violations should now raise their voice against the LTTE which was the main cause for all violations in the country.

They should raise their voices against the LTTE to shun violence and stop their terror operations, if they really want to ensure that the no human rights violations is taking place in the country.

So there won't be any necessity to bring in international observers to monitor the violations. Even if they are invited they will also become one in the crowd wasting public money, like the now defunct Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission, counting the violations but without taking any action against the violators.

On the other hand the prime aim of all other HR violations, as the international community claimed that the Security Forces and the Police had committed, were aimed at getting rid of this grass root cause to ensure that no human right violations are taking place in the country.

The Security Forces and the Police or the Government in power is taking legitimate actions to curb terrorism in the country. If the international community tries to impose restrictions on its actions they also become part and parcel of the section of society who are aiding and abetting the LTTE terrorism.

Therefore, it is high time for the Tamil Diaspora across the globe to think twice before raising funds for this terror outfit, as they themselves fund an organisation or perhaps an individual, with an illusion claims to be the protector of the Tamil community to endanger the lives of innocent Tamil civilians in vain. The harsh truth is now exposed to world through the desperate acts of the LTTE. So it is now time for the international community to bring pressure on the LTTE to join the path of negotiations like other militant groups who gave up arms to go on the path of democracy at a time the Government is preparing to implement political solution to end the ethnic conflict the in the North and East.

Even the Southern community who were not willing to accept the fact that the LTTE has become so weak in the Wanni and commenced realising the genuineness of the Government claims, through the desperation of the LTTE which showed off during the 60th Independence Day celebrations.

They understood the ulterior motives of the LTTE by engaged in these desperate acts and acting very wisely after standing firmly behind the Security Forces efforts of eradicating terrorism from the country. That was why they did not overreact to one of the most sensitive issues in the recent past in which eight of the innocent students of the D. S. Senanayake Vidyalaya were killed in the suicide blast inside the Fort railway station.

If not for the patience of the general public and their clear understanding of the problem that would have been another cause to create an ethnic backlash in the country, like the black July 1983. Instead of falling into the trap of the LTTE people of this country very positively responded, by strengthening the hands of the Security Forces and the Police to further strengthen the security in the country and to prevent LTTE from carrying out such desperate acts.

These are very positive indications by the general public towards Government efforts of eradicating terrorism in the country.

They are now ignoring the voices of the opportunistic politicians who are ready to use even these sensitive issues to grab power. So the Security Forces should also determine to keep that trust forever by making their aspirations a reality.

As the LTTE failed in their all endeavors to turn tide against the Government through their sheer desperate acts, they have now realize d there is no escape for them in the Wanni battle front.

Rapid changes have been made in the Wanni battle front during the past few days. Realising the fact that the female cadres cannot face the Security Forces in the battlefront in the West of Vavuniya the LTTE has deployed many of their hardcore cadres to their bunker lines in Madhu sector.

It was after realising the fact that the fall of Wanni will be expedited if they lose ground in Madhu, which has been maintained by them as their main defence line in West of Vavuniya, the LTTE has increased the number of cadres there.

The troops attached to 7 Sinha Regiment under the command of Lt. Colonel Kithsiri Liyanage under 572 Brigade faced stiff resistance from the LTTE with these new development after LTTE inducting a Tiger leader called Weeramaran to lead the Tiger cadres there in Madhu sector.

It seems that the LTTE is determined not to allow the Security Forces to capture Madhu since it will be humiliating defeat for them. Moreover, the fall of Madhu, definitely will expedite the Security Forces efforts in liberating Wanni, making the predictions made by the Security Forces Chiefs about the defeat of LTTE within this week.

But, it seems the LTTE is late in their reactions to the Security Forces as they are not in a position to turn the tide against them.

The troops are poised to capture many of their strategic townships in the Vavuniya battle front including Sinnapandivirichchan hich is the main township prior to the Madhu shrine.

On the other hand troops attached to the 9 Gajaba Regiment operating with the support of the Special Forces troops are now in full control of Mullikulam town. The fall of these strategic locations will definitely put the Security Forces to take the upper hand in the Wanni battle front.

As the 57 Division under the General Officer Commanding Brigadier Jagath Dias is taking these hits, the Task Force -1 operating in the Mannar sector under the command of Brigadier Shavindra Silva also poised to take vital grounds in the Mannar front.

The troops of the TF-1 on Friday captured the area south of Adampan tank which includes the tank bund area. Though the area was called Adampan tank, the tank is no longer there to cater the cultivation needs of the people.

The troops operating in the Adampan East also advanced towards Adampan in another front making it difficult for the LTTE cadres to operate in Adampan town.

With these advances the troops in the Mannar front is poised to take the full control of Adampan area in the North of Mannar.

In the same breath the newly formed 59 Division too marching towards Wanni from Kokkuthuduvai Weli Oya sector removing Tiger threats in the Weli Oya sector.

It is in the Muhamalai, Nagar Kovil and Kilali fronts the LTTE is getting a heavy beating with troops destroying their bunker lines on daily basis without giving any room for them to construct their bunkers.

With these development many of the LTTE vital grounds in the Wanni are now poised to fall to the hands of the Security Forces as the LTTE is beaten up from all fronts further compelling for to engage in more desperate acts as they see no escape from the troops.