AS the LTTE faces imminent and irreversible defeat, the usual predators have begun to lurk in the background. It is no secret that Sri Lanka's troubles had their beginning, and reached its maturity with the covert assistance of some individuals, non-governmental organizations, and even nations who at all times exploited our tolerance and democratic values to hurt us.
To the average Sri Lankan, Eric Solheim is no stranger. The Norwegian who has been a shadowy presence in and around places where Sri Lanka's destiny was decided, has had a hand in most of her misfortunes. Though it may be difficult to prove, this man would be considered by most to be guilty of providing opportunities for the Tamil Tigers over the past couple of decades which helped build the terror group into a formidable force and caused death and immense destruction in Sri Lanka. During all those years, Solheim and his Norwegian entourage have been very adept at portraying themselves essentially as peace-makers and earned a level of recognition in the world that is essentially meant for the likes of Mahatma Gandhi. Solheim may have fooled the world, but the Sri Lankan on the street knows he is no friend to us or our country.
Solheim was instrumental in formulating the illegal and fundamentally flawed cease-fire agreement [CFA] between the democratically elected Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE, bestowing on the terror group powers of a separate state. At the time of signing the CFA, they moved fast and managed to push the then President Chandrika Bandaranaike to sign the document, contents of which were not known to her. The Norwegians had their lap dog Ranil Wickramasinghe, who has since brought down the opposition UNP to the level of non-existence agree to carry out the functions of a pawn to achieve this goal. The CFA was surreptiously intended to be essentially a starting point of a more vigourous and better prepared launching ground for seperation of Sri Lanka and creation of a Tamil only Eelam. Sentiments expressed by Solheim and his group at the time which are now surfacing, indicate that they believed a stronger and militarily better placed LTTE would be a suitable situation for any discussion for the settlement of the ethnic issue. Solheim also has been one of the loudest proclaimers of the existance of an 'ethnic' issue in Sri Lanka, and pushing world powers to accept the LTTE as the sole representatives of all Tamils on the island.
As our street-wise Sri Lankan would already know by gut instinct, Eric Solheim is no friend and in fact is worse than most enemies. It is his kind that gets close and then knives the unsuspecting victim. He does suit the LTTE lobby's own game plan, since he also operates by the same rules. If there is a difference between the average tamil tiger suicide bomber and Solheim, it is that the former is braver and is willing to die for his/her cause. The Solheims of this world are truly the coyotes and carrion birds who rejoice and fatten themselves in the death of others.
Currently Solheim is making the usual noises in India. He has told Indian media that the failure of the CFA was unfortunate. It is believable, since it was intended to form the basis for a much bigger game and that game didn't materialize since the LTTE chief was too impatient and mistimed his attack on the Sri Lankan security forces. Had he waitied until a more pliable and demoralized Ranil Wickramasinghe, who implicitly believed the Norwegians' theory that the LTTE cannot be defeated came into power, eelam could even have been a ground reality today.
Sri Lanka and her leaders cannot afford to continue to make the same mistakes yet again. Not only is Solheim the friend of our enemies, but is also the enemy of our friends, since they deny the rights of democratically elected tamil leaders such as Devananda to be representative of tamil aspirations to exist within a unified Sri Lanka. The likes of Eric Solheim need to be treated with utmost suspicion at all times and their minions monitored when on our soil. In the aftermath of the fighting these carcass feeders will descend on our shores yet again under the guise of re-construction. That is when the next game of subversion against the Sri Lankan state could begin. It would be wise for Sri Lanka to prepare now for these possibilities.
To the average Sri Lankan, Eric Solheim is no stranger. The Norwegian who has been a shadowy presence in and around places where Sri Lanka's destiny was decided, has had a hand in most of her misfortunes. Though it may be difficult to prove, this man would be considered by most to be guilty of providing opportunities for the Tamil Tigers over the past couple of decades which helped build the terror group into a formidable force and caused death and immense destruction in Sri Lanka. During all those years, Solheim and his Norwegian entourage have been very adept at portraying themselves essentially as peace-makers and earned a level of recognition in the world that is essentially meant for the likes of Mahatma Gandhi. Solheim may have fooled the world, but the Sri Lankan on the street knows he is no friend to us or our country.
Solheim was instrumental in formulating the illegal and fundamentally flawed cease-fire agreement [CFA] between the democratically elected Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE, bestowing on the terror group powers of a separate state. At the time of signing the CFA, they moved fast and managed to push the then President Chandrika Bandaranaike to sign the document, contents of which were not known to her. The Norwegians had their lap dog Ranil Wickramasinghe, who has since brought down the opposition UNP to the level of non-existence agree to carry out the functions of a pawn to achieve this goal. The CFA was surreptiously intended to be essentially a starting point of a more vigourous and better prepared launching ground for seperation of Sri Lanka and creation of a Tamil only Eelam. Sentiments expressed by Solheim and his group at the time which are now surfacing, indicate that they believed a stronger and militarily better placed LTTE would be a suitable situation for any discussion for the settlement of the ethnic issue. Solheim also has been one of the loudest proclaimers of the existance of an 'ethnic' issue in Sri Lanka, and pushing world powers to accept the LTTE as the sole representatives of all Tamils on the island.
As our street-wise Sri Lankan would already know by gut instinct, Eric Solheim is no friend and in fact is worse than most enemies. It is his kind that gets close and then knives the unsuspecting victim. He does suit the LTTE lobby's own game plan, since he also operates by the same rules. If there is a difference between the average tamil tiger suicide bomber and Solheim, it is that the former is braver and is willing to die for his/her cause. The Solheims of this world are truly the coyotes and carrion birds who rejoice and fatten themselves in the death of others.
Currently Solheim is making the usual noises in India. He has told Indian media that the failure of the CFA was unfortunate. It is believable, since it was intended to form the basis for a much bigger game and that game didn't materialize since the LTTE chief was too impatient and mistimed his attack on the Sri Lankan security forces. Had he waitied until a more pliable and demoralized Ranil Wickramasinghe, who implicitly believed the Norwegians' theory that the LTTE cannot be defeated came into power, eelam could even have been a ground reality today.
Sri Lanka and her leaders cannot afford to continue to make the same mistakes yet again. Not only is Solheim the friend of our enemies, but is also the enemy of our friends, since they deny the rights of democratically elected tamil leaders such as Devananda to be representative of tamil aspirations to exist within a unified Sri Lanka. The likes of Eric Solheim need to be treated with utmost suspicion at all times and their minions monitored when on our soil. In the aftermath of the fighting these carcass feeders will descend on our shores yet again under the guise of re-construction. That is when the next game of subversion against the Sri Lankan state could begin. It would be wise for Sri Lanka to prepare now for these possibilities.
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