THE cawardly hyenas from the Wanni struck again, this time killing yet another group of unarmed people in Anuradhapura, most notable among them being retired Maj.General Janaka Perera.
Maj.Gen Perera became a celebrity for a spectacular operation which he conducted in the Weli-Oya area in the 1990s when his troops slaughtered hundreds of Tamil Tiger terrorists in one night, by adopting unconventional defensive tactics which they soon turned into an ongoing offensive. He was also instrumental in turning another LTTE offensive on Jaffna Peninsular into a route for the terrorists. From those times onward he had been on the LTTE hit list and his move to get involved in politics probably made this valiant soldier easier to access for his assasin.
In other areas of conflict the SLAF is now said to be in possession of sophisticated Mig29 aircraft which hopefully would be proven useful in the current context, while providing a solid platform for air defence into the future. Whether the SLAF has fancy hotrods to play with or not, the SL Defence Forces have continued thier thrust and are within spitting distance of downtown Killinochchi. The SLAF meanwhile possesses 'bunker busters' which can take out targets 40meters underground, according to military sources. What's holding them back is unknown.
The coming weeks will provide Sri Lanka an insight of what it means to achieve a decisive military victory over the world's number one terrorist outfit, when more powerful nations have been struggling against lesser opponents. The Sri Lankan case will most probably become the text book case for future anti-terror operations the world over.
Maj.Gen Perera became a celebrity for a spectacular operation which he conducted in the Weli-Oya area in the 1990s when his troops slaughtered hundreds of Tamil Tiger terrorists in one night, by adopting unconventional defensive tactics which they soon turned into an ongoing offensive. He was also instrumental in turning another LTTE offensive on Jaffna Peninsular into a route for the terrorists. From those times onward he had been on the LTTE hit list and his move to get involved in politics probably made this valiant soldier easier to access for his assasin.
In other areas of conflict the SLAF is now said to be in possession of sophisticated Mig29 aircraft which hopefully would be proven useful in the current context, while providing a solid platform for air defence into the future. Whether the SLAF has fancy hotrods to play with or not, the SL Defence Forces have continued thier thrust and are within spitting distance of downtown Killinochchi. The SLAF meanwhile possesses 'bunker busters' which can take out targets 40meters underground, according to military sources. What's holding them back is unknown.
The coming weeks will provide Sri Lanka an insight of what it means to achieve a decisive military victory over the world's number one terrorist outfit, when more powerful nations have been struggling against lesser opponents. The Sri Lankan case will most probably become the text book case for future anti-terror operations the world over.
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