Comments on Dheshapalana: To All Those Advocates of a (Brutal) War

Dear Sittingnut, It is people like you and me (and...

2006-08-16T08:22:00.000+05:30

Dear Sittingnut,

It is people like you and me (and peace-loving others) that believe in the power of negotiations, as you so correctly comment. Let us hope that realisation dawns that with waging war comes the pragmatism to realise that there must be a capable victor. This pragmatism will tell us to consider military capabilities when talking about war. Meanwhile, let us not erode the

Dear Anil, The readers of Dheshapalana know that t...

2006-08-16T08:16:00.000+05:30

Dear Anil,

The readers of Dheshapalana know that this is a forum for democratic speech. Your opinions are always welcome. Thank you for your comments.

will appeasing ltte and handing over ppl to its op...

2006-08-15T22:11:00.000+05:30

will appeasing ltte and handing over ppl to its oppression stop the killing any more than in other appeasements ?
ltte had to be defeated (by negotiations not appeasement, no additional power should be given to it , or war ) if we want real peace. that is the reality

Was there ever a ceasefire? What happened after it...

2006-08-15T21:44:00.000+05:30

Was there ever a ceasefire? What happened after it was signed? All the anti-LTTE Tamils were killed one by one. Does that count as a ceasefire to you? Do you honestly believe the LTTE is interested in a political solution within Sri Lanka? Remember it was the LTTE that left the peace talks when the Ranil Wickremasinghe administration was in power and that administration spent all day trying to