Joe, unlike many others I am not so disappointed about the internal dictatorship in LTTE and the way the organization is run. As you say they follow the wierd logic of maintaining order within guerrilla organizations. I think the only people who are disappointed by the LTTE's infighting and execution and kanagaroo trials are people who otherwise respect the LTTE.Assasinations of political bigwigs too doesn't shock me. Yes it has huge implication. But IMO there is some political payback and reasoning for every such killing with its own bloody logic there.Quote:
Originally Posted by joe
To me the several attack on civilians is of greater importance in judging their claim as an organization fighting for civil liberties. It annoys me very much when the very same people who are parading pictures of corpses in GoSL's attack defend the LTTE who are also ruthless in the corpse-production game.
Thaamarai - in whose name this thread exists- seems to be quite well informed about the history of this conflict. Not just this even about other global conflicts (in the Shivaji TV one she talks about Hutu-Tutsis, Kosova, East Timor etc.). SL in particularly she mentions very well how Rajapakse went about planning and executing this genocide, how India assisted it and how the whole world has turned a blind eye to this disaster.
But then she ends with Tiger gOsham 5 pEr bali aanaargaL, 50 pEr puli aanaargaL !! WTH !
It cannot be that she is ignorant of the ruthless acts of LTTE. She seems to be a well informed person. Everyone who shares the stage with her talks about Rajiv, giving the impression that this was the only mistake of the LTTE and as if they have never resorted to violence except in self defence. She - and so many others - are wilfully not looking at the slimy side of the Tigers. Why ? Is it so damn difficult to not present a one-sided picture to the people ? This is just wilful deceit. That is what annoys me.