The evil axis – LTTE, Tamil Diaspora & the International Community
Posted on February 13th, 2012
Posted on February 13th, 2012
Shenali Waduge
Like all terror
groups, LTTE earned its status. To be known as a deadly terrorist
movement, to be feared and to be able to gain international notoriety
the LTTE had to kill. From assassinations, to bombing civilians &
economic targets to mastering the suicide bombing the LTTE has redefined
terrorism. Is there any terrorist organization running its own police,
judiciary, levying taxes, own healthcare & educational
infrastructure? Has any terrorist group been treated like VIPs?
What terrorist group is allowed to run international offices, hold
demonstrations and even hold tete a tete with foreign Government
officials? Ask the Scandinavian truce monitors, Scandinavian
peace facilitators, a host of foreign diplomats, UN officials & INGO
representatives to reconfirm the truth behind this statement. In
understanding this fact it becomes easier to understand why an end to
the conflict was never really meant to be and not because the Sri Lankan
army could not defeat the LTTE previously. There were too many
influencers internal & external that made defeating the LTTE almost
impossible.
It is therefore not
advisable to compare LTTE terrorists with other terrorist groups for no
other terrorist group this century has been given clemency by the
international community as the LTTE has enjoyed over 3 decades.
If this seems too harsh a statement the international community may
like to ponder over its role in the existence of the LTTE and
realistically look upon what the international community could have done
but chose not to do.
