Sitting on top of an active Volcano
Federalism?
IF I remember correct Sri Lankan government and leading Tamil politicians in south are talking of Federalism since we started the so called one sided cease-fire agreement.
When it comes to LTTE terrorists, they have clearly stated that they do not want anything else other than a separate state. They have repeated it clearly.
JVP, the main political party in south (let’s learn to accept it..) has clearly stated that they do not want any federal solution either.
In my opinion I do not see the point for UNP and PA with the backing of Tamil political parties in south to talk about a Federal solution or any kind of a power sharing deal. It does not have the backing of the majority of people living in South as well as from the LTTE terrorists. So we are just killing time here, talking and dreaming of living in peace without realizing we all are sitting on top of an active volcano.
BTW, with time pass by, more and more people in south will turn in to radical extremist parties like JVP and JHU while Tamils in the north will convert themselves to become LTTE terrorists. This trend is very clear if analyze the increase of votes for JVP and JHU over the last 5 elections and also the number of southern tamil political parties getting aligned with the LTTE terrorists.
Inmy opinion allowing this trend to continue is more dangerous than fighting a war. If US can invade Iraq and capture Sadam, I do not see any reason why a well equipped army, navy and airforce can simply invade LTTE controlled areas and capture the terrorist Parbahakaran and the gang. We have wasted many years talking of federalism and going round trips around the world with terrorists, talking of peace talks without achieving anything in return. Instead we have made LTTE terrorists more strengthen and given them free publicity.
Our economy has not improved as a result of not fighting a war. Inflation is worse compared to the time of the war. So what’s the point.
Instead, If we focused on eliminating terrorists and assuring peace and democracy in the country similar to what US and EU is doing in Iraq and Afghanistan, I won’t be writing this today
No matter what you think, whether you like it or not..no one can stop another war. It's sad. But that's the reality and let's learn to accept it.
Sri Lanka, 3 - 29 - 2006: 2nd Lead: JVP rejects federalism: "federalism "
