Skip to main content

LTTE defeated, Sri Lankan civil war ends

Of course how the majority will now treat the minority will determine if the entire cycle of brutal violence will repeat itself in a few years or in a generation or two. For the moment, looks like a very good day for Sri Lanka after 25+ years of war. Check out the AP article Sri Lankan rebels concede defeat in civil war at Yahoo news. From the article:

"The rebels have been fighting since 1983 for a separate state for Sri Lanka's ethnic Tamil minority after years of marginalization at the hands of the Sinhalese majority. More than 70,000 people have been killed in the fighting.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that after defeating the rebels, his government will begin talks toward power sharing and political reconciliation between the two communities. But many Tamils are skeptical that the victorious government will be willing to make real concessions.
At their height, the rebels controlled 5,400 square miles (14,000 square kilometers), nearly one-fifth of this Indian Ocean island nation.

They had a conventional army complete with artillery batteries, a large navy and even a nascent air force, funded by an estimated $200 million to $300 million a year they made from smuggling, fraud and appeals to Tamil expatriates. They also carried out hundreds of suicide attacks — including the 1991 assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi — and were listed as a terror group by the U.S., European Union and India.

A 2002 cease-fire briefly halted the fighting, but it broke down more than three years ago, and Rajapaksa vowed to destroy the rebels. With victory all but assured, Rajapaksa raced home from a trip abroad and was blessed at the airport Sunday morning by Buddhist, Catholic, Hindu and Muslim clerics. He scheduled a nationally televised news conference for Tuesday morning at Parliament.

Sri Lankans poured into the streets of the capital, Colombo, lighting firecrackers, dancing to the beat of traditional drums, waving the flag and hugging soldiers."

Read the rest at the Yahoo news article.

Congradulations & thank you to everyone who sacrificed to bring a war that most likely they themselves did not start (the seeds of this war was present when Ceylon/Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948, and ripened with anti-Tamil activity in the 50's, 60's, 70's & ultimately the Black July massacre in 1983) to an end.

Hopefully Sri Lanka will now have peace for a long time to come.

- Sujewa

::

 ADVERTISEMENT

Alfonse Maiorino - Italian Genealogy, Public Strategy Group, & more! - http://alfonsemaiorino1.blogspot.com/

Blogger: User Profile: alfonse maiorino
http://www.blogger.com/profile/01850766319936497029

Alfonse Maiorino/Al Maiorino blogalmaiorino.blogspot.com/

Alfonse Maiorino - Linkedin
http://almaiorino.blogspot.com/2012/04/al-maiorino-linkedin.html


New Projects COMING SOON at:

Alfonse Maiorino blog 2
http://alfonsemaiorino2.blogspot.com/2012/04/blogger-user-profile-alfonse-maiorino.html

Alfonse Maiorino blog 3
http://alfonsemaiorino3.blogspot.com/2012/04/blogger-user-profile-alfonse-maiorino.html

Alfonse Maiorino blog 4
http://alfonsemaiorino4.blogspot.com/2012/04/alfonse-maiorino-blogger-profile.html

Alfonse Maiorino blog 5
http://alfonsemaiorino5.blogspot.com/2012/04/blogger-user-profile-alfonse-maiorino.html

Links at Alfonse Maiorino Blogger Profile page:
http://www.blogger.com/profile/01850766319936497029


::


Christmas Eve controversial, fun discussion - 1 of the best American indie filmmakers - Amir Motlagh

Inside the Arthouse ep 2

Full Movie - SNEAK PREVIEW - Cosmic Disco Detective Rene And The Mystery Of Immortal Time Travelers

NEW - COSMIC DISCO DETECTIVE RENE (2023) - TRAILER!

The Secret Society For Slow Romance (2022) - available to rent as a new release starting January 1

Werewolf Ninja Philosopher at Vimeo VOD

Popular Posts

Info, trailer, clips, opening scene - new feature doc - The Last Days of Joseph Koch Comics Warehouse (2025) - movie coming out on Sun on YouTube!

* Watch movie here (or above at top of page, starting 11 AM EST 7/20 Sun) -  https://youtu.be/De6AXHsD5d0?si=QoqLZAJlJM-NmoBv * Final trailer:  * The subject of the doc - Joseph Koch Comics Warehouse in Sunset Park, Brooklyn - will be open to the public daily 12-7 PM until the end of July. After that, after 35+ years, the warehouse closes. Visit them at:  206 41st Street, 2nd Floor Between 2nd & 3rd Avenue Sunset Park, Brooklyn 718-768-8571 12-7 PM daily, until end of July Website -  https://kochcomics.com/ Lots of amazing deals there (over 300K+ items for $1 they say). On to the documentary - it officially comes out on Sun - on YouTube (but may be available to view earlier). I am wrapping up work on it now.  Will post link at this blog when the movie is out (UPDATE - link - https://youtu.be/De6AXHsD5d0?si=QoqLZAJlJM-NmoBv ). The doc will be 1 hour and 13 mins long - and will feature: - Intro and notes by filmmaker - A tour of the warehouse in its last day...

Cosmic Disco Detective Rene (2023) Full Movie + The Last Days of Joseph Koch Comics Warehouse (2025) feature documentary, full movie

    *  

YouTube Premiere 7/20 Sun 11 AM EST - new feature documentary film The Last Days of Joseph Koch Comics Warehouse

(Joseph Koch Comics Warehouse is open 12-7 PM daily until the end of July. Visit them in Sunset Park, Brooklyn - all info here -  https://kochcomics.com/  ) * Check out the new documentary here starting at 11 AM EST today/Sun 7/20:

Reading Material

Indie Film Blogger Road Trip