By Tisaranee Gunasekara “…this process of grotesque self-deception.” Twain (Chronicle of Young Satan) The Geneva Resolution was not inimical to Sri Lanka or Sri Lankans. Its adoption is not a defeat for Sri Lanka or Sri Lankans. But for the Rajapaksas, the Geneva vote is a defeat; a defeat as needless as the battle itself. [...]
By Tisaranee Gunasekara “Kill them out of the way… And let me hear their everlasting grunts and whines no more!” Shelley (Œdipus Tyrannus or Swellfoot the Tyrant) Abductions in the South continue unabated, even as the Resolution on Sri Lanka awaits a vote in Geneva. Can there be a more damning measure of Rajapaksa-addiction to [...]
By Tisaranee Gunasekara “This accursed shortsighted statecraft…” Heinrich von Kleist (Prinz Friedrich) The Rajapaksas are the prime architects of Sri Lanka’s Geneva malaise. The US-backed Resolution on Sri Lanka does not urge Colombo to implement the Darusman Report (or recommendations by some international human rights group). The Resolution merely urges the Rajapaksa administration to make [...]
“…countries that won a war but ‘lost the peace’: gratuitously wasting the opportunities afforded them by their victory” Tony Judt (Reappraisals) By Tisaranee Gunasekara Creating incredible illusions to conceal insupportable realities is the Rajapaksa way. In this dystopian world, zero equals 8,000+; when prices go [...]
Ven. Walpola Piyananda a Buddhist Clergyman from the United States of America has sent an open letter to US President Barack Obama criticizing the double standards adopted by him and his administration. In his open letter the Buddhist prelate pointed out that, on the one hand Obama applauds Sri Lanka for being the only country [...]
“The prolongation of military commands made Rome a servile state”. Machiavelli (The Discourses) By Tisaranee Gunasekara Stratospheric defence costs constitute Lankan economy’s deadliest ticking time-bomb. Militarization is menacing Southern (and Lankan) economic wellbeing as much as it is impeding Northern democracy. The fundamentally weak Lankan economy can ill afford the huge amounts of money spent [...]
“It is not the politicians who are suffering, it’s the people”. A Greek demonstrator (The Guardian –13.2.2012) By Tisaranee Gunasekara This is how braggarts end, with egg on their faces and blood on their hands. Last week, at a press conference in Colombo, US Under-Secretary of State Maria Otero announced Washington’s decision to support a [...]
By Ravi Perera “Pepsi’s ‘come alive with the Pepsi generation’ was translated into Chinese as ‘Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave’.” So the crabs win the day! Now they have a Ministry dedicated to look after the juicy crustaceans! In this blessed country where there are apparently so many things that need looking [...]
By Tisaranee Gunasekara “It is so depressing to think we suffer because we arefools” Bertrand Russell – (Sceptical Essays) The February-March session of the UN Human Rights Council will be a trying time for the Rajapaksas. A US sponsored resolution on Sri Lanka is expected to come up in Geneva, if the regime fails to [...]
Lessons from the Maldivian Experience By Lakshman Indranath Keerthisinghe – Attorney-at-Law He is not just if he decides a case arbitrarily, the wise man should decide after considering both what is right and what is wrong. The Dhammapada-Justice It was reported in the media recently that the Maldivian President had resigned following events that took [...]
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