Govt. should aim for terror-free society

AAM NIZAM

OPINION: In complete contrast to universal solidarity shown by masses the world over against terrorists and other enemies threatening the wellbeing of their countries, in Sri Lanka terrorist jingoists including the leader of the UNP and his evangelist cohorts, enjoying the comforts of urbanite luxuries shamelessly observe complete silence and never condemn the terrorists when they massacre innocent school children, and unarmed toiling masses, women and children including infants while travelling in overcrowded busses or attending to their daily needs at market places.

It is hilarious to find these jingoists misinterpret the military operations against the terrorists as premeditated propaganda exercises. They pretend blind and remain obscure when terrorists use innocent masses as human shields and prevent food supplies to entrapped masses.

They parrot the slogans of the terrorist enemy and invite foreign powers to interfere in the governance, demand to halt legitimate military exercises carried out by the government to protect the sovereignty and the people, call to cease overseas funding for development projects, allege about violations of human rights and abduction of people, and cry foul over arrest of suspected terrorists and enemies of the nation.

The blatant anti-national behaviour displayed by these terrorist jingoists in the aftermath of the terrorist air-raid deserves complete condemnation by all patriotic masses. With total disregard to the call made by patriotic organisations, religious dignitaries, masses, politicians and the handful of patriotic media for unity and solidarity with the heroic armed forces, as it was the need of the hour, these terrorist jingoists including the leader of the UNP, attempted to find fault with and ridicule our dedicated Armed Forces over the incident.

The UNP leader had turned down the invitation made by the President for leaders of all political parties to meet and issue a condemnation of the incident.

Contrary to what his cronies say his Secretary had turned down the invitation claiming that he was having a pre-arranged meeting at that time and hence will be unable to attend.

This is a glaring example of disregard shown to burning national issues by this treacherous and greedy politician who in addition to strengthening the terrorists, systematically destroyed Sri Lanka’s oldest national political party getting the patriots in it eliminated or dissipated and pawned it to the Christian Democratic Conglomerate, International Democratic Union, which promotes Christian interests the worldover.

For many media rogues the terrorist air-raid was a great achievement made by their benefactor, a humiliating defeat and set-back for our heroic Armed Forces, an event warranting the resignation of the Defence Secretary, the President and the dissolution of the government, an event that would cripple the country’s economy, drive out all foreign investors, frighten the tourists and force them to cancel their tour plans, divert shipping lines from calling on our sea-ports, a precursor for dangerous escalation Arms Race, and a total negation of successes claimed by the government and the security forces against the terrorist outfit in the East and other locations.

The shameless approach taken by these media rogues on this incident explicitly depict their total dedication to protect and foster the interests of the terrorist outfit.

What has been pointed out in The Island editorial dated 19.03.07 that certain newspapers are funded by political parties, some prominent mediamen have obtained bribes from politicians in the form of real estate and as a result have become pliable tools in the dirty political hands, they are prostituting their journalistic positions and functioning as shock troops of their political masters, they are mercenaries who would stoop to any level, some are in NGO mudalilis’ pocket, lured by dollars, pounds and kroners and they thrive on human misery precisely elaborates why these media rogues have taken an anti-national attitude in this hour of dire need that warrant everyone to stand firm and united against terrorism.

Other than these media rogues and the despondent UNPers the air-raid incident was an event of celebrity and matter of jubilation for the anti-national Federalists, the servile NGOs and the peace merchants.

They made use of the event to invigorate their anti-war, and federalist demands that were heading for natural deaths, in the face of great achievements being made by our heroic forces in all the three domains.

Even before the dust of the air-raid settled down these vultures, making use of all their local and international avenues demanded the government to cease forthwith the anti-terrorist operation which they claimed was futile and only causing death, destruction and displacement of innocent masses; insisted that the government should immediately and unconditionally start negotiations with the terrorists and stipulated that the government should announce concrete plans to grant devolution and power sharing to North and East for what they called to negate the decades of discrimination and subjugation.

The firm and unwavering stand taken by the government meeting head on these agitations and threats, taking necessary measures to overcome the lapses in the security apparatus is indeed admirable and praisworthy.

This event provided a great opportunity to demonstrate the solidarity of the patriotic masses with actions of our heroic Security Forces in their relentless endeavour to liberate the territories and innocent masses from the clutches of terrorist occupation and suppression.

No further respite, under any circumstances, should be given to the terrorists to recoup their resources and strengthen their armaments, as allowed by the previous naive administrations.

The government should empower the Security Forces to unceasingly hound the terrorists and totally eliminate them before turning their attention to any other matter which may become necessary and relevant only in a terrorist free society.

Until such time the only objective of the government should be to make this splendid nation free of terrorists.