Comments on: Who gains by war in Sri Lanka? https://groundviews.org/2007/05/28/who-gains-by-war-in-sri-lanka/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=who-gains-by-war-in-sri-lanka Journalism for Citizens Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:20:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 By: Sunimal Alles https://groundviews.org/2007/05/28/who-gains-by-war-in-sri-lanka/#comment-59 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:20:45 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/05/28/who-gains-by-war-in-sri-lanka/#comment-59 We have to replace HOSTILITY with HOSPITALITY to initiate the process and encourage all parties to come to the table and create peace rapidly, as it is not only the education of children that has been ruined. The whole country is already degraded with rampant dishonesty, high unemployment/underemployment, low levels of social and moral values and the poor increasing. This is because; we have very few honest, professional, talented, creative and “Active” leaders that can develop efficient programs in every area and domain (Even in the area of resolving conflict and PEACEBUILDING) that need to function efficiently to take our country forward. The discouragement faced by the few honest people (Less than 1% who do what they say), the incapacity of families and communities to interact and think through solutions, the blockage of their willpower and initiatives and also the inability of having access to identify and develop the talents of children, youth and young adults (Who were children at one time) have retarded the development of the minds and skills of everyone. The rumors of intimidations have also killed the spirit and initiative of honest persons. If we continue to not seek solutions, it is all common persons (Including children) in the country that will be affected and we will have a failed state very soon. Why do not our leaders (In the west, south, east, north and central) of Sri Lanka analyze the benefits to be gained (by exploiting the natural resources of Sri Lanka -talents and entrepreneurial power of people for manufacture- high agricultural production (by making it dignified and attractive to youth to engage in the sub-sector through mechanization and incentives such as clean environments and high salaries) – hospitality and attractions to lure tourists and developing products and services for them – Aurveda- Meditation – Wellness and others) if there is total peace. The leaders may even win the Nobel Prize for peace. War will only ruin Sri Lanka and all children of ALL ethnic groups and religious affiliations (Except the few who can go abroad). Let us UNITE and analyze the advantages of POP (Power of Peace) over the POW (Power of War) and eradicate everything that is preventing us from becoming a great and prosperous nation. Let us collect totally Honest, Non-Violent, and Neutral (Without religious, political, ethnic, fame, family or affluence affiliations) persons and set up “Active” concerned citizens (CC) groups in every community in Sri Lanka, analyze the challenges and options, reflect on solutions and put forward our recommendations (Professionally and in an unbiased manner) to the leaders to move forward rapidly. If not, we may see the Arrival of DOOMSDAY soon. We cannot expect peace to arrive if we “passively” express it at gatherings, places of worship, prayers or at manifestations and later go home and watch television images of ourselves manifesting, have a good meal, protect our families and go to sleep. Very few honest, peace loving and neutral citizens (Who do not have underlying agendas) would also like to be seen or heard at demonstrations and manifestations. So we should not expect peace to come automatically, and intimidating current leaders will only delay the process. For more information on how selected communities in conflict were enticed to resolve issues and move forward in Africa: http://www.tidycentre.com – Sunimal Alles – [email protected] Tel: 00-94-112763539 We can do it if we wished! Let us wake up and act before it is too late.

]]> By: poojitha https://groundviews.org/2007/05/28/who-gains-by-war-in-sri-lanka/#comment-58 Mon, 28 May 2007 15:48:46 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/05/28/who-gains-by-war-in-sri-lanka/#comment-58 If some one was determined enough to finish the war completely ,what ever the cost at the early stages,we wouldn’t have to spend this amount on war now.Lets finish it this time.

]]> By: sceptic https://groundviews.org/2007/05/28/who-gains-by-war-in-sri-lanka/#comment-57 Mon, 28 May 2007 10:12:36 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/05/28/who-gains-by-war-in-sri-lanka/#comment-57 I have a few issues with this piece:
1. the author never really answers the question (from either side). Who gains from the GOSL side? Who gains from the ltte side? Who are the merchants of death we are supporting? It hardly looks like we deal directly with Boeing, Lockheed-Martin or Rayethon…

2. the author himself is a direct beneficiary of the war. he is a self-confessed peace-monger and in his own way feeds off wars..case in point sierra leone and what he wants to do in sri lanka

]]> By: sam https://groundviews.org/2007/05/28/who-gains-by-war-in-sri-lanka/#comment-56 Mon, 28 May 2007 08:24:43 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/05/28/who-gains-by-war-in-sri-lanka/#comment-56 I am curious if there is any data that would indicate what proportion of the international aid can be allocated to the state’s military expenditure.

Also, is there any graphs or evidence that plots what the state spends on, say, health or education, over the past 15 years?

Further, is there any indication what countries are supplying Sri Lanka with arms? I understand that China may be prepared to underwrite the Government’s weapons expense account.

Lastly, I found your analysis of how much funds the LTTE has raised for the so-called ‘final war’ too simplistic. More work needs to be done in this area of how much real support the LTTE has from the diaspora – it’s a very blurry area. It would be useful to know the formula used to come up with the ‘over Rs. 100 billion’ figure.

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