Comments on: Some thoughts on Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished https://groundviews.org/2012/03/15/some-thoughts-on-sri-lankas-killing-fields-war-crimes-unpunished/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=some-thoughts-on-sri-lankas-killing-fields-war-crimes-unpunished Journalism for Citizens Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:18:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 By: PresiDunce Bean https://groundviews.org/2012/03/15/some-thoughts-on-sri-lankas-killing-fields-war-crimes-unpunished/#comment-42870 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:18:33 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=8845#comment-42870 In reply to Navin.

@Navin

How did these diaspora children ‘actually become’ diaspora children? Do you remember black July in 1983 and what happened to the Tamils then? From 1948 onwards, successive Sinhala governments have harassed, abused and turned a blind eye when Tamil houses were burnt and their kith and kin were killed. You reap what you sow. As long as a proper solution to the ethnic crisis is not granted by the Sinhalese and their government in power, the diaspora will be on their backs till kingdom come. The Jews have never forgotten…neither will the Tamils.

ps. I am not a Tamil but being a minority myself (remember that Muslims, Christians, Burghers ect are categorised by most of the majority as ‘anya Jaathikayan or anya aagamikayan) I can understand what the Tamils are feeling.

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By: David Blacker https://groundviews.org/2012/03/15/some-thoughts-on-sri-lankas-killing-fields-war-crimes-unpunished/#comment-42859 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:46:23 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=8845#comment-42859 In reply to Keynes!.

I think I’ll leave the perversions to you, Keynes.

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By: Keynes! https://groundviews.org/2012/03/15/some-thoughts-on-sri-lankas-killing-fields-war-crimes-unpunished/#comment-42736 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:53:28 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=8845#comment-42736 In reply to Keynes!.

Ah! The accused becomes judge and jury.

I request GV to immediately sequester the jury for the reasons below:

1. The accused seems adept in the subtle arts of Freudian innuendo and courtroom drama.

2. The accused attempts to portray the claimant’s Oedipal Complex as something that is unnatural and perverse.

3. Das Unheimliche. He has an uncanny ability to tamper with the sleeping jury and fire up their loins.

I fear that the jury may become the accused’s shadow since his imagination flies.

With apologies to Vladimir Nabokov and a hope that the accused will now face the prospect of a criminal trial for perverting the course of justice.

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By: David Blacker https://groundviews.org/2012/03/15/some-thoughts-on-sri-lankas-killing-fields-war-crimes-unpunished/#comment-42692 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:22:51 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=8845#comment-42692 In reply to Keynes!.

Keynes, perhaps mummy isn’t paying you enough attention, but the comment wasn’t addressed to you but to RD and anyone else with the intelligence to understand it. If you didn’t, too bad; I don’t hold it against you, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to explain it to you either since it wasn’t addressed to you. It seems those that you hailed for an answer don’t seem to care too much about what you do or do not understand either.

Your interest in pillows is also entertaining, but hardly enlightening; your comments are usually of the soft and fluffy nature too. No doubt you will now have a fresh inanity to add to the pot and keep this conversation ticking over until mummy has time for you again. I hope she won’t take too long.

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By: yapa https://groundviews.org/2012/03/15/some-thoughts-on-sri-lankas-killing-fields-war-crimes-unpunished/#comment-42663 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:26:07 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=8845#comment-42663 Sri Lankan govt. releases latest response to C-4 documentary

http://english.srilankamirror.com/2012/03/lankan-govt-releases-latest-response-to-c-4/

Thanks!

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By: yapa https://groundviews.org/2012/03/15/some-thoughts-on-sri-lankas-killing-fields-war-crimes-unpunished/#comment-42662 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:10:19 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=8845#comment-42662 ‘LTTE fabricated videos to gain propaganda advantage’

-LTTE’s former media co-ordinator, Velayudam Dayanidhi alias Daya Master

“Velayudam Dayanidhi alias Daya Master told state-owned ITN television that fabricated footage produced in 2002 during the ceasefire with the Army was distributed internationally.

“The footage used by Channel 4 are those fabricated footage issued by the LTTE,” Daya Master said.”

http://zeenews.india.com/news/south-asia/ltte-fabricated-videos-to-gain-propaganda-advantage_764875.html

Thanks!

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By: jaffnaboy https://groundviews.org/2012/03/15/some-thoughts-on-sri-lankas-killing-fields-war-crimes-unpunished/#comment-42658 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:38:21 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=8845#comment-42658 In reply to RD.

RD

The comment about about DB was a “tongue and cheek” comment! DB was in the SLA in the eighties I heard. Leopard never changes its spots I guess!

Your are a gentleman Sir.

JB

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By: Pandukabaya de Silva https://groundviews.org/2012/03/15/some-thoughts-on-sri-lankas-killing-fields-war-crimes-unpunished/#comment-42622 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:00:19 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=8845#comment-42622 @RD, I think the point that you make – that one can agree to disagree ( even if vehemently so) is a very good point for all of us to remember in a country where the educated have abandoned the idea of civilised dissent in favfour of vituperation and slander.

I hope GV will carry more such discussions in the future,

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By: Keynes! https://groundviews.org/2012/03/15/some-thoughts-on-sri-lankas-killing-fields-war-crimes-unpunished/#comment-42620 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:50:10 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=8845#comment-42620 In reply to Keynes!.

David,

That is the very reason why I did not include RD and you in that list of names.

I wanted to know if others were able to understand your so-called clarification.

It’s good to note that you and RD have ironed things out after the pillow fight. However, your attempt to pocket veto my question is rather disappointing.

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By: David Blacker https://groundviews.org/2012/03/15/some-thoughts-on-sri-lankas-killing-fields-war-crimes-unpunished/#comment-42615 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:07:06 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=8845#comment-42615 In reply to Keynes!.

Keynes, the author of the above piece (RD) has already understood and acknowledged my clarification (http://londonlanka.blogspot.com/2012/03/thoughts-on-killing-fields-2.html ), making your fight for attention faintly ridiculous.

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