Comments on: Sri Lanka’s LLRC: A timeline from inception to implementation

By: Walter

Walter — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 02:58:50 +0000

On second thoughts
If the armed services is not delinked from civillian activities this mess will be deepened.
Sri Lanka does not have a Professional army, may be a few officers.
Why would we have over 20000 deserters?
We are not paying the army to produce films like how they were asked to grow bandakka and go chasing after the mosquito menace, while the people who are responsible are not called to explain.
Sorry I forgot that this is the famous “PEARL OF THE INDIAN OCEAN” now being turned into the “miracle of Asia”

By: Walter

Walter — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 02:49:02 +0000

In 1948 we had relative peace.
With the Independence in 1948 the concept of politics was changing.
Gradually the educated gave way to the masses, it turned drastically downwards after 1956.
Within a period of 8 years the Political scenario was getting polluted with Language and Religious extremism.
SWRD led this change for his personal ego, he initiated not knowing that this avalanche of extremism will sweep this Country away from realism.
It is my belief and conviction that this layer of extremism is linked to the genetics of the Sinhala Race.
Bandaranayake, though educated and though he mixed with some of the greatest intellects at that time the deep rooted genetics was there and shot into limelight at the first opportunity.
Gentlemen, Don Stephen Sennanayake stirred the “pot” gently and came out this monster. That means that this Monster lay beneath, until stirred.
Don Stephen himself had this same genetics hidden.
The moment he became the first Prime Minister this pot started to “boil” and the clanish mentality seeped out which led to all this chaos.
Now it is clear that the 71% of this Country have in their blood stream the same genetic code of the Sennanayake’s & Bandaranayake.
One hundred and fifty years of foreign rule was like a weight on this Genetics. It stirred now and then but the lid was firmly closed.
Within the last 65 years this genetics has found a fertile ground and is growing by leaps and bounds. RELIGIOUS AND LANGUAGE INTOLERANCE.
Another 150 years of perhaps Chinese rule may be the only answer to modify this Genetic code.
If this does not happen, peace will never dawn.

By: Groundviews

Groundviews — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:11:45 +0000

In reply to Sampath Samarakoon. Thanks Sampath.

By: Sampath Samarakoon

Sampath Samarakoon — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 06:29:58 +0000

Its a grate work.

Sampath

By: luxmy

luxmy — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 08:12:29 +0000

In reply to luxmy. What's the date of the posting in the defence website please?

By: luxmy

luxmy — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 08:09:26 +0000

What does this mean please? Who devised the Action Plan please??

http://www.defseminar.lk/news.php?id=35.php
An Action Plan detailing how recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission(LLRC) could be implemented will soon be handed over to the Ministry of Defence by Sri Lanka Army.

Acting Spokesman for the Sri Lanka Army, Brigadier G. V. Ravipriya yesterday told the Daily News, a board comprising senior officers of Sri Lanka Army had formulated the Action Plan on how to implement the recommendations stipulated in the LLRC report.

Army Commander Lt. Gen Jagath Jayasuriya had appointed the board about a month ago to formulate the Action Plan, he said.

“The board has almost finished the draft,” he said. “The Action Plan will be handed over to Army Commander Lt. Gen Jayasuriya for perusal , who will hand it over to Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Sri Lanka Army is considering making a documentary film about LTTE leader Prabhakaran’s death.

Army Commander Lt Gen Jayasuriya said that a film would be made to explain to the international community how Prabhakaran died in the battlefield. Acting Spokesman Brigadier Ravipriya said the movie would be made with a view to dispelling various doubts and falsehood that had manifested around his death.

“The film will be made so that the real story of Prabhakaran’s death is known to the international community. It will depict what really took place and happened,” he added.
“The project of the film is at the initial stages. This is expected to bring the truth to light,” he said.

By: Neville Perera

Neville Perera — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 04:00:34 +0000

Thank you for continuing your excellent work – you’ve a v prominent place in our timeline of peacebuilding

By: Anpu

Anpu — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:35:52 +0000

Excellent presentation GV.
I thought you will be interested in this http://explainerproject.tumblr.com/post/4769059696/an-editor-for-visualising-time-and-events