Silva, Successive SL governments have committed unspeakable crimes against all its citizens, irrespective of their so-called ethnicity. The current mob appear intent on setting a new record of wasting golden chances, reflexive brutality and self-enrichment. There will be a payback – the difficulty is in predicting when and what will cause it.

Who punishes the governments that harm their own citizens?

Judging by the submissions made by conscientious Sinhalese to LLRC, successive Sri Lankan governments have been committing crimes against the ethnic minorities.

The President has not yet condemned the recent attacks on mosques by Buddhist mobs and monks. One cannot enlist enough the crimes committed by the government in the last three years alone to the people of the North and the East.

http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=168430

Huh? Those human rights abuses were committed using locally available thugs and weapons including machetes, sticks, knives etc, in addition to imported guns and bullets.

The weapons and ammo imports were necessary to crush the LTTE. How exactly was any SL govt expected to defeat a conventionally armed LTTE? With harsh words?

Let it not be forgotten that even in 2008, key EU countries (UK etc) tried to prevent the Czech Republic from re-supplying the SL Armed forces with ammo and spare parts.