Comments on: WELIWERIYA, GAMPAHA: BLACK THURSDAY 2013

By: Groundviews

Groundviews — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:33:00 +0000

In reply to Kautilaya. Took that away, and no plans for reintroduction. Popular articles, judged by Wordpress on the number of page views and calculated in the backend, displayed on homepage.

By: Kautilaya

Kautilaya — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:14:00 +0000

Is it possible to know the number of page views under this new format ? – Thanks

By: georgethebushpig

georgethebushpig — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 14:30:32 +0000

In reply to J Fernando.

According to the “numbers game” if 40 000 Tamil civilians could be reduced to 2 800, and 2 800 is insignificant for an independent investigation, then none were murdered in Weliweriya!

“Aney nikan pala yako yande!”
GTBP

By: Dev

Dev — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:42:39 +0000

In reply to Sarath Fernando.

[Edited out]

I would like to add another question to Dayan:
Who is “qualified” to monitor the human rights situation here in Sri Lanka? according to you ……

“The High Commissioner has once again proven…how unqualified the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is in monitoring and reporting human rights in Sri Lanka as an independent actor,”

http://www.unwatch.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=bdKKISNqEmG&b=1319279&ct=4965643

Just curious, is the UN high commissioner that was “unqualified” in 2008 now “qualified” to comment?
If she is still “unqualified” then why worry about her up-coming visit ???
(I am aware that the then commissioner is not the one visiting (Ms. Pillay) but the office and their mandate has remained the same)

By: J Fernando

J Fernando — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:47:36 +0000

In reply to paul. This was not a "humanitarian" operation with a 'zero civilian casualty" policy -so NO Geneva convention in hand.

By: Sarath Fernando

Sarath Fernando — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 12:35:26 +0000

In reply to Sarath Fernando.

Hey Dayan,

Too ashamed and embarassed to answer?

Now Amnesty International has pointedly challenged the appropriateness of the Army to be the one to be given the responsibility for the investigation.

Do you support the Amnesty or the Army/State? What is your recommendation to the President on this?

We would like to see if you have the courage and conviction required of a man to take a stand and defend it, nevermind a political scientist, an academic or a diplomat.

Or, is all your prolific writing merely reflective of that age-old “vessel that makes the loudest noice?!”

By: paul

paul — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 11:23:01 +0000

I wonder if the troops in Weliweriya carried the Geneva convention in one hand like they did during the ‘humanitarian’ operation in the North..?? From what I saw it was more like a gun in one hand and a pole in the other… maybe the Geneva rule book was tucked in the back pocket to give them a free hand to better thrash the civilians..!!

By: Aia

Aia — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 13:29:57 +0000

People will have time to exercise their democratic right by casting their votes when the election was due. The mass demonstration is no…no unless it was against the like UN or Halal. Is the message getting out aloud and clear?. We do not want an Arab spring here in a small island.

By: georgethebushpig

georgethebushpig — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 15:09:25 +0000

Sadly, the chickens come home to roost once again.

Sadly, we were right.

Stay safe.

Regards
GTBP

By: Sarath Fernando

Sarath Fernando — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 02:59:46 +0000

In reply to Dr Dayan Jayatilleka.

Dayan,

For the allegations on Army brutality at Mullaivaikal, you defended Governments response of internal investigations and LLRC as adequate and appropriate, and spearheaded the move to scuttle any other accountability initiatives.

Now, the Government has already ordered an Internal investigation by the Army, and who knows, may even follow it up with a mini LLRC for this Gampaha incidence. Would that satisfy you or do you have any views on this?