Monday, December 7, 2009
Emerging Threats Against Sri Lanka
Times OnLine: New Tamil group People’s Liberation Army vows to start a fresh war
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was founded in eastern Sri Lanka four months ago and has vowed to launch attacks against government and military targets unless its demands for a separate Tamil homeland are met.
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“This war isn’t over yet,” Commander Kones, head of the PLA’s Eastern District military command, told The Times during a night meeting in a safe house in the east of the country last week.
Daily Mirror: Government aware of PLA presence in the East- Minister
Speaking to Daily Mirror, Minister Rambukwella said that he is aware of the existence of the group and that this sort of situation arises anywhere in the world. He added that since the country was in a reconciliation process after the defeat of the LTTE the government would deal with the issue politically.
Details of the emerging terrorists group called "PLA" and the leader "Kones" are sketchy at the moment. However minute the threat is, we shall never take it light. Minister Rambukwella indicates that the government would be dealing with the threat as a political issue rather than a terrorist issue. In late 70s we miserably failed in dealing with Eelam problem politically and caught unguarded for 33 years. Given the fact that we have an elite military machine second to none in dealing with terrorism and an astute political leadership with grass root level support in the East, it is likely that we can solve this problem before it gets worse. However, napping militarily or politically shall not be considered an option in dealing with this kind of threats even during an election.
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was founded in eastern Sri Lanka four months ago and has vowed to launch attacks against government and military targets unless its demands for a separate Tamil homeland are met.
...
“This war isn’t over yet,” Commander Kones, head of the PLA’s Eastern District military command, told The Times during a night meeting in a safe house in the east of the country last week.
Daily Mirror: Government aware of PLA presence in the East- Minister
Speaking to Daily Mirror, Minister Rambukwella said that he is aware of the existence of the group and that this sort of situation arises anywhere in the world. He added that since the country was in a reconciliation process after the defeat of the LTTE the government would deal with the issue politically.
Details of the emerging terrorists group called "PLA" and the leader "Kones" are sketchy at the moment. However minute the threat is, we shall never take it light. Minister Rambukwella indicates that the government would be dealing with the threat as a political issue rather than a terrorist issue. In late 70s we miserably failed in dealing with Eelam problem politically and caught unguarded for 33 years. Given the fact that we have an elite military machine second to none in dealing with terrorism and an astute political leadership with grass root level support in the East, it is likely that we can solve this problem before it gets worse. However, napping militarily or politically shall not be considered an option in dealing with this kind of threats even during an election.
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