Tamils Should Assess Main Adversary Jude Lal

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Tamils should assess main adversary: JudeLal

[TamilNet,

Thursday, 10 September 2015, 05:47 GMT]Colombo's LLRC was used by Washington as the basis for

sponsoring the three UN resolutions on Sri Lanka in 202! 20" and

20#$ %hrough sponsoring resolutions in the UN&RC! the US has

thrown away UN(s own )*pert +anel Report as well as its ,nternal

Re-iew +anel Report! whi.h pointed towards war .rimes and .rimes

against humanity! says +rofessor /ude Lal in his se.ond part of the

inter-iew to %amilNet$ ,n fa.t! it is the )*pert +anel Report that

re.ommended an international in-estigation$ What has happened to

these reports and their re.ommendations!1 he asks adding that the

same path will be adopted through the up.oming ,SL report and

the proposed domesti. war .rime in-estigation$ %amil people will

ha-e to .arefully assess! whi.h of the powers that they want to

a..use as the primary international protagonists of the geno.ide!the e*iled Sinhala a.ademi. says$

“Fr the imperial p!ers the bi""est #alue $ the isla%d is %t its "ems,

beauty r a%&ie%t &i#ili'ati%, but its strate"i& l&ati% i% the (%dia% )&ea%,*

+ude al says-

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“.he#er "ets hld $ the isla%d !ill imme%sely be able t use it as a

$thld t &%trl (%dia as !ell as the brader Suth /sia% re"i%-*

The had a histri&al a%d stru&tural relati%ship !ith the Sri a%a%

state- (t is they !h &reated the u%itary state stru&ture-

(t is this state stru&ture that has be&me e3tremely imprta%t $r the

"r!i%" strate"i& i%terests $ the S i% the (%dia% )&ea%, a&&rdi%" t +ude

al-

Fll!i%" the re&e%t re"ime &ha%"e a%d behi%d the $a&ade $ the s&alled

"d "#er%a%&e, &rre&t6 ali"%me%ts ha#e bee% built !ith the S a%d the

i% !hi&h a8apasa als &&upies a pla&e-

“/s usual, 9hi%a !ill als share p!er !ith the S a%d the ,* +ude al

adds-

“($ the TN/ has sh!% t the Tamil peple duri%" the ele&ti% &ampai"%

that it is they !h pushed $r!ard a !ar &rime i%#esti"ati%, !hat they

ha#e a&hie#ed is a dmesti& me&ha%ism that le"itimises the Si%hala

suprema&ist state !ith the $ull supprt $ the S/, the a%d (%dia-*

“(t is hi"hly distress$ul t see h! the ma%date $ the Tamil peple

&%ti%ues t be suppressed !ith the supprt $ the TN/,* the a&ademi&

$rm the Tri%ity 9lle"e, ubli%, states-

+ude al, !h als represe%ts the (rish Frum $r ;ea&e i% Sri a%a

<(F;S= played a &ru&ial rle i% bri%"i%" $rth the i%#esti"ati%s % Sri



a%a by the ;erma%e%t ;eple6s Tribu%al <;;T= held i% ubli% i% 2010 a%d

i% >reme% i% 2014- The $i%di%"s by the ;;T &%&luded that the Sri a%a%

State !as "uilty $ "e%&ide a"ai%st the %ati% $ ?e'ham Tamils- The ;;T

als held the S/ a%d the t be &mpli&it i% the "e%&idal pr&ess i% the

isla%d-

Full te3t $ the se&%d part $ the i%ter#ie! !ith ;r$essr +ude al

$ll!s:

TamilNet: /$ter the re"ime &ha%"e the m#e t!ards a dmesti&

i%#esti"ati% as ppsed t a% i%ter%ati%al i%depe%de%t i%#esti"ati% hasbee% pushed $r!ard mre #i"rusly- .hy is su&h a #i"rus push a$ter

the re"ime &ha%"e@

+ude al: (% $a&t, this push is %t %e!- (t has al!ays bee% there-

The re"ime &ha%"e is part $ a% a"e%da t stp the Tamil dema%d $r a%

i%ter%ati%al i%depe%de%t i%#esti"ati%- Su&h a dema%d re#italises theTamil resista%&e t the Si%hala suprema&ist state- The m#e t!ards a

dmesti& me&ha%ism is t !ipe ut su&h resista%&e-

(t is the S, !hi&h hea#ily ba&ed the !ar, !hi&h is pushi%" $r!ard a

dmesti& me&ha%ism i% $urther &%slidati%" the u%itary state-

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The re"ime &ha%"e i% Sri a%a did %t tae pla&e as a rea&ti% t the

mass atr&ities &mmitted a"ai%st the Tamil peple by the Sri a%a%

state-

The Si%hala pliti&al parties, !h !ere &%testi%" the ele&ti%s, as ( said

earlier, %t %ly made e#ery e$$rt t &%#i%&e the Si%hala &%stitue%&y that

ea&h %e $ them did mre tha% the ther t a&hie#e the military #i&try-

They als t e#ery pssible step t a&&use ea&h ther $ betrayi%" the

se&urity $r&es by re$erri%" t pssible !ar &rimes i%#esti"ati%s- 9rimes

a"ai%st huma%ity r "e%&ide !ere %e#er e#er me%ti%ed i% these

re$ere%&es-

(% a tele#isi% debate, the N;6s .i8edasa a8apasa, the Mi%ister $r

+usti&e pi%ted ut h! a8apasa re"ime prmised >a% i M% su&h a%

i%#esti"ati% !he% the latter arri#ed i% the isla%d immediately a$ter the

Mulli#aial massa&re-

(% $a&t, the N; &a%didate had bru"ht t the debate the letters $

&rresp%de%&es bet!ee% the a8apasa re"ime a%d the N Se&retary

Ge%eral t pr#e his pi%t-

The a8apasa lbby a&&used the N; $r &mprmisi%" !ith the dema%d

$r su&h a% i%#esti"ati%-

(% $a&t, i% a%y $ the &rresp%de%&es bet!ee% the Sri a%a% state, a%d

the N a%d ther .ester% states there is % re$ere%&e t r dema%d $r a%

i%ter%ati%al i%depe%de%t i%#esti"ati%- The e%tire emphasis is % a



dmesti& me&ha%ism-

.hat i%d $ a dmesti& me&ha%ism@ .e ha#e already see% it thru"h the

9- The 9 !as %e#er ma%dated t prbe i%t mass atr&ities

&mmitted a"ai%st the Tamil peple i% the last phase $ the !ar- /s ( ha#e

remi%ded i% a%ther i%ter#ie! !ith the +ur%alists $r em&ra&y i% Sri

a%a <+S=, it !as ma%dated t prbe i%t the betrayal $ the s#erei"%ty

$ the Sri a%a% state by the N; re"ime by e%teri%" i%t a 9ease$ire

/"reeme%t a%d a ;ea&e ;r&ess !ith the TT? i% 2002- (ts reprt 8usti$ied

the !ar a"ai%st the Tamil peple as a le"itimate !ar-

(t !as this reprt that !as used by the S as the basis $r sp%sri%" the

three N resluti%s % Sri a%a i% 2012, 201A a%d 2014-

S mu&h s, i% sp%sri%" these resluti%s, the N6s !% ?3pert ;a%el

eprt as !ell as its (%ter%al e#ie! ;a%el eprt, !hi&h pi%ted t!ards

!ar &rimes a%d &rimes a"ai%st huma%ity, ha#e bee% thr!% a!ay by the

S-

The $irst reprt re#ealed that at least 40,000 !ere illed a%d the se&%d

%e6s estimate rea&hed 70,000-

(% $a&t, it is the ?3pert ;a%el eprt that re&mme%ded a% i%ter%ati%al

i%#esti"ati%- .hat has happe%ed t these reprts a%d their

re&mme%dati%s@

The #i&e $ thusa%ds $ #i&tims, "e%ui%e huma%itaria% a%d huma% ri"hts

&%&er%s $ sme $ thse N sta$$ members a%d s ma%y !h "a#e

e#ide%&e t them ha#e bee% ttally put a side i% the Ssp%sred N



resluti%s-

The same path !ill be adpted thru"h the up&mi%" N reprt a%d the

prpsed dmesti& !ar &rime i%#esti"ati%- >ear i% mi%d that the Si%hala

&%stitue%&y did %t "i#e a ma%date t a%y $ the parties $ the %ati%al

u%ity "#er%me%t $r su&h a dmesti& me&ha%ism- /ll these parties,

i%&ludi%" the ;reside%t "a#e a% abslute "uara%tee t the Si%halese that

the ri"hts $ the Si%hala sldiers !ill be prte&ted- (t is u%der these

&%diti%s that the S a%d the Sri a%a% state are tali%" abut a

dmesti& me&ha%ism-

The push t!ards a dmesti& me&ha%ism is a%ther m#e t le"itimise a%d

absl#e the Si%hala suprema&ist state a%d bury its "e%&idal &rimes a"ai%st

the Tamil peple-

The re"ime &ha%"e has bee% de#ised t impleme%t this a"e%da !hereby

the lar"e s&ale stru&tural &ha%"es i% the Tamil hmela%d !ill &%ti%ue t be

8usti$ied i% the %ame $ pst!ar de#elpme%t u%der "d "#er%a%&e-

($ the TN/ has sh!% t the Tamil peple duri%" the ele&ti% &ampai"% that

it is they !h pushed $r!ard a !ar &rime i%#esti"ati%, !hat they ha#e

a&hie#ed is a dmesti& me&ha%ism that le"itimises the Si%hala suprema&ist

state !ith the $ull supprt $ the S/, the a%d (%dia-

(% that, the &lle&ti#e memry $ the Tamil stru""le is bei%" erased !hilst

the &lle&ti#e pliti&al aspirati% $ the Tamil peple !ill %t be all!ed t

sur$a&e i% a $rmidable !ay-

ads !ill be built- Buses !ill be &%stru&ted- Name bards !ill be ere&ted



i% all three la%"ua"es- Si%hala suprema&ist %ati%al a%them !ill be su%" i%

Tamil % thusa%ds $ %!% a%d u%%!% "ra#eyards $ Tamil peple- /ll

these !ill &%ti%ue t happe% !hilst the TN/ is hldi%" the )ppsiti%

eadership i% the ;arliame%t-

(t is hi"hly distress$ul t see h! the ma%date $ the Tamil peple

&%ti%ues t be suppressed !ith the supprt $ the TN/-

TamilNet: Number $ times yu re$erred t the rle $ i%ter%ati%al a&trs@

B! &ru&ial is this rle@ 9uld yu elabrate % this pi%t mre@

+ude al: (% $a&t, mre tha% the i%ter%al pliti&al dy%ami&s !hat is mst

&ru&ial is the rle $ the i%ter%ati%al a&trs- Ma8rity $ Si%halese, e3&ept

the Si%hala plity, d %t thi% s-

Ma%y Tamils are a!are $ the rle $ the i%ter%ati%al a&trs- / ma8rity $

Si%halese thi% that the i%ter%ati%al &mmu%ity is aidi%" the Tamils- .hat

has happe%ed a%d is happe%i%" is 8ust the &%trary-

There are &learly d&ume%ted a&&u%ts abut the &%stru&ti% $ the

Si%hala suprema&ist u%itary state by the >ritish &l%ial "#er%me%t $r

strate"i& reas%s i% &%trlli%" (%dia, !hi&h led t the dis&rimi%ati% a%d

ppressi% $ the Tamils i% the isla%d-

.hat des this u%itary state mea%@ Fr the imperial p!ers the bi""est

#alue $ the isla%d is %t its "ems, beauty r a%&ie%t &i#ili'ati%, but its

strate"i& l&ati% i% the (%dia% )&ea%-

.he#er "ets hld $ the isla%d !ill imme%sely be able t use it as a



$thld t &%trl (%dia as !ell as the brader Suth /sia% re"i%- The

Tri%&malee harbur i%&reased this strate"i& i%terest imme%sely-

Fr su&h strate"i& usability the isla%d shuld remai% as a si%"le pliti&al

u%it u%der %e &e%tral &mma%d- ($ there are separate pliti&al u%its,

pliti&al stability !ill be !eae%ed a%d it !ill %t be pssible t a&hie#e the

$ull strate"i& usability-

The isla%d !as bru"ht u%der %e &e%tralised pliti&al authrity by the

>ritish, %t $r admi%istrati#e &%#e%ie%&e, but be&ause $ this strate"i&

i%terest-

The >ritish &uld %t trust the Tamils be&ause $ their "e"raphi&al

pr3imity t (%dia as !ell as &lse%ess t the ma%y uprisi%"s "i%" % i%

(%dia-

The %umeri&ally bi""er "rup i% the isla%d, that is, the Si%halese !ere

made t belie#e that they !% the e%tire isla%d a%d that they are ra&ially

superir t the Tamils- This is !hy ( say that the s&alled Sri a%a% state

is a Si%hala suprema&ist state-

/ detailed a&&u%t $ this histri&al reality has bee% prese%ted t the

;eple6s Tribu%al % Sri a%a by the (%ter%ati%al Buma% i"hts

/ss&iati%, !hi&h !ere held i% ubli% a%d >reme%- This is readily a#ailable

%li%e $r thse !h !a%t t ha#e a "rasp $ it-

Sme !a%t t tra&e ba& the rts $ the ppressi% $ Tamils t the s

&alled psti%depe%de%&e era-



This is a% utterly $la!ed depi&ti%, !hi&h i% a !ay absl#es the mai%

ar&hite&ts $ the Si%hala suprema&ist state, the >ritish- This depi&ti% als

"e%erates $alse hpes am%"st sme Tamils that the >ritish state !uld

help se&ure Tamil ri"hts "i%" a"ai%st the #ery state stru&ture that >ritish

themsel#es &reated-

(t is this state stru&ture that has be&me e3tremely imprta%t $r the

"r!i%" strate"i& i%terests $ the S i% the (%dia% )&ea%-

.ith the S i%#asi%s $ /$"ha%ista% a%d (raC the %eed $r &%slidati% $

the u%itary state i% the isla%d i%&reased dramati&ally-

Furthermre, as the 9hi%a6s sphere $ e&%mi& i%$lue%&e spread t!ards

Suth /sia, se&uri%" the Sri a%a% u%itary state be&ame a pririty $r the

SD a3is- (%dia 8i%ed this m#e i% as measure t &%tai% 9hi%a-

The %ly $rmidable bsta&le t this strate"y !as the TT?, !h !a%ted the

(%dia% )&ea% re"i% t be de&lared a pea&e '%e %t all!i%" it be&me a

theatre $ !ar-

The "lbal p!ers &uld %t a&hie#e the $ull strate"i& usability $ the isla%d

as l%" as the TT? e3isted-

This !as !hy the 2002 ;ea&e ;r&ess !as deliberately a%d the military,

pliti&al, diplmati&, a%d e&%mi& supprt !as "i#e% t the Sri a%a%

state t !a"e a &lssal !ar a"ai%st the Tamil peple-

Eu &uld $i%d detailed a&&u%ts $ this supprt i% d&ume%tati%s

prese%ted t the >reme% Tribu%al by the (%ter%ati%al Buma% i"hts



/ss&iati%>reme%- (t !as % the basis $ these e#ide%&e that the 10

member pa%el $ 8ud"es $u%d the S/ a%d the as &mpli&it i% the

"e%&ide a"ai%st the Tamil peple-

The &ase $ (%dia &uld %t be i%#esti"ated %t be&ause $ la& $ e#ide%&e,

but be&ause $ te&h%i&al reas%s- Thirumur"a% Ga%dhi a%d mar Nai%a,

!h represe%ted the May 17 M#eme%t, pai%stai%"ly had pulled t"ether

a lt $ e#ide%&e t sh! h! &mpli&it (%dia is i% aidi%" the Sri a%a%

state a"ai%st the Tamil peple-

The Tribu%al !as #er!helmed !ith e#ide%&e a%d the time $rame !as %tsu$$i&ie%t e%u"h t pr&ess all these e#ide%&e- This is !hy the Tribu%al had

t pstp%e mai%" deliberati%s % (%dia% &mpli&ity-

TamilNet: yu thi% that 9hi%a a%d the S/DD(%dia are eCually

resp%sible $r aidi%" the Sri a%a% state a"ai%st the Tamil peple@

+ude al: (% the all&ati% $ resp%sibility, !e %eed t assess the de"rees

$ i%#l#eme%t $ these &u%tries-

The had a histri&al a%d stru&tural relati%ship !ith the Sri a%a%

state- (t is they !h &reated the u%itary state stru&ture-

($ yu read the >ritish 8ur%alist ;hil Miller6s d&ume%t % Britian’s Dirty

War Against the Tamils 17200, it is abslutely &lear h! the >ritish

"#er%me%t has bee% aidi%" the Sri a%a% state militarily t repress the

Tamil milita%&y- ;hil als has &me ut !ith a%ther hi"hly resear&hed

d&ume%t &alled Exporting Police Death Squads: From Armagh to

Trincomalee- This sh!s h! the >ritish "#er%me%t !as i%#l#ed i%



shari%" &u%teri%sur"e%&y e3perts $rm Nrther% (rela%d t Sri a%a-

.he% !e r"a%ised a meeti%" t share ;hil6s !r i% >el$ast re&e%tly, the

(rish huma% ri"hts a%d pea&e a&ti#ists sa! a hu"e similarity bet!ee% the

patter%s $ atta&s % the epubli&a% M#eme%t a%d the Tamil stru""le by

the >ritish state-

T%y >lair has &%&ealed the truth abut e3prti%" $ ;li&e eath SCuads

$rm >ritai% t Sri a%a i% his tal abut re&%&iliati% at the adira"amar

Memrial e&ture i% 9lmb-

The !ellresear&hed e#ide%&e pr#ided t the >reme% Tribu%al by >asha%a

/bye!arde%e, the $rmer editr $ the Si%hala %e!spaper iru! !h is i%

e3ile dem%strates h! the S "#er%me%t !as dire&tly i%#l#ed i% trai%i%"

the Sri a%a% se&urity $r&es i% &u%teri%sur"e%&y !ar$are-

Furthermre, it has bee% sh!% h! pliti&ally a%d diplmati&ally the S/

&%ti%ued t rei%$r&e the u%itary state stru&ture i% ppsi%" a%y i%d $ a

%e"tiated pliti&al settleme%t !ith the TT? that "i#es substa%tial amu%t

$ aut%my t the Tamil hmela%d- These e#ide%&es sh! that there ha#e

bee% a%d that there is a stru&turalDmilitaryDpliti&al i%#l#eme%t $ these

p!ers !ith the Sri a%a% state a%d its e3e&uti% $ !ar-

(% $a&t, (%dia, 8i%ed ha%ds !ith these p!ers a$ter the 9ld .ar- uri%"

the 9ld .ar (%dia, !hi&h !as &lser t the Ms!a3is, ba&ed the Tamil

%ati%al stru""le, %t as a pri%&ipled psiti%, but as a pra"mati& m#e t

&%tai% the prS 9lmb re"ime-

(% my #ie!, 9hi%a !as rea&ti%" t the u%$a#urable situati% that !uld



arise a$ter the military de$eat $ the TT? a%d i% a rear"uard a&ti%, "a#e

supprt t a8apase hpi%" t eep the Sri a%a% state temprarily ut

$ S ha%ds- >ut this %ly played strai"ht i%t SDD(%dia6s ha%ds as it

&reated the &%diti% !here they &uld dispse $ the bld dre%&hed

a8apasa, !he% the time !as ri"ht-

The Tamil peple !ill ha#e t &are$ully assess, !hi&h $ the p!ers that

they !a%t t a&&use as the primary i%ter%ati%al prta"%ists $ the

"e%&ide-

TamilNet: .hy !as a8apasa the% #ili$ied by the .ester% p!ers thati%itially ba&ed his re"ime i% the !ar a%d !e%t t the e3te%t $ supprti%"

a re"ime &ha%"e@

+ude al: ( !uld simply say that had %t 9hi%a built &lse ties !ith the

a8apasa re"ime this #ili$i&ati% !uld %t ha#e tae% pla&e- a8apasa

himsel$, duri%" the preside%tial ele&ti% &ampai"%, appealed t the Si%hala

&%stitue%&y si"%alli%" that the &hi&e bet!ee% him a%d Maithripala

Sirise%a is a &hi&e bet!ee% 9hi%a a%d the S/ respe&ti#ely-

The mai% reas% $r the S/D t appear t raise huma% ri"hts &%&er%s

abut Sri a%a is 9hi%a6s "r!i%" sphere $ i%$lue%&e i% the &u%try-

The mass atr&ities &mmitted a"ai%st the Tamils !ere used i% t! !ays by

the S/D a3is- )%e !as t threate% a8apasa a%d persuade him t "et

ba& t the &rre&t ali"%me%t !hereby the 9hi%ese a3is is &%tai%ed-

Se&%dly, t &%tai% the "r!i%" Tamil a%d i%ter%ati%al ut&ry a"ai%st the

mass atr&ities a%d thereby destry Tamil &lle&ti#e resista%&e !hi&h



&%ti%ues t e3ist e#e% a$ter the TT? is militarily de$eated- at !hat

has happe%ed %!@ The re"ime has bee% &ha%"ed a%d a8apasa6s party

has 8i%ed the %ati%al u%ity "#er%me%t, !hile a8apasa &&upyi%" a

$r%t seat i% the ;arliame%t-

Sme $ the ma8r 9hi%ese pr8e&ts su&h as 9lmb ;rt 9ity ha#e &me

u%der strai%, thu"h %t $ully aba%d%ed, %t be&ause $ a%y

e%#ir%me%tal &%&er%s raised by the &i#il s&iety "rups, but be&ause $

the S pressure-

The &rre&t ali"%me%ts ha#e bee% built !ith the S a%d the i% !hi&ha8apasa als &&upies a pla&e-

There !as % "e%ui%e huma% ri"hts a"e%da atta&hed t the re"ime &ha%"e

at all, least t say abut !ar &rimes, &rimes a"ai%st huma%ity a%d

"e%&ide-

.ith the re"ime &ha%"e, the p!ers that ha#e bee% r&hestrati%" the !ar

a%d !ere temprarily appeared t be ut $ the s&e%e are ba& at sta"e i%

9lmb i% $ull s!i%" t sa%&ti$y the &%se%sual re"ime that ttally de%ies

a mass atr&ity a"ai%st the Tamil peple- This is the !hle aim $ the #isits

by +h% erry a%d Nisha >is!al-

/s usual, 9hi%a !ill als share p!er !ith the S a%d the -

TamilNet: >ut, sme Tamils say that a8apasa ma%a"ed t $l the .est@

+ude al: N, ( d %t thi% s- The Si%hala ruli%" elite has %t bee% s

&le#er at all- They are %t the &hsers i% the "ame !h ha#e the ability t



&mma%d- They are %t the %e6s !h de&ide- They !ere made by the

&l%ial rule t be utterly depe%de%t- They !ere the &hse% elite by the

SD a3is t prte&t the Si%hala suprema&ist state-

)$ &urse, they lie t belie#e that they are the &mma%ders $ the "ame

be$re the Si%hala &%stitue%&y-

a8apsa did %t ha#e &%$ide%&e t !i% a !ar- This &%$ide%&e !as "i#e%

t him by the SD a3is-

/s yu %!, the .iileas re#ealed h!, !he% a8apsa !as sh!%

satellite ima"es $ !ar by the S ambassadr, he said yu %! better

tha% ( d6- They did %t $l ea&h ther at all-

(t !as a8apasa6s re"ime that si"%ed the $irst e#er a%d l%" delayed S

Sri a%a military a"reeme%t i% Suth /sia i% 2007, the /&Cuisiti% a%d

9rss Ser#i&i%" /"reeme%t- /$"ha%ista% si"%ed su&h a% a"reeme%t %ly i%

2014- The $irst su&h a"reeme%t !as !ith the >ritish i% 147 % the e#e $

the s&alled (%depe%de%&e i% Sri a%a-

a8apasa !as %e#er e#er bee% a%ti>ritish r a%ti /meri&a%- ?#e% thu"h

9hi%a6s sphere $ i%$lue%&e i% the isla%d i%&reased, a8apasa &%ti%ued t

e%&ura"e 8i%t military trai%i%" bet!ee% the S a%d Sri a%a% se&urity

$r&es-

S !here did thi%"s " !r%"@ /s e#ery Si%hala re"ime &laimed that that

they !ere the !arrirs, as i% a relay ra&e, a8apasa als &laimed &redit t

the military #i&try-



B!e#er, he &laimed it mre tha% a%y ther i% Sri a%a% histry a%d did

s !hilst 9hi%a6s sphere $ i%$lue%&e !as i%&reasi%"- This !as %t at all

&%du&i#e $r the SD a3is t m#e t the %e3t phase $ &%slidati% $

the u%itary state-

.hat is this %e3t phase@ (t is the phase $ ttally destryi%" the &lle&ti#e

pliti&al aspirati%s $ the Tamils- The TT? is "%e a%d %! the atta& is

% the Tamil &lle&ti#e !ill t resist the state a%d their !ill t $reedm- >y

depsi%" a8apasa $rm p!er the state has bee% "i#e% a de&e%t l

%!- The state appears t be be%e#le%t a%d this appeara%&e is bei%" sld

t the Tamils as the sluti%- The truth is as l%" as the Tamil6s &lle&ti#epliti&al aspirati% that treats the %rth a%d east as their hmela%d e3ists

the $ull usability $ the isla%d as a strate"i& asset is at stae- This is the

mst &ru&ial i%ter%ati%al dime%si% that the Tamils %eed t bear i% mi%d

by %t "etti%" &au"ht up by the $aade $ "d "#er%a%&e-

TamilNet: There is a% ar"ume%t am%"st sme Tamil &ir&les that !e shuld

%t a%ta"%ise these p!ers as they are the %es, !h ha#e p!er t

mae a &ha%"e a%d that they ha#e bee% raisi%" huma% ri"hts &%&er%s i%

the Sri a%a- yu a"ree@

+ude al: /bslutely %t- (% $a&t, the truth is 8ust the ppsite- That is, as

l%" as !e l up t these p!ers a%d as l%" as they are i%#l#ed i% a%y

i%d $ me&ha%ism that appears t be related t i%#esti"ati% $ massatr&ities, they !ill mae sure t 8usti$y the le"itima&y $ the Sri a%a%s

state t !a"e the !ar- They !ill %t re&"%ise the &lle&ti#e ri"hts $ the

Tamils- They !ill redu&e mass atr&ities t islated a%d i%di#idual #ilati%s

$ huma% ri"hts a"ai%st bth Si%halese a%d Tamils-



/ll these may appear t sme Tamils, !h ha#e "%e thru"h a%

u%ima"i%able &lle&ti#e trauma as prmisi%"- >ut this is %ly a sip $ !ater

"i#e% by the trme%tr t his #i&tim !hilst the trturi%" &%ti%ues i% rder

t destry the !ill t $reedm-

/$ter the TT? has bee% militarily destryed %!, the a"e%da is t destry

the &lle&ti#e pliti&al !ill $ the Tamil peple- This is a% %"i%"

"e%&ide-

TamilNet: (% yur assessme%t, !hat i%d $ i%depe%de%t i%ter%ati%al

i%#esti"ati% !uld help the Tamil peple t se&ure 8usti&e@

+ude al: (t is true that a ma8rity $ Tamils as !ell as ma%y i%ter%ati%al

r"a%isati%s !a%t a% i%depe%de%t i%ter%ati%al i%#esti"ati%- N bdy

ased $r a dmesti& i%#esti"ati%-

>ear i% mi%d that su&h a me&ha%ism is bei%" e%$r&ed %t %ly a"ai%st the

&lle&ti#e !ill $ the Tamil peple, but als a"ai%st ma%y huma% ri"hts

r"a%isati%s i% the !rld-

9allum Ma&rae, $r e3ample, is turi%" ati% /meri&a% &u%tries at the

mme%t !ith the supprt $ ma%y huma% ri"hts r"a%isati%s i%

&ampai"%i%" $r a% i%depe%de%t i%ter%ati%al i%#esti"ati%-

The Ssp%sred N a"e%da $r a dmesti& me&ha%ism is ttally

u%dem&rati& i% esse%&e-

Su&h a m#e is mrally i%de$e%sible, as it des %t ha#e the #i&tims at the

heart $ the i%#esti"ati%- (t "es a"ai%st e#ery se%se $ %atural 8usti&e



!here the &ulprit, !hi&h is the Sri a%a% state is "i#e% the resp%sibility t

i%#esti"ate-

(% this se%se, ( admire thse !h &all $r a% i%depe%de%t i%ter%ati%al

i%#esti"ati%-

B!e#er, they d %t $&us % the &mpli&ity $ the i%ter%ati%al a&trs i%

the mass atr&ities- There$re their &all $r a% i%depe%de%t i%ter%ati%al

i%#esti"ati% %t %ly be&mes pliti&ally i%e$$e&ti#e, but als helps the

i%ter%ati%al a&trs t &#er their &mpli&ity !hile &%ti%ui%" t aid the Sri

a%a% state-

( d %t mea% t say that thse i%#l#ed i% this &ampai"% are %t a!are $

the i%ter%ati%al &mpli&ity-

This is !hy the >reme% Tribu%al u%a%imusly re&mme%ded that i% a%

i%depe%de%t i%ter%ati%al i%#esti"ati% thse parties su&h as the S a%d

shuld %t be "i#e% a%y rle t play- The same pri%&iple !e apply i%

e3&ludi%" the Sri a%a% state applies t the S a%d -

/% i%ter%ati%al i%depe%de%t i%#esti"ati% has t be truly "e%ui%e, but %t

appear t be i%depe%de%t- This is imprta%t %t %ly as a l"i&al ar"ume%t,

but as a% e3iste%tial ur"e%&y be&ause ri"ht at the mme%t there is a% %

"i%" "e%&ide a"ai%st the Tamil peple- .e %eed t stp that thru"h a

"e%ui%e i%ter%ati%al i%depe%de%t i%#esti"ati%-

This dema%d is e3tremely imprta%t %t %ly i% mral a%d le"al

perspe&ti#es, but als as a realist pliti&al sta%&e-



The le$t lea%i%" &u%tries i% ati% /meri&a $r e3ample !uld %t !a%t t

supprt a%y i%#esti"ati% led by the S/ a%d - This !as the mai% reas%

$r them t ppse the S sp%sred N resluti%s % Sri a%a a%d !e

%! !hat these resluti%s mea%-

(% a% emer"i%" multiplar !rld, it is imprta%t $r us t rerie%tate

ursel#es t!ards %e! liberati%" a%d pea&e$ul ali"%me%ts !ith thse

&u%tries, !h are at least less &mpli&it i% the &rimes &mmitted a"ai%st

the Tamil peple-

/s l%" as !e l up t the perpetratrs t be ur sa#iurs, !e %t %lybe&me pliti&ally i%e$$e&ti#e i% se&uri%" $reedm, but als "radually lse

ur mral &%s&ie%&e, p!er t thi% a%d !ill t resist-

The !hle Tamil stru""le is aimed at re"ai%i%" ur huma%ity-

The Tamils still ha#e that &lle&ti#e p!er !hi&h %eeds t be e3er&ised i%

the pliti&al $r%t &reati#ely !ithut $alli%" i%t the traps that ha#e bee%

laid be$re them-

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