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Well, it looks like our own “Iron Lady” is on course to cut the ribbon for the JM with one hand and fire the starter pistol with the other hand to breakup Sri Lanka. CBK is only an “Iron Lady” in a dictatorial sense and not in the sense such term was attributed to Margaret Thatcher, for her political shrewdness, steadfastness, and bravery shown throughout her political career.
Let us briefly examine her failures that are closely related the outright lies, and dishonesty, that we have come to expect from her - especially since she kicked out Ranil and his band of shortsighted idiots from power:

Failure #1: Security of Trincomalee
During Ranil’s rule she complained about the build up of LTTE in the environs of Trinco harbor and the surrounding military installations and used that concern as a reason for sacking him and his cooky bunch. Yes, she promised to set things right. What did she do since taking over the reins? NOTHING! In fact, the LTTE has built up even a more stronger network of fortifications, including concrete bunkers for their 120mm artillery guns aimed at SL Navy docks, and she has done squat about it. Every time the issue comes up, she conveniently sweeps it under her saree pota (no, not saree P-TOMS)

Failure #2: Security of non-LTTE political activists
This is a joke! Since she assumed the national security executive powers, LTTE even accelerated its pace of killing political opponents. Although she complained about the lack of security under Ranil’s government, what was her reaction to the continued killings? NOTHING! She conveniently hides behind the SLMM which does absolutely nothing about the continuing gruesome murders. LTTE pistol gangs not only started to move about the island more vigorously, CBK personally helped their “directors” by providing SL Air Force helicopters to move from one theatre to another!!! Even after her own cabinet ministers, Devananda, was targeted (unsuccessfully only by breadth of a whisker!) by a woman LTTE suicide killer, she did not have to wisdom to take a stronger hand in national security issues. Her attitude was “take a teaspoon of SLMM and the cough will go away!”

Failure #3: LTTE recruitment of Children
Which started at a pace after Ranil’s MOU with LTTE murder king VP, it continued at even a greater pace under her presidency. Last year’s Tsunami gave the LTTE a bountiful recruiting pool in the various Tsunami refugee camps and she, the Head of State of Sri Lanka, did NOTHING to stop it. She did not even have the fortitude to strongly protest to the West about it, leave along trying to stop the LTTE by force!

Failure #4: LTTE has air power and ability to carryout suicide attacks from air
Once her own military intelligence had alerted her to it, she buried her head in the sand for a long time, refusing to dwell into it as an urgent national security issue. Finally once the media published their reports, she had to admit to it and only then sent Kadirgamar on a “whining” mission to a few western capitals. What a gallant way to run a country’s national security issues!! The LTTE has now admitted to it as well, and despite some words of concerns from foreign governments, nothing has been done about it. She has now conveniently forgotten about this top-most national security threat.

Failure #4: To keep the UPFA as a strong force against Ranil’s plan to give the LTTE the ISGA (Tamil Eelam)
Although she protested vehemently against the ISGA and struck a partnership with the JVP to rout Ranil at the last GE, she has failed dismally to keep the alliance intact. From the very beginning, she behaved no different to Josef Stalin and treated her coalition partner, JVP, as an adolescent. Often the JVP was not consulted on important issues and her secret agreement on the JM with the LTTE+Norwegians was the icing on the cake! Intrinsically, there is nothing different about the ISGA and the JM. Both are meant to give political legitimacy and international recognition to one of the world’s most deadly terrorist groups that has a lethal arsenal of weaponry and will not hesitate to use it! Where is the sense of decency? Why do we practice democracy if the gun and the bomb are what it all comes down to? Agreeing to bow down to these horrific killers, what crass dishonest behavior this woman has exhibited! Today she is using teargas and water cannons on the JVP supporters and the national bhikku front who are protesting against the JM. Apparently, she only respects if you have a gun and a suicide jacket and if you are bold enough to kill and maim tens of thousands to promote your viewpoint!

She fails to see that all the concessions LTTE has got thus far has made it even bolder (as evidenced by the daily killings of opponents and unabated child recruitment) in its pursuit of Tamil Eelam. Since Ranil commenced on these “confidence building” measures, the LTTE has progressively build its military strength to the point of matching or surpassing SL military capability in certain areas.

The JM is the prize catch the LTTE has been waiting for. As already seen, building material provided will be hijacked for LTTE’s own infrastructure rebuilding, including expanding its already vast bunker network. Even if no funds are directly given to the LTTE, the material not needed for their own infrastructure rebuilding will be laundered back into cash, to buy weapons from their agents abroad.

Finally in light of the foregoing, do you not think that this woman is simply mad when she says…”This Joint Mechanism does not threaten Sri Lanka’s national security or territorial integrity, as perceived by some” !!! ???
Courtesy: Lankaweb