Talking to a TERRORIST

JEY, is a tiger, to be precise a member of LTTE. Following is the unedited version of the discusion I had with him. Also avaiable at http://www.indi.ca/2007/03/military-theatre

[JEY]

Can’t take it hey?

Well from my point of view this was the Tamileelam Air Force’s (TAF) maiden flight and it had to be sucessful i.e not crash or get shot down. Even if the plane(s) flew to Colombo dropped a fire cracker in Mahinda’s bum and returned to the Vanni it would still have been a victory for not being detected by Radar, not being shot down, flying to the correct target and identifying the target in the night, then sucessfully returning to base unscathed. This attack was supposed to be symbolical. Don’t you get it? The Tamils on the fence in Sri Lanka, abroad and in India have chosen, which side to be on now. Moral is high and it doesn’t matter if a TAF plane crashes or gets shot down in the future, because we in Tamil Eelam have the initiative now. This is one more giant step towards Tamil Eelam.

Indi from the gist of your article it seems like you are actually asking for it.

If the Tigers wanted massive body counts they would have done it. In July 1996 they overan Mullaitivu army base killing 1439 soldires in a 24hr battle just to prove that they were not beaten after they left Jaffna. In April 2000 they caused 17 000 soldiers to withdraw from Elephant pass killing hundreds. That was not what they inteneded here. The Sri Lanka army has been huffing and puffing in its nearly one year long campaign and yet not once did they make headlines around the world. The Tigers fly a novelty test flight into Colombo to say Hello and they make headlines.

Considering that the whole plane was put together in the Vanni and probably test flown, as well as the fact that the LTTE have managed to maintain a secret runway shows how effective the SLAF and MI have been in doing their job.
In 1993 the Sea Tigers were established with three shallow water jetcraft. Today they have ocean going capabilities and have sunk several SLN vessels in marine battles against upto 25 SLN vessels, Mi24 helicopter gunships, MIG and Kfir fighter jets while tanks and artillery fire at them from the coast. In Nov 2006 the BBC quoted a SL defence official as saying “they (Sea Tigers) have been hammering the navy”, so there is the evidence from the horses mouth.

Imagine what TAF would be like in a few years time. Hey maybe in a decades time TamilNet might be hosting pics of the Tigers landing a man on the moon (for real this time). LOL

[PRABATH]

Hi Jey,

You say it’s a successful mission.. ah? Did you read what tamilnet published on this?.. can’t be. They said, they wanted to attack SLAF air crafts - not to just fly in the Colombo sky [just flying in the Colombo sky is a childish thought - wonder what age you are].

You had some nice numbers to present.. Poh.. where in the earth you got those… still dreaming ah..? Time to wake up dear brother… thousands of your LTTE fellows dying in north-east. Do they deserve death? No they don’t - but… your beloved leader - the killer - the blood lover - Prabhakaran wants to see them dying. How many innocent school children being recruited to LTTE as child soldiers… you talk about a Tamil Elam… Poh… you never even let your children study freely - need not to mention Prabhakaran’s children study in foreign colleges.

Be honest dear friend… Prabhakaran is sick.. he is a mental patient. Don’t let him use people like you and thousands of innocent Tamils to spread his message.

You people believe LTTE is the only leader of Tamil people in Sri Lanka. Tell me why Karuna separated? You have no democracy in your group - so how come you speak for innocent Tamils.

You dream about going to moon in a decade’s time… but I doubt whether LTTE could exist another year.

[JEY]

There is no point in even responding to your silly arguments. You people and your racist armed forces are useless. You couldn’t even scramble one plane or helicopter to chase our pilots. Sleeping on the job or just plain scared I guess. Do you really know how many planes were actually damaged? Your SL papers are saying that the govt is blacking up everthing.

Anyway all your chat about LTTE and our national leader is drivel that your govt brainwashed you with.

When will you realise your govt is lying to you through their teeth?

Last year the govt said it had bombed LTTE airstrip so what did the LTTE use this time? Think.

In 1995 Chandrika and Ratwatte captured Jaffna and said that only a fifth of the LTTE remained and the war will be over in a month yet the LTTE killed 1439 troops at Mullaitivu base in 24 hrs of fighting in July 1996.

Between May 1997 and October 1999 ( 2 and a half year operation) the army captured large swathes of land from the LTTE in the Vanni. The LTTE recaptured those areas in one week of fighting in Nov 1999 during their operation Ceaseless waves 2.

Generals from France and US viewed the concrete bunkers and mine fields at Elephant pass complex and said it was impregnable and yet in april 2000 the LTTE captured that complex causing 17 000 SL soldiers to flee.

Our National leader never asked us the Tamil people to spread the message. We asked them to fight for our TamilEelam homeland and they are doing what the Tamil people asked. The Tamil people are clever enough to know that the LTTE are a force for good. We understood that a long time ago. Thats why they have come from a one pistol group in 1970’s to grabbing news headlines and Breaking news internationally in 2007.

You are just frustrated that even with your govt begging with the bowl, no international govt has condemned this attack like the SL govt wanted.

With a standing army, navy, police, courts, wellfare system, overwhelming majority Tamil support (2004 elections) and now our own Tamil Eelam Airforce capable of conventional attacks, only stupid or jealous people will say that the LTTE are terrorists.

This attack was a warning to the warmongers in the South to forget the military approach. You are playing with fire. This is not even the tip of the LTTE iceberg. The SL govt is going to ruin the whole island if you don’t stop Rajapakse.

Why do you like to own other peoples things? Tell the Sinhala people to let the Tamils and Tamil Eelam go. It was never yours to own.

[PRABATH]

Hi Jey;

Still not woke up… ah? Keep on repeating the same old numbers indicates you have nothing to present today… You people already lost the war in eastern province… and all your members are deadly mad… poor ‘Jey’ - how come only you get rid of being mad - that’s quite understandable.

Not me - but thousands of innocent Tamil children were brain washed by LTTE. I feel really sorry for them. I graduated from University of Moratuwa and had the opportunity to work with many Tamil students from Jaffna. They all are my good friends - even after leaving the university, now, for about 2.5 years, we still keep in touch. We shared the same room in the hostel, we shared the same cup of tea - need not to mention, sometimes the same shirt. But… dear friend… you people just want to kill our friendship. Neither I nor our army are racists. But we know… LTTE never represent the majority of Tamils. I was very well convinced this by my Tamil friends. They told us, how they suffered from Prabhakaran’s dictatorship. They said they were really lucky not to be taken away to LTTE as child soldiers when they were young. One person’s parents were killed by LTTE when his father strongly refused to give his elder son to the LTTE. BTW, after the death of his parents he had to join LTTE. This is just a one story… and there are plenty of them.

Prabhakaran can’t win this war. He is a terrorist. We have a very good leadership in our country - and that has already made you people suffer a lot in the eastern province. You… the terrorists ran for safety, even leaving their valuable weapons.

You mentioned our air crafts were destroyed by the coward LTTE attack… hey..!.. You know this…the Air Force carried out one of the most intense aerial raids after 2002 CFA, day before yesterday. Kfirs of the 10th Fighter squadron at KAB, MiG27 fighters from 5th Jet Squadron at KAB, Mi24/36 helicopter Gunships from Minneriya AB carried out simultaneous air attacks on various tiger strongholds. None of the air crafts were damaged as you people wish… Just count your attempt as a free fly to Colombo… it’s nothing more than that… hope you guys enjoyed Colombo air a lot… Poh..!

Finally… let me answer your question.” Why do you like to own other peoples things? “- Hey..! I should have asked this from you. BTW, why can’t you throw away weapons and come to politics… try to win the country by people’s vote - not by Prabhakaran’s bullets.

[JEY]

You are confused.
I am not saying that Tamils and Sinhalese should not be friends. That’s a completely different point. The LTTE have some high ranking male and female cadres who are married to Sinhalese. The fact is that Tamils as a nation want their historical and traditional homeland recognised and they want to govern themselves in their own land without external influence. You have limited understanding of the conflict like many people in Colombo. Just because you have muli ethnic friendship there in Colombo doesn’t mean that the Tamils as a whole (nation) can’t exercise their right to Self government, or be recognised as a distinct nation with historical, cultural and linguistic uniqueness as per the UN charter. The Tamils voted for Tamil Eelam in 1977. The 1977 and 1983 anti Tamil riots were your governments answer to the peaceful Tamils. Now you are facing the Tamils wrath in the form of the LTTE.

Your last comment is ludicrous. What did you think the LTTE did since 2001? Through the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) the LTTE asked the Tamil nation to vote for them and the concept of Tamil Eelam. The Tamils voted in 2001 and 2004 in support of them. The SL govt couldn’t take it and started assassinating the Tamil MP’s one by one - Joseph Pararajasingam, Kumar Ponnampalam, Raviraj, Vanniyasingam and the list goes on. Now you are asking us Tamils to do the same thing again? Why so you can shoot and intimidate the other Tamils who come forward for elections also? Forget it. The LTTE have sufficiently proved their point through democratic means within Sri Lanka’s constitution.

The Katanayake attack was a warning. It looks like it has fallen on deaf ears. The LTTE Tsunami is on the horizon.

(The sea normaly goes out before surging in. That’s what your army is experiencing in the East. )

[PRABATH]

Hi Jey,

One can wake up a person who sleeps - but not a one who pretends sleeping. It's enough dreaming Jey... come back to the real world...

If you people really think Tamils in SL are badly treated - don't you have any option other than selecting the terrorism to find a solution? SL government is always ready for negotiations - but you people always cheated. Going back to 1994 - Chandrika's government was desperate to find a political solution to the burning ethnic issue. What was the final out come? She was bombed by Prabhakaran - luckily she only lost her eye - you went ahead and assassinated our former Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadiragamar. You know... he's a Tamil too....

Again, when Mahinda Rajapaksha's government restarted the peace talks last year - you people just refused to sit together to dicuss the issues. That is immaturity my dear friend. You are blind with Prabhakaran's vision. You see none other than him. Whenever your military power is weak you try to strengthen it by having a cease fire in place - then only you talk about negotiations. But now it's too hard to play those old tricks. Mahinda Rajapaksha is a very practical leader. Be ready to face the music.

You came up with a list of Tamil MPs being killed. Do you want me to list down the Sinhalese politicians you killed over the years? Do you... gentleman? I hear your conscience - you know you have blood in your hand.

You boast about an LTTE Tsunami - Poh... wonder how long it will take. You never know - you people already being caught in the Tsunami of SL military power.

Finally I'd like quote one thing our Defense Secretary mentioned to media...

"If LTTE say the defeat in East is a tactical withdrawal - we only need another three of them..."

Yes… my friend... we only need another three of them... make your leadership aware.