DBS you stated in some other posting about pre 1978 system and career politicians which is relevant to this topic. Do you think the correction to be made at 1978 point? with a consensus as the whole of SL is in a position to vote on a major issue like this. Democracies always must hold elections to resolve issues, need not be held in set time frames can be held early and public opinions change therefore leaders have a better idea before implementing something new. Definitely puppet list of MPs going to the parliament has to be changed.

If your web reached grass root level then you may have some feedback that you can share with us i.e. responses other than in English.

If SF comes and makes radical changes, it will be like Chernobyl disaster. Where some officers after having few rounds of Vodka argued the safety procedures of the nuclear reactors is unnecessary. Then one said lets test and see, then they shut down the cooling system of one to see what happens, luckily they press the button on the smallest reactor out of four. The rest is history that area can not be used for another 2000 years.

There are systems of governments, even they are not perfect democratic system with power given to people is the best for continuous progress. Accusations of corruption is a distraction and can be corrected by proper administration and early intervention. On this backdrop country falling into wrong hands should be avoided at all costs. Freedom is priceless.

Please be very careful of what you wish for. I am totally against one family running the country, in the most corrupt manner possible.

But believe me as a person who spent a lot of time in Pakistan and in Burma, you dont have a clue about what a military government is….

SF is an absolutely great leader….in a military set up…I dont think with power on his side, he will be able to take up crticism.

Sri Lankans are a passive lot, if a military government comes it will take decades to get out of it….

So “be careful of what you wish for…cos it might come true…and your wish will be nightmare….

Being an experienced politician, Mahinda wanted to retire Sarath in 2007 December and 2008 December.

Sarath Fonseka RARELY visited the battle front. Jaffna is not a battlefront. only Kilali, Muhamalai, Nagarkovil (KMN)are battlefronts in Jaffna. that too time to time.

Gothabaya intervened and asked for extentions.

We could have won the war with or without Sarath at the top in 2008 or 2009. by that time the war was progressing well (except for Kilali Muhamalai Nagarkovil debacles). Sarath’s inputs were very little although Shavendra Silva was humble enough to acknowledge it!!

Mahinda’s predecessors didn’t do this

JR sent his nephew Weeratunga to Jaffna to “finish” the “rebels”. JR was more concerned about getting CREDIT than winning the war. obviously he failed miserably.

2. then JR appointed a die hard JR fan, Lalith as the deputy defence and national security minister. Lalith was the Architect of the 1978 constitution and the open economic policies that were not popular as JR expected them to be, by then. by getting Lalith to do, it JR thought he can show that ALL THE WORK OF Lalith is par excellence. he did a reasonably good job. Lalith was DIRECTLY involved in running the war.

His blunders in purchasing navy ships has been highlighted by a patriotic navy officer who was kicked out by Lalith and then by Ranil’s boyfriend Gonawala Sunil.

But ANY credit that will come ANY DAY, so though JR, MUST accrue to him and his man.

Other top UNPers didn’t give up. Gamini, Premadasa, etc. had their FAVOURITE military men. A dog fight to get credit when SL win the war, started.

Premadasa made Ranjan Wijeratna GENERAL!!!! it was a joke. but by doing so he ensured the credit for 1989 JVP defeat stays in POLITICS, close to him. Ranil was in politics HEAVILY by that time.

MYSTERIOUSLY pro-SLFP Denzil died after the world hailed him as the BEST EVER THIRD WORLD GENERAL. they meant no offence.

Although no credit, Premadasa feared someday any credit would go to Denzil.

Chandrika made Anuruddha RatWatte GENERAL after he won Jaffna. Anuruddha RatWatte was into politics heavily by then.

Instead of appointing Janaka Perera who was known to the a UNPer, Chandrila appointed an idiot as the army commander. she too considered GRABBING ANY CREDIT for winning the war to herself more important than winning itself!!!!

Gothabaya although was MUCH MUCH better than ALL of them, was NEVER interested in becoming a CIVILIAN GENERAL.

Gothabaya’s HONEST begging on behalf of Sarath was returned by Sarath in the most nasty fashion.

Going forward, chances are Mahinda will less consider Gothabaya’s recommendations on defence matters with political implications.

He can afford to do so since the war has ended.

Mahinda put WAR before CREDIT. it is rather OK to fight for credit after winning the war. all other IDIOTS were fighting for possible credit light years BEFORE winning!!!!! and now even bigger idiots are fighting for credit they don’t deserve!!!

You are quite correct. I don’t think there is any room to blame SF as far as his conduct of war is concerned– whether at the beginning, in the middle or at the end. Regardless of whether he was in Sri Lanka or elsewhere, I’m sure he took the necessary steps. I heard SF reply to this allegation in an interview where he said he was in touch with the troops though he was not in the country. He also made a counter allegation to GR saying that in his absence GR had sent in a battalion to the front lines which SF had kept in reserve resulting in unnecessary causalities.

What I cannot understand is why all these people the reds, the blues, the greens and now SF, cannot give credit to others where it is due. They would rather come up with some lame reason to discredit the other party than praise them for the obvious.

Well worth a read. You are spot on most of the time and analysed the events well. I especially liked the way you came across in you arguments in #34 last 6 para’s.

You say the general was not there at the end game. I think he was in China. Now that is a bit fishy for me. Why conduct the war so many years and in the last part go away. We always get a thrill no when we say checkmate.

Was it because he knew it was going to be messy and wanted to show he was not there when it all happenned.

Abolition of the executive presidency is a song that a bunch of lost politicians that has nothing else to say is singing. Does the common man care if it is an executive president or an executive prime minister that runs the country? I think not
—————————————————————————-I agree with you. They were worried about the LTTE and economy. Now it is only the economy. It is the JVP that makes a big racket about this always. I wonder why?

#14-George Gunasekera

MR’s son Nmal had been allowed to sit for the Law College exam in a separate room and answer the papers assisted by the Principal of the Law College.
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Commenting about Namal can be hazardous. Believe me, I know it from experience. His internet girlfriend Sheila will be comin after you.

Do you think people really care about the administration been a family affair? Honestly, I’m glad that MR got GR runs the defense establishment and Basil to run the development work and foreign affairs than some incompetent joker in the government.

Issues like nepotism, executive presidency, dictatorship do not matter at all to ordinary people. Things that are more important to people are peace and security, development, jobs, tolerable level of cost of living.

Its hard to find people who are both effective at task assigned to them and also not corrupt. Its better to give a task to a man who is corrupt but effective than to a person who is neither corrupt nor effective. Hence even if Basil were to siphon 15% of whatever cash that he handles, if the guy gets the job done at the end of the day, I honestly don’t care.