Ilankai Tamil Sangam
Association of Tamils of Sri Lanka in the USA
International Community and Proxy War Against Tamils
By
Rajkumar
Sivapatham
[Editorial comment: Present proxy war against Tamil freedom struggle is nothing but another obstacle along our path to freedom. Proverbial ploy: "Rocking the cradle ( peace talks) and pinching the baby (proxy war)" is not rocket science to Tamils. Nevertheless the writer expresses his unhappiness and enlightens us on the moral obligation of the "international community." ]
Thanks to Norway. Tamils will remember the contributions made by the people of Norway for a long time to come. Norway has chosen to play an unenviable role to bring about a dialogue between the two warring nations. They have persevered through difficult times in searching for a dignified solution for both Tamils and Sinhalese to co-habit. They are even more admirable because neither Tamils nor Sinhalese have any oil! What about rest of the world - the international community? Busy crafting clever military plans to contain emerging vibrant China ? Or building strategic pipelines to deliver democracy to the needy ?
After the parliamentary election in Sri Lanka, it appears that the UFPA government has decided to ditch the ceasefire agreement with the LTTE and resort to war of some sort. It could not do that openly because it will become the violator of the CFA in the public eyes. It has decided to wage the war by proxy, using Karuna group and other paramilitaries. The sad part of this process of resuming war with LTTE while locking LTTE into the CFA is that the so called "international community" has either given its blessings for the proxy war or turns a blind eye to this war.
For decades, the Sinhala governments have successfully manipulated the international community, the western countries and India in particular, against the Tamils of Sri Lanka. They obtained funds for the war against Tamils. This war was not only aimed at LTTE, the only credible Tamil fighting force, but also directed against the Tamil civilians, Tamil economy and culture. Sinhala governments had made the "international community" to believe that this type of war is the essential part of war against "Tamil terrorism". To help the Sinhala governments, the western countries and India have banned LTTE and declared it as terrorist outfit (with the exception of EU). By doing so, they have given the blanket approval to the Sinhala governments and their actions. They also continue to provide military help and advise to the governments of Sri Lanka even during this so called "peace times". This military helps can only be used against the Tamils, as has been in the past.
By these actions, it is clear that what this "international community" wants. It has no concern for the Tamils and it never had. It wants the Tamils in Sri Lanka to be destroyed and wants them to be history. The Sinhala governments have the same desire for decades. The genocide committed by the Sinhala governments against Tamils prompted no credible response from the "international community". Instead, they had provided military help to Sinhala governments. Even now, the donor countries (G7) who are more or less reflective of the "international community" do not want to give any help to develop war torn areas of Sri Lanka. But they are more than willing to provide weapons and military advise. These countries do nothing to help the Tamil civilians. They treat all the Tamils as their enemies which Sinhala governments have been doing.
Recently, the Sri Lankan government was caught red-handed in using Karuna group as its paramilitary force to destabilize the eastern Sri Lanka. The so called "promoters of democracy and freedom" have said nothing about the hand in the killings of civilians and violation of CFA by this group. The group launches operations from GoSL controlled territory and is funded by the Sinhala government. GoSL is responsible not only for the actions of this group, but also for the disarming of this group, according to CFA. The "international community" is quick to find fault in LTTE for recruiting minors but not so keen on the human rights violations and killings by the government and its proxies.
In
light
of
this,
every
Tamil
has
to
ask
himself/herself
these
questions:
-When
was
the
last
time
this
"international
community"
came
for
the
help
of
the
Tamils
when
they
were
hunted
by
the
Sinhala
governments?
-When
was
the
last
time
this
"international
community"
has
really
understood
the
real
face
of
Sinhala
governments?
-When
was
the
last
time
this
"international
community"
has
really
understood
that
they
are
being
cheated
by
the
Sinhala
governments
and
taken
for
a
ride
by
them?
-When
was
the
last
time
this
"international
community"
has
realized
that
the
Sinhala
governments
used
them
to
destroy
the
Tamils
and
what
have
they
(international
community)
done
about
it?
-Why
do
Tamils
have
to
trust
this
"international
community"
while
this
community
helps
the
Sinhala
governments
to
destroy
Tamils?
-How
dangerous
is
it
to
go
along
with
this
"international
community"
while
they
are
giving
military
help
to
Sinhala
governments
even
during
the
so
called
"peace
time"?
One
of
the
representative
of
this
"international
community"
has
said
that
if
the
peace
to
prevail
in
Sri
Lanka,
the
Sri
Lankan
army
should
be
strong
and
show
the
"others"
that
it
is
strong.
While
this
applies
to
LTTE,
how
does
this
representative
suggest
to
show
the
military
strength
of
Sri
Lanka?
Does
it
mean
that
the
"international
community"
is
actively
promoting
a
war
in
Sri
Lanka
and
destruction
of
Tamils
and
LTTE?
If
they
have
the
guts,
let
them
say
it
openly.
Everyone
who
follows
the
world
events
knows
what
does
this
"international
community"
want.
Their
statements
and
explanations
of
their
actions
would
fool
nobody
but
themselves.
These
people
can
get
the
same
pleasure
in
making
this
type
of
statements
to
the
world
even
if
they
talk
to
their
mirror.
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Posted July 17, 2004