Rajapakses Must Stop Breeding
The teats of the welfare state.
Gotabaya Rajapakse qualifications for Defense Secretary include being born and having a moustache. In his tenure he has lost control of Sri Lankan airspace, the police force in Colombo, and Karuna in the East. This former 7-11 Manager’s main qualification is his genetic link to the already thin Rajapakse intelligence. However, researchers have discovered that Mahinda’s prenatural smile is actually due to mental retardation. Gota is also, sadly, afflicted with congenital stupid. The man’s main talents are enriching himself, fucking up the country. He has recently learned how to dress by himself. Gota is also keeping his weight down better than Mahinda. Mahinda is already not the sharpest cookie in the shed, but to be subjected to this endless appointment of corrupt Rajapakses is just silly. Gotabaya Rajapakse has lost control of Sri Lankan airspace not once but twice. He has lost control of the East to the Karuna paramilitary. He has lost control of Colombo to mass abductions, including Muslim businessmen like the chairman of Hameedias. Gotabaya Rajapakse is a miserable failure and he should be sacked.
That is about all I have to say. This fish is rotting from the head. Corruption is endemic in the Police, Army and Government because corruption is endemic in the Rajapakse family. From the filthy SLT deal to the filthy arms contracts to the filthy Mihin Air deal, the Rajapakse clan is robbing the people of Sri Lanka at a time of war. Mahinda, the tsunami-hora, has not changed his stripes and Parliament must begin to check his imperial powers. We cannot win the war against the LTTE if the Rajapakse family steals all our money. We need money to fight a war, and we need to check these leaches before they bleed the nation dry. As a first step, Gotabaya Rajapakse should be pressured to resign.
At the very least there should be an embargo on Rajapakse family members in government, because their dad was beating them with the stupid stick.
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Heavy shit, Indi – nowwatch out for them vans.
Oh don’t be silly. I hope you were joking. If anything Indi said ever mattered he’d have been dealt with a long time ago. It shows how irrelevant he is, that, despite his best efforts, no one of any significance has ever paid his writing any attention. Why white van some bugger who keeps repeating the same shit (true or not) to the same niche audience? Rajapakse(s) bad, honourable peace good…whoa, what a leader for our times yo!
Does the Gvt ever do anything rational? Better listen to JJ and watch out for the vans..
Broken News wrote a hilarious piece not so long ago on a similar subject:
Rajapakse Shortage
He’s our dick cheny+rumsfeld combo. A truely toxic amerian import
If you care so much, get out there and do something about them. Otherwise, keep making excuses to cover up what a useless coward you are.
Hey is this allegations are based on FACT o or are you a strong supporter of hora UNP……..
People will always bitch about how we bloggers don’t really DO anything. I think it takes a lot of nerve to say that, considering that it is so unbelievably regressive to think that writing/blogging isn’t SOMETHING.
It’s difficult to be open about how we feel and what we think, and I think in these times getting this stuff out, giving people an alternative to the rubbish-y news, giving people the option of reading something that isn’t government propoganda, is crucial. The internet is an absolutely useful and costantly used tool of communication, it is so silly to say that blogging is of no use.
Of course we all wish there were bigger differences we could be making, and perhaps we are (how do you know that we aren’t?), but it seems for those of us that lack the authority and the resources, blogging is a definite step in the right direction. It is more important now than ever to step forward and be brave about what we think, and share opinions and debate and discuss. Ideas and words are important, and sharing them is even more so.
You’d be surprised at how widely read all our blogs are. What we say sometimes goes a lot further than even we expect. Indi is an exceptionally widely read blogger, I doubt I would be wrong if I said he is or is close to being the most read Sri Lankan blogger right now.
Everyone can sit around and bitch about someone’s efforts, no matter what it is, no matter who it is. Some eople are just LIKE that. They constantly maintain their cynicism/ignorance and live to say what you’re doing is useless, regardless of what it is you are actually doing. But it is so much more important to make constructive debate and conversation. It is so much more useful, and really, so much more grown up.
Keep making excuses to make yourself feel good. And then do nothing.
How do I know you’re doing nothing? I just need to take a look at your hypocritical lifestyles :)
you wrote this bit over a sudden bout of rage, eh? :-)
think he did. I can imagine his frustration.
Indi, I think you’re being irrational in this post. Did it somehow escape you that Gota’s also a former Army colonel (I think he commanded a battalion during the Vadamarachchi landings).
Also, blaming him for losing control of our airspace is just plain silly, when most of the Tiger air capability was built up during the UNP regime while the CFA was in effect. Also, we might have been able to at the least figure out where those planes were if the UNP hadn’t Royally (the cap is intentional) buggered up our Int and LRRP capabilities.
Saying that he’s lost control of the TMVP and the Colombo police is naive. Both of them are doing exactly what the GoSL wants. So say he’s giving the cops & Karuna dumb orders, but don’t say he’s lost control; he hasn’t.
As for all the corruption and ineptitude you’ve accused him of, hey, so what’s new? SL’s hardly teeming with efficient and upright examples of politicial correctness. From Athulathmudali to Premadasa to Ratwatte to CBK, all the defence ministers stole large chunks of the defence budget.
SL Army’s man through and through, eh?
That’s right, my friend — “With Speed & Courage”, the Singha Rifles — Hard Core.
Lt. Colonel. Through policy and ineptitude he and his brother are losing control of the situation. The airport doesn’t open at night (opening), defense reactions are over-reaching and self-destructive (shutting down Colombo for distant air raids), oh, and he deported 376 Sri Lankan civilians and defending abductions as being just semantics. He’s also pissed off the US and a lot of the people who give us arms and money to fight.
I think it’s pretty fair to call for his head. The Nation too is running a lot of coverage on ‘Gotabaya Runs Into A Storm’. It’s a shitstorm and he deserves it.
well lets see…
mr and his fat ass (he’s much fatter than me so i can call him fat ass) pm thinks that the country is some beliaththa welfare association where you can throw in a few shramadhanaya’s and kiss a few infants at a school price giving…
and yeah a 7-11 manager is a good qualification if its a welfare association that he’s managing…
but a country cant be managed like that… there is a pissed off psycho terrorist leader whose had a bad childhood and he’s taking that out the very ppl he’s supposed to be protecting and of course the insignificant sri lankans like us….
and there is a power crisis and all that (ya ya i had to bring that up)…
something i ask myself is… say we get rid of the chinthanaya…
what / who would replace it? ranil? we have fucked up leaders…
we are not capable of electing good leaders…
so lets face it…
this is what we get for electing idiots…
By the way a power crisis is very important. Except I clicked through to your blog, and found it difficult to pinpoint the source of the problem and clear outline of the possible consequences.
Can you provide a good link?
oh i forgot to mention about the only royalty (dutugemunu decedent ) in the parliament…
he wasnt elected democratically…
became an MP thru the national list…
sucked balls and became a deputy minister…
we truly deserve him…
sorry… typo…
dutugemunu descendent
not decedent
Yes, lieutenant colonels and colonels are referred to as a colonels, just as 2nd lieutenants and lieutenants are referred to as lieutenants, and major generals and lieutenant generals as generals. But I think you get my point about a field grade combat officer.
Yes, the shutting down of the airport and the panic during the air attacks are valid enough, and if you had mentioned those in your post instead of the things you did, I wouldn’t have commented. However, I think the reaction to the air raid was probably a knee-jerk move, similar to some of the ridiculous measures we saw in the ’90s after the Kolonnawa and CBSL attacks, and won’t be repeated the next time (I hope).
I think to call for his head is a bit much given his unprecedented success in managing the war front itself. The GoSL hasn’t been in such a strong military position in over a decade. However, I do think he needs to be reigned in, forbidden from giving interviews on policy, and told to grow some political sense. Along with idiots like Jeyaraj Fernandopulle. The latter should actually be asked to resign if he doesn’t agree with GoSL policy (regarding the apology).
And what do you mean you’re not in India? Don’t those little flags mean anything?
this post doesn’t look anyway like written by indi. perhaps his evil twin ..
Agreed with Nirmal. I think Indi who pretended to be a very honest non-biased person has shown up his nudity in public. Indi represents the ‘foolish’ – high class business society – he doesn’t have a religion , a culture – he just writes rubbish – and he’s against anything that could harm the existence of the ‘foolish’ – high class business society he belongs to. In one of his earlier posts he accused government for ‘ethnic cleansing’ – I really wonder where he was, at the time Prabhakaran sent hundred thousands of Sinhalese and Muslims from Jaffna & surrounding areas. Indi and his blog simply following UNP agenda – or Ranil’s agenda – Indi – Ranil – Sirasa all belong to the same group or the enemies of the country.
Perhaps Indi was high on some thing (weed?) when he wrote this…
Nice post. There seem to be a wide range of comments to this post. Nice picture, it would have been better if the male had a moustache too.
Indi, how come you never complained of the blatant corruption under Ranil’s tenure? That’s right, you were too busy licking the boots of the UNP. It’s not surprising that you just went on an undignified rant.
deepanko uththara!!
“I grew up in a typical US suburb. Rich, white, and boring. but good schools and safe. As soon as I got the hell out of high school I came to McGill University in Montreal, Quebec – which is my favorite city ever. I still love America, especially the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. And the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Boston Red Sox (for Merit).”
Extracted from : http://www.indi.ca/about
This man talks about Sri lankan politics & people – don’t be an idiot Indi.
Following explains why Indi licking the boots of the UNP.
http://www.indi.ca/2005/11/why-i-support-ranil/
I agree that, with a blog you can say anything you want (provided, there are some moral, ethical, legal and social obligations), But I feel indi has gone too far from all of these obligations just to prove his own speculations. He is just showing his embarrassments with his own blog, with which he thinks can write anything and still thinks everything he writes is right. I can feel your embarrassment of being an “NGO Kaakka” – (yes.. I really mean it )..You were the people who used to sell the grievances of Tsunami victims for few Dollars and still trying to betray this country for anything. Unlike you I bread and born in this country and unlike you, I don’t have any other place to go when things go wrong here. And most of all, unlike you, I am from an area where “Tamil Racism” is at its highest. (for information, I am from Trincomalee). You are just writing something just to arouse the curiosity and the feelings of visitors, make some controversy, and pull some more hits to your site, with intention to make some more $$$.
Frankly I am not a big fan of Mahinda or Gota. But before them, no one was dare enough to talk about “Sinhalese” or “Buddhists”. If anyone did, that was a Sin, you called it racism and skinned him as a racist. I have seen quite frequently JHU/JVP referred as “Racists” or “Hardliners” but not TNA. Gota just hit that attitude of westerners (including you!). Why Mahinda is not having the same support from western countries, which Ranil had? because of the diferences of Mahinda and Ranil’s Foriegn policies? ….Rubish…I think its manily because Mahinda is more “Sri Lankan” than Chandrika or Ranil. They dont want us to stand on our foots. They always want a problem among us just to rule us and decide the fate of us according to their wishes. I am glad Gota reminded them that we are not their colony anymore and we can decide our own fates.
I am not praising Mahinda or Gota for everything they are doing. But I think I owe Mahinda/Gota and Sarath Fonseka for one important thing. We can breath freely now without fearing about an artillery fire or being shot by the pistol gang. Its real. Not a media hype created by some $$$ mongers or not a ridiculous dream of a mad blogger on his high.
True Indi has come out – till now some thought he’s a role model. Blogging community needs to understand people like Indi. They try to build up an image first and then use it to destroy the country – for thousands of NGO dollars. Anybody who goes through Indi’s photo collection or his past posts could easily identify where he belongs to. He promotes sex in his photo collection and beers in his posts. There are many things both Mahinda & Gota have to correct – but still they are doing a great job. If you talk to a soldier from the battle field you’ll see how much of a moral boost they have given to our soldiers. Simply we are into era where we respect ‘made in sri lanka’ concept. People like Indi who are westernized, do not like this. But – Indi, you know one thing, Sri Lankans are very much intelligent than you fools.
Errrr… most of the Rajapakse brothers live in America and they are far wealthier than I am. You can denigrate people for being ‘westernized’ or ‘wealthy’, but you might want to apply it to everyone.
I don’t have a mansion in the States like Gota and I think there’s far more money in his 10% military commissions. I don’t think Sri Lankan identity lies in conspiracy theories or pointing to the NGO bogeyman. I think it involves taking responsibility for our actions, encouraging diversity and dissent and moving forward together.
And btw, I try to promote sex and beer in both photos and posts, within loving relationships and without driving or fighting of course.
Indi, ask your parents to stop breeding – one idiot is enough for the country.
They would have stopped breeding 26 years ago – now the damage being done.
David Blacker: The GoSL hasn’t been in such a strong military position in over a decade.
Seriously? Imho the SLDF are quite stretched, the ‘strong’ position per se can crumble with one swift attack…
“The GoSL hasn’t been in such a strong military position in over a decade.”
Correct. If you feel the military has been in a stronger position than it is in now between say ’91 and the present day, point it out, and let’s discuss it.
“Imho the SLDF are quite stretched, the ’strong’ position per se can crumble with one swift attack…”
That is the nature of our war. Both sides don’t have the troops to secure the areas under their control satisfactorily while simultaenously carrying out offensives. That’s where int comes into play; so that you can concentrate your troops where they are most needed. Yes, “one swift attack” can make any Army crumble in practically any situation, but the LTTE seems incapable of that currently. Perhaps you missed the attempted “one swift attack” in the Mannar/Vavuniya sector a couple of weeks ago. The military’s strong position didn’t crumble. For that to happen the LTTE needs more than “one swift attack”, which worked in the past against the military’s more linear strategy. It can’t work today becaause the military isn’t pouring resources into large single offensives. It’s using the “slow creep” strategy on the Tigers, keeping up a constant pressure across the entire NE. And it’s working ‘cos the Tigers don’t have the resources to take the pressure. Currently it’s the Tigers who are stretched thin.
I agree.
Well I’m no military expert but I thought the SLA was in a stronger position following the capture of Jaffna.
“It’s using the “slow creep†strategy on the Tigers, keeping up a constant pressure across the entire NE. And it’s working ‘cos the Tigers don’t have the resources to take the pressure. Currently it’s the Tigers who are stretched thin.”
Keeping up that pressure requires quite a lot of manpower, especially as more and more territory is captured. Even then the LTTE can simply revert to guerilla warfare. Insurgencies can never be soundly defeated militarily. This is evident one looks at the histories of many other struggles.
I think the LTTE is waiting for the opportune moment wherein
1. The political environment within the south is chaotic
2. Human rights violations force the IC to clamp down on the GoSL
3. The SLA is stretched thin such that a swift attack will accomplish the desired effect.
At that moment the Tigers will pounce not only in the northeast but in a dramatic manner in the south as well similar to KIA attacks to force the government to either ‘give in’ or agree to a ceasefire albeit temporarily. In such a situation the captured territories will become ‘borders’. Groups like the Tigers think in terms of decades, not months. They’re committed to the Long War theory, just like the VC were. In that strategy, peace is just a break between rounds.
I assumed David Blacker is commenting on short term “success” here. I agree with his analyis within this frame of reference.
As you say, in the long term, it will depend on which party wearies of the war situation, or I might add, if the Sri Lankan government can getaway with large scale acts of genocide and compromise their credentials as a nation that is part of the global community.
What Sri Lankans fail to understand is that part of who “wins” or “loses” is dependent on who has the most to lose in the war. My answer to that is the Sinhalese in the South. The Tamils in the north/east or at least the LTTE, have pretty much nothing to lose (including any status in the eyes of the intenational community due to proscription). So they will be prepared to take greater risks.
“Well I’m no military expert but I thought the SLA was in a stronger position following the capture of Jaffna.”
I can’t really agree unless you indicate why you think so.
“Keeping up that pressure requires quite a lot of manpower, especially as more and more territory is captured. ”
Well, the south certainly has far more military-aged men available than the NE. Right now the MoD’s recruiting a fresh 50,000 men (which will apparently make SL’s Army larger than that of the UK!), and they have not even considered conscription or even dropping the age of recruitment to 17 (as it is in the UK), both of which will yield a massive intake. The LTTE on the other hand is scraping the barrel, conscripting women & children, with no relief in sight as the diaspora Tamils obviously aren’t interested in fighting. The LTTE’s also taking more casualties proportionately than the military, so the numbers are against them.
“Even then the LTTE can simply revert to guerilla warfare. Insurgencies can never be soundly defeated militarily. This is evident one looks at the histories of many other struggles. ”
While it’s true that the LTTE can prolong hostilities by reverting to guerrilla warfare as the main strategy (and it is one of the reasons why I and many others feel there cannot be a military solution), it can be weakened so badly that this guerrilla warfare will not be able to affect GoSL plans, particularly if the Tamil Nadu Tamils feel the cause is lost and support there dries up. Remember that a purely guerrilla force cannot maintain the infrastructural and financial base necessary to obtain regular arms shipments that will be needed to sustain the guerrilla fighting. Also, you are incorrect to say that insurgencies can never be defeated. The 20th century is replete with examples of this — the Malay Insurrection against the Brits in the ’50s, the Tibetan resistance to the Chinese, and our very own JVP. All were resoundingly defeated. What has been undefeatable is a PF army with safe haven and continuous popular support. Both of these two requirements can be wiped out if the LTTE is decisively defeated and its high command killed or captured (as was with the Malayans and the JVP).
“At that moment the Tigers will pounce not only in the northeast but in a dramatic manner in the south as well similar to KIA attacks to force the government to either ‘give in’ or agree to a ceasefire albeit temporarily. In such a situation the captured territories will become ‘borders’”
I’m afraid this is wishful thinking in the near future. In the last year or so the LTTE has been unable to carry out any successful missions in the south; even the most successful (the air attacks) had little or no military benefit. If you are talking about 10 or 15 years from now, yes, maybe. But the NE Tamil population cannot stand war that long. The entire social structure will break down, and even the survivors will be malnutritioned, illiterate, and scarred by war. Without a fresh influx into the gene pool there will be no chance. In the last 20 years the LTTE has been able to regualarly rock successive GoSLs with regular strategic attacks that damaged the administration’s public persona as successful military planners and leaders. Lately, the LTTE has successively proven its inability to do this. And there is no sign of a change in that trend.
“I can’t really agree unless you indicate why you think so.â€
I was thinking in sheer morale and the fact that the LTTE was on the run.
“What has been undefeatable is a PF army with safe haven and continuous popular support. Both of these two requirements can be wiped out if the LTTE is decisively defeated and its high command killed or captured (as was with the Malayans and the JVP).â€
Neither seems likely.
“Lately, the LTTE has successively proven its inability to do this. And there is no sign of a change in that trend.â€
In my opinion there is no trend per se, rather a lull. A lull to wait the International Community out politically…
“I was thinking in sheer morale and the fact that the LTTE was on the run”
Morale in the armed forces has never been higher than it is today, and the LTTE is as much on the run today as it was at the fall of Jaffna. I’m sure there was a spike immediately after the capture of Jaffna, but that is equivalent to Vakarai & Thoppigala.
“Neither seems likely”
Maybe not next month, but if the present military pressure is kept up over the next 6 months to a year, the LTTE will be weaker than it has ever been, and perhaps unable to regain the initiative.
“In my opinion there is no trend per se, rather a lull. A lull to wait the International Community out politically…”
I would agree with you if the LTTE Had made no attempt to carry out attacks in the south. Rather than the lull you suggest, what we have seen is a series of failed attacks (Gotabya assassination attempt, Fonseka assassination attempt, Galle harbour, KAFB air attack, Colombo air attack). Alll were either outright failiures or of extremely limited value. So to attribute these failures to some sort of far-sighted patience on the part of the LTTE politburo is wishful thinking. The only reason they’re trying wait on the IC is because everything else has failed.
“I’m sure there was a spike immediately after the capture of Jaffna, but that is equivalent to Vakarai & Thoppigala.â€
Hmm I perceived it to be worth more…
“Maybe not next month, but if the present military pressure is kept up over the next 6 months to a year, the LTTE will be weaker than it has ever been, and perhaps unable to regain the initiative.â€
No matter how much weaker you perceive the LTTE, taking the Wanni heartland can never be a walk in the park.
“I would agree with you if the LTTE Had made no attempt to carry out attacks in the south. Rather than the lull you suggest, what we have seen is a series of failed attacks (Gotabya assassination attempt, Fonseka assassination attempt, Galle harbour, KAFB air attack, Colombo air attack). Alll were either outright failiures or of extremely limited value. So to attribute these failures to some sort of far-sighted patience on the part of the LTTE politburo is wishful thinking. The only reason they’re trying wait on the IC is because everything else has failed.â€
Nope those I just perceive as terrorist attacks in the south… their strategy per se evolves. I agree that most of them failed… but it was more bad luck on their part than lapse in operational capabilities.
They’ve yet to undertake a full scale offensive encompassing all their might. Of course some think the LTTE attempted an all out attack sometime August last year… but that’s open to interpretation, especially since the core veteran fighters weren’t involved in any of the battles. I think preparations are still underway in Jaffna…
“Hmm I perceived it to be worth more…”
Politically, and from a propogando viewpoint, yes. But from a strategic military viewpoint, Vakarai was much more of a victory because it was the final LTTE coastal area in the east.
“No matter how much weaker you perceive the LTTE, taking the Wanni heartland can never be a walk in the park.”
No one said it would be. The capture of Jaffna & Thoppigala, the defenses of Elephant Pass & Welioya, none of those are walks in the park either. Don’t underestimate the ruthlessness of this administration.
“Nope those I just perceive as terrorist attacks in the south… their strategy per se evolves.”
Now yoou’re just attempting to sit on the fence. You predicted strategic attacks in the south; I pointed out that all such recent attempts have failed. You need to come up with something better than an ambivalent comment that strategy evolves.
“but it was more bad luck on their part than lapse in operational capabilities.”
If you plan well, you ensure luck plays the smallest of factors. In the past the LTTE was consistently successful and occasionally unlucky. Now they’re consistently unsuccessful and occasionally lucky.
“They’ve yet to undertake a full scale offensive encompassing all their might.”
You’re speculating on that. The recent Omanthai counterattack in the Mannar/Vavuniya sector was a full force operation, which while mostly successful in retaking some captured areas, failed to prevent the Army’s strategic realignment of the frontline. It also failed to capture any of the fire support bases it targeted. The fact is that the LTTE is unable to consolidate in one place the forces necessary to punch through the Army line because of the overall pressure the military is maintaining across the NE from Thoppigala to Mannar.
Indi,
You just show your personal frustration thru this one. Have seen many sensible posts from u, but this one is just a stupid useless, pointless shout.
For the record, I am a UNPier, a Ranil supporter. I know MR is economically making a mess. Internationally, he is damaging our image. But still, this post is too much of emotions and personal agony of yours. If u r not happy with something of ur life, think abt it ,solve it in a sensible way rather than release preassure like this at the expense of other people, which in fact damages ur reputation as a good blogger. If ppl start to see many this type of unproven rants, they will stop reading ur blog altogether, they dont want to get stressed bcos of ur persoanl probelms. Grow up machan. Dont mix personal issues and politics.
U have so many unproven, unbelievable statements in this post..
“Mahinda, the tsunami-hora”
“researchers have discovered that Mahinda’s prenatural smile is actually due to mental retardation.”
Can u prove these? Have they been found out by an accepted framework?
Dont blame his smile, Attack his actions. Dont blame Gotas way of dressing and way he looks, attack only his actions.
Whether we like it or not, Mahinda’s smile is popular in this country, he still holds majority popularity among most sinhalese and muslim, abt tamils, its questionable. He represents our village. As a UNPier, i honestly say our leader has a problem in this area even though his peace, foriegn and economical policies are way ahead. So, given this background, we should write more thoughtfully with having all the reasoning behind. Every argument should be proven and they should look interlectual and professional rather than shouting as a ‘mentally retarded person’.
Indi, I just read this:
“Satire not only says that the emperor has no clothes, but that it is possible to laugh at the ones that he does have.”
http://gresham.ac.uk/event.asp?PageId=45&EventId=537
Obviously, people don’t get this.
That is the litmus test for how healthy the democratic climate is. Right now judging from the response to the your post the verdict is: pretty rotten.
Yeah, it’s weird. It’s like you can’t have a good old-fashioned rant without being asked if I can prove that Mahinda is actually retarded, or people asking whether I really want to join the JVP.
As to the personal thing, this is a blog. Any politics I write about here is personal, I only write about the stuff that affects me, and how it affects me. If it makes me angry then that’s what you’ll get here.
Well of course you can have a ‘good old-fashioned rant’ in your own personal blog!
No doubt on that.
So please take this as some ‘good old-fashioned advice’.
I am not an avid blog reader but of all the blogs that I have come across, your one seemed to be the best written and best presented. I see that many people read your blog. Your blog is popular!
You may not have realized this, but this gives you a certain amount of ‘power’.
And with power comes responsibility.
There are probably many people who respect and trusts what you say.
So a highly irresponsible and inflammatory rant on a sensitive topic like this, may have disappointed some of them.
Of course you might justify your actions by saying that ‘I can bloody well write whatever I like like in my own blog! It is my freedom of expression’.
You are right.
But the question is; is it the right thing?
Indi has tarnished his image – he has proved he writes what he wants – very irresponsible – also he has accepted he promotes sex & beers in his blog (“I try to promote sex and beer in both photos and posts” – Indi”).
“There are probably many people who respect and trusts what you say.”
As a mature adult (Indi’s target audience I presume), when reading a particular piece of writing, you need to assess if it is fact or opinion; is it personal or is it a professional analysis.
I don’t think there have been any pretentions here that what is written is some sort of professional analysis or factual outline of the current climate in Sri Lanka. In many ways I find this post more “trustworthy” if you like, because of this. It is obvious to me that I need to go and read somewhere else if I want a factual account of the Rajapakses.
The Daily News on the other hand…..well….thats another story. Bit like those advertisements where a “scientist” dressed in a lab coat, calls themselves Dr. and says a Big Mac everyday is good for the Health.
Indi,
Just wondering, is your site being blocked?
Not that I know of. TamilNet is being blocked
not pretty, but you can still read it
http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=www.tamilnet.com
King Canute of Denmark tried to stop the waves in the sea (commanded them to go back) and when he failed, he gave up his throne in disgust. Will Rajapakse follow? Can somebody tell him the story of King Canute? That’ll be easier than trying to explain to him that nobody can stop the Internet, not even the Rajapakse Bros !!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canute_the_Great
In a slightly different vein, Rajapakse has managed to make Tamilnet the poster child for Media Freedom. Velu must be laughing so hard that his man boobs are at risk of clashing together.
Indi – the joker… waiting anxiouly to read your next joke….
Please see Gotabhaya’s interview to the Nation newspaper at the given URL.
Sorry, Here is the link to the interview.
http://www.nation.lk/2007/06/17/inter1.htm
u sad sad sad boys and girls.
if u only knew what really happens and what is happening!
bravo indi, this post shows u have figured out whats going on to a certain extent.
however, remember the old saying, fools go where angles fear to tread or something like that.
rest assured write whatever you want, but remember folks there is one person in sri lanka who will come after you with a vengence if you even dare to slag him remotely.
guess anyone?
ask indi. he’s figured it out! once again bravo!
at the end of the day its all for the sake of money, recognition & power. indi just make sure that others don’t use you for all of the previously mentioned. i am getting a sneaky suspicion you are. but once again, i respect your intelligence, you know it already and you need to take some action soon. which i know you will – soon.
all the best!
The next generation of Rajapaksas enters the political arena from the Cinnamon Grand, witnessed by all three service chiefs (no wonder the war in unwinnable, these guys are never at the office): see write up and photo (black and white: why I wonder?) at http://saptha.com/blog/?p=138
You pathetic idiot, don’t use your time to write bullshit that you don’t know any shit of. Leaving SL when you were 3, no talk big. Get a life man. Try to get some info before you bark your mouth. FYI: Gota worked as a director for a law school in the USA – I work for the same school you idiot.
FYI: Gota worked as a director for a law school in the USA
Methinks: credibility of that statement would be so much greater if the name of the law school was given.
I am sure the law school would be “honoured” to have ex-faculty as the Defense Minister.