Comments on: The Feeling Of Tragedy http://indi.ca/2009/05/the-feeling-of-tragedy/ I'm a Sri Lankan American Canadian graduate trying to make something of myself in Colombo Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:45:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3035 By: Rangouk http://indi.ca/2009/05/the-feeling-of-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-236847 Rangouk Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:10:47 +0000 http://indi.ca/?p=1475#comment-236847 Sad. Sad.

]]> By: Time To Act « Kalusudda Comments http://indi.ca/2009/05/the-feeling-of-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-233381 Time To Act « Kalusudda Comments Sat, 23 May 2009 23:27:29 +0000 http://indi.ca/?p=1475#comment-233381 [...] actlanka I learned about ACT through Indi’s posts like toy drive, Tragic feelings and work he did with them. Even before the war ended, these people were working to get medicines to [...] [...] actlanka I learned about ACT through Indi’s posts like toy drive, Tragic feelings and work he did with them. Even before the war ended, these people were working to get medicines to [...]

]]> By: Project Pat http://indi.ca/2009/05/the-feeling-of-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-233188 Project Pat Tue, 12 May 2009 08:42:40 +0000 http://indi.ca/?p=1475#comment-233188 even your grieving is all about "I" -- yourself even your grieving is all about “I” — yourself

]]> By: indi http://indi.ca/2009/05/the-feeling-of-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-233184 indi Tue, 12 May 2009 04:17:42 +0000 http://indi.ca/?p=1475#comment-233184 @Dee access to the camps is very limited. They literally don't have enough food now, though from what I hear all the hotels and chefs in Colombo as well as local villagers are pitching in. I suppose psychosocial is another time and place. @Malik I understand full well how skilled our Army is right now and I've heard from them that they could occupy the place in a day if they weren't concerned about civilians. However, occupying it even slowly means an effective siege whence people are starving, dying of simple wounds in there and being killed in the crossfire. This is war and our army is killing. I understand why these things are happening, but they're still horrible. You can say we're killing for this and that reason, but it's still killing. I know how those people got there, but on a very human level they are dying and getting injured in pretty large numbers right now and I agonize deeply over it. @Dee access to the camps is very limited. They literally don’t have enough food now, though from what I hear all the hotels and chefs in Colombo as well as local villagers are pitching in. I suppose psychosocial is another time and place.

@Malik I understand full well how skilled our Army is right now and I’ve heard from them that they could occupy the place in a day if they weren’t concerned about civilians. However, occupying it even slowly means an effective siege whence people are starving, dying of simple wounds in there and being killed in the crossfire. This is war and our army is killing.

I understand why these things are happening, but they’re still horrible. You can say we’re killing for this and that reason, but it’s still killing. I know how those people got there, but on a very human level they are dying and getting injured in pretty large numbers right now and I agonize deeply over it.

]]> By: Hector http://indi.ca/2009/05/the-feeling-of-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-233183 Hector Tue, 12 May 2009 04:00:18 +0000 http://indi.ca/?p=1475#comment-233183 Indi, the remaining LTTE area is about 4 km, the approx. distance from Bambalapitiya to Fort. The Sri Lankan army can overrun it in a couple of hours, but it's avoiding that. The civilian deaths are sadly for the most part collateral, from artillery fire into LTTE defenses which the LTTE have tactically surrounded with human shields... Indi, the remaining LTTE area is about 4 km, the approx. distance from Bambalapitiya to Fort. The Sri Lankan army can overrun it in a couple of hours, but it’s avoiding that. The civilian deaths are sadly for the most part collateral, from artillery fire into LTTE defenses which the LTTE have tactically surrounded with human shields…

]]> By: Sachintha http://indi.ca/2009/05/the-feeling-of-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-233182 Sachintha Tue, 12 May 2009 03:45:30 +0000 http://indi.ca/?p=1475#comment-233182 Indi, don't you think it's a bit of an exaggeration to say that "we are killing our way through"? You yourself say that you've been there and seen it. Certainly we don't "kill our way through"? As you said in one of your own recent posts, war brings death whether we like it or not. At least SLA is trying to minimize the deaths. I'm not saying that those innocent Tamils' lives are any less important than ours, it's just that the GoSL has reached a no-turning-back point. At least it is good that there are people like you who do what they can within their limits to help them. Hope everyone will put their hands up and do what they can do... Indi, don’t you think it’s a bit of an exaggeration to say that “we are killing our way through”? You yourself say that you’ve been there and seen it. Certainly we don’t “kill our way through”?

As you said in one of your own recent posts, war brings death whether we like it or not. At least SLA is trying to minimize the deaths. I’m not saying that those innocent Tamils’ lives are any less important than ours, it’s just that the GoSL has reached a no-turning-back point.

At least it is good that there are people like you who do what they can within their limits to help them. Hope everyone will put their hands up and do what they can do…

]]> By: Malik http://indi.ca/2009/05/the-feeling-of-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-233181 Malik Tue, 12 May 2009 03:10:05 +0000 http://indi.ca/?p=1475#comment-233181 we aren't killing our way through, read <a href="http://defencewire.blogspot.com/2009/05/mind-over-muscle-why-change-now.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> we aren’t killing our way through, read this

]]> By: Dee http://indi.ca/2009/05/the-feeling-of-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-233180 Dee Tue, 12 May 2009 03:01:56 +0000 http://indi.ca/?p=1475#comment-233180 Indi, isn't there anyone who does stage plays and sessions for kids in the camps? Just for psychological relief? Indi, isn’t there anyone who does stage plays and sessions for kids in the camps? Just for psychological relief?

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