LTTE’s New Website

Most LTTE sites went underground, along with their leader. Now KP (the nominal leader of the LTTE) has a new site at ltteir.org. This I discovered via the Going Global blog. It is a bit sad, actually. It’s a WordPress blog and they haven’t even turned the permalinks on, so the latest post reads as http://ltteir.org/?p=119 rather than, nevermind. The site is also registered via a proxy (third party), though I hope Interpol would use the posted Law Enforcement contacts to request the information. KP is still wanted for arms smuggling, criminal conspiracy and involvement in the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. And now he has a blog.

But moving on to the content, he spends a lot of time establishing his bona fides via photos of him and Prabhakaran together, although from decades ago. What he mentions but then kinda glosses over is that he was a bit out of favor from 2002 to January of this year. Only then was he given more powers, largely cause everyone else was dead.

Per his issues, I think KP talks like a moderate though his trade remains the weapons of terrorism, among other things, like drugs and contraband. Despite calling for a political solution he still refuses to participate in elections within a united Sri Lanka, so I don’t really see the point. He also can’t seem to get a column on TamilNet, hence the blog, so I don’t think his power is especially consolidated anywhere. Interesting reading though.

Posted on Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 in blogging, LTTE, terrorism.

« Wellawatte: Devotee Hanging From Hooks
Constitutional Rights and Responsibilities »

RSS feed | Trackback URI

5 Comments »

 
 
TheWhacksteR
2009-07-29 09:44:12

yeah i came across it thanks to ICT4Peace. linked to it in a previous post. KP seems a bit confused imo.

Reply to this comment
 
indi
2009-07-29 11:54:53

I don’t think KP is even supported by TamilNet: I quote

LTTE watchers said that the new formation has the burden to prove its credibility with the grass root at home and among the diaspora that aspire not incumbencies but a strong mass organisation to address the national cause.

TamilNet, while re-iterating its stand as an independent media, committed to the cause of Eezham Tamil nationalism, requests readers not to take cues from it on the organisational matters of the present. Political steering of the Eezham Tamil cause is entirely a prerogative of the masses concerned, who have hitherto shown solidarity with a movement that did not surrender either the aim or the struggle.

Reply to this comment
 
Pants
2009-08-01 21:16:13

If you’re left to choose between the KP faction and the other side, KP would seem preferable for his advocacy for non-violence and political participation over armed struggle.

Reply to this comment
 
Name (required)
E-mail (required - never shown publicly)
URI
Your Comment (smaller size | larger size)
You may use <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong> in your comment.

email indi AT indi.ca.


Recent Comments


Development In The Hood (7)

Jack Point: I don’t know if what you describe is middle class, sounds more like working class. Things have definitely improved since mid 2010. The drivers have been a cut in vehicle taxes, cuts in taxes on household appliances and lower...

David Blacker: Plus it’s an overpopulated, ugly hole full of stupid people, right? ;)

n: You should probably look a bit closer and see how the majority of people living and working in Colombo get to and from work, not a Corolla or EVEN a Mini Cooper.

Nawam Maha Perahera Today (17)

N: You have to eat a whole load of beans…the n you can be gassy like Omr.

the way of the dodo: nonsense, 100g of spinach has 2.2g of protien 100g of beans will give you 10gs of protien. you need 70gs a day. fish or chicken generally has around 35g of protein per 100g. http://en.wikip edia.org/wiki/S pinach#Nutritio n...

Omr: Nope. Beans and/or spinach give you more than enough. You are just desperate to find an excuse to eat meat because you like the taste and it is an established tradition. No problem, continue on eating meat, just admit you are an absolute...

Lost Cat (Found) (3)

shammi: Yeah, If only the cat could write like Indi, we could hear the cat’s side of the story.

chamindrah: Good to see that you finally found him bro :)

Chavie: Awww. :) Alex’s day out.

Trishaw Economics (4)

Firaz: Not all of them run with the dispatch guys. Most now run independently because they just get more hires off the road. People are more inclined to jump in a meter taxi these days. That’s what I hear.

Social Media


Twitter
Facebook