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Indian RAW & NATO roles in Sri Lanka exposed

Failed peace process:
NATO, Norwegian military roles exposed

Now that Oslo had admitted that the Norway-led Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) received intelligence from both the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) & Indian Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), those running the peace process couldn’t have been unaware of LTTE’s preparations for war, Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said yesterday.

He was commenting on the Norwegian peace evaluation report released in Oslo last Friday.

"In spite of foreign intelligence services confirming our own assessment regarding LTTE preparations for war, those spearheading the peace process turned a blind eye to the rapidly deteriorating situation," Rajapaksa said.

The Norwegian study quoted SLMM head as having said that RAW only reached them through informal channels, therefore they couldn’t be fully trusted.

They weren’t giving it to us to be nice. We would always ask ourselves why they want us to know this. the SLMM Chief was quoted as having said.

However, the Oslo-funded study revealed that the Norwegians had high level meetings in New Delhi with RAW.

The Norwegian-led SLMM comprised men from Scandinavian countries.

Defence Secretary Rajapaksa said that the Norwegian report only proved the failures on the part of those running the peace process.

Commenting on a query attributed to Hanssen Bauer and Brattskar whether the ethnic and political problems in Sri Lanka could be solved by military means for which he was quoted as having said, ‘yes’, the Defence Secretary emphasized that the crisis caused by the LTTE needed a military response. "What really surprised me is that a section of the global community still seems to believe in a political solution to a terrorist problem," Rajapaksa said.

The Defence Secretary pointed out that the report also admitted the Sri Lankan military had been denied an opportunity to take part in substantive negotiations, while Norwegian military experts were involved in ‘military technicalities of de-escalation, advanced positions and front lines.’

The Defence Secretary asserted that the Norwegian revelations had highlighted the need to re-examine the whole process, particularly military and intelligence aspects.

In the light of Norwegian admission of the involvement of its military in the CFA, the issue was whether a third party had access to SLA deployment plans on the northern theatre, Rajapaksa said.

The LTTE’s focus was on the Jaffna frontline extending from Kilali to Nagarkovil through Muhamalai, where the SLA had some of its most experienced fighting formations backed by artillery and armour deployed.

The Island
 
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sensationalist bs title...it clearly says NATO and RAW had warned about the impedning ltte war to the slmm....blame the slmm...

btw g.rajapakse is a loudmouth and is not reliable....he usually sensationalizes things...
 
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Hypocrisy exposed..once again!

You’re quick to jump on the bandwagon aren’t you "let the India bashing begin" :rolleyes: this is just a bullshit article and the Sri Lankan army is no better with their horrible human rights record killing civilians without mercy by ethnic cleansing your president should be placed on trial for war crimes. The LTTE a terrorist organisation yes but they dug the own grave and deserved what was coming for using terrorism as a weapon. Let’s not get started with your PAK ARMY and ISI’s tricks of the trade as if they aren’t glorified saints. Opps did I wake the devil so sorry.
 
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What a liar this OP is!!!

The article clearly says that R&AW informed SLMM about LTTE's preparations of war through informal channels..

Instead of thanking us.. the OP is making up titles to get more thanks from anti-Indian posters.
 
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The Real Title at the Source Provided

Failed peace process:
NATO, Norwegian military roles exposed
 
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LTTE unlikely to release civilians trapped on the Vanni front: Norway

Norway believed that the LTTE wouldn’t accept a tripartite proposal to release the civilian population trapped in the Vanni east in the final phase of the conflict.

Authoritative sources told The Island that the then Norwegian Ambassador in Colombo Tore Hattrem had written to presidential advisor MP Basil Rajapaksa regarding the LTTE’s perceived refusal to release those trapped on the Vanni east frontline.

Referring to a telephone conversation he had with MP Rajapaksa earlier in the day, Ambassador Hattrem wrote to the MP: "The proposal to the LTTE on how to release the civilian population now trapped in the LTTE controlled area has been transmitted to the LTTE through several channels. So far there has regrettably been no response from the LTTE and it does not seem to be likely that the LTTE will agree to this in the near future."

The Norwegian diplomat captioned his terse four-line letter ‘Offer/proposal to the LTTE.’

Government sources told The Island that those wanting to haul Sri Lanka up before international war crimes tribunal had conveniently forgotten Prabhakaran’s refusal to let the civilians go. Responding to a query, sources said that disgraced Norwegian peace facilitator, Erik Solheim last Friday declared that a truce could have saved some 40,000 civilians. Minister Solheim was speaking at the launch of a Norway-funded evaluation of its peace initiatives in Sri Lanka.

Sources said that those attacking President Rajapaksa over accountability issues should seek a clarification from Ambassador Hattrem with regard to Sri Lanka’s claim. In fact, it would be interesting to know the identities of those helping the Norwegians to convince the LTTE, sources said. The Norwegians went to the extent of having a clandestine meeting with Kumaran Pathmanathan alias ‘KP’ on Feb. 26, 2009 in Malaysia to work-out a deal.

Sources said that the government ordered the army to go ahead with the largest rescue operation in contemporary history in late April 2009. Those shedding crocodile tears for people of the Vanni had turned a blind eye as long as they felt the LTTE could turn-around the ground situation. Sources said that some military experts as late as Dec. 2008 and early Jan. 2009 asserted that the Vanni war could go either way.

The LTTE and its ‘international safety net’ panicked only after the army liberated Kilinochchi early Jan. 2009, thereby setting the stage for encirclement of the best of LTTE fighting cadre.

The Island
 
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First Mr Ranger:

Explain the title. NEIther the article or original title accuses R&AW, infact they support what we have all were saying that India helped u out..?
 
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Aren't we deported 4-5 RAW agents who caught on spying in 2009/2010?
 
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First Mr Ranger:

Explain the title. NEIther the article or original title accuses R&AW, infact they support what we have all were saying that India helped u out..?

Indian RAW & NATO roles in Sri Lanka exposed

I only said RAW & NATO had a direct involvement in SL………
 
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