Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Sri Lanka Triumphant At Last

Jim Luce
Jim Luce (www.jimluce.com) writes and speaks on Thought Leaders and Global Citizens.

The 26-year war against the Tamil Tigers -- the so-called Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelamis (LTTE) -- is over and Sri Lanka is at last and thankfully at peace.

In spite of the slaughter, using their own people as human shields, creating the largest, bloodiest hostage drama of modern times, the Tigers have at long last been defeated. Their leader killed. The government in Colombo has finally reasserted control of the nation.

I cheer this because the LTTE had refused to lay down their guns, as I witnessed the Acehenese do in Indonesia after the Tsunami. The Tamil Tigers had refused to become partners with the national government. They would not co-exist peacefully.

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