User talk:Light Years

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-- snowolfD4^{( talk / @ )} 15:41, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding your comment on the LTTE article

Hi, you wrote some comments regarding the larger picture that may not interest those into discussing the article, so I take the opportunity to answer on your discussion page.

Your first issue is that the international community has double standards on the question regarding LTTE. This argument is however connected to the issue of if LTTE can be compared with movements (I prefer that word regarding that "group" as it is so loosely connected) like Al-Qaeda. The common view is however that those two are not similar.

I could list the reasons for that, but for anyone in Sri Lanka it is more interesting to note that the US and India does not see it that way, so like it or not, Sri Lanka has to adjust it's strategy to that fact.

Regarding differences between the two; there are a number. LTTE has largely kept it's fighting inside Sri Lanka, with a few exceptions (Gandhi) it has not targeted people from outside Sri Lanka, it has a limited areal target and it is not religious. There may be others, but these are the one's that come to my mind.

Regarding negotiations; no case is similar, if you look to Europe you can see outright war against organisations like the German government against the Red Army Faction, Spain's fight against ETA or Italy's fight against the Red Brigades.

But then you have cases like the IRA. First supressed by the british, while having some sympathy from the rest of Europe due to the supression of the minority of catholics in Northern Ireland. More important for IRA, they had huge support from Irish people in the US, giving both money and veapons.

Long history compressed, but the british ended up with negotiating with IRA. The larger conflict (supression of catholics) one can argue has been made irrelevant in a Europe ever more integrating. Today it is not so much difference between Ireland and Great Britain as both are within EU.

How you want to view the LTTE is really up to you. My view however is that they must be fought as they are today, because they are undemocratic, they kill innocent people (also their own) and they can be dangerous in a larger picture within the area. I do however favour containment and removing the causes that give them support. The one case here is rights for tamils. Until that is solved, the conflict will go on. Not that LTTE cares so much about tamils plight (or their leadership), but this is what makes tamils around the world support LTTE, donating money and thus keeping them alive. So a federal solution is needed.

I would recommend studying the example of Britain, it's various governing systems for Wales, Scotland and now Northern Ireland. But maybe the best start would be to study India with it's mature system of federal entities.

Last but not least you write: "By saying international community, I'm referring to the few political leaders in those respective countries, those who create and shape the political agenda, who tell you what to do and how to think, not the majority population (neither you nor me)."

Sorry, but you got that wrong. As someone said: You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. It is just not so that a few men decide this.

Regarding the article; it would be a good service renderede for Sri Lanka if it was as correct and NPOV as possible. I have given up editing myself, but I try my best encouraging others. Ulflarsen 07:40, 14 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

June 2007

Welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for your contributions. One of the core policies of Wikipedia is that articles should always be written from a neutral point of view. Please always observe our core policies. Thank you. --♪♫ ĽąĦĩŘǔ ♫♪ ^{walkie-talkie} 04:57, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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I think you messed up. You didn't changed the intro today. Machan I was referring to these edits of User:Sinhala freedom.[1] And I gave you a general note regarding the WP:NPOV but that just to let you know the policy. If you still think that your account was hijacked, then please go through your contribution list and get confirmed. --♪♫ ĽąĦĩŘǔ ♫♪ ^{walkie-talkie} 11:11, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Look at this blatant edit

Look at this blatant edit, this user has called you a meatpuppet [2]. There is conspiracy to hide the truth in these things and look who is part of it. He has called our comments on the LTTE talk page 'trolling' [3]. Something must be done about this! Sinhala freedom 21:43, 5 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]