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 Europe which has a total population of 800 million is made up of 45 language based nation states. South Asia which has a total population of one billion, (1000 million) is comprised of four states. Who is preventing and therefore benefiting by limiting new nation-states in South Asia?
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| December HR Release |
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On the issue of paramilitaries, south is reaping what it sowedWhy is the government passively looking on the military excesses in Northeast? Was the ceasefire signed only to enable the southern majority community to live in peace? The Trincomalee Tamil people’s consortium has raised these questions.The government that is using the ceasefire period to harass Tamil people on the one hand is also planning to weaken the LTTE, the main strength of the Tamils, using the ceasefire period. During this ceasefire period the government has proclaimed the emergency regulation and is causing confusion and fear among Tamils by the heightened checking and accompanying harassment. At the same time it has assured normalcy for its Sinhala people in the south. The SLA assisted violent tactics of the paramilitaries is also continuing in the east. The comedy of the tragedy is that the government is yet to realize that it is reaping what it has sowed. It is well known that underground gangs are running out of control in the south using gun power. South is struggling to face this growing culture of violence. What is the source of this problem? Who sowed the seeds for the growth of this problem? One statistics claims that more than 30,000 machine guns and pistols are in the hands of underground gangs. In addition, 25000 military trained army deserters have found refuge in the underground world of gangs. These are all the result of recruiting into the military all and sundry without adequate screening in the name of defeating the freedom struggle of the Tamils. In the same way, unlimited amount of arms procured to fight the Tamil struggle has somehow reached the underground gangs and strengthened it to a disturbing level. The south is reaping the seeds sown in the name of fighting the Tamils in the form of the underground world. Some are now saying that the same is going to happen in the matter of the paramilitaries in the east. It is open secret that the paramilitaries operating in the name of Karuna faction in Polonaruwa in the east is indeed operated by the intelligence wing of the SLA. However, this paramilitary has not limited their contacts just with the intelligence wing. Intelligence sources say that these paramilitaries have developed contacts with other military divisions in the area and also with JVP members. It is said that JVP has given up violence and has entered the democratic path. It is now 15 years since they gave up walking the path of violence. It is true that there are no young people in JVP who have received training in the use of arms. However, there is no evidence to prove that JVP actually handed over the weapons that were in their possession. Therefore, it can be deduced that they have weapons in their possession although none of the young people among them are trained to use them. Many respectable people in the south are beginning to be concerned that the close contact between JVP, a section of the military, and the paramilitaries can lead to serious worrying developments. Many concerned people are worrying that through the creation of paramilitaries the government has created the danger of destructing the south. They warn that the irresponsible conduct of the southern leadership and the narrow short term strategies of the intelligence wing are going create dangers to the south from Polonaruwa. South is going to reap what it sowed. Editorial from uthayan, Nov 11, 2005 12 November 2005
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