Author: Mahinda Weerasinghe
Publication: Vijayvaani.com
Date: July 5, 2009
URL: http://www.vijayvaani.com/FrmPublicDisplayArticle.aspx?id=674
From hindsight, 1999 year was an ill-fated
one for Lanka. That's when the Norwegian Dy. Foreign Minister Vidar Helgersen
surfaced in Colombo and offered Norway's unstinted support to the natives,
so they can resolve their problems. The 24th January 1999 issue of 'The Sunday
Observer' relayed his joyful massage to the dense Lankans.
If the locals had an even inkling of their
real intentions, they would have rejected help from these 'Norwegians bearing
gifts'. But the inhabitants were naive and unworldly at that stage, to grasp
UD's ulterior designs. During the interregnum of the so called 'peace facilitation',
no 'peace or stability' was to be found in the Island, but a cycle of suicide
bombings and assassinations.
Natives discovered soon enough that UD was
working to a specific 'game plan' and was striving to get the Island invaded
and made redundant. But Sri Lanka had true friends also, such as China and
Russia; hence averted being dismantled. Due to their abysmal ignorance and
lack of insight, Lankans paid an enormous price in men and resources for three
decades. Lessons small democratic nations should learn in order to avoid such
minefields.
(Strangely the information of the conspiracy
to establish an Eelam in Sri Lanka comes to us by a roundabout route. One
Stephen Long of Los Angeles writes that 'An exclusive private meeting that
was held in the early 1980's in Sacramento, California, has recently come
to my attention. This gathering of approximately 500 wealthy, influential
Tamil expatriates from around the world charted the course for the LTTE, and
developed a strategic plan for using it as a vehicle for establishing a Tamil
homeland.'
Unluckily for Lankans that the 'By proximity
and by opportunity, they focused on Sri Lanka as the place where they felt
they had their best chance to fulfill their nationalist ambitions.' Even of
more insidious, 'Religion played its part in this decision as well. The Catholic
Church had long been the religion of many of the Jaffna Tamils, and a large
percentage of the priesthood was made up of men of Tamil origin. This elite
group in Sacramento knew they could get support from this ecclesiastical organization
if they promised some sort of reciprocity as part of their end game.' On the
contrary I suspect that, Jaffna Tamil Catholics must have been the initiators
of this game plan. Indeed by hindsight 1983 debacle also has been an extended
part of the plan.)
Origins of UDs covert involvement harks back
to the early eighties. Tamil Catholic Church (synonymous with LTTE) and a
coterie of Christian members in the Størtinget with a few top UD bureaucrats
had come together and hit upon a plan for the dismemberment of Sri Lanka in
order to create a homeland for the Tamils.
The common Norwegians were never consulted
or informed of their real intentions, but instead propagated that there was
an ethnic conflict in the Island. Norsk media abiding by such a covert policy
was whipping up antipathy against the Sinhalese majority in order to legitimise
anticipated UD operations. (Obviously, if the Sinhalese had done to the Tamils
what Norway's Christians did to its Sami minority, the Sinhalese would not
be in its present predicament! Initially LTTE and its UD partner manipulated
Sri Lanka's big brother India, and used it as a 'cats paw' in order to get
an 'Eelam' the 'easy way'.)
Indeed the 1987 intervention by India in order
to halt the Sri Lankan army's attempt at eradicating LTTE terrorism in the
Island, worked like a charm. I remember the episode well; the Indian invasion
and occupation of the North of the Island was met with rapturous jubilation
by the Norwegian news media, for they were certain that Tamil Eelam was sure
to follow.
But the jubilation was short lived, for within
a short interval India had sunk into a quagmire of its own seeking. Soon these
liberators were doing battle with the ones they have come to save and protect,
and dying in the process. Why did Indian peace keeping forces do an about
turn, just three months into the invasion? Indeed terror bosses Velupillai
Prabhakaran like most Jaffna Tamil Catholics, were of the opinion that Indians
were even inferior to the Sinhalese. Jaffna Tamils don't mingle with the Indian
Tamil plantation workers in the Island, for they do not wish to be contaminate
their racial purity and wish to remain unadulterated. Rajiv Gandhi and his
foreign office advisers neglected their basic homework, as to LTTE's racist
mental make up.
The humiliating defeat taught India a lesson,
what the LTTE racist terror war was all about. On the other hand, LTTE's victory
over the 6th largest army in the world, made Prabhakaran's head even more
swollen. Curiously, once jubilant Norsk media were studiously silent when
the once saviours of LTTE were backtracking. Now I wonder why!
Subsequent to the Indian debacle, the LTTE
began bleeding the Sri Lankan nation seriously. This was part of the softening
up process according to the 'game plan'. Concurrently, propaganda machines
in Norway has gone into an over drive, disparaging the unsuspecting 'Sinhala
Buddhist chauvinists' for UD was conditioning the public for the next phrase
of the operation. Bizarrely enough, while all this in effect UD was masquerading
as a friend of Lanka, and providing it with aid. (In fact we realise this
aid providing was a vital part of the plan to keep a hold on the corrupt politicians.)
(Simultaneously they have bought journalists,
media personnel, bureaucrats and politicians in Lanka. These fifth column
elements were covertly working to chip away at the very foundations of the
Lankan state, thus destabilising it from within.)
Throughout 90 ties and up to the present,
Norwegian public heard the 'sound of one hand clapping'. Sri Lankan representative
were never called upon to respond to the 'cooked up' allegations or any Sinhalese
were included in their debates to counter the LTTE propaganda, which they
sustained to this day.
Vital part of the 'game plan' called for the
murderous terror organisation LTTE to be equated and positioned in par with
the democratically elected government. For LTTE needed legitimacy, respectability
and global recognition. UD exploited the Norwegian nation's good reputation
in this connection, and marketed LTTE as a 'none' terror organisation' in
contrast to the Al Qaida, which was a 'terrorist' terror organisation. So
the timing of Helgesen's historical moment to land in Colombo was impeccable,
in many ways than one. The murder of Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi by
LTTE terrorist was fast fading from memory.
Occupying the presidential chair in Sri Lanka
was Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge. (She was rotten to the core. Surrounded
by a bunch of 'yes men' who were not second to her in dumbness. Her regime
was infiltrated by LTTE supporters and appeasers while the strategically important
bureaucrats have been bought and paid for by the UD. How un-presidential Chandrika
was can be summed up by a simple litmus test. For any appointment, the Queen
kept those met up for the appointment cooling their heels for at least three
hours.)
(Then that once upon a time gun runner of
Jaffna, Jon Wesborg was occupying the Ambassador's chair in Colombo.) Through
those in the know knew he was really the LTTE representative in the capital)
(Also we find the biggest quisling of all
time) Ranil Wickremasinghe has taken the centre stage in Sri Lanka, as its
incumbent Prime Minister. How can I so blatantly declare that he was a bigger
Quisling than the original Norwegian name sake? Through a simple specification.
Hitler appointed Quisling as he had occupied Norway, whereas Ranil came to
power through the will of the people who he totally betrayed. There is no
better way to define this man's incapability than to quote that colourful
definition by his nemesis, Wimal Weerawansa, "Ranil" he uttered
in a very public meeting, "is incapable of getting anything done; just
ask his wife!!" The public hooted with laughter for they knew exactly
what was implied.)
Then the man who wanted good Christian values
implanted in the Norwegian psyche, Kjell Magne Bondevik, has somehow crept
into the Prime Minister slot in Norway. He kept to those values when he invited
the head of the LTTE suicide bombers V. Balakumar for a state visit to Norway.
On 28th August 2004 the 'Folketshus' was choked up with the enthusiastic LTTE
supporters, where this murderer lectured of the LTTE's 'values' and the business
of assassination.
It was quite profitable I understood. Keeping
to protocol, well wishing statements of Prime Minister Bondevik, Minster Erna
Solberg and Special Envoy Solheim were duly read out. (I was stupid, I must
admit, for I failed to grasp what the well wishers wished for; kill as many
'Sinhalese Buddhist Chauvinists' as possible?) Balakumar himself was bumped
off a few days back by General Sarath Fonseka's men; (I presume you are not
keen to relay any well wishes to the good General eh, Bondevik?)
Instantaneously I grasped the direction of
Helgasens thrust in the Island. I countered his propaganda ploy with a piece
of my own, which I appropriately called 'Are you ready to be taken for another
ride'. For I have grasped their 'Game plan' and followed it up every step
of the way. The Catholic action controlled English news in Lanka was UD friendly,
and working in unison, hence blocked my article for some time. Finally on
Sunday 18th of April 1999 I managed to get it printed in 'The Sunday Island'
thanks to a fair minded editor. I pointed to the glaringly obvious fact there.
"Owing a history of partisanship to this conflict, asking Norway to negotiate
is like asking 'a fox to mind the chicken coop' I declared". But Lankans
were in a deep slumber and failed to grasp the subtlety of the message.
2005 saw President Mahinda Rajapaksa taking
the reins of power and the time was ripe to make a Kosovo out of Sri Lanka.
Then something went drastically wrong with the UD bankrolled insurgency.
Some of the main blunders were the attempts
on the lives of Secretary of Defence, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Army Chief General
Sarath Fonseka and the Pakistani Ambassador misfired. UD found it a daunting
task to buy over these enemies of LTTE.
But then the overreach of the megalomaniac
Prabhakaran and his Catholic Church sponsors went even further, which even
UD found difficult to legitimise. This mass murderer was not just satisfied
with one third of the Island, but wanted the whole of the 'Sinhalese Buddhist
race' brought down to their knees. For Prabhakaran had a huge inferiority
complex. And his Catholic Church inspired holy war against the Buddhist was
not sufficient; he wishes to savour the Sinhalese blood. That's when the global
society found it appropriate to list LTTE as a terror organisation.
The Indians also at long last grasped the
situation. For they realised that after Sri Lanka it was going to be their
turn.
Indeed one needs stretch one's imagination
to gasp what these Christian mafia's ulterior motives were! Was it eradication
of Buddhism from the Island? The reason why Christians such as Kjell Magne
Bondevik, Arne Fjørtoft, Jon Wesborg, Vidar Helgesen, or Erik Solheim
should be questioned as to whether they have pledged the Jaffna Tamil Catholic
church (Synonymous with LTTE) to build a Tamil state upon the ruins of Lanka.
In this connection the part played by Wesborge
should be monitored carefully. A ceasefire Agreement between the Government
of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam (LTTE) came into effect
on February 23rd, facilitated by the Norwegians.
This document first signed by Ranil Wickemasinghe,
then ferried by Jon Wesborg to the Vanni, where it got signed by the terror
boss Velupillai Prabhakaran, has never been read except by this cycle of conspirators.
Indeed the 25th July 2003 Sri Lankan Daily news discloses that 'A close aide
to the President said the secret document, as the President's Secretariat
came to know it, was quite different from the proposals which were disclosed
by the press, of which the Government has briefed the President.' Which means
there are two documents; one for the public consumption and one how to break
up Sri Lanka?
Now Velupillai Prabhakaran fell in battle
last May, and be sure he destroyed his copy. Ranil will not show his copy
as Sri Lankans will be incensed by his betrayal. That leaves UD, the repository
of all wheeling and dealing. I propose that Wesborg should print his copy
so the public be able to acknowledge his achievements. After all, the fate
of the Sri Lanka nation may have hinged on this single document.
(Soon they will find that this bird of terror,
so lovingly fashioned by UD, will come home to roost, just as it did in USA's
case. Terror always has a strange habit of blowing back!) And Norsk folk should
carefully investigate how all such manipulations were executed in their name.
This can be achieved only through an independent and a totally neutral international
commission.
- The writer is author of Mission to Oslo
