Gota’s white Van abduction operations and murder squads revealed ;for a single abduction three teams deployed !

(Lanka-e-News -13.Oct.2015, 9.35PM) During the Rajapakse era of brutality and violence  , three groups operated together under Gotabaya Rajapakse to carry out the white Van abductions in the South, investigations have revealed  

The first group , garners information regarding the individual to be abducted ,does the spying and prepares the groundwork for the abduction. In most instances, towards this a group of favorite  spies of Gotabaya’s and a group of LTTE deserters are deployed.

The second team  carries out the abduction  proper. This is made up of two groups that arrive in the white Van. One such group is Karuna Amman’s murder squad while the other group varies from time to time. A group of the STF that is close to Gatabaya and a group selected from the security forces are in the other group .

For instance , the Red Cross members were abducted at the Fort, Colombo , by the murder squad of Karuna Amman , but the abduction of Prageeth Ekneliyagoda was carried out by Gotabaya’s group from the forces.

The third group is most deadly  and weird. This group after the abduction is committed ,is engaged in wiping out and destroying  whatever evidence that remains. They are Gotabaya’s spies , and they pretend that they are from the neighborhood when they arrive at  the  scene .

This group that monitors the abducted individual , expunge all evidence of the abduction that are left by the abductors accidentally or otherwise .This group while   pretending as police officers or civilians leave no trace of evidence linked to the abduction . They ensure all such evidence is destroyed. 

The murder of the individual who is abducted and then destroying the body of his is carried out by the second group that does the abduction.

Where the STF was deployed for the abduction and murder ,the bodies have been disposed of by setting fire to those bodies in jungles far away from Colombo.The body and head of those abducted by the Karuna Amman group had been cut  open , and drowned in the sea , it has come to light.

Gotabaya has also created a separate team to  coach the army and police media spokespersons  how to give answers to the media when questioned on the abductions after they are committed.That team comprises  high ranking officers of the army . 

 Copious information have surfaced following the investigations into the white Van abductions and murders in the South, according to reports reaching Lanka e news inside informaton division. It is learnt that a very close pal of Gotabaya is also  to be arrested shortly.

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Development Or Destruction

By Janaka Goonetilleke –October 13, 2015

Dr. Janaka Goonetilleke

Why Asia Should Go Back to Its Roots: A Sri Lankan Perspective

Since Vas go De Gama attacked and took over the peaceful international Spice market in Calicut , Asia embarked on five centuries of violence and subjugation that continues to this date. At the time 50% of the worlds GDP was of India and China. Today the joint percentage of GDP is about 20% after the recent increase in economic activity china vastly improving its status to 16% but with a greatly increased environmental damage that was not evident then.

The present system of destruction continues with monetary pressure from the IMF/ World Bank, Geo political pressure and Military pressure of the neo colonial powers with the agreement and the connivance of the Bankers, corporatist and politicians. The latest accusation of Human Rights violations by the Sri Lankan Army is a casing point. Military activity creates human rights violations whether one likes it or not. It is inevitable. If it is true for SL army then it is true for the American army that has killed so many in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya etc. This hypocrisy is to apply pressure on the SL Government to allow it self to be subjugated so that they can have a controlling power over the sovereignty of Sri Lanka. Lord Macaulay’s education system of enslavement is still working perfectly as the government bends backwards to appease.

Sri Lanka is a microcosm of the so-called developing Asian countries be it Bangala desh, India, Burma etc. An example to understand the rest of Asia.

Today humanity is made to breathe polluted air, eat polluted food, drink polluted water with cancer rates proliferating at a unbelievable rate and more importantly dehumanizing society which is the most concerning. A process created by money economics’ and the illusion that the rulers are well in control when they are not. Mindlessness in pursuit of greed and quick fixes of creative destruction is the philosophy.

The rulers have embarked on a process of self-agrandialisation to impress on the people their infallible nature, a mental disease defined as narcism of emotion but narcism of materialism, which is greed, is not defined as a mental disorder as yet. This is evident by the number of cut outs of politicians one sees on every street corner ironically with a beggar begging at the bottom of the cut out. Unknown to the many the country is now at its debts door perfectly presented by the media of a successful progressive country awaiting yahapalanaya (Good Governance) the answer to all ills when in reality the country is in regression, with environment damage of land slides, flooding etc and a un payable debt. All the time the rulers have been selling the rights of its citizens to slavery and debt or selling off the countries wealth. They have bankrupted the country that even made their children abandon the country. More cynical people will say they leave to enjoy the ill-gotten wealth of their parents.                                                           Read More 

Reforms, my foot!

Fragments.

Posted by Uditha Devapriya-Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Power resists delegation. Whenever there’s concentration of authority in one person, there’s usually pandering to individuals, aid showered on whoever’s (more) willing to backbend before those same individuals, and of course nepotism based on family-and-friend structures which pile up one by one and never seem to go away. Particularly in Sri Lanka, this is a truism as persistent as it is timeless.

Daham Sirisena came under a lot of flak. Rightly. He offered justification for what he did but then went on a tangent and countered “My family is not like the Rajapaksas!” If he or those who support(ed) his argument really thought that deviation from the present regime is enough, they are mistaken. There are different shades to nepotism and for this reason “We are not the Rajapaksas” never was nor will be enough as justification. Period.

That’s done and dusted though. Daham Sirisena can heave a sigh of relief hence, not because of the time factor but because of other (more serious) issues which have cropped up. Badly.

Sri Lanka and South Asia for that matter are not unknown for their lavish displays of worshipping and kowtowing to power-figures. Put simply, that’s patronage. That this was rampant in Rajapaksa’s time is all too obvious. Does this mean the current government is any better? Well, yes and no. Going by recent events however, we’d be personally inclined towards “no”, not only because “deviation from the Rajapaksas” is not enough here too, but because those surrounding Maithripala Sirisena are going on with a (despicably) good job of “doing” a Rajapaksa. Again.

Do we really need banners and cutouts praising Sirisena for “saving the nation from the imperialist's trap”? Does this year’s conduct on Sri Lanka’s part at the UN General Assembly warrant anything other than moderate praise, moderate not because what was done was inadequate but because the president himself argued that he need not be accorded excessive praise. But what do we see instead? Minister after minister kowtowing to the president, the same president in fact who defected from his predecessor because of how HIS government was paying obeisance to him and his family.

This isn't all. As has been reported, not even the United National Party (UNP) has freed itself from nepotism-taint. Well yes, putting in qualified people with credentials isn't really favouritism. But the fact that these appointments were made after highly suspicious processes that had been implemented in ways which call for further investigation should move everyone into asking, "More of the same old?"

There are questions here that will and won't get asked. Naturally. Rhetoricising improvement is what politicians are known for, and not just here. "Yahapalanaya" however is not an end in itself, especially not when it's paraded about as a word used by those with an axe to grind with Rajapaksa. There's more to be done here. Much more.

First and foremost, perhaps the same people who hooted Rajapaksa when he claimed (unjustifiably, we note) that the government should foot his election bill should hoot louder when THEIR boss is being paraded about to the tune of 10 million rupees! Perhaps these hypocrites should be grilled on how they'll react to other excesses which we'll see in the coming weeks. There's no saying when this will stop, after all.

For now, here's something to think about. No amount of allegations against predecessor can hide power-abuses in place currently. No amount of feel-good rhetoric aimed against Rajapaksa and his gang can fool people for long. If at all, what this government will be doing will be to play into that same gang's hand, by raising up issue after issue which leaves just one idea in the voter's head: "The present is not necessarily better than the past". Sad, yes. But if things go as they've gone these past few days, that'll be the only inevitability.

Moreover, the president must realise that for all their cheers over his New York "moment", those who fawn on him were, once upon a time, Rajapaksa's sycophants. Doesn't take much to conclude that they will probably ditch incumbent when his popularity starts to wane, just as they did to Chandrika Kumaratunga and Mahinda Rajapaksa.

President Sirisena should tame the sycophants, therefore. Especially when 10 million rupees have been spent. And especially when the rupee's down, prices are up, and everyone is wondering as to why New York warrants hurrah-boys and their concerns as citizens are being shown the door.

The role of universities and research institutes in an innovation economy 

Universities in Sri Lanka indeed need to be drawn into the innovation economy, keeping in mind that the primary role of universities in providing the advanced human resource capacity for innovation and that a supporting industry base is essential for any initiatives to connect university HR to industry

 Wednesday, 14 October 2015

The fourth article in an illuminating series written by W.A. Wijewardena on social market economy is about ‘universities, research institutions as catalysts of in innovation economy’. There he posits that “First, knowledge has to be created by its universities and research institutions. Then, such knowledge should be made available to prospective entrepreneurs for use in commercially viable productions known as innovation. “

The Role of Universities and Research Institutes in an Innovation Economy by Thavam Ratna

Navy Report On Yoshitha Rajapaksa Just Pigeonholed

October 13, 2015

Rear Admiral D.W.B. Wettawa’s investigation report on Yoshitha Rajapaksa was just pigeonholed, a highly placed Navy source told Colombo Telegraph.

After the new government came to power, the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera appointed a three member Board of Inquiry to probe Yoshitha Rajapaksa. This came on the directions of the Ministry of Defence in January this year.

The Board was chaired by Rear Admiral D.W.B. Wettawa and comprised Commodore U.S.R. Perera and Commodore M.M.V.B. Medegoda. Their report reveals some shocking details:

• The qualification requirement for the 45th Intake of Officer Cadets, to which Cadet Y.K. Rajapaksa, (NRX 2431) belongs, was to have six credit passes for GCE (OL) in one sitting including English, Mathematics, Science and Sinhala in addition to GCE (AL) two passes. This is what had been advertised. Going through his personal file, it became apparent he has NOT obtained a credit pass for Sinhala in the same sitting. Certificates for both AL and OL are not available in his file.
• The Board did not come through any material evidence to substantiate whether the Navy took a decision to accept the GCE (OL) examination results in consequent years (2003/2004) produced by Cadet Y.K. Rajapaksa. Therefore, the Board cannot make a conclusive statement on his enlistment. It is possible this could have been considered as a special case.
• When Cadet Rajapaksa was undergoing training at the Naval Maritime Academy, three senior Navy sailors have been assigned to provide security for him. This is in addition to security provided for the training area by the Presidential Security Division (PSD).

Navy sources told Colombo Telegraph these special arrangements and other privileges including the selection of Lt. Rajapaksa for special prizes were given by one time Navy Commander Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda.

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Sri Lanka: Avant Garde Sordid Saga & the National Security

The following revelation on a burning issue was originally published by the www. laksa.asia.

Related Story: Avant Garde uncovered written by Dilruksi Handunnetti published by Sunday Observer

( October 13, 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) D.M.S. Dissanayake, Senior Assistant Secretary in the Defence Ministry and the officer-in-charge of Civil Security, has come under investigation over the controversy surrounding the Avant Garde Maritime Services Limited.

READ  IN SINHALA යහපාලනය නිරුවත් කරන ඇවන්ට් ගාඩ් යමපාලනය

Sri Lanka Avant Garde Sordid Saga & the National Security by Thavam Ratna

Farcical repetition of history

CID arrives at major breakthrough in Eknaligoda investigations

UPFA constituents aim at alternate alliance with SLFP going solo

MR yet to ‘officially associate’ with minor parties alliance

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
There was a string of political assassinations targeting prominent Tamil politicians during the first half of the Rajapaksa rule, starting from November, 2005.

Farcical Repetition of History by Thavam Ratna

Dhammika Perera gets online gambling permit!

Oct 13, 2015

Wealthy casino businessman Dhammika Perera has been permitted to do online gambling, reports say. The permission has been given by the Board of Investment. A software developing company owned by Dhammika has been given the permission.

The BOI’s giving the license to a software company, instead of giving it directly to Dhammika, is a clear act of misleading the state authorities.

 

The upper floor of MGM casino at Bambalapitiya, owned by Dhammika, has been allocated for online gambling. Other casino businessmen are to apply for online gambling soon, the sources add.

Daughter locked father in kennel -Father’s room given to dogs

BY Kavindya Chris Thomas-2015-10-14

A 42-year-old woman was arrested yesterday for allegedly locking her 72-year-old father in a kennel, in Balagolla.

Police said the woman was arrested after an officer attached to a police patrolling unit had noticed a man being held inside the cage. The father was living in a cramped room – similar to a cage made of bricks and metal bars, where the family dogs were once held, police added.
The initial investigation into the matter had revealed that the daughter had incarcerated her father as he was continuously urinating in the house due to old age. The daughter had allegedly removed the dogs from the kennel and had put her father in it. Father's room had been given to the dogs. The victim has been admitted to the Menikhinna Base Hospital. The daughter was later produced before the Kandy Magistrate.
Bolgolla Police are conducting further investigations into the matter.

SCARBOROUGH-ROUGE PARK: Federal candidates talk Toronto issues, refugee crisis and dementia

Scarborough-RougePark

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Clockwise from upper left: Conservative Leslyn Lewis, the Green Party's Calvin Winter, the NDP's K.M. Shanthikumar and Liberal Gary Anandasangaree are running in the federal election in Scarborough-Rouge Park.

Scarborough Mirror

Oct 10, 2015

Scarborough-Rouge Park makes its debut this election. The new riding has received lots of press already, after its first Conservative candidate, Jerry Bance, was ousted by the “pee-gate” scandal. It is bordered by Lake Ontario to the south, Steeles Avenue to the north, Scarborough Pickering Townline to the east and Neilson Road and Morningside Avenue to the west.

GARY ANANDASANGAREE, Liberal

SCARBOROUGH-ROUGE PARK Federal Candidates Talk Toronto Issues, Refugee Crisis and Dementia by Thavam Ratna

Politicians, beware!

By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana-October 12, 2015

It is a fact of life that indiscretions in the past, even minor or may even be trivial, might raise its’ ugly head and threaten the present or even shatter the dreams of the future. It is also true to say that in spite of their renowned thick skins, politicians more than any other, are susceptible to this phenomenon as well illustrated by recent happenings, both in Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom.Some are crafty enough to weather the storm but not all are lucky; some tainted even after death.

The enthusiasm of the widely hailed election of President Sirisena, in January, quickly turned in to a ‘soda-bottle enthusiasm’. Judging by recent reports like the request for colossal sums of money for the repair of residences, he seems no different from his predecessors, having started doing just the opposite of what he promised, the only difference being that he is never short of fancy excuses. ‘Maitri’ in name only but vengeful in action, he displayed his true nature during the last election campaign when he went all out to stop his predecessor from gaining any position of power even to the detriment of his own party.

Mahinda Rajapaksa, no saint by any description, pushed him to the brink exposing his true nature. Anyone with even a pinch of common-sense would have understood and endorsed his action, had he refused to give SLFP nomination to Mahinda Rajapaksa but having given the nomination, which his progressively reducing band of admirers will claim to be an act of ‘maitri’, he worked against his own party in spite of his promises and the expected neutrality of the incumbent President. Many a commentator will jump up to point out that previous Presidents used the government machinery to the full in furthering party politics but he is no ordinary President; one the electorate preferred to a President who has a unique record, the only leader in the world to comprehensively defeat, militarily, a ruthless terrorist group.

Well, all that is history and we are reminded of the golden rule: beware of politicians because their primary interest is themselves. It is tragic that politicians forget that they have to beware of history, if not anything else. Admittedly, it is too early to pass judgement on President Sirisena but speaking to his ardent supporters I cannot help but notice the waning enthusiasm. What a pity, ‘yahapalanaya’ seem to be deflating fast!

The banner headline in the ‘Daily Mail’, Tory supporting second biggest-selling British daily newspaper, in late September shocked many a British reader; ‘PM SAVAGED BY TOP BRASS’. David Cameron is under attack by his own people but looks as if he has a lot of luck left, still; he certainly would not have got the mandate to form a majority Tory Government in May had the ‘Daily Mail’ started serializing the biography written by Lord Ashcroft before the last general election. Lord Ashcroft, one of the biggest donors of the Conservative party, is no doubt venting his frustrations at not being given a senior cabinet position in the previous Cameron administration but some of the disclosures are very damaging.

Perhaps, David Cameron was reluctant to make Lord Ashcroft the Defence Secretary, which he aspired to, because of Lord Ashcroft’s ‘non-dom’ status to avoid paying British taxes but what is damaging is the revelation that Cameron was aware of the ‘non-dom’ status long before he admitted publicly. Lord Ashcroft implies that David Cameron advised him to keep it a secret till after 2010 elections.

One of the cruel pastimes of the British high-society that was banned by Tony Blair’s government is fox hunting. Gentleman on horses, sounding horns, gallop round the countryside with hounds that seek and tear to pieces foxes, which they claim is an sport that ‘manages’ the fox population. One of the first things Cameron was very keen to do on re-election was lifting this ban but he was defeated in the Parliament. Lord Ashcroft has included photographs of Cameron taking part in a fox hunt, which explains his enthusiasm to lift the ban!

There are some unsubstantiated hilarious incidents mentioned as well. It is claimed that Cameron had to insert his private parts into the mouth of a dead pig’s head as part of an initiation ceremony to an exclusive club in University. Our having to kneel before our seniors and drink Epsom salt out of a sewn-off top of a human skull, during the ‘rag’ when we joined the Medical Faculty, pales into insignificance when compared to this act of lunacy. There are accusations of drug-fuelled parties as well.

There are many, many allegations but, to me, the most serious is the criticism of his actions in Libya. In spite of the repercussions already seen, to match Tony Blair’s invasion of Iraq with George W Bush seems to have been an obsession of Cameron. He chose to go to Libya against all advice. It is stated that General Sir David Richards, the Chief of the Defence Staff, had commented; "We never analysed things properly. We didn’t understand the tribal dimension. I kept saying there was a large tribal element to Libya and it kept being ‘pooh-poohed’. It is also stated that during the Libyan campaign, the General had occasionally clashed with Cameron and in one meeting he told the PM that being in the Combined Cadet Force at Eaton was not a qualification for running the tactical detail of a complex coalition war effort. Cameron, more than any other, is responsible for the present chaos in Libya with the resultant inflow of refugees across the Mediterranean.

Leon Brittan, who was Home secretary in Margaret Thatcher’s government and dubbed by some as ‘Thatcher’s bully of miners’, together with a number of other VIIP including those high up in security services, was accused of child sex-abuse and rape charges and it is claimed that there was a cover-up during Thatcher’s times. Metropolitan Police is still investigating these allegations and the latest news is that, though the police had cleared Leon Brittan of the rape charges, he was not informed of it before his death in January this year. A recent investigative programme on BBC revealed that claims of sexual abuse against him started as a joke. It is quite possible that a politician who served the country with distinction went to his grave with an unjust taint.

Yet another politician, who drew a lot of coverage of late in the British Media, is the late Sir Edward Heath who was Prime Minister of UK from 1970 -74 and died in 2005. In addition to being a politician he was renowned to be a good musician and a keen yachtsman. Heath never married and there had been rumours about his sexuality. Heath was also among those with Leon Brittan being accused of being in a paedophile ring. Some media claimed that a ‘madame’ in a brothel has stated that she has provided children to Heath; she went public denying this but admitting that she provided ‘gay men’ for him. It is very likely that Edward Heath was the first gay Prime Minister of the United Kingdom but he could not admit it as, at that time, homosexuality was illegal. Perhaps, he could have had a ‘sham-marriage’ but was too honest to do that, unlike some of our politicians.

Politicians: beware – even death cannot prevent mud-slinging.

SCARBOROUGH NORTH: Candidates answer our questions on the issues

Scarborough North

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Clockwise from top left: Conservative Ravinder Malhi, the Green Party's Eleni MacDonald, the NDP's Rathika Sitsabaiesan and Liberal Shaun Chen are running in the federal election in the new riding of Scarborough North.

Scarborough Mirror

Oct 10, 2015

Scarborough North makes its debut this election. The new riding was created from parts of Scarborough-Rouge River and Scarborough-Agincourt. The former riding of Scarborough-Rouge River, which makes up most of Scarborough North, was dissolved. Incumbent Scarborough-Rouge River MP and New Democrat Rathika Sitsabaiesan said she hopes to earn her second term in Ottawa as representative for Scarborough North. Had the riding existed last election, it would have gone to the New Democrats, with the Conservatives a close second, and the Liberals not far behind.

SCARBOROUGH NORTH Candidates Answer Our Questions on the Issues by Thavam Ratna

“Son of Palestine” mourned by thousands

Relatives mourn Ahmad Sharaka in Jalazone refugee camp on 12 October.

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Relatives and friends bid farewell to Ahamd Sharaka in Jalazone refugee camp on 12 October.

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Budour Youssef Hassan-The Electronic Intifada-13 October 2015

“If you grow up in the camp, fear doesn’t exist for you,” said Qassam Dweik, a resident of Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.

Qassam’s best friend, 14-year-old Ahmad Sharaka, was killed by Israeli soldiers on Sunday. He had been taking part in the ongoing confrontations between Israeli forces and Palestinian youth near the Beit El settlement colony.

“Son of Palestine” Mourned by Thousands by Thavam Ratna

ANALYSIS: As unrest grows in Israel and Palestine, Netanyahu seeks scapegoats 

Israeli prime minister targets Palestinian leaders in Israel as his ‘Mr Security’ image takes a beating - 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech at the Knesset (Israeli parliament) on October 12, 2015, in Jerusalem (AFP) 

Tuesday 13 October 2015-Tuesday 13 October 2015

NAZARETH, Israel - Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a crackdown on Palestinian political leaders in Israel, blaming them for the current unrest, in what appeared to be an attempt to bolster his severely dented image as ‘Mr Security’.

ANALYSIS as Unrest Grows in Israel and Palestine, Netanyahu Seeks Scapegoats by Thavam Ratna

Taliban announces pullout from Kunduz

An Afghan police officer frisks a man following the recapture of Kunduz by Afghan security forces. (Jawed Kargar/European Pressphoto Agency)

By Sayed Salahuddin-October 13

KABUL — The Taliban announced Tuesday that it is withdrawing from the key northern Afghan city of Kunduz, the site of its first significant military gain since the militants were driven from power in late 2001.

The fall of Kunduz to the Taliban over two weeks ago raised serious questions about the ability of Afghan forces despite U.S.-led efforts over 14 years to bolster their position with training and equipment, at a cost of billions of dollars.

Taliban Announces Pullout From Kunduz by Thavam Ratna

FactCheck Q&A: Crime and punishment in Saudi Arabia

FactCheck Q&A: Crime and punishment in Saudi Arabia

It’s been quite a day of developments with our friends in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

October 13, 2015 
This morning, we woke up to the news that a 74-year-old south Londoner, Karl Andree, was facing 350 lashes in Saudi Arabia, as punishment for transporting bottles of home made wine in the back of his car.

FactCheck Q&A Crime and Punishment in Saudi Arabia by Thavam Ratna