Protecting the nation from our own
Shenali Waduge A virtually divided nation was liberated after almost 3 decades in May 2009. However, a series of incidents continues to divide the nation when the next mission should…
The fall of a hero
Shenali Waduge The outcome was nothing unexpected at best it was a test to see how the President of Sri Lanka was able to withstand further pressures both national &…
How legitimate are the recommendations of the “Elders?
Shenali Waduge A former presidential spokesman has forwarded a list of recommendations given in a statement issued on 3rd August 2010 by he Elders calling upon the Governments of India,…
An Expert Panel needs to first investigate effectiveness of UN
shenali waduge Sixty years ago, the United Nations was founded to maintain international peace and security, promote basic human rights, and protect fundamental freedoms. Sixty years on, its acronym UN…
Ban Ki Moon Expert Panel & revisiting the real Human Rights culprits
Shenali Waduge It is not without reason that Ban Ki Moon is being vilified for degrading his role as the custodian of world peace, not that other UN Secretary General…
Ban Ki Moon ensure LTTE atrocities are investigated first
Shenali Waduge If throughout thirty years the UN Secretary General is clueless of what has been happening in a member country called Sri Lanka, it may be best that he…
The UN-Neocolonial partnership
Shenali Waduge Replacing colonialism today is neo-colonialism & its offspring economic liberalism. Facilitating modern forms of interventions upon sovereign nations is the United Nations whose laws, protocols, conventions etc have…
The lies & double standards of International Humanitarian Laws
Shenali Waduge What we face today is One standard international law but Double-standards in its application. We have countries like the US & alliances commit war crimes as a matter…
Sri Lanka Opposition partially accountable for War Crimes probe
Shenali Waduge It is without a doubt that a country not only needs a good Government it also needs a brave Opposition. Yet, in Sri Lanka we can but wonder…
The application of international law
Shenali Waduge Most thought that with the formation of the UN world peace would prevail & international laws that were supposed to apply equally to all nations would ensure a…
What India plans next for Sri Lanka & the Real Tamil Homeland
Shenali Waduge Given the argument that India planned for and orchestrated an internal problem in Sri Lanka in the form of the LTTE it had to have thought of varied…
India a manipulation of Sri Lanka to hide Tamil Nadu demands for separatism
Shenali Waduge India manipulation of Sri Lanka to hide Tamil Nadu demands for separatism Creating, aiding & assisting the separatist agenda in Sri Lanka was for India a necessary evil…
Sri Lanka: Foreign Trade Agreements should not end up another form of invasion
Shenali Waduge The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement or CEPA had been negotiated over two years ago. If India is now seen pressing for its activation we need to not only…
It is India that must be grateful to Sri Lanka
Shenali Waduge It was the nationalist thrust with a clear message that Sri Lanka wanted thirty years of terror to end that galvanized & provided courage to the Government of…
Sri Lanka General Election & its aftermath
Shenali Waduge General elections held throughout the island for the first time devoid of LTTE presence has concluded. With 20 of the 22 district results out, the ruling UPFA has…
Predicting Sri Lanka general election outcome
Shenali Waduge While the winner of Sri Lanka General Election is a foregone conclusion, the task at hand is to predict the number of seats the ruling UPFA Government is…
Lessons from Sri Lankan Presidential Election & Sri Lanka Future
Shenali Waduge The 2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election turned out an anti-climax. All the pundits got it wrong & what was promised to be a hard-fought out election practically a…
The CHANGE euphoria in Sri Lanka Presidential Election
Shenali Waduge What has America learned from the Obama experiment? By end 2009, almost 700,000 Americans had lost their jobs, 1.4million Americans were unemployed, a further 30,000 US troops had…
Has Sri Lanka ever had uncorrupt leaders?
Shenali Waduge This is a question the public needs to ask themselves. For in answering this basic question the voter will realize the hypocrisy of democracy itself & the reality…
The LTTE & the Tamil Diaspora have fooled their own people
Shenali Waduge With every advance made by the military it was obvious that the Tamil Diaspora was getting more & more agitated. Thus the acid attacks, the vandalism to the…