The
True
Face
of
the
International
Community
&
a
Rational
Response
from
the
Tamils
of
Eelam
The
International
Community(IC)
is
all
united
by
just
one
common
objective,
a
World
Trade
monopoly.
They
work
in
partnership
with
the
US,
like
"the
good
cop
bad
cop"
duo
in
a
Hollywood
thriller,
and
they
complement
each
other
in
spite
of
finer
differences
in
foreign
policy.
Multinationals
work
very
closely
with
the
governments
of
the
G7
countries
towards
a
common
goal
of
Profit
and
exploitation.
Hypocrisy
plays
a
big
part
in
this
drama.
Take,
for
example,
the
current
Zimbabwe
cricket
tour
fiasco.
Whereas
for
25
years
the
Sri
Lankan
government
imposed
a
ban
on
the
basic
necessities
reaching
the
Tamil
population
in
the
northeast,
prevented
travel
and
denied
power
supply,
the
English
did
not
complain
and
continued
their
Cricket
tours,
playing
all
the
matches
in
the
south
of
the
country
with
hardly
a
whimper.
In
fact,
by
their
actions
they
promoted
even
more
tourism
for
Sri
Lanka.
Even as I write this article the Prime Minister of Britain is hosting the military dictator of Pakistan, Musharaf, with all pomp.
Therefore, it is crystal clear that Trade dictates foreign policy in these countries and the concept of "human rights violations" is a weapon they use to break the backs of anyone who does not toe their line.
Any
dissent
from
the
third
world
will
be
dealt
with
with
the
three
Bs.
First
they
will
try
and
Bribe
you
into
submission;
if
that
fails,
then
they
will
Bully
you
with
sanctions;
if
that
also
fails,
they
will
Bomb
you
to
pieces.
Some
hard
facts
to
illustrate
this
phenomenon:
1)
Military
dictatorship
in
Pakistan
is
never
criticised
or
bombed
by
the
US
unless
they
threaten
US
interests
as
happened
under
Zia.
2)
No
elections
are
ever
held
in
Saudi
Arabia,
but
that
has
never
troubled
the
conscience
of
the
west
and
particularly
the
US
as
long
as
a
good
proportion
of
their
GDP
comes
from
the
Saudis.
3)
China
was
a
pariah
communist
state
until
they
opened
up
their
market
to
free
trade,
though
China
is
still
very
communist,
but
in
the
process
long-standing
allies
such
as
Tibet
and
Taiwan
were
swiftly
abandoned.
4)
In
Sri
Lanka,
according
to
the
ILO
(International
Labour
Organisation)
report,
there
are
1
million-child
workers
in
the
south,
which
remains
a
haven
for
western
paedophiles.
These
facts
are
never
highlighted
or
acted
upon
but
a
few
rebels
in
the
LTTE
being
under
18
remain
a
constant
annoyance
to
these
hypocrites.
How
do
we
respond?
In
my
opinion
the
IC
has
no
time
either
for
the
Sinhalese
in
the
South
or
the
Tamils
of
the
NorthEast.
The
most
vital
commodity
in
Sri
Lanka
(SL),
as
far
as
this
IC
is
concerned,
are
the
hardworking,
but
downtrodden,
Plantation
Tamils
(PTs),
who
continue
to
lead
a
life
of
misery
neglected
by
politicians
on
both
sides.
Contradictory
to
popular
belief,
that
the
British
brought
them
from
South
India
because
the
natives
of
SL
refused
to
work
in
rough
terrain,
I
feel
the
crafty
Brits
did
this
deliberately
so
that
whoever
came
to
work
in
the
hills
in
SL
would
remain
in
bondage
and
not
have
the
option
to
leave.
Rather
cynically,
I
feel
that
all
efforts
are
made
even
now
by
interested
parties
to
stop
the
wretched
lot
from
moving
out
of
the
hill
country.
Tea being the important commodity that Sri Lanka can deliver to the trading Nations, one should not forget that British firms like Lipton and Brooke Bond still control the international tea market and the plantation Tamils still remain the backbone for an uninterrupted supply of tea.
The
IC
also
knows
that
the
Sinhalese
will
never
accept
the
PTs
in
their
fold,
but
the
Tamils
of
the
NE
may.
Memories
are
still
fresh
of
the
fiasco
in
the
Kent
and
Dollar
Farms
in
the
North
in
the
80's.
A
few
hundred
PTs
who
ran
away
after
the
1977
riots
were
accommodated
in
these
farms,
who
for
the
first
time
breathed
the
sense
of
freedom
and
began
to
settle
down
to
lead
a
prosperous
and
peaceful
life
as
a
farming
community.
When
the
authorities
in
the
south
sensed
the
train
of
events,
a
well-orchestrated
effort
was
mounted
with
the
use
of
force
and
the
helpless
lot
were
removed
and
dumped
back
on
the
streets
of
the
hill
town
of
Hatton.
The
entire
act
was
designed
to
stop
any
precedence
that
would
see
a
mass
exodus
of
PTs
from
the
hill
country.
Therefore,
if
development
work
begins
on
a
large
scale
in
the
NE,
it
is
possible
that
the
PTs
may
leave
in
their
thousands
as
there
is
already
a
massive
shortage
of
labour
in
the
NE.
Similarly
the
American
Negroes
fled
in
their
thousands
from
the
southern
cotton
industries
to
the
car
industries
in
the
north
as
soon
as
they
could.
Now,
if
I
am
right,
then,
like
in
Singapore,
we
should
undertake
major
construction
work
in
the
NE
and
give
very
lucrative
contracts
to
companies
from
the
IC
to
counterbalance
the
demands
of
those
in
the
Tea
trade!
Siva
Muthulingasamy
UK