he comes from jaffna

the government agreed to allow the ltte’s media spokesman, daya master, to be treated at the apollo hospital in colombo. the gentlemen has a heart aliment and the hospital says that he is in a stable condition. meanwhile, in batticoloa, a clash between the ltte and the army left 13 soldiers dead not to mention several ltte cadres. in a separate incident a sailor was killed by the ltte in muttur.

it is weird that the government should assist in treating a member of the ltte for a medical ailment when elsewhere the ltte has no compulsion in killing off government forces. where is the logic in this? people say it’s the humanitarian thing to do and that the government will gain international kudos. maybe. but it is still illogical and demotivating to government troops. it seems to me that somewhere at the top of the heap the thinking is a wee bit muddled. it seems we want war but are trying to wrap it in a mantle of peace.

on the other hand, maybe daya master will have a change of heart.