tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563811638411839784.post5516263443342607346..comments2023-05-15T07:11:30.874+02:00Comments on Leherensuge: Tamil Tigers lay down arms "to stop the slaughter".Majuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369840391933337204noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563811638411839784.post-41232494652758606962009-05-19T05:20:00.000+02:002009-05-19T05:20:00.000+02:00the TT's decline started when they changed from el...<I>the TT's decline started when they changed from elusive guerillas to become a more conventional force with a front line</I>.<br /><br />Possibly but that's what all the classical guerrilla manuals suggest one has to do in order to win. And has worked in other occasions. <br /><br /><I>Also the Chinese billions in Sri Lanka fund battle against Tamil Tigers</I>...<br /><br />That's an interesting piece of info, thanks. There's some intriguing diplomacy going on Asia the Pacific and Africa these days.Majuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369840391933337204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563811638411839784.post-12470577249107552782009-05-18T19:46:00.000+02:002009-05-18T19:46:00.000+02:00On BBC WS radio a journalist who covered the confl...On BBC WS radio a journalist who covered the conflict from the begining said the TT's decline started when they changed from elusive guerillas to become a more conventional force with a front line.<br />Also the <A HREF="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6207487.ece" REL="nofollow">Chinese billions in Sri Lanka fund battle against Tamil Tigers</A> "China’s aid to Sri Lanka jumped from a few million dollars in 2005 to almost $1 billion last year, replacing Japan as the biggest foreign donor. By comparison, the United States gave $7.4 million last year, and Britain just £1.25 million.<br /><br />“That’s why Sri Lanka has been so dismissive of international criticism,” said B. Raman of the Chennai Centre for China Studies. “It knows it can rely on support from China"Todnoreply@blogger.com