Patriots,
General Sarath Fonseka has now spent 538 days behind bars.
Why?
Is it because he refused to retire while our country was at war?
Is it because he led from the front and took our brave soldiers to victory against LTTE terrorism?
Is it because he wanted the entire country *not just one family* to benefit from fruits of peace?
Is it because he respected the sacrifices of our armed forces and wanted this hard fought peace to be permanent?
Whatever the reasons maybe, Patriots, he is now living in a cell with common criminals. He is now treated in the same way as murderers and rapists.
Meanwhile, the terror masters who destroyed our country for decades, the ones that robbed a generation of Sri Lankans of a future are now at the lap of luxury.
KP lives in an air-conditioned bungalow while the greatest hero on this land has to beg for a fan.
Is this the Sri Lanka for which many thousands of our bravest gave their lives? Is this the Sri Lanka for which Gen. Fonseka led from the front, even when suicide bombers were jumping on him?
This is the time for change! This is the time for us, the people, to free our General Fonseka.
Patriots, join us in your thousands in this humanitarian operation.
Sunday 31 July 2011
Sunday 24 January 2010
We Dream – We Make It Real
Patriots,
When we started the People's Campaign on August 17th, it was only a dream.
Now, we are just hours from realising that dream.
This is we Sri Lankans.
When we dream, we don't forget it in the morning. We make it real.
We dreamt of wiping out Tiger Terrorism. Yes, we did it in May 2009.
We dreamt of wiping out Political Terrorism, of family rule and corruption. Yes, we will do it in a few hours.
Again the same hero who led us to victory over Tiger terror will lead us in the war against political terror. Patriots, put your trust in Mother Lanka's greatest son.
Join us and vote Gen. Fonseka for President.
When we started the People's Campaign on August 17th, it was only a dream.
Now, we are just hours from realising that dream.
This is we Sri Lankans.
When we dream, we don't forget it in the morning. We make it real.
We dreamt of wiping out Tiger Terrorism. Yes, we did it in May 2009.
We dreamt of wiping out Political Terrorism, of family rule and corruption. Yes, we will do it in a few hours.
Again the same hero who led us to victory over Tiger terror will lead us in the war against political terror. Patriots, put your trust in Mother Lanka's greatest son.
Join us and vote Gen. Fonseka for President.
Friday 13 November 2009
16 Reasons
FACTORS AFFECTING MY RETIREMENT FROM THE REGULAR FORCE OF THE ARMY
1. Various agencies misleading Your Excellency by stating a possible coup immediately after the victory over the LTTE which obviously led to a change of command in spite of my request to be in command until the Army celebrated its 60th Anniversary. This fear psychosis of a coup is well known among the defence circle.
2. Appointing an officer pending a disciplinary inquiry who performed duties only as a holding formation commander in the final battle as my successor, disregarding my recommendations to appoint Major General G A Chandrasiri as the Commander of the Army who was the then Chief of Staff and an officer with an exemplary service as the Security Forces Commander in Jaffna for over 3 years. This has already led to a deterioration of the high standards I was capable of introducing to the Army, to my bitter disappointment.
3. Appointing me as the Chief of Defence Staff, though a senior appointment to that of a service commander, with basically no authority, except for mere coordinating responsibilities in a manner which mislead the general public of the country and most members of the Armed Forces. In that the Secretary Defence pushing me to vacate the post of the Commander in just two weeks after the victory and Your Excellency insisting me to hand over duties in less than two months depriving me of my morel obligations in revamping the welfare and providing a sound administration to the men who fought a gallant battle.
4. Further, prior to my appointment I was mislead on the authority vested with the CDS. I was made to understand that the appointment carried more command responsibilities and authority than earlier, but subsequent to my appointment a letter by the Strategic Affairs Adviser to the Secretary Defence indicated that my appointment was purely to coordinate the services and not that of overall command. The letter is attached herewith for Your Excellency’s information. Such actions clearly defines Your Excellency’s and the Governments unwillingness to grant me with command responsibilities which leads to believe in a strong mistrust in me, which is most depressing after all what was performed to achieve war victory.
5. During a subsequent Service Commanders Meeting, the Secretary Defence was bold enough to state an unethical and uncalled statement by mentioning that “if operational control of all three services is granted to the CDS it would be very dangerous”, which indeed was a loss of face to me in the presences of subordinate services commanders.
6. Your Excellency, you too made a statement at the very first security council soon after the 18th of May 09 when the battled was declared over, “that no further recruitment would be necessary” and “a strong public opinion is in the making stating that the Country is in possession of a too powerful army.” It was surprising to hear such a comment from Your Excellency in spite of your repeated praise and boast of the war victory. I personally felt that Your Excellency has commenced mistrusting your own loyal Army which attained the unimaginable victory just a week ago. You again repeated the same statement even after I handed over the command. Over these comments I felt disgusted as we even insulted those who made the supreme sacrifice by such comments.
7. The present Army Commander immediately on assuming duties commenced transferring senior officers who immensely contributed to the war effort during my command tenure including those junior officers working with my wife at the Seva Vanitha Army Branch which was clearly to challenge the loyalty of officers and most discouraging to the officer corps of the Army, with a wrong signal being transmitted on my authority.
8. With a pain of mind it was noted that the same Army which gained victory for the Nation was suspected of staging a coupe and thereby alerting the Government of India once again on the 15th of October 2009, unnecessarily placing the Indian Troops on high alert. This action did tarnish the image and reputation gained by the Sri Lanka Army as a competent and professional organization who was capable of defeating a terrorist group after the Malayan Emergency, in the eyes of the World. This suspicion would have been due to the loyalty of the Sri Lanka Army towards me as its past Commander who led the Army to the historic victory.
9. During my absences from the Country (23 Oct 2009 to 5 Nov 2009) being on overseas leave, the Army Headquarters was bold enough to change the security personnel deployed at the AHQ Main Entrance and the Ministry of Defence emphasizing the withdrawal of the Sinha Regiment troops who were attached to me, as you are aware is my parent regiment and supplementing them with other regimental personnel. The Sinha Regiment troops were good enough to provide security to the Ministry of Defence for 4 years and it is surprising to note how the combat efficiency of the said troops supposed to have dropped overnight as per Secretary Defence’s opinion. Further the Sinha Regiment troops numbering a mere 4, non combatants, deployed for vehicle checking duties at the AHQ Main Entrance, were replaced by 14 armed Armoured Corps personnel, whilst a further two platoons were brought in to prevent the 4 non combat Sinha Regiment personnel performing duties, creating a mockery to the general public including to some foreign missions. This clearly indicates a questionable loyalty of troops good enough for duties for over four years purely due to the fact that the troops were from my Regiment. This also indirectly reflects mistrust on me or an indication that the persons concern wish to keep a tab on my movements and visitors to my HQ/residence which is a clear display of suspicion created on me.
10. Further on instructions of the Secretary Defence, troops from the Gajaba Regiment was brought in to the MOD complex which indicated a divide loyalty within the Army and reasons to believe that the Army now being politicized. This is being encouraged by the Army Commander too who thinks that the Armoured Corp troops should over power Sinha Regiment troops.
11. Instigating malicious and detrimental news items and rumors by interested parties including several senior government politicians which led to identify me as a traitor in spite of my personal contribution of the government to change the history of our country.
12. During my absence from the Country, an acting CDS or an officer to overlook duties was not appointed which indicates that the much spoken appointment of the CDS is unimportant to the Government and the National Security Council. If the appointment was of significant important as stated by most, it should have been imperative to appoint somebody to oversee the duties and thereby I am convinced that I have being granted with an unimportant appointment in spite of all the work done.
13. It is with sadness that I note that the ordinary Army which I toiled to transform into a highly professional outfit is now loosing its way. Increased desertions, lack of enthusiasm to enlist (A drop in enlistment rate by 50% is recorded), disciplinary problems on advocating divided commands indicates an unprofessional organization in the offing. During the last two months the members deserted are higher than the recruitment.
14.The plight of the IDPs is also a point of great concern to me. Thousands of valiant soldiers sacrificed their valuable lives to liberate these unfortunate civilians from the brutality and tyranny of the LTTE in order that they could live in an environment of freedom and democracy. Yet, today many of them are continuing to live in appalling conditions due to the lack of proper planning on the part of the government and the IDPs who have friends and relatives elsewhere in the country must be given the choice to live with them until proper demining has been done in their areas.
15.Your Excellency’s government has yet to win the peace in spite of the fact that the Army under my leadership won the war. There is no clear policy to win the hearts and minds of the Tamil people, which will surely ruin the victory, attained paving the way for yet another uprising in the future.
16. The peace dividend the whole country expected at the conclusion of the war has yet to materialize. The economic hardships faced by the people have increased while waste and corruption have reached endemic proportions; media freedom and other democratic rights continue to be curtailed. The many sacrifices the army made to end the war would not have been in vain, if we can usher in a new era of peace and prosperity to our motherland.
1. Various agencies misleading Your Excellency by stating a possible coup immediately after the victory over the LTTE which obviously led to a change of command in spite of my request to be in command until the Army celebrated its 60th Anniversary. This fear psychosis of a coup is well known among the defence circle.
2. Appointing an officer pending a disciplinary inquiry who performed duties only as a holding formation commander in the final battle as my successor, disregarding my recommendations to appoint Major General G A Chandrasiri as the Commander of the Army who was the then Chief of Staff and an officer with an exemplary service as the Security Forces Commander in Jaffna for over 3 years. This has already led to a deterioration of the high standards I was capable of introducing to the Army, to my bitter disappointment.
3. Appointing me as the Chief of Defence Staff, though a senior appointment to that of a service commander, with basically no authority, except for mere coordinating responsibilities in a manner which mislead the general public of the country and most members of the Armed Forces. In that the Secretary Defence pushing me to vacate the post of the Commander in just two weeks after the victory and Your Excellency insisting me to hand over duties in less than two months depriving me of my morel obligations in revamping the welfare and providing a sound administration to the men who fought a gallant battle.
4. Further, prior to my appointment I was mislead on the authority vested with the CDS. I was made to understand that the appointment carried more command responsibilities and authority than earlier, but subsequent to my appointment a letter by the Strategic Affairs Adviser to the Secretary Defence indicated that my appointment was purely to coordinate the services and not that of overall command. The letter is attached herewith for Your Excellency’s information. Such actions clearly defines Your Excellency’s and the Governments unwillingness to grant me with command responsibilities which leads to believe in a strong mistrust in me, which is most depressing after all what was performed to achieve war victory.
5. During a subsequent Service Commanders Meeting, the Secretary Defence was bold enough to state an unethical and uncalled statement by mentioning that “if operational control of all three services is granted to the CDS it would be very dangerous”, which indeed was a loss of face to me in the presences of subordinate services commanders.
6. Your Excellency, you too made a statement at the very first security council soon after the 18th of May 09 when the battled was declared over, “that no further recruitment would be necessary” and “a strong public opinion is in the making stating that the Country is in possession of a too powerful army.” It was surprising to hear such a comment from Your Excellency in spite of your repeated praise and boast of the war victory. I personally felt that Your Excellency has commenced mistrusting your own loyal Army which attained the unimaginable victory just a week ago. You again repeated the same statement even after I handed over the command. Over these comments I felt disgusted as we even insulted those who made the supreme sacrifice by such comments.
7. The present Army Commander immediately on assuming duties commenced transferring senior officers who immensely contributed to the war effort during my command tenure including those junior officers working with my wife at the Seva Vanitha Army Branch which was clearly to challenge the loyalty of officers and most discouraging to the officer corps of the Army, with a wrong signal being transmitted on my authority.
8. With a pain of mind it was noted that the same Army which gained victory for the Nation was suspected of staging a coupe and thereby alerting the Government of India once again on the 15th of October 2009, unnecessarily placing the Indian Troops on high alert. This action did tarnish the image and reputation gained by the Sri Lanka Army as a competent and professional organization who was capable of defeating a terrorist group after the Malayan Emergency, in the eyes of the World. This suspicion would have been due to the loyalty of the Sri Lanka Army towards me as its past Commander who led the Army to the historic victory.
9. During my absences from the Country (23 Oct 2009 to 5 Nov 2009) being on overseas leave, the Army Headquarters was bold enough to change the security personnel deployed at the AHQ Main Entrance and the Ministry of Defence emphasizing the withdrawal of the Sinha Regiment troops who were attached to me, as you are aware is my parent regiment and supplementing them with other regimental personnel. The Sinha Regiment troops were good enough to provide security to the Ministry of Defence for 4 years and it is surprising to note how the combat efficiency of the said troops supposed to have dropped overnight as per Secretary Defence’s opinion. Further the Sinha Regiment troops numbering a mere 4, non combatants, deployed for vehicle checking duties at the AHQ Main Entrance, were replaced by 14 armed Armoured Corps personnel, whilst a further two platoons were brought in to prevent the 4 non combat Sinha Regiment personnel performing duties, creating a mockery to the general public including to some foreign missions. This clearly indicates a questionable loyalty of troops good enough for duties for over four years purely due to the fact that the troops were from my Regiment. This also indirectly reflects mistrust on me or an indication that the persons concern wish to keep a tab on my movements and visitors to my HQ/residence which is a clear display of suspicion created on me.
10. Further on instructions of the Secretary Defence, troops from the Gajaba Regiment was brought in to the MOD complex which indicated a divide loyalty within the Army and reasons to believe that the Army now being politicized. This is being encouraged by the Army Commander too who thinks that the Armoured Corp troops should over power Sinha Regiment troops.
11. Instigating malicious and detrimental news items and rumors by interested parties including several senior government politicians which led to identify me as a traitor in spite of my personal contribution of the government to change the history of our country.
12. During my absence from the Country, an acting CDS or an officer to overlook duties was not appointed which indicates that the much spoken appointment of the CDS is unimportant to the Government and the National Security Council. If the appointment was of significant important as stated by most, it should have been imperative to appoint somebody to oversee the duties and thereby I am convinced that I have being granted with an unimportant appointment in spite of all the work done.
13. It is with sadness that I note that the ordinary Army which I toiled to transform into a highly professional outfit is now loosing its way. Increased desertions, lack of enthusiasm to enlist (A drop in enlistment rate by 50% is recorded), disciplinary problems on advocating divided commands indicates an unprofessional organization in the offing. During the last two months the members deserted are higher than the recruitment.
14.The plight of the IDPs is also a point of great concern to me. Thousands of valiant soldiers sacrificed their valuable lives to liberate these unfortunate civilians from the brutality and tyranny of the LTTE in order that they could live in an environment of freedom and democracy. Yet, today many of them are continuing to live in appalling conditions due to the lack of proper planning on the part of the government and the IDPs who have friends and relatives elsewhere in the country must be given the choice to live with them until proper demining has been done in their areas.
15.Your Excellency’s government has yet to win the peace in spite of the fact that the Army under my leadership won the war. There is no clear policy to win the hearts and minds of the Tamil people, which will surely ruin the victory, attained paving the way for yet another uprising in the future.
16. The peace dividend the whole country expected at the conclusion of the war has yet to materialize. The economic hardships faced by the people have increased while waste and corruption have reached endemic proportions; media freedom and other democratic rights continue to be curtailed. The many sacrifices the army made to end the war would not have been in vain, if we can usher in a new era of peace and prosperity to our motherland.
Monday 2 November 2009
Government has trapped Gen. Fonseka
There are a lot of rumours about what is happening to Gen. Fonseka in the USA.
Gen. Fonseka travels on diplomatic passport. He has to write to Sri Lankan Ambassador in USA to ask about the situation there and safety of travel.
Our Ambassador in the USA who is a cousin of President Mahinda Rajapaksa is believed to have misled the General by saying he had briefed all the authorities in the USA and that it is safe for Gen. Fonseka to travel to the country.
Now Gen. Fonseka has to give evidence against Gotabaya Rajapaksa. This will make the General look like a “traitor” in the eyes of the general public. If he refuses to give evidence he could be held in USA custody for perverting the course of justice. That will mean he will have to be absent from important election campaign work.
So we can say conclusively that the Rajapaksa Family Inc. has sold our great general and also compromised the country's security for the petty political needs to secure election victory.
It is now obvious that the great conspiracy against this country is actually being hatched by the power hungry family and Western colonial powers.
Also interesting is that Gotabaya Rajapaksa himself went to USA just a few weeks ago and came back without any problems.
All Sri Lankans must demand that the government shows it is actually serving this country by immediately demanding release of Gen. Fonseka.
Gen. Fonseka travels on diplomatic passport. He has to write to Sri Lankan Ambassador in USA to ask about the situation there and safety of travel.
Our Ambassador in the USA who is a cousin of President Mahinda Rajapaksa is believed to have misled the General by saying he had briefed all the authorities in the USA and that it is safe for Gen. Fonseka to travel to the country.
Now Gen. Fonseka has to give evidence against Gotabaya Rajapaksa. This will make the General look like a “traitor” in the eyes of the general public. If he refuses to give evidence he could be held in USA custody for perverting the course of justice. That will mean he will have to be absent from important election campaign work.
So we can say conclusively that the Rajapaksa Family Inc. has sold our great general and also compromised the country's security for the petty political needs to secure election victory.
It is now obvious that the great conspiracy against this country is actually being hatched by the power hungry family and Western colonial powers.
Also interesting is that Gotabaya Rajapaksa himself went to USA just a few weeks ago and came back without any problems.
All Sri Lankans must demand that the government shows it is actually serving this country by immediately demanding release of Gen. Fonseka.
Thursday 22 October 2009
You Ask – We Answer
Some interested parties have launched a vilification program against the People's Fonseka2010 Campaign. To counter this we will give answers to some popular questions.
Are you supporting UNP, JVP or any opposition?
We are supporting Gen. Fonseka to become president as people's candidate. We know JVP and SU also support Gen. Fonseka. But we don't support any opposition. Even some UPFA members and MPs support Gen Fonseka because he is the best person to lead this country.
Are you trying to split UPFA vote so Ranil can become president?
Ranil has only about 10% support in Sri Lanka. If we split 90% by half that is 45% each. There is no way for Ranil to become president ever.
Are you trying to split patriots?
We believe all patriots would support Gen. Fonseka. In fact, millions of people who love this country want to end corruption and family rule. We are all gathering behind Gen. Fonseka as Sri Lankans. We are Sri Lankan first. Party loyalty, language loyalty and religion loyalty are all second.
Are you working for LTTE?
Terrorists like to see this country under developed. They want us to be dependent on Western GSP and aid forever so they can bully us. We want Gen. Fonseka as president to end corruption and develop country. There is only LTTE in the diaspora now. We are their nightmare.
Mahinda Rajpaksa is a good president, so why Gen. Fonseka?
President Rajapaksa has done one good thing for the country. That is giving freedom to Gen. Fonseka to defeat terrorism. Everything else he did like Mihin are all failures. Also, we have 110 Ministers who are not needed in a small country like ours. Then we have Mervyn the vermin who didn't get a single vote from a Sri Lankan. We have family rule and also corruption. Gen. Fonseka said victory in military campaign was due to ending corruption and bad promotions in army. We think he will do same for country.
Will Gen. Fonseka as president be exposed to terrorist attacks?
President Rajapaksa has been well protected by army. Same will be true for President Fonseka. Unless President Rajapaksa has some special deal with the terrorists.
Gen. Fonseka is a national hero, he should stay away from nasty world of politics?
We want best person to lead our country. If we Sri Lankans keep saying someone has to be a crook to be leader of this country then how can we ever develop? How can we end corruption and family rule? We trust Gen. Fonseka is a good Sri Lankan. He will not fall victim to any desires like money.
How is Gen. Fonseka qualified to be President?
Being army commander is not about firing a gun. Gen. Fonseka's leadership changed the army. He ended corruption, he promoted officers by merit and he led by example. We believe Gen. Fonseka would do that same for the country.
If you have more questions please ask in comments section. Thank You.
Are you supporting UNP, JVP or any opposition?
We are supporting Gen. Fonseka to become president as people's candidate. We know JVP and SU also support Gen. Fonseka. But we don't support any opposition. Even some UPFA members and MPs support Gen Fonseka because he is the best person to lead this country.
Are you trying to split UPFA vote so Ranil can become president?
Ranil has only about 10% support in Sri Lanka. If we split 90% by half that is 45% each. There is no way for Ranil to become president ever.
Are you trying to split patriots?
We believe all patriots would support Gen. Fonseka. In fact, millions of people who love this country want to end corruption and family rule. We are all gathering behind Gen. Fonseka as Sri Lankans. We are Sri Lankan first. Party loyalty, language loyalty and religion loyalty are all second.
Are you working for LTTE?
Terrorists like to see this country under developed. They want us to be dependent on Western GSP and aid forever so they can bully us. We want Gen. Fonseka as president to end corruption and develop country. There is only LTTE in the diaspora now. We are their nightmare.
Mahinda Rajpaksa is a good president, so why Gen. Fonseka?
President Rajapaksa has done one good thing for the country. That is giving freedom to Gen. Fonseka to defeat terrorism. Everything else he did like Mihin are all failures. Also, we have 110 Ministers who are not needed in a small country like ours. Then we have Mervyn the vermin who didn't get a single vote from a Sri Lankan. We have family rule and also corruption. Gen. Fonseka said victory in military campaign was due to ending corruption and bad promotions in army. We think he will do same for country.
Will Gen. Fonseka as president be exposed to terrorist attacks?
President Rajapaksa has been well protected by army. Same will be true for President Fonseka. Unless President Rajapaksa has some special deal with the terrorists.
Gen. Fonseka is a national hero, he should stay away from nasty world of politics?
We want best person to lead our country. If we Sri Lankans keep saying someone has to be a crook to be leader of this country then how can we ever develop? How can we end corruption and family rule? We trust Gen. Fonseka is a good Sri Lankan. He will not fall victim to any desires like money.
How is Gen. Fonseka qualified to be President?
Being army commander is not about firing a gun. Gen. Fonseka's leadership changed the army. He ended corruption, he promoted officers by merit and he led by example. We believe Gen. Fonseka would do that same for the country.
If you have more questions please ask in comments section. Thank You.
Thursday 27 August 2009
State television bans songs featuring Gen Fonseka
We, “People's Fonseka2010” are distressed to note that powerful persons have ordered state owned Rupavahini and ITN television channels have been forbidden from broadcasting patriotic songs featuring General Sarath Fonseka.Over the past two months, there have been no songs showing the Great General. Instead politicians and retired colonels are showed in loops.
We took measures to find out about the hidden agenda.
Several employees of both stations have told us, on condition of anonymity, that “higher” officials have ordered them to stop broadcasting clips showing General Fonseka.
Even interviews with the great General have been forbidden.
Song by Chandrika Siriwardena have also been banned, because they often praise General Fonseka's character.
It is understood that political elements are seeking to character assassinate the General in order to reduce his popularity.
General Fonseka for Nobel Prize
Patriots,
Nobel Peace Prize is the world's most prestigious prize awarded for the 'preservation of peace'.
Every year, in the month of September the Nobel Committee sends out invitation letters to individuals qualified to nominate a person or a group for this honor.
Please join us in contacting many qualified nominators as possible and requesting them to nominate General Fonseka.
You can forward the sample nomination letter provided below as a helpful template to the nominators and encourage them to submit the nomination with a letter along these lines.
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Dear Nobel Peace Prize Committee Members,
I would like to nominate General Sarath Fonseka for the next Nobel Peace Prize.
General Sarath has been the architect of the wonderful peace that has dawned upon this ancient land, after thirty terrible years of unremitting war; a war inflicted upon the innocent people of Sri Lanka by the most ruthless and cruel terrorist movement the world has ever seen. What this noble man has accomplished is nothing less than ensuring the safety and welfare, freedom and progress, of all men, women and children of Sri Lanka who have an inalienable right to live in peace and security. Here I speak particularly of the myriad homes where wage-earners strive amid the vicissitudes of human existence to protect spouse and child from harm, provide for their daily needs, and raise a family in the time-honored traditions of great religions and ethical standards that reflect their unique and proud heritage. To give security to these countless homes, they must be shielded from the two giant marauders: terrorism and war. We all know the frightful disturbances in which the ordinary family is plunged when the curse of war swoops down upon the bread-winner and those he struggles to protect and preserve.
The awful ruin of Northern Sri Lanka, with all its vanished glories, and of large parts of Eastern Sri Lanka is daunting to the soul of the most stoic of us. When the designs of wicked men, or the aggressive urge of ruthless terrorist groups, dissolve the fabric of civilized society over large areas, humble folk are confronted with difficulties they cannot fathom, or cope with. For them, all is distorted, all is broken, all ground to pulp. When I stand here at this time of blessed peace, at the end of this terrible war, I shudder at the awful memory of what actually transpired in this hauntingly beautiful resplendent land to millions of its innocent law-abiding citizens. Terrorized each and everyday for past thirty years by these cruel terrorists, their voices silenced at the barrel of a gun, their under-age children conscripted for battle or as human-bombs, all protest stilled by rope, barbed wire, gun, and bomb, their property confiscated, and expelled from their homes to seek refuge among strangers, often in foreign lands as refugees. The magnitude of the pain, horror and mayhem they inflicted in these thirty years upon the innocent people of Sri Lanka is beyond human comprehension.
Ending this anarchy and restoring the inalienable right to life and liberty to all people under the rule of just and fair law, was the supreme task and duty undertaken by these three brave champions of peace. Past leaders of Sri Lanka, though well meaning, did not take their duty to protect and serve the people of Sri Lanka seriously enough to risk paying the price of securing it. In placing political expediency above the lives and welfare of all of their people, and heeding the flawed advice of global naysayers with agendas not fully aligned with the interests of the people of Lanka, they allowed a terrorist movement to grow and usurp without consent the traditional liberties of the people. What distingushes these three leaders from those who preceded them, was their compassionate conviction that the lives and safety of their citizens matters more than any other consideration, particularly the interests of any ruling elite. To them what was at stake was not the survival of the leaders, but the survival of the common people.
Following in the footsteps of that most compassionate of men, President Abraham Lincoln, vilified in his own time for pursuing the US Civil war with utmost vigor to bring it to a successful close in four short years, General Sarath Fonseka launched a Humanitarian Operation with equal determination to liberate the enslaved people of North and East, and deliver all people of Sri Lanka from clutches of terrorism. He was dedicated to eradicating by leaf, branch, trunk and root every vestige of the violence and arbitrary exercise of power that the terrorists had unleashed, to reunifying the nation, and to restoring to all its people the protection of the fair and just laws of our democratic form of government. His humanitarian compassion for the plight of their people rescued Sri Lanka from descending into the lawless abyss that grips Somalia today.
In undertaking this sacred duty to his nation, his people, the cause of justice for all, and to humanity itself, they confronted many obstacles: humanitarian, political, military, economic, and assassination by the terrorists, on any day, at any time. He confronted the political machinations of a global terrorist and criminal network become wealthy enough through criminal activities to purchase the support of news media and of politicians in foreign governments, to hire batteries of lawyers to bring our great leader to court under various spurious charges, and browbeat him into foregoing the duty entrusted to him by his hapless people. He confronted an international phalanx of political scientists and military experts making pontifical pronouncements that terrorism cannot be defeated except through compromise that would abdicate the very rights and liberties we treasure as a free people, under the threat of continued terrorist violence. This great leader, driven by his compassion for his people, understanding deeply the facts on the ground and the false allegations at work internationally against him, girded their loins to confront these obstacles head-on, in all of their manifestations, thus saving lives and avoiding extending the debilitating conflict further. Today, as a result of his yeoman efforts, Sri Lanka stands poised on the threshold of a glorious future for all of its people, irrespective of community.
The tireless work of General Fonseka to forge this victory not only benefited all Sri Lankan people, but it benefited all peace- and freedom-loving people and nations the world over, by laying to rest the flawed notion that democracies cannot successfully confront and defeat militant terrorism in their midst, militarily if necessary. Had the terrorists succeeded in their attempt to avoid defeat in Sri Lanka, it would have driven another nail in the collective coffin of democracies the world over; democracies fighting existential struggles against terrorists who exploit the very liberties afforded by the democratic form of government to undermine and demoralize them through false international propaganda and devious artifice, based not in reality, but in internationally broadcast falsehoods, false premises and insidious blackmail.
Furthermore, in adopting a humanitarian approach to the conflict, General Fonseka showed the world that it is possible to fight and defeat terrorist movements in a compassionate way, that preserves and protects the lives of all non-combatants, while dealing firmly with the transgressors. In no other country in the world, in recent memory, has a government fed and provided all necessities for its citizens living in areas occupied by the enemy for three long decades, disregarding the use of those supplies by the enemy. In no other country has a government fighting a diabolically ferocious enemy, curtailed and limited its military operations, and the use of more effective offensive weapons, to save civilian lives, and successfully rescued hundreds of thousands of civilians held as human shields, and kindly cared for them after rescue.
In the final analysis, General Fonseka bestowed a real, tangible peace upon the twenty two million people of Sri Lanka, allowing them to again reach for the glorious future that beckoned them at the dawn of independence in 1948. Sovereign Sri Lanka that shone as a model for emerging nations before this unhappy war, can now resume its march towards that national goal ... thanks to the vision, compassion and courage of General Fonseka. I therefore urge you, the Members of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, to recognize the humanitarian contributions of General Fonseka to the welfare of all people of Sri Lanka in delivering to them a durable peace, and in rekindling hope in the hearts of people all over the world that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall long endure, by selecting General Sarath Fonseka of Sri Lanka for the award of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Name and Signature
Nobel Peace Prize is the world's most prestigious prize awarded for the 'preservation of peace'.
Every year, in the month of September the Nobel Committee sends out invitation letters to individuals qualified to nominate a person or a group for this honor.
Please join us in contacting many qualified nominators as possible and requesting them to nominate General Fonseka.
You can forward the sample nomination letter provided below as a helpful template to the nominators and encourage them to submit the nomination with a letter along these lines.
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Dear Nobel Peace Prize Committee Members,
I would like to nominate General Sarath Fonseka for the next Nobel Peace Prize.
General Sarath has been the architect of the wonderful peace that has dawned upon this ancient land, after thirty terrible years of unremitting war; a war inflicted upon the innocent people of Sri Lanka by the most ruthless and cruel terrorist movement the world has ever seen. What this noble man has accomplished is nothing less than ensuring the safety and welfare, freedom and progress, of all men, women and children of Sri Lanka who have an inalienable right to live in peace and security. Here I speak particularly of the myriad homes where wage-earners strive amid the vicissitudes of human existence to protect spouse and child from harm, provide for their daily needs, and raise a family in the time-honored traditions of great religions and ethical standards that reflect their unique and proud heritage. To give security to these countless homes, they must be shielded from the two giant marauders: terrorism and war. We all know the frightful disturbances in which the ordinary family is plunged when the curse of war swoops down upon the bread-winner and those he struggles to protect and preserve.
The awful ruin of Northern Sri Lanka, with all its vanished glories, and of large parts of Eastern Sri Lanka is daunting to the soul of the most stoic of us. When the designs of wicked men, or the aggressive urge of ruthless terrorist groups, dissolve the fabric of civilized society over large areas, humble folk are confronted with difficulties they cannot fathom, or cope with. For them, all is distorted, all is broken, all ground to pulp. When I stand here at this time of blessed peace, at the end of this terrible war, I shudder at the awful memory of what actually transpired in this hauntingly beautiful resplendent land to millions of its innocent law-abiding citizens. Terrorized each and everyday for past thirty years by these cruel terrorists, their voices silenced at the barrel of a gun, their under-age children conscripted for battle or as human-bombs, all protest stilled by rope, barbed wire, gun, and bomb, their property confiscated, and expelled from their homes to seek refuge among strangers, often in foreign lands as refugees. The magnitude of the pain, horror and mayhem they inflicted in these thirty years upon the innocent people of Sri Lanka is beyond human comprehension.
Ending this anarchy and restoring the inalienable right to life and liberty to all people under the rule of just and fair law, was the supreme task and duty undertaken by these three brave champions of peace. Past leaders of Sri Lanka, though well meaning, did not take their duty to protect and serve the people of Sri Lanka seriously enough to risk paying the price of securing it. In placing political expediency above the lives and welfare of all of their people, and heeding the flawed advice of global naysayers with agendas not fully aligned with the interests of the people of Lanka, they allowed a terrorist movement to grow and usurp without consent the traditional liberties of the people. What distingushes these three leaders from those who preceded them, was their compassionate conviction that the lives and safety of their citizens matters more than any other consideration, particularly the interests of any ruling elite. To them what was at stake was not the survival of the leaders, but the survival of the common people.
Following in the footsteps of that most compassionate of men, President Abraham Lincoln, vilified in his own time for pursuing the US Civil war with utmost vigor to bring it to a successful close in four short years, General Sarath Fonseka launched a Humanitarian Operation with equal determination to liberate the enslaved people of North and East, and deliver all people of Sri Lanka from clutches of terrorism. He was dedicated to eradicating by leaf, branch, trunk and root every vestige of the violence and arbitrary exercise of power that the terrorists had unleashed, to reunifying the nation, and to restoring to all its people the protection of the fair and just laws of our democratic form of government. His humanitarian compassion for the plight of their people rescued Sri Lanka from descending into the lawless abyss that grips Somalia today.
In undertaking this sacred duty to his nation, his people, the cause of justice for all, and to humanity itself, they confronted many obstacles: humanitarian, political, military, economic, and assassination by the terrorists, on any day, at any time. He confronted the political machinations of a global terrorist and criminal network become wealthy enough through criminal activities to purchase the support of news media and of politicians in foreign governments, to hire batteries of lawyers to bring our great leader to court under various spurious charges, and browbeat him into foregoing the duty entrusted to him by his hapless people. He confronted an international phalanx of political scientists and military experts making pontifical pronouncements that terrorism cannot be defeated except through compromise that would abdicate the very rights and liberties we treasure as a free people, under the threat of continued terrorist violence. This great leader, driven by his compassion for his people, understanding deeply the facts on the ground and the false allegations at work internationally against him, girded their loins to confront these obstacles head-on, in all of their manifestations, thus saving lives and avoiding extending the debilitating conflict further. Today, as a result of his yeoman efforts, Sri Lanka stands poised on the threshold of a glorious future for all of its people, irrespective of community.
The tireless work of General Fonseka to forge this victory not only benefited all Sri Lankan people, but it benefited all peace- and freedom-loving people and nations the world over, by laying to rest the flawed notion that democracies cannot successfully confront and defeat militant terrorism in their midst, militarily if necessary. Had the terrorists succeeded in their attempt to avoid defeat in Sri Lanka, it would have driven another nail in the collective coffin of democracies the world over; democracies fighting existential struggles against terrorists who exploit the very liberties afforded by the democratic form of government to undermine and demoralize them through false international propaganda and devious artifice, based not in reality, but in internationally broadcast falsehoods, false premises and insidious blackmail.
Furthermore, in adopting a humanitarian approach to the conflict, General Fonseka showed the world that it is possible to fight and defeat terrorist movements in a compassionate way, that preserves and protects the lives of all non-combatants, while dealing firmly with the transgressors. In no other country in the world, in recent memory, has a government fed and provided all necessities for its citizens living in areas occupied by the enemy for three long decades, disregarding the use of those supplies by the enemy. In no other country has a government fighting a diabolically ferocious enemy, curtailed and limited its military operations, and the use of more effective offensive weapons, to save civilian lives, and successfully rescued hundreds of thousands of civilians held as human shields, and kindly cared for them after rescue.
In the final analysis, General Fonseka bestowed a real, tangible peace upon the twenty two million people of Sri Lanka, allowing them to again reach for the glorious future that beckoned them at the dawn of independence in 1948. Sovereign Sri Lanka that shone as a model for emerging nations before this unhappy war, can now resume its march towards that national goal ... thanks to the vision, compassion and courage of General Fonseka. I therefore urge you, the Members of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, to recognize the humanitarian contributions of General Fonseka to the welfare of all people of Sri Lanka in delivering to them a durable peace, and in rekindling hope in the hearts of people all over the world that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall long endure, by selecting General Sarath Fonseka of Sri Lanka for the award of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
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