This devastating strategy may include a number of high profile assassinations between now and 26^th November – LTTE leader Velupillai Prabakaran’s 54^th birthday – Heroes Day, which will decapitate much of the political and military leadership of Sri Lanka and restore his standing at a time when many consider the destruction of the LTTE to be imminent.

The top targets of such a desperate strategy may include:

1. H.E. President Mahinda Rajapakasa (Commander in Chief), his family, including his Brother and Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakase who narrowly survived a bomb attack on December 01, 2006;

2. Prime Minister Hon. Ratnasiri Wickremanayake  (who was also previously targeted by the Tigers), and the Minister of Foreign Affairs;

3. Army commander Gen. Sarath Fonseka who on 25 April 2006, survived an LTTE

      suicide bomb attack in which he was seriously injured and nine others were killed;

4. All top commanders in the battlefront;

      5. TMVP leader Col. Karuna (V. Muralitharan), and Eastern Province Chief Minister

           Pillayan (Hon. Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan);

5. Several other anti LTTE Tamil leaders (Hon. Douglas Devananda &                                 Mr. V. Anandasangaree) and anti-LTTE journalists.

Media reports in the past have stated that there are at least six assassins shadowing top military and political leaders and as in the case of the suicide attack of                                          Hon. Jeyaraj Fernandopulle on April 6, 2008, they will strike at the first lapse in security.

The weapon choice this time around may be the bullet not the bomb as snipers will find it easier than suicide bombers to acquire their targets. Also kamikaze aircraft may be used for dramatic effect. Last week the security around the President’s official residence Temple Trees was toughened.

The first such asymmetrical counterattack by the LTTE may be the with cyanide poisoning of over 200 soldiers at the Henanigala camp in Eastern Province last weekend. The fish were allegedly injected with the poison. Are the camps abandoned by the fleeing Tigers booby trapped?

The most shocking element of an asymmetrical counterattack will be the use of Sinhala Tigers know as the - Revolutionary Liberation Front or Viplawakari Vimukthi Peramuna, to execute these high profile assassinations. Many of them (including female Sinhala Tigers), may have by now successfully ingratiated themselves to the top brass of the government and their staff as was done by Tiger Babu - the killer of President Ranasinghe Premadasa.                             

Media reports state that the Tigers have also its trained upcountry youth to fight the government. Another dangerous development is the assistance provided by certain religious institutions to the LTTE to continue its murderous campaign.

If the LTTE is able to even target half the above mentioned leaders then it will demoralise the forces and the Tigers will find it easy to defeat them. The demoralized troops are likely to go on rampage and kill scores of Tamil civilians and there are likely to be anti-Tamil riots like 1983 but on a much larger scale and throughout the country. International humanitarian intervention will follow and Sri Lanka will become a UN colony which will then be split along ethnic lines. The UN will help Prabakaran to become leader of the state of Eelam. Think East Timor or Kosovo.

Through the above mentioned series of assassinations, Prabakaran, the master of misdirection,  may once again show his supporters why is he a brilliant tactician as he did not have to fight a larger scale and costly war against the troops instead he achieved his objective with just a handful of bullets.

Other methods may include hijackings, kidnappings and blackmailing those trusted by the leadership to carryout these dastardly acts.

Needless to say the writer trusts that steps have been taken to avert such a national catastrophe. Sri Lanka cannot afford to lose its courageous and patriotic civilian and military leadership, especially since many leaders have been ruthlessly slain in the past 33 years starting with the assassination of Jaffna mayor Alfred Duraiappah in 1975 allegedly by Prabhakaran and most recently the killing of Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle in April on the orders of Prabakaran.

This writer appeals to the patriotic citizens of Sri Lanka to assist the law enforcement authorities to prevent the above-mentioned scenario from becoming a reality.                                  While our leaders and brave soldiers are endangering their lives to bring peace to                     Mother Lanka by ridding it of the cancer of terrorism, we have a duty to keep them informed of the saboteurs in our midst who are trying their best to undermine this valiant effort.

May the present leadership of Sri Lanka be protected from harm.

Useful links

Notable assassinations of the Sri Lankan Civil War

Since the onset of the Sri Lankan Civil War in 1983, militant and paramilitary groups have assassinated many public figures on suspicion of being sympathizers or informants, in retaliation for killings and attacks, to eliminate competition from rival groups, or to stifle dissent.[1]

The following is a list of notable assassinations of the Sri Lankan Civil War, attributed by various self-admissions, NGOs, United Nations agencies, foreign governments, and the state-owned media of Sri Lanka.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notable_assassinations_of_the_Sri_Lankan_Civil_War

Turning a Blind Eye to Terrorism

Political assassinations have also been a staple of LTTE operations; hundreds of politicians, human rights activists and key government personnel have fallen victim to the Tigers' vicious campaign. In one instance, a LTTE hit squad murdered a politician from a major Tamil party and his wife at the entrance to the Canadian High Commission in Colombo, Sri Lanka. On July 29, 1999 an LTTE suicide bomber killed constitutional lawyer and human rights activist Neelan Tiruchelvam -- internationally known as a moderate Tamil.

There is no shortage of LTTE acts of mass violence, directed at civilians, that have a Canadian connection. Some examples:

http://www.mackenzieinstitute.com/2000/2000_04_Tigers_Terrorism.html

Sri Lanka defense secretary escapes assassination attempt

COLOMBO: President Mahinda Rajapakse's brother, who is also Sri Lanka's defense secretary, narrowly escaped when a suicide bomber targeted his vehicle convoy Friday, officials here said.

The government blamed the Tamil Tiger rebels for the attack.

A soldier and an army commando - part of Gotabhaya Rajapakse's security contingent - were killed and at least 14 others were wounded in the explosion that rocked central Colombo, officials said.

Gotabhaya "did not sustain any injuries," his wife, Ioma, said when contacted by telephone. "But he was subsequently brought to hospital for the doctors to check on him. They say he is fine and we will go home soon."

Gotabhaya has been a vocal critic of the Tamil Tigers and has taken a tough stand against the guerrillas since his appointment to the post a year ago.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/01/news/lanka.php

Bomb targets Sri Lanka army chief 

At least eight people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on Sri Lanka's army headquarters, while the head of the army has been seriously injured.

Lt Gen Sarath Fonseka is said to be in a stable condition after surgery in Colombo, where the attack happened.

The military has blamed Tamil Tiger rebels for the attack and launched air strikes on their positions in the east.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4941744.stm

Another batch of `Sinhala Tigers` undergoing training in Wanni

Few months ago a startling revelation was made when police made a crackdown on a clandestine organization working alongside with the Tamil Tigers. The organization which was named Revolutionary Liberation Front (Viplawakari Vimukthi Peramuna) was lead by Singhalese some of whom even had government jobs. Hence they were better known as the `Sinhala tigers`.

http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/2008/2/25141_space.html

Sri Lanka suspects cyanide behind soldiers' food poisoning

Sri Lankan police said Tuesday that an investigation is underway to ascertain the possibility of cyanide being the cause of food poisoning of nearly 300 soldiers.

The Crime Investigation Department of the police has launched the investigation on the case of food poisoning of some 280 soldiers in the Henanigala military camp in Eastern Province last week.

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6491633.html

Unanswered questions about Sri Lankan foreign minister’s assassination

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