WikiLeaks: “STF murdered Trinco students” Basil to US
“We know the STF did it, but the bullet and gun evidence shows that they did not. They must have separate guns when they want to kill some one. We need forensic experts. We know who did it, but we can’t proceed in prosecuting them.” President’s advisor and his brother Basil Rajapaksa told US Ambassador Robert O.Blake. Basil – They must More...
WikiLeaks: 13 plus is like US Senate – Mahinda Rajapaksa to US
“The President said the basis of his devolution plan would be the “13th amendment plus 1″ – meaning implementation of the existing constitutional provisions for provincial councils, but adding an upper house More...
WikiLeaks: Sampanthan doesn’t discuss ‘war crimes’ out of fear
Sampanthan was realistic about the dim prospects for any Sri Lankan government to take up the issue. “While he believed the Tamil community was “vulnerable” on the issue and said he would not discuss “war More...
WikiLeaks: Rajapaksas use “Lion Cubs” group to abductions and dispose Tamil civilians bodies at sea
“Samaraweera confirmed for the first time that special cells have been established within military intelligence to abduct LTTE sympathizers.” the US Embassy Colombo informed Washington. “Samaraweera confirmed More...
WikiLeaks: Basil Rajapkasa admitted military shelling into the safe zone
“The Norwegian Ambassador commented that in two recent meetings with Rajapkasa he acknowledged military forces were shelling into the safe zone, but was not comfortable discussing the subject.” The US Embassy More...
WikiLeaks: Indians and Americans watched the last phase of war via satellites
“The President remarked at lunch before this meeting that India had satellites and was monitoring the ground situation in Sri Lanka. It will now be equally clear to the Sri Lankan government that we are watching, More...
WikiLeaks: Rajapaksa Trio Powerful, But Increasingly Isolated
“Ever since the 1978 Constitution transferred broad executive powers from the Prime Minister to the new Presidency, power has tended to gravitate toward the President. Although Rajapaksa’s electoral campaign More...
WikiLeaks: Rajapaksa frequently contacted US with Mangala
“He frequently contacted the Embassy in the 1988-89 period to complain of disappearances and extra-judicial killings under the then-United National Party (UNP) government, and with fellow southerner and Minister More...
WikiLeaks :Eelam Tamil Diaspora activists in UK question SL reconciliation motives
While structural genocide continues unabated in the homeland of the Eezham Tamils, certain well funded Sri Lankan NGO’s that harp on peace and reconciliation are steadily pursuing a war by other means on the Eezham More...
WikiLeaks: Full implementation of the 13th Amendment is something of a “red herring” – Perera and Saravanamuttu to US
“Perera and Saravanamuttu believed that raising the issue of full implementation of the 13th Amendment was something of a “red herring” used by the GSL to avoid discussing reconciliation and a long-term equitable More...
