Comments on: A Question http://manshark.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/a-question/ I watch my words from a long way off...before you they peopled the solitude that you occupy, and they are more used to my sadness than you are... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:01:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: jokerman http://manshark.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/a-question/#comment-522 jokerman Mon, 14 May 2007 11:53:40 +0000 http://manshark.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/a-question/#comment-522 *CHEAPEST AIRLINE TICKETS! *AVOID CUSTOMS / IMMIGRATION HASSLES! *QUIET FLIGHTS! *DROP DEAD PRICES! *SINGLE SEATS! *AUTHENTIC, WIND-IN-YOUR-FACE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE!!! *INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT: COLOMBO BY NIGHT! FLARES!! FIREWORKS!!! *_*---THE ONLY AIRLINE OFFERING NIGHT FLIGHTS TO AND FROM SRI LANKA---*_* *TICKETS BEGIN FROM THE PRICE OF A CHEW OF BETEL!!! (COMPLETE LIST OF DESTINATIONS AVAILABLE SORTLY) *CHEAPEST AIRLINE TICKETS!

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]]> By: haren http://manshark.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/a-question/#comment-518 haren Mon, 07 May 2007 23:19:55 +0000 http://manshark.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/a-question/#comment-518 is it just me... or is there anyone else out there who thinks it could be funny if it wasn't so tragic - that we who have lived as kith and kin (pardon the cliche) for centuries (and who 'think' we are wiser) are trading our sweat and blood to buy weapons from the very people who are pushing us into a perpetual cycle of poverty and depravation and not only killing each other with those weapons, but have no free thoughts left in us, and no sensitivity, that we even have to borrow shamelessly the words of strangers, to describe ourselves? is it just me… or is there anyone else out there who thinks it could be funny if it wasn’t so tragic – that we who have lived as kith and kin (pardon the cliche) for centuries (and who ‘think’ we are wiser) are trading our sweat and blood to buy weapons from the very people who are pushing us into a perpetual cycle of poverty and depravation and not only killing each other with those weapons, but have no free thoughts left in us, and no sensitivity, that we even have to borrow shamelessly the words of strangers, to describe ourselves?

]]> By: justmal http://manshark.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/a-question/#comment-517 justmal Mon, 07 May 2007 15:52:04 +0000 http://manshark.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/a-question/#comment-517 I have to agree with you on that point. The govt has failed miserably with domestic PR. Even people who support the government's military campaign may get disillusioned if they don't come up with the right reasons at the right time to explain what is going on. They must trust the people if they want people to trust them. Govt need to come clean about the level of threat posed by the "TAF" and our capability to effectively engage them. Just like Ranil, Mahinda seems to think that Sri Lankans are too stupid to come to terms with reality. We want to know the truth, not Rambukwella's chest thumping propaganda that may keep us happy until the next Colombo wide blackout. We're being kept in the dark about recalling Janaka Perera, the vanishing act of Captain Neelam, demotion/resignation of Colonel Prasanna Silva and a hundred other things that relates to this war. By the way, why are you so offended by "Tamil" planes. That's how much of the international media reported it. I have to agree with you on that point. The govt has failed miserably with domestic PR. Even people who support the government’s military campaign may get disillusioned if they don’t come up with the right reasons at the right time to explain what is going on. They must trust the people if they want people to trust them.

Govt need to come clean about the level of threat posed by the “TAF” and our capability to effectively engage them. Just like Ranil, Mahinda seems to think that Sri Lankans are too stupid to come to terms with reality. We want to know the truth, not Rambukwella’s chest thumping propaganda that may keep us happy until the next Colombo wide blackout.

We’re being kept in the dark about recalling Janaka Perera, the vanishing act of Captain Neelam, demotion/resignation of Colonel Prasanna Silva and a hundred other things that relates to this war.

By the way, why are you so offended by “Tamil” planes. That’s how much of the international media reported it.

]]> By: poetlost http://manshark.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/a-question/#comment-511 poetlost Fri, 04 May 2007 15:06:02 +0000 http://manshark.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/a-question/#comment-511 JustMal, I did read Dimitri's blog entry and, yes, it was pretty good explanation. I've not tried verifying his facts, but that begs the question: why didn't the army seek to do the explaining themselves? Must we now resort to bloggers explaining the security situation to us? Prevented? That's conjecture. It also goes against Dimitri's post, which shows how difficult it is to engage such aircraft in battles in the night without the proper equipment. I'd appreciate it if you don't say "Tamil planes". JustMal,

I did read Dimitri’s blog entry and, yes, it was pretty good explanation. I’ve not tried verifying his facts, but that begs the question: why didn’t the army seek to do the explaining themselves? Must we now resort to bloggers explaining the security situation to us?

Prevented? That’s conjecture. It also goes against Dimitri’s post, which shows how difficult it is to engage such aircraft in battles in the night without the proper equipment.

I’d appreciate it if you don’t say “Tamil planes”.

]]> By: haren http://manshark.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/a-question/#comment-510 haren Fri, 04 May 2007 08:37:07 +0000 http://manshark.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/a-question/#comment-510 It is almost impossible to discuss - let alone argue - our military strategies/successes/faliures because we have little or no idea about what our military is actually capable of technologically as well as logistics. there are loose ends - which are often inevitable because even though modern military science has evolved through a couple of thousand years, its ever changing nature means that a perfect operation can never be guarenteed - so when the army strts checking people on a particular day instead of another - ther most probably ARE doing the best they can. anyone fammiliar with computer science will no that despite the fact that computers can in theory be programmed to function flawlessly, there is no such thing as a perfectly stable or secure system. the military has the additional burden of being prone to human error. the point is not to defend any of the military blunders that never should have happened - and wouldn't have happened under competant leadership, but to highlight the real problems that the security forces must overcome on a daily basis - and to their credit they seem to be doing a decent job under the present circumstances with the available resources. but i also fully agree with the fact that we have a culture of sucking up to those in power instead of demanding from them an honest service or hold them responsible for their actions. It is almost impossible to discuss – let alone argue – our military strategies/successes/faliures because we have little or no idea about what our military is actually capable of technologically as well as logistics. there are loose ends – which are often inevitable because even though modern military science has evolved through a couple of thousand years, its ever changing nature means that a perfect operation can never be guarenteed – so when the army strts checking people on a particular day instead of another – ther most probably ARE doing the best they can. anyone fammiliar with computer science will no that despite the fact that computers can in theory be programmed to function flawlessly, there is no such thing as a perfectly stable or secure system. the military has the additional burden of being prone to human error. the point is not to defend any of the military blunders that never should have happened – and wouldn’t have happened under competant leadership, but to highlight the real problems that the security forces must overcome on a daily basis – and to their credit they seem to be doing a decent job under the present circumstances with the available resources.
but i also fully agree with the fact that we have a culture of sucking up to those in power instead of demanding from them an honest service or hold them responsible for their actions.

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