Web | Apr 07, 2006
OPINION
LTTE's Diaspora Resources http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20060407&fname=sajicherian&sid=1
For the LTTE, it is profitable to keep the pot boiling without letting it flow over. A range of front organizations, both in Sri Lanka and among the Lankan Tamil Diaspora, play a crucial role in keeping its fundraising lifeline intact.
SAJI CHERIAN
The 'peace' in Sri Lanka has held out for four years - though a string of killings, including some high profile political assassinations, continued recruitment and training of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres, the abduction and forcible recruitment of children by the rebel group, a continuous arms buildup, and a wide range of activities manifestly inconsistent with the idea of peace have persisted without interruption throughout this 'peace'. The sheer relief of having avoided open and large-scale warfare, however, has encouraged both the Sri Lankan government and the 'international community' to look the other way, or merely register formal protests, even while the LTTE continues to consolidate its military and political power in its areas of domination.