by H. L. D. Mahindapala
(January 11, Melbourne, Sri Lanka Guardian) What is Velupillai Prabhakaran fighting for now? After the fall of Killinochchi on January 2, after the fall Elephant Pass and after the relative ease with which the Security Forces are advancing into Tiger territory he is now trapped inside 40 square km (15 sq miles). Equally debilitating is the ban re- imposed on him. Besides, even within that limited space he is shrinking like Alice in Wonderland. So what is he hoping to gain by fighting? Every objective analyst – from the Chennai Hindu to the London Economist – agrees that he has no chance of recovering. But he refuses to give up. Why? What does he hope to achieve? Full Text
(January 11, Melbourne, Sri Lanka Guardian) What is Velupillai Prabhakaran fighting for now? After the fall of Killinochchi on January 2, after the fall Elephant Pass and after the relative ease with which the Security Forces are advancing into Tiger territory he is now trapped inside 40 square km (15 sq miles). Equally debilitating is the ban re- imposed on him. Besides, even within that limited space he is shrinking like Alice in Wonderland. So what is he hoping to gain by fighting? Every objective analyst – from the Chennai Hindu to the London Economist – agrees that he has no chance of recovering. But he refuses to give up. Why? What does he hope to achieve? Full Text
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