Mahinda Samarasinghe interviewed by Stephen Sackur for BBC "Hard Talk" /= Sri Lanka =/

[sarathj]

You are of very high caliber, Mr Minister. We are proud!

[crazybhoy3]

Well Said Minister Samarasinghe !

[tigernov6]

Please upload part 2

[meetthechamp]

Also, I need to ask one simple question. During the last minutes of the video,d minister says that d govt. has already given explanation for the deaths of civilians by stating that they cannot distinguish between civilians&terrorists.

Also,he states many times, that rescuing civilians is their primary objective.

I ask, why does the SL govt. even plan(and use) heavy weapons in "secured" areas, wherein, even the "unintended kill" of a single civilian is a great blow to their "primary objective"?

[premkumar1980]

see the date of the video, 3rd mar 2009 exactly goto the time 3.40 in this video.Where he says that they are not using heavy wepons. Why they declared combat ceasefire just last week....?

[meetthechamp]

Yes! Prem, you have pointed something that many would not realize in this video. I second your words. What you have pointed is a very clear discrepancy between what the SL govt. is doing and saying.

SL govt. should realize that the more they lie the more they would be penalized. SL govt. is preparing itself for hell..

[tigernov6]

I think they used it in extreme situations. So in general they didn't.

[sinthuja19]

SL government think that they can continue the GENOCIDE on the minority of Tamils by using their famous line which they copied from Bush..."War on Terrorism"

If there is nothing to hide...why are you not allowing independent journalist? Are you scared that they will report the truth about how you, yourselves are killing innocent people, raping innocent girls, and forcing abortion?

SL GOV'T AND ANYONE WHO SUPPORTS THEM ARE GOING TO HELL....

[WorldTamilsVoice]

We the World Tamils must stand together forming a Road map towards

( ICC ) International Criminal Court make a formal request for jurisdiction

500,000 Tamils should knock the doors of ICC in Den haag for jurisdiction.

Let's stand together in a Historical Critical time to prevent further killings of Tamil Civillians, to show World Tamils solidarity and to seek Justice!

One Man said: ... I have a Dream......

and another Man: Yes We Can!.......

[dinithsw]

I completely support your venture but i would like to Prabharkaran being tried for these war crimes because he is the sole violator of these rights.

[mixmasterG]

both those men didn't take up arms

[truelankan1]

LTTE TERRORISTS ARE THE WORSE AND MOST BRUTAL!!! go to google and type FBI LTTE to see the brutal nature of LTTE TERRORISTS!!

[meetthechamp]

@truelankan1

I do not think that you are clear of the subject of discussion here. The subject matter is the not the "war against LTTE", it is the killings of innocent civilians in so-called NO WAR ZONES.

Your anger on LTTE should not shadow the plight of innocent people being killed in the war, be it Lankans or Tamils..

[david75sl]

Great so the anger of the bus and train bombings by the LTTE on civilians and tamil politicians killed, what do you say about that, "Subject of Discussion" my ass

[truelankan1]

Tamil Tigers are terrorists and racists. Their intent is to murder everyone else for their gain - just like Hitler tried to do in Nazi Germany. That is genocide entirely commited by LTTE TERRORISTS!!!

[truelankan1]

LTTE are the terrorists!! There are enough of atroicities you terrorists have commited by massacaring innocent Sinhalese!!

[agith2005]

Watch Rajapakse in YTube & you can judge, who is the war Criminal TERORRIST? Rajapakse is a real Terrorist since 1988. He was fighting against the INDIAN TAMIL SOLDIERS 1988. TERORRIST Rajapakse please dont genocide minority Tamil people. LTTE are Not terrorist they are FREEDOM fighter PAYD BY minority Tamil people. "IF WE ARE THE NORMAL INTERLIGENT PEOPLE WE MUST THINK WHY THE MINORITY TAMIL PEOPLES ARE TAKING WEAPON TO FIGHT AGAINST THE SHINGHALESE GOVERNMENT" In Sri Lanka?

[agith2005]

The Tamil tigers LTTE are not a terrorist. They are fighting for the minority Tamil rights and against Genocide Tamil minority people.

[agith2005]

Mahinda is a TERORRIST since 1988 you can watch the You Tube. When the INDIAN SOLDIERS came to Sri Lanka, the JVP and Mahinda take WEAPON to fight against INDIAN TAMIL SOLDIERS. He is GENOCIDE TAMIL minority people. Mahindas brothers and his Government is A BIG GOOD LIER. They are using prohibited CLUSTERBOMB and BURNINGBOMB AGAINST OUR SRI LANKAN minority TAMIL CITIZEN People. But the WOLD COMUNIY is sitting SILENCE. PLEASE STOP THE GENOCIDE OUR MINOROTY TAMIL POLPLE in Sri Lanka.

[agith2005]

This is Mahindas propaganda. Our president has paid to propaganda against our minority Sri Lankan Tamil people. Dont forget our minority Sri Lankan Tamil people are fighting to equal rights since 1952. Dont forget first time year 1952, The Tamil people were burned live in Colombo by my own Singhalese people in Sri Lanka. Since 1983 the Tamil people are taken the weapon to fight against Genocide Tamil people and MINORITYS right.

[agith2005]

In CIVILIZE world no any Government will use flight to bomb OUN CITIZEN. But our air force is using prohibited CLUSTERBOMB and BURNINGBOMB AGAINST TO OUR SRI LANKAN CITIZEN of TAMIL people. I WANNI they didn't have any water to drink, any food to eat or medicine to survive. They didn't have any anaesthetic medicine to use the injured INNOCENT Sri Lankan TAMIL PEOPLE. Please UN or other Supper power countries must go in the WARZOONES area and watch or SEE the truth as like GAZA.

[agith2005]

Please UN or other Supper power countries must go in the WARZOONES area and watch or SEE the truth as like GAZA. WHEN THE ISRAEL MILITARY WAS BOMED IN GAZA, ALL WORLD COMMUNITY doctors and the WORLD reporters are was in WARZOONE to coverage the WAR situation IN GAZA and help the innocent injured people. BUT IN SRI LANKA WANNI WARZOONE AREA is NOBODY In THERE to coverage or help the INNOCENT injured PEOPLE in WANNI WARZOONE. One day the true will come out. Pls. stop genocide minority Tamil people

[agith2005]

OUR GOVERNMENT ARMY RAPPING, KILLING young boys, young girls, the womens are sterilize by inject and the young boys are killed bury or burnt in unknown place by OUR Singhalese ARMY. Our air force is using prohibited CLUSTERBOMB and BURNINGBOMB AGAINST OUR SRI LANKAN CITIZEN of TAMIL people. IN WANNI they didn't have any water to drink, any food to eat or any medicine to survive. They didn't have any anaesthetic medicine to use the injured INNOCENT Sri Lankan TAMIL PEOPLE.

[agith2005]

Sri Lankan citizen cant speak out or criticize against our Sri Lankan Singhalese Government. If they do, our president Mahinda will send so called white van without any number plate to bring the innocent people and KILLED, DISAPPEAR or FLOATING the RIVER. Its a normal situation in our country Sri Lankan PARADICE. Our Mehindas brothers government always says Sri Lanka is a democracy land? IS it a real paradise or democracy Land? TAMILS are genocide by Mahinda's brothers Government.

[agith2005]

Sri Lankan army weapon are not paid Singhalese people, but the LTTE weapon are paid by minority Sri Lanka Tamil people to fight with Sri Lankan army.

SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT SINGHALESE WEAPONS are NOT PAID BY OUR SINGHALESE PEOPLE. SINGHALESE MEHINDA'S BROTHERS GOVERNMENT are travel to different foreign countries to BEGGING MONEY or FINANCIEL HELP TO GENOCIDE OUR INNOCENT TAMIL SRI LANKAN CITIZEN. Shame you to begging money from foreign countries.

[agith2005]

First I will tell I am a retired army officer and neutral Sri Lankan Singhalese person. I didnt support any body, but I will tell the truth and "IF WE ARE THE NORMAL INTERLIGENT PEOPLE WE MUST THINK WHY THE MINORITY TAMIL PEOPLES ARE TAKING WEAPON TO FIGHT AGAINST THE SHINGHALESE GOVERNMENT" In Sri Lanka?

[wenura]

minister Machinda Samarasinghe should be made our foreign minister. He is more diplomatic than any other minister we have in the government.

[frankmen3]

I would say both of them are good compare to what we had before. I have been watching these interviews last 18 years.