Rajiva Wijesinha

“ I rarely watch television in Sri Lanka, but in the long lonely nights in Geneva, when I am too tired to write yet another critique of some silly assault on the Sri Lankan state, I find myself looking for English language programmes. Recently I have been struck by the number of British television dramas dealing with terrorism. Many of them feature police teams fighting for decency as well as the British way of life, sometimes battling politicians who are engaged in all sorts of wicked deals. ”

“ It is likely then that, following what would to a perverse mind seem the success of the funeral, there will be pressure on others to follow suit. We are after all talking about an organisation that has made suicide bombing an art and forces children into combat. ”