Rajiva Wijesinha

“ It must be remembered that the propaganda of various other countries and their journalists had proved effective, despite the best efforts of our diplomats, and it was necessary to deal with this through detailed analysis, not simply categorical rejections of suggested figures, which would not have been at all credible.
I am happy that the members of the diaspora whom I met all felt that the detailed analyses I had produced were useful in their efforts to combat misinformation, though of course they work only on a small scale, unlike our diplomats abroad who have a more important role to play. ”

“ Thus, when too the second and third questions were taken into account the number of civilian casualties for which our forces were responsible was minimal. I am sure the diplomats under pressure could also have made similar reasoned arguments, which is more convincing in dealing with the Western media than assertions of ignorance or blanket denials. ”