I looked at the SudayLeader online edition early this morning to see the status of the story they carried out last week. They say that clarification is made on the first page but I could not find it. But found this paragraph in their political column. It is very interesting. Not sure what their intensions are.
"Well, most everybody had forgotten that the General had said as much last July – in a speech made in Ambalangoda when he was being feted by his old school. At that speech he did not make the allegation that his orders emanated from the Defence Secretary – but he certainly made the statement that LTTE cadres were killed in the process of surrendering. His claims made in July found its way into the report commissioned by the US Congress and it was one of the points highlighted by the US in their quest to have an investigation into war crimes.
What needs to be said at this juncture however is that the General to his credit refused to refute the lead story in The Sunday Leader last week, despite intense pressures from his alliance partners to do so. At a hurriedly summoned meeting one hour before he was to meet the press he insisted “I cannot and will not deny the story,” he told The Sunday Leader. At this meeting were Mangala Samaraweera, Tiran Alles, Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Vijitha Herath.
They also have carried out an article saying Ranil Wickramasingha want be executive prime minister. My opinion is that Ranil is better choice than Fonseka. But Ranil is hated by many of the people in this country. I don't think the SundayLeader is unaware of this. Wonder whether what JVP is saying now(if they have a say!). So now I think what SB is saying true.
"Well, most everybody had forgotten that the General had said as much last July – in a speech made in Ambalangoda when he was being feted by his old school. At that speech he did not make the allegation that his orders emanated from the Defence Secretary – but he certainly made the statement that LTTE cadres were killed in the process of surrendering. His claims made in July found its way into the report commissioned by the US Congress and it was one of the points highlighted by the US in their quest to have an investigation into war crimes.
What needs to be said at this juncture however is that the General to his credit refused to refute the lead story in The Sunday Leader last week, despite intense pressures from his alliance partners to do so. At a hurriedly summoned meeting one hour before he was to meet the press he insisted “I cannot and will not deny the story,” he told The Sunday Leader. At this meeting were Mangala Samaraweera, Tiran Alles, Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Vijitha Herath.
However, the General’s team of alliance partners was strongly of the view that the story would entail a serious political fall-out for him when the campaign proper kicked off. After much arguing and debate, the General in consultation with his political alliance agreed that he would issue a ‘clarification’ of what exactly happened on the ground. “It will not be a denial but a clarification,” he said.
This clarification he requested we carry in our newspaper this week. Which we have done on page one as agreed."
They also have carried out an article saying Ranil Wickramasingha want be executive prime minister. My opinion is that Ranil is better choice than Fonseka. But Ranil is hated by many of the people in this country. I don't think the SundayLeader is unaware of this. Wonder whether what JVP is saying now(if they have a say!). So now I think what SB is saying true.
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the clarification is here
http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2009/12/20/clarification-by-general-sarath-fonseka-on-our-lead-story-on-december-13/
Thanks. It was not there when I post the article.
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