WSWS : v^W h` |@L;n : iNy` up-mh`Qpy
a#mk`
kl`y t s#lMvlt / lAk`v Ek` @k@R
Sri Lanka
to integrate into US regional military plans
2002
11
smN nq`s
iN up
mh`Qpy l a#mk` t m#hW m vR[ny @M @k`tsK @ls, v@N vr`y,
vN @w`pl h` vn eKsW jnpq hq`vNt Lv @y`q` g#mt id s#l@sn a`rK;k mK
/ lAk`v sm< lbn m`s@Y aWsN w#mt pp`lny q`nM @v. aW kr g#@M
h` hrS @Sv` s#p@M mK @ls h#N@vn @my, 1948 qh@sN pv / l`Ak
a`NvK [`n btr blyK sm< a# krgWw` pl m @v.
@M b>v
rh@S p#vW s`kCc`vl
@wrr# l v\@yN eqr kr n#w. sN@D tMS vWpw N @mm @w`rr @h
@mN pv a#mk` w`n`p k`Ry`ly h` / lAk`v @M b>v k`\ W klh.
w`n`p k`Ry`ly W kl @k k`\yt av "@Sv`, aWv#y`, amwr @k`tS h`
upkrn s>h` @gmkt @h~ E h` sm`n X`Nd @h~ em vn`km sw X`Nd vm`r# kr g#mkt
ytW vn p wmN, a@nk` ht id sls` m" @mm @mN @k@r. E av
qnK @ls eKsW jnpq q @n_k`vNt iN[n lb`mt lV @ls, qL, amwr @k`tS @h~
upkrn lb` g#mt / lAk` sNnQ[ hq`vNt h# @V.
sN@D
tMS v`Rw`vt av m wv
oBbt y. eKsW jnpqy t v @mN m upkrn h` amwr @k`tS q lb` @q.
"a#mk` sNnQ[ hq` sm< Ek`bQ[ aX&`s abv` yn v, Swv`qy
h` sMbN[ y`k`rkM s>h` eLl kr a#w. oW b#@M vN y`n` @qkK h` oW
b#@M @n_k`vK / lAk`@V n#@gnr @Q oW @sm Vr mt @yqm b>v
@h a# @w`rr# whr# mt @v`Ntny
@h~ @k`lx q`nM n#w.
m
aWsN w#mt @pr tm iN[n lb` g#mt h` n#yN ht @g`dm v` lb` mt a#mk`
q @n_k` @k`lx vr`@Y nvWv l#. a@yL ms p# eSeS @h`pR @n_k`v vsr
atkt pv @k`lxt p# pl a#mk` n`k hq` y``v.
@Q\y
l klhk` eKsW jnpq m#hW mkt e@r vNnN@G @r~[w`vyN a#y`m v#l#Km
s>h` @mm @M rn`Wmk X`vy yt g#mt @v`Ntny
h` @k`lx uWs`h qr. rtvL @q@km k`\k@y~ eKsW jnpqy wvW rtvL 56K sm< el
a# Mvlt sm`n e@nq` @k@rn @qyK @ls @my hNv. "ob mK
aWsN w# t iN yM mTtmk sh@y~gyK h` sp mK gm& @k@rn bv p#h# nW
@my a q#v#Nw MmK @n` @V."
@k@S v
q a`rK;k m r g yn a#<M sw ek. plv ey, lbn ms w`lNw@Y
a`rMX mt yw @bMv` K @k` sA[`ny sm< s`kCc`@V
agm# rL mAh@G aw \KmW kr a#w. @pbrv`@Y a# krg l# @v n#v#W@mN
pv p#v#Wmt yw @mm s`kCc`
pvWv lbN@N / lAk`@V vsr 19k r#r# Q[y avsN m s>h` y. q#ntm Ahl S@v~Wwmv`N@G
kNd`yMvl phrt lKv n mAht, @mm ej-/ lAk` a`rK;k m mN eLI sA[`n@yN
shn lb` g#@M @Kvlyt \KyK s#p@Y.
p#h#
wRjny vN@N, K @k` sA[`nyt ek<Wvykt
Emt @n`h#v, Q[y y a#rn@h`W, / l`Ak hq`vNt s#ly a#mk`
shyK l#@b a# bv. em sNqRXy yt@W, "Swv`" v h` v@n
n#@gnr @q oW @sm, @|; aR}yK g a#w. @k`lx p`lk S}ry K
@k` sA[`ny h` e @m@hM 'Swv`'
@ls hAv gsn awr, n#@gnr q K @k` sA[`n@Y @b~T mN rh@S a`[
@gn e lbn [`n m`Rg awN ek. @mm @Q\vl a#mk` a`[`r K @k` sA[`nyt
e@r / l`Ak @m@hMvlt lb` @qn s^ a`[`r @v.
a#mk`v
sMbN[@yN gW t, / lAk`v smg aWsN w#@bn a`rK;k @mN, iNy` upmh`Qpyt
aq`lv pmnK @n`v iNy` s`gr@Y m#q@prg h` @k`ng a`y`v qKv` q#v#Nw @Q\yk
@l~p`kv v#qgW aN ӵt` a# rtk t kt s>h` idS}`v l#@B.
@G "Swv`qyt e@r @g~y Q[y" mN a#FgS}`ny a`mny mt,
m[&m a`y`v l t k>r# whr# mt h` iNy`v a# rtvL
gnn`vK smg sp t sb>w` whr# kr g#mt Rv @k`N@Q s#p@V y. @k`lx
smg a# krgNn` g@qv mN / lAk`v @v`Ntn@Y
L @l~p`k s#lMvlt Ek` @k@rn awr, e k
ilKkyN@gN ekK vN@N m[&m a`y`@V q#v#Nw @wL h` g$S Ύvl a`pw&y.
py
s@Y / lAk`@V a#mk` w`n`p a$ LS, v@n @l~p`k S}`ny a#mk`vt
v#qgW vn a`k`ry v&Ag@yN sthN k@L y.
"e
ӵm h` e rv#yN@G qK;w`vy h` v&vs`k h#dg#Sm s` q\lK; 19k jnghn@yN
a`d&
j`y q a`y`@V AgPr#v bvt vR[ny sm^QmW v a#w." ugN,
r`j&w`NkyN h` m`[&@VN@gN W sX`vK amw` @v`Ntn@Y
o k`\ k@L y.
rhS
s`kCc`
sN@D
tMS pyt
av, a#mk` t h` @@nk QglyN V @q@n@G kNd`ymK sm< @k`lx p#vW
s`kCc`
hrh` @mm a@yL ms a`rK;k m @kMpW @k. q a`y` kt b>
shk`r @LkM Sn` @r`k` @G [`nWv@yN eKsW jnpq knM (expeditionary)
@Gd@Y
an@qn l[` @GyR
jnr`L @m` @g`m a#lW a-bl# a#mk` l[`N@G kNd`ymK It @pr m`s@Y
p# awr E avS}`@V @M s>h` q`nm @k. @mm kNd`ym u@R q
kl`p@Y pl` k>@R mAh, a`rK;k a#m lK m`rpn h` hq`@V ihl l[`N
n g#.
/ lAk`@V
n#@gnr @vr@L @bn k vr`yK vn n`mlytq @jnr`L @g`m gmN k@L y. w`n&
ty N @mm g#r# vr`y [`n nn k>rK bvt vR[ny kl awr, 1948 qh@sN
pv 1956 qKv` ey @y`q` g#@M ay pvr` gW@W y.
@qvn @l~k
Q[ k`l pC@Cq@Y
n vr`y asl w`n&yN
N i kr l# q#v#Nw @wL gbd`v h#r@M bly lb` g#mt a#mk` @wL
sm`gM k#m#Ww pl kr @B.
/ lAk`@V
@l~p`k ӵm s` @wL gbd`v b m wN mw@Hqyt @qn kr#n. iNy`
a`N@V @r~[y s` 1980 gnN ag X`g@Y @wL gbd`v a#mk` p`Cyt lb`@M
s#lM ivw q#mt / lAk`vt y. "wmN@Gm a`rK;`v" s>h` g#mt
id l#@bn p n vr`@Y @wL t#A sh@yN yM m`nyK iNy` @wL sAS}`vt b
mt / lAk` a`Nv q#N s#r@s. iLmK ipW v@h`W i @wL t#A a#mk`
vmn`vNt ytW kr mt iNy`v ek< a#w.
K
@k` sA[`nyt e@r Q[@Y shy lb` g#mt lV @ls, eKsW jnpqy sm< sb>w`
@g`d ng` g#mt py q\k ekhm`r l / lAk`@V a`N y` kr a#w. nyt, r#myt
h` ur# @k`y`vt k`\yN W mt a#mk` h' vN sM@\n`g`ryK
/ lAk`@V btr @vr@L irnl iؿmt 1980 gnN l @k`lx N id @q l#.
iNy`@V @VckN av[`rny kr @Y mw@Hqyt N @mm
sM@\n`g`ry t pd vm`r# kr g#mt @y`q` g a# bv.
/ lAk`
ty mt h` It upkrn s#pmt a`sNn v\@yN q\k @qkK S@S eKsW jnpqy
a`[`r kr a#w. 1994 t, eKsW jnpq @|; hq`, d` hq` @Sn`AkyNt v lb`@M
@y . @|;@yNm, 1999 h` 2000 K @k` sA[`n@Y h`r h@V / lAk`
hq` qr# pr`jyN l# pv, eKsW jnpqy @m~t`R @s~ @M upkrn s#p awr
oW vm`r# @M @y gW@W y. nW @mm s`@PK;v w t sh@y~gy, @y~w
a`rK;k m yt@W q#v#Nwv ihl y a#w.
@mmN
/ lAk` hq`v \KmW @k@rn bv hn` g#@mN @n`@yW Ahl S@v~Wwmv`
kNd`yMeKsW jnpqy sm< mt K;kvm @R q#@M @y. 2000 rn`Wmk efNTp`S
k>r / lAk`@V tyt a m b>v a# Ll ز krN alND
vWp@W yk "@Q\@Y rtvL (iNy`v b>v) t sh@y~g@yN apt
uq mt asmW nM ... apt uq krNn` on$m rtK sm< mkt a#Lmt apt
id y y.... Rn v\@yNm ap@G j`k uvmn`v mw pqnM a#, eKsW jnpqy sm<
m aWsN @M kr#n b>v m v#mK y n#w."
@qml
sN[`n@Y ( [np @qml pK; sX`gyt) @j& p`R@MN mNvr@y vn @j~sP
prr`jNhM, a`rK;k m K @k` sA[`nyt e@rv eLl kr a#w# y pl
k@L y. @qml jny` @mm m b>v "iw`m unN@vN h` s#k@yN" N@N
y# @k`lx a#mk` w`n`p k`Ry`l@Y @Q\p`ln aA\@Y [`y` vn @j~\P @n`v#K ht
o p#v y.
"ey
K @k` sA[`nyt e@r / lAk` t@Y Q[@Y sh`yk upkrnyK @ls @y`q`
g a#w. m aWsN w#@M aR}y @qml jny` p$m h` ytW kr g#m gtm kr@gn
y`m s>h` bwr jnvRgyt (Ahl) ob sh`y m y#" o p#v y.
enW
K @k`T sA[`ny t r#Q[Wvy qKv` n#w. "a @qml j`@Y S@@vWvy h`
Ek`w`vy s>h` stN vn K stNkr#vN shyK @v. a@nW rtvL sMbN[v, @M
avS}`@V eKsW jnpqy, / lAk`@V S@@vWvy sMbN[@yN ipW m / lAk` r`j&@Y
av[`nyt @y` y kr#nK", bv K @k` n`yk@y vn wL @cLvM sN@D
tMS vWpwt y` @Y y. @mm k`\y yW eqrV krN@N, / lAk`v l ar`j&v`
s#lMvlt a@y~g mt @b`@h~ rS} K @k` sA[`ny, [`n blyN sm<
wmN@Gm sb>w` @g`d ng` g#m @k@r @y` a# bv.
@p` @pr
r#Q[ pK;y Rn |\Bqw`vy pvWv`@gn y. a#mk`@V s#Pw#MbR 11 Swv` h`ryN@gN
anr#v, / lAk` qhS pK;@Y n`yk h` / lAk`@V jn`p cNk` m`rAg, r@t
vr`y vN @w`pl h` a@nW @Sv` @v`Ntnyt
sMRn@yN n kr mt K;kv ipW v` y. a#y @h~ a#y@G sh`ykyN vn lAk`
smsm`j pK;y h` / lAk`@V @k`ST pK;y @y~w m b>v m s>hnK
m K@p kr @gn .
a#mk`v sm< a# kr gNn` a`rK;k v#d @vl, @k@S v q, kMkr# pNyt b#r#M l @gn @q a#w. r#Q[ p`R|v@Y |\Bq shy swv mAh a`Nv N / lAk`v eKsW jnpq t eLlyN sm< Ek` kr lbN@N, rn l a#vn p pp`lny iN up-mh`Qpy l klhk`v m#hWvn w l y.
aq`l @vnW
2002 a@g~S 15
/ lAk`@V @Q\p`ln {Ttny smg nv m#vrnyk kd`p`W@M wRjnyK
2002 15
@qml
@bMv` n`yky` lAk`@V p`ln wNy smg j`v`rmkt q`nm whr# kr
2002 07
eLI@Y
[`n s`kCc`kr# / lAk`@V @Q\p`ln M @b~Mb ykt @prl` p#@n
2002 a@™L 26
ihl
mTt@M a#mk` @y~w kNd`ymK lAk`@V @bMv`Nt a`v^w wRjnyK W kr
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