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ER AND PTA

Daily News, 30 May 2009

The LTTE has been vanquished for certain but as is often the case one cannot rule out a residue of terrorism that may still lurk in our midst. Hence it is only to be expected that the military will not drop its guard at this point of time. Troops are still continuing mopping up operations and media reports of surrenders by more LTTE cadres coming out of their jungle hideouts only shows the existence of remnants even though at a subterranean level. Beside the country has only just come out of the three decade long war and one cannot be complacent just yet that the threat is no more. For there is always the unknown and the possibility of a surprise element which has to be factored into the equation

Source : http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/05/30/main_Editorial.asp

 

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