Sri Lankan suicide bombing: more hypocrisy from Washington

The blast took place in a receiving centre at the Sugandarapuram Maha Vidyalaya (school) in Vishvamadu run by the military for civilians fleeing from the LTTE-controlled Puthukkudiyiruppu area. According to the military, nearly 900 civilians were there at that time. As female soldiers were approaching the bomber to search for weapons she blew up herself. Several women and children were killed, and 40 civilians were among 64 injured. All the civilian casualties were Tamil refugees.

The suicide bomber was no doubt motivated by concern over the desperate situation facing Tamils after a quarter century of war. But the LTTE's methods only underscore the bankruptcy of its perspective. Such senseless attacks have no military significance, only alienate working people and play directly into the hands of Sinhala extremists in Colombo.

So it was in this case. The military and the government immediately seized on the suicide bombing to justify their criminal war as the means of "liberating" Tamils from the "clutches of the terrorist LTTE". President Mahinda Rajapakse issued a cynical statement restating his commitment to "eliminating terrorism" and extending his "heartfelt condolences... to the bereaved families."

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