tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post1154788638343383676..comments2024-03-23T23:52:14.690+05:30Comments on DefenceNet: Defence News from Sri Lanka: Sea clash off the coast of NagarkovilDefenceNethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553575476849786179noreply@blogger.comBlogger177125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-10399838035846247352008-11-06T07:02:00.000+05:302008-11-06T07:02:00.000+05:30I'd like to make a point about commercially availa...I'd like to make a point about <BR/>commercially available GPS devices that the LTTE is using to navigate their planes to their GPS coordinates. Based on a conversation I had with a colleague of mine involved in this area, I understand that there are currently several GPS jammers available on the market (this information is in the public domain). In fact during the second Iraq war, a Russian company sold Saddam Hussein's Govt several anti-jamming devices to disrupt the expected cruise missile attacks which were launched by the American forces (this information is also in the public domain). The same Russian company sold several of these devices to the US Pentagon which studied the impact of these anti-jamming devices. My colleague indicated that a localized jamming device could be built fairly easily using current microwave technology but that one would need an array of stations to block the GPS signals on a large scale. My point is that since the LTTE is using commercially avilable GPS devices to navigate their planes, and since they have precise GPS coordinates for major strategic locations, one counter measure to disrupt these bombing runs could involve using these localized anti-jamming devices.CASChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01362520666064815560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-89844639812987598172008-11-06T02:21:00.000+05:302008-11-06T02:21:00.000+05:30strategy pageBold And DesperateNovember 3, 2008: T...strategy page<BR/><BR/>Bold And Desperate<BR/>November 3, 2008: The LTTE is putting its last reserves of trained fighters into the defense of Kilinochchi. Casualties are increasing, as is LTTE pressure on its allies in southern India (Tamil Nadu, the original homeland of the Sri Lankan Tamils) to get India to force the Sri Lankans to stop their military operations against the LTTE. This is essential if the LTTE is to survive as a viable separatist organization. If the LTTE government in northern Sri Lanka is destroyed, the LTTE leadership will be driven into exile, and become just another expatriate terrorist group. Such organizations have come on hard times since September 11, 2001, and face eventual extinction because of international counter-terrorism efforts. Thus the LTTE is fighting for its very survival. Right now, the LTTE has weather on its side. The monsoon rains have begun and will continue for another month or so. The constant rain makes the government air force less effective, and slows army operations and supply movements (over the many dirt roads leading to combat units.) The army is advancing up the coasts, while it is stalled in front of Kilinochchi, which is apparently now defended by the LTTE best fighters. Political efforts to get India to intervene are noisy but hopeless. <BR/><BR/>The army apparently suffered over 2,000 casualties in October, based on informal reports coming back from the front, and the sudden lack of official casualty reports. While the army is still advancing on the coasts, the monsoon rains and stiffer resistance has halted movement in the center, where the forests, and the LTTE capital of Kilinochchi, are located. The army still believes that it will have crushed the LTTE by the end of the year, but wants to limit their casualties while carrying that out. <BR/><BR/>November 2, 2008: The navy encountered about twenty LTTE boats off the northwest coast, sank four of them, and killed at least 16 LTTE fighters. The rest of the boats scattered, most back to India. The LTTE supply situation is desperate because of clashes like this. At a refugee center some 165 kilometers north of the capital, police arrested 93 Tamils on suspicion of terrorist activity. There has been a big increase in LTTE terrorist activity, apparently in an effort to halt the army offensive on the north. The reasoning here is that, if the LTTE can pull off more terror attacks in the south, the government will put more restrictions on the Tamil civilians, and this will enable the LTTE to make a more convincing call for India to intervene and stop the Sri Lankan army from destroying the LTTE armed forces and government in northern Sri Lanka. This is a long shot and pretty desperate, but boldness has enabled the LTTE to get where it is today, so why change. <BR/><BR/>November 1, 2008: The army captured the village of Nachchikuda, on the northwestern coast of Sri Lanka. This coastal village was used as a base for the "Sea Tigers" (smuggling and suicide boat bombers). <BR/><BR/>October 29, 2008: LTTE terrorists in the east killed four Tamils belonging to a pro-government militia. <BR/><BR/>October 28, 2008: The LTTE used its air force (one or two single-engine commercial aircraft) to bomb an army base 310 kilometers northwest of the capital, and a power plant just outside the capital. The army base attacks did little damage, but the power plant attacks started a fire that caused the plant to shut down, and black out parts of the capital. The new radar system spotted the two LTTE aircraft, but a Chinese made F-7 jet sent up to shoot down the LTTE aircraft, was unable to get a target lock with its heat seeking missiles, and the LTTE aircraft escaped to their jungle air strip. The damage to the power plant reduced its electrical output by 40 percent, and will take several months to repair. There will be no electrical shortages, as during the monsoons, the hydroelectric system is operating at peak capacity.Vigilantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08393912880758927080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-37044095661907477682008-11-06T02:17:00.000+05:302008-11-06T02:17:00.000+05:30Troops overrun Akkarayankulam built-up in Kilinoch...Troops overrun Akkarayankulam built-up in Kilinochchi <BR/>The advancing infantry battalions of the 57 Division, led by Major General Jagath Dias have overrun the Akkarankulam built-up area, Wednesday (Nov 5), after days of heightened fighting with LTTE, leaving scores of terrorists killed and as many injured. <BR/><BR/>According to latest military reports, troops flanking the western edge of the built-up have entered the area initially, followed by a swift incursion by the troops from south of the battlefront. The military forward dominations are still continuing in the eastern edge of the Akkarayankulam built-up at the time of reporting as terrorists were reported mounting intermittent resistances from distance positions, further north. <BR/><BR/>During subsequent search operations conducted in the area, troops have recovered two terror dead bodies,2 T-56 assault riffles and a I-com set, military sources said. <BR/><BR/>The Akkarayankulam built-up area is considered to be the main LTTE concentration point located 9 kms Southwest of Kilinochchi town area. The latest triumph is expected to add momentum to the military surge towards the LTTE heartland, defence observers state. <BR/><BR/>Troops are further consolidating defences in the area, Wanni military sources further said.Vigilantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08393912880758927080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-48756596232796072562008-11-06T02:04:00.000+05:302008-11-06T02:04:00.000+05:30"Addressing the silver jubilee celebrations of the..."Addressing the silver jubilee celebrations of the Gajaba Regiment at its Saliyapura Regimental headquarters, on Monday, a confident Fonseka said that the army was rapidly approaching the Jaffna lagoon. Appreciating the Gajaba Regiment’s contribution, he said that a land route to Jaffna would be a reality soon."<BR/>-The Island<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.island.lk/2008/11/06/news16.html" REL="nofollow">click here</A>hemanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075005485723598181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-74231230944834071562008-11-06T00:57:00.000+05:302008-11-06T00:57:00.000+05:30Sweet sweet sweet Pooneryn! When?Videoclick here"A...Sweet sweet sweet Pooneryn! When?<BR/><BR/>Video<BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vHDIPnQ3e8" REL="nofollow">click here</A><BR/><BR/>"After pooneryn falls we will make the line and go from West to East"<BR/>-General Sarath Fonsekahemanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075005485723598181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-59510686560677844922008-11-05T22:07:00.000+05:302008-11-05T22:07:00.000+05:30Croydon MP accused of “falling into the clutches o...Croydon MP accused of “falling into the clutches of <A HREF="http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk/politics/Croydon-MP-accused-falling-clutches-terrorists/article-451405-detail/article.html" REL="nofollow"><BR/>terrorists”</A><BR/><BR/>RELATED INTERNET <A HREF="http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/3779888.MP_Andrew_Pelling_says_he_s_hampered_by_debt/" REL="nofollow">LINKS </A> (look I’m learning from BBC SIN!)No_MESShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904843712616500009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-68454999355637958782008-11-05T21:48:00.000+05:302008-11-05T21:48:00.000+05:30Jayapurum..another LTTE fortress fallen to the mod...Jayapurum..another LTTE fortress fallen to the modayas men?..what the hell went wrong???..tell me...Damn it..LOL..LOOLLLOOL!!hell..LO!!LLLLLL!!:):)...what went wrong..ok ok.. i think i know a.."phased retreat" to attack another day...LOLLOOOLOOOLLLL!!..damn it!!!Srilankanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14669706047196092243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-77017047468936262392008-11-05T21:15:00.000+05:302008-11-05T21:15:00.000+05:30Upul,(Iceland is prime example. It went bankrupt i...Upul,<BR/><BR/>(Iceland is prime example. It went bankrupt in October, 2008)"<BR/><BR/>Get your facts right.... No country gone down with bankruptcy.<BR/>go and read any of these items to find out how IMF helped countries like Iceland, Ukraine or Hungary..<BR/>Stop distributing rubbish.<BR/><BR/>http://news.google.co.uk/news?q=iceland+imf&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=lnPottuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001908900449862845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-1004926262406722008-11-05T21:06:00.000+05:302008-11-05T21:06:00.000+05:30To all the LTTE terrorists, who were expecting a n...To all the LTTE terrorists, who were expecting a <A HREF="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1561984.htm" REL="nofollow">new dawn</A> in Wannia…<BR/><BR/>=====================<BR/>Obama’s victory speech “To those -- to those who would tear the world down: We will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: We support you”<BR/><BR/>=========================<BR/>Never mind, you could try in a few years time….that’s provided you are still here.<BR/>( stupid LTTE©Q, at their best)No_MESShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904843712616500009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-55448607209768055462008-11-05T20:58:00.000+05:302008-11-05T20:58:00.000+05:30O.k O.k..i didn't know you were one of Mr Obama's ...O.k O.k..i didn't know you were one of Mr Obama's personal friends.Well plaster that Thaamilsellvan smile on your face for a change of scene..Srilankanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14669706047196092243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-90793487979979356172008-11-05T19:33:00.000+05:302008-11-05T19:33:00.000+05:30upul,From which school, did you learn the art of d...<B>upul</B>,<BR/><BR/>From which school, did you learn the art of <B><I>dreaming</I></B>?<BR/><BR/>From which institute, did you learn the <I>art of mastering</I> that skill?<BR/><BR/>I can assure you that is good for your health, anyway. Living in dispair is a known-cause for heart trouble, even for those who don't show signs of having it in the first place.<BR/><BR/>So, health first; racial sentiment second!!!Vivaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389611860445104274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-41134180313181839842008-11-05T19:02:00.000+05:302008-11-05T19:02:00.000+05:30It seems like Rajapakse cannot win now. The intern...It seems like Rajapakse cannot win now. The international climate has completely turned cold. It is a perfect storm...<BR/>GDP will collapse by 25-40% or more within the next year since TEA,Rubber,Coconut and garments prices have collapsed. Pakistan is bankrupt and on life support and China is about to enter a recession. In addition, GSP+ will taken off very soon. India's Congress will have no hope in hell returning and offering 100 million credit lines.<BR/><BR/>28 countries are on the close to bankrupt list including Sri Lanka. The latest being Seychelles.. Seychelles was one of the best managed countries in the Indian Ocean, had one of the highest gdps in the area, yet it went belly up in a couple months after the financial crisis. <BR/><BR/>You think sri lanka can hold on much longer with massive corruption going on ?<BR/><BR/>All of which means, there is no financial bail out possible. Sri Lanka has no chance whatsoever to withstand this. Even first world countries won't be able to handle the torrent (Iceland is prime example. It went bankrupt in October, 2008).<BR/><BR/><BR/>No matter how much Rajapakse pours in borrowed money, the army is exhausted and morale is pit bottom. Its a matter of time before the house of cards collapses.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Obama victory will mean complete financial collapse of the regime. The regime is reacting the only way it can, impose repression measures, set up a secrete police network, crack down on radio, television and newspapers.<BR/><BR/><BR/>VP has no need to expend his valiant forces on a wasted effort to push back a regime on the verge of collapse... He needs to save his troops to secure the territory after the Sri Lanka's collapse...Upulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09848096525564433090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-26579511346872339732008-11-05T18:52:00.000+05:302008-11-05T18:52:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Upulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09848096525564433090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-83673442851609026172008-11-05T16:27:00.000+05:302008-11-05T16:27:00.000+05:30A Great Nation - the USAOnce again, the flamboyant...<B>A Great Nation - the USA</B><BR/><BR/>Once again, the flamboyant nation has defied the contemporary politics. The first black president has just been elected, something we couldn't even dream of, a year ago. In that sense, Obama's campaign that spanned for well over 21 months sounds like eternity.<BR/><BR/>Despite the obvious and sometimes over-the-top display of arrogance and the short-comings of the elected presidents, the influence of America on the rest of the world has been a positive one: it is the nation which abolished the slavery against all odds at that time; it is the most generous nation on earth, that often goes unnoticed, especially in the presence of naughty things it commits from time to time; it is the nation that appointed a black man as the first commander-in-chief of the army; it is the nation that appointed the first black woman Secretary-of-State; and as far as our destiny is concerned, it is the first nation that outlawed Tamil Tigers as a terrorist outfit, when Europeans were scratching their heads while dragging their feet to do the same.<BR/><BR/>By electing the first Black president, the nation shows its steely mettle once again to do the right thing, not necessarily when the time seems to be right. What the US stand for, is an inspiration for all of us.<BR/><BR/>George Bush is the most unpopular president in recent times. No Republican candidate wanted to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with him during the campaign for the fear of loss. He may have felt abandoned by the friends and allies. <BR/><BR/>Bush's unpopularity does not stem from his persona or famous gaffes or funny gestures, but from his association with the neo-conservative hardliners like Dick Cheney and Donal Rumsfeld.<BR/><BR/>Without his own political vision, he relied on these characters to shape up his administration and it was a disaster; he even kept his own father, a veteran politican and administrator, at arm’s length, of course at his peril.<BR/><BR/>The association with extremists, racial or otherwise, always brings bad news in the long run. The old fox Karunanidhi, next door, is in similar circumstances due to his on-and-off relationship with Tamil Tigers. He is just half-way through in swallowing the bitter pill.<BR/><BR/>Despite the bad headlines, Bush is a compassionate human being whose image has been unfairly tarnished by failed policies that he was trapped in, by following the wrong advice. With his administration behind us, we are going to miss the funny gestures, the famous sayings now collectively termed as Bushism: Bush used to wink at inappropriate time at inappropriate people – for instance, the Queen of England, a protocol-disaster; he famously said that all America’s imports come from abroad, during his first election campaign!!!<BR/><BR/>I am sure, as usual, a delegation from Tamil Diaspora will make some contact with the president-elect, just to grab some headlines. We have to brace ourselves for it. However, Obama's policy on Afghanistan - harder than that of Bush - reflects how he feels about terrorists. So, the Tamil Diaspora has everything on the table to feel disappointed by him. A president elected on a very popular wave of support, does not want to contradict himself for the sake of brutal group which is in its dying days.<BR/><BR/>With the White House welcoming the new First Family, it is normal and natural, the occupants in its embassy in Colombo may change as well. The folk who blatantly interfered with our national affairs may see the end of his term too, which may be a great relief for many. The speech he delivered in Madras University just shows he has nothing to lose at last, as he may have sailed close to diplomatic winds. He may be posted elsewhre, but that may not be a match for a tropcial island with breathtakingly beautiful beaches.<BR/> <BR/>Let's hope this nation prospers for the good of the rest of the world while being the beacon of hope for fairness and freedom – that it stood for centuries.Vivaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389611860445104274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-75647637512740083362008-11-05T15:16:00.000+05:302008-11-05T15:16:00.000+05:30Long-RangerThanks for the contribution.<B>Long-Ranger</B><BR/><BR/>Thanks for the contribution.Vivaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389611860445104274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-65213554326707132722008-11-05T10:22:00.000+05:302008-11-05T10:22:00.000+05:30Hello all, just a small update on the Western fron...Hello all, just a small update on the Western front.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.sf-3.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">www.sf-3.blogspot.com</A>Long - Rangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253650655846996279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-75063686001136912632008-11-05T09:37:00.000+05:302008-11-05T09:37:00.000+05:30Moshe,Keep calm bro..scraps tea break/lunch break ...Moshe,<BR/>Keep calm bro..scraps tea break/lunch break is over..he has to get back to work.He waiting for obama...like lots of LTTE patriots here..Dont let him waste your time though..not worth it.Srilankanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14669706047196092243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-16382299995796538572008-11-05T08:53:00.000+05:302008-11-05T08:53:00.000+05:30"TF the expected TOTAL number of tigers needing op..."TF the expected TOTAL number of tigers needing operations until the next batch arrives = 3,455,000/15,000"<BR/><BR/>times 52 = 11,973Moshe Dyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762527540378686097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-2768706797486248282008-11-05T08:49:00.000+05:302008-11-05T08:49:00.000+05:30scrap,i have screwwed soooo many northern kundis. ...scrap,<BR/><BR/>i have screwwed soooo many northern kundis. 13 to be precise. was your mother among them??????<BR/><BR/>you cannot face the truth insn't it? check my calculation.<BR/><BR/><B>average oxygen requirement of a human = 250 cc/min<BR/><BR/>average time of an oepration on a wounded terrorist = 60 minutes<BR/><BR/>oxygen requirement for one operation = 250 x 60 = 15,000 cc<BR/><BR/>capacity of 1 medical oxygen cylinder = 3,455 ltrs = 3,455,000 cc<BR/><BR/>52 cylinders = 179,660,000 cc<BR/><BR/>TF the expected TOTAL number of tigers needing operations until the next batch arrives = 3,455,000/15,000 = 11,973<BR/><BR/>so on average 11,973 tigers are critically injured within a oxygen cylinder supply cycle.</B><BR/><BR/><B><A> i am begging from the GOSL please please don't give oxygen to terrorists. LET THEM DIE, DIE, DIE IN TENS OF THOUSANDS</A></B><BR/><BR/>ravi kallathoni's calculation includes this WASTAGE too!!Moshe Dyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762527540378686097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-59098642760841427252008-11-05T06:57:00.000+05:302008-11-05T06:57:00.000+05:30Moshe Dyan said... - a lot of crap...- Well moshey...Moshe Dyan said... <BR/>- a lot of crap...<BR/><BR/>- Well moshey, please don't shoot the messenger, I am simply bringing you the truth whether you like it or not...unlike your make-belief...lol.. you seem so helpless at the facts. If you do not beleieve me, just ask your reliable sources here through their e-mail. They will tell you if I am bull-shittin.<BR/><BR/>Anyways..tata..ammae-fucker.<BR/><BR/><BR/>SHARP>>>>>>>>>>>>>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11395881110119733280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-26374391781787933902008-11-05T03:57:00.000+05:302008-11-05T03:57:00.000+05:30scrap,according to resd cross sources in kili, put...scrap,<BR/><BR/>according to resd cross sources in kili, puthukudirippu and mulativu, more than 183 tigers have died over the weekend and all these 3 hospitals are overflowing.<BR/><BR/>at least 52 BIG oxygen cylinders are required to save the critically wounded.<BR/><BR/>govt blocked these and more than 547 tigers are going to die within the next 24 hours from yesterday evening.<BR/><BR/>you can also refer to tamilnet.<BR/><BR/>LTTE women fighters of the malathi brigade were penetrated deep by the DPU along the paranthan kili stretch of A9. <BR/><BR/>you can have a look in defence.lk.<BR/><BR/>unlike your bullshitt claims, my claims are substantiated with photos and your favourite news source - toiletnet.Moshe Dyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762527540378686097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-76651135042329361742008-11-04T22:51:00.000+05:302008-11-04T22:51:00.000+05:30UPDATE:Total SLA dead at mankulam clash exceeds 22...UPDATE:<BR/><BR/>Total SLA dead at mankulam clash exceeds 22 SLA killed with 19 recovering in hospital.- according to morgue and reception reports.<BR/><BR/>LOL, I bet they are crying to go back home!!<BR/>SHARP>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11395881110119733280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-47783184424788634172008-11-04T22:39:00.000+05:302008-11-04T22:39:00.000+05:30If I show it to my mom, she will offer it to the s...If I show it to my mom, she will offer it to the stray dogs that hang outside our gate.<BR/><BR/>Shyam, do not even try to be funny.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18443070025086624472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-85149683149349855812008-11-04T22:26:00.000+05:302008-11-04T22:26:00.000+05:30Shyam,Wannakum Wannakum..... Ahh you have chaned V...Shyam,<BR/><BR/><BR/>Wannakum Wannakum.....<BR/><BR/> Ahh you have chaned Vanakkam as Vanakkuma .... <BR/><BR/> If you show that to ur mom she'll lead you to find me....Shyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00491643194712962581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-36386267655305361962008-11-04T21:47:00.000+05:302008-11-04T21:47:00.000+05:30Shyam,Your missing ball has washed ashore in Galle...Shyam,<BR/><BR/>Your missing ball has washed ashore in Galle Face.....<BR/><BR/>Wannakum Wannakum...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18443070025086624472noreply@blogger.com