islands besieged Muslis! By Latheef Farook- Septeber "#$ "%&' (he alliance between anti Musli Sri Lankan racist out)it Bodu Bala Sena and Buras blood thirsty Buddhist Monk Ashin Wiruthu$ responsible )or slaughtering thousands o) Myanars Rohingya Muslis$ spells disaster )or the island* (his e+treely dangerous alliance$ brought together by their coon hatred towards Isla and Muslis$ perhaps trained and )inanced by their new )ound Israel and ,nited States )riends $ has all the ingredients to turn the island into a killing )ield )ro which it ay unlikely to reco-er )or decades to coe under the e+isting local and global political en-ironent* (his unholy alliance )its into the .ionist sponsored and ,nited States led global anti Musli capaign to /usti)y the in-asion and destruction o) Musli countries* (his is the reason why the Muslis suspect the hate ongers as ercenaries o) )oreign )orces* (he growing )ear aong the islands besieged Musli counity is that 0BBS- Asin Wirathu Alliance1 ay lead to a Rohingya type attack on the islands Muslis* Already the Sinhalese e+treists led by 2athika 3ela ,ruaya and what is percei-ed as its )ronts such as BBS$ Sihala Ra-aya and Ra-ana Balakaya anaged to poison the inds o) Sinhalese against Muslis to /usti)y such an attack on Muslis* In )act 23,s ,daya 4aanpila e-en stated once that 0a &5&6 type Sinhala-Musli riot is ine-itable1* It appears this hate capaign unleashed during the past three and hal) years had already dented the centuries old traditional haronious relations between Sinhalese and Muslis*
Bodu Bala Sena secretary Buddhist monk Galagoda Atte Gnanasara receives a birthday present from the monk called Burmas Bin Laden f Buddhism! Ashin "irathu# 3owe-er there are signs o) hope )or the island* Responsible eleents aong the Sinhalese started waking up to the threat posed by these e+treists to their society* Many adit that e+treists ha-e already caused considerable daage to the iage o) Buddhis and the Sinhalese counity* 7n the other hand the Muslis begin to reali8e that this is not a con)lict between Sinhalese and Muslis$ but the work o) )ew hundreds o) e+treists who do not represent the Sinhalese counity as they clai* It was under this atosphere that the BBS leaders et Myanars Monk Ashin Wirathu$ described by (ie aga8ine as the 0Monk o) (error1 in March this year* Local ainstrea edia which usually gi-e wide publicity to Sinhalese e+treists and help proote their agendas were 9uiet about this eeting* 3owe-er breaking the news website :7L7MB7 (elegraph stated on &" March "%&' under the headline ;Buddhist Bin Laden (o <isit Sri Lanka= 0We-e >ot Signed Any Agreeent with 5?5 Mo-eent1= BBS We ha-e not signed any agreeent with Buras Buddhist onk Ashin "irathu or the 5?5 o-eent1$ the :hie) @+ecuti-e 7))icer o) the Bodu Bala Sena $ilanthe "ithanage told :olobo (elegraph* 3e said the caption o) the photograph$ which is circulating -ia social edia saying 0the BBS has coe to an agreeent with Buras terrorist 5?5 o-eents1$ is a slander* 0(his picture was taken while our secretary <en* Galagoda Atte Gnanasarasigning the -isitors book*1 he said* Ashin Wiruthu$ widely known as the Buras ;Bin Laden of Buddhism has been in-ited to Sri Lanka* >ine days later on "& March "%&' :eylon (oday published a report by Ruwan Laknath 2ayakody under the headline1BBS in-ites Ashin Wirathu (hera to -isit SL 0 (he an that (ie Maga8ine dubbed ;(he Aace o) Buddhist (error$ Leader o) the 5?5 Mo-eent in Myanar$ who is notorious )or his anti-Isla rhetoric$ <en* Ashin Wirathu (hera$ will be arri-ing in the island on an in-itation by the Bodu Bala Sena BBBSC*
%light of &uslim thro'n out of their homes BBS 4eneral Secretary$ <en* 4alagoda Aththe 4nanasara (hera said$ 0(here is no need )or a hullabaloo yet* We will let the rele-ant people know in due course* We ha-e in-ited hi and he will coe and we will ha-e a eeting* (hat is all* (he edia does not need to know )or how long he will stay here* We will plan it and re-eal it at the appropriate tie*1 BBS@ducation and Research ,nit :hie) :oordinator$ :haila Liyanage$ said$ 0@-en though the dates are not con)ired yet$ he is de)initely coing* Buddhist countries in the Asiatic region are )acing di))iculties and e-en -iolence )ro the Muslis and the other religions in the region* (he best e+aple coes )ro (hailand$ Myanar and Bangladesh* (his is the -ery reason why <en* Wirathu decided to start the 5?5 Mo-eent in Myanar* We -isited (hailand and Myanar and we will be -isiting other countries in @ast Asia* We will de)initely be starting an international network with global reach with likeinded Buddhist ci-il society institutions$ Buddhist scholars and Buddhist acti-ist organi8ations in these countries* With <en* Wirathu (hera we will be discussingstrategic plans )or at least a regional network )or the tie being$ )or which we need a concrete plan$1 he added*
Burning Musli -illages Musli )ailies thrown out o) their hoes (hese reports disturb specially Muslis* Ashin Wirathu$ leader o) the anti-Musli o-eent in Bura$ has been a 0notoriouschauvinist1* In its co-er story the (IM@ aga8ine described Ashin Wirathu= (he Monk behind Buras 0Buddhist (error1* 3is apartheid-like speech stirred shocked reaction on(witter$ with users calling the onk a 0neo->a8i1 inciting anti-Musli pogros in Bura* 3is 5?5 Anti Musli organi8ation$ together with the Myanar ared )orces$ killed thousands o) Musli en$ woen$ children and the aged$ burnt Musli localities and indiscriinately raped Musli woen besides looting Musli properties and belongings* (hey threw bodies o) hundreds o) Muslis killed into the Bay o) Bengal and co-ered the dead bodies with clothes usually worn by Buddhists and claied that they are the reains o) Buddhist people who becae -ictis* It is this Ashin Wirathu who the BBS is in-iting to Sri Lanka* (his is like in-iting 3itler$ Mussolini$ Ariel Sharon$ Menache Begin or Ben/ain >etanyahu* Sri Lanka is not Myanar* Myanar is a country which li-ed in isolation )or decades* It was cut away )ro the world* 3owe-er Sri Lanka has a long history o) ci-ili8ation and played a dynaic role in the (hird World a))airs and earned a nae )or it* Musli world has traditionally been )riendly with Sri Lanka* 7ur econoy is tied to any Musli countries* Alost a illion Sri Lankans are eployed in the 4ul) States and their annual reittance e+ceeds si+ billion dollars* (his brings relie) to illions o) )ailies* In )act eployent opportunities abroad ha-e becoe the largest )oreign e+change earner to the island* Musli countries always cae to rescue Sri Lanka in ties o) crisis* Aor e+aple in the ,nited >ations sponsored ,nited >ations 3uan Rights :ouncil resolution on March "# in 4ene-a calling )or a coprehensi-e in-estigation into alleged serious -iolations and abuses o) huan rights$ coitted by both parties in Sri Lanka$ o) the &" countries -oted against )i-e were Musli countries* (his included Dakistan$ Saudi Arabia$ ,nited Arab @irates$ Algeria and Maldi-es *I) not )or these )i-e Musli countries Sri Lanka would ha-e got only se-en -otes* Aour o) the countries abstained were Musli and no Musli country -oted )or the resolution in the '#-eber ,>3R: in 4ene-a* Eo the Sinhalese e+treists who ha-e unleashed a destructi-e capaign against Muslis understand the seriousness o) their anti Musli adness! ,nder the circustance do we need to /eopardi8e these )riendly relations )or the sake o) )ew hundreds o) e+treists who suspected as .ionist 2ewish ercenaries help ipleent .ionist global anti Musli capaign here in the island*! ,nder such circustance is it wise )or Sri Lanka to allow these e+treists to hi/ack the country and hobnob with ass urderers o) Myanar Muslis* 7n the other hand Muslis worldwide are care)ully watching the ongoing anti Musli capaign in Sri Lanka* (hey were also aware o) the carnage against Musli in Aluthgaa$ Eharga (own and Beruwala in 2une this year under the watch)ul eyes o) police and Special (ask Aorces* We are not li-ing in the pre colonial era* We are part o) the world and the world is not part o) Sri Lanka as these e+treists think* (he price the country will be ade to pay )or the ongoing attacks on the islands Musli counity will be unpredictable* Posted by Thavam