Editorial - The Island
Following our revelation of some sections of the Moon Panel report we are inundated with e-mails from various people including journalists from around the world. They are making all sorts of inquiries, the prominent being what Sri Lankans' reaction to the document will be. We keep telling them that since we have published the most sensitive parts of the report, there will be no surprises left for the people even if the UNSG releases his stale document as promised. Sri Lankans have demonstrated their remarkable resilience vis-à-vis terrorist attacks for over two and a half decades without being provoked and they will face the latest 'terrorist offensive' on the diplomat front in a similar manner.
One of our columnists argued the other day that the UNSG had timed the handing over of a copy of his panel report to Sri Lanka for the eve of the traditional New Year––when the country is usually laid back and Colombo virtually deserted with people disporting themselves in festivities––so that there would be no aggressive reaction. We think the UN worthies hostile to Sri Lanka and their NGO allies also sought to derive some perverse pleasure by taking the gloss off the New Year celebrations by submitting the report on April 12. But, much to their disappointment, the people did not give two hoots about the news of the report.
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