Iqbal Athas

The specter of war, at least until the 19th of April, seems to have gone away. Until then, the cease-fire read more

The specter of war, at least until the 19th of April, seems to have gone away. Until then, the cease-fire is bound to hold. But while smiling at each other, both sides will continue making preparations for war.

This is not posturing. This is a very clear indication that Geneva is becoming very doubtful. The bottom line is read more

This is not posturing. This is a very clear indication that Geneva is becoming very doubtful. The bottom line is that they are showing that they are strong and that they can take on the military.

We are slipping back into a war situation. If the attacks go on, there will come a time when the read more

We are slipping back into a war situation. If the attacks go on, there will come a time when the army has to retaliate.

At some point the army is going to react and then the LTTE will retaliate. They have set in motion read more

At some point the army is going to react and then the LTTE will retaliate. They have set in motion a process. At some point the bubble is bound to burst and then we do not know what will happen.