Sri Lanka: General Sareth Fonseka, the Army chief who planned and executed the destruction of the Tamil Tigers, was freed from jail on Monday, after spending two years in jail for corruption and for engaging in politics while still on active duty.
Comment: Ironically, both President Rajapaksa and General Fonseka are national heroes among the Sinhalese for having destroyed the 25-year long insurgency by the Tamil Tiger in 2009. He barely survived a suicide assassination attempt in 2006. After his recovery he executed the methodical...











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