07-14-2004, 03:55 PM
Former LTTE Commander Karuna's defection was supported at the highest levels of the Sri Lankan government with tacit US approval, press reports quoted US geopolitical analysts as saying this week.
[size=24]"The plan is to destabilize the Tigers, bait the group into confrontation and ultimately launch an offensive aimed at destroying the fractured Tamil movement once and for all," the analysts at Strategic Forecasting (Stratfor) said quoting unnamed sources inside the Sri Lankan government.
If Karuna continued his denunciation of the LTTE leadership, it could result in a renewed round of fighting between the movement and his group - "something Colombo is not only hoping for, but also is actively trying to promote," the US analysts, were quoted by UNI as saying.
[size=24]"The plan is to destabilize the Tigers, bait the group into confrontation and ultimately launch an offensive aimed at destroying the fractured Tamil movement once and for all," the analysts at Strategic Forecasting (Stratfor) said quoting unnamed sources inside the Sri Lankan government.
If Karuna continued his denunciation of the LTTE leadership, it could result in a renewed round of fighting between the movement and his group - "something Colombo is not only hoping for, but also is actively trying to promote," the US analysts, were quoted by UNI as saying.