sarath fonseka was under 'siege' and 'house arrest' at a luxury hotel
you see, he did not make violent threats against his opponents to be carried out immediately after victory. if he mistakenly did, that was mere rhetoric. of course.
also his supporters had not booked lots of rooms for 400 ex military personnel on election night. so you see government placing very polite military around the hotel for security is an 'overreaction' instead of a prudent security measure. fonseka and his friends were not planning on anything. oh yes.
it was a very typical 'siege'
his friends could go in and out freely, except for a standard issue security check. lot of other ppl including tourists got on with their business, entertainment, and relaxation, at the same hotel at the same time. very definition of a 'siege' huh? very 'brave' of him to endure this.
he was under 'hotel' ... sorry 'house arrest' but he had total freedom of movement as military spokesman was saying from morning of 27th. sf 'bravely' said he did not want to go bc he fears assassination. no, not by security around the hotel, but by some unknown entity. as everyone knows, sf is so totally not given to making melodramatic statements. so this assassination threat and arrest must be true. totally!
sri lankans were inundated with sms texts to that effect. and much more. online sri lankans even got blog posts and twitter updates, plenty of them, from some of sf's/unp's /peacenik's/terrorist's loyal online propagandists. it must be true then.
finally, and this will bring complete conviction, he proved the truth of his words by leaving the hotel and going to his house totally unharmed and unbothered just hours after his press conferences where he uttered those 'brave' and 'noble' words!
oh i forgot to mention he freely scheduled, canceled, scheduled again, and finally held, press conferences for groups of reporters during the whole time he was 'under siege'. he also spoke to some individual reporters in private in person.
for a few who totally did not want to dramatize the whole thing and appear privileged, he spoke 'on the phone' even though they could easily have visited him if both wanted; 'election loser house arrested and under siege, tense situation, troops around, but great reporter i am, i interviewed him on the phone!' editors were told afterward, and news copy written to imply same. others merely omitted the 'on the phone' part.
meanwhile, rest of the country was celebrating or accepting with graceful resignation their candidates' massive victory or defeat announced by election commissioner in proper manner after a mostly peaceful election.
of course all that was not interesting compared to the 150% genuine 'siege' and 'house arrest'. as far as (esp western) reporters were concerned. you don't get your name to top of news websites, front page of newspapars, or perhaps 30sec on tv, by covering ppl eating kiribath in joy. you get that by writing words like 'seige' and 'house arrest'. same reason why they decided not to carry (spoil sport) government's denial of any 'siege' or 'house arrest'.
that is how 'totally unbiased' and 'totally non racist' western reporters covering sri lanka should behave;
to be continued ...
btw stormcrow has written an excellent and serious post about after election shenanigans.
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you see, he did not make violent threats against his opponents to be carried out immediately after victory. if he mistakenly did, that was mere rhetoric. of course.
also his supporters had not booked lots of rooms for 400 ex military personnel on election night. so you see government placing very polite military around the hotel for security is an 'overreaction' instead of a prudent security measure. fonseka and his friends were not planning on anything. oh yes.
it was a very typical 'siege'
his friends could go in and out freely, except for a standard issue security check. lot of other ppl including tourists got on with their business, entertainment, and relaxation, at the same hotel at the same time. very definition of a 'siege' huh? very 'brave' of him to endure this.
he was under 'hotel' ... sorry 'house arrest' but he had total freedom of movement as military spokesman was saying from morning of 27th. sf 'bravely' said he did not want to go bc he fears assassination. no, not by security around the hotel, but by some unknown entity. as everyone knows, sf is so totally not given to making melodramatic statements. so this assassination threat and arrest must be true. totally!
sri lankans were inundated with sms texts to that effect. and much more. online sri lankans even got blog posts and twitter updates, plenty of them, from some of sf's/unp's /peacenik's/terrorist's loyal online propagandists. it must be true then.
finally, and this will bring complete conviction, he proved the truth of his words by leaving the hotel and going to his house totally unharmed and unbothered just hours after his press conferences where he uttered those 'brave' and 'noble' words!
oh i forgot to mention he freely scheduled, canceled, scheduled again, and finally held, press conferences for groups of reporters during the whole time he was 'under siege'. he also spoke to some individual reporters in private in person.
for a few who totally did not want to dramatize the whole thing and appear privileged, he spoke 'on the phone' even though they could easily have visited him if both wanted; 'election loser house arrested and under siege, tense situation, troops around, but great reporter i am, i interviewed him on the phone!' editors were told afterward, and news copy written to imply same. others merely omitted the 'on the phone' part.
meanwhile, rest of the country was celebrating or accepting with graceful resignation their candidates' massive victory or defeat announced by election commissioner in proper manner after a mostly peaceful election.
of course all that was not interesting compared to the 150% genuine 'siege' and 'house arrest'. as far as (esp western) reporters were concerned. you don't get your name to top of news websites, front page of newspapars, or perhaps 30sec on tv, by covering ppl eating kiribath in joy. you get that by writing words like 'seige' and 'house arrest'. same reason why they decided not to carry (spoil sport) government's denial of any 'siege' or 'house arrest'.
that is how 'totally unbiased' and 'totally non racist' western reporters covering sri lanka should behave;
ignore the millions of votes and legitimate authority, believe words of one man in a hotel.that was a great victory for freedom of expression ! no doubt!
to be continued ...
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note:btw stormcrow has written an excellent and serious post about after election shenanigans.
update after tinker777's comment below
among the 'totally true' sms sent by sf's/unp's /peacenik's/terrorist's propagandists was this. allegedly from sarath foneska's daughter, long tweeted here by terrorist parrot sanjana hattotuwa. who, as you can see added words 'unconfirmed' but still went on spreading it for the sake of 'brave' and 'besieged' fonseka family. not to mention sirasa empty of surrounding soldiers. will do anything for the 'cause' is sanjana's motto.
among the 'totally true' sms sent by sf's/unp's /peacenik's/terrorist's propagandists was this. allegedly from sarath foneska's daughter, long tweeted here by terrorist parrot sanjana hattotuwa. who, as you can see added words 'unconfirmed' but still went on spreading it for the sake of 'brave' and 'besieged' fonseka family. not to mention sirasa empty of surrounding soldiers. will do anything for the 'cause' is sanjana's motto.
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