International Relations of Sri Lanka

What does Goodman leave out? Ryan Goodman states "there is also prima facie evidence in the public record that he [Gotabaya] ordered the execution of political leaders and their families upon their surrender, that he directed the systematic bombing of civilian hospitals, and that he repeatedly suggested that he could target and deliberately kill innocent civilians in order to win the war against the LTTE". Goodman makes those accusations offering only one side of the account of the final phase. Goodman, then, invites the reader to be the judge. In a way it is ironic, that this is how the all critics accuse the administration of Sri Lanka and Gotabaya for those crimes. In this second article, I reply to Goodman's accusations of Gotabaya. You could access the first article here, Reply to Ryan Goodman 1 of 4 - What is this all about? . There are four articles in total. You could access the the third article here, Reply to Ryan Goodman 3 of 4 - Politics behind .  In...

What is this all about?  Ryan Goodman, a professor of Law of Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz at New York University, points out that the Sri Lankan Model of counterinsurgency and counterterrorism strategy (CC Strategy) is a real threat to the US counterinsurgency and counterterrorism strategy and US' interests.  He advices the relevant US authorities to release the details of interception of Gotabaya's phone record to US Justice Department in order to facilitate the indictment of Gotabaya in the US as a US citizen. If there has been interceptions of Gotabaya's communications there are  indeed has been illegal intersections. Goodman does not care about the fact that they are illegal.  In this series of article I will discuss the following questions: How come the Sri Lankan ( Gota') Model pose a real threat to US' model of CC Strategy/Operations? What compromise has Goodman made to the real accounts which unfolded on the ground of Wanni in the final phase of guerri...