The 2019 Easter Sunday Bombings – A Recurrence Of The Reichstag Fire Like Ruse

The bombing that occurred on Easter Sunday in April 2019 in Sri Lanka, initially attributed to ISIS as retribution for the New Zealand Mosque attacks, killing at least 290 people and injuring hundreds, has now been called into question as a potential hoax. This author, Kagusthan Ariaratnam, challenges the official narrative within the context of Sri Lankan foreign policy. Following the election of Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the new administration in Colombo has promised to uncover the truth about the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings through a fresh investigation. Ariaratnam suggests that the Sri Lankan military and intelligence may have been the masterminds behind the attack. This author is dedicated to further investigating this incident to uncover the truth behind the bombings and to expose any efforts by the government to shield the true orchestrators.

Unfortunately, the Sri Lankan government persists in its cover-up, which is evident in a recent book by Sri Lanka’s national security advisor, Professor Rohan Gunaratna, defending the attack’s masterminds. Gunaratna’s work, “Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday Massacre: Lessons for the International Community,” published by Penguin Random House, attempts to explain religious extremism but spreads fake news, as noted by Russell Frank in the Journal of American Folklore. Even a Canadian scholar, Amarnath Amarasingam, in his publication to the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, perpetuates this fake news and misinformation.

This article delves into the complex interplay of global powers. It focuses on Sri Lanka’s geopolitical position in the Asia-Pacific region and its impact on major players such as the US, China, and India. The author, drawing from insider conversations and open-source evidence, sheds light on the injustice committed by the Sri Lankan military and political leadership during the Easter Sunday bombings. The investigation suggests a potential Chinese involvement, seeking a regime change to align Sri Lanka more closely with its interests.

The Sri Lankan military and intelligence community are being accused of misleading the international community as well as the local population into believing that ISIS was behind the Easter Sunday attack. This has caused people to think that the terrorist entity has become a global threat. However, it’s also possible that ISIS is just taking advantage of someone else’s strategic deception and black ops. To counter this propaganda, the author of this text has decided to use social media and other digital platforms to disseminate information, spread awareness, and create effective counter-narratives. As Douglas Eyman stated in his 2015 work, digital rhetoric can be used as an analytical tool and a guide for producing persuasive communication, making it an ideal medium for seeking truth in the digital information age.

This counter-narrative questions the official attribution of blame to ISIS and the National Thowheed Jamaath (NTJ). The author underscores collateral damage and raises doubts regarding whether the attack was a strategically calculated move by Sri Lankan authorities to influence public opinion, similar to a “Reichstag Fire” plot. The study advocates for a critical perspective, cautioning against relying solely on government-controlled media narratives. A documentary aired by the British television Channel 4 News reinforces the author’s conclusions, highlighting the significance of surpassing conventional interpretative frameworks.

Ariaratnam’s investigation focuses on Sri Lanka’s strategic importance in the Asia-Pacific region, analyzing its interactions with global powers such as the U.S., China, and India. His work suggests that China may have had a vested interest in a regime change to bring Sri Lanka into its geopolitical orbit. Through open-source intelligence and insider accounts, Ariaratnam raises doubts about whether ISIS, typically regarded as the main perpetrator, was simply exploited as a convenient scapegoat in a broader intelligence operation.

One of the central tenets of Ariaratnam’s critique is the manipulation of terrorism as a political tool, akin to the notorious Reichstag Fire in Germany, where state actors may have engineered or allowed violence to justify tighter control. This narrative is further supported by recent documentaries, like one aired on Channel 4, which question the Sri Lankan government’s role in the bombings and reinforce the need for scrutiny beyond state-controlled media.

Ariaratnam also highlights the digital age’s role in spreading truth, employing social media and counter-narratives to combat the government’s official version of events. Citing the work of Douglas Eyman, he emphasizes how digital rhetoric can serve as a crucial tool for deconstructing propaganda and uncovering hidden truths. This investigative approach underscores the importance of digital communication in a world where media and government often converge to obscure accountability.

The Sri Lankan government’s persistence in maintaining its narrative, mainly through figures like Rohan Gunaratna, who authored Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday Massacre: Lessons for the International Community, and Canadian scholar Amarnath Amarasingam, continues to hinder Ariaratnam’s quest for the truth. Both are accused of reinforcing disinformation that conceals the military’s involvement, further muddying the waters of international understanding.

In conclusion, this critical counter-narrative questions the official attribution of blame and explores the broader geopolitical motives and consequences of the Easter Sunday bombings. It calls for ongoing scrutiny of state-sponsored narratives in the global fight against terrorism, where misinformation often leads to misunderstanding and misallocation of blame.

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