It is a simple lesson and one that the LTTE just lacks the grey matter to comprehend. It is also something that the LTTE's pals in the South, masters of the interpretive word though they are, prefer not to learn. We have a ceasefire where the bullets have not got stopped somewhere between the brute minds of the LTTE and their preferred targets. So since it is all about semantics, perhaps the government should consider declaring a ceasefire of their own. After some time, I predict, the joke will wear thin.
War is a serious matter.
The least we can do is to coat tragedy with humour.