. . . in the most spectacular and breathtaking way so this politician who so unforgivably dropped the ball can appear effective.
Sri Lanka’s President Vows a Search of Every Home, as Violence Erupts Again
Sri Lanka will conduct a house-to-house search of the entire country to root out terrorists in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday bombings, the president said on Friday, even as fresh violence and a massive hunt for people linked to the attack continued to shake the country.
Seeking to deflect blame for the government’s failure to act on warnings that suicide bombings were imminent, President Maithripala Sirisena said that officials had not told him of the threat, and vowed a “total reorganization” of Sri Lanka’s security apparatus.
“Every household in the country will be checked,” Mr. Sirisena said in a meeting at his official residence with the heads of Sri Lankan media organizations, according to a statement released by his office.
“The lists of permanent residents of every house will be established to ensure no unknown persons could live anywhere.”
Time for someone to tell him if he does all that "the terrorists will have won"?
The Times' writer goes on,
In a nation of 21 million people — about the same population as Florida — that would require an enormous effort.
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