MI6’s Dirty War in Russia 

Observer in a Black Sea Town 

Dr. GIibert Doctorow reveals how MI6—that secret service made popular by some clown called James Bond—have blood on their hands, as they are behind the recent assasinations of Russian Generals and military commanders, some of whom have exposed MI6’s dirty tricks in Russia, which explains why MI6 is assassinating them.

Dr Doctorow explains in detail several examples of MI6 assasinations, and what MI6 set out achieve using these dirty tricks. The recent assassination attempt on Russian General Vladimir Aleksey was very likely carried out by MI6.
Mi6 is in the business of murder.  It is their stock-and-trade occupation. 

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Unique ODI Match: Tied Twice !! … Second Super-Over Required ….

Sidharth MongaSidharth Monga  ….. “Heartbreak for Gurbaz and Afghanistan as South Africa win after double Super Over” 

Regulation time ended at 187-187; then we had 17-17 after the first Super Over; South Africa finally won the game after winning the second Super Over 23-19

South Africa 187 for 6 (Rickelton 61, de Kock 59, Omarzai 3-41, Rashid 2-28) beat Afghanistan 187 (Gurbaz 84, Ngidi 3-26) in the Super Over  …… https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-1502138/afghanistan-vs-south-africa-13th-match-group-d-1512731/match-report

South Africa survived the T20 World Cup‘s group of death by outlasting Afghanistan in a match that went into two Super Overs. They had it won when the last over of regulation time began with Afghanistan needing 13 with one wicket in hand. Kagiso Rabada, though, bowled two no-balls, but a running error allowed them to tie the match. South Africa were then done and dusted but Tristan Stubbs hit a last-ball six to force a second Super Over. This one left Afghanistan needing four sixes off four balls; Rahmanullah Gurbaz, [see Pix] who scored 84 off 42 in regulation time, hit three of them, needed just a four to take it to the third Super Over after Keshav Maharaj bowled a wide, but hit straight to point.

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Near-Fatal Plane Landing in Mogadishu

BBC News Item in  The  ISLAND, 11 February 2026, wth this headline Pilot praised after crash-landing faulty Somali passenger plane on seashore”  ………………… https://island.lk/pilot-praised-after-crash-landing-faulty-somali-passenger-plane-on-seashore/

The plane was on its way to Puntland before the pilot requested a return to Mogadishu [BBC] An airline in Somalia has praised one of its pilots after he crash-landed his passenger plane, which had suffered a technical fault, on the shoreline next to the capital’s international airport with all 55 on board surviving.

FOTO =uncooperative– the usual tale with this newspaper

Starsky Aviation said the pilot’s quick thinking was crucial in saving the 50 passengers and five crew.The crew of the aircraft, a Fokker 50, reported a problem shortly after take off from Mogadishu on Tuesday morning and requested that the plane return, Somalia’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said.

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An Imposing Photograph …. & Its Sansoni Lineages

A NOTE From David Sansoni now located in Sydney 

Miliani Henri Sansoni (1849-1907) married Alice Rosalind Aldons

They begat:

Rosalind Sylvia Sansoni

born 5 Nov 1874……

She died 6 May 1875.

Sylvester (Sylvie) Claude Aldons Sansoni (Pip’s and Dominic’s grandfather

born 20 Nov 1875 and died 25 May 1950.

Irene Sansoni

born 28 Jan 1877.

*She died 11 Dec 1877.*

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Police Assaults on Peaceful Demonstrations!!! ….. THIS is Right-Wing Australia

Caitlin Johnstone …. in a News Item sent to me by a Burgher friend in Melbourne

 

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The Roots & Channels of Socio-Political Power in Sri Lanka …. Yesterday & Today

Michael Roberts

 I came across the genealogy of the Madugalle Family quite accidentally ..…. https://thuppahis.com/2026/02/08/the-madugalle-genealogy-from-way-back/#more-96229

It should serve as a springboard for historical reflection on the socio-political currents of the 18th to mid-twentieth  century – work linked to our knowledge of (A) the British aristocracy and middle-class derived from novels as well as historical studies and (B) the data in Robert Knox’s account of his enforced ‘sojourn’ within the Kingdom of Kandy** and (C) our many-sided ‘store’ of family histories – written and oral.

A Kandyan Family ….in the making

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Syncing Souls: How the AI-Human Divide is Vanishing

Cosmic Cowboy

It is a rare celestial event when The Australian publishes something that isn’t sheer propaganda, let alone a piece worth reading. One could argue their last insightful contribution predates the invention of paper 70,000 years ago—a truly “once-in-a-Big-Bang” occurrence.

While recent articles touch on the surface, they fail to grasp that AI represents a shift in civilizational values as profound as the second-century invention of paper in China.

In Australian universities and schools, we are seeing a “wicked problem” where students use AI to bypass thinking, while lecturers use it to generate and grade assignments. This circular automation threatens to render degrees meaningless if every student receives an automated “A.”

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Kamindu Mendis Steps Up …..

Andrew Fidel Fernando  Andrew Fidel Fernando = “Versatile Kamindu hints at finding his T20 home” ... in ESPNcricinfo, 9 Feb 2026

The allrounder has long seemed a ready-made T20 cricketer and this innings may be the performance he needed. Sometimes you can be a victim of your own success and the way Kamindu Mendis lit the Test format alight, you did expect the guy to start crushing white-ball cricket no sweat as well. The component parts of an excellent T20I player have always been there. He’s had the big leg-side heaves in his game since his Under-19 days, gets after spin, and in the field he’ll rock any “hot zone”, pulling off the kinds of outfield catches out of reach to all but the greatest Sri Lanka fielders.

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Lanka’s Financial Situation NOW: No Crisis?

Item in DailyFT, 8 February 2026 …. sent to TPS by Asoka Kuruppu in Brisbane

https://www.ft.lk/top-story/CBSL-Governor-dismisses-2028-debt-phobia-ahead-of-key-ISB-investor-call/26-788094

[The Governor of the Central Bank, SL  informed the world …]

  • Says no basis for fears of another sovereign default or debt restructuring; a sentiment economists share
  • Govt. paid $ 2.5 b in external debt service in 2025
  • Reserve build-up targeted at $ 8-10 b over next two years against annual debt service of about $ 3.5 b
  • Finance Ministry to brief Bondholders on debt position and fiscal outlook on 11 February

CBSL Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe


 

Sri Lanka will not face another sovereign debt crisis and will commence repayment of its restructured external debt as scheduled, Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said, dismissing what he described as unfounded fears of a renewed default around 2028.

Speaking at an event organised by The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, the Governor rejected claims that the Government and the CBSL would be unable to meet upcoming debt service obligations, warning that such narratives risk undermining investor confidence at a sensitive juncture in Sri Lanka’s post-crisis recovery.

“I don’t see any reason even talking about any restructuring or another default. That is a completely misguided misperception. That creates unnecessary doubt among investors and countries that are willing to lend to Sri Lanka,” he said.
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Stripping Downer like an Onion

Truth is King

I have long found Alexander Downer’s intellect and integrity wanting, but his latest piece in The Australian ironically titled Let’s be honest, the rules-based order never really existed sets a new low. It is a masterclass in disingenuousness. Far from providing a fair analysis, his commentary is a shallow attempt to misrepresent the West’s role in global affairs. It serves only to reinforce his reputation as a man who prioritizes optics over truth, attempting to manufacture an image of Western integrity that simply does not exist. This is a man more interested in maintaining a false facade than in providing Australians with the truth.

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