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October 31, 2023 · 8:37 pm

Remembering Percy Abeysekera: Lanka’s Cricketing Flagbearer

Michael Roberts

 Percy Abeysekera has passed away recently …. carrying the Sri Lankan flag and reams of cricketing memories with him to an abode in the skies:  memories that encompassed at least 70-72 years of cricketing cheer. Yes, that long a span. To me, Percy was first and foremost, an Aloysian. When I joined the St. Aloysius cheering squad as a 14-to-16 year old at the Galle Esplanade during our cricketing matches against Richmond, Mahinda and other schools, Percy was one of our cheerleaders. So, his patriotism and his crazy cricketing virtuosity was nurtured in Galle …. at our school.

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October 28, 2023 · 8:15 pm

For Lanka: The Profound Interventions of Pauline & Dick Hensman

Rohini Hensman, in a commemorative essay about her politically committed parents in the SSA journal POLITY in 2023 where the title runs “A Hundred Years of Pauline And C. R. (Dick) Hensman”

The birth anniversaries of Pauline Hensman (née Swan) and Dick Hensman occurred over the course of the past year [ …]. This attempt to provide an overview of their life and times will inevitably suffer from gaps, since neither they nor most of their contemporaries are alive. It will, therefore, have to draw on the imperfect memories of their children and younger friends, who would have to rely on hearsay for the parts of their lives from which they were absent. Nevertheless, the main events and themes of their lives emerge quite clearly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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October 17, 2023 · 2:17 am

Naledi Pandor in Severe Critique of Israel & the West

Naledi Pandor,….., speaking at 

VISIT the site AfrikaNowAfrika T …. and listen to her in  this VIDEO-CAST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC_lfJMaWn0

NOTE the title: “She Spoke With No Fear! African Politician Slams Israel & The West”

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October 4, 2023 · 10:33 pm

A Combative Interview with Deustche Welt faced by President Ranil Wickremasinghe

Deutsche Welt  ……  Oct 3, 2023 #ranilwickremesinghe #exclusiveinterview #SriLanka

“We take a closer look at Sri Lanka, with a special DW interview with President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The country has faced crisis after crisis, both political and economic, and there is no clarity on how the government and the people can recover and get back on their feet. DW’s Martin Gak questions the Sri Lankan president about the crises the country faces.”

…….  https://www.youtube.com/user/deutsche..

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September 7, 2023 · 1:16 pm

Pissu Percy is Not RIP …. Hodi Heleyi Heleyiaaaahhhh

Michael Roberts                      

The burgeoning news in August that Percy Abeysekera had passed away — news that spread faster than Percy’s sprints around the boundary during his younger days — is FALSE. Percy is merely in hospital.

As an Aloysian who is a tad younger than Percy, let me note that as a 14-year old I was part of the cheering squad marshalled by Percy and Royle Barthelot when the Aloysian cricket team faced opponents at the Galle Esplanade.

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July 16, 2023 · 3:05 pm

The World’s Propaganda War Today: Take Keating Seriously

An Observer in A Black Sea Town

The opinion writers for The Australian newspaper, like Peter Jennings, who adopt anti-Chinese, anti Russian, and pro American positions, do not critically analyse the subjects they write on. There is no critical analysis in their writings. Their purpose in writing is to propagate official Australian-American perspectives to educate/propagandize ordinary Australians into being good little Australian citizens, very nationalistic and pro-American. At present, their role is to demonize China and Russia as the bad guys, America and the West as the good guys, so that if war comes, Australians will go along with it.
Keating …. a lesson for Jennings ….

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May 10, 2023 · 10:15 am

Aussie Reporters Shooting at the Moon

A Canary Club Reader  .… with highlighting emphasis inserted by The Editor, Thuppahi

Does Peter Hartcher understand anything? …..

Here, he begins by stating:  “In the time it takes to read this article, two more Russian soldiers will be killed”, without providing a shred of evidence to substantiate his claim. Based on leaked US military documents in April this year, the reality is that in the time it takes to read this article, 14 Ukrainian soldiers would have been killed. You’d have to read the article many times before a Russian is killed.

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April 27, 2023 · 4:21 pm

A Partisan Australian-Voice: China as Spectre

A Canary Club Reader

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This Australian is obviously a subscriber to Australian media outlets such as Sky News, The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Herald Sun – an avid reader of the ideological nonsense written by people like Andrew Bolt, Peter Jennings, John Lee, Gerald Henderson, Paul Dibbs, Paul Kelly, Greg Sheridan, to name a few. (I need not list them all here because their names are well known).

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March 30, 2023 · 1:14 pm

Guns Blazing! Obama on the American Warpath

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Obama has been in Sydney and Melbourne this week wearing his dark cool shades, dazzling his many female followers, and giving speeches which earned him a couple of million dollars just enough to pay for breakfast at Tiffany’s. He was in Melbourne yesterday, picking up another million, while dazzling his audience with his analysis of the world. Yep, you got it. It was one of those “China is the bad boy – the US is the good boy” speeches.
 A NOTE from Thuppahi:
The highlightonh emphasis is my ntervntion …nad let me note that “X” resides in the ANZAC world of Australia-New Zealand and therefore has to secure (hopefully) his security.

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March 16, 2023 · 12:26 pm

Cartooned! Western Leaders Skewered by Cartoon!

 

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