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September 19, 2023 · 1:16 am

Articles on the Easter Sunday Attacks in 2019 presented within TPS in May 2019

Michael Roberts I have recently presented the list of items placed in this site during April 2019 immediately after the shocking events and now commence  to  present the itmes that appeared in May 2019. I can hardly claim to have … Continue reading →

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March 2, 2026 · 2:08 am

Only When the Fog of War lifts in West Asia will the Outcome be Clear

Desert Wanderer With regard to the war in West Asia, the US and Israel are inflicting significant damage on Iran, having dropped over 1,500 bombs.  But wait 7 more days.  By then, things may well turn around in Iran’s favour. … Continue reading →

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March 1, 2026 · 2:11 am

Madmen’s War in the Middle East

Desert Wanderer The war has expanded.  The US is in the war, which means Iran is striking  US sites in Arab countries, including Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain,  UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, as well as many cities across Israel. The whole region … Continue reading →

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May 10, 2025 · 9:46 pm

Pahalgam Atrocity: Brink of Indo-Pak War?

Lakshman Gunasekara, in the Sunday Observer, 4 May 2025 where the title is more temperate: “South Asia tense as India sanctions Pakistan over Kashmir attack” … with highlighting emphasis imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi ** A bloody attack on an … Continue reading →

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February 26, 2023 · 1:24 pm

Understanding the Kamikaze Attacks in World War Two

Kostas Sapardanis, at http://sapardanis.org/2016/05/20/kamikaze-who-they-were-why-they-died/       on 20 May 2016, where the title runs thus “Kamikaze – Who they were, why they died” … item sent to me by retd Brig Hiran Halangode  “Every time one country gets something, another soon … Continue reading →

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August 12, 2022 · 9:14 pm

Chinese Counter Cartoon-Attack

….. responding to pro-Western cartoons of the type reproduced in Thuppahi yesterday: entitled “Political Jabs: Cartoos by Johnnes Leak in THE AUSTRALIAN,” ………. https://thuppahis.com/2022/08/12/64807/#more-64807

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October 18, 2025 · 8:20 pm

Sri Lankan Police as An Israeli Arm of Law….!!

Tisaranee Gunasekara, in HIMAL, 8 October 2025, under this  title “The growing dangers of Sri Lanka’s Israel nexus”  Pro-Israel groups and Buddhist extremists are expanding Israeli influence in Sri Lanka, stoking anti-Muslim sentiment as the government maintains ambivalence around Palestine … Continue reading →

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January 8, 2026 · 11:57 pm

Murder & Mayhem by US Special Forces in Venezuela … Protests Resulting

That Observer ina Black Sea Town Venezuelan social movements and political parties held a massive rally in Caracas on 4 January to reject the US military attacks against the country, and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro. The Sunday march … Continue reading →

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March 6, 2026 · 10:26 am

Severe Economic Impact on Sri Lanka from the War in Middle East

Observer in a Black Sea Town Absorb the information within this site, https://www.rt.com/news/633879-sri-lankan-economy-at-great/ Harin Fernando,  former foreign minister, explains how the war in West Asia will impact on Sri Lanka’s economy, with shipping insurance increasing, cost of living will increase, … Continue reading →

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September 5, 2025 · 7:15 pm

A Cricketer Who Survived ……..

From FACEBOOK Entry by Lankan Lions,  Sept 2025 He made a brilliant century, which set up Zimbabwe’s first ever Test win when they beat Pakistan in 1995. Two years later, scoring 203 against New Zealand, he became the youngest Zimbabwean … Continue reading →

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