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Iran Battered but not Beaten

Rohan Gunaratne in Substack, 23 August 2026, with the above title … Iran’s Shia crescent – its group of partners and proxies – have taken a severe beating. Nonetheless Iran, especially the IRGC, is determined to fight back. The Shift … Continue reading →

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Gunaratna’s Conservative, Pro-American Reading of Today’s Political Confrontations

Rohan Gunaratna, whose chosen title is “The New Global Wave of Terrorism” … Introduction Today, the world is influenced by the heightened threat environment in the Middle East. In the past, the global terrorism environment was largely influenced and shaped … Continue reading →

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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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Awesome & Frightening Ramifications of the Israel-Iran War

In Your Face** … with highlights added by Editor, Thuppahi SEE Tim Anderson’s Views on al-Jazeera as one step towards understaning the present hot war between Iran and Israel …. https://youtu.be/r6euXK-_qec?si=CxUeWE2e-dwJFX01 … Re Tim Anderson’s views on Al Jazeera — … Continue reading →

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Aussie News Headlines on the Bondi Atrocity

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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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Articles on the Easter Sunday Attacks in Sri Lanka, 2019: THOSE in April 2019

VARIED…. IMMEDIATE – APRIL 2019 Nirupama Subramaniam 2019 “Nirupama’s Incisive Appraisal identifies Islamic Jihadist Patterns in Easter Sunday Terror,” 22 April 2019, ….. https://thuppahi.wordpress.com/2019/04/22/nirupamas-incisive-appraisal-identifies-islamic-jihadist-patterns-in-palm-sunday-terror/

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The LTTE Bomb Attack on the Central Bank Building in the Heart of Colombo, 31 January 1996

Michael Roberts Colombo in the 1990s was a rather different world from the city today because its heartland centred around the Fort with its venerable shops (Cargills, Millers) leading mercantile offices, three premier hotels and the huge Central Bank building … Continue reading →

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Lesser Known ‘Armwrestles’: The Baluchistan Liberation Army Within Pakistan

An Item in FRONTLINE …. Produced in India & One of the World’s Leading Journals In yet another blow to Pakistan’s internal security, militants seized control of a train in the Bolan area of Balochistan on March 11. The Jaffar … Continue reading →

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“Sacrificial Devotion” as Analytic Concept: Is It Serviceable?

Michael Roberts The revisiting of the  9/11 terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in USA and other prominent sites TODAY  has prompted me to revisit a WEBSITE entitled “SACRIFICIAL DEVOTION” which was set up with aid from Jacob Copeman and … Continue reading →

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