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The Goals of the Axis Powers during World War Two

Kumar Kirinde & his Studious Aides in the RAFOA Dear RAFOA member, I am sure as a military officer, you are knowledgeable or have been exposed to the subject of WWII under military studies, especially if a staff college graduate. … Continue reading

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Selective Slants on “Victims” in the Western World’s Scenarios: Bondi & Beyond

Mohamed Harees, in Colombo Telegraph , 18 December 2025,  “What Bondi Beach Massacre Reveals About “Good Victims” & “Good Heroes” Lukman Harees Bondi Beach: horror and heroism: The recent Bondi Beach massacre in Sydney, Australia was a horrible terrorist act, … Continue reading

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Israeli Tourists and Investments in Arugam Bay Area Under Threat

ITEM in THE GUARDIAN, 29 October 2024 with this headlin The golden sands of Sri Lanka’s Arugam Bay are usually carefree, a place for tourists to surf the famous break and relax on the beach. But last week, the slow … Continue reading

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Kyle Joustra’s Genealogical Treasure Trove on Ceylonese & Sri Lankans

Michael Roberts KYLE JOUSTRA lives in Melbourne  and has assiduously pursued his accumulation  of data on Sri Lankan lineages for  decades. I sought information  from him  when subject to a vicious personal attack recently. It strikes me that few Sri … Continue reading

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IRAN Now: A Crescendo of ‘Expert’ Opinions…..

ATLANTIC COUNCIL …https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/experts-react-the-us-and-israel-just-unleashed-a-major-attack-on-iran-whats-next/ He went big. On Saturday morning, US and Israeli forces unleashed Operation Epic Fury, what US President Donald Trump called “a massive and ongoing” campaign against Iran. He called on the Iranian people to overthrow the regime … Continue reading

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Protecting One’s Computer

Chandre Dharma-wardana in Canada** Best system is to NOT use Windows operating system, and instead switch to Linux, and then use any commercial anti-virus and protection software. More details: Linux is inherently more secure: Linux distributions have a more robust … Continue reading

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Recalling Karen Roberts’s Novel “JULY”

A GIFT of a book from Dr. Hilali Noordeen of Britain and Galle led from one event to another: the “another” being the felicitation that he provided to authoress Karen Roberts in the course of the Galle Literary Festival in … Continue reading

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The World Today: On the Brink of Armageddon

That Observer at World’s End The St Petersburg Economic Forum is being held from 18-21 June 2025. On Friday, Vladimir Putin will deliver a speech which will be followed by Q &A. People from all over the world will be … Continue reading

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Bam! Bam! Scoop! Aussies Outdo England in High-Scoring ODI

Michael Roberts Though England galloped to the high score of 351 runs being asked to bat first in the Champions Trophy match at Lahore, Australia ran that target down with 15 balls to spare …. aided by a century from … Continue reading

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Assange Is Back — Gunsights on Nobel Foundation

 Wikileaks Forever WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has filed a criminal complaint against the Nobel Foundation, accusing it of misusing Nobel Peace Prize funds by awarding them to Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado, who has publicly called on the US … Continue reading

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