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World War Clouds in IRAN … says Jeffrey Sachs

A NOTE from A Sri Lankan Migrant in USA, 29 December 2024 conveying the digital refrence for an You-Tube Talk =  “Jeffrey Sachs: The Inevitable War With Iran” …………… https://youtu.be/Ks0l_Zpt1xA?si=XXHCdi13NXhDjLmD You may recall the “Project for the New America Century” … Continue reading

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Besieged by ‘Requests” — Sri Lanka Amidst Iranian War Ramifications

An Item sent to TPS by Darini Rajasingham Senanayake, ** …entitled Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ ….. e-Con e-News 22-28 March 2026  ‘The [USA] wanted to bring 2 warplanes armed with 8 antiship missiles from a base … Continue reading

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Facing Polarized Extremism in Sri Lanka in 1973 in Simpleton Mode

Professor Chandre Dharmawardena, writing now from Canada, Early September 2026, in an essay entitled  “How the 1973 Ceylon-Studies meeting held in Colombo totally missed the bus” … with the highlighting below in BLUE being the work of Michael Roberts [who … 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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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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Finn Smashes & Smothers South Africa via Six-Hitting Spree

Deivarayan Muthu Flying Finn launches NZ into the final with record ton South Africa were knocked out by the pairing of Henry-Ravindra with ball and Allen-Seifert with bat Du Plessis: Finn Allen combines strength and smarts in his batting New … 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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Sri Lanka’s Cricket Squad for ODI Series at Home vs England

Item in THE ISLAND, 21 January 2026, entitled “Dushmantha Chameera, Dhananjaya de Silva return for England ODIs” Charith Asalanka, who was sacked as Sri Lanka captain for the upcoming T20 World Cup, will resume leadership duties in the upcoming ODI … Continue reading

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England Slam-Dunk Sri Lanka in Third ODI

Andrew  Fidel Fernando  in ESPNcricinfo, 27 January 2026, where  the headlines run thus “Harry Brook blasts England to 2-1 series victory …..Joe Root ton bolsters team-mate’s quickfire effort as Pavan Rathnayake’s century goes in vain Andrew Fidel Fernando England 357 for … Continue reading

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USA’s Imperialism Here-There-Everywhere Alarms the World

Observer from the Black Sea On 3 January 2026, the U.S. launched a military operation (“Operation Southern Spear”) in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, by U.S. special forces (Delta Force). They … Continue reading

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