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Facing A Tsunami & A Civil War
Dennis M. McGilvray, in an article pubd in 2006 in the India Review, vol. 5, nos. 3–4, July/October, 2006, pp. 372–393 Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC …. ISSN 1473-6489 print; 1557-3036 online DOI:10.1080/14736480600939132 … one bearing this title: … Continue reading →
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For Muralidhar Reddy: Thoughts on Eelam War IV in late 2009
ONE: Preamble by Michael Roberts I was in Colombo from mid-April 2009 to early June and observed the local coverage of Eelam War IV at its bitter end. I was invited by Muralidhar Reddy[i] to write articles for Frontline on aspects of the … Continue reading →
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Serbia, Rio Tinto, Novak Djokovic and Australia’s Rancid Hypocrisy
Fair Dinkum Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić has announced her country is expelling Rio Tinto as it pulls out of the Jadar lithium project, costing Australia $3.6 billion. Brnabić told reporters: “All decisions (linked to the lithium project) and all … Continue reading →
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The Agony and Ecstasy of A Pogrom: Southern Lanka, July 1983
Michael Roberts … reproducing an article that appeared initially in a collection of my essays in 1994 under the title above in EXPLORING CONFRONTATION, Readng, Harwood Academic Publishers, 1994, pp. 317-27. It was subsequently reproduced in Nethra, vol. 6, 199-213. … Continue reading →
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Beating COVID …. Sequential Multi-Drug Treatment
A Medical Friend in Lanka: “In response to Dr Justin Labrooy’s email about Ivermectin usage: I totally agree that people should not self-medicate. It can be very dangerous.” Dr Peter McCullough MD, testified to the Texas Senate HHS Committee. … Continue reading →
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Big Power Manoeuvres in and around Sri Lanka: The Bandarage Essay
Mr C .… an orignal piece for Thuppahi** … with highlighting being the work of The Editor, Thuppahi I found Asoka Bandarage’s essay was okay, but it suffers from a few argumentative flaws I will discuss in this article. The writer … Continue reading →
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Understanding China’s Foreign Manoeuvres: Western Misconceptions
Mr C[1] I found the essay by Asoka Bandarage[2] as okay, but it suffers from a few argumentative flaws I will discuss in this article. The writer Bandarage has made many claims. Some of these I agree with. Her main … Continue reading →
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Fascist Strands in Australian Anti-Vac Campaigns?
Julia in Sydney… in MEMORANDUM to Michael Roberts, ONE: ….. Hi Michael, I have some very strong views about the anti-vaxxer ‘freedom’ movements that are going on.” I think they are mostly comprised of people who are 1. afraid of the … Continue reading →
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Protected Government Killers: The Trincomalee Shootings of 2 January 2006
Rajan Hoole and Kopalasingam Sritharan, in Colombo Telegraph, 27 July 2022, …. where the title runs thus “Impunity in times of uncertainty – Part IV: Kapila Jayasekera: Killer-in-chief in both ACF and Five Students Cases” As we have previously pointed out, one … Continue reading →
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The Political Philosophy driving a Dangerous Programme against Covid-19
Isabel Frey: “Herd Immunity’ is Epidemiological Neoliberalism,” article in Economic Sociology ….. https://economicsociology.org/2020/04/24/herd-immunity-is-epidemiological-neoliberalism/ While most European countries are imposing lockdowns to stop the spread of the coronavirus, a few countries are opting for a different strategy: herd immunity. Instead of testing … Continue reading →
