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Sirisena and Ranil birched — Admiral Kumaresan, Lt Col Anil Amarasekera and DIG HMGBM Kotakadeniya
ONE = Retd Air Vice Marshal Arun Kumaresan: “Easter Sunday bombing: Questions to Minister of Defence, Law and Order: Cost of manipulating higher defence management – National Security Council” in Daily FT, 24 April 2019, http://www.ft.lk/opinion/Easter-Sunday-bombing–Questions-to-Minister-of-Defence–Law-and-Order/14-676888 It was a sad … Continue reading →
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Ludicrous Verdicts in Powerful Quarters Still Asserted TODAY: Death Toll in Eelam War IV Magnified Manifold
Michael Roberts, Courtesy of Colombo Telegraph, 2 December 2019, where the title is “Excess! Tamil Death Toll Magnified In The Course Of British Interventions In The Sri Lankan Presidential Election” “just as in Kosovo if enough civilians died … the … Continue reading →
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An Incisive Note in Demolition of the R2P Programme of the Western Mighty
Gerald H. Peiris … A Memo prresented this December 2019 on the basis of articles on R2P presented initially in 2007. There is no difficulty about accessing the considerable volume of writings available on the R2P ‘Principle’/’Norm’.
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Facing the Chinese Dragon Today: Paul Keating’s Errors
Paul Monk in The Weekend Australian,23 November 2019 with this title “Keating rides roughshod over reality of China’s aims” …. with highlighting emphasis by The Editor, Thuppahi At The Australian Strategic Forum in Sydney on Monday, the keynote was struck … Continue reading →
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To Your Face: UN and UNHRC challenged by Shenali Waduge
Shenali Waduge, in LankaWeb, 31 December 2019 and at SPUR Victoria, 17 March 2019 where the title reads thus = “Questions for UNSG & UN Human Rights Council regarding Sri Lanka” 1. UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon commissioned 3 members … Continue reading →
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Lakshman Kadirgamar’s Legacy
H.M.G.S. Palihakkara, in Sunday Times, 11 August 2019, where the title is “Lakshman Kadirgamar: The Legacy of an Icon” Fourteen years ago this month, a suspected LTTE assassin snuffed out the life of Sri Lanka’s best known and widely admired … Continue reading →
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The Presidency Stakes: Assessing Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Rajeewa Jayaweera, in Sunday Island, 18 August 2019, where the title reads “The Gotabaya Rajapaksa quandary” On August 11, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) or Pohottuwa held its inaugural convention at the Sugathadasa Stadium. Former President and current Leader of … Continue reading →
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Sinhala Buddhist Storm Clouds in the Present Presidential Race
ACL Ameer Ali, in Colombo Telegraph, 25 October 2019, … and Financial Times, 26 October 2019, with this title, “Political Buddhism, Presidential Race & Minorities” Although the origins of political Buddhism in Sri Lanka goes back to the 19thcentury, it … Continue reading →
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Sharpening Politico-Religious Divisions in Sri Lanka
Dear Rohan, Your thoughtful note has provoked this set of comments — comments that range far and wide. I will. of course, welcome your reactions and hope that others will chip in with both comments and data. Michael One: Note … Continue reading →
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Waleed Aly’s Violent Misreadings of the Sri Lankan Scenario on DISPLAY
Waleed Aly, in The Age, 25 April 2019, entitled “The Sri Lankan attacks are uniquely senseless” Every terrorist attack in which innocent people are killed is devastatingly tragic. Every one of them is heinous. But what we’ve seen in Sri Lanka … Continue reading →
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