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Mighty USA and the Israel Lobby in This Our World
I sent Kamal Wickremasinghe’s article to several individuals who have a better grounding than myself in the complex jungle of international politics and Christopher Black has responded immediately to indicate that Wickramasinghe has muddled his emphasis by arguing that the … Continue reading →
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The Real Secret of the South China Sea
Pepe Escobar, courtesy of Defend Democracy Press, 30 July 2016, where the title is “China – the next target?” The South China Sea is and will continue to be the ultimate geopolitical flashpoint of the young 21st century – way … Continue reading →
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Religious Diversity in Colombo’s Melting Pot
Ronan O’Connell, courtesy of The West Australian where the title is “Melting pot of beliefs in Colombo” … also in Daily News = http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=2016/04/19/features/79162 In the middle of a Colombo street, four shirtless men are beating drums as a rush of people … Continue reading →
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Enjoy Sri Lanka with Romesh Ranganathan
Romesh Ranganathan, 30 Septmber 2015, courtey of http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/sep/30/asian-provocateur-romesh-ranganathan-in-sri-lanka?CMP=share_btn_tw Cockney Lanka: Romesh Ranganathan in Asian Provocateur. Photograph: Benjamin Green/BBC/Rumpus Media
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How Sri Lanka triumphed in Eelam War IV
Ashok Mehta, courtesy of transcurrents and Sri Lanka Guardian after it appeared in public courtesy of the Centre for Land Warfare Studies where the title is “Sri Lanka’s Ethnic Conflict: How Eelam War IV was Won … Note that this is is a long article … Continue reading →
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Belonging. Neil Prakash’s Path to Jihadist via Shahada
Paul Maley & Chip Le Grand, in The Australian, 27 August 2015, where the title is “Brotherhood put lost boy on path to jihad“ The day Australia’s most wanted terrorist became a Muslim he knew almost nothing about Islam. Neil … Continue reading →
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A Drama in Four Acts: Dishonest Reportage by Amnesty International and Aussie Journalists remains Unmasked
Michael Roberts, courtesy of Colombo Telegraph, https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/dishonest-reportage-by-ai-aussie-journalists-remains-unmasked-a-drama-in-two-acts/, 2 September 2015, where it is presented in Two Acts A. Thoughts on My Abject Failure On the 31st March 2011 a panel of lawyers appointed by Ban Ki-Moon submitted a review of … Continue reading →
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Ambassador Blake in Never-Never-Land: Misreading LTTE Capacity in Early 2009
Ambassador Blake in Never-Never-Land: Misreading LTTE Capacity in Early 2009 Michael Roberts ..…The initial version of this article was actually drafted in late 2014, but I let it lie because I wished to pursue my reading of the ambassadorial despatches … Continue reading →
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Explaining the World to the World
Alan Huffman reflects on the Life and Legacy of war photo journalist Tim Hetherington …… First published in Oxford Today, Volume 27 No 1. Reproduced with kind permission of the Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford. In Mohammed … Continue reading →
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Tamil Person and State: Pictorial … Images Listed
Michael Roberts Contents Acknowledgements v Preface vii List of Pictorial Items xvii Abbreviations xxxiii Prologue xxxv Visual Imagery within Political Struggles and Manoeuvres …. pp. 1-44 Photographs …. pp. 45-208 Postface: BBC Blind …. pp. 209-29 Bibliography …. pp. … Continue reading →
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