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November 7, 2025 · 6:22 pm

US Establishment in NY Under Threat from Underclass Forces

Mayura Botejue Aristocrats in fear as “Muslim Immigrant Communist” leads proletariat revolution in New York City.  Zohran Mamdani will be the new Mayor of New York City. He promised to take on the billionaires and better the lives of working-class … Continue reading →

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January 8, 2026 · 11:57 pm

Murder & Mayhem by US Special Forces in Venezuela … Protests Resulting

That Observer ina Black Sea Town Venezuelan social movements and political parties held a massive rally in Caracas on 4 January to reject the US military attacks against the country, and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro. The Sunday march … Continue reading →

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January 18, 2026 · 8:10 pm

Sanderatne’s Tour de Force on Development Strategies for Sri Lanka

Dr Minna Thaheer, in The Sunday Times, January 2026 Tour de Force Yhe idea of discussing a book by an economist acknowledged as a masterly scholar and practitioner by his peers is quite unnerving for a non-economist. Hearing Dr Nimal … Continue reading →

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May 19, 2025 · 6:17 pm

No Guts: Lanka’s Armed Forces Gutted by Gutless Governments

Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, 19 May 2025, where the title runs thus: “Accountability issues: Successive govts. failed armed forces: Shavendra” …. with the  further byline title : “US, UK sanctions effectively prevented me from travelling to other countries as … Continue reading →

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April 23, 2026 · 7:31 pm

A Review of the Book ‘Forces and Strands in Sri Lanka’s Cricket History’

Binoda K. Mishra, … reviewing the booklet Forces and Strands in Sri Lanka’s Cricket History, by Michael Roberts, Colombo, Social Scientists’ Association, 2006, 64 pp., 21 photographs, bibliography, Rs. 300 (paperback), ISBN 9559102826 ++ Cricket brought to Sri Lanka the … Continue reading →

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June 28, 2024 · 9:07 pm

A World Coalition of Pro-Israeli Right-Wing Forces?

A Sri Lankan American Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli praised a speech given by France’s far-right National Rally president, Jordan Bardella, in which he declared a two-state solution ‘obsolete’ Israel’s Diaspora Minister praises Spain’s far-right Vox for ‘aligning with Israel’ Israeli … Continue reading →

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May 25, 2024 · 7:54 pm

Pictorial: The Force of the Wind in Sri Lanka

Nisal Baduge in the Daily Mirror, 24 May 2024, in Item entitled  “Wild Dance of Nature” Gusty winds sweep through Colombo, bringing both chaos and joy. Amidst the flurry of leaves and scattered debris, some find exhilaration in the tempest, … Continue reading →

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June 10, 2024 · 8:45 pm

Us/Them Semantics in Sinhalese Confrontations with Other Forces Over Time

Michael Roberts presenting the Synopsis of an Article published after a refereeing process in the journal NATIONALISM and ETHNIC POLITICS  Vol 9/3 Summer 2003, pp. 75-102 The collective identity of Sinhala-speakers over four centuries dating from the 1590s is analyzed … Continue reading →

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December 11, 2023 · 1:45 pm

Operation Eagle Claw: USA Special Forces’ Failure in Iran in 1980

Gp Capt Kumar Kirinde, [SLAF retd] as compiler presenting US special forces operation for the rescue of hostages at the US Embassy in Iran in 1980 that ended in a failure  …. Sources:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Eagle_Claw and Google Images  Introduction:  Operation Eagle … Continue reading →

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April 12, 2026 · 5:55 pm

Yemen’s Leverage in the Red Sea

Desert Wanderer By threatening to block the Bab al-Mandab Strait, Yemeni forces have successfully pressured Gulf nations into staying out of the wider war against Iran. This tactical leverage likely explains why these nations did not respond militarily to recent … Continue reading →

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