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On the Brink of World War III?
Fair Dinkum …. with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi As this war escalates, it’s only a matter of time before these US warships are sunk. They are sitting ducks in the Red Sea. The US is not in a … Continue reading →
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President Jolani is An American Handmaiden
Matt Gable, with title and highlighting being the work of The Editor, Thuppahi The glorious and wonderful head-chopping Al Qaeda ISIS playboy of the West, President Jolani has returned to the USA to meet with his good friend President Trump … Continue reading →
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Former Military Officers in Political Party Campaigns in Sri Lanka
Shamindra Ferdinando, in The Island, 28 February 2024 where the title runs thus: “National Elections: Ex-military Factor”… with highighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi With the presidential election scheduled for later this year, political parties represented in Parliament have stepped … Continue reading →
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USA’s “Global War on Terror” Following 9/11
Compiled by Gp Capt Kumar Kirinde, SLAF [retd]: “A global counter-terrorism military campaign initiated by the U.S. in 2001” ……….. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_terror, https://www.cia.gov/legacy/museum/exhibit/on-the-front-lines-cia-in-afghanistan/, ChatGPT, and Google Images … [with only some photographs Introduction: …… The war on terror, officially the … Continue reading →
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Tilvin Silva in Q and A – Sri Lanka’s Issues Today
Kelum Bandara in the Daily Mirror, 29 November 2024 Tilvin Silva, the General Secretary of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), the core base of National People’s Power (NPP), shares his views on the government’s way forward and responds to social media … Continue reading →
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Gross Ignorance displayed by USA’s Parliamentarians
Daya Gamage, whose chosen title runs thus: “US lawmakers ignorance of civilian casualties in Lanka’s war on terrorism” Declaring that the government of Sri Lanka, while combating ‘Tamil Organizations’ which were fighting for a Tamil Homeland in the North-East, committed … Continue reading →
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ODI Trophy Commandeered by South Australia
Report in ESPNcricinfo, 1 March 2025, …. South Australia 268 for 7 (Nielsen 68, Lehmann 67, Scott 54*, Siddle 3-40, Sutherland 3-67) beat Victoria 204 (Sutherland 50, Thornton 4-27, McAndrew 3-47) by 64 runs Nathan McSweeney‘s game-changing cameo with the ball helped South … Continue reading →
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The Flawed Foundations of the West’s War Programme in the Ukraine
“Uatu” — A Nostradamus Today When war for profit meets war for strategic defense! “Precision beats mass” and “one shot, one kill” vs precision, mass and industrial scale warfare. The U.S. military industrial complex is profit oriented; they manufacture what … Continue reading →
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Gananath’s Manifold Reach: Many Voices in Vale
IT is a testament to Gananath’s openness and skills that personnel from so many walks of life have stepped up to record his influence on their thinking and lives. May he dwell comfortably in his after-life. ….. Michael Roberts A … Continue reading →
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Gross & Oversimplfied Propaganda Lines in the Australian Press Today
X … with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi In the Western world, we are taught to believe there are two worlds – a good world and a bad world. There is no in-between. The West is always on the … Continue reading →
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