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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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Elections in Britain: Readings from The Fringes
A: From Tea Plantation Country in Sri Lanka, 7 July 2024 One third the votes for two thirds the seats The change was long on the cards but gosh with such a low vote base ?
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The Death of the US Rules Based Order
Observer in A Black Sea Resort In a stunning moment of candour, Canada’s Prime Minister, Mark Carney, shreds the facade of the ‘US Rules-Based Order’, confessing it was a ‘living lie’ where the strong break rules with impunity and enforcement is fatally … Continue reading →
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Farewell, Commander Somasiri Devendra … RIP
Admiral Ravindra C. Wijegunaratne, in The Island, June 2025 Farewell Mr. Devendra! Thank you for everything and for shaping the researcher in me. LCdr (Rtd) Somasiri Devendra (1933-2025) passed away on 19th June 2025 having fulfilled a long and illustrious … Continue reading →
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Western Imperial Dominance: Aggressive Intervention from Kosovo then to Kienen Island now
Mr X … with the title as well as highlights being imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi In the West, a narrative has been built up that China is an “aggressor” – an important word in international law because if Country … Continue reading →
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In Honour of a Dinky-Die War Correspondent, Muralidhar Reddy
Michael Roberts Because my sister Estelle’s birthday fell in early May, I visited Sri Lanka from late April 2009 to circa July 2009 when the Sri Lankan armed forces were on the verge of overcoming the LTTE and its Eelam … Continue reading →
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Nova Peris: What’s in Her Name?
Michael Roberts In step with David Sansoni’s email questioning Victor Melder has categorically challenged my speculative suggestion that NOVA PERIS may possibly have had a grandparent who was a Sri Lankan pearler/trader/seaman in the north-western reaches of Australia . VICTOR: … Continue reading →
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The WEST: In Engagement in Two Contrasting Wars
Lakshman Gunasekara. in Daily News, 30 April 2024, where the chosen title is “Russia advances as NATO stingy wit Ukraine aid” …. with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Ukrainians are realising with horror that their Western “allies” are de-prioritising … Continue reading →
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