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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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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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Sri Lankan Cricket Squads: Questions
Michael Roberts I have limited knowledge about the administrative forces upholding SL crccket today and do not even know WHO constitute the Selection Committee. From my distant post in Adelaide Australia I have watched some of the Test cricket . … Continue reading
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USA’s Assaults on South America Emulates Hitler
A Churchill Today In the recent unproved attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of Nicholas Madura, the operation carried out by US special forces involved the cold-blooded murder of a large number of Maduro’s security team—male and female soldiers, and … Continue reading
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Manifest Double Standards: Sri Lanka, West Asia, and the ICG’s Selective Moral Outrage
Lankan Reefcomber, confronting a TPS Item from the International Crisis Group: https://thuppahis.com/2026/04/21/sri-lankas-political-situation-today/#more-98556 Michael, re the ICG article you posted…. It is questionable why the International Crisis Group (ICG) prioritises war crimes within the narrow context of Sri Lanka while remaining … Continue reading
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FRONTLINE APPRAISAL: Shattering All The International Norms in the Middle-East
Vaishu Rai, in FRONTLINE, 1 March 2026 …. where the title reads “The rules they broke” … with highlights being the imprint of the Editor,Thuppahi From the UN charter to the US constitution, the strikes on Iran shatter the legal … Continue reading
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IRAQ: Its Tempestuous History in the Last Hundred Years
Group Capt Kumar Kirinde Iraq remained a part of the Ottoman Empire until the end of World War I, after which Mandatory Iraq was established in 1921 and made a colony of the British Empire. It gained independence as the Kingdom of Iraq in 1932. Following a coup d’état, the country became a republic in 1958.
Impasse: Uneasy Peace in the IRAN Arena
Desert Wanderer, with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi I have just read that Trump has postponed his plan to destroy the entire Persian civilization for two weeks. He is using this “threat of annihilation” as leverage to force Iran … Continue reading
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USA’s Imperialism Here-There-Everywhere Alarms the World
Observer from the Black Sea On 3 January 2026, the U.S. launched a military operation (“Operation Southern Spear”) in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, by U.S. special forces (Delta Force). They … Continue reading
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Police Plans –To Cope with Potential Conflict Beyond the Cricket Field at the Pakistan-UIndia Cricket Match
“Attending India Vs Pakistan game : Notice from Sri Lanka Police” ….. 15 February 2026 at 9:25 AM A comprehensive security plan has been formulated for the 2026 T-20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan. All essential arrangements concerning … Continue reading
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