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January 8, 2026 · 11:45 pm

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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May 8, 2025 · 7:26 pm

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.

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April 22, 2026 · 12:27 pm

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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March 14, 2023 · 5:32 pm

Resisting the British Imperial Forces: Tales Today in Uva Wellassa

Chandani Kirinde, in Sunday Times, March 2023. where the title runs thus: “Pride and tears of Uva Wellassa” 200 years after what is considered one of the bloodiest chapters in the history of colonial rule here, Chandani Kirinde visits the … Continue reading →

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March 10, 2026 · 7:34 pm

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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May 3, 2023 · 10:40 pm

The Tale of the Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka, 1987–1990  

Compiled by Gp Capt Kumar Kirinde, SLAF [retd] …. from ………… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Peace_Keeping_Force and Google Images Introduction The Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) was the Indian military contingent performing a peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka between 1987 and 1990. It was … Continue reading →

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June 13, 2025 · 8:15 pm

For Greta Thunberg’s Rights: Asia Forum Protest

Asia Progress Forum Statement on the Illegal Detention of Humanitarian Activists by Israel The Asia Progress Forum strongly condemns the unlawful interception and detention of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, French Member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan, and ten … Continue reading →

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March 18, 2023 · 4:35 am

Sri Lankan Armed Forces vs the Tamil Tigers: The Last Phase

Serge De Silva Ranasinghe, in The Diplomat, 20 May 2010,*** where the title runs thus “Reflections on the Tigers” A year after the LTTE’s defeat, evidence shows criticism of Sri Lanka’s army is misplaced, says Sergei DeSilva-Ranasinghe. Tamil civilians reach … Continue reading →

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June 5, 2023 · 12:09 am

How the Kandyan Sinhalese Forces Kept the European Powers at Bay for Two Centuries

PK Balachandran, whose original article in the Daily Mirror of 26 November 2021, is entitled “Kandyan armies which kept Europeans at bay for two centuries” The Kandyan army also had local Malays and Kaffirs (Africans) and also Indians like Malabars, … Continue reading →

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February 16, 2023 · 7:14 pm

Saviour Heli-Service: Vital Air Force Link during Eelam Wars

An Item in  http://www.airforcemonthly.com, April 2011, retrieved by a Military Aviation enthusiast friend of Michael Roberts ….  

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