Michael Roberts, …… courtesy of Groundviews where the essay carried a different title. In presenting the article here I have embellished it with images, maps. It also has a few more hyperlinks. Amidst the obfuscations and cumulus clouds of propaganda … Continue reading →
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Michael Roberts 1 Paper presented at Crises and Opportunities: Past, Present and Future. Proceedings of the 18th Biennial Conference of the ASAA, 5 – 8 July 2010, held at the University of Adelaide, Australia – see http://www.adelaide.edu.au/asaa2010/reviewed_papers/ Essays on the … Continue reading →
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Malinda Seneviratne, Daily News, 20 May 2011 Long years ago I was associated with an organization called ‘The National Movement Against Terrorism’ (NMAT). This was at a time when those who called for a military offensive to rid the country … Continue reading →
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