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As Solid as Imposing. Senaratne’s History of the Armoured Corps
Michael Roberts, reviewing Sri Lanka Armoured Corps. Sixty Years of History, 1955-2015 by Dr. Jagath Senaratne Sri Lanka Armoured Corps. Sixty Years of History, 1955-2015 prepared meticulously by Jagath Senaratne (Colombo, 2015) is a substantial volume of 346 pages which will … Continue reading →
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Disquiet remains between Sinhalese and Tamils in the North
Frances Bulathsinghala, in The WEEK, 10 July 2016, where the title is “War over, conflict on” Sitting next to a small poultry farm that she maintains in a garden in her house in northern Killinocchi, Rajini talks about the death … Continue reading →
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Comments on the Brussels Terror Attacks from India’s Position
Monish Gulati, courtesy of CLAWS and Eurasia Review, 2 April 2016, … from http://www.eurasiareview.com/02042016-brussels-terror-attacks-a-grim-reminder-on-preparedness-analysis/, where the title is “Brussels Terror Attacks: A Grim Reminder On Preparedness – Analysis” Three Explosions, with two likely caused by suicide bombers, rocked the Brussels’ … Continue reading →
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Tennis in Sri Lanka: Halcyon Days, 1915–1990
Lam Seneviratne, compiler of a booklet published by the Sri Lanka Tennis Association, 45 Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha, Colombo (Rajagiriya, New Lanka Printers, June 1990 … with blocks by Two P. Graphic Reproduction Services, Dehiwela). The compiling of this book to mark … Continue reading →
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Moving to War: Critical Events that hardened Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Resolve in 2006
Michael Roberts, courtesy of Colombo Telegraph, 27 September 2016, where the title is “From Hesitant Compromise to Resolve: Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2006” The carnage caused by the LTTE’s claymore mine attack on a civilian bus at Kebithigollewa was a major factor in … Continue reading →
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Reuters in Word and Image: Depicting the Penetration of the LTTE’s Last Redoubt, 19-22 April 2009
Michael Roberts On the night of Sunday, the 19th April, the SL Army’s special forces crossed the waters of Nandikadal Lagoon and “blasted through a massive earthen wall built by the LTTE” (Hull & Sirilal 2009a) at a point near … Continue reading →
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The Critical Significance of Pictorial and Cartographic in Deciphering Eelam War IV: Extract from A Letter sent to the OISL Team in Geneva
Michael Roberts ….. This segment is part of an eight page survey sent to Sandra Beidas and her team in Geneva in November 2014. It addresses a problem we all face and a potential deficiency in the LLRC and Paranagama surveys: … Continue reading →
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A Starry Guide to Ribbon Urban Development in South-Western Lanka
Rohan Gunasekera, 1 October 2015, from http://www.economynext.com/New_urban_agglomeration_emerging_in_southern_Sri_Lanka-3-3136.html, where the title is “New urban agglomeration emerging in southern Sri Lanka” NIGHT-TIME LIGHTS Satellite image of night-time lights showing how urbanisation has spread (Source-World Bank) ECONOMY NEXT – Sri Lankan cities are … Continue reading →
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Saving Talaivar Pirapāharan
Michael Roberts, courtesy of the Colombo Telegraph, at https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/attempts-to-rescue-pirapaharan-et-al-in-2009/ — where the title is “Attempts To Rescue Pirapāharan et al in 2009″ ONE: Saving Private Ryan[1] Stephen Spielberg’s blockbuster film “Saving Private Ryan” was a fictional … Continue reading →
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Encompassing Empowerment in Ritual, War and Assassination
Michael Roberts, courtesy of Berghahn Press and Social Analysis and Doug Farrer, the Editor of the Special Volume on “War Magic“, Social Analysis, 2014, vol 58/1…….. see http://berghahn.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/berghahn/socan/2014/00000058/00000001;jsessionid=brf7pbpqi52o9.Victoria….. Note that the article has a sub-title: “Tantric Principles in Tamil Tiger Instrumentalities.” … Continue reading →
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