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The Cricketing Universe of Sri Lanka: A Short History written in 2007
Michael Roberts, providing a reprint of “Landmarks and Threads in the Cricketing Universe of Sri Lanka,” Sport in Society, January 2007, vol. 10 (1): 120-42…. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17430430600989209 Cricket developed in British Ceylon [1] as a pastime indulged in by the British ruling … Continue reading →
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HRW in Syria and Sri Lanka: Moral Fervour generating Political Blindness and Partisanship
Michael Roberts, courtesy of Colombo Telegraph where the title is different and reads as “The Political Bankruptcy of the Western Human Rights Lobby: Their Stance in Syria & Sri Lanka in Juxtaposition.” I anticipate lively blog-comments therein –with the usual … Continue reading →
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Reading “Road to Nandikadal” –- Lalin Fernando
Retd Major-General Lalin Fernando, in The Island and Asian Tribune … with emphasis ivia highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi “Great Commanders have mostly been dull writers. Rommel was a born writer as well as a born fighter. The impact … Continue reading →
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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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