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Samantha Power leads USA’s Threatening Squeeze on Russia

Christopher Black, in Near Eastern Outlook 3 October 2016, where the title is “NATO’s War On Russia: The Winds Howl Before the Storm” A few weeks ago I wrote, “I have been a defence lawyer most of my working life and … Continue reading

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Leonard Woolf as An Accidental Civil Servant in Ceylon

addendum:Joe Kovacs in Literary Traveller,  23 June 2005, …. http://www.literarytraveler.com/articles/leonard_woolf_ceylon/ where the title runs “The Accidental British Servant: Leonard Woolf in Ceylon” When I joined the Peace Corps and went to Sri Lanka in 1997, I took a leave of absence … Continue reading

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Sri Lankans monster their way to Success at the Australia Day Parade in Adelaide

 The Sri Lankan contingent in the annual AUSTRALIA DAY Parade in Adelaide on 26th January 2016 won the award for the “Most Creative Presentation.” This presentation and its format was organised by the newly-formed SL Association of South Australia. The … Continue reading

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The Indian Factor in Sri Lankan Politics and its Ambassador’s Bullishness

Major General (Retd.) Lalin Fernando, courtesy of the ASIAN TRIBUNE, 3 April 2016, where the title is “Lalin’s Column: Indian Gifts” … with highlighting being insertions by Thuppahi. When a bearded Indian President was searched on suspicion at an US airport and … Continue reading

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The Mysterious Background of the Monster ISIS

Ameen Izzadeen , courtesy of The Daily Mirror, 20 March 2015,  where the title reads: “ISIS: The mystery behind the monster” “… when you see them pray, you will look to them and think they are better than you; when they … Continue reading

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Belonging. Neil Prakash’s Path to Jihadist via Shahada

Paul Maley & Chip Le Grand, in The Australian, 27 August 2015, where the title is “Brotherhood put lost boy on path to jihad“ The day Australia’s most wanted terrorist became a Muslim he knew almost nothing about Islam. Neil … Continue reading

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A Hardline R2P Interventionist? An American Analyst’s Assessment of Samantha Power in April 2014

Richard Gowan, 23 April 2014, courtesy of Poltico at http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/04/samantha-power-is-back-105968, where the title is “Samantha Power Is Back”  Power- en.wikipedia.org Samantha Power, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations, has two problems. One of them is the United Nations. The … Continue reading

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Full Frontal: Putin Crushes John Simpson of BBC head-on

SEE Listen, Learn … https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/1509b2cc8dd7075a?projector=1… 18 October 2015  John Simpson — Pic from http://www.dailymail.co.uk   Vladimir Putin —Pic from BBC

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Chinese Interests in the Indian Ocean–A Sober Evaluation in 2013

From The Economist, 8 June 2013, where title is “China’s growing empire of ports abroad is mainly about trade, not aggression” FROM the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls … Continue reading

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In Appreciation of Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy,1877-1947

Thiru Arumugam, courtesy of THE CEYLANKAN, May 2015, where the title is “Am I My Brother’s Keeper? The Life and Outline of Four Selected Books by Ananda  Kentish  Coomaraswamy,1877-1947” “The artist is not a special kind of person; rather each … Continue reading

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