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III. Bavinck Diaries: The Tamil Intelligentsia for the LTTE
Michael Roberts, also see https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/bavinck-diaries-iii-the-tamil-intelligentsia-for-the-ltte/where there will be comments. NOTE: highlighting in RED and other colours is my imposition to draw readers to highly significant opinions and/or information. Continuing with my presentation of “Motifs” from within his diaries, this collection is … Continue reading →
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II–Ben Bavinck’s Personal Stance: Extracts from his Diaries
Needless to say these selections are interpretative acts, my choices. I was tempted to impose a further dimension of selectivity by highlighting some phrases or segments, but have decided against that step. Readers can form their own evaluations – noting … Continue reading →
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Lavish Five-Star Picture of Sri Lanka as Travel Destination in traveller.com
Lee Tulloch, 8 January 2016 in http://www.traveller.com.au/sri-lanka-island-paradise-reborn-glx7uf It may not be a case of ‘bye bye backpacker’ – they will still come for the beaches and inexpensive lifestyle – but this island nation now offers some of the finest small … Continue reading →
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Targeting Lanka by Playing Ball with Tamil Extremism: 2008-14
Michael Roberts, courtesy of Groundviews, where the title is slightly different. The original essay was presented at the 9th International Convention of Asian Scholars held in Adelaide from 5-9th July 2015 and was therefore designed as a 15-minute presentation. Hyperlinks, … Continue reading →
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The War in Sri Lanka and Post-War Propaganda
Michael Roberts, courtesy of Groundviews where it appeared on 7th Nov. 2014. This Memorandum was sent to Geneva on 14th November and again later and its receipt was acknowledged. The reproduction here contains additional hyperlinks – that is … Continue reading →
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Truth Journalism? Marie Colvin hoist on her own Petard
Michael Roberts, courtesy of Colombo Telegraph where the title is “Marie Colvin as a Mouthpiece of the LTTE” and where you will find all manner of comments. Also note the hyperlnks within this article HERE.in thuppahi. Having come across Tammita-Delgoda’s … Continue reading →
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Roadblocks in the Path of Reconciliation in Lanka: Ideological Cancers within the Sinhala Universe
Michael Roberts, courtesy of Groundviews, where the title is a variation on that utilized here Way back in the 1970s the manner in which Anagārika Dharmapāla conflated the concepts of “Ceylonese” and “Sinhalese” in one of his public exhortations (Guruge … Continue reading →
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Think GLOBAL, act LOCAL — Al-Shabab and the protean spread of Islamic radicalism
Greg Sheridan, in The Weekend Australian, 28 September 2013 AL-QA’IDA is back. Terror is on the march, geographically, organisationally and ideologically, winning a place in the hearts of tens of thousands of young Muslim men. The Arab Spring is dead. … Continue reading →
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Rasalingam decimates Jehan Perera’s sterile PC position on the role of the military in the north today
Sebastian Rasalingam of Toronto, courtesy of the Island, 10 November 2011, where a different title prevailed: “Army ‘Kadaigals’ in the North – Bane or Boon?” ** I read Jehan Perera’s take on “Economic and political costs of over extending military role”. … Continue reading →
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Blackmail during the Endgame in Eelam War IV
Michael Roberts,13 April 2012 … courtesy Eurasia Review, where you will find blog comments. Also see Colombo Telegraph for a different set of comments. The essay here has some embellishments and refinements. Blackmailing Sri Lanka, 2009 The long and episodic … Continue reading →
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