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Mohan Munasinghe secures a Noble Prize …. Congrats Man
ITEM in Facebook, 16 May 2025 Nobel Prize Winner #SriLankan Prof. Mohan Munasinghe is one of the most eminent gentlemen in the world and World-Class Sri Lankans will attempt to tell you a little bit about this humble Sri Lankan. … Continue reading →
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The Tsunami’s Impact on Infrastruture in Sri Lanka
Prof. Amarasiri de Silva, in The Island, 26 December 2024 where the title reads thus “A 20-year reflection on housing struggles of Tsunami survivors” … with a sub-title that reads “Revisiting Field Research in Amparai“ The aftermath of the 2004 … Continue reading →
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Presidential Election Outcome in Sri Lanka: Reactions From Individual Lankan Friends
A: From An Ex-Army Officer in USA, 26 Sept 2024 Quite an achievement for AKD! In the 2019 presidential election, the JVP vote plus ‘also ran’ others was less than 6%. SEE ……………………………………………… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election I think it is a good … Continue reading →
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Eric Clapton’s Discerning Appraisal of Russia and China within World Politics Today
Observer in a Black Sea Resort Wonderful to see the great Eric Clapton, now aged 79, talking about Russia, Gaza, Roger Waters and being anti-Western, while giving concerts each night at the Royal Albert Hall. https://youtu.be/keBw11UZfEs?si=0vOhd6q1eGKTb2Y6
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Epitome of British Perfidy: Piers Morgan Laid Bare
Camel Rider ** Listen//See https://youtu.be/aelzcw0Q3QE?si=GyB80oZknUfG71Fk When you see the level of stupidity, arrogance and incompetence, as part of a massive disinformation campaign coming from the British mainstream media today (as illustrated in this interview by Piers Morgan) we can have … Continue reading →
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May Day Worldwide? The Energy Crisis in Australia Today
Editorial in THE AGE, 17 June 2022, …. https://www.theage.com.au/national/energy-crisis-should-hasten-push-into-renewables-20220617-p5auk5.html If anything good has come out of this week’s energy crisis it is the realisation that our electricity market is no longer fit for purpose – that after years of inaction we have … Continue reading →
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Totalizing “Control Rooms” in Every Western State …. Skewing ‘Democracy’
Observer in a Black Sea Port At 6:02 Judge Napolitano asks Crooke “Is a wider war in the Middle East inevitable?” ….. Crooke answers this question and then explains why. He articulates the change that has taken place in Western … Continue reading →
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Age-old Themes Imbricated within the Palestine-Israel Conflict
Simon Sebag Montefiore, in The TIMES, 6 September 2024, where the title reads: “A conflict built on centuries of myth-making” … with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi ** ‘Forever wars’ do not exist but bringing peace to the Holy … Continue reading →
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Islamic Jihadists Assault on Moscow Concert Hall
Andrew Roth and Pjotr Sauer,in The Guardian 25 March 2024, where the title reads thus: “Four suspects in Moscow concert hall terror attack appear in court Footage of gunmen reinforces Islamic State’s claim to have masterminded worst terror attack on Russia in two … Continue reading →
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Revelations: USA’s Powermongering in the Middle-East Exposed
LISTEN to these Tirades on YOU-TUBE from Two American Spokesmen A = https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cWlY75gm0wU ..….. General Wesley Clark lashes out B = https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mnqcqDokCw8 .…… Richard Woolf insists that Israel is a form of settler colonialism ///////////// /////////
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