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September 7, 2024 · 9:18 pm

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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December 4, 2022 · 12:46 pm

The Hypocrisy of Democracy

Fair Dinkum, in an EMAIL COMMENT which Thuppahi has presented to the world with his okay … with highlighting added  Here the UK’s 800 millionaire PM Rishi Sunak declares that the UK police have his full support to clamp down … Continue reading →

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April 7, 2023 · 2:18 am

Mayhem in France as Macron courts China

X in Serial Reportage …. with the highlighting being the imposition of THe eDitor Thuppahi A: Macron is seen here with Xi in Beijing yesterday to inspect Chinese troops.  It doesn’t seem to have registered in the West that Europe … Continue reading →

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August 12, 2024 · 3:43 pm

Polyandry, Hierarchy & Rumours Today in a ‘Traditional’ Kandyan Sinhala Village

Jayantha Perera, whose chosen title is “ekagei kaema (polyandry) – a way of life in the Kandyan highlands”  … in The Island, 11 August 2024  Hingula is a small bazaar 60 miles from Colombo on the Colombo-Kandy Road. A narrow, tarred … Continue reading →

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September 16, 2024 · 8:36 pm

A Muslim Militia in the East of Sri Lanka Sponsored by the State

Rajan Hoole, being Chapter 3 of his book “Sri Lanka”s Easter Tragedy: When the Deep State Gets Out of Its Depth” A State-sponsored Muslim Militia in the East Mohamed Zahran Cassim, whose fate made headlines in Wahabi terror, was born … Continue reading →

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June 21, 2024 · 8:07 pm

Brinkmanship at the Heights! Nuclear War Looming!

LISTEN TO SERBIAN PRESIDENT SPEAKING …. https://x.com/Anatolia_Today/status/1802467510886797508 Aleksandar Vučić believes we are just a few months away from a big #war between #West and #Russia: “We are now approaching a big disaster… Who is ready to lose 1, 2, 5 … Continue reading →

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May 29, 2025 · 1:44 am

Resisting Racist Oppression: Measures Symbolic & Minute ….. Yet Meaningful

Channa Wickremasekera in Facebook, … [where items disappear into the depths] … with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi A close friend recently sent me the link to Louis Theroux’s documentary ‘The Settlers’. He was moved by it, he said. … Continue reading →

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December 22, 2023 · 4:24 pm

The Renewal of Fighting over Palestine on 7th October: How Come?

Camel Rider, responding to a general inquiry raised by Thuppahi in his Email Circuit With regard to the mystery of why Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, I think the reason goes like this. The issue of a Palestinian state … Continue reading →

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April 9, 2022 · 9:14 pm

Kota Uda in Renewable Energy in Sri Lanka: How Come!

Sugath Kulatunga …presenting a NOTE in Facebook early in April 2022 The Daily Mirror of today produces a report of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) [presented] in the third week of March that detailed everything that went … Continue reading →

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January 7, 2023 · 10:46 pm

The Potency Borne by Pictures

Michael Roberts This little presentation is a DEDICATION. It illustrates the potency and power of friends in producing an academic booklet in 2011. As it happens, the booklet bears the title Potency, Power & People in Groups and was financed … Continue reading →

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