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Leopards and Wildcats in Lanka endangered?
An international summit on Asian wildcats begins tomorrow in Mount Lavinia as local concerns rise over the number of leopards – Sri Lanka’s most charismatic wild cat – killed in the span of a few weeks, some through reckless driving. … Continue reading →
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Achtung! Achtung! The Drones are coming!
Vegas Tenold, 18 February 2018 courtesy of http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-untold-casualties-of-the-drone-war-20160218?page=2 where the title is “The Untold Casualties of the Drone War” Early one evening in November, Brandon Bryant, a former Air Force officer and perhaps the world’s most famous drone program whistleblower, … Continue reading →
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Righteous Blindness. In Cricket and In War
Michael Roberts, courtesy of Colombo Telegraph, 18 February 2016, where the title is “Secular Fundamentalism in One-Eyed Overkill“ Because of such incidents as the Charlie Hebdo killings in January 2015 and the recent assaults in Paris in November 2015 those … Continue reading →
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The Realities of Eelam War IV
Michael Roberts, courtesy of the essay in Colombo Telegraph entitled “Down–to-Earth: The Hard Truths of Eelam War IV, ” which , alas, does not contain the vital hyperlinks. Nor does it contain the illustrative maps and images that are a vital … Continue reading →
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Nanda Godage castigates the Abuse of Diplomatic Passports in Recent Past
K. Godage, courtesy of the Daily News, … http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=features/scandalous-abuse-diplomatic-passports There has been a shocking and absolutely scandalous abuse of this privilege by the last government, surely persons such as then Secretary to the President at least should have known better; … Continue reading →
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Reflections on Ondaatje’s WOOLF IN CEYLON
Gamini Seneviratne, reviewing Christopher Ondaatje: Woolf in Ceylon. An Imperial Journey in the Shadow of Leonard Woolf-1904-1911 (2006) This book runs to over 300 pages – room enough for Christopher Ondaatje to touch on virtually every aspect of Leonard Woolf’s life and … Continue reading →
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Dire Warnings: From Syria to Iraq to Afghanistan
Greg Sheridan, in The Weekend Australian, 21 June 2012, where the title is “Danger lies in tribal loyalties” SO President Barack Obama will send 300 US military advisers into Iraq after all. Is this the start of something bigger, as … Continue reading →
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Christopher Ondaatje’s journeys with Woolf in contemporary Ceylon
Gamini Seneviratne reviewing Christopher Ondaatje: Woolf in Ceylon … taken from The Island, 17 May 2006 This book runs to over 300 pages–room enough for Christopher Ondaatje to touch on virtually every aspect of Leonard Woolf’s life and work. It … Continue reading →
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Countering Terrorism for USA: ‘Kill Osama, Break Cycle of Regeneration’ says Bruce Hoffman in March 2011
Hoffman’s Interview in March 2011 with Nick Rugoff and Christopher Howell, posted in The Politic on 15 March 2011 There was a measure of prescience in the emphasis brought to this discussion by Bruce Hoffman, Director of the Center for … Continue reading →
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Ilangamuwa: A Journalist’s Tale of Politics and Pressures in Lanka
Q and A with Salem News, courtesy of the latter Nilantha Ilangamuwa is an ambitious young journalist purged by the government for his conviction to uphold freedom of speech and independence of media in the island nation. He was taunted … Continue reading →
