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The Gash Files IV: The War on Land
Michael Roberts, with emphasis in bold being my imposition I will be reproducing pertinent sections of Lt Col. Gash’s “Situation Reports” (or Sitrep) verbatim below in single spacing with the date of each despatch specified at the outset, while indicating … Continue reading →
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About the Portuguese Burghers and Kaffirs
Nan, in Island, 4 November 2017 where the title reads as “The Portuguese Burghers and Kaffirs” Ethnic groups are disappearing and thus the research interest on these endangered human groups, their language and culture. One such research that is on-going … Continue reading →
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London is Brewing: Tamil Tigers, Brigadier Fernando and British Double Standards
Tamils in support of Pirapaharan, the LTTE and Tamil cause TODAY Brigadier Priyanka Fernando’s Injudicious Challenge Two Essayists Lambast the British Government for their Positions on Terror, the Pro-LTTE Tamils and the Brigadier Fernando Incident ONE = Sara Dissanayake: “Anti-Terror … Continue reading →
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Captives!! Drama on the High Seas for Lankan Seamen
Manjula Fernando, in the Sunday Observer, 18 March 2018 The Sri Lankan crew of the UAE-managed oil tanker, Aris 13, now in Somalia’s commercial capital Bosaso were still uncertain of their return to Sri Lanka, despite a dramatic rescue … Continue reading →
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Facets of the Islamic Faith are Integral to Jihadism
Denis MacEoin, courtesy of The Gatestone Institute, 21 February 2018, where the title is “Does Jihad Really Have “Nothing to do with Islam”? “National Security officials are prohibited from developing a factual understanding of Islamic threat doctrines, preferring instead to … Continue reading →
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Machang. China as Sri Lanka’s Best Friend
Don Manu in Sunday Island, 18 February 2018 Even as the Chinese New Year of the Dog dawned this Friday, it is becoming crystal clear that China is fast turning out to be Lanka’s best friend.. And that … Continue reading →
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Optimism in the Rajapaksa Camp in Early 2017
SinhaRaja Tammita-Delgoda, courtesy of The Diplomat, 20 January 2017 , where the title runs thus: “Sri Lanka: The Rajapaksas Rise Again” “We’re not the same guys who used to tell you various things and then forget about it three days later… We want … Continue reading →
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The LTTE Debacle at Aanandapuram, April 2009
Michael Roberts When I interviewed General Shavendra Silva on 19th August 2017,[1] he identified three temporal turning points during the last year of the war (mid-2008 to May 2009). These were The SL Army’s capture of Pooneryn on 15th November … Continue reading →
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British House of Commons press for Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Sri Lanka, March 2018
HOUSE OF COMMONS HANSARD, 20 March 2018, 11.00 am = Motion on Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Sri Lanka Paul Scully MP (Conservative, Sutton & Cheam), Chair of UK’s All Party Parliamentary Group for Tamils called a short debate in … Continue reading →
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The Lalith Athulathmudali Assassination: Context, Rumours, Smokescreens
rVijitha Yapa, courtesy of Lanka Monthly Digest 7 June 2017 and DBS Jeyaraj ..where the original title is “The Whole Truth About Lalith Athulathmudali’s Assassination is Delved Into in Detail By Prof. Ravindra Fernando in his Book. If asked who is the single … Continue reading →
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