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Immaculate Follies: The Contradictions within Wars of Humanitarian Intervention
George Friedman, in STRATfor Worldview, 5 April 2011, where the title is “Immaculate Intervention: Wars of Humanitarianism,” …. Note that the highlighting and break-up into paragraphs are the work of The Editor, Thuppahi There are wars in pursuit of interest. … Continue reading
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Mattala Airport in China’s Game-Plan
Brook Larmer, courtesy of New York Times Magazine , 13 September 2017, where the title reads “What the World’s Emptiest International Airport Says About China’s Influence” The four-lane highway leading out of the Sri Lankan town of Hambantota gets so little … Continue reading
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Ignorant Oversimplifications in the Theresa May-Obama Characterization of ISIS
Damian Whitworth, in The Times and The Australian, 17 January 2017, with the title in the latter being “The Man who knows Islamic State’s Mindset” … with highlighing being additions by the Editor, Thuppahi British Prime Minister Theresa May once … Continue reading
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Factories that moved out of Britain — Clue to Brexit Vote?
Exiting the EU: Why Brits did it!! …. Author unknown … believed to be from Spectator If you are wondering why many in Great Britain voted OUT here are some examples from a Brit friend: · Cadbury moved factory to Poland 2011 with EU … Continue reading
John Rogers to speak on National History in a Transnational World
“National History in a Transnational World? Conceptualizing the History of Sri Lanka” = A public lecture by Dr. John D. Rogers, United States Director, American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies….. Organized by the Postgraduate Institute of English and the Department of Social Studies, … Continue reading
WikiLeaks reveals that US embassy in Sri Lanka was ill-informed
Philip Fernando ** The WikiLeaks that Dr. Michael Roberts crisply detailed in his Blog confirms that the US embassy in Colombo looked woefully uninformed during the last phase of Eelam War IV. The US ambassadors and their cohorts knew only … Continue reading
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