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Failure of the politics of the pseudo-Gandhians of Jaffna
Part I
H. L. D. MahindapalaCapturing the moral high ground in politics is a necessary tactic to pose as superior and legitimate combatants who are blessed with the righteous power to exterminate the immoral enemies in the battlefield. The …
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Who needs political NGOs? What have they achieved?
Our political pundits, black-coated coconut-crackos at Hulftsdorp, NGOs, academics, media commentators and frustrated politicos hanging around in the opposition benches for decades, waiting to overthrow elected governments, have been announcing the death of Lady Democracy in Sri Lanka so many …
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The letter that New York Times refused to publish
Noam Chomsky, the left-wing critic of America, pointed out that the Western media falls in line with the foreign policy of the US State Department. Even the prestigious New York Times is no exception. For instance, Atul Keshap, Deputy Assistant …
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INDIAN WINDS OF CHANGE blowing softly across SAARC
By H. L. D. Mahindapala
(Courtesy of Daily News)
After the UNHRC passed resolution A/HRC/25/1 in March 2014, insisting on a UN investigation confined ONLY to the last five months of the 33-year-old war – a bizarre time-frame to evaluate …
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Educating Ms. Sison – the school ma’am with a cane
(Courtesy for Daily News)
The Traitors of Sri Lanka
The egg-shaped face of the American Ambassadress, Michele J. Sison, does not mean that she is an egg-head. A closer look will reveal that her elongated oval face resembles more of …
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US, EU refuse to cooperate with UNHRC on human rights
H. L. D. Mahindapala
America was defeated at the UNHRC on a key human rights issue. American reaction was instantaneous : it hit back refusing to cooperate with UNHRC’s follow-up action on human rights abuses by transnational corporations (TNCs).
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OPINION: U.S. Blames Victims of its own Failed Foreign Policies
By H.L.D. Mahindapala Reprint |
MELBOURNE, Jun 30 2014 (IPS) – The events unraveling in the Middle East have proved that the vaunted “Arab Spring” has turned into a searing summer of wildfires exploding unpredictably in diverse Islamic fronts without …
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NPC’s Governing Council admits it lied to the public
H. L. D. Mahindapala
In response to my article Jehan (Pacha) Perera has done it again” the Governing Council of the National Peace Council (NPC) has rushed to defend their Executive Director with the following paragraph:
We also take issue …
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NGO of Pacha Perera…….HLD fires back
NPC’s Governing Council admits it lied to the public
Posted on May 20th, 2014
H. L. D. Mahindapala
In response to my article Jehan (Pacha) Perera has done it again” the Governing Council of the National Peace Council (NPC) has …
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Tamil-wing of Catholics aid and abet Tamil extremism – Part I
H. L. D. Mahindapala
Of the many contradictions, misinterpretations, distortions and perversions in the political culture of the north the role of religion, in all its dimensions, is the least explored and understood. In contrast, Buddhism has been explored almost …
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LTTE Terrorists Attack of the Month
January 25th 1998 LTTE terrorist attack on the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy.
Numbers Game
13th Amendment
