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Month: October 2009

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Economy, Foreign Relations, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

The Rise of an American Empire? An analysis of political, military, economic and ideological variables

The above quote refers to former President Bush’s rather premature assertion that the conflict in Iraq had been concluded as of May 1st 2003 after only two months of combat. The reality…

Felix Baden-Powell Felix Baden-Powell on 10/07/200910/07/2009
Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

The arson attack on Ranga Bandara’s house and office: Democracy under attack in Sri Lanka

The second burning of an opposition politician’s house took place within the last 48 hours (Sunday evening). However, the incident is being treated trivially by the government as well as society. A…

Basil Fernando Basil Fernando on 10/06/2009
Disaster Management, IDPs and Refugees, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Vavuniya

IDPs: Detainees and Escapees

“Nearly 20,000 escape from IDP centres was the headline of an English language broadsheet yesterday.  The strap line read –“Most believed to be LTTE cadres”.  The article quotes the SSP for Kandy…

on 10/02/200910/01/2009
Colombo, Politics and Governance

Defending repression and denying repression are very different

Dayan during President Premadasa’s time defended Stalinist repression in an article published in the Daily News. To defend repression and to deny the existence of repression are two different things. There may…

Basil Fernando Basil Fernando on 10/01/2009

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