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Political
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Abortive coup against free media |
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By Our Political Editor |
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 There were firecrackers in parts of the country as news came, from the LTTE 'capital' of Kilinochchi that their political wing chief S.P. Tamilselvan had died in an aerial attack by the Sri Lanka Air Force.
The Government itself, correctly, remained muted, except for some remarks attributed to Defence Secretary Lt. Col (Ret.) Gotabhaya Rajapaksa..... |
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5th
Column |
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They are a different herd-White Elephants and not Green! |
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By Rypvanwinkle |
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"Thaaththa," Bindu Udagedera asked, "what is all this fuss about ..... |
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Situation
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SLAF regains its image with powerful strike |
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By Iqbal Athas |
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 Near crack of dawn Friday, a Kfir and a MiG-27, both ground attack aircraft, took to the skies from the Sri Lanka Air Force base at Katunayake. For nearly 15 minutes, they maintained an altitude of some 15,000 feet.
As their target neared, they dropped altitude. At some 1,000 feet, they dived and dropped their lethal cargo of bombs. |
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The
Economic Analysis |
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The rising cost of war: A heavy burden for the future |
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By the Economist |
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 The LTTE attack on the Anuradhapura air base would no doubt add to the escalating war expenditure. The opposition claim of the losses may be an exaggeration. On the other hand, the government’s claim that it is not much of a damage is a factual inexactitude. At present, at best, one could only guess what these damages would really cost. What the government states as the cost of the damage is likely..... |
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Thoughts
from London |
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Mankind’s plunge to
disaster- myth or reality? |
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By Neville de Silva |
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 If the rich western nations persist with their present lifestyle the world’s current population will need three planets to live in. Sadly, we have only one planet and how we live in that will determine not only the future of human kind but the plant and animal life on which we depend ......
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Issue
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Not issued with this week issue |
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By Ameen Izzadeen |
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Focus
on Rights |
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Smiling Tigers, corruption and national security |
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By Kishali Pinto
Jayawardena |
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Those of us with uncomfortably long memories may recall that the varied censorship regulations imposed by governments of both the United National Party and the Peoples Alliance in Sri Lanka's recent history possessed certain common elements. First, they were all phrased in unreasonably broad terms. Secondly, the thinly disguised excuse given for their enactment, almost without exception, was "irresponsible" media coverage of the war. |
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Lobby |
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Not issued with this week issue |
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By Chandani Kirinde, Our
Lobby Correspondent |
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Inside
the glass house |
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Diplomatic reovlt: Why US State Dept. officials resist..... |
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By Thalif Deen at the united nations |
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 When career diplomats resist mandatory postings overseas fearing for their lives, then you know your country's foreign policy is in deep trouble.
For most American diplomats, a challenging assignment these days is to serve in Iraq, where hatred towards the US runs sky high. |
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Telescope |
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Why psy-ops and censorship cannot survive in IT age |
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By J.S. Tissainayagam |
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 This week saw the government imposing a ban to "print, publish, distribute or transmit" material pertaining to proposed military operations or arms procurements, and the "deployment of troops or personnel." But as suddenly as it was imposed so was the ban withdrawn. |
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