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Political
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UNP rolls like a barrel |
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By Our Political Editor |
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Another year gets completed today, with Sri Lanka no closer to being home and dry from the ravages of a separatist struggle that was launched 30 years ago with the Vaddukottai Resolution -- under the banner of the then minority Tamil political leadership comprising the Tamil United Liberation Front. |
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5th
Column |
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Let us step into a year of survival rather than prosperity |
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By Rypvanwinkle |
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"Thaaththa," Bindu Udagedera asked, "what will you wish for the New Year?" |
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Situation
Report |
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Not published with this issue |
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By Iqbal Athas |
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The
Economic Analysis |
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Not published with this issue |
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By the Economist |
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Thoughts
form London |
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When you have nothing useful to say keep mum |
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By Neville de Silva |
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The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein once famously said: "Whereof one cannot speak thereon one must be silent."
Crudely put it translated into this - if you have nothing useful to say shut your mouth. |
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Issue
of the week |
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Not published with this issue |
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By Ameen Izzadeen |
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Focus
on Rights |
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A reflective essay on 'patriotism' towards the end of 2006 |
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By Kishali Pinto
Jayawardena |
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As this year draws to a close, I find myself bewildered by xenophobic sentiments that are becoming extremely strident in their articulations. |
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Lobby
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Not published with this issue |
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By Chandani Kirinde, Our
Lobby Correspondent |
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Inside
the glass house |
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Might is right: Ethiopia moves into Mogadishu; UN helpless |
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By Thalif Deen at the united nations |
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NEW YORK - When Iraqi President Saddam Hussein invaded neighbouring Kuwait — a longstanding US ally — in August 1990, the invasion of sovereign territory was rightly considered an unforgivable political sin. |
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