Chartering Our Future / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 25th September 2023
An article by Ron Nixon written to the New York Times in April 2011 highlighted the following US democracy-building campaigns played a big role in fomenting protests Key leaders of the movements were trained...
Chartering Our Future / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of West & Alliances / West/Asian Politics / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 24th September 2023
Sri Lanka’s governments always apply ‘don’t look a gifthorse in the mouth’ logic and then lands up putting the country in trouble. We seem to be euthanized to think that countries that carry...
Chartering Our Future / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Uncategorised
by Shenali Waduge · Published 21st September 2023
Was the interviewee evading accountability? Was the interviewer asking questions based on reading Commission Reports & ability to identify falsehoods & half-truths? Were the questions centred on the notions spread via social media? Can...
Chartering Our Future / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties / Role of Media / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 12th September 2023
Is truth dependent on who deems it as truth or the truth as prevalent with facts? What we see is a bunch of people throwing tantrums wanting everyone to believe what they claim...
Chartering Our Future / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties
by Shenali Waduge · Published 8th September 2023
Easter Sunday murders took place on 21 April 2019. 269 innocent people died & over 500 were left injured. Immediately following the attacks at least 6 countries came forward to assist Sri Lanka in...
Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / INGO-NGO issues / International Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE Diaspora / Political Parties / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 7th September 2023
Not only is Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith the opening batsman in the C4 documentary, he has also decided to be the night watchman having prepared a 3 page letter in English and even going the...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 2nd September 2023
In July 2022, protestors in Sri Lanka were made to believe, their protest forced the exit of the elected President. In January 2023 protestors in Brazil failed to overthrow the elected government. There are...
Chartering Our Future / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 27th August 2023
We expect entities that claim they are “independent” and “impartial” to uphold what they claim to be. Yet, the proof is in the pudding and the HRCSL press releases are a good way...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of India / Role of Media
by Shenali Waduge · Published 13th August 2023
There are some historical timelines that cannot be forgotten or erased. The year 1987 is important for numerous reasons. In May 1987 Prabakaran was cornered by Sri Lanka’s armed forces during Operation Vadamarachchi. India...
Chartering Our Future / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of India
by Shenali Waduge · Published 6th August 2023
A fake history was created & promoted by Tamil politicians who fooled Tamil youth to take up arms and resulted in 30 years of brutal bloodshed & put Sri Lanka into $200billion debt....
