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Book Review – Spy Tiger: The 05 File
By Bobby Fisher The memoir Spy Tiger: The 05 File by Kagusthan Ariaratnam and Michael Bramadat-Willcock is thrilling. It blends espionage, historical intrigue, and relentless action. This debut novel transports readers into a world of high-stakes intelligence. Shadowy conspiracies abound where nothing is as it seems. Danger lurks at every turn. The story follows a…
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Interview: A Former Tamil Tiger Child Soldier Charts His Path From Forced Recruitment to Healing
Pitasanna Shanmugathas | University of Windsor Faculty of Law, CA The interview was initially published by “JURIST” on September 20, 2024. Kagusthan Ariaratnam, a former child soldier turned defense analyst, speaks with JURIST about his new memoir Spy Tiger: The 05 File. The book, co-written with Michael Bramadat-Willcock, details Ariaratnam’s experiences during the Sri Lankan civil war…
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Espionage & Survival: A Book Review Of ‘Spy Tiger: The 05 File’
By Pitasanna Shanmugathas The “Colombo Telegraph” originally published this book review on September 20, 2024. The memoir Spy Tiger: The 05 File, co-written by Kagusthan Ariaratnam and Michael Bramadat-Willcock, offers an intense and eye-opening narrative of Kagusthan’s journey, initially as a forcibly recruited child soldier and later as an informant for the Indian and Sri Lankan governments,…
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Old Tactics, New Twists: Mossad Elevates ELINT Warfare as Lebanon Faces Renewed Explosions
In the past two days, Lebanon has once again been rocked by a series of explosions, shaking the fragile political and social equilibrium in the region. These incidents mark a dramatic escalation in the long-standing tension between Lebanon and Israel. As Israel declared a new phase of its ongoing conflict with Hezbollah and other regional…
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China’s Covert Support of the Houthis
Introduction After the October 7 attack in 2023 by Hamas on Israel, the Houthi rebels opened their playbook against the Israelis on 14 November 2023 when the rebel group’s leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi announced: “Our eyes are open to constantly monitor and search for any Israeli ship in the Red Sea, especially in the Bab al-Mandab,…
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Ismail Haniyeh Assassination: Escalating Tensions in Middle East
By Vishesh Singh Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination on 31st July 2024 in Tehran marks a significant escalation in Middle Eastern tensions. Blamed on Israel, this act could provoke severe retaliation from Iran and its proxies, potentially igniting a broader regional conflict. Haniyeh was in Iran for the oath-taking ceremony of newly elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian…
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An Examination of Defence Funding Allocation in the Trudeau Government’s Federal Budget 2024
The allocation of defense funding is of utmost importance for a country’s security and sovereignty in the global arena. The recent federal budget 2024 by the Trudeau government has made a critical decision in this regard, which is expected to have far-reaching impacts (Government of Canada, 2024). This essay will delve deeper into the intricacies…
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Book Review: Disappointing Dissection of Tragedy
This is an outside-the-box analysis of the Easter Sunday Bombings on the fifth anniversary of the tragedy. The official story of the Easter Sunday Massacre in Sri Lanka perfectly fits as fake news as the Sri Lankan government is trying to cover up the Easter Sunday attacks, which is evident in a recent book by…
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Breaking: Court Orders Comprehensive Review of Ex-Informant’s Human Rights Complaint Against Spy Agency
This article was originally published by CBC on Sep 18, 2023 “The Canadian Human Rights Commission has been ordered by the Federal Court to re-examine a discrimination complaint against the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), filed by Kagusthan Ariaratnam, a former informant and child soldier. Ariaratnam claims that CSIS cost him a security job on…
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Implementing the ‘Himalaya Declaration’ with a ‘Mahavamsa Mindset’ during Sri Lanka’s Transition from a Kleptocracy to a Stratocracy
OPINION — In December 2023, a group of senior Buddhist monks from different Nikayas (called Sangha for Better Sri Lanka or “SBSL”) and members of the Global Tamil Forum (“GTF”) visited Sri Lanka for several engagements. According to the GTF, this visit was a continuation of their fruitful dialogue in Nagarkot, Nepal, in April 2023, where…