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Celebrates 60th anniversary today:
SLAF - highly professional outfit
Played major role in defeating terrorism:
The 60th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF)
falls on March 02, 2011. The Sri Lanka Air Force which was initiated
by the British 60 years ago has turned out to be a highly
professional outfit with its servicemen and playing a pivotal and
indispensable role in defeating LTTE terrorism on May 19, 2009 along
with the other forces of Sri Lanka
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Stockholm syndrome and dimensions of our slaveries
I learn so many things everyday. This morning I
heard for the first time about something called ‘Stockholm
Syndrome’. The name of the ailment was coined by criminologist and
psychiatrist Nils Bejerot and draws from the Norrmalmstorg robbery
of Kreditbanken at Norrmalmstorg, Stockholm, Sweden in which the
bank robbers held bank employees hostage from August 23 to August
28, 1973. It refers to a psychological condition in which a hostage
emotionally bonds to his or her captor. Got me thinking.
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Gaddafi - revolt of a revolutionary
The fall of Gaddafi appears imminent though
avoidable if Tripoli and his tribe stand with him. He has however
dated his own departure convincingly, from the way the Libyan leader
handled the uprising. Even if he happens to survive, he will very
likely end up spending the rest of his life at the Hague, facing
serious accusations of violation of international humanitarian laws
before tribunals, which are yet to bring to justice big time
violators like Bush and Blair
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