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Glenn Greenwald

Glenn Greenwald is an American journalist, author, and constitutional lawyer known for his reporting on civil liberties and national security. He gained international prominence in 2013 for publishing Edward Snowden’s disclosures on global surveillance programs. Greenwald has co-founded independent media outlets and is recognized for his adversarial approach to power and investigative reporting on government and corporate overreach.

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    The French protests that are spreading over Europe are not receiving proper attention.  The explanation that students all over France, with the disturbances spreading into Italy and Belgium, are burning down historic

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    Sri Lanka’s illicit cigarette trade costs government Rs 29.5bn in lost tax revenue

    Sri Lanka lost an estimated Rs 29.5 billion in potential tax revenue in 2025 because of illicit factory-made cigarette consumption, according to an economic assessment by Oxford Economics, which estimates that illegal products accounted for 20% of the market despite

    October 20, 2026

    Sri Lanka: Rising Prices and People’s Patience

    Sri Lanka

    A familiar storm gathers Sri Lanka’s inflation reached 8% in September 2026, above the Central Bank’s 3–7% target band for a third straight month,

    Women’s Role in Peacekeeping Stalls Worldwide

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    More than 25 years after the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, women’s representation in multilateral peace operations

    Iran Is the Latest Rerun

    February 24, 2026
    Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

    When President Lyndon B. Johnson decided in 1965 to significantly increase the number of American troops to fight the growing war in Vietnam, he felt obligated to justify this major escalation to the

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    How a Billionaire Got Trapped by Epstein

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    Columns/Diplomacy

    One of the towering questions hovering over the Epstein saga was whether the illicit sexual activities of the world’s most powerful people were used as blackmail by Epstein or by intelligence agencies with

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    The Hidden Cost of “Smart” Living

    February 14, 2026
    Defence/Diplomacy

    That the U.S. Surveillance State is rapidly growing to the point of ubiquity has been demonstrated over the past week by seemingly benign events. While the picture that emerges is grim, to put

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