Sri Lanka, Nov. 7 -- There's an agreement on the table which could thrust Sri Lanka into an inextricable bind where knot could be tightened at will by another country through multiple means. The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact.
The US Government has been working tirelessly to get it off the ground. Few if any are purchasing the rhetoric about it being a 'Sri Lankan draft, made by Sri Lankans with Sri Lankan interests at heart.' The 'drafters' were operating from Temple Trees. They were supervised (a generous term) by the MCC. There was a scandalous rush to obtain Cabinet approval.
The probable reason is that the movers and shakers felt that there was an imminent 'danger' of regime change. The stated reason is that Sri Lan...