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offsite link The Saker blog is now frozen Tue Feb 28, 2023 23:55 | The Saker
Dear friends As I have previously announced, we are now “freezing” the blog.? We are also making archives of the blog available for free download in various formats (see below).?

offsite link What do you make of the Russia and China Partnership? Tue Feb 28, 2023 16:26 | The Saker
by Mr. Allen for the Saker blog Over the last few years, we hear leaders from both Russia and China pronouncing that they have formed a relationship where there are

offsite link Moveable Feast Cafe 2023/02/27 ? Open Thread Mon Feb 27, 2023 19:00 | cafe-uploader
2023/02/27 19:00:02Welcome to the ‘Moveable Feast Cafe’. The ‘Moveable Feast’ is an open thread where readers can post wide ranging observations, articles, rants, off topic and have animate discussions of

offsite link The stage is set for Hybrid World War III Mon Feb 27, 2023 15:50 | The Saker
Pepe Escobar for the Saker blog A powerful feeling rhythms your skin and drums up your soul as you?re immersed in a long walk under persistent snow flurries, pinpointed by

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Public Inquiry
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

offsite link RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

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offsite link China Cancels Christmas in Hong Kong ? Leaving Churches Fearing for Their Future Wed Dec 18, 2024 11:22 | John MacNab
China has cancelled Christmas in Hong Kong this year. Officials have ordered that the usual celebrations be 'toned down'. It's part of a creeping intolerance that leaves churches fearing for the future, says John MacNab.
The post China Cancels Christmas in Hong Kong ? Leaving Churches Fearing for Their Future appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Brits Could Face Up to ?20 a Year Extra on Energy Bills to Fund ?Carbon Capture? Technology Wed Dec 18, 2024 09:00 | Will Jones
Brits could face an extra ?20 a year on energy bills to fund unproven carbon capture technology as the Government proposes to spend ?21.7 billion on projects to capture the gas from the air and store it underground.
The post Brits Could Face Up to ?20 a Year Extra on Energy Bills to Fund ‘Carbon Capture’ Technology appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Curious Links of Led by Donkeys Wed Dec 18, 2024 07:00 | Charlotte Gill
Led by Donkeys, the group behind anti-Brexit and assorted other Left-wing stunts, was set up by four Greenpeace activists who have a lot of curious links to the Blob, says Charlotte Gill.
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offsite link News Round-Up Wed Dec 18, 2024 00:46 | Richard Eldred
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ?climate emergency?, public health ?crises? and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
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offsite link Musk Backs Reform After Meeting Farage at Trump?s Home Tue Dec 17, 2024 19:30 | Will Jones
Elon Musk has backed?Reform U.K.?after meeting Nigel Farage at Donald Trump?s home in Florida, tweeting his agreement that "Britain needs Reform".
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Juliette : Portsmouth (UK) Palestinian Network
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday August 26, 2007 13:03 by TD   text 17 comments (last - thursday september 06, 2007 20:00)   image 8 images
Not prepared to weep crocodile tears, not prepared to wallow in vicious hypocrisy, instead, Galway IPSC did an eight hour slog outside Lynch's castle, Shop st, yesterday, in an attempt to wean people away from the 'aul sins of indifference and apathy towards the plight of Palestine and, instead, do something ; from boycotting Israeli Blood Diamonds, spuds, herbs, plastic garden sheds/containers sold by the Grafton Group (Atlantic Homecare/Woodie's DIY stores) to expressing their outrage to TD's, mainstream media, etc, on the obscenity of an Irish company; Cement Roadstone Holdings, profiteering from the construction of the illegal West Bank Apartheid Wall. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / other press Sunday August 26, 2007 00:46 by Airsoft Cadet   text 4 comments (last - monday february 11, 2008 10:43)   image 1 image
With a clear lead it seems the Irish Military have won the latest "who sucks" site opinion poll which invited internet users to compare 23 Armed forces logos from across the world.

http://www.who-sucks.com/politics/17-fearsome-defense-m...world

And a quick look at the who sucks site will tell you why. Whereas other armies have gone for traditional crosses or swords, the Irish have settled for a swishy sort of harp thing meets a pregnant lady holding a spear. read full story / add a comment
One of the men attacked in front of the boarded windows of the pizza parlour
international / racism & migration related issues / news report Saturday August 25, 2007 22:43 by Iosaf   text 3 comments (last - friday august 31, 2007 19:51)   image 5 images
There's definitely a lot in, on & under this. Earlier this week global media attention was brought yet again to far right street violence in Germany when a mob chased several men of Indian origin through the streets of a small town. It is just over a year since the book burning incident at Pretzien (see article footnotes) & thus there is no reason to believe that the soul-searching which followed that incident amidst promises of appropriate action & policy to stave off racism have had any real success. But back to that drawing board the German state went this week as then the anniversary of Rudolf Hess the deputy to Hitler was marked by calls by the Udo Viogt the leader of the German far right party to posthumously award Hess with the Nobel Peace prize. As of yesterday Voigt is in custody & may face three years in prison. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / history and heritage / event notice Saturday August 25, 2007 06:08 by TaraWatch   text 3 comments (last - sunday september 16, 2007 23:13)   image 3 images
Public Meeting - Garden of Remembrance 12.00pm

March 1.00 pm read full story / add a comment
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derry / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday August 24, 2007 22:02 by Catalan Solidarity   text 1 comment (last - tuesday september 11, 2007 14:22)   image 1 image
Members of the Catalan Solidarity: Ireland Committee held a symbolic vigil at Free Derry Corner to extend our solidarity with Catalan Political Prisoners Laura & Diego on the birth of their son, Dídac. read full story / add a comment
mayo / miscellaneous / event notice Friday August 24, 2007 19:27 by jc   text 9 comments (last - tuesday september 11, 2007 14:35)   image 1 image
A national mobilisation for a mass sitdown protest at the refinery at Bellanaboy on the morning of Friday 14 September. read full story / add a comment
Prisoners took control of the prison at dawn.
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday August 24, 2007 09:32 by iosaf   text 3 comments (last - wednesday august 29, 2007 11:59)   image 1 image
25 prisoners have been reported killed in Brazil's latest prison unrest. They died in a fire which authorities say resulted from gang frictions in the Ponte Nova prison near Minas Gerais in the south west of the state, though other news sources claim the prisoners were in riot & had taken control of the prison at dawn. The prison built for 90 inmates (according to Globo Brazilian media & 70 according to Reuters) held 173 inmates. Many will know of the notoriety of the Brazilian penal system, recalling the Carandiru massacre in 1992 which led to military police killing 111 inmates in the prison of the same name. The current government which counts amongst its highest echelons individuals who served time in Brazilian prisons has been keen to convince onlookers that penal reform is a priority. Accordingly only last Monday the Federal government unveiled plans to build 160 new prisons as part of a wider strategy to stop gang violence. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday August 24, 2007 08:43 by Ciaron O'Reilly   text 10 comments (last - friday february 29, 2008 12:11)   image 2 images
Friend, and Buddhist monk, Handa Shonin San was killed in a tractor accident at Milton Keynes Pagoda, England, on August 21st. Handa led us to court at the Pit Stop Ploughshares trial and held vigil while the court was in session.
Photo and funeral arrangements details on the following website
http://www.mkbuddhism.org.uk/ read full story / add a comment
There's only one race, the Human Race!
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday August 23, 2007 23:59 by Paula Geraghty   image 6 images
People gathered outside Department of Justice on Stephen's Green for the return of the Agbonlahor family who were deported to Nigeria on August 14th read full story / add a comment
Protest at the Norwegian Embassy, Dublin
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday August 23, 2007 19:00 by Shell to Sea   text 3 comments (last - tuesday august 28, 2007 17:48)   image 5 images
A scheme like the one that Shell are trying to force on the people of Erris would never be allowed to go ahead in Norway. Statoil pride themselves on working closely with communities, and as a state company, some of their profits are going to pay for pensions, schools, hospitals etc in Norway, so to some extent they are working for the public good.

Of course none of this applies in Ireland- here the people will gain next to nothing from the Corrib scheme, and those who stand against it are beaten and imprisoned.

So today, some Shell to Sea activists gave out info to people passing the Norwegian Embassy and the Passport Office in Molesworth Street Dublin, encouraging people to take out Norwegian citizenship. It's the only way that Irish people can profit from Corrib gas... read full story / add a comment
The Socialist #27 - August 2007
national / miscellaneous / other press Thursday August 23, 2007 18:57 by SP Online   text 1 comment (last - friday august 24, 2007 12:42)   image 1 image
The August 2007 issue of The Socialist (#27) is now online at the Socialist Party website. See below for contents. read full story / add a comment
Iranian Gender Equality Logo
international / crime and justice / other press Thursday August 23, 2007 18:04 by Chris Murray   image 1 image
Six named Feminist Activist Writers received custodial sentences in the last few months in
Iran, since that time three web designers and activists have also received sentences.
The original report was on the Manila based Isis women Site:-
Iran:- Women's Rights Continue to Plunge-
http://www.isiswomen.org

The charges against the six included "Acting against National Security by participating in
an illegal gathering" and "Collusion and assembly to endanger National Security".
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national / politics / elections / other press Thursday August 23, 2007 16:02 by Pobail   text 7 comments (last - monday august 27, 2007 15:15)   image 1 image
Pobail

The resignation of Pat Rabbitte should be welcomed by those on the left in Ireland, both inside and outside the Labour party. Rabbitte’s record has shown him to be a corrosive element on the Irish left, bitterly opposed to Sinn Féin, the largest political force on the left in Ireland, and all too willing to move the Labour Party to the centre-right and align with Fine Gael, adopting many of their policies wholesale.

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national / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday August 23, 2007 15:11 by Dublin Shell to Sea   text 59 comments (last - sunday september 02, 2007 16:40)   image 2 images
Dublin Shell to Sea bus leaves from outside Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North on Thursday Evening, 13th September. read full story / add a comment
Our position
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday August 23, 2007 12:52 by MichaelY   text 1 comment (last - thursday august 23, 2007 18:36)   image 1 image
In an interesting article, The Independent covered the latest disgrace by the British Government concerning the banning of and refusing entry to a Palestinian under 19s football team to the UK.

The IPSC contacted UEFA re:this incident and we have received a non-committal reply saying that the Palestinians are not members of UEFA [while Israel is!!] and, anyway, this was a British Government decision and there is nothing they can do about it. All comments welcome. In the meantime we are awaiting breathlessly the Kevin Myers response to all of this. read full story / add a comment
Iranian Worker Protest 1 May 2007
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Thursday August 23, 2007 11:35 by Ardeshir Mehrdad and Yassamine Mather   image 1 image
In this article Ardeshir Mehrdad and Yassamine Mather examine the underpinnings of Political Islam, they show how it is fundamentally anti-democratic and how it is hostile to the Enlightenment and the interests of the Working Class. The full text is at the link.

The last three decades have witnessed a relentless growth of Islamic movements, so that, today political Islam is an undeniable reality on the world scene. The events of September 11, 2001 and since have given it further prominence. From the Middle East to North Africa and South Asia, it has, in its various manifestations, become a major player that needs to be analysed both politically and theoretically. The contradictory nature of political Islam means that such analyses must deal with it not only in relation to the interests of capital, but also in relation to the challenge it poses to socialist ideas. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday August 23, 2007 10:38 by indyjourno   text 12 comments (last - sunday august 26, 2007 19:39)   image 1 image
A video has surfaced on YouTube indicating that the police used provocateurs at the summit in Montebello.

Canadian Union of Public Employees or CUPE, has uploaded pictures of the altercation that show the arrested “protesters” have the same footwear as the police.
The video and photos show that the protesters are moving into the police line as a union leader challenges their actions and tries to expose them as police officers. read full story / add a comment
Girlie Wallpaper
national / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Thursday August 23, 2007 10:05 by Elizabeth   image 2 images
Heritage Week begins August the 25th 2007. The web-address is included here:-

http://www.heritageweek.ie/en/register-event-introducti....aspx

This is the week , when well meaning groups such as the Heritage Council provide
the Irish people with a brief reminder of the importance of heritage to us as a community
and a nation. read full story / add a comment
Front page of The Independent (UK) of Saturday, August 18th, 2007
international / environment / other press Wednesday August 22, 2007 19:13 by XIT   text 5 comments (last - sunday august 26, 2007 10:39)   image 1 image
It's almost unheard of for any mainstream media organisation to give positive or honest coverage of direct action, action camps etc, so on the rare occasion that it does happen, it's worth seeing. Below is a scan of the front page of last The Independent (UK) of last Saturday (18 August, 2007). The cover story is a special report on the Climate Camp at Heathrow. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday August 22, 2007 12:22 by pat c   text 3 comments (last - wednesday august 29, 2007 14:29)   image 1 image
Heres an English translation of a story which got little attention in the mainstream media, what was published was sketchy and confusing. Kathlyn Stone provided the translations for the statements and wrote the main story. The full story is at the link.

On the 4th of July, U.S. military and Iraqi national guards opened fire with bullets and grenades on the Baghdad home of Abdel-Hussein Saddam. The severely wounded Abdel-Hussein was taken away and his 18-year-old daughter was left alone, injured and bleeding on the floor. Abdel-Hussein’s beaten body turned up at the Yarmouk morgue on July 6. The murder of Abdel-Hussein was the most devastating of four attacks by the U.S. military on the Iraq Freedom Congress in the past 10 months. The IFC is comprised primarily of trade unionists, community leaders, women’s and children’s rights workers who are determined to look after their own. IFC’s goals are to salvage the lives of as many Iraqis as possible, and to end the occupation and sectarian fighting. read full story / add a comment
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