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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

offsite link Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony

offsite link Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

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offsite link BBC Under Pressure to Play Christmas Song by ?Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers? Wed Dec 18, 2024 19:00 | Will Jones
The BBC is under pressure to play a Christmas number one contender?parodying Keir Starmer?s winter fuel cuts by 'Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers'.
The post BBC Under Pressure to Play Christmas Song by ‘Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers’ appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Australian Drugs Regulator Knew mRNA Vaccines Can Enter Nucleus and Integrate into Genome Despite Of... Wed Dec 18, 2024 17:07 | Rebekah Barnett
Emails released under FOI?reveal that senior staff at Australia's drugs regulator knew mRNA vaccines?can?enter the cell nucleus and integrate into the genome, despite the official line that such events are not possible.
The post Australian Drugs Regulator Knew mRNA Vaccines Can Enter Nucleus and Integrate into Genome Despite Official Denials, Emails Reveal appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Turkish Crime Boss Allowed to Remain in U.K. on Human Rights Grounds, Judges Rule Wed Dec 18, 2024 15:39 | Will Jones
A Turkish crime boss said to be one of Britain?s biggest?drug dealers?has won his human rights battle against deportation after the UN Refugee Agency intervened and judges rejected a Home Office appeal.
The post Turkish Crime Boss Allowed to Remain in U.K. on Human Rights Grounds, Judges Rule appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The New Scientific Priesthood Wants Complete Control of What We Are Told Wed Dec 18, 2024 13:32 | Dr David McGrogan
The ambition of elites to "manage the infodemic" amounts to the establishment of a scientific priesthood that wants full control of what we are told to ensure we only come to approved conclusions, says Dr David McGrogan.
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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.

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international / arts and media / feature Friday December 07, 2007 01:41 by editor   text 21 comments (last - friday january 11, 2008 14:49)   image 3 images
Usually around this time of year, us grunts still on active service duty for Indymedia Ireland, spend a week or so trawling the archive with our virtual nets. Sometimes we return with a catch of material that we format into a review of the year. And other times - like last year - short-staffed and burnt out, we simply aren't up to the effort. read full story / add a comment
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national / miscellaneous / press release Thursday December 06, 2007 22:25 by Moilligh Síos   text 4 comments (last - tuesday december 11, 2007 12:23)   image 1 image
A Road Safety Vigil will be held at the GPO, Dublin, on Saturday 15th December at 1pm, Ógra Shinn Féin, Labour Youth and the Young Greens announced today.
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Caoimhe Butterly speaking in Belfast
antrim / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday December 06, 2007 19:37 by Ciarán   image 1 image
As part of her speaking tour around Ireland, Caoimhe Butterly will be doing a talk in Belfast on Tuesday 11th December at 7pm in St Mary's College, Falls Road.

The talk, organised by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign in Belfast, will also feature Colm Bryce of the Raytheon 9 as a guest speaker. read full story / add a comment
Climate Change - time to Act
dublin / environment / event notice Thursday December 06, 2007 15:22 by Labour Youth   image 1 image
Venue: Clifton Court Hotel (between the Liberty Hall and O Connell Bridge)
Time: After the Climate Change demo (2.30 pm or a bit later)

Speakers: Liz Mc Manus T.D.
Dan O Neill Labour Youth read full story / add a comment
Seomra Sproai -
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday December 06, 2007 15:03 by Spraoi'r   image 1 image
Following on from recent events in the Seomra and our forced closure,a meeting is to be held in the Teachers Club tonight at 7.30 read full story / add a comment
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international / anti-capitalism / feature Wednesday December 05, 2007 22:17 by Ed   text 9 comments (last - monday december 17, 2007 16:23)   image 2 images

Sunday's referendum defeat may turn out to be a blessing in disguise for the Venezuelan Left

An analysis of the recent Venezuelan referendum including coverage of the issues by both alternative and mainstream media. This article includes some factual data about the reality of Venezuela’s economy which effectively counters the “conventional wisdom” arising from propaganda spread by much of the mainstream media. The article also draws some interesting contrasts between the political situation in Venezuela and its next door neighbour, Colombia.

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wicklow / miscellaneous / news report Wednesday December 05, 2007 21:59 by Charlie Crann- AFA Legal Affairs Correspondent   text 17 comments (last - thursday december 13, 2007 13:45)   image 1 image
Jack Cummins (20) of Ballyfaskin, Ballylanders, Limerick appeared before Wicklow District Court today on a charge of distributing threatening and abusive material, namely neo-nazi flags and paraphernalia. read full story / add a comment
Solidarity from Labour Councillor; Collette Connolly (in orange scarf)
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday December 04, 2007 20:18 by TJ   text 18 comments (last - wednesday december 12, 2007 09:23)   image 5 images
Yesterday evening, the Galway Bin Charges Campaign comprising outraged members of the public, activists from the SWP, SP, Sinn Fein and Galway Alliance Against War vented their anger outside and inside Galway City Council buildings against a proposal that, if adopted, would amount to a front frontal assault on the city's poor, thankfully, conscience prevailed, as such, GBCC wholeheartedly applaudes the city councillors for successfully defending the full waiver on refuse charges at the Budget 2008 meeting on Monday night.

Dette Mc Loughlin (SWP), spearhead of the campaign group said it was admirable, decent and right that councillors across party divides stood firmly against the proposed attack on the waiver system.
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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday December 04, 2007 13:55 by Yassamine Mather   text 3 comments (last - wednesday december 05, 2007 12:00)   image 2 images
Yassamine Mather writes about the US threats against Iran and about the developing resistance in Iran which opposes both the US and the Theoocracy.

Over the last week, the threat of an air attack on Iran has continued to be highlighted, while the US increased pressure on European and Asian banks and companies to follow its lead in imposing further sanctions. Of course, ordinary people in Iran are already paying the price for the policies of the warmongers in the US and EU. There are reports of new shortages every day and many workers fear that sanctions imposed on two major national banks - Bank Melli and Bank Saderat - will disrupt payment of their salaries (most major firms in Iran use these two banks to pay wages). read full story / add a comment
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dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Tuesday December 04, 2007 12:46 by Matt   text 6 comments (last - saturday december 22, 2007 20:34)   image 2 images
In the aftermath of the referendum defeat, many questions are posed for the future of Chavez's 'socialist' revolution. Will the strengthened right-wing opposition feel emboldened enough to strike another blow or will the working class, urban poor and peasant masses take the defeat as a sign that they must now move independently to defend and extend the gains won under Chavez? What is necessary to achieve this? read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / event notice Tuesday December 04, 2007 11:50 by AL BONO   text 6 comments (last - tuesday december 11, 2007 15:06)   image 5 images
GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE read full story / add a comment
Robin Hennessy and Liz Tully in 2005
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday December 04, 2007 10:35 by Fintan Lane   text 16 comments (last - tuesday march 29, 2011 04:31)   image 1 image
Yesterday afternoon, friends and family of Robin Hennessy gathered under an overcast sky in Kanturk graveyard to bid farewell to a stalwart of the anti-war movement and other social justice causes. Above all, we bid farewell to a man remembered for his enormous capacity for love and who was motivated in politics by his deep concern for the well-being of other human beings.
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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday December 04, 2007 09:53 by tomeile   text 15 comments (last - tuesday november 17, 2009 12:29)   image 1 image
In 2003, BAE Systems - Europe's largest arms company - was accused of spying on a small group of peace campaigners. Mark Thomas refused to believe that his trusted friend and fellow activist Martin Hogbin could possibly have any involvement in the story. But then the doubts began to set in ...

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cork / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday December 04, 2007 09:32 by Ladyfest Cork   image 1 image
Ladyfest Cork Christmas party is on Dec 8th in Cyprus Avenue, doors at 8.30, featuring :

The Duloks (UK): http://www.myspace.com/theduloks
Estel (Dub): http://www.myspace.com/estelrocks
We should be dead (Lim): http://www.myspace.com/wsbd
KVX (Cork): http://www.myspace.com/kvxuality

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CIA Rendition Plane N71PG  at Shannon 3 Dec 2007
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday December 03, 2007 22:53 by Edward Horgan   text 29 comments (last - saturday january 05, 2008 16:36)   image 2 images
A CIA controlled Learjet reg no N71PG was refuelled at dawn this morning at Shannon and made a hasty exit within the hour. It had been due two hours earlier, in the hours of darkness as usual.
Unlike the two other CIA planes recently refuelled at Shannon, Gulfstream N476LC refuelled on 30 Oct 07 and Gulfstream N478GS refuelled on 30 Nov 07, both of which were notorious torture rendition planes, we know very little about N71PG so far. Please carry out some research and try and dig up its CIA history. We should remember that when the now infamous N379P, known as the Guantanamo Express was first seen at Shannon and logged on indymedia by Tim Hourigan, we were not even aware of the CIA torture rendition programme. Such murky and gross violations of human rights are by their very nature very difficult to expose. read full story / add a comment
Cllr Keith Martin
mayo / environment / press release Monday December 03, 2007 22:50 by Cllr Keith Martin   text 2 comments (last - thursday december 06, 2007 10:13)   image 6 images
Councillor Keith Martin of the Westport Labour Party has said that the proposed "tourism mine" for Mayo is an effort to establish whole-scale Gold Mining in the Vicinity of Croagh Patrick. The company propose to mine for Gold in the Middle of a Designated SAC. read full story / add a comment
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday December 03, 2007 12:07 by Navid Minayee   text 4 comments (last - tuesday december 11, 2007 15:51)   image 1 image
More repression of student activations has taken place in Iran. A report below comes from the Communist Youth Organisation of Iran. Full text at link.

According to the news received by the Communist Youth Organisation of the Worker-Communist Party of Iran today, December 2, the Iranian Police raided the residences of Anoushe Azadfar and Elnaz Jamshidi, arrested them, and taken them to an unknown place. Elnaz Jamshidi’s brother, who was inquiring about his sister’s situation, was also arrested. Mehdi Garailou, Ehsan Azadfar, and Nader Ahsani have also been arrested by the police forces. Saeed Habibi, another student activist, has also disappeared. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Monday December 03, 2007 11:27 by tomeile   text 20 comments (last - friday january 04, 2008 20:10)   image 1 image
Ann Talbot from WSWS reports on the Amis-Eagleton controversy .
Ronan Bennett accused the British author Martin Amis of thinly disguised racism in a Guardian article last month . Bennett's article added to the controversy which began when literary theorist ,Terry Eagleton , criticised Islamophobic remarks made by Amis in 2006 .

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anti Chav students at private university (denied funds for being antiChav) celebrate 16 year olds remaining voteless..,
international / politics / elections / other press Monday December 03, 2007 10:19 by gurgle, ribbid, hmmmmmm   text 13 comments (last - tuesday december 11, 2007 22:29)   image 2 images
Chavez has very narrowly lost the referendum on two proposed block reforms to the 1999 constitution of the Bolivarian republic of Venezuela. These being "block a" indefinite re-election & "block b" votes for 16 year olds.
It is too early to apportion blame or even theorise that the socialist project which is associated with Hugo Chavez is damaged by this. Though naturally that is what both sides (chav and antiChav) are doing. Hugo had in his closing speeches in the campaign railed against an alliance of Spain, its King, the USA and Colombia and then in a typical performance brought in the nazi's, but left out Farc (video attached) whereas the opposing side gurggled about dictatorships, pointed at Bolivia's worrysome crises of the last week & gleefully clapped their little handies when this time they won what Chavez curiously called a "Pyrrhic vicory".
That being a classical reference to a naval battle of the early Roman empire whose victory was had at such great cost as to be worthless. read full story / add a comment
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