A bird's eye view of the vineyard
Alternative Copy of thesaker.is site is available Thu May 25, 2023 14:38 | Ice-Saker-V6bKu3nz
Alternative site: https://thesaker.si/saker-a... Site was created using the downloads provided Regards Herb
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).?
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
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
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
The Saker >>
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005
RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony
Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony
Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony
RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony
Waiting for SIPO Anthony
Public Inquiry >>
Promoting Human Rights in IrelandHuman Rights in Ireland >>
Meltdown in the Scholarly Kitchen Mon Feb 24, 2025 13:00 | Dr Roger Watson
"Censorship!" cry the censorious Left as the Trump administration clamps down on wokery in publicly-funded research. Dr Roger Watson fact-checks the latest dubious claims from the DEI industry about book and word "bans".
The post Meltdown in the Scholarly Kitchen appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Merz Warns of End of NATO as Incoming Chancellor Set to Defy Washington by Forming Coalition With Ge... Mon Feb 24, 2025 11:38 | Will Jones
Friedrich Merz has warned of the end of NATO as the incoming German Chancellor is set to defy Washington by teaming up with the losing Left-wing parties, including the extreme Greens, and freezing out surging AfD.
The post Merz Warns of End of NATO as Incoming Chancellor Set to Defy Washington by Forming Coalition With Germany’s Extreme Left and Freezing Out Right appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Trump?s Cuts to USAID May Force Stonewall to Make Half its Staff Redundant, LGBT Organisation Claims... Mon Feb 24, 2025 09:00 | Toby Young
Trump's freeze on foreign aid has left Stonewall in the lurch, with US funding for its LGBTQ+ projects drying up, and up to half of its "shell-shocked" staff facing the chop.
The post Trump?s Cuts to USAID May Force Stonewall to Make Half its Staff Redundant, LGBT Organisation Claims. But Story Doesn?t Add Up appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Energy Geopolitics in a Putin-Trump World Mon Feb 24, 2025 07:00 | Tilak Doshi
In a world reshaped by Putin and Trump, the Daily Sceptic's Energy Editor explains how a thaw between Russia and the US could change the global energy game, sidelining Europe and lifting the Global South.
The post Energy Geopolitics in a Putin-Trump World appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
News Round-Up Mon Feb 24, 2025 01:15 | 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.
The post News Round-Up appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Lockdown Skeptics >>
galway |
anti-war / imperialism |
event notice
Friday April 15, 2005 15:26
by plain
printable version
Digg this
del.icio.us
Furl
Reddit
Technorati
Facebook
Gab
Twitter
View Comments Titles Only
save preference
Comments (7 of 7)
Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Did organisers of airshow post this? Are they trying to provoke people into protesting as a way of providing free advertising for their event? Or am I paranoid?
No one would post this on this site, it was done by a member of the board trying to stir shit.
It would be good if some of the people down there, made up a few large posters showing graphic pictures of the human carnage that these so-called glorious flying machines actually inflict on people elsewhere around the world and help connect the dots for those at the show.
The pictures below are just a small sample of the daily carnage brought upon people by war planes.
Just remember, there will always be billions available to build the next fighter plane, but largely nothing for those on the receiving end.
Victim of a bombed bus, Kosovo
Cluster bobm victim, Gulf War
Charred victim of bombing along roadside
Another cluster bomb victim, Gulf War
Someone's home, Kosovo
The first photograph was from Kosovo all right .After the Serbs shot up that bus with plain old boring AK47s.So which is it? Serb paramilitary massacare or accidental bombing???Do yourselves no favours by trying to recyle the pics.
Galway Alliance Against War has been actively and successfully criticising the salthill Airshow for several years for it's reliance on warplanes; many of which have been been busy killing mostly civilians in recent years.
We are trying to get Galway city Council to make it's (generous) grant conditional on the absence of warcraft. Not only will the Council not do that, they refuse even to receive a deputation from GAAW stating our position. Apparently the Airshow is very good for "Salthill traders".
Nonetheless the campaign has had an effect. The use of warplanes in the show is now an annual topic of debate in galway and the local media have commented on this both last year and this year in relation to the council's negative attitude to hearing every viewpoint.
People like fighter jets. Its that simple, people like films like Topgun. kids loves all this stuff just like they like playing with toy soldiers.
Council will not meet objectors to war planes in air show
Michelle McDonagh
Galway city councillors have refused to meet a deputation from a local anti-war group which is objecting to the continued inclusion of war planes in the annual air show in Salthill.
The Galway Alliance Against War requested in 2003 and 2004 that the council discontinue its subvention to the air show if it continued to include war planes. Despite the inclusion of such planes, the council continued to provide the subvention.
"This year the Galway alliance would like to make the same request as we believe that an otherwise entertaining spectacle is being spoiled by the totally inappropriate inclusion of war planes," it said .
The Galway air show attracts some 100,000 people to Salthill each July, and is a vital source of revenue for the area.
Cllr Niall Ó Brolcháin (Green Party) proposed that a deputation from the group be permitted to address the council. He was seconded by Cllr Billy Cameron (Labour), who said there were plenty of other aircraft that could be flown at the show apart from war planes.
However, eight councillors voted against allowing the deputation into the chamber, with five voting for.
Mayor Catherine Connolly said it was a sad day for Galway that the council would not let a deputation tell it why it did not want war planes flying over the city, particularly in light of the current situation in Iraq.
Cllr John Mulholland (FG) said he would be very keen for the air show to continue and progress. The Red Arrows, probably the most prolific pilots in the world, had been a very important part of the show over the past two years.
Cllr Brian Walsh (FG) said he would be against meeting the deputation as its main purpose would be to try to convince the council to withdraw funding for the show. The event was a great source of revenue for Salthill, and brought thousands of people to the resort.
Cllr Colette Connolly said she could not see why the councillors would not just listen to the arguments of the deputation. She said it set an extremely bad precedent.