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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

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Public Inquiry
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offsite link German Political Insanity Update: Ban on ?Unfiltered Opinions? Announced Thu Jan 16, 2025 17:00 | Eugyppius
German political elites are freaking out as the AfD continues to poll high, boosted by the perfidious Musk. Clamping down on "unfiltered opinions" that undermine "democracy" has become the latest obsession, says Eugyppius.
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offsite link Richard Tice Demands Apology From Matt Hancock Over Covid Vaccines: ?Horrendous at Every Level? Thu Jan 16, 2025 15:38 | Will Jones
Reform Party leader Richard Tice has called for former Health Secretary Matt Hancock to apologise over his handling of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, calling it "horrendous at every level".
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offsite link Keir Starmer?s Human Rights Lawyer Chum is Shipwrecking His Government Thu Jan 16, 2025 13:00 | Will Jones
From handing over the Chagos Islands to compensating Gerry Adams, Starmer's decisions owe more to human rights lawyers than sound politics. He needs to sack his chum Lord Hermer before he shipwrecks his Government.
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offsite link Why the ?1 in 73 Muslims in Rotherham? Statistic Is Misleading Thu Jan 16, 2025 11:00 | Noah Carl
One figure that has been repeatedly cited in the grooming gangs debate is that 1 in 73 Muslim men in the town of Rotherham has been prosecuted for grooming gang offences. However, this figure is slightly misleading.
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offsite link Heat Pumps May Never be Cheaper than Gas Boilers, Miliband Admits Thu Jan 16, 2025 09:00 | Will Jones
Heat pumps may never be cheaper than gas boilers, Ed Miliband has admitted as Labour sneaks a new boiler tax through Parliament that will push up prices.
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Gathering for the vigil
cork / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday September 11, 2008 - 23:53 by Ray   text 3 comments (last - saturday september 13, 2008 - 19:32)   image 5 images
Shell to Sea activists and friends gathered at Daunt Sq. for a candle-lit vigil tonight to show their support publicly for Shell to Sea, and to show support for local anti-Shell activist Maura Harrington, whose hunger strike against the pipe-laying ship the Solitaire being in Irish waters continues. ... read full story / add a comment
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mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday September 11, 2008 - 23:38 by Alcock and Brown   text 5 comments (last - friday september 12, 2008 - 14:34)   image 5 images
A large group of people showed their solidarity with Shell to Sea hunger striker Maura Harrington and all those who are being arrested, detained, assaulted and otherwise attacked by the state for standing up to Shell.

The protest in Dublin city centre this evening, was attended by activists from a wide range of backgrounds and party affiliations, and as well as showing support for the fight against Shell, was an opportunity to spread the word about the shameful giveaway of the country's natural resources. Over a thousand leaflets were given out as protesters mingled with the evening shoppers on Dublin's main street. ... read full story / add a comment
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derry / anti-capitalism Thursday September 11, 2008 - 22:12 by MAOR Derry   text 3 comments (last - friday september 12, 2008 - 22:12)   image 10 images
This afternoon in Derry City over thirty people held a solidarity protest with Hunger Striker Maura Harrington and the Shell To Sea Campaign at Guildhall Square.

During the protest, several hundred leaflets were distributed urging people to show their support and solidarity. As the protest got under way, activists telephoned Maura to wish her solidarity and strength in her actions. ... read full story / add a comment
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dublin / environment Thursday September 11, 2008 - 21:33 by Andrew   text 5 comments (last - friday september 12, 2008 - 00:19)   image 5 images   audio 2 audio files
Around thirty people took part in a protest at Shell HQ on Lesson street tonight. ... read full story / add a comment
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mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday September 10, 2008 - 12:50 by drowned rat   text 8 comments (last - thursday september 11, 2008 - 16:58)   image 2 images
RTE and other media outlets are reporting that the Shell pipe laying ship is to leave Broadhaven Bay within 48 hours.

Some journalists are speculating that the ship's captain has had a crisis of conscience and has left the area in response to the hunger strike, but Shell's statement claims the move is in response to damage to the ship's equipment.

In situations like this, it is usual that false claims are made, and even deals are agreed to, purely to diffuse the situation. ... read full story / add a comment
Two of the ships due on Friday
cork / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday September 09, 2008 - 14:49 by John Jefferies   text 1 comment (last - wednesday september 10, 2008 - 10:11)   image 1 image
Four French military vessels will tie up at Cork city's North Custom House Quay next Friday morning (12th September) around 7.30am. ... read full story / add a comment
Frank Grevil Danish intelligence whistleblower
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday September 08, 2008 - 22:52 by Coilín ÓhAiseadha   text 6 comments (last - friday september 12, 2008 - 13:13)   image 1 image
A Danish military intelligence whistleblower has complained that the Danish prison service has been unfair in imprisoning him at a distance from his 15-year-old daughter.
Frank Grevil has been imprisoned at Horserød Prison since June this year, as punishment for leaking documents which showed that the Danish Defence Intelligence Service did not share the government's conviction that Saddam Hussein's Iraq was in possession of weapons of mass destruction at the time of Denmark's invasion of Iraq in March 2003. ... read full story / add a comment
Action Speaks Louder That Words
cork / animal rights Monday September 08, 2008 - 20:12 by ARAN   text 3 comments (last - tuesday september 09, 2008 - 18:01)   image 2 images
Animal Rights Action Network took our nationwide campaign ‘Stop Circus Suffering in Ireland’ to Cork city to expose circus goers to animal suffering in travelling Irish circuses. Our stop today was outside Duffy’s circus in Glanmire where our supporters staged a peaceful protest whilst distributing educational leaflets to passing members of the public and people going to see the circus. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Monday September 08, 2008 - 17:45 by FSB! et al.   text 19 comments (last - tuesday september 30, 2008 - 17:51)   image 14 images
Shell’s contracted pipe-laying ship the Solitaire and its support vessels were informed today of S2S’ intent to resist its operations in Broadhaven Bay. The Solitaire was technically boarded for a short time by S2S activists, the Irish tricolour unfurled aboard it, and letters of request and intent were delivered to the captains of the Solitaire and its supply vessels, as well as to the harbourmaster at Killybegs docks. The letters’ contents requested the Solitaire and its associated vessels to cease preparations for the pipe-laying operation in Broadhaven Bay, and to cease participation in the unsafe, unwanted and illegal Corrib Gas project. The letter delivered to the harbourmaster requested that he stop providing services to Shell’s contracted vessels in his port. ... read full story / add a comment
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international / history and heritage Monday September 08, 2008 - 17:36 by Tara Tara Tara   text 22 comments (last - tuesday november 18, 2008 - 18:44)   image 31 images
Here is how the Valley looks now, her Sacred Sites razed and desecrated , replaced by concrete and tar. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Monday September 08, 2008 - 12:50 by gegarith   text 4 comments (last - monday september 08, 2008 - 16:17)
Irish Embassy in Berlin targeted in solidarity with those fighting against Rossport pipeline. ... read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights Monday September 08, 2008 - 11:28 by Bernie Wright
Detention on remand terminated for all animal activists. (3/9)
Today the senior public prosecutor surprised in Vienna with a press statement: All 9 remaining animal rights prisoners will be released immediately.
Meanwhile the prisoners are already set free. They were received at the prison gates by family members, acquaintances and friends.
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national / politics / elections Monday September 08, 2008 - 01:09 by Pynchon   text 14 comments (last - wednesday september 10, 2008 - 16:05)   image 17 images
Natural Resources Minister Eamon Ryan joined the Green Team, a group of Green Party activists at the Electric Picnic recently to hand out postcards advertising the party.

They also gave thousands of nuts to raise awareness about the upcoming local and European elections. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday September 07, 2008 - 21:59 by BATU   text 7 comments (last - thursday september 18, 2008 - 12:06)   video 1 video file
BREAKING NEWS 8.30pm - 7th September 2008

BATU MEMBERS OCCUPY UNION HEAD QUARTERS

At 7pm this evening twenty members of the Building and Allied Trades' Union (BATU) occupied the union's head office at 13 Blessington Street, Dublin 7. The members, bricklayers and carpenters, said they are taking their building back as they have no confidence in the present leadership. They are joined outside the outside by many other members who are ensuring they have both support and provisions.
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dublin / history and heritage Sunday September 07, 2008 - 21:24 by TaraWatch   text 1 comment (last - tuesday september 09, 2008 - 16:43)   image 3 images
Members of TaraWatch and other groups will sell pieces of coal , dressed as 'fat- cats', tomorrow outside the Green party offices on Suffolk Street at noon tomorrow. The coal will signify the Green's preference for creating new taxes, to penalise carbon use, instead of seeking cuts in spending on carbon producing infrastructure like tolled motorways, in the upcoming Budget, like their own policy documents call for.

... read full story / add a comment
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dublin / environment Saturday September 06, 2008 - 16:04 by Andrew   text 13 comments (last - tuesday september 09, 2008 - 12:49)   image 8 images
About 30 people turned up at lunchtime today to distribute leaflets with news of the Irish Navy's attacks on Shell to Sea activists and the local community of Erris. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday September 06, 2008 - 10:27 by required reading   text 3 comments (last - tuesday september 09, 2008 - 11:50)
After a hungerstrike which lasted 76 days, the Anarchist prisoner Amadeu Casellas won his demands for the privileges he had been denied, supervised freedom under the 3rdº degree, which iwill allow him two 48 hour passes followed by work outside of prison only to return to sleep.

The reports publicised by the Catalan ministry of Justice early yesterday evening that he had abandoned his protest were finally qualified at 10pm last night by his lawyer that he had in fact won his demands & that the solidarity campaign will continue to highlight his case with protest actions today to support a visit by his mother & a parliamentary representative. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / animal rights Friday September 05, 2008 - 21:12 by ARAN   text 2 comments (last - saturday september 06, 2008 - 12:59)   image 1 image   video 1 video file
This year we are holding our biggest event for the animals in our ten year history and we want you to be there with us. World Animal Week is celebrated during October 1st to the 7th and during this important week here in Ireland Animal Rights Action Network are coordinating our largest peaceful rally ever and we’re expecting hundreds of people and many respected groups to turn out in force for the animals and be a united voice, so please mark your diaries for our most important event of ever! Wherever you live in Ireland - north or south we’ll need you with us on October 5th in Dublin. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Friday September 05, 2008 - 21:02 by Contaminated Crow
Victory in Mayo, defeats in Tipperary and conflicts in Offaly and Roscommon ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Friday September 05, 2008 - 17:15 by Madam K   text 7 comments (last - wednesday september 10, 2008 - 09:17)   video 1 video file
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