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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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Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

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

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offsite link News Round-Up Fri Feb 07, 2025 19:31 | Toby Young
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 The Censorship Only Goes One Way Fri Feb 07, 2025 17:02 | Dr James Allan
Our new censors tried to ban a video of a Christian bishop being stabbed by a Muslim extremist. But would they have done the same if it was a far-Right assailant attacking a Muslim? Of course not, says Prof James Allan.
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offsite link Miliband?s Net Zero Plans Torpedoed by UK?s Top Offshore Wind Developer as ?rsted Axes Major Project... Fri Feb 07, 2025 15:14 | David Turver
Ed Miliband's Net Zero plans have been torpedoed by the UK's top offshore wind developer as Danish company ?rsted axes a number of major projects as part of a 25% cut to its investment plans.
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offsite link Democrat Lawmaker Gets Sterilised Because of Trump Presidency Fri Feb 07, 2025 13:13 | Will Jones
A Democrat lawmaker in Michigan has undergone a sterilisation procedure to avoid becoming pregnant while Donald Trump is in office. Because nothing says "I'm not a hysterical woman" quite like ripping out your womb.
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offsite link Former Royal Marine Cleared of Race Hate Charge Over Southport Protest Video Fri Feb 07, 2025 11:00 | Dr Frederick Attenborough
In a victory for free speech, ex-Royal Marine Jamie Michael has been cleared of racial hatred after posting a video calling for peaceful protest following the Southport attack. The jury took just 17 minutes to acquit him.
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international / anti-war / imperialism Friday January 11, 2008 - 07:25 by Prison Solidarity   text 21 comments (last - tuesday june 03, 2008 - 08:30)
As the war escalates and expands and our movement grows, more resisters will be imprisoned. This can either be an experience of great solidarity and empowerment or demoralisation and defeat. A lot of it depends on us on the outside. Consider sending a postcard or solidarity letter to the following prisoners...... ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday January 10, 2008 - 21:38 by Without Borders   text 12 comments (last - tuesday january 22, 2008 - 18:34)   image 3 images
European coverage of the arrest of the two Journalists in Niger on December the 17th
indicate that the French are not best pleased with Sarkozy's manner in handling the
Niger crisis.

Thomas Dandois is a freelance working with a Franco-German publication called
'Arte', and Pierre Cresson is a cameraman, they were arrested for talking with
Tuareg rebels and the sentence for so doing is punishable by death.

Reporters Sans Frontiers.
London Independent UK
Liberation.
Le Monde are calling for the Freedom of the Journalists. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday January 10, 2008 - 10:17 by Irish Basque Committees
When the Gorka Lupianez rape at Spanish police hands was still fresh on people's memory two new terrible cases came up this week. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / arts and media Wednesday January 09, 2008 - 14:28 by Willie   text 7 comments (last - thursday january 10, 2008 - 12:57)   image 1 image
A video posted on youtube by members of the Irish Defence Forces- self-styled "Oglaigh na hEireann" - has been removed from by government order.

It is believed by some that Willie O'Dea was informed that the video, combined with the clear indication of his mustache, may lead some to believe that the whole 26 county defence forces idea was "a bit gay".

In the interest of free speech, the video should be seen, but people of a nervous disposition should be warned, it contains graphic scenes of disco dancing, men in showers, toilets and weight-lifting. ... read full story / add a comment
The board of MAYO POWER with Myles Staunton (ex Fine Gael TD) second from left
mayo / environment Tuesday January 08, 2008 - 16:51 by mr blue   text 13 comments (last - thursday december 09, 2010 - 13:44)   image 2 images
Plans are fast progressing to redevelop part of the old Asahi chemical plant in Killala County Mayo with a power plant using the same type of technology that is used in incinerators. Although the company behind the scheme say they intend to generate electricity using a mixture of peat, wood, and imported coal, many fear that the huge facility will be converted to an incinerator in the future.

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Ardsallagh Compound
international / history and heritage Monday January 07, 2008 - 13:39 by tarapiXie   text 5 comments (last - tuesday january 08, 2008 - 18:41)   image 3 images
This morning, monday 6th jan '08 at 7 am, 11 of us split up into two groups. We went to the Ardsallagh Compound (site entrance 2.10) and Roestown (site entrance 2.1 ) . All the machinery was parked at these two sites for the past two weeks over Christmas. ... read full story / add a comment
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galway / rights, freedoms and repression Monday January 07, 2008 - 12:42 by TD   image 3 images
Last Saturday, the nationwide IPSC campaign against Israeli Blood Diamonds was alive and well in Galway with activists from the Irish Centre for Human Rights and Malaysian medical students from the University College Hospital Galway doing their duty behind the info/petition table. ... read full story / add a comment
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mayo / environment Sunday January 06, 2008 - 17:01 by rikki   text 4 comments (last - thursday january 10, 2008 - 13:17)   image 6 images
last thursday lunchtime, a small band of greenwash guerillas entered the lobby of the london shell hq to highlight the massive amount of toxic greenwash emanating from the building. once ejected they continued their work outside, warning the public of the dangers of greenwash ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday January 06, 2008 - 00:34 by Out for Christmas   text 6 comments (last - sunday january 06, 2008 - 21:10)
A bit of news for readers who were worried about the outcome of the Tom Kennedy's ten months in Mountjoy ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Saturday January 05, 2008 - 21:34 by Edward Horgan   text 14 comments (last - tuesday january 08, 2008 - 17:57)   image 17 images   7 attached files
The 2008 Shannon peace camp takes place on Sunday 6 Jan 2008. This is the fifth aniversary of the original Shannon Peace Camp set up on 6th Jan 2003, and which lasted for almost 5 weeks. It ended when a high court injunction was got by Aer Rianta/Shannon airport against 21 individuals including yours truly preventing us from traspassing on Aer Rianta property, which included the site of the peace camp. This injunction came after the damage to a US military plane by Mary Kelly and a few days later by the Catholic workers FIVE. Mary Kelly has been convicted of criminal damage, but is appealing this conviction. The Catholic Workers were acquitted by a jury in Dublin in July 2006, who reached a unanimous verdict that they were not guilty of criminal damage to the US warplane, even though they admitted doing considerable damage to it. Their successful defence was that their action was justified in order to prevent this warplane and other US warplanes from killing innocent people in an unlawful war in Iraq.
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national / anti-war / imperialism Saturday January 05, 2008 - 21:00 by Donal Mac Fhearraigh   text 10 comments (last - friday april 25, 2008 - 07:57)
For those not living in Derry, it has been hard to find out what is happening in relation to the trial of the Raytheon 9. The trial process is dragging on in a way that is very unfair to the defendants, their families, and the Derry Anti War Coalition (DAWC). The Nine are charged with affray and criminal damage and, if found guilty, could face long prison sentences. ... read full story / add a comment
A section of today's crowd
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday January 05, 2008 - 17:43 by éirígí   text 35 comments (last - saturday january 12, 2008 - 13:16)   image 9 images
Dozens of demonstrators today descended on Bertie Ahern's Drumcondra constituency office to let him know that Elizabeth Windsor is not welcome in Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment
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international / environment Friday January 04, 2008 - 01:23 by Shell to Sea   text 26 comments (last - sunday january 04, 2009 - 16:31)   image 9 images
Today is January 4th 2008.

On this day in 1993, 300,000 people in Nigeria marked the United Nations Year of Indigenous Peoples by protesting against Shell's activities and the environmental destruction of Ogoniland in the Niger Delta.

2008 was supposed to be the deadline for the ending of gas flaring by Shell in Nigeria, but the company now says that this deadline will not be met.
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international / crime and justice Sunday December 30, 2007 - 22:13 by Mensch Meier   text 3 comments (last - tuesday january 01, 2008 - 07:04)   image 1 image
There´s a new law for data retention in Germany. It passed all hurdles and will come into effect starting from the 1st January 2008. The connection meta data (phone, cell phone, internet) of all citizen of Germany will be stored for six month then. A law suit against this law will be started soon. The AK Vorratsdatenspeicherung organized a demonstration that took place here in Berlin starting in front of the congress center to protest against this and similar laws. There will be more demonstration in the near future. ... read full story / add a comment
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galway / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday December 30, 2007 - 11:24 by TD   text 2 comments (last - monday february 04, 2008 - 12:03)   image 4 images
Yesterday, on rain soaked Shop Street awash with bargain hunters, Galway IPSC did an awareness stall on Israeli Blood Diamonds in a continuing effort to persuade people not to purchase gemstones crafted in Israel and thus strenghtening the economy of a rogue state that, in regards to human rights, shamelessly exults and behaves like a mad dog off the leash. Israel, the dominant and alpha player in the cut diamond business, unlike Canada, doesn't mark the diamonds it crafts and the UN, true to form, exempts these conflict stones from the Kimberley Process thus leading to purchasers unwittingly buying the ordure of Zionism. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday December 28, 2007 - 12:44 by Ciaron   text 47 comments (last - thursday september 18, 2008 - 06:04)   image 10 images
Four members of the Catholic Worker movement were arrested at 9am on Friday December 28th, during a non-violent peace witness at Northwood Joint Forces Military HQ in Hertfordshire, England. ... read full story / add a comment
The Indian Ambassador with WIME
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Friday December 28, 2007 - 12:42 by Margaretta D'Arcy   text 1 comment (last - friday december 28, 2007 - 15:37)   image 1 image
An Awareness Vigil took place on the 17th Dec. 2007, to demand an end to the violent coercion of villagers in Nandigram West Bengal. It began at 10.00 am outside the Indian Embassy, 6 Leeson Park,
Dublin 6. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Friday December 28, 2007 - 02:19 by Joe   text 23 comments (last - sunday december 30, 2007 - 18:18)   image 1 image
“We terminated the most precious American asset which vowed to defeat the mujahadeen,” Al-Qaeda’s commander and main spokesperson Mustafa Abu Al-Yazid told Adnkronos International (AKI) in a phone call from an unknown location, speaking in faltering English. Al-Yazid is the main al-Qaeda commander in Afghanistan.
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Association of Hunt Saboteurs meeting up for the anti-hunt demo in Waterford
waterford / animal rights Thursday December 27, 2007 - 15:00 by John Tierney Campaigns Directory AOHS   text 11 comments (last - wednesday march 12, 2008 - 12:12)   image 1 image
A large group of animal rights activists protested at the St. Stephen’s Day meet of the Waterford Foxhounds in Tramore Co. Waterford.

The annual protest was organised by the Association of Hunt Saboteurs and BadgerWatch Ireland.

Protesters held banners condemning foxhunting and called for a ban on bloodsports.

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dublin / crime and justice Tuesday December 25, 2007 - 15:44 by Paula Geraghty   text 15 comments (last - friday january 04, 2008 - 22:53)   image 21 images
What a fine day. Spotted two heads at the Luas stop waiting for the tram with massive rucksacks. Will they miss their flight because they had no notion there's no public transport Christmas Day? Next, the swim I missed. Photo essay at below. ... read full story / add a comment
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