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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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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

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offsite link Starmer and Police Guilty of ?Gigantic Cover Up?, Says Farage, as Rudakubana Pleads Guilty Mon Jan 20, 2025 13:47 | Will Jones
Keir Starmer and the police were guilty of a "gigantic cover up" over the Southport murders, Nigel Farage has said, after Axel Rudakubana unexpectedly pleaded guilty today.
The post Starmer and Police Guilty of “Gigantic Cover Up”, Says Farage, as Rudakubana Pleads Guilty appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Working From Home is Not ?Proper Work? and is Harming Productivity and Mental Health, says Former As... Mon Jan 20, 2025 11:15 | Will Jones
Britain's working from home culture is creating a generation "used to not doing proper work" and is harming productivity and mental health, the former boss of?Marks and Spencer?and?Asda Lord Rose?has said.
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offsite link Everything Donald Trump Has Said he Will do on ?Day One? of His Presidency Mon Jan 20, 2025 09:00 | Toby Young
If Trump does half of what he's said he'll do on 'Day One', he's going to have a very busy day. It includes pardoning the Jan 6th defendants, slapping 25% tariffs on imported goods and kicking men out of women's sports.
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offsite link Can Coal Be Gay? Does Fracking Cause Rape? Drilling Down Deeper Into Woke Geology Mon Jan 20, 2025 07:00 | Steven Tucker
In his ongoing series about academic subjects disappearing up their woke fundament, Steven Tucker explores a new approach to geology that asserts coal is inherently queer.
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offsite link News Round-Up Mon Jan 20, 2025 01:12 | Jonathan Barr
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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national / crime and justice Thursday August 17, 2006 - 14:38 by K.G.   text 71 comments (last - friday august 25, 2006 - 12:22)   image 3 images
Pieces of information are coming out about the arrest Monday of Owen Rice.
We only heard about this an hour ago.
While attending Richmond District court as a witness in another case, said to involve Garda Corruption, Owen Rice was reportedly arrested by 8 Gardai and taken to Castlerea Prison in Roscommon, where he is being held without bail. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Thursday August 17, 2006 - 13:17 by Liamm   text 13 comments (last - saturday august 19, 2006 - 08:31)
Sinn Féin TD Aengus of Snodaigh has called on Foreign asffairs Minister Dermot Ahern to reject the Bush analysis of the conflict in Lebanon and for UN troops to be snt into Northern Israel from where he says to main threat to civilians emenates. ... read full story / add a comment
louth / anti-capitalism Wednesday August 16, 2006 - 14:53 by Kevin Murphy   text 37 comments (last - wednesday july 18, 2007 - 05:37)   image 3 images
Multi millionaire businessman Edward Haughey ( honoured by Britian with the title "Lord Ballyedmond") has been targetted in a bomb attack in Co Louth close to the border with South Armagh . A farm labourer discovered a 70lb device attached to a command wire at a house owned by the controversial pharmaceutical giant renowned for his aggressive stance against trade union "interference" in his business affairs , a high handed and bullying manner towards his employees and riding roughshod over the local ccommunities in which his homes and businesses are located . A former 26 county senator aligned with Fianna Fail in the early 80s he then switched formal allegiance to the British conservative party and later the Ulster Unionist party whom he represents in the British House of Lords . ... read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday August 16, 2006 - 13:56 by DCW   text 15 comments (last - wednesday august 23, 2006 - 08:24)   image 2 images
Acquitted Pit Stop Ploughshares Damien Moran was questioned briefly by a Garda at Shannon Airport as Condi Rice took of this afternoon. Condi touched down in Shannon during her busy schedule of organisning U.S. wars around the planet. Ms. rice is considered a war criminal at large by many people she has had bombed recently. ... read full story / add a comment
All photos were shot during the last hour of the fast
galway / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday August 16, 2006 - 13:23 by Margaretta D'Arcy   text 10 comments (last - thursday august 17, 2006 - 01:11)   image 10 images
"Let the Women of the World confront the Nations of the World," -- petition sent to Kofi Annan. ... read full story / add a comment
ÓSF on historical tour of West Belfast
antrim / miscellaneous Tuesday August 15, 2006 - 15:40 by Óg agus Neamhspleach   text 31 comments (last - saturday august 19, 2006 - 17:46)   image 20 images
Ógra Shinn Féin held an international youth in struggle weekend in Belfast last weekend (11th– 13th August). Ógra activists travelled from all over Ireland to be present at the weekend, while international comrades from Colombia, Catalonia, The Basque Country and the Socialist Labour Party Youth of Britian also travelled to take part in the weekend.

A Photo report of the weekend will follow. ... read full story / add a comment
sligo / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday August 15, 2006 - 14:45 by Joe Flanagan   text 22 comments (last - tuesday august 22, 2006 - 07:37)   image 1 image
The Sligo Anti War group and Palestine Solidarity Campaign will hold a Peace Vigil in Ballymote, Co Sligo, on Tuesday morning next (August 22nd) in solidarity with the people of Lebanon, Palestine and Iraq. Those participating are asked to assemble outside the Pastoral Centre (opposite the Catholic Church) at 10.30.a.m.

The peace demonstration will take place near the site of the Michael Corcoran monument, which is to be unveiled by Mayor Bloomberg of New York, at 11.00.a.m.

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national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday August 14, 2006 - 22:27 by Political Hostage   text 9 comments (last - wednesday august 16, 2006 - 13:25)
The full address of Father Raymond Murray at the recent Human Rights Forum in Belfast
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Lebanon Solidaity Banner Leads ÓSF contingent
national / miscellaneous Monday August 14, 2006 - 21:02 by The Lark   text 23 comments (last - tuesday september 26, 2006 - 10:32)   image 29 images
On Sunday 13th August thousands of Republicans from across Ireland and beyond travelled to Belfast for the National Rally to Commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the 1981 Hunger Strike.

Ógra Shinn Féin mobilised thousands of youth from their areas to take part in the parade spending the last month, postering, leafleting, spreading the word and organising buses across Ireland.

Hundreds of Ógra Shinn Féin activists also played an active role in the parade, with the ÓSF contingent comprising of an Ógra Colour Party, The Blanket Protest, Hungerstrikers, ÓSF banners, Bin Lids and Youth Against The H Blocks.

The ÓSF contingent was led by a banner of International solidarity reading 'Isreal out of Lebanon, Britain out of Ireland!'

The Rally left Dunville Park at 1pm and make its way to Casement Park. A separate Parade left Bobby Sands home area of Twinbrook and met the main rally in Casement Park.

Along the route of the main parade six individual dramas depicting different elements of the H-Block Struggle will be performed by young people.

In Casement Park the rally will be addressed by former POW Jennifer McCann, members of the Hunger Strikers Families and the main address will be given by Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams.

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dublin / history and heritage Monday August 14, 2006 - 17:47 by IRSP   text 1 comment (last - monday august 14, 2006 - 23:00)   image 1 image
Over 150 Members and Supporters of the IRSM attended the Dublin 1981 Commemorative function on Saturday. ... read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression Monday August 14, 2006 - 13:29 by Paul McAndrew   text 38 comments (last - friday september 08, 2006 - 23:06)   image 1 image
Anti-Semitic "anti-war protest" in Cork
There were children's shoes wired to the Synagogue in Cork, yesterday, presumeably in protest against Israel's horrific attack on Lebanon.
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national / public consultation / irish social forum Monday August 14, 2006 - 00:46 by Paula Geraghty   text 15 comments (last - thursday august 17, 2006 - 00:40)   image 37 images
Some images from the last leg of the Long Walk from Rossport to Dublin, by the Rossport walkers.
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derry / anti-war / imperialism Sunday August 13, 2006 - 17:28 by Shane OCurry   text 10 comments (last - sunday august 27, 2006 - 13:14)
The peaceful and carnival atmosphere at yesterday evenings (saturday 12 aug)FEICs monthly vigil in front of Raytheon was shattered when 2 landrovers full of riot gear clad PSNI de-bussed and began filming and corralling protesters. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / anti-war / imperialism Sunday August 13, 2006 - 13:42 by Caitlin ni Chonaill   text 6 comments (last - tuesday august 15, 2006 - 17:07)   image 3 images
On Saturday 12th August in Belfast approximately 300 people marched through the crowded city centre to City Hall demonstrating against Israeli aggression in both Lebanon and Gaza. The demand was for an immediate ceasefire, an end to the carnage and an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon and from the Occupied Palestinian Territories. ... read full story / add a comment
Anti War March Cork
cork / anti-war / imperialism Saturday August 12, 2006 - 23:09 by Hilary Quinn   text 23 comments (last - monday august 14, 2006 - 14:48)   image 20 images
350 people took to the streets in Cork on Saturday in a solidarity march with
the national demonstration in Dundalk called by the Irish Palestine Solidarity
Campaign and the Irish Anti War Movement..
The local march was organised by the IPSC, Cork Alliance Against War - The Cork
affiliate of the Irish Anti War Movement, and Anti War Ireland.
Local TD's Kathleen Lynch (Labour) Dan Boyle (Green Party)and Councillor Mick
Barry (Socialist Party) spoke to the crowd, with Jim Bowen from the IPSC, Pat
O'Sullivan (Cork Alliance Against War), and John Jeffreys (Anti War Ireland) ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday August 12, 2006 - 21:44 by Anti-War Ireland, Cork   text 2 comments (last - sunday august 13, 2006 - 22:17)
Upwards of three hundred people marched through Cork's main thoroughfare Patrick Street this afternoon (Saturday) to express their revulsion at the ongoing Israeli onslaught against Lebanon and Palestine. ... read full story / add a comment
Dred holding the thing of dread, Guiseppe scanning for incoming yankee Armageddon  missiles !
galway / anti-war / imperialism Saturday August 12, 2006 - 21:09 by TD   text 3 comments (last - monday august 21, 2006 - 15:44)   image 8 images
Activists from disparate parties joined the IPSC in Galway today in a six hour protest ... ... read full story / add a comment
Lebanese Anti Capitalism March
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday August 12, 2006 - 03:07 by Mark   text 8 comments (last - tuesday august 15, 2006 - 10:59)   image 3 images
Resolution 17001/2006 has been passed by the UN tonite, ... read full story / add a comment
derry / anti-war / imperialism Friday August 11, 2006 - 17:52 by ali la pointe   text 7 comments (last - friday august 11, 2006 - 22:38)
News just breaking that the judge at the Bail hearing at Belfast Crown court has granted bail to the 8 people who applied for it. The 9th, a former member of the Republican Socialist Movement and political prisoner who is out on license under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement had chosen to hold his bail application back so as not to jeopardise his comrades' chances. It is understood he will make a bail application on Monday. ... read full story / add a comment
Two wasters meet on the street in Kerry.
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax Friday August 11, 2006 - 12:46 by John McDermott   text 22 comments (last - sunday january 06, 2008 - 17:29)   image 1 image
The irish people will pay dearly through the bin taxes and other impositions for cleaning up the hundreds of illegal dumps operated by Cement Roadstone, and other Friends of Fianna Fail during the past two decades.This problem has not been touched upon by our current government-nor will it be- until after the coming election. ... read full story / add a comment
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