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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

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offsite link One in 12 in London is an Illegal Migrant Thu Jan 23, 2025 19:30 | Will Jones
London is home to as many as 585,000 illegal migrants, equivalent to one in 12 of the city?s population, according to a previously confidential report.
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offsite link Illegal Afghan Migrant Kills Two and Wounds Three in Latest Knife Violence to Afflict Open-Borders G... Thu Jan 23, 2025 17:55 | Eugyppius
An illegal Afghan migrant has killed two and wounded three in the latest knife violence to afflict open-borders Germany. In response, Leftist organisations will light candles to demonstrate "solidarity and cohesion".
The post Illegal Afghan Migrant Kills Two and Wounds Three in Latest Knife Violence to Afflict Open-Borders Germany appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Should Oxford Be Trusted to Assess the Safety of its Own Vaccine? Thu Jan 23, 2025 15:50 | Mark Walker
The Covid Inquiry was reassured by a scientist from Oxford University that the Covid vaccines were safe. But should Oxford, which received ?143m in royalties from its Covid vaccine, be trusted on this, asks Mark Walker.
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offsite link Does Starmer Know What He?s Talking About on AI? Thu Jan 23, 2025 13:28 | James Alexander
Why was Keir Starmer's recent speech on AI written like a Mr Men book? Prof James Alexander wonders if the Prime Minister knows what he's talking about. Is AI really "the ultimate force for national renewal"?
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offsite link Trump Puts all Diversity Staff on Leave ?Immediately? Thu Jan 23, 2025 11:00 | Will Jones
Donald Trump has ordered that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) staff be put on paid leave "immediately" and eventually laid off as the new President's war on woke goes nuclear.
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international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Saturday March 18, 2006 23:34 by Eoin Dubsky   text 1 comment (last - saturday march 18, 2006 23:37)
According to the CGT union there were over one million people demonstrating in Paris today, protesting the new employment contract for young people, the CPE. Today's monster demonstration follows dozens of protests and autonomous actions around the country, led mostly by university students. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Saturday March 18, 2006 23:22 by papidan
On 16 March, 64 French universities, out of 84, were on strike.
This huge movement of young people started in January. Why? read full story / add a comment
Alivera Kiiza-Fairtrade Coffee Farmer from Tanzania
mayo / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Saturday March 18, 2006 23:05 by Keith Martin- Councillor   image 1 image
Alivera Kiiza a Fairtrade Coffee grower from Tanzania was in Westport last Wednesday afternoon as a guest of the Westport and Castlebar Fairtrade Committees. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / news report Saturday March 18, 2006 19:41 by Louise Michel   text 3 comments (last - sunday march 19, 2006 15:14)
If you have something to say that you would like relayed on to Free Derry Wall send a text to +447999 77 8890.

some texts sent so far include
"No more Men behind The Wire. Stop CIA Kidnap &Torture Flights through City of Derry Airport"

and

" Peter King takes Gerry Adams in to White House back passage in Collaboration with White House Warmongers"

please take part in this art experiment. it's extremely important

LM read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Saturday March 18, 2006 18:00 by IPSCite
Now with Hamas’ electoral gains in the Palestinian elections, Israel, from a position of strength, can decide if it wants to inflict an economic blockade on the West Bank and Gaza.
“It's like an appointment with a dietician. The Palestinians will get a lot thinner, but won't die,” was how top Israeli government adviser Dov Weissglas recently described how an intensification of a blockade could affect ordinary Palestinians.

see David Lynch in Daily Ireland http://dailyireland.televisual.co.uk/home.tvt?_ticket=O...opp=1 read full story / add a comment
Sue Tompkins, Courtesy of the artist and The Modern Institute, Glasgow.
dublin / arts and media / press release Saturday March 18, 2006 16:07 by Lee Welch   image 1 image
Four is pleased to present Death and the Compass which brings together the work of four artists living and working in Glasgow. Neil Bickerton, Lorna Macintyre, Sue Tompkins and Gregor Wright all have diverse practices, but their work is linked by a proximity between form and content and an honesty in use of materials.

with support from The British Council read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Saturday March 18, 2006 15:23 by Andrew McGrath   text 4 comments (last - sunday october 22, 2006 16:06)
The PDs' announcement of a plan to move Dublin Port comes at an interesting time, when the Dublin Port Tunnel (an integral part of the expansion plan implemented by the Dublin Port Authority) is nearing completion. This article reveals that the idea to relocate the Port is not an original creation of the PDs': in fact it goes back to 1990. But why, in spite of a set of logical reasons in favour of the move, was the plan put on the back burner in favour of the construction of the multi-million Port Tunnel and minor upgrades to the port facilities? read full story / add a comment
Pirana History of Offensiveness, Funded by Capitation
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Saturday March 18, 2006 12:31 by Le Sybarite   text 14 comments (last - wednesday april 19, 2006 13:50)   image 2 images
Trinity College Dublin has ordered the seizure and destruction of a student magazine called Piranha! because it used what the College authorities say is “offensive language” in an article about Muslim reaction to the cartoons depicting "the Prophet Muhammad".

“Irish people should know that this type of racism is not funny and in 2006 it is just not acceptable,. Satirical magazines sometimes argue that they are causing debate on issues by writing articles from a certain point of view, but in this case that argument doesn’t hold water.”

Sheikh Dr Shaheed Satardien
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday March 18, 2006 10:56 by The Strawberry Girl   text 8 comments (last - sunday march 19, 2006 10:20)
A well dressed male in his fifties, dressed in a tweed sports jacket and trousers, wearing a hunting or fishing hat, which seemed outlandisly old-fashioned stalked me from the bank of ireland through the Swan Centre , except that I only became aware that he was doing this when I got to the most mundane of places, the fish counter.The place to discuss the price of fish and smile in to your eyes, to grab your hand and hit on you. Fair enough, let go my hand. I don't want to go for a coffee, in fact I have an appointment. The grip on my hand got harder and he kept eye-contact as he ground my ring into the bone of my finger. There we are standing in a crowded shop in broad daylight and he is getting his jollies by studying minutely the change in my face from friendliness, to awareness,to fear.
He wants to capture that and take it home with him.I ripped my hand away and
continued shopping, he followed me through three aisles. Why didn't I shout, or land him on the floor or ask for help? I still don't know the answer to the question.
I reported it to the manageress , who gave a descrition to security guy, who stood watching me pack up and walked me to the door. He tells me to get a cup of tea and come back . They will pull the cctv. Thanks security guy. I returned with a friend an hour later. I haven't heard anything since. I suppose that it looked almost mundane on the footage. read full story / add a comment
international / summit mobilisations / press release Saturday March 18, 2006 04:02 by Reclaim the Commons
A secret draft of the "G8 Summit Communique on Energy Security," scheduled to be released officially on July 16th at the July 15 - 17, 2006 G8 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, has been leaked. The Communique is now posted for the global public to read and review, front and center at http://ReclaimTheCommons.net read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday March 18, 2006 02:50 by ooooooooooooooooooooooo   text 4 comments (last - friday march 24, 2006 01:34)
what began as an innocent piss up on Paddy's day, with hundreds of irish and other tourists present to enjoy a weekend has (at time of writing) turned into the most serious urban disturbance in recent history.

The Police have brutally repressed the revellers and have in the last hour resorted to clearing the old city with rubber bullets.

Over 100 have been fired so far. serious injuries have been photographed. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / press release Saturday March 18, 2006 01:06 by b0bk
This is a message from french/english/italian/german anarchists living in the Paris region destined to all of our sympathizers all around the world. We are independant from but friends with the French Anarchist Federation hence we will not speak in their name.
read the text read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Saturday March 18, 2006 00:13 by x
the title is just adding ideology to the action that was spontanus - so have fun read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Saturday March 18, 2006 00:03 by joe
A strange sight was to be seen on Wednesday evening in the grounds of the Spanish embassy: the Basque flag was flying high from the embassy's flagpole. read full story / add a comment
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international / anti-war / imperialism / press release Friday March 17, 2006 22:14 by venceremos   image 1 image
The recent deluge of expressions of “concern” about Iran by Cheney, Bolton, Blair, Rumsfeld et al should be setting alarm bells ringing throughout the world. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday March 17, 2006 18:00 by Margaret   text 8 comments (last - thursday april 06, 2006 00:11)   image 15 images
A personal trip to Shannon airport to remember 100 people who have died as a result of the war read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday March 17, 2006 02:28 by Fintan Lane   text 3 comments (last - friday march 17, 2006 21:43)
I thought that this story would be reported/posted by PANA or somebody more directly involved in organising the event, but it has hasn't happened, so I here is my very short version:

On Wenesday, 15 March, a fly-in protest (organised by the Peace and Neutrality Alliance) occurred at Shannon airport. Those who fly in were Roger Cole (PANA), Tony Gregory TD, Senator David Norris, John Maguire (Anti-War Ireland), Finian McGrath TD, John Gormley TD, A. O Snodaigh TD, Joe Costello TD, Joe Higgins TD, Fintan Lane (Anti-War Ireland) and Tommy Broughan TD. We boarded an 11.30 flight at Dublin and flew direct to Shannon in order to avoid the usual security attempts to quash Shannon protests,

We were joined by Jan O'Sullivan TD at Shannon.

As protests go, it was relatively uneventful, except insofar as it actually happened. It was a clever initiative by PANA that alllowed us to successfully avoid the clampdowns that have suppressed all protests at the airport since 2003.

On a personal note, it was nice to be part of an anti-war protest within Shannon airport terminal, having been banned from the entire county for a two-year period.

The struggle does on.

A protest was held within terminal and also outside the front door. read full story / add a comment
toilets under construction
mayo / environment / news report Thursday March 16, 2006 21:40 by tracey   image 5 images
This is the first of many updates on the steps the camp is taking to ensure that we leave as light an ecological footprint as possible on the enviroment we find ourselves camped in. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / animal rights / news report Thursday March 16, 2006 20:06 by John Carmody   text 4 comments (last - friday march 17, 2006 09:38)   image 3 images
Here are some pictures to the demonstration we organized yesterday.

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Deportation Demonstration
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday March 16, 2006 17:50 by Darren Brooks   image 1 image
n Thursday March 16ththere was a small demo at the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) on Burgh Quay for deportation.

Residents Against Racism are calling a demonstration to protest against the deportation of women,children and families who are at risk of religious and political persecution, Female Genital Mutilation and who's life will be in danger if returned.

Residents Against Racism were at the GNIB from 1.30pm to show support and solidarity with those who are at risk of deportation. read full story / add a comment
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