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offsite link 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

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

offsite link Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony

offsite link Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

offsite link RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

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Human Rights in Ireland
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The Daily Sceptic

offsite link The Chancellor?s ?Growth Agenda? Is Full of Sound and Fury, but Signifies Nothing Mon Feb 03, 2025 07:00 | Ben Pile
Ben Pile brands the Government's 'growth agenda' as empty political theatre, with wooden actors stumbling through hollow lines, written by someone who has no clue what growth actually is.
The post The Chancellor?s ?Growth Agenda? Is Full of Sound and Fury, but Signifies Nothing appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Mon Feb 03, 2025 01:19 | 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.
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offsite link Towards Post-totalitarianism in the West: Some Warnings From the East Sun Feb 02, 2025 19:00 | Michael Rainsborough
The West's moral, spiritual and political decay mirrors the post-totalitarianism of Eastern Europe, says Michael Rainsborough. The difference is today's authoritarianism wears a progressive mask.
The post Towards Post-totalitarianism in the West: Some Warnings From the East appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Sky News Scrambles for Survival Amid Exodus of Viewers Sun Feb 02, 2025 17:00 | Richard Eldred
With viewers tuning out, finances in freefall and an industry in flux, Sky News is betting everything on paywalls, podcasts and a political reset to save itself from oblivion.
The post Sky News Scrambles for Survival Amid Exodus of Viewers appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Britain Could Rejoin Brussels? Net Zero Climate Scheme Sun Feb 02, 2025 15:00 | Richard Eldred
Starmer's Brexit 'reset' could see Britain rejoin Brussels' Net Zero scheme, re-enter an EU free trade zone and relax migration rules ? moves his team fears are political gifts to the Tories and Reform.
The post Britain Could Rejoin Brussels? Net Zero Climate Scheme appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Monday November 29, 2004 23:52 by Indy Council Corr   text 80 comments (last - monday march 07, 2005 18:28)
The Council of Dublin City voted tonight to pass the Estimates, with a minor amendment from FF by 32 votes to 15. The Estimates were supported by Labour, FG and FF councillors.

Those who voted against were Sinn Fein (10) the Independents (3) and two others believed to be one Labour (Eric Byrne) and one FG.

More details tomorrow. read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / opinion/analysis Monday November 29, 2004 13:43 by Karen   text 45 comments (last - wednesday december 01, 2004 10:02)   image 1 image
What's the plan if the Council collapses? read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Monday November 29, 2004 11:53 by Ross Getman
New York State government is widely known to be dysfunctional. State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer seems determined to be part of the solution, rather than part of the problem. If principles of good government are followed, many positive things -- such as good nutrition in our schools -- will follow. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / press release Sunday November 28, 2004 16:49 by G8   text 3 comments (last - friday december 10, 2004 14:41)   image 1 image
United Kingdom G8/No War Protest (English) (Italiano) (Français) (Svenska) read full story / add a comment
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dublin / environment / news report Sunday November 28, 2004 15:17 by redjade   text 8 comments (last - friday december 10, 2004 15:02)   image 11 images
{ photos by redjade } (c) read full story / add a comment
Cover of Meda Ryan's Book on Tom Barry (which answers Peter Hart)
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday November 28, 2004 14:28 by Barry McGarry   text 21 comments (last - friday november 25, 2005 11:17)   image 4 images
Delivered at Kilmichael ambush site November 28 2004 at 1pm
By Meda Ryan (author Tom Barry IRA Freedom Fighter Mercier Press 2003)
For background to controversy with revisionist historian Peter Hart, see www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=66994 and news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4043737.stm read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Sunday November 28, 2004 05:35 by cmi-santiago idnymedia de chile ((i))   text 10 comments (last - monday november 29, 2004 19:43)
For a Real Independent Journalism: criticism to the Indymedia Network. read full story / add a comment
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galway / anti-war / imperialism / feature Saturday November 27, 2004 20:48 by Tommy Donnellan   text 57 comments (last - saturday december 11, 2004 09:28)   image 12 images
The pedestrians of Shop St., Galway were leafleted by a diverse group of activists on Sat. Nov 27th 2004 in order to draw attention to the continuing saga of the case of peace campaigner, and direct action activist, Mary Kelly. Nick from the Galway Mary Kelly Support Group, Spanish Veronica from the Nunca Mais movement, me fein (Tommy Donellan) and Tony of the SWP. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Friday November 26, 2004 18:21 by ss   text 2 comments (last - saturday november 27, 2004 01:19)
Queens University Student Councils meeting held on 25th 11th 04, passed the following motions:

1. This council opposes the war on Iraq and the war on terror, and calls for the immediate withdraw of all occupying forces in Iraq.

2. This council support the Colombian trade unions call for a worldwide boycott of Coca-Cola, read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / press release Friday November 26, 2004 15:56 by Pollitical Animal   text 1 comment (last - saturday november 27, 2004 23:25)
Email and telephone campaign underway to hold the Taoiseach and the government to their development aid commitments on budget day, Wednesday 1st December 2004. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday November 26, 2004 10:37 by Tyler Durden   text 11 comments (last - thursday december 02, 2004 20:04)
(2004-11-25) -- Iran today announced that the plutonium it is allowed to produce under a recent agreement with France, Germany and Britain, is strictly reserved for human consumption. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / news report Friday November 26, 2004 07:43 by Indy Freedom   text 21 comments (last - wednesday december 01, 2004 18:16)
An Iraqi student has been suspended from her school in Dublin after she had her photograph taken with the Irish President, Mrs Mary McAleese.

The principal, Mr Danny Cussen has defended the action, saying it was a disciplinary matter for the school only, and denied it was because of the students nationality. However, he told her "You can't touch the President'."" read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / opinion/analysis Friday November 26, 2004 03:47 by Ivan Yates boy   text 9 comments (last - tuesday november 30, 2004 11:08)
1/2 deferred for a week or more
3/1 passed with amendment that removes bin tax - (5/1 amendment is govt rates, 10/1 hotel room tax, 15/1 others)
4/1 passed with only Independents and SF against
4/1 passed: Ind, SF, some labour against (1/2 on Labour use of abstentions)
4/1 passed: Ind, some labour, some SF against (1/7 on SF use of abstentions)
10/1 defeated - labour, sf, ind against
5/1 defeated - labour, ind, SF and some FF / FG against
50/1 defeated - FF solid against
100/1 defeated - some FG against and FF solid against read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Thursday November 25, 2004 22:01 by Michelle Clarke   text 32 comments (last - sunday december 09, 2012 14:42)   image 1 image
The last time Suicide was raised on Indymedia, 27 people replied. Another article referred to the Father who felt such pain that he opted to set fire to himself in a solicitors office. This is about pain and it is my hope that this article written at a painful time in my life might initiate the word HOPE in the minds of vulnerable, saddened, people. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Thursday November 25, 2004 21:35 by jp
The destruction of the Tara-Skryne valley was "cultural vandalism akin to ripping a knife through a Rembrandt", the Dáil was told during a bitter debate about the M3 motorway. read full story / add a comment
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antrim / housing / feature Thursday November 25, 2004 17:22 by hilda ogden   text 29 comments (last - tuesday march 17, 2009 19:35)   image 1 image
Personal reflections on the situation in Holylands from a resident who is not a student. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / news report Thursday November 25, 2004 14:50 by Women's Aid
Today, to mark International Day Against Violence against Women, Women's Aid is holding a minute’s silence outside the Dail in memory of the 107 women murdered in Ireland in the last 108 months. While groups nationwide are holding vigils locally around the country, Women’s Aid is marking the commemoration of the murders against the backdrop of a giant ‘In Memoriam’ card outside the Dáil, with each murdered woman represented by a white lily. read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday November 25, 2004 14:45 by Paul Kinsella
About 100 An Post workers demonstrated outside a meeting of the An Post Board of Directors in the GPO this morning. The Communications Workers Union (CWU) were highlighting current dissatisfaction in SDS,loss of jobs etc. Members of the Civil Public & Service Union (CPSU) also participated in this morning's protest and the CPSU banner was also there as we were publicising the lack of payment of Sus.Progress (2 phases now worth 5%!) and related problems. There are a number of good media reports on this including Newstalk 106 http://www.newstalk106.ie/news.asp?id=6204 RTE http://www.rte.ie/news/2004/1125/anpost.html and 98FM http://www.98fm.ie/Newsite/GENERAL/newsandsport/newsandsport.asp read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Thursday November 25, 2004 13:58 by Michael Hennigan   text 1 comment (last - friday february 04, 2005 23:22)
Newspapers are losing circulation and influence as alternative media channels grow. However, the rise of free newspapers is also a challenge to traditional newspaper empires. read full story / add a comment
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