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offsite link Alternative Copy of thesaker.is site is available Thu May 25, 2023 14:38 | Ice-Saker-V6bKu3nz
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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

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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Lockdown Skeptics

The Daily Sceptic

offsite link Eco-Anxiety Affects More Than Three Quarters of Children Under 12 Mon Feb 03, 2025 19:30 | Will Jones
'Eco-anxiety' affects 78% of children under 12, a crisis that teachers say they are unable to cope with, new polling by Greenpeace has found. The solution? More ruthless exposure of children to alarmist material.
The post Eco-Anxiety Affects More Than Three Quarters of Children Under 12 appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Keir Starmer Denies Breaking Lockdown Rules as it Emerges he Took a Private Acting Lesson During Cov... Mon Feb 03, 2025 18:06 | Will Jones
Keir Starmer?has denied breaking lockdown?rules after it emerged he had a face-to-face acting lesson with a voice coach on Christmas Eve 2020 when London was under strict Covid restrictions.
The post Keir Starmer Denies Breaking Lockdown Rules as it Emerges he Took a Private Acting Lesson During Covid Restrictions appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Elon Musk Shuts Down US Government Foreign Aid Agency and Locks Out 600 Staffers Overnight After Tru... Mon Feb 03, 2025 15:41 | Will Jones
Elon Musk?and President?Donald Trump?shut down USAID, the federal Government foreign aid agency, and locked out 600 employees overnight after the pair agreed it was "beyond repair". Afuera!
The post Elon Musk Shuts Down US Government Foreign Aid Agency and Locks Out 600 Staffers Overnight After Trump Agreed it Was “Beyond Repair” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Food Firms Revolt Against Net Zero Over Australia?s Energy Crisis Mon Feb 03, 2025 13:00 | Sallust
Firms supplying food to major Australian supermarkets have launched a revolt against Net Zero, urging the Government to dump its renewables targets and focus on ramping up gas and coal production to cut electricity prices.
The post Food Firms Revolt Against Net Zero Over Australia’s Energy Crisis appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Wind Turbine Bursts into Flames Mon Feb 03, 2025 11:00 | Will Jones
A wind turbine has burst into flames in Cambridgeshire ? the latest instance of an issue previously described by Imperial College London as a "big problem" that is not being "fully reported".
The post Wind Turbine Bursts into Flames appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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international / sci-tech / other press Friday December 17, 2004 14:23 by nerd   text 4 comments (last - wednesday january 05, 2005 17:34)
No one expects Mr Bush to weaken his support for a project that has become an article of faith among many Republicans. But analysts said that they expected sceptics in Congress and in the Pentagon to try to whittle down the vast sums being spent on the project, some $10.2bn this year alone. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday December 17, 2004 11:58 by Kieran O'Sullivan   text 14 comments (last - tuesday december 21, 2004 13:51)
Rwanda Invades Democratic Republic of Congo again and the commercial media don't say a word. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday December 17, 2004 05:47 by redjade
'Under a presidential directive and authorities approved by administration lawyers, the CIA is allowed to capture and hold certain classes of suspects without accounting for them in any public way and without revealing the rules for their treatment.' read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Friday December 17, 2004 00:16 by Appeal   text 9 comments (last - friday january 14, 2005 09:26)
Ever since the major disarmament actions in Jan/Feb 2002 there has been an Irish military presence at Shannon Airport. Their mission? To ensure the unfettered use of the airport by the US military.

Each day that Irish soldiers guard US military flights they are accessories to America's criminal wars. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday December 16, 2004 22:33 by Mark Johnson   text 27 comments (last - monday august 08, 2005 04:36)
Despite being acquitted by Colombia's courts, political pressure has led to the conviction of three Irishmen. International observers are aghast at how contrived and insufficient evidence has led to this conviction. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Thursday December 16, 2004 22:13 by Peter Quinn   text 1 comment (last - saturday december 18, 2004 19:48)
The Partition of Ireland did not create a peaceful state as what was hoped by the British. There was serious tension in the North in the 20’s and 30’s and the Unionists consolidated their state. There were several stringent measures taken in to end IRA action. Many Nationalists believed that the border would be re-fixed so that they could live in the Irish Republic however this never materialized and the Unionists dissolved Nationalist majority councils and took over their power.

In 1921 and 1922 Proportional Representation (PR) was ended in General and Local Elections and although this broke the Government of Ireland Act, the British took no action. Nationalists walked out of Stormont in 1922 after the Unionists got rid of PR and the Unionists then re-drew the council ward boundaries. read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Thursday December 16, 2004 22:10 by Indy Council Corr   text 74 comments (last - friday december 24, 2004 13:28)
Budget passed in South Dublin by 16 votes to 3. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday December 16, 2004 21:20 by jac   text 2 comments (last - sunday december 19, 2004 14:23)
antrim / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday December 16, 2004 17:03 by Jon Glackin
Street Seen Sleeping Bag Appeal

Street Seen, Northern Irelands very own Homeless paper, will be launching their Xmas Sleeping bag appeal Monday 20th December at 4pm at the Bandstand, Cornmarket in association with Queens University and many of Belfast’s Homeless Agencies

We are appealing for sleeping bags, warm clothes and food to be donated at the Bandstand, Cornmarket between 4pm and 6pm on Monday 20th December, all items will be directly given to those most in need by street outreach teams from the Welcome Centre, Homeplus, Simon Community and the East Belfast Mission....

Entertainment will be provided by local buskers and street performers; all are encouraged to support this important appeal in any way they can.

Items can also be donated at Phoenix Records, The Haymarket Arcade, Royal Avenue read full story / add a comment
cork / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Thursday December 16, 2004 16:41 by james   text 6 comments (last - friday january 07, 2005 17:11)
Cork city council effectively abolished the waiver system on Monday night. They also decided to charge people who produce no waste 255 euro per year. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday December 16, 2004 16:16 by Cian FNB
FOOD NOT BOMBS hold a benefit in Dalymount Park tonight (THursday 16th)
Dalymount park is in Phibsboro and is the home of Bohemians Football Club.

The admission is 1 kilo of dried food eg. rice, pasta, pulses, spices etc. THis will help FooD Not BOmbs build up a staple of food we can't skip.

There will be DJS playing all night and the booze is really cheap.
It starts at eight.

THe bar in Dalymount is just off the Cabra Rd. ITs a side alley that you follow up and the entrance to the bar is on our left.
See ya there.
Cian! read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday December 16, 2004 16:07 by Davy Carlin   text 19 comments (last - wednesday december 29, 2004 16:05)
Democratic Centralism?

In this short piece I will give a frank {point – based }summary of my experiences of Democratic Centralism {DC}. This shall be done from the position of having being both in a DC organisation and working closely with others from similar DC organisations. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Thursday December 16, 2004 15:23 by -
has passed on from this life
in her 105th year.

.:. Rest .:. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Thursday December 16, 2004 15:02 by Dan   text 55 comments (last - sunday march 27, 2005 14:05)
Latest issue of Irish Socialist Network publication Leftline, contains articles on Iraq, water charges, the Labour Party and the Easter Rising read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday December 16, 2004 13:35 by Justin Morahan   text 1 comment (last - friday december 17, 2004 02:40)
Mordechai Vanunu has been elected Rector of Glasgow University. He won 1033 student votes with John Ross Beattie, the runner-up, getting 793 votes. University students claimed that they wanted Vanunu as Rector to show that they support basic human rights, and that they oppose weapons of mass destruction.
In a press release, Annie Vaz says that Mr Vanunu will hold office for three years, representing the students in diverse ways, which can include chairing the University Court. The Rector's participation in events is entirely voluntary and depends on their own availability and choice. The role is principally as spokesperson and representative for student issues. The Rector is not active in University strategy or policy-making.
Mordechai Vanunu is at present living in Jerusalem under virtual house arrest since his release from Ashkelon prison last April. He had spent almost 18 years there, eleven and a half of them in solitary confinement. read full story / add a comment
louth / miscellaneous / other press Thursday December 16, 2004 12:39 by Brian Vernon   text 4 comments (last - wednesday january 12, 2005 10:32)
Victor Makarov once spied for Britain from the heart of the KGB, spending five years in a labour camp after he was caught. After MI6 helped him defect to this country, he hoped for a new and prosperous beginning in the nation for which he had risked his life. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday December 16, 2004 11:47 by pat c
A former technician who was jailed for 18 years for leaking Israel's nuclear secrets has been elected rector of Glasgow University. Mordechai Vanunu, 50, will hold the post for three years.

Students said they voted for him to show their support for human rights and opposition to nuclear weapons. Previous incumbents include Winnie Mandela, Benjamin Disraeli and TV presenter Johnny Ball. The current rector is comedian Greg Hemphill. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Thursday December 16, 2004 11:36 by pat c
16 December: Sir William Petty, an eminent political economist, died in 1687. He was the first to demonstrate the labour theory of value. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday December 16, 2004 08:02 by Qnas
by Robert Fisk
The Independent [UK]
December 15, 2004

Baha Mousa, 26, was working as a hotel receptionist in Basra 14 months ago when British troops surrounded the building and arrested seven men. They were taken to a British base and were reportedly hooded and beaten. Two days later, Mousa was dead. His family was given $3,000 in compensation and rejected a further $5,000. What they wanted was justice. Yesterday, after more than a year of official stonewalling, his relatives won a 'historic' ruling to force the MoD to hold an independent inquiry. Will the truth now be known? read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday December 15, 2004 22:40 by Pit Stop Ploughshares Defence   text 13 comments (last - tuesday december 21, 2004 13:47)
*Please cut and paste and forward appeal to anyone or lists who may be
interested.

**Please download "Join Us In Dublin" poster
on the following link
http://allotherplaces.org/etc/cw5/update/

....photocopy and display wherever possible! read full story / add a comment
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