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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
Promoting Human Rights in Ireland

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The Daily Sceptic

offsite link News Round-Up Sat Jan 18, 2025 01:49 | 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 Massive Fire at One of World?s Largest Battery Storage Facilities Fri Jan 17, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones
A massive fire has?broken out in one of the world's largest battery storage facilities containing tens of thousands of lithium batteries, prompting a mobilisation of firefighters across several counties in California.
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offsite link Climate Change Giving Meaning to Life Fri Jan 17, 2025 15:13 | Dr James Allan
Why are climate alarmists so impervious to facts, so averse to rational cost-benefit analysis? It has all the hallmarks of a religious cult, says James Allan. They can't let it go because it gives meaning to their lives.
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offsite link BP to Cut 8,000 Jobs as Net Zero Bites Fri Jan 17, 2025 13:30 | Will Jones
BP is to cut nearly 8,000 jobs in the face of falling profits and rising shareholder concern over its green energy policies as pressure from Net Zero policies continues to bite.
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offsite link Insurers Love the ?Climate Emergency? ? Higher Premiums all Round Whatever the Actual Facts Fri Jan 17, 2025 11:32 | Chris Morrison
There's a climate emergency, so cough up, say insurers. It hasn't stopped them raking in billions, notes Chris Morrison. And no wonder: weather losses are actually down compared to 35 years ago. Time for a bit of honesty?
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dublin / history and heritage / event notice Sunday February 24, 2008 12:33 by Anti Fascist   text 4 comments (last - tuesday february 26, 2008 01:13)
Latest in series of talks by Harry Owens to accompany the photographic exhibition on veterans of the SCW. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Saturday February 23, 2008 17:59 by Adele - PG4   text 2 comments (last - sunday february 24, 2008 04:29)
Hi everyone
Today the Pine Gap 4 were aquitted under the Special Defence Undertakings Act of 1952.
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national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Saturday February 23, 2008 11:55 by Martin O'Neill
Just Books aims to create a Working-class Resource and Solidarity Centre in Belfast, opening in May, and run on direct democratic lines. Like the original Just Books we aim to provide titles on a range of topics. We are appealing for supporters to take out standing orders of £10 or 15 euros a month to achieve this aim. read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / news report Friday February 22, 2008 20:24 by Niall Harnett   text 12 comments (last - wednesday february 27, 2008 18:59)
Just a few questions for you Garda Superintendent John Gilligan, in light of the following:

1) Recent functions that you and other Gardaí have been performing in your role as ‘police service providers’ for the Shell Corrib Gas Project development at Bellanaboy and the surrounding areas.

2) ‘The new era in the modernisation and development of the Garda Síochána, focusing on the three public imperatives of the Garda Síochána Corporate Strategy; public safety, public confidence and transparent public accountability.’

3) Your solemn oath on appointment to An Garda Siochana that you will faithfully discharge the duties of a member of the Garda Síochána with fairness, integrity, regard for human rights, diligence and impartiality, upholding the Constitution and the laws and according equal respect to all people, and while continuing to be a member, you will to the best of your skill and knowledge discharge all your duties according to law. read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Friday February 22, 2008 17:43 by Des Derwin
DCTU Campaign for a Decent Public Health Service

There will be a 'volunteers' meeting' for those who would like to help make the 29th March march (see below) a success, on Thursday (28th February) at 6.00 p.m. in Liberty Hall. If you can spare some time between now and 29th March, any contribution appreciated, leafleting, postering, organising a local meeting, getting the word around, etc. you will be very welcome. read full story / add a comment
galway / eu / event notice Friday February 22, 2008 13:10 by PaddyK2
Political Discussion Society debate on Lisbon Treaty: 8pm - O'Flaherty Theatre, NUI Galway - Monday Feb 25th 2008 read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday February 21, 2008 16:32 by Cael   text 6 comments (last - thursday february 21, 2008 19:42)
The drastic reduction in the Irish fishing fleet leaves
hundreds of crewmen without any form of redundancy
payment, a spokesman for Republican Sinn Féin said today read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday February 21, 2008 16:14 by pat c   text 1 comment (last - thursday march 13, 2008 12:43)
Yet again the US Occupation Forces have launched an attack on The Iraq Freedom Congress.

In another poor move; the occupying troops has made another attempt to eliminate the voice of freedom from Iraq by raiding the IFC headquarter in Baghdad on 12 February when they forced themselves in, verbally and physically assaulted the guards and stood them out in the rain for several hours. It is understood from the many previous incidents that these attempts are not to look for weapons or investigations regarding terrorist activities; but in fact they are to intimidate and eliminate any voice that objects the occupation and its puppets.

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international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday February 21, 2008 14:42 by John Cornford   text 3 comments (last - monday december 15, 2008 23:36)
James Turley writes on how in Respect Chris Bambery claimed that Secularism ‘justifies’ islamophobia. Yet now Socialist Worker demands separation of church and state.

Bambery writes on islamophobia in media and establishment reactions to the speech. The Sun’s “bash the bishop” campaign and David Blunkett’s reference to something “external to this country” is a breath away from “there ain’t no black in the union jack”. The article implies that the pro-islam stance of the SWP has hardened since the break with Galloway. He writes that in spite of talk of muslim ‘backwardness’, many of the foundations of science were commonplace in islamic culture by the middle ages. True -science would not be doing well without the concept of zero. But it buys into the logic of the ‘clash of civilisations’. The idea of religions competing in some cosmic dog-show for the prize of ‘most progressive’ is ridiculous in itself without Bambery on the judges’ panel. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Thursday February 21, 2008 13:48 by observer   text 107 comments (last - tuesday july 08, 2008 18:37)
What No fanfare. I'm suprised at the lack of comment. I would have assumed as Time for Change are simply a left wing election vehicle they would have been crowing proudly at their excellent election result in the NIPSA GC election. NIPSA Unity on the other hand I would expect to be more pragmatic and modest. Let's face it they do have a lot to be modest about!! read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / event notice Thursday February 21, 2008 12:48 by Eve   text 2 comments (last - wednesday february 27, 2008 13:05)
Day of Action at Bellanaboy read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday February 21, 2008 12:10 by tomeile   text 5 comments (last - wednesday march 24, 2010 09:54)
Catherine Nevin’s appeal against her conviction for murder began in the Court of Appeal yesterday. Ms Nevin was convicted in 2000 of the murder of her husband Tom at their pub, Jack White's Inn, Brittas Bay, on March 19, 1996. The appeal will be based on evidence that prosecutors failed to disclose at her original trial that witnesses , William McClean and former provos Gerry Heapes and John Jones ,were long-standing police informers . Nevin’s lawyer ,Anne Fitzgibbon , is seeking access to classified documents including security files which indicate that Mr McClean was a suspect in the Dublin/Monaghan bombings of 1974.
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westmeath / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday February 21, 2008 02:52 by charlie donnelly
A night of music and craic to aid Cabhair, the Republican prisoners dependants fund..

ALL ARE WELCOME read full story / add a comment
international / eu / press release Wednesday February 20, 2008 16:29 by indyjourno   text 2 comments (last - thursday february 21, 2008 18:09)
Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou Mc Donald has this afternoon expressed her
"anger and incredulity" over the European Parliaments vote today NOT to
respect the result of the Lisbon Treaty referendum. read full story / add a comment
dublin / eu / press release Wednesday February 20, 2008 16:09 by John Murray   text 7 comments (last - thursday february 28, 2008 11:33)
'Big Lie' of No campaign will be exposed before Referendum vote
Issued : Wednesday 20 February, 2008
Statement by Proinsias De Rossa MEP
Vice-President, European Socialist Group read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Wednesday February 20, 2008 09:15 by Martin O'Sullivan   text 4 comments (last - thursday february 21, 2008 00:57)
8pm Wed 20 Feb in the Central Hotel, Exchequer St, Dublin 2.
Speaker: Brian Kelly (Lecturer in US History, Quenns University Belfast and author of Race, Class and Power in the Alabama coalfields)

Will a Democrat President end the war?
Written by ALAN MAASS from US paper socialistworker.org

MILLIONS OF people voted in the Super Tuesday primaries for Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton in the hopes that a Democratic president will end the U.S. war on Iraq. But as ALAN MAASS shows, the record of the Democratic Party when it comes to war and peace is reason to think again.
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national / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Tuesday February 19, 2008 23:14 by Just Books Collective   text 2 comments (last - saturday march 01, 2008 00:23)
Just Books Collective presents

Ethel MacDonald 'An Anarchist's Story'

This drama-documentary tells the story of Ethel MacDonald a forgotten legend
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday February 19, 2008 18:44 by Cael   text 3 comments (last - wednesday february 20, 2008 14:00)
Irish people all over the world will be saddened to hear that Maggie Hughes, the mother of Francis Hughes, has passed on to her eternal reward. She gave her most precious treasure for the cause of Irish freedom. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam dilís.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday February 19, 2008 17:15 by Miriam Cotton   text 5 comments (last - friday february 29, 2008 12:41)
"Wikileaks Under Attack: California Court Wipes Wikileaks.org Out of Existence
Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 06:20:15 AM PST
One of the most important web sites in recent months has been Wikileaks.org. Wikileaks has upset the Chinese government enough that they are attempting to censor it, as is the Thai military junta. Wikileaks is now under attack from a censorship effort by a California court."

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national / anti-capitalism / press release Tuesday February 19, 2008 15:54 by Seamus Mac Lochlainn
A great Irish Republican patriot was buried today, Brendan Hughes. I was thinking and below are a few thoughts on what for me Republicanism is all about. read full story / add a comment
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