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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
Promoting Human Rights in Ireland

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Lockdown Skeptics

The Daily Sceptic

offsite link What?s the Point of Private Eye? Mon Dec 16, 2024 16:22 | David Craig
What exactly is the point of Private Eye? On the biggest stories of our time ? the 'climate crisis', Covid origins, mRNA vaccines ? it has taken an unswervingly establishment line, says David Craig. Is the BBC to blame?
The post What’s the Point of Private Eye? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Rachel From Accounts Strikes Again: Hiring Plummets After Record Tax Raid Mon Dec 16, 2024 14:36 | Will Jones
Rachel from Accounts strikes again! Businesses are cutting jobs at the fastest pace in four years following Labour's record tax-raising Budget, as (actual) economists warn of the?rising risk of recession.
The post Rachel From Accounts Strikes Again: Hiring Plummets After Record Tax Raid appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Chairman of College of Policing Demands Rethink on Non-Crime Hate Incidents Mon Dec 16, 2024 13:00 | Toby Young
The Chairman of the College of Policing has said the police need to rethink the investigation and recording 'non-crime hate incidents'. Welcome news, since the College came up with the concept in the first place.
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offsite link NHS Hospitals Bring Back Mask Mandates Mon Dec 16, 2024 11:00 | Will Jones
NHS hospitals?are telling patients, visitors and staff to wear face masks due to rising levels of winter bugs and low vaccine take-up, despite the lack of good evidence that they work.
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offsite link The Covid Inquiry Asks for Red Teams But Will Get Blue (Pilled) Teams Mon Dec 16, 2024 07:00 | James Alexander
Politics professor James Alexander has finally got round to reading part one of Baroness Hallett's report. It's a dull pudding, he says, but does contain a few raisins.
The post The Covid Inquiry Asks for Red Teams But Will Get Blue (Pilled) Teams appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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antrim / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday September 11, 2008 - 22:39 by Sean Matthews-personal capacity   text 9 comments (last - tuesday december 02, 2008 - 08:30)   image 1 image   audio 4 audio files
The 2ND Belfast Anarchist Bookfair recently took place building on the success of the previous year. Stalls were provided by the WSM, Choice Ireland, Just Books, Organise! and Revolutionary Anarcha-feminist group(RAG) as well as groups from as far as England and Scotland including Solidarity Federation giving the bookfair an international flavour. The Bookfair provides a healthy platform for constructive debate and discussion from past to present struggles. To exchange experiences, to reflect and agitate are all essential ingredients for a stronger, more vibrant class struggle anarchist movement in the future. Below are some of the audio recordings from of the public meetings which took place on the day.

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national / history and heritage Thursday September 11, 2008 - 17:45 by godzilla   text 21 comments (last - monday february 23, 2009 - 17:44)
Speculation is mounting as to why the Asgard II, Ireland's only sailing training Brigantine, sank in French waters this morning and why a salvage pump could not have been used to prevent her loss. She was travelling in the shallow waters of the French Bay of Biscay with 5 crew and 20 trainee sailors who paid between 500€ for youngsters to 600€ to take part in the trip. This fare covered their passage, vitals & in line with statutory requirements full training for ship abandonment which proved useful when skipper Colm Newport ordered her evacuation.

She had been due for maintenance in France on September 21 after taking part in this week's commemorative boat show for the 1798 French landing in Mayo. ... read full story / add a comment
"Our struggle is twofold: Fighting against internal oppression and external foreign threats."
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday September 11, 2008 - 16:23 by pat c   image 1 image
Ben Lewis interviews a leading member of Iranian Students for Freedom and Equality who makes clear the Iranian students opposition to both US Imperialism and the Iranian Regime. Full text at link.

Some organisations in the west have said that US intervention could provide some sort of limited space to organise, in Iraq, for example. What do you think of this?

The United States talks about democracy in Iran and the Middle East to disguise its aim of expanding its influence and power in the region and to offset its financial problems. Oil supplies are another good reason to talk about democracy! But conditions in Iraq today are actually far worse even than under the horrible and torturous rule of Saddam Hussein. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / anti-capitalism Thursday September 11, 2008 - 02:22 by James   image 1 image
The Spring 2008 issue of the WSM's theoretical magazine is now online. The pdf is available here.

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from March 2005 - indymedia.ie/article/69087
national / racism & migration related issues Wednesday September 10, 2008 - 23:27 by redjade   text 7 comments (last - tuesday december 23, 2008 - 17:43)   image 1 image
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mayo / crime and justice Wednesday September 10, 2008 - 20:24 by Dept of Justice Watcher   text 3 comments (last - thursday september 11, 2008 - 18:41)   image 1 image
RTE are currently running an online poll ' Are the Gardai putting the interests of Shell ahead of the interests of the public by arresting the two fishermen?' on their news web page: http://www.rte.ie/news/index.html

It's not how clear what the final result will be, but so far it looks like a clear majority think the police are not the impartial force they should be. ... read full story / add a comment
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international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday September 10, 2008 - 17:54 by pat c   text 1 comment (last - thursday september 11, 2008 - 15:39)   image 1 image
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan from US and NATO airstrikes nearly tripled from 2006 to 2007, with recent deadly airstrikes exacerbating the problem and fuelling a public backlash.

Human Rights Watch have published a report regarding these atrocities. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday September 08, 2008 - 23:59 by I Witness Video   text 1 comment (last - wednesday september 10, 2008 - 10:40)
A group of videographers bearing witness to the events in Minnesota this week, during the US rnc , lead up to American elections.

Some think it is time to request the presence of International election observers. ... read full story / add a comment
Ken O'Keefe behind the wheel of the Free Gaza
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday September 08, 2008 - 10:31 by Ken O'Keefe   image 3 images
Ken O’Keefe is a 39 year-old Marine Conservationist and Human Rights Activist born in America who holds Irish, Hawaiian and Palestinian citizenship. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the 1991 Gulf War and lawfully renounced his U.S. citizenship in Vancouver, Canada on March 1, 2001. He is the founder of the Truth Justice Peace Human Shield Action to Iraq (2003) and P10K (2004). In 2007-2008 he served as a Legislator within the reinstated Hawaiian Government and authored a law that outlaws WMD in Hawaii. Most recently he served as a Captain and 1st Mate with the Free Gaza Movement that successfully challenged the Israeli siege of Gaza. Currently he remains in Gaza where he wrote this piece. ... read full story / add a comment
if you log IP's to your blog or site - this might be interesting
international / sci-tech Sunday September 07, 2008 - 11:26 by got your number = share your number   text 7 comments (last - wednesday april 22, 2009 - 19:47)   image 1 image
The hacking of the "blood & honour" site and server was reported on the 30th of August, but now a breakdown of visits, posts, IP's, search terms and real world user location is available.

Though this is a crosspost the long list of numbers & search terms might not at first highlight the Irish dimension. Celtic only occurs a dozen times, Dublin likewise and not one mention of Ulster. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday September 06, 2008 - 22:00 by Pagan O'Leary   text 10 comments (last - sunday september 14, 2008 - 16:54)
Anthony McIntyre, author of 'Good Friday: the death of Irish repubicanism' has been refused permission to travel to the U.S to promote the book. ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Saturday September 06, 2008 - 12:25 by Dante getting Dizzy
Berlusconi lost a libel lawsuit against the magazine "The Economist" yesterday in a Milan court which ruled that the the July 2001 issue entitled "Why Silvio Berlusconi is unfit to lead Italy" did not defame him nor was untrue.

The minister of the interior in Italy has confirmed that the 3,000 troops stationed on the streets in August to fight migrants will be increased. Below are the key figures so far on how useful Italian paratroop regiments have been in the fight against the gypsy child.

Dick Cheney finishes his global tour which has included Georgia and the Ukraine, whipping up votes for a new Cold War led by John Mc Cain this evening with a joint lecture with Aznar in the Foro Ambrosetti on world leadership. The pair have been reported worldwide to have enjoyed key discussions this morning.
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mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday September 06, 2008 - 02:28 by aprn   text 1 comment (last - saturday september 06, 2008 - 10:58)   image 1 image
There is a brief interview with Mayo fisherman Pat O'Donnell in this weeks An Phoblacht, which outlines the current situation with regard to the 26 county states's deployment of the navy against peaceful protesters, and fishermen going about their business.

Hopefully other political newspapers will follow the lead of Sinn Féin's weekly paper and feature articles on this issue. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday September 05, 2008 - 18:57 by pat c
Amy Goodman outlines the real reasons for her arrest and how it follows a pattern of intimidating independent reporters. Full text at link.

Government crackdowns on journalists are a true threat to democracy. As the Republican National Convention meets in St. Paul, Minn., this week, police are systematically targeting journalists. I was arrested with my two colleagues, “Democracy Now!” producers Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar, while reporting on the first day of the RNC. I have been wrongly charged with a misdemeanor. My co-workers, who were simply reporting, may be charged with felony riot.
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international / anti-war / imperialism Friday September 05, 2008 - 18:12 by pat c
Jim Moody of the CPGB writes on the likely effects of a ‘pre-emptive’ strike on Irans Natanz fuel enrichment plant. Full text at link.

No nuclear explosion, when delivered by bomb or missile, could be contained underground - especially one so large as to ensure complete destruction of Iran’s nuclear facilities within mountain tunnels, as well as its earth and concrete protected structures below ground. This is not akin to an underground nuclear test, where containment can be achieved. ... read full story / add a comment
international / racism & migration related issues Thursday September 04, 2008 - 07:03 by gossip monger   text 6 comments (last - monday june 08, 2009 - 20:10)   image 1 image
The Moroccan magazine "L'observateur" published at wonderful story 2 days ago reporting that short but plucky Jose Maria Aznar, (65 years - married - 2 children) former PM of Spain, friend and ally of Bush and rightwing thinktanker is indeed the mystery expectant father to the French minister of Justice, (48 years single) Rachida Dati's, baby.

Rachida had announced her surprise pregnancy earlier this week but declined to name the daddy thus sparking speculation. ... read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech Wednesday September 03, 2008 - 17:16 by Mark C   text 2 comments (last - friday december 26, 2008 - 17:56)   video 1 video file
Google have today released their own internet browser, named Chrome. Potential users who may not bother to read the terms of use before using it may be surprised to find that ANYTHING you post on the internet using Chrome will be owned by Google. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Wednesday September 03, 2008 - 10:35 by Red Banner
Issue 33 of Red Banner is available now at €2 / £1.50 from bookshops or from the address above
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international / crime and justice Tuesday September 02, 2008 - 22:40 by Fachtna Ahoy.
Manchester Pc Daniel Gaffney was jailed today for 12 weeks for assaulting of 12 year old boy in custody. The kid (who can't be named for "protective" reasons) had been arrested at a children's home where he alledgedly had been drinking vodka. PC Gaffney was bringing him to be strip-searched when feeling "intimidated" he hit the boy so hard that a custody sergeant thought his nose was broken. ... read full story / add a comment
To keep the Dolphins captive for the night before the massacre, the fishermen usually injure a few of the captive dolphins with a spear thrust or a knife slash - dolphins will not abandon these wounded family members.
international / animal rights Tuesday September 02, 2008 - 19:18 by ALiberation   image 1 image
As part of the global Japan Dolphin Day campaign (Stop the Massacre of Dolphin protest), ALiberation are organising a protest at the Embassy of Japan tomorrow at 1pm. Please see details below. Please also see the attached video footage of the Massacre of Dolphins.

Action Alerts
As part of the global campaign we are asking people to send in emails to key officials and make phone calls to the Embassy of Japan.
This is in an Action Alert which has two parts.
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