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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

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The Daily Sceptic

offsite link Trump Compares Starmer?s Britain to Communist China in Podcast Wed Mar 05, 2025 15:30 | Dr Frederick Attenborough
President Trump compared Keir Starmer's UK to Communist China after the Government ordered Apple to give it backdoor access to users' encrypted data. This isn't far-fetched, says Frederick Attenborough: it exposes us all.
The post Trump Compares Starmer’s Britain to Communist China in Podcast appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link French Navy Refuses to Rescue 60 Migrants From Dinghy Filling with Water Off French Coast ? and Inst... Wed Mar 05, 2025 14:07 | Will Jones
French navy officers refused to rescue 60 migrants on a cramped boat filling with water off the French coast ? and instead radioed and asked UK Border Force to come and take them to Britain.
The post French Navy Refuses to Rescue 60 Migrants From Dinghy Filling with Water Off French Coast ? and Instead Demands UK Border Force Come and Take them to Britain appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Vance?s Message to Europe: Give Up the Information War and Get the Hell Out Wed Mar 05, 2025 12:00 | Will Jones
If European states don't want to be treated as enemies of the US they're going to have to retreat from the war they've been waging on behalf of Washington's old regime and disarm their censorship machines, says N S Lyons.
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offsite link A Diplomatic Dust-Up for the Ages Wed Mar 05, 2025 09:00 | Ramesh Thakur
Trump's art of the deal always has been to ask for everything, judge the point at which the other party has made his final offer and then take what he can get, says Ramesh Thakur. That's what he's doing with Ukraine.
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offsite link Meet the Immigrants Sending Their Children Back to Africa Because London is Too Dangerous Wed Mar 05, 2025 07:00 | Steven Tucker
African immigrants in London are now sending their children off to boarding school in Ghana and Sierra Leone to escape London's deadly black gang-culture. England it seems is no longer a safe country, says Steven Tucker.
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international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday July 28, 2005 - 16:05 by -   text 1 comment (last - thursday july 28, 2005 - 16:09)
(((Its been a while since I've had ocassion to smile whilst collating news)))

here are the news report links to spanish, catalan, italian, german and french language newspapers and tv from Europe and the swiss (polyglot lot) to South america. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday July 28, 2005 - 13:15 by DV8
The number of attacks on Asians has risen significantly since the London bombings, police and Muslim groups say. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday July 28, 2005 - 12:48 by Dave
US unions call for troop withdrawal from Iraq ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday July 27, 2005 - 17:17 by iosaf .:. ipsiphi ·.·   text 3 comments (last - tuesday october 13, 2009 - 17:05)   image 1 image
We all have had in the course of our trans-national campaigns occasion to read the english left of centre daily newspaper The Guardian.

many of us are fond of certain contributors, find ourselves @ times as if in a capioera with the opinion forming it takes our lead from and in addition to substantial daily sales offers free on the internet to the english speaking mostly european readers. ... read full story / add a comment
Rummy uses hand gestures so Muslims will understand
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday July 27, 2005 - 14:45 by redjade   text 28 comments (last - thursday august 04, 2005 - 12:45)   image 4 images
'....in recent speeches and news conferences, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and the nation's senior military officer have spoken of "a global struggle against violent extremism" rather than "the global war on terror," which had been the catchphrase of choice...' ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Wednesday July 27, 2005 - 13:45 by Pat   text 1 comment (last - wednesday july 27, 2005 - 14:55)
Eamonn McCann writes on shoot to kill policies, past and present ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Monday July 25, 2005 - 18:34 by R. Isible
Telus, a Canadian internet services provider (ISP) and telecommunications company (telco) has admitted to blocking customers' access to the webpages of striking Telus employees. Slashdot covers the story. ... read full story / add a comment
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international / arts and media Monday July 25, 2005 - 17:18 by redjade   image 1 image
Klintron from American Samisdat starts a new website ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Monday July 25, 2005 - 12:55 by Seamus O Raghallaigh   text 1 comment (last - monday july 25, 2005 - 15:03)
Have a look at the link http://www.odci.gov/cia/ciakids/ where you will find a CIA (Crininals in Action or more commonly know as Central Intelligence Agency) web page for kids. When I heard of this I though at first it was a joke, a sick joke indeed. But no, its true. Theres even an FBI page. What next I wonder. Just like the old USSR and Hitler youth tactics, get em while they are young and impressionable. ... read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech Monday July 25, 2005 - 12:18 by compiling   text 1 comment (last - monday july 25, 2005 - 15:59)
"in the UK The Association of Chief Police Officers has asked for new legislation giving the security services "powers to attack identified websites". The proposal, along with one for a new offence covering "use of the internet to prepare, encourage, facilitate acts of terrorism" was part of the terror law 'shopping list' presented by ACPO at the Prime Minister Tony Blair's meeting with law enforcement agencies on Thursday 21 July." ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Monday July 25, 2005 - 02:28 by karlito   text 9 comments (last - thursday july 28, 2005 - 18:17)
Much to the dismay of establishment Britain, listeners to the BBC’s In our time radio programme convincingly voted for Karl Marx as the greatest ever philosopher. The show, presented by Lord Melvin Bragg and currently the most popular Radio Four programme on the internet after The Archers, ran an online poll for five weeks, presenting the voters with a short list of 20 eminent thinkers.

http://www.cpgb.org.uk/worker/586/marx.htm ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / crime and justice Sunday July 24, 2005 - 13:40 by mm
VIVA O POVO BRASILEIRO!!!

A Brazilian man, 27 years old, working as an electrician in London, from the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil, innocent person
A sad day for a citizen on the way to work and the government with their laws take from him his life.
Myself as a citizen who loves Brazil express my solidarity for the victims of this State terrorism. Bring back a Social and Pacific Europe, And countries like Brazil showing us how to love the life but they took from us the hope and dreams of "Another World is possible", the message I learn from Porto Alegre! ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Sunday July 24, 2005 - 12:29 by iosaf .:. the ipisphi ·.·   text 8 comments (last - tuesday august 02, 2005 - 12:42)   image 3 images
*Over 80 dead in bombings yesterday.

*Ambassador to Baghdad killed two weeks ago.

*One wrongly accused citizen for the bombs in london that week.

*Been trying to get on well with everyone since Arafat's funeral in 2004.

*trying to get a tourism economy together.

*home to one of the several "pan-arabic" political traditions.

*about to have a presidential election dismissed by the main parties as a farce, which has led to them boycotting it.

*neighbours Israel, Libya, Sudan, Saudi Arabia.

*Jack Straw said yesterday that "egypt's fight is our fight"... is it?
I'll let the Irish reader or whomever else ponder the story of Magdi El-Nashar, the "other innocent". ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Sunday July 24, 2005 - 07:02 by Elaine
SHELL has welded together more than 2,000 metres of high-pressure pipe on the controversial €300m Corrib Gas pipeline in Co Mayo in a shocking breach of its agreement with the Government.

The unauthorised work, discovered in the last few days, has soured relations between Government and the multi-national consortium led by the British-owned oil and gas company and will inevitably lead to sanctions. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday July 24, 2005 - 03:26 by Terry   text 7 comments (last - friday february 09, 2007 - 11:23)
Microwave beam weapons have now been developed by the US military for use in war and when the weapon is set to a lower setting it can be used against those trying to enforce democracy, such as at demonstrations and protests. However these are often referred to as riots by those in power. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday July 23, 2005 - 18:50 by The Guardian   text 15 comments (last - thursday august 04, 2005 - 03:23)   image 6 images
Britian uses tactics learned from Israeli counterparts....SHOOT TO KILL.. ... read full story / add a comment
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