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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

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offsite link The stage is set for Hybrid World War III Mon Feb 27, 2023 15:50 | The Saker
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Public Inquiry
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

offsite link RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

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

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offsite link Trump?s ?Drill, Baby, Drill? Energy Policy Will Enjoy the Enthusiastic Support of the Global South Sun Jan 19, 2025 17:00 | Tilak Doshi
Tilak Doshi says Trump's "drill, baby, drill" energy policy may not be popular in Davos, but will be welcomed by leaders in the Global South, fed up with being lectured about carbon emissions by rich Western countries.
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offsite link ?There is a Pakistani Problem and we Must Root it Out,? Says Head of Equality and Human Rights Commi... Sun Jan 19, 2025 15:00 | Toby Young
The head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has written an excellent comment piece for the Sunday Times urging the Government to hold a proper full inquiry into the rape gangs scandal.
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offsite link Why is Lord Hermer Trying to Politicise the Rule of Law? Sun Jan 19, 2025 13:00 | Raymond Wacks
Retired law professor Raymond Wacks questions Lord Hermer's new, expanded definition of the 'Rule of Law' to include 'human rights'. Is it a ruse to increase the power of human rights lawyers?
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offsite link How the Blob Uses Public Sector Procurement Frameworks to Enforce Compliance With Woke Ideology Sun Jan 19, 2025 11:00 | C.J. Strachan
C.J. Strachan documents the way in which the Civil Service enforces compliance with woke ideology by forcing private companies that want to bid for public sector contracts to attend EDI training courses.
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offsite link New Research Paper Contains Evidence That the mRNA Covid Vaccines Damages Human Heart Cells Sun Jan 19, 2025 09:00 | Dr David Livermore
A new research paper contains evidence that the mRNA Covid vaccines cause heart damage at the cellular level, writes David Livermore, former professor of medical microbiology at the University of East Anglia.
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international / anti-war / imperialism Friday May 26, 2006 - 00:33 by redjade   text 6 comments (last - monday may 29, 2006 - 18:59)   image 3 images
The two-page proposal for a broad Iran-U.S. agreement covering all the issues separating the two countries, a copy of which was obtained by IPS, was conveyed to the United States in late April or early May 2003. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Thursday May 25, 2006 - 16:16 by Danny Morrison
One day Bob Dylan poured a bottle of whiskey over his head and walked into a department store pretending to be drunk so that he would get some bad press. He found that being thrust into the role of ‘the conscience of a nation’ encroached on his privacy and interfered with his creativity and he wanted his freedom back.

Those involved in political struggle in the USA placed an onerous responsibility on Dylan, demanding of him his talent, his time, his total commitment.

Regardless of how he later revised his stance, the early songs which shot him to fame were the work of an artist responding to injustice and oppression and the politics of the day. He was heavily influenced by, of course, Woodie Guthrie, but was also open to the songs of Brecht and Weill as well as Irish rebel music. ... read full story / add a comment
Unionist killer - British Killer - British agent
national / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday May 25, 2006 - 10:44 by Mick Hall Daily   text 12 comments (last - saturday may 27, 2006 - 10:20)   image 1 image
The killer of Belfast lawyer Pat Finucane has been given a generous relocation package by the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) in return for his silence on the extent of state collusion, one of his would-be victims claimed last night.

UDA gunman and British agent Ken Barrett was freed by the Sentence Review Commission yesterday after applying for early release under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday May 25, 2006 - 08:05 by Kingfisher
Furthermore, theology induces passivity to authority – there is no better method of creating compliance than theology. Who else would quietly accept injustice, various forms of deprivation and huge disparities in the distribution of wealth than those who imagine it is the result of demerit, sin or the will of some God? Many extremely intelligent and capable people become observably handicapped when the subject/spectre of religion rears its illogical, paralysing and fear-inducing head. Never doubt the power that is born of theological indoctrination (child abuse) and the resultant fear that it engenders (usually for life). ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday May 24, 2006 - 21:18 by hedgehog   text 4 comments (last - saturday may 19, 2007 - 17:18)
Jessie Macbeth, a Former Army Ranger and Iraq War Veteran Tells All

From seattle indymedia for any anti war people who may have missed it, you really should see this. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday May 24, 2006 - 20:17 by RSF
Irish Republican Information Service (no. 67)
Teach Dáithí Ó Conaill, 223 Parnell Street, Dublin 1, Ireland
Phone: +353-1-872 9747; FAX: +353-1-872 9757; e-mail: [email protected]
Date: 24 Bealtaine / May 2006

Internet resources maintained by SAOIRSE-Irish Freedom
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dublin / racism & migration related issues Wednesday May 24, 2006 - 19:28 by Anthony   text 3 comments (last - saturday may 27, 2006 - 23:34)
Some coverage of the Afghan hunger -strike in the mainstream media from an NGO perspective. The first part of this article is an article written by Peter O’Mahony from The Irish Refugee Council which appeared in today's Irish Times (24th May). The second is a transcript of Peter being interviewed by Matt Cooper on his Last Word current affairs show on Today FM. The show was broadcast on Monday 22nd May and also featured a debate between Rosanna Flynn of Residents Against Racism and Ian O’Doherty of the Irish Independent (which is not covered by this transcript). ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday May 24, 2006 - 18:20 by RSF   text 6 comments (last - friday may 26, 2006 - 23:47)   image 1 image
"Now some of those who would not give even a cup of water to those struggling for Irish national independence down the years, were climbing on the bandwagon of material gain and self- aggrandisement. It was a far cry from the beds of pain of the hunger strikers in the H-Blocks to the comfort of ministerial seats under British rule in Stormont and the cosiness and luxury of heavily-subsidised English offices in Westminster." ... read full story / add a comment
Brian Feeney Irish News 24 May 2006
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday May 24, 2006 - 18:13 by Brian Feeney   text 2 comments (last - friday may 26, 2006 - 17:07)   image 2 images
In case you haven't noticed, the assembly meeting up at Stormont isn't the Northern Ireland Assembly established by the Good Friday Agreement. It's 'the assembly' as the school-marmy speaker keeps telling her class.

Oh yes, the speaker. At the first gathering Bob McCartney asked why she was calling herself the speaker when she hadn't been elected by the assembly. Cos our proconsul appointed me speaker, that's why, so there.
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Superheroes
international / crime and justice Tuesday May 23, 2006 - 23:57 by niall   image 1 image
A gang of anarchist Robin Hood-style thieves, who dress as superheroes and steal expensive food from exclusive restaurants and delicatessens to give to the poor, are being hunted by police in the German city of Hamburg. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday May 23, 2006 - 12:07 by Pitstop Ploughshares - (DM/ Personal Capacity)   text 2 comments (last - thursday may 25, 2006 - 15:11)
British kowtow to unionist sectarianism
national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday May 22, 2006 - 11:09 by James Reilly   text 4 comments (last - wednesday may 24, 2006 - 17:06)   image 3 images
Garvaghy Road residents won an action in the High Court against appointment of Orange Order members to Parades Commission on Friday May 19th - press coverage to follow. ... read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage Sunday May 21, 2006 - 20:48 by Anthony Coughlan
Anthony Coughlan is Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Social Policy at Trinity College Dublin and Secretary of the National Platform EU Research and Information Center ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday May 20, 2006 - 17:23 by peptide
In response to increased UN pressure to close the illegal Guantanamo Bay detention/torture centre, the Americans left no doubt, “we have no intention of closing Guantanamo Bay”. The flagrant illegality of Guantanamo Bay is lost on the Americans, or worse, stands as a defiant monument to American belligerence and unilateralism. The rest of the world can go to hell; Americans do what they want when they want, is that clear? ... read full story / add a comment
Bertie's best mate is under interrogation
national / politics / elections Friday May 19, 2006 - 17:04 by John McDermott   image 1 image
This is a piece of an article in this months Phoenix Magazine ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / racism & migration related issues Friday May 19, 2006 - 17:00 by redjade   text 10 comments (last - saturday may 20, 2006 - 21:09)   image 4 images
excuse me, what was the essence of the Jesus story, again? hmm? ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Friday May 19, 2006 - 15:36 by Séan   text 11 comments (last - wednesday may 24, 2006 - 17:31)
Speaking at a meeting of Republican Sinn FÈin in Bundoran this week, Joe O'Neill said the leadership of Provisional Sinn FÈin had sold out the ideals of the 10 hunger strikers who died in 1981 "with one stroke of a pen." ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday May 19, 2006 - 10:58 by Terence
The German secret service has been spying on journalists for over 25 years. The question is could it happen here and elsewhere. Undoubtably the answer must be yes. Why would it be any different anywhere else? ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Friday May 19, 2006 - 00:22 by Seán Ryan   text 7 comments (last - monday may 22, 2006 - 19:56)
Limerick Leader follows up on an article they published recently, where they along with the American Ambassador, threatened the people of Limerick with their jobs, if we didn't shut up about Shannon Airport.

Following this, activists including Ed Horgan wrote to the Limerick Leader in reply and were published.

The have published a reply to us. And I for one do not like it. ... read full story / add a comment
national / racism & migration related issues Thursday May 18, 2006 - 13:42 by Carlotta Gall
[Four] years after the Taliban were ousted from power by the American military, their presence is bigger and more menacing than ever, say police and government officials, village elders, farmers and aid workers across southern Afghanistan. ... read full story / add a comment
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