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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

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The Daily Sceptic

offsite link Is Keir Starmer Autistic? His Excessively Literal-Minded Compliance With Human Rights Law Suggests H... Thu Jan 30, 2025 07:00 | Steven Tucker
Is Keir Starmer autistic? His public persona (or lack of), absence of interpersonal skills and obsessively technocratic outlook might lead us to conclude so. But that would be unfair on autistic people, says Steven Tucker.
The post Is Keir Starmer Autistic? His Excessively Literal-Minded Compliance With Human Rights Law Suggests He Just Might Be appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Thu Jan 30, 2025 01:45 | Richard Eldred
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 Declined: Chapter 6: Hometime Wed Jan 29, 2025 19:00 | M. Zermansky
Chapter six of Declined is here ? a dystopian satire about the emergence of a social credit system in the UK, serialised in?the Daily Sceptic. This week: as a Non-Efficient, will Ella even be allowed to buy a cake?
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offsite link NHS Hiring Dozens of Diversity Jobs on Up to ?91,000 a Year Despite Order to Stop Wed Jan 29, 2025 17:44 | Will Jones
NHS bosses are ignoring orders from Ministers to scrap diversity jobs by?hiring dozens of new equalities staff on up to ?91,000 a year?under Labour.
The post NHS Hiring Dozens of Diversity Jobs on Up to ?91,000 a Year Despite Order to Stop appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Ed Miliband Snubs Reeves Speech Unveiling Heathrow Expansion Plans Wed Jan 29, 2025 15:06 | Will Jones
Ed Miliband skipped Rachel Reeves's speech announcing support for?a third runway at Heathrow?in an apparent snub to plans that he previously threated to resign over.
The post Ed Miliband Snubs Reeves Speech Unveiling Heathrow Expansion Plans appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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international / anti-capitalism Thursday January 25, 2007 - 11:59 by pat c   text 4 comments (last - wednesday march 07, 2007 - 02:08)
Poetic justice as the kids get to eat while the World Social Forum delegates go hungry for a change. These people have no conception of the reality of poverty. Getting a 5 Star hotel to run the catering. Bah!

Full text at link. ... read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum Thursday January 25, 2007 - 05:16 by Saer
This segment review past segments and bring viewers up to date on the ongoing protest by Irish Republican political prisoners for political status. Éire Nua is also a topic of discussion

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international / arts and media Tuesday January 23, 2007 - 14:52 by bobara   text 2 comments (last - wednesday january 24, 2007 - 19:15)   image 5 images
A somewhat belated review of Guillermo Del Toro's latest film, still showing. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Tuesday January 23, 2007 - 14:01 by David Manning and Miriam Cotton   text 19 comments (last - tuesday march 20, 2007 - 23:44)   image 1 image
While the idea of comparing one gross act of terrorism to another gross act of terrorism seems as odious a comparison as any, there is nevertheless an appropriate comparison to be drawn where one gross act of terrorism is a direct precursor to the second. And when two acts of terrorism are the defining moments of the century in terms of Western foreign policy, comparison becomes an urgent necessity. ... read full story / add a comment
The Socialist #22 - January 2007
national / miscellaneous Monday January 22, 2007 - 23:38 by SP Online   image 1 image
The January 2007 issue of The Socialist (#22) is now online at the Socialist Party website. See below for contents. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday January 22, 2007 - 22:50 by anon   text 1 comment (last - wednesday february 14, 2007 - 16:37)
This story arose while indymedia was off air, as usual I just summarise/archive other press/blogs, McEvaddy and Irish companies involvement of US war machine is such a collosal issue its hasn't written about specifically for while and it difficult one to tackle.

http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=...15076
"We will be looking at the US market initially as well as other international potentials," he said yesterday, with the charter business the most likely first target, including companies like Ryan International and American Trans Air. It is understood that other markets the airport will target include South Africa.

Knock airport says itis going to use the new open skies agreement to get new long haul routes via Knock any other ideas have been put on the long finger. ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Monday January 22, 2007 - 04:04 by Donal de Roiste
Disciplinary procedures in Irish Defence Force faces overhaul
22/12/2006 - 17:49:2

I Donal Roche wish to have these standards applied to my case. Please visit my blog and ask your local politicians to do the right thing in 2007. How long must I wait for justice? Where are my former comrades in arms?

deroche.blogspot.com

Disciplinary procedures in the Irish Defence Forces are to be radically overhauled.

The new system will mirror the civil legal process in a military environment.

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national / worker & community struggles and protests Monday January 08, 2007 - 23:50 by Conor McGowan
Two new articles have been added to the "Publications and Articles" section of the redesigned ISN site. In addition, the July 2006 issue of leftline has been added to the same section of the site. Although it was up on our old site, it went missing during the redesign.

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national / crime and justice Monday January 08, 2007 - 19:30 by mark   text 3 comments (last - tuesday january 23, 2007 - 15:21)
While browsing youtube I came across this video of a garda I recognise from several protests I've been to throwing his weight around and escalating what was already a bad situation outside Bad Bob's ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Monday January 08, 2007 - 19:18 by Terence   text 4 comments (last - tuesday february 06, 2007 - 18:09)
According to thelong running Wayne Madsen website, who is a former intelligence officer in the US, there are reports from captains of tankers which would have methane sensors onboard due to their cargo, that there has been an increase in alarms going off on these sensors and that it is in fact not caused by their cargo, but Methane gas escaping or bubbling up from the Ocean floor especially along the Hudson Submarine Canyon over the eastern USA. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday January 05, 2007 - 06:19 by jack rider
The Whitehouse is in damage control over the bungled execution of Saddam Hussein. The hurried execution backfired in the worst possible way; a vanquished leader should never be allowed to continue his work from the ‘grave’. Anthropologists are familiar with appeasement rituals and ceremonies for the dead, which are common to numerous cultures. In the wake of Saddam’s bungled execution these curious rituals begin to make sense. ... read full story / add a comment
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international / arts and media Friday January 05, 2007 - 01:39 by nili   image 1 image
mayday, an audio recording by nili, for you ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Wednesday January 03, 2007 - 22:30 by d'other
The disappearance of Julio Lopez, an aging former political prisoner and important state witness in the trial of a former police investigator found guilty of human rights abuses electrified the social movement in Argentina back in November. Despite mobilisations and the appearance of graffiti demanding action from the Kirchner government all over the capital, there are now further hints of present day dirty tactics by police connected to the former dictatership. On the same day that Spain resolved to arrest former police officer and alleged death squad leader Rodolfo Almiro, a second disappeared witness in trials against military officers - Luis Angel Gerez - suddenly reappeared. This reappearance comes amidst widespread claims that hundreds of threats have been made against human rights and social movement activists in the capital and across the country, as usual Upsidedownworld.org has the latest... ... read full story / add a comment
down / crime and justice Wednesday January 03, 2007 - 10:21 by Gerry Rice   text 2 comments (last - sunday february 18, 2007 - 20:05)
I just accidently became involved in what has turned out to be the biggest house-building fraud in this so-called United Kingdon when I purchased one of these totally defective and criminally and illegaly built dwellings in 1976. This fraud has now been successfully covered up by all the political parties in Northern Ireland for 30 years. The British Government even allowed the lawful findings of the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints to be overturned to protect the corrupt cover-up of this fraud by Down District Council. The 'catholic' SDLP has led the cover-up in Down District Council.
Gerry Rice.
Gerry Rice.

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Memories...
international / summit mobilisations Tuesday January 02, 2007 - 21:34 by tra-la   text 6 comments (last - sunday april 22, 2007 - 13:18)   image 10 images


Angela Merckel assumed yesterday the presidency of the EU and will host the G8 in 2007.
She is from the Christian right in Germany and notably stopped funding to stem cell research
programmes 24 hours after president Bush made use of his presidential veto in the US
to achieve the same thing. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / environment Thursday December 28, 2006 - 21:55 by Richard Murphy
A few months after her resignation from the Bush administration when her department was linked to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff , former US Interior Secretary Gayle Norton has taken a new job with Royal Dutch Shell.
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international / anti-capitalism Wednesday December 27, 2006 - 16:39 by Shell To Hell   text 16 comments (last - friday february 02, 2007 - 19:30)   image 1 image
The following is an account of the fire and explosion of a pipeline in Nigeria.
Hundreds were consumed by a hell on earth
If this ever happens in Mayo, Bertie will have blood on his hands! ... read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media Wednesday December 27, 2006 - 12:31 by joeboy   text 22 comments (last - tuesday december 25, 2007 - 19:56)   image 3 images
Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

U2 singer Bono is to be awarded an honorary British knighthood for "his services to the music industry and for his humanitarian work", the British embassy has announced.

Bono will receive the award from the British ambassador to Ireland, David Reddaway, in a ceremony in Dublin in the coming weeks. A spokesman for the singer said he was "very flattered" to receive the award, particularly if it opens doors for his campaigning work against poverty in Africa. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday December 27, 2006 - 05:17 by budgie   text 11 comments (last - tuesday january 02, 2007 - 14:39)
The puppet judiciary of occupied Iraq today announced that Saddam Hussein would be hanged within 30 days. Saddam is presently being tried for the mass murder of Kurdish villagers but the judiciary insisted that he MUST be executed regardless of any other proceedings. This decision is a ‘just in time’ corporate-style decision – just in time for what the uninformed reader would ask? Just in time to save America from incrimination for supplying the chemical weapons and expertise required to kill the innocent Kurdish villagers – that is the REAL NEWS of the day! ... read full story / add a comment
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offaly / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday December 26, 2006 - 21:08 by David K.   text 1 comment (last - wednesday december 27, 2006 - 15:00)   image 2 images
A play featuring the writings of the late American peace activist Rachel Corrie: “My Name is Rachel Corrie” has been cancelled at a Canadian Theatre in what can only be described as contemptible self censorship. The Canadian theatre company CanStage has done a three monkeys and pulled down the Iron Curtain of censorship down on it by announcing its cancelling plans to present the play in Toronto : Can stage, won't stage, exit stage. ... read full story / add a comment
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