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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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offsite link Wind Turbine Bursts into Flames Mon Feb 03, 2025 11:00 | Will Jones
A wind turbine has burst into flames in Cambridgeshire ? the latest instance of an issue previously described by Imperial College London as a "big problem" that is not being "fully reported".
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offsite link Year After Lockdown Saw Massive Spike in Attempted Child Suicides Mon Feb 03, 2025 09:00 | Richard Eldred
Lockdowns and school closures have triggered a devastating surge in child suicides and self-harm, with hospital admissions soaring and mental health disorders skyrocketing.
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offsite link The Chancellor?s ?Growth Agenda? Is Full of Sound and Fury, but Signifies Nothing Mon Feb 03, 2025 07:00 | Ben Pile
Ben Pile brands the Government's 'growth agenda' as empty political theatre, with wooden actors stumbling through hollow lines, written by someone who has no clue what growth actually is.
The post The Chancellor?s ?Growth Agenda? Is Full of Sound and Fury, but Signifies Nothing appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Mon Feb 03, 2025 01:19 | 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 Towards Post-Totalitarianism in the West: Some Warnings From the East Sun Feb 02, 2025 19:00 | Michael Rainsborough
The West's moral, spiritual and political decay mirrors the post-totalitarianism of Eastern Europe, says Michael Rainsborough. The difference is today's authoritarianism wears a progressive mask.
The post Towards Post-Totalitarianism in the West: Some Warnings From the East appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday August 27, 2007 - 17:27 by Mina Ahadi   text 2 comments (last - wednesday august 29, 2007 - 12:52)   image 1 image
Here, Political Prisoners on death row in Iran ask for your help.Do not let them down. Full story at the link.

Work for the abolition of the death penalty and save the lives of those sentenced to death!”

For around two years now the Islamic Republic government has stepped up the execution and torturing of political prisoners and dissidents on the pretext of security. The largest numbers of executions have taken place in the provinces of Khuzestan, Kurdistan, Azarbaijan and Tehran. All those sentenced to death have been sentenced behind closed doors and without any regard for international conventions. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Monday August 27, 2007 - 11:23 by Sal Fiore   text 1 comment (last - tuesday august 28, 2007 - 21:12)
Very little research has been devoted to this case. Prof. Diana Winstanley committed suicide whilst conducting research on stress, discrimination and bullying issues. This is an appeal for info. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Sunday August 26, 2007 - 21:50 by Terence   text 1 comment (last - wednesday august 29, 2007 - 10:03)
In this very interesting report from Montreal Canada, we get a glimpse at some of the undercover activities of the state and police forces which are there to protect capitalism. What is reported is that an undercover cop was caught on video throwing rocks at a protest. Clearly the state and police are working hard all the time to manipulate public opinion to believe that protesters always mean violence and are associated with criminals. When they don't get the result that they want, they then go out and make it so. This is not unique to just the place where this report comes from. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Sunday August 26, 2007 - 16:50 by Siegfried Maloney   text 20 comments (last - sunday september 30, 2007 - 07:32)
A sculpture has been unveiled in Washington to honour the cooperation between the F.B.I. and the R.U.C. in defeating Irish terrorism. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday August 26, 2007 - 03:11 by Susan Isabella Sheehan-Repasky   text 8 comments (last - tuesday october 02, 2007 - 05:31)
The Minister for the Environment, John Gormley, has said he is committed to ensuring there will be no major development along the route of the M3 motorway, close to Tara, Co Meath. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Sunday August 26, 2007 - 00:46 by Airsoft Cadet   text 4 comments (last - monday february 11, 2008 - 10:43)   image 1 image
With a clear lead it seems the Irish Military have won the latest "who sucks" site opinion poll which invited internet users to compare 23 Armed forces logos from across the world.

http://www.who-sucks.com/politics/17-fearsome-defense-m...world

And a quick look at the who sucks site will tell you why. Whereas other armies have gone for traditional crosses or swords, the Irish have settled for a swishy sort of harp thing meets a pregnant lady holding a spear. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday August 25, 2007 - 18:49 by Borhan Azemi and Reza J.   text 2 comments (last - saturday september 15, 2007 - 16:45)
Here a group of Iranian antiwar activists make clear their feelings about Iran and the support it gets from some on the left. They say: Iran is part of the world imperialist-capitalist system And its contradictions with U.S. imperialism will not change the nature of this regime.

Recently we read an article “Standing up to Islamophobia” published in Socialist Worker Online (US). As a group of Iranian antiwar activists, we respond to this article concerning the direction of the antiwar movement. We think that the position of SW(US) is not in the interest of international proletarian revolution and must be opposed based. The position that the ISO is theorizing asserts that the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) regime is a progressive and anti-imperialist in nature. We do not believe so, and intend to show that IRI regime is dependent and part of the world imperialist-capitalist system. Its contradictions with U.S. imperialism will not change the nature of this regime.
... read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech Saturday August 25, 2007 - 13:23 by Fu Manchu   text 2 comments (last - wednesday september 19, 2007 - 09:45)
There's probably nothing much in this, but today's Spiegel reports that several German ministry computers in their Federal government have been found to contain a cunning trojan backdoor exploration thingy which came from China. Of course they already have one that comes from the NSA in the USA, & heck - Real Player invented the whole commercial backdoor thing ( I know Richard Stallman just told me on a youtube video ). & then there was yer man Mohammad Afroze Abdul Razzak who infiltrated Microsoft on behalf of Al Qaeda coz back in 2001 coz they knew Microsoft were infiltrating your computers. So really at the end this is just about language practise & helping you feel European & most of all not getting too cocky about your hardware, software or extensions. All the major powers are in there & the arch-villains from Fu Manchu to Bill Sikes. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday August 24, 2007 - 11:51 by indyjourno   text 4 comments (last - sunday september 02, 2007 - 16:51)
91 Iraqi translators who were working for the British forces in Iraq have been effectively abandoned by British forces after the British Home office refused a request from senior British Army officers to relax asylum regulations and make special arrangements for Iraqis whose services to the British Army have put their lives at risk when the British flee Iraq. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday August 24, 2007 - 08:43 by Ciaron O'Reilly   text 10 comments (last - friday february 29, 2008 - 12:11)   image 2 images
Friend, and Buddhist monk, Handa Shonin San was killed in a tractor accident at Milton Keynes Pagoda, England, on August 21st. Handa led us to court at the Pit Stop Ploughshares trial and held vigil while the court was in session.
Photo and funeral arrangements details on the following website
http://www.mkbuddhism.org.uk/ ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Friday August 24, 2007 - 08:27 by gurgle   text 1 comment (last - saturday august 25, 2007 - 11:01)
For the tenth time since 1978 the Guardia Civil barracks at Durango, Bilbo/Bilbao has been attacked by ETA. This morning's carbomb is reported as having held approximately 70kg of explosives and shrapnel. 2 members of the Guardia Civil have resulted injured. At present there has been no confirmation from the terrorist organisation that they are responsible for the attack, but it is widely felt that this is their first succesful action since calling off their permenant ceasefire of March 2006 last June. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday August 24, 2007 - 01:56 by Anthony   text 4 comments (last - friday september 14, 2007 - 10:05)
Pegah Emambakhsh, an Iranian lesbian is to be deported from the UK back to Iran on Tuesday 28th August where under Iranian law, she will face imprisonment, whipping and death by stoning. ... read full story / add a comment
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