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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

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offsite link Labour MP Sacked Over Racist, Sexist and Antisemitic Slurs in Leaked Messages Sun Feb 09, 2025 11:00 | Richard Eldred
Labour minister Andrew Gwynne has been sacked and suspended after leaked WhatsApp messages exposed racist, sexist and antisemitic slurs ? including a 'joke' about a constituent being mown down by a truck.
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offsite link The Covid Inquiry is Actively Suppressing Scientific Evidence Sun Feb 09, 2025 09:00 | Dr Andrew Bamji
The Covid Inquiry is being led by the wrong experts (lawyers) who are asking the wrong questions of the wrong people. It's not only ignoring scientific evidence but actively suppressing it, says Dr Andrew Bamji.
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offsite link President Trump?s Energy and Climate Agenda: Beware of Overreach Sun Feb 09, 2025 07:00 | Tilak Doshi
President Trump made it clear by his flurry of executive orders that he prioritises reliable and affordable energy over climate alarmist ideology. Now he must resist the temptation to pick winners, says Tilak Doshi.
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offsite link News Round-Up Sun Feb 09, 2025 00:24 | Will Jones
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 DOGE Fires 9,000 USAID Employees ? Leaving Just 600 ? as Trump Pledges to ?Close Down? the Entire Ag... Sat Feb 08, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones
President?Donald Trump?will fire about 9,400 workers from USAID, deeming only 611 as essential employees, as he pledges to "close down" the entire Government agency.
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national / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday May 17, 2009 - 18:49 by Coilín ÓhAiseadha
A former Irish army officer and decorated UN peacekeeper, Dr. Edward Horgan, is due to appear in Shannon District Court on Wednesday 20 May to answer charges arising from his demands that airport security officers and members of the Garda search a CIA jet at Shannon Airport on June 18th last. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday May 17, 2009 - 14:13 by 1May
On May Day, workers and their families who had gathered at Tehran’s Laleh Park, following a call by the May Day Organising Committee (made up of Iran’s independent labour organisations), to voice their demands and to commemorate this day, were attacked by the police and security forces and plain clothes officers. A number of people who were in the park were also attacked. Using various brutal means and instruments, the security forces seriously injured a large number of people and arrested and put in jail over 150. Of these, around 100 are still in prison. ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Friday May 15, 2009 - 16:25 by Darya Homan
Members and supporters of Hands Off the People of Iran will be leafleting a meeting organised by The Guardian Public Forum on the evening of Tuesday May 19 in the reading room of the British Museum. Amongst the speakers will be Ata’ollah Mohajerani, an adviser to ayatollah Mehdi Karroubi, who is one of the reformist candidates in the June 12 presidential elections in Iran; and Elaheh Rostami-Povey, a member of the Socialist Workers Party.
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international / arts and media Friday May 15, 2009 - 16:10 by PPP Publications   text 1 comment (last - saturday may 16, 2009 - 11:40)
The PaganPoetryPages e-zine presents the Bealtine Edition, with a wide variety of new poetry, from both regular contributors and new poets. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday May 14, 2009 - 13:48 by Éamann Mac Mánais   text 6 comments (last - saturday may 16, 2009 - 12:59)
This Saturday and Sunday [May 16-17] sees éirigí's Ard Fheis 2009 in the West County Hotel, Chapelizod, Dublin and the annual James Connolly commemoration in Arbour Hill Cemetery. The socialist republican party’s Ard Fheis will begin on Saturday with debateson language, culture, political prisoners, international solidarity and socio-economic issues. ... read full story / add a comment
kerry / animal rights Tuesday May 12, 2009 - 18:32 by Bernie Wright   text 16 comments (last - saturday june 20, 2009 - 15:21)
The sad and unnecessary fatalities of six HORSES at Killarney race course on Sunday puts the safety of jumps racing under increasing scrutiny. Coincidently, last week in Australia a review of jumps-racing in Victoria was instigated as Jumps racing was suspended-due to 13 horses dying last year .The future of Jumps racing at least in Australia is now under threat due to the treatment of horses. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday May 11, 2009 - 16:04 by IAWM   text 5 comments (last - tuesday may 12, 2009 - 19:33)
The Irish Anti-War Movement condemns the recent US bombing in Afghanistan that killed many civilians. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / politics / elections Monday May 11, 2009 - 15:25 by Irish Socialist Network   text 5 comments (last - tuesday may 12, 2009 - 18:52)

Irish Socialist Network candidate John O'Neill gives his backing to Joe Higgins. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday May 10, 2009 - 14:48 by Aaron Rhodes
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran called for the release of all labor activists and six members of the One Million Signatures Campaign still in detention after their violent arrest on 1 May as they gathered to peacefully celebrate the International Workers’ Day, and called on the International Labor Organization (ILO) to condemn the arrests. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / environment Thursday May 07, 2009 - 22:53 by Brian Guckian
The An Bord Pleanala Inspector's Report into the proposed M17 Rathmorrissy to Tuam motorway scheme is severely flawed and contravenes EU legislation on Environmental Impact Assessment, independent sustainable transport researcher and campaigner Brian Guckian has stated.
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dublin / politics / elections Thursday May 07, 2009 - 13:39 by Irish Socialist Network

Finglas / Ballymun socialist candidate John O'Neill calls for a major programme of social housing to create employment. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Thursday May 07, 2009 - 01:15 by Joe Higgins
The Irish Doctors' Environmental Association (IDEA) and the European network, Health and Environment Alliance have asked candidates in the Euro Election if they commit to a number of objectives related to improving people’s health and wellbeing through a better environoment. Having studied the issues, Joe Higgins informed these groups that their proposals were closely in line with his and the Socialist Party’s views.

Here is a copy of the commitment requested by the IDEA which Joe has signed: ... read full story / add a comment
louth / miscellaneous Wednesday May 06, 2009 - 22:46 by Peter Fitzsimons
Republican Sinn Féin are pleased to announce that a new Cumann has been established in Drogheda Co.Louth.
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national / miscellaneous Wednesday May 06, 2009 - 21:06 by Richard Walsh
RSF are to hold a day of action for Republican Prisoners of War in Counties Dublin and Armagh on Saturday, 9th May. ... read full story / add a comment
derry / miscellaneous Wednesday May 06, 2009 - 16:39 by Richard Walsh   text 4 comments (last - saturday june 13, 2009 - 10:55)
A visit by the Queen of England – Elizabeth Windsor, and her husband Philip to Derry City has been condemned by Republican Sinn Féin.
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international / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday May 06, 2009 - 14:09 by KHC   text 1 comment (last - wednesday may 06, 2009 - 16:02)
Workers and freedom loving people!

This is a follow up statement to the May Day Organizing Committee’s first report on the violent attack by police and intelligence forces at the May Day rally in Laleh Park, Tehran, May 1st, 2009, during which more than 150 workers and their families as well as activists of women’s and students’ movements were arrested. The updates for public information and appropriate actions, as of today, are as follows:
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limerick / animal rights Wednesday May 06, 2009 - 13:38 by Bernie Wright   text 6 comments (last - sunday may 10, 2009 - 21:28)
The Alliance for Animal Rights (AFAR) is horrified that a CONVICTED serial animal abuser in County Limerick is apparently running for a Council seat in the Adare area elections. Richard Smith,(48) a dairy farmer and also owner of Company Richie Tryes on the Kilmallock Road* is hoping people will vote him in as a Councillor in Adare. He has repeatedly abused animals, this being his possible third conviction for abuse to animals on his farm. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Wednesday May 06, 2009 - 06:53 by MAOR   text 3 comments (last - wednesday may 06, 2009 - 13:27)
Donegal and Derry based lobby group MAOR have urged the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan TD not to grant Frontier Exploration Licences for oil and gas exploration off the West Coast of Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday May 05, 2009 - 21:41 by Sean Matthews
A former Visteon worker will be speaking this Saturday 9th May in An Culturlann, in a public meeting organised by the Workers Solidarity Movement. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Tuesday May 05, 2009 - 16:01 by Adherents to the sixth declaration of the Lacandon jungle   text 2 comments (last - tuesday may 05, 2009 - 17:55)
8 other campaign activists have been unjustly and illegally imprisoned, tortured, badly treated, stigmatized by the media, and are now awaiting possible incarceration for false accusations. ... read full story / add a comment
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