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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

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offsite link Councils Set to Slap Britons With On-the-Spot Fines for Climbing Trees in Parks Sat Dec 28, 2024 15:00 | Richard Eldred
Fears of a surge in revenue-driven fixed penalty notices loom, as Angela Rayner's new devolution plan could enable cash-strapped councils to impose fines on activities like tree-climbing.
The post Councils Set to Slap Britons With On-the-Spot Fines for Climbing Trees in Parks appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Civil Servants to Strike Over ?Victorian? Demand to Spend Three Days in the Office Sat Dec 28, 2024 13:00 | Richard Eldred
Thousands of Land Registry civil servants are planning to walk out over what they describe as a "Victorian" order to work in the office just three days a week.
The post Civil Servants to Strike Over ?Victorian? Demand to Spend Three Days in the Office appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link ?Woke? MoD Bosses to Strip Cross From Military Cap Badge Sat Dec 28, 2024 11:00 | Richard Eldred
A centuries-old tradition faces the axe as the Army considers scrapping the cross from chaplains' badges in a "woke" push for diversity and multiculturalism.
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offsite link Was Rachel Reeves ?Let Go? by Both the Bank of England and HBOS? Sat Dec 28, 2024 09:00 | David Craig
David Craig casts a critical eye over Rachel Reeves's career, suggesting that her exits from the Bank of England and HBOS may not have been entirely voluntary. Was she pushed, or did she jump?
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offsite link Recent Temperature Falls Likely to Put a Dampener on ?Hottest Year Evah? Stories Sat Dec 28, 2024 07:00 | Chris Morrison
Global temperatures are falling, oceans are cooling and the 'Hottest Year Evah' narrative is unravelling faster than a fact-checked Guardian article, says the Daily Sceptic's Environment Editor.
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national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Thursday March 12, 2009 18:04 by Peter Brady   text 8 comments (last - saturday march 14, 2009 14:12)
The corruption in our society has gone out of control. We must unite together against this and say NO.
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armagh / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Thursday March 12, 2009 09:53 by Deirdre Niamh Duffy   text 3 comments (last - friday march 13, 2009 00:40)
The recent events in Northern Ireland have brought back a whole host of dark memories. The attacks have placed a question mark over both the stability and success of the peace process. However, in many ways the attacks are very different from those during the Troubles. Unlike the violence in the past, these attacks are not really aimed at gaining public support or making a political point but at destabilising Northern Ireland in its transition from post-conflict zone to stable society. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Wednesday March 11, 2009 15:45 by Paddy Hackett   text 2 comments (last - wednesday march 11, 2009 18:46)
Fianna Fail plans on dumping Brian Cowan as leader
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national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Wednesday March 11, 2009 11:23 by Socialist Party   text 14 comments (last - friday march 13, 2009 09:19)
Working class should unite against the killings

The killings by the Real IRA and the Continuity IRA of two soldiers and a policeman should be roundly condemned by every section of the working class movement.

Working class people today face an unprecedented assault on jobs and on wages. Our public services are threatened by cuts and privatisation. More than ever we need to stand united to defend living standards. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Tuesday March 10, 2009 11:46 by Community Activist   text 5 comments (last - friday march 13, 2009 18:25)   image 1 image   video 2 video files
The Irish peace process has brought massive transformation to Ireland and its people.

It has witnessed the early release of hundreds of republican political prisoners, it has ensured a peaceful stable society, it has opened up massive cross border co-operation, it has ensured the right to referenda for a United Ireland, which now gives Irish Republicans the real opportunity to achieve freedom and equality through democratic means.
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international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Friday March 06, 2009 22:27 by Paddy Hackett   text 7 comments (last - monday march 23, 2009 01:05)   video 3 video files
Paddy Hackett writes:
The world capitalist economy has plunged into a sustained economic depression. The signs are that this depression shall be deep and prolonged. The principal way by which capitalism can come out of the depression is by reducing both the living standards and employment conditions of the working class. The only other solution is social revolution involving the seizure of power by the working class from the capitalist class necessitating the establishment of a world communist federation. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Sunday March 01, 2009 23:02 by J. O'Neill   text 4 comments (last - tuesday april 14, 2009 10:22)
The SP supports non-revolutionary figures like Chavez, while with-holding support from revolutionaries fighting to overthrow capitalism. This stance is contradictory. Working class unity is a utopian goal until the political and social forces that maintains sectarianism are dismantled. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Sunday March 01, 2009 18:52 by Gregor Kerr   text 4 comments (last - monday march 02, 2009 16:33)   image 2 images
On 25th February ICTU wrote to all affiliated unions re its 'Campaign in Support of the Congress 10 Point Plan for a Social Solidarity Pact'.
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national / eu / opinion/analysis Thursday February 26, 2009 15:39 by Kieran O'Sullivan
The Campaign Against the EU Constitution has conducted research to show that RTE's coverage of the Lisbon treaty was unbalenced in favour of the Yes Side. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Thursday February 26, 2009 15:36 by mickburke   text 6 comments (last - sunday march 01, 2009 19:29)   image 3 images
Indymedia contributors should start to think now about how this site will report the strike called for March 30th. There is no certainty that the strike will go ahead, some deal may yet be done to avert it, but if the stoppage does go ahead we need to report it in a way that befits the occasion. A national strike would have profound significance both nationally and internationally. Up to a million people will be involved one way or the other, the world will be watching Ireland. read full story / add a comment
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armagh / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Thursday February 26, 2009 11:13 by Sean Matthews   image 1 image
THE recent publishing of the report by the Consultative Group on the Past demonstrates the simmering sectarian tensions and hostility beneath the surface.The 190 page report by the group, chaired by ex-Church of Ireland primate Lord Eames and former Policing Board vice chairman Dennis Bradley marked 18 months of consultation with victim groups and others that have been bereaved through the conflict. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday February 26, 2009 03:09 by Aquiles Magana   text 2 comments (last - monday april 27, 2009 20:54)
Update on the current situation in the Salvadoran presidential election. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Wednesday February 25, 2009 12:57 by TruthWillOut   text 2 comments (last - tuesday march 03, 2009 23:59)   video 2 video files
Amnesty's report on weapons used by both sides in Gaza finds much to condemn.

http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE15/012/2009/....html

The group is particularly hard on the U.S., having found numerous remains of American munitions -- including white phosphorus shells from Pine Bluff Arsenal, and a Hellfire missile made in Orlando.

Another weapon which bothers Amnesty is a mysterious munition, filled with cubic particles.

This type of ultra-precise strike capability is supposed to limit collateral damage and civilian casualties.

So we turn once again to Garlasco's comment, from an earlier conflict:

"It is unfortunate that these weapons are being developed specifically for use in densely populated areas which may negate the intended effect." read full story / add a comment
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national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Tuesday February 24, 2009 11:58 by Etain   text 1 comment (last - wednesday february 25, 2009 10:25)   image 1 image
“People who got mortgages they can’t afford to pay back were greedy and foolish and should suffer the consequences…They signed a free contract, they’re adults and they have to take responsibility for their actions”. This is the kind of thing that gets thrown around a lot in recessions. It conveniently ignores a few things. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Sunday February 22, 2009 22:08 by Dermot O'Byrne   text 20 comments (last - sunday march 15, 2009 20:24)
Is the Labour Party led by Eamon Gilmore on the side of the working class? read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Sunday February 22, 2009 15:22 by Gregor Kerr   text 5 comments (last - tuesday february 24, 2009 11:33)
From late morning yesterday (Sat. 21st February) it was clear that the Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ National Demonstration was going to be huge. It was also clear that those marching were from all over the country and from all types of employment – both public and private sector. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Friday February 20, 2009 16:32 by pat c   text 1 comment (last - saturday february 21, 2009 14:12)   1 attached file
All are strongly urged to turn out with their unions on the ICTU March to-morrow. March begins at 2 pm from Parnell Sq.

Leaflets can be collected at Royal Dublin Hotel, O Connell St, from 1pm on Saturday for distribution in your section of ICTU March. Text of leaflet (not laid out) is set out below.

Next General Meeting of Public Service Alliance, Thursday Feb 26, 8.15PM, Teachers Club, Parnell Sq, Dublin.

All are welcome. Keep up the "grassroots" pressure
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national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Monday February 16, 2009 13:06 by Paul O' Sullivan
What Senators say on Sundays read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Thursday February 12, 2009 17:50 by paulosullivan01@gmail.com
Sixty-five thousand people in the cold, lots of vilis but only one Robbie Keane. But it's important to say it like it is, in football and politics. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Wednesday February 11, 2009 23:29 by Paul O' Sullivan   video 2 video files
Oh, Pat. We really can't stand you now. read full story / add a comment
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