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offsite link Army Sergeant Travis Decker Murdered His Three Children After Being Denied Mental Health Care at JBL... Sat Jun 07, 2025 04:52 | JBLM Whistleblowers
A corrupt military police force and incompetent Commander who denied emergency mental health care and crisis counseling to an American service member resulted in the murder of the sergeant's three young daughters

offsite link Gaza doctor grieves her nine children killed in Israeli strike Sun May 25, 2025 20:00 | imc
Israeli regime continues it's slaughter
'The children were completely charred'

Paediatrician Alaa al-Najjar was treating victims of Israeli attacks when her children were killed by an Israeli strike on their home

offsite link British doctors working in Gaza describe territory as a ?slaughterhouse? Sat May 24, 2025 00:23 | imc
There?s no food getting in so people are starving,? surgeon Tom Potokar says
British doctors working in Gaza have described the territory as a ?slaughterhouse,? where the patients they are treating are severely malnourished.

Plastic surgeons and orthopedic specialists from the UK are based at the Amal and Nasser hospitals in Khan Younis in the south of the territory.

Dr. Tom Potokar, a plastic surgeon specializing in burn injuries, has worked in Gaza 16 times but said this mission had revealed a level of destruction far greater than his last visit in 2023,

offsite link It is time to talk about the Out of Control Immigration. Mon Mar 31, 2025 22:12 | imc
For the last few years since the CV19 scamdemic undocumented immigration into Ireland has surged. No one is allowed discuss it because they do not want any rational debate about it. If you do you are labelled an extremist. However this out of control immigration is fully facilitated by the Irish government and the EU and the shady figure behind the Neo Con movement pushing for endless war, wokeism and globalist agenda.

offsite link [Dublin] National Demonstration for Palestine: End Israeli Apartheid & Genocide Thu Mar 06, 2025 22:35 | ipsc
Sat, 22 March 2025, 13:00 Assemble at the Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, Dublin 1
The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, supported by over 150 Irish civil society organisations, has called another National Demonstration for Palestine on Saturday 22nd March.

The march will begin at the Garden of Remembrance at 1pm and finish outside the D?il on Molesworth Street/Kildare Street to bring our demands to the Irish government?s doorstep.

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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

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

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Human Rights in Ireland
Promoting Human Rights in Ireland

Human Rights in Ireland >>

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offsite link Hackers Capture Personal Data of Former Tory Ministers, British Troops and Thousands of Afghans in L... Sat Aug 16, 2025 15:00 | Richard Eldred
In yet another Ministry of Defence cock-up, personal data of former Tory ministers and British troops has been compromised following a cyber attack on a subcontractor handling official flights.
The post Hackers Capture Personal Data of Former Tory Ministers, British Troops and Thousands of Afghans in Latest Ministry of Defence Blunder appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link How Can We Create a Censorship-Free Internet? Sat Aug 16, 2025 13:00 | Dr R P
Brits are flocking to VPNs to dodge the Online Safety Act, but Dr R P, a robotics scientist, warns that creating an internet that's genuinely censorship-free is going to be hard.
The post How Can We Create a Censorship-Free Internet? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Why is Labour Paving Over Britain?s Arable Heartlands Without Consulting Local People? Sat Aug 16, 2025 11:00 | Simon Panter
Labour's Net Zero drive is converting prime farmland into solar farms, silencing local farmers and gambling with Britain's food security, warns Simon Panter.
The post Why is Labour Paving Over Britain?s Arable Heartlands Without Consulting Local People? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link No Point Arresting Shoplifters When Courts Set Them Free, Says Policing Chief Sat Aug 16, 2025 09:00 | Richard Eldred
Britain's shoplifting tsar says it is "madness" how many times thieves are caught before going to jail, warning there is no point arresting them if courts just set them free.
The post No Point Arresting Shoplifters When Courts Set Them Free, Says Policing Chief appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Myth of the Global Renewable Boom Sat Aug 16, 2025 07:00 | Ben Pile
The global renewable boom looks impressive on paper, but in reality, solar and wind barely move the needle ? and cost a fortune, says Ben Pile.
The post The Myth of the Global Renewable Boom appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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Israel, US & UK Beat The Drums Of War As They Threaten Iran

category international | anti-war / imperialism | news report author Friday November 04, 2011 14:30author by pat c Report this post to the editors

War preparations against Iran continue. In the US, legislation, which includes sanctions against Iran's Central Bank and strict curbs on official diplomatic contacts between Washington and Tehran, was approved unanimously by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives.

The first bill, the Iran, North Korea and Syria Nonproliferation Reform and Modernization Act, would impose penalties against any individual or company – foreign as well as domestic – that has facilitated the transfer of equipment that could be used in Iran's nuclear programme. It also would bar access to the U.S. of any vessels that have visited ports of any of the three countries in the last two years.

Among other provisions,the second bill would sharply reduce the president's authority to waive existing sanctions against any individual, company or country doing business with Iran; expand existing sanctions against companies that sell Iran refined petroleum to include any barter transactions; and impose sanctions against any individual, company or country that conducts a transaction with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is believed to control as much as 40 percent of the Iran's national economy.

Sanctions are war by other means.

The UK is also preparing for War against Iran.

Britain's armed forces are stepping up their contingency planning for potential military action against Iran amid mounting concern about Tehran's nuclear enrichment programme, the Guardian has learned. 

The Ministry of Defence believes the US may decide to fast-forward plans for targeted missile strikes at some key Iranian facilities. British officials say that if Washington presses ahead it will seek, and receive, UK military help for any mission, despite some deep reservations within the coalition government. 

In anticipation of a potential attack, British military planners are examining where best to deploy Royal Navy ships and submarines equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles over the coming months as part of what would be an air and sea campaign. 

They also believe the US would ask permission to launch attacks from Diego Garcia, the British Indian ocean territory, which the Americans have used previously for conflicts in the Middle East. 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/02/uk-military-iran-attack-nuclear 

Israel has successfully tested a new long range missile, the Jericho 3, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. The Israeli military also announced  that air force jets recently concluded a lengthy exercise over Sardinia, Italy, which included long-distance attacks and mid-air refuelling. The exercise involved 17 Israeli jet fighters, and was conducted together with Italian and Dutch planes. The destination enabled the jets to drill a 2,400km flight, including mid-air refuelling; impossible in Israel’s limited air space. This looks to be a dress rehearsal for attacks on Iranian targets.

However Iran has not been cowed by this display of Isreakli arrogance.  Iran’s chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Hassan Fairouz Abadi warned that Tehran would retaliate with a “surprising punishment” if Israel “pursued such a mistake”. He said Iran was taking the threat seriously, even though the likelihood of such an attack was low, and he warned their retaliation would target the US as well as Israel.

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   The stealth incorporation..     opus diablos    Fri Nov 04, 2011 15:54 
   rolling down the road..     opus diablos    Fri Nov 04, 2011 16:07 
   yes but     Paul    Sat Nov 05, 2011 11:52 
   Paul     pat c    Sat Nov 05, 2011 14:30 
   For a Middle East Free of Nuclear Weapons and other WMDs     pat c    Sat Nov 05, 2011 14:43 
   House Committee Okays Sweeping Sanctions On Iran     pat c    Sat Nov 05, 2011 14:55 
   thanks for the link     Paul    Sat Nov 05, 2011 15:24 
   just as bad or worse..??     opus diablos    Sat Nov 05, 2011 17:14 
   Israeli/UK/US attacks might aid the fall of the Iranian regime     Klingon    Sat Nov 05, 2011 19:35 
 10   IRAN ya rite     fhat    Sat Nov 05, 2011 23:50 
 11   Sick of biased language when discussing Iran     Mullah kintyre    Sun Nov 06, 2011 02:46 
 12   Well said Mullah     Des    Sun Nov 06, 2011 12:42 
 13   plus     opus diablos    Sun Nov 06, 2011 13:17 
 14   Mullah     pat c    Sun Nov 06, 2011 14:00 
 15   Founding statement of HOPI     pat c    Sun Nov 06, 2011 14:23 
 16   Issues In Iran     pat c    Sun Nov 06, 2011 14:45 
 17   some thoughts about Iran and interference / non interference     Mullah Kintyre    Sun Nov 06, 2011 17:00 
 18   mostly agree     opus diablos    Sun Nov 06, 2011 19:49 
 19   Anti Imperialism.     pat c    Mon Nov 07, 2011 12:42 
 20   Ship To Gaza Demo.     pat c    Mon Nov 07, 2011 12:57 
 21   @pat     opus diablos    Mon Nov 07, 2011 13:37 
 22   Opus     pat c    Mon Nov 07, 2011 13:56 
 23   Working Class Solidarity     Anne McShane    Mon Nov 07, 2011 13:59 
 24   I'll do that Anne     opus diablos    Mon Nov 07, 2011 14:25 
 25   feedback     opus diablos    Mon Nov 07, 2011 14:29 
 26   @patc     Mullah Kintyre    Mon Nov 07, 2011 15:00 
 27   Mullah     pat c    Mon Nov 07, 2011 18:12 
 28   Mullah     pat c    Mon Nov 07, 2011 18:16 
 29   Opus     pat c    Mon Nov 07, 2011 18:25 
 30   Israeli Leaders Press For Attack On Iran     pat c    Mon Nov 07, 2011 18:38 
 31   Russia: Israeli threat of strikes on Iran 'a mistake'     pat c    Mon Nov 07, 2011 19:06 
 32   Sad state     Des    Mon Nov 07, 2011 21:33 
 33   The BBc, Des..     opus diablos    Mon Nov 07, 2011 23:17 
 34   who's the mad dog?     Pepe    Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:35 
 35   where have I heard this before?     Paul    Tue Nov 08, 2011 13:39 
 36   2003     paul    Tue Nov 08, 2011 13:52 
 37   sure, but     Pepe    Tue Nov 08, 2011 15:26 
 38   and Peter's argument...     Pepe    Tue Nov 08, 2011 15:39 
 39   Opus? & Human Rights     Des    Tue Nov 08, 2011 15:40 
 40   Des     pat c    Tue Nov 08, 2011 16:08 
 41   The Iranian president has accused the IAEA of being led by a puppet of the United States     pat c    Tue Nov 08, 2011 16:27 
 42   Grow up     Des    Tue Nov 08, 2011 16:58 
 43   Just a reminder     Mike Novack    Tue Nov 08, 2011 18:39 
 44   Iran and the Viper     Klingon    Tue Nov 08, 2011 21:05 
 45   Klingon - what a langer     Comedy central around here    Tue Nov 08, 2011 21:38 
 46   des     pat c    Wed Nov 09, 2011 13:08 
 47   HOPI - practicing intelligent anti-war activism     David L    Wed Nov 09, 2011 14:56 
 48   Libyan death toll of 100k     Reaper    Wed Nov 09, 2011 15:18 
 49   Yeah right     Des    Wed Nov 09, 2011 17:11 
 50   100,000 or 20,000 or 50,000 it does not change the bottom line     Pepe    Wed Nov 09, 2011 23:07 
 51   Guardian article     Pepe    Wed Nov 09, 2011 23:08 
 52   Des     pat c    Fri Nov 11, 2011 13:33 
 53   tick, tock..     opus diablos    Fri Nov 11, 2011 14:14 
 54   Public track record     Des    Fri Nov 11, 2011 14:25 
 55   Des     pat c    Fri Nov 11, 2011 14:39 
 56   On the same road     Justin Morahan    Fri Nov 11, 2011 15:04 
 57   Justin     pat c    Fri Nov 11, 2011 15:19 
 58   Well said Pat.     Paul    Thu Nov 17, 2011 16:06 
 59   agreed     opus diablos    Thu Nov 17, 2011 16:53 
 60   a morsel..     opus diablos    Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:32 
 61   Explosion     pat c    Fri Nov 18, 2011 13:27 
 62   as Colombo used to say..     opus diablos    Fri Nov 18, 2011 13:38 
 63   The Arabs too are very scared of Iran! Why?     Felix Quigley    Sat Nov 19, 2011 11:26 
 64   Jews must not for a moment on Iran trust US Imperialism     Felix Quigley    Sat Nov 19, 2011 12:22 
 65   Felix     pat c    Sat Nov 19, 2011 19:06 
 66   Iran And The I.A.E.A.     pat c    Sun Nov 20, 2011 19:09 
 67   all part of the smoke screen     opus diablos    Sun Nov 20, 2011 19:32 
 68   and heres how..     opus diablos    Wed Nov 23, 2011 14:01 


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