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A bird's eye view of the vineyard

offsite link Alternative Copy of thesaker.is site is available Thu May 25, 2023 14:38 | Ice-Saker-V6bKu3nz
Alternative site: https://thesaker.si/saker-a... Site was created using the downloads provided Regards Herb

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

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

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Human Rights in Ireland
Indymedia Ireland is a volunteer-run non-commercial open publishing website for local and international news, opinion & analysis, press releases and events. Its main objective is to enable the public to participate in reporting and analysis of the news and other important events and aspects of our daily lives and thereby give a voice to people.

offsite link Julian Assange is finally free ! Tue Jun 25, 2024 21:11 | indy

offsite link Stand With Palestine: Workplace Day of Action on Naksa Day Thu May 30, 2024 21:55 | indy

offsite link It is Chemtrails Month and Time to Visit this Topic Thu May 30, 2024 00:01 | indy

offsite link Hamburg 14.05. "Rote" Flora Reoccupied By Internationalists Wed May 15, 2024 15:49 | Internationalist left

offsite link Eddie Hobbs Breaks the Silence Exposing the Hidden Agenda Behind the WHO Treaty Sat May 11, 2024 22:41 | indy

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Lockdown Skeptics

The Daily Sceptic

offsite link Hundreds of Thousands Are Ditching the Licence Fee ? And It?s a Crisis for the BBC Thu Jul 25, 2024 15:00 | Richard Eldred
With an £80 million revenue drop and growing calls for a licence fee boycott, BBC bosses are struggling to prove that Britain's biggest broadcaster remains worth the cost.
The post Hundreds of Thousands Are Ditching the Licence Fee ? And It?s a Crisis for the BBC appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Democratic Party Clown Show Continues, With Giggles Replacing Bozo Thu Jul 25, 2024 13:00 | Tony Morrison
Biden's sudden exit and the canonisation of his hopeless VP is a dismal chapter in American politics ? one that will further erode trust in the democratic process, says Tony Morrison.
The post The Democratic Party Clown Show Continues, With Giggles Replacing Bozo appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link ?Climate Change? Used to Justify Government?s Record ?Investment? in Renewables. Cui Bono? Not the T... Thu Jul 25, 2024 11:05 | Richard Eldred
The Government is using the excuse of 'climate change' to justify the largest taxpayer 'investment' in wind and solar farms in British history.
The post ?Climate Change? Used to Justify Government?s Record ?Investment? in Renewables. Cui Bono? Not the Taxpayer appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Conservative Party Fought Against the Blob and Lost Thu Jul 25, 2024 09:00 | J. Sorel
What happened in Britain during the years 2018-24 wasn?t the philosophical defeat of 'Toryism'. It was a Battle Royal with the Blob that the British Right fought and lost, decisively, says J. Sorel.
The post The Conservative Party Fought Against the Blob and Lost appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link In Episode 8 of the Sceptic: Dr David Livermore on Doubts About Lucy Letby?s Guilt, Dr Angus Dalglei... Thu Jul 25, 2024 07:00 | Will Jones
In Episode 8 of the Sceptic, Laurie Wastell talks to David Livermore on doubts about Lucy Letby's guilt, Angus Dalgleish on the Covid Inquiry's criticism of lockdown and Steven Tucker on immigration and Michel Houellebecq.
The post In Episode 8 of the Sceptic: Dr David Livermore on Doubts About Lucy Letby’s Guilt, Dr Angus Dalgleish on the Covid Inquiry’s Criticism of Lockdown and Steven Tucker on Immigration and Michel Houellebecq appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Saturday May 20, 2006 20:29 by Michelle Clarke
This was a contribution to Indymedia 4th March by Redjade

Coming To Grief by Hans Johnson
Like the breeze of late winter, a single word,
unspoken, has rippled through the recent funerals of several
US service members returned from Iraq.
Families and military presss officers have different reasons for
tight lips on the topic. But Suicide among Iraq soldiers, 29 soldiers by recent count,
says volumes about drooping morale and raises further doubts about how accurately the toll on service members is being measured and how much more they will bear'

We all are delicate human beings...........bureaucracy can always be sorted out......life cannot be given back. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Friday May 19, 2006 08:52 by Ramor   text 2 comments (last - monday january 25, 2010 11:22)
( Note ; with Danish journalist Erik Pedersen I went to Michael’s house in Glasnevin a few months ago to conduct an interview about volunteers of the International Brigades for Danish radio. Despite his advanced years, a sprightly man brimming with wit and stories spoke to us for several hours. Characteristically he didn’t talk much about himself or his own endevours in Spain ( he is reported to have been a brave and fearless machine gunner in the battlefield, according to other sources ), instead concentrating on the politics of the situation and on remembering those who fell. History walks with us, and listening to Mr O Riordan reminisce about the heroic struggle waged against the fascist threat in the 1930’s reveals how many of the issues confronted then remain urgent today.
Parts of the interview are unclear, and the brackets are mine, Ramor ) read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Thursday May 18, 2006 20:49 by Fiachra O!   text 1 comment (last - friday may 19, 2006 14:20)   image 1 image
Deirdre Ní Chonghaile from the Aran Islands sent this in to the Irish Times just before Easter and it wasn't published it. I thought it was brilliant when she showed me so I'm posting it here with her consent. Enjoy.
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international / arts and media / opinion/analysis Wednesday May 17, 2006 22:08 by David MAnning   text 2 comments (last - saturday january 05, 2008 08:10)
The Illusion of Balance

Ah that wistful sense of balance so uncommon in the liberal media. In response to a letter sent to the Irish Times criticising Charles Krauthammer's mis-quotation, among other things, of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's remarks at the "World without Zionism" conference held in Tehran, the Irish Times printed a 'counter balance' of sizeable proportion. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday May 17, 2006 17:55 by NC   text 2 comments (last - tuesday august 15, 2006 15:20)
The bullying and intimidation of workers in the Social Economy in Ireland has gone unpublisised for far to long. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday May 17, 2006 14:39 by Geraldine Moorkens Byrne   text 5 comments (last - friday june 02, 2006 22:29)
The NRA throws around groundless allegations: and those who protest find the price of exercising their democratic rights comes very high indeed. read full story / add a comment
international / racism & migration related issues / opinion/analysis Wednesday May 17, 2006 13:51 by Dave   text 1 comment (last - thursday may 18, 2006 18:36)
Right winged racist war-monger
international / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Tuesday May 16, 2006 17:47 by Lisa   text 3 comments (last - wednesday may 17, 2006 15:24)   image 1 image
John Howard arrives in Ireland on Saturday on a four day trip where he will address the Dail and meet key business and political leaders. It is his first visit to Ireland since he was first elected Prime Minister of Australia ten years ago and one he sees as important because of 'the historical and sentimental links between the two countries'.

Howard is currently swamped in controversy surrounding kick-backs to Saddam Hussein, state treatment of Aboriginal peoples and Refugees, his support for George Bush and his decision to send the Navy to East Timor. As he is met by anti-war protesters in Washington, Irish activists are preparing their own welcome for this notorious war monger. read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Monday May 15, 2006 17:42 by Scot MacCreamhain
Short commemorative article on the Irishmen of the International Brigades
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international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Saturday May 13, 2006 23:42 by DF   text 26 comments (last - friday march 20, 2009 17:57)

Critics of Hugo Chavez have renewed their charges of authoritarianism against the Venezuelan leader. How well do these claims stand up? read full story / add a comment
Michael's mother Gina McIlveen outside her home in Ballymena (McKay IT 13 May 06)
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Saturday May 13, 2006 23:09 by James Reilly   text 33 comments (last - tuesday july 25, 2006 17:09)   image 14 images
Susan McKay’s article in the Weekend Review section of the Irish Times (May 13 2006 - see link below) explains the background to the unionist sectarian killing of Michael McIlveen in Ballymena. In this DUP heartland over 90% of the sectarian attacks are unionist.

The PSNI calls this sectarianism that is almost universally unionist a “two way thing”. Ian Paisley wants “all sides” to “pull back”. Instead of examining whether unionist ideology is in any way at fault, Paisley warns nationalists in an insulting and bullying manner not to turn the issue into a “political football”. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Saturday May 13, 2006 10:24 by Sean Crudden
Nowadays none of us want to believe that we are living - or struggling to live - in a "top-down" patriarchal society. read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Saturday May 13, 2006 10:14 by Manus O'Riordan   text 5 comments (last - friday august 01, 2008 11:14)
Review:
Eoin O’Duffy – A Self-Made Hero by Fearghal McGarry, Oxford University Press, 2005, €35/£25

Fearghal McGarry first made his mark as a historian with Irish Politics and the Spanish Civil War (1999), described by me as “the definitive textbook on the subject” in the Fall 2003 issue of Irish Literary Supplement. This was in the context of a review of his second book, Frank Ryan (2002), a biography criticised as both disappointing and sensationalist, with little evidence of the depth of research and analysis required to do justice to its subject. The hope was nonetheless expressed that the author’s future work would demonstrate a return to the “high standards of scholarship, balanced presentation and conscientious evaluation” that he had previously shown. read full story / add a comment
Manus O'Riordan on Connolly & McSwiney in Catalonia (see linked story)
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Saturday May 13, 2006 09:22 by Manus O'Riordan   text 1 comment (last - saturday may 13, 2006 09:50)   image 1 image
CORK COUNCIL OF TRADE UNIONS
May Day commemorations

by MANUS O’RIORDAN

HEAD OF RESEARCH SIPTU
Metropole Hotel, Cork
MAY 2nd, 2006

James Connolly “Be Moderate”:

“Some men faint-hearted ever seek
Our Programme to retouch
And will insist when e’er they speak
That we demand too much.
‘Tis passing strange, yet I declare
Such statements cause me mirth,
For our demands most modest are:
We only want the Earth!

PHOTOGRAPH
COMMEMORATIVE ADDRESS ON JAMES CONNOLLY AND TERENCE McSWINEY BY MANUS O'RIORDAN ON EASTER SUNDAY 2006 AT THE FORTRESS OF CASTELL DE SANT FERNAN, FIGUERES, CATALONIA. (see linked story) read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Thursday May 11, 2006 05:21 by Native American fan of Ward Churhill   text 12 comments (last - friday may 12, 2006 23:36)
Ward Churchill of AIM talking about Sinn Fein?--poor Gerry Adams, Native Americans Continue the Struggle and wonder why while they Watch Sinn Fein Sell out for Glory and the Pound

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Shannon Airport - Never say no to a customer. by painter not talker
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Tuesday May 09, 2006 18:46 by watcher   text 6 comments (last - tuesday may 16, 2006 17:48)   image 2 images
A “special all-day debate” on European issues is to be held in the Dáil Eireann, on 10th May. But it’s unlikely that CIA torture flights will be mentioned or indeed the fact that (unelected) EU foreign policy chief claims that he knows nothing or has no power to ask countries about the flights. Or the fact that EU governments, including Ireland's, are covering up the truth.

And meanwhile, the US claims that rendition is a well-established procedure that has no connection with torture. It all depends on your definition it seems. "'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone,' it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less.' read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech / opinion/analysis Tuesday May 09, 2006 06:13 by Seán Ryan   text 21 comments (last - saturday may 13, 2006 19:09)
Chapter VII from Book II

A very short chapter that looks at illogical relationships proposed and adopted by Science. Explores Artificial Intelligence and takes a swipe at the Turing Test. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Tuesday May 09, 2006 03:47 by Robbie   audio 1 audio file
mp3 12 mins 128kbps phone interview with Jim Loughran on Human Rights abuses in Mexico and on the nature of Amnesty International as an organisation.

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how do you promote your leaders?
international / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Tuesday May 09, 2006 01:31 by iosaf   image 1 image
Oscar Arias has entered history as the first Nobel Laureate ( Peace prize 1987) to be president of a nation twice.

Chavez doesn't like him nor will he ask the Iranians to help him exploit his natural resources.
This is because Costa Rica has very little on the natural resources side.

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