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The Saker
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
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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
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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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The Daily Sceptic

offsite link Is the Muslim Vote Abandoning Labour? Tue Jul 30, 2024 11:00 | Frank Haviland
Is the 'Muslim vote' set to abandon Labour? With three quarters of British Muslims refusing to believe Hamas committed atrocities on October 7th, it's hard to see how Labour can retain them, says Frank Haviland.
The post Is the Muslim Vote Abandoning Labour? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Bridget Phillipson is Wrong About the Higher Education Freedom of Speech Act Tue Jul 30, 2024 09:00 | Dr Julius Grower
Bridget Phillipson is wrong about the Higher Education Freedom of Speech Act she has just torpedoed, says Oxford law academic Dr Julius Grower. It won't increase legal action for universities but will ease it.
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offsite link No, Ed Miliband Does Not Have a ?Mandate? for His Net Zero Lunacy Tue Jul 30, 2024 07:00 | Ben Pile
With swivel-eyed zeal, Ed Miliband has been telling broadcasters he has a "mandate" to deliver his unworkable and unaffordable Net Zero agenda. Not when just 20% of the public voted for you, says Ben Pile.
The post No, Ed Miliband Does Not Have a ?Mandate? for His Net Zero Lunacy appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Tue Jul 30, 2024 00:49 | 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 Huw Edwards Charged With Making Indecent Images of Children Mon Jul 29, 2024 19:00 | Will Jones
Huw Edwards, one of the BBC's highest-paid stars who left the corporation last year, has been charged with three counts of making indecent images of children, the Metropolitan Police has said.
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under the shadow of a gun
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Saturday September 06, 2008 02:28 by aprn   text 1 comment (last - saturday september 06, 2008 10:58)   image 1 image
There is a brief interview with Mayo fisherman Pat O'Donnell in this weeks An Phoblacht, which outlines the current situation with regard to the 26 county states's deployment of the navy against peaceful protesters, and fishermen going about their business.

Hopefully other political newspapers will follow the lead of Sinn Féin's weekly paper and feature articles on this issue. read full story / add a comment
Claire Tully
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Saturday September 06, 2008 00:41 by yd   image 2 images
Organised by the UCD Law Society, on Tuesday there is a debate with the title "Glamour Modelling - Scourge of Modern Ireland" which takes place at 19:00 in Theatre L, Newman Building, UCD Belfield Campus.
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national / animal rights / news report Friday September 05, 2008 21:12 by ARAN   text 2 comments (last - saturday september 06, 2008 12:59)   image 1 image   video 1 video file
This year we are holding our biggest event for the animals in our ten year history and we want you to be there with us. World Animal Week is celebrated during October 1st to the 7th and during this important week here in Ireland Animal Rights Action Network are coordinating our largest peaceful rally ever and we’re expecting hundreds of people and many respected groups to turn out in force for the animals and be a united voice, so please mark your diaries for our most important event of ever! Wherever you live in Ireland - north or south we’ll need you with us on October 5th in Dublin. read full story / add a comment
Qui Jin
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Friday September 05, 2008 17:35 by Andrew   text 4 comments (last - tuesday september 09, 2008 14:14)   image 1 image   video 1 video file   audio 2 audio files
A 60 mintue audio recording of a talk and discussion on the Chinese revolution and the Chinese anarchist movement. read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday September 05, 2008 14:49 by S2Ser   text 30 comments (last - tuesday september 09, 2008 20:52)   image 1 image
A callout has come from Rossport for supporters around the country to mobilise to Rossport tonight or very early tomorrow morning in preparation for a struggle to stop Shell tomorrow. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday September 05, 2008 11:22 by shell2sea   image 1 image
Can't make it to Mayo?

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high security - gardai at the Bellanaboy refinery site
mayo / environment / news report Thursday September 04, 2008 23:57 by r   text 2 comments (last - monday september 08, 2008 19:01)   image 1 image
Gardaí announced tonight that they had made eight arrests on Glengad beach earlier this evening (Thursday September 4th).

Once again, it is not clear if the protesters have been arrested or simply "detained" under the public order act.

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Gravestones  (c) Michael Gallagher
national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday September 04, 2008 11:06 by Michael Gallagher   text 1 comment (last - wednesday september 10, 2008 10:54)   image 2 images
Anti War Photography Exhibition Fundraiser
'Images of Resistance -inside and outside of Iraq.

'Table Quiz, The Auld Triangle pub, corner Dorset St/Gardiner St, Dublin 1.
10 mins from Luas and Dart.
Friday, 19th September, 8-11pm...late bar....prizes, music, raffle and craic. €6 pp - max 5 per team.
Can you bring a prize for the raffle? Envelopes of any colour welcome.

Bank of Ireland, Talbot Street Dublin 1.

Account no: 90747246 Sort Code:900711

www.flickr.com/photos/libertypics
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Is this the future for one of the most beautiful areas in the country
national / anti-capitalism / press release Thursday September 04, 2008 09:51 by Dublin Shell to Sea   text 3 comments (last - thursday september 04, 2008 23:45)   image 1 image
Preparation get under way to resist unwelcame and destrucutive activities by Shell and Allseas Ltd read full story / add a comment
international / racism & migration related issues / other press Thursday September 04, 2008 07:03 by gossip monger   text 6 comments (last - monday june 08, 2009 20:10)   image 1 image
The Moroccan magazine "L'observateur" published at wonderful story 2 days ago reporting that short but plucky Jose Maria Aznar, (65 years - married - 2 children) former PM of Spain, friend and ally of Bush and rightwing thinktanker is indeed the mystery expectant father to the French minister of Justice, (48 years single) Rachida Dati's, baby.

Rachida had announced her surprise pregnancy earlier this week but declined to name the daddy thus sparking speculation. read full story / add a comment
Mobilise for "Day X"
national / anti-capitalism / press release Wednesday September 03, 2008 13:02 by Dublin Shell to Sea   text 3 comments (last - thursday september 04, 2008 09:58)   image 3 images
Dublin Shell to Sea in cooperation with other Shell to Sea groups and supporting organisations are mobilising for an exodus to Erris when the Solitaire begins its journey from Killybegs -
The people of Erris and Ireland need our support and solidarity to resist this latest stage of the theft of our natural resources and the siege of a community.
Coordinated travel from Dublin will be taking place.
Call 0872242731 to offer/request transport. read full story / add a comment
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antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday September 02, 2008 23:41 by Belfast WSM   text 5 comments (last - sunday september 07, 2008 06:20)   image 3 images
Despite the bad weather and the protest being organised at short notice (within a day) as well as a passing interest from the PSNI, the Belfast branch of the WSM, Anarchist Black Cross joined others outside Belfast City Hall this evening as part of the growing national and international campaign. In solidarity with Amadeu Casellas who is now entering his 73rd day on hunger strike; and it opposition to his continued political incarceration and persecution by the Spanish state because of his anarchist beliefs. read full story / add a comment
Blockade this morning - 1
mayo / environment / news report Tuesday September 02, 2008 20:31 by FSB!   text 10 comments (last - saturday september 06, 2008 11:38)   image 10 images
Report and photos from this morning’s blockade of the Shell compound in Glengad, Erris, Co. Mayo, and the Shell to Sea Flotilla’s second visit to Shell War-Boat Orla which left Broadhaven Bay this afternoon. Also there is confirmation of the arrival of a second Shell War-Boat, the Aoife. read full story / add a comment
To keep the Dolphins captive for the night before the massacre, the fishermen usually injure a few of the captive dolphins with a spear thrust or a knife slash - dolphins will not abandon these wounded family members.
international / animal rights / other press Tuesday September 02, 2008 19:18 by ALiberation   image 1 image
As part of the global Japan Dolphin Day campaign (Stop the Massacre of Dolphin protest), ALiberation are organising a protest at the Embassy of Japan tomorrow at 1pm. Please see details below. Please also see the attached video footage of the Massacre of Dolphins.

Action Alerts
As part of the global campaign we are asking people to send in emails to key officials and make phone calls to the Embassy of Japan.
This is in an Action Alert which has two parts.
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Irish Navy Ship LE Aoife
mayo / environment / news report Tuesday September 02, 2008 17:28 by cockleshell hero   text 18 comments (last - saturday september 06, 2008 15:28)   image 1 image
Anothe Irish Naval Service warship arrived off the Mayo Coast this afternoon. Given the small sizse of the Irish navy, the priority which is being put on this operation is alarming. As recent events have shown, the Irish coast is often used by criminals importing large quantities of drugs into the country fro further export to Europe, and the navy is supposed to be an impotant line of defence against this.

Instead two ships ae being used to intimidate the local population of a small part of the west coast, to discourage protests against Shell. read full story / add a comment
Fred Johnston - new offices (LitPix 2008)
national / arts and media / press release Tuesday September 02, 2008 16:11 by Fred Johnston   image 1 image
The 'phones are in and the old number - 091.533594 - prevails! read full story / add a comment
CIA-linked planes like this one are regular visitors to Shannon
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday September 02, 2008 09:30 by John Lannon   image 1 image
A UK-based human rights organisation have asked the Irish government for information on two specific rendition flights that stopped in Shannon. The first was a flight on July 22nd, 2002 which rendered Binyam Mohamed to torture in Morocco. The second stopped in Shannon on September 17th, 2004, en route to rendering Mr Mohammed from Rabat, Morocco to Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Do It Yourself!
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday September 02, 2008 00:58 by Peint Fliuch   text 8 comments (last - friday september 05, 2008 18:54)   image 5 images   video 1 video file
Over the past number of weeks, Ógra Shinn Féin have initiated a campaign to paint northern post boxes back to their rightful shade of green.

Over 100 postboxes are now 'greened', with the youth movement claiming that many nationally minded young people have joined the campaign since it was launched. read full story / add a comment
international / summit mobilisations / other press Tuesday September 02, 2008 00:48 by redjade   text 9 comments (last - monday september 08, 2008 07:08)   image 3 images   video 1 video file
America further slides into a Police State.

but Bristol is preggers!!!
{more important, obviously} read full story / add a comment
ESDP missions
international / eu / other press Monday September 01, 2008 16:26 by redjade   text 10 comments (last - tuesday november 08, 2011 17:17)   image 2 images   video 1 video file
Or maybe the Irish Army defending the EU from Georgia?
Or maybe the Irish Army defending Russia from Georgia?

Will the rejection of the Lisbon Treaty matter? read full story / add a comment
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