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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

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offsite link The stage is set for Hybrid World War III Mon Feb 27, 2023 15:50 | The Saker
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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 Making Sense of Trump?s Tariffs Fri May 02, 2025 13:00 | Ramesh Thakur
There's method in Trump's tariff madness, says Ramesh Thakur. Uniting his America First, anti-Net Zero and anti-DEI policies is an imperative to untangle the US from strategic dependence on an ascendant China.
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offsite link The Capture of the IMF and World Bank by Eco-Zealots is Hurting Poorer Countries Most Fri May 02, 2025 11:00 | Tilak Doshi
The IMF and World Bank have been captured by eco-zealots and lost sight of their original purpose, says Tilak Doshi. Developing countries, desperate for energy and growth, are the biggest losers.
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offsite link Reform Wins Runcorn By-Election by Six Votes, Overturning Labour Majority of 14,700 and Triggering P... Fri May 02, 2025 09:00 | Will Jones
Reform has won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election from Labour by just six votes, overturning a majority of 14,700 and triggering a political earthquake that threatens to shatter the hegemony of Labour and the Tories.
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offsite link The End of American Empire? ? With Doug Stokes Fri May 02, 2025 07:00 | Richard Eldred
Special Episode of the Sceptic: Doug Stokes on what?s next for Ukraine, the future of NATO, the significance of Trump?s trade war and why Europe needs?to?get?serious.
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offsite link News Round-Up Fri May 02, 2025 00:52 | 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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Note to readers in Irish America: another bad case of collusion this week, eh?

category international | anti-war / imperialism | opinion/analysis author Saturday July 26, 2003 15:27author by rooster Report this post to the editors

I'm talking about US forces working hand in glove with a paid informer who led them to the sons of Saddam.

And wasn't that a clear cut case of "shoot to kill"?

Many in the international community are asking, "why were these men not taken alive?" Surely if the US wanted them alive, for afterall, they held much information on Iraqs WOMD (or lack of them).

When the US wanted Manuel Noriega for trial they put the compound he was in under siege, so when Uday and Qusay opened fire and the forces withdrew, why the hurry to open up with their weapons and level the compound?

Why not take out the floodlights and the rock music seal it off and starve them out? Or perhaps the decision was taken higher up the chain of command that these men should be assasinated in order to prevent them ever taking the stand as this would prove that the reasons for starting the war were completely fabricated.

Does this also call for a full independent inquiry?

author by iosaf is going to play a devil's advocate like character.publication date Sat Jul 26, 2003 16:20author address author phone Report this post to the editors

was indeed a very famous victim of psychological war fare techniques we have suspected have been used on battlefields many other times.
constant unsettling Rock Music, and bright light and seriously big sub bass woofers. However the really important thing that Rooster has appeared to have forgotten/overlooked is the nature of the compound Noriega was in.

It belonged to the Holy See as the Vatican state is reffered to in diplomatic and devil's advocates circles.

Noriega was in some ways exercising two ancient rights. One is "common" the other enshrined in international law.
1. the right to sanctuary. Many cases have since the medieval period established a "common law" right to stay in a church without being removed. Quasimodo did so. Lots of people have done so, in Ireland in the last eight years there was even a case of someone avoiding or delaying arrest by taking "sanctuary".
2. the internationally enshrined right to take refuge in a consular or diplomatic mission. That site being considered the sovreign territory of the state.

The US/CIA operation to remove Noriega came very close to constituting an attack on the right to seek "asylum" in a consul or embassy. It could and indeed some day might be considered by the international comunity to have been an instance of low intensity "war" between the USA and The Vatican. The head of state of the Vatican is the Pope. He visited Ireland in 1979 and listened to rock music for less than fifteen minutes in Galway.

author by Seáinínpublication date Sat Jul 26, 2003 21:06author address author phone Report this post to the editors

tried for war crimes and executed or (far worse) lingering in prison. Call me a romantic but the phrase 'they'll never take me alive' springs to mind.

Don't weep for Ooter n' Kooter, all of Iraq is celebrating.

author by lone gunmanpublication date Sun Jul 27, 2003 16:39author address author phone Report this post to the editors

That they were always sending others off to be mayrters for Dad or Ol Bin Liner. So it was their turn.Payback is a Bitch!!

author by lone gunmanpublication date Sun Jul 27, 2003 16:39author address author phone Report this post to the editors

That they were always sending others off to be mayrters for Dad or Ol Bin Liner. So it was their turn.Payback is a Bitch!!

author by Jim Monaghanpublication date Mon Jul 28, 2003 15:58author address author phone Report this post to the editors

A 14 year old boy died. That was murder. Others are dieing because trigger happy American troops appear to just shoot everyone on sight in their hunt for vice presidents Chaneys old friend Sadaam.

 
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