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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 Trial of Migrant Murder Suspect Will Take Twice as Long Because of Language Barrier Sat Dec 14, 2024 15:00 | Will Jones
The murder trial of an asylum seeker believed to have arrived in the U.K. on a small boat could take twice as long because he does not speak English, a court heard.
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offsite link BBC Accused of ?Gross Historical Ignorance? in Syria Reporting Sat Dec 14, 2024 13:00 | Will Jones
The BBC has been accused of "gross historical ignorance" after it said that Syria's Jews "want to believe they have a space now" following the collapse of Assad's Government at the hands of an Islamist insurgency.
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offsite link Nutcracker Gets Woke Makeover With Suffragettes and Girl Boss Lead Sat Dec 14, 2024 11:00 | Will Jones
The Nutcracker has been given a woke makeover by the English National Ballet with the addition of Suffragettes and a girl boss lead character.
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offsite link IPCC U-Turn as it Prepares to Start Blaming Humans for Bad Weather Sat Dec 14, 2024 09:00 | Chris Morrison
Up to now the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has largely held the line on not blaming 'extreme' weather on humans. But its latest press release suggests that is about to change, says Chris Morrison.
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offsite link 2025 is the UN Deadline for All Countries to Integrate Climate Propaganda into Their School Curricul... Sat Dec 14, 2024 07:00 | Steven Tucker
2025 is the UN deadline for all countries to integrate climate propaganda into their school curriculum. Is this why there's been such a push recently in the UK and elsewhere to green the classroom, asks Steven Tucker.
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Fight the pipe!
mayo / environment Tuesday August 23, 2011 - 23:43 by j debender   image 3 images
Monday 22nd August at 6am, two people locked their arms into concrete barrels in the road between Shell's Ballinaboy refinery and the tunneling compound in Aughoose. The lock-on lasted for 7 hours, stopping all deliveries to the compound during that time.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday August 21, 2011 - 23:44 by Kurdistan Solidarity Ireland

Seven civilians killed by Turkish actions across the Iraqi border which have been targeting Kurdish positions for five days. The Turkish action has been met by silence from the international communty and media. 


 

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IRMS and Gardai working together
mayo / environment Tuesday August 16, 2011 - 23:26 by j debender   text 3 comments (last - monday september 05, 2011 - 16:25)   image 13 images
Monday 15th August at 9am a group of 12 people went down to Shell's compound in Aughoose to stop work. Eventually Shell's private security (IRMS) and the Gardaí began working together to police the roads and protect deliveries of equipment to the compound. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Monday August 15, 2011 - 12:14 by Ciaron   text 2 comments (last - tuesday august 16, 2011 - 09:34)

RTE TV News August 12th. 2011 (1 min 52 secs)

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0812/shannon.html#video

RTE AUDIO Agust 12th. 2011(2mins 37 secs) http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0812/shannon.html#audio

More documents RTE http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0812/shannon.html

Ahern suspected US carried prisoners through Shannon: WikiLeaks

http://www.thejournal.ie/ahern-suspected-us-carried-pri...0-12/

 

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mayo / environment Saturday August 13, 2011 - 23:07 by Sparky   text 2 comments (last - monday august 15, 2011 - 22:31)   video 2 video files

The UNEP recently issued a report detailing the destructive effects of decades of Shell oil production activities in Ogoniland in Nigeria.

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Work stopped
mayo / environment Thursday August 11, 2011 - 23:36 by j debender   text 3 comments (last - sunday august 14, 2011 - 16:48)   image 7 images
Between a mass trespass in the morning, someone blocking the road for 2 and ½ hours by climbing on top of a lorry, and a protest outside Shell's Ballinaboy refinery, Thursday 11th August was a day full of blocking Shell. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday August 11, 2011 - 16:57 by Solidarity   text 4 comments (last - tuesday september 20, 2011 - 12:57)

YOUTUBE Speaking Outside Colchester Military Prison - Ciaron O'Reilly from Giuseppe Conlon House/ Catholic Worker, Naomi from "UK Friends of Bradley Manning", Katrina recites a poem, Ben Griffin Afghanistan/Iraq combt veteran "Veterans for Peace", Jill Harris Michael Lyon's mother, Fr. Martin Newell Giuseppe Conlon House , Giorgio Riva Payday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxazNPBw8oo

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mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday August 10, 2011 - 22:39 by Brad   image 2 images

Rossport Solidarity Camp members resist the construction of Shell's pipe laying compound at Aughoose which results in I-RMS unlawfully obstructing public highway.

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mayo / environment Wednesday August 10, 2011 - 15:45 by B   image 1 image

Work was halted at Bord na Mona's Shrahmore peat deposition siteon Monday August 8th by protesters from Rossport Solidarity Camp. From 11am up until 6pm four protesters prevented Barrett's and Lennon's quarry trucks from entering the site with road building gravel. Inside the compound, two of the protesters climbed up onto a digger in order to stop it proceeding with the road construction on the site.

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Bluegrass blockade
mayo / environment Thursday August 04, 2011 - 23:24 by j debender   text 16 comments (last - monday august 08, 2011 - 13:56)   image 19 images
Between a concrete lock-on blocking the road for almost 4 hours and a bluegrass country band playing tunes in front of a Shell truck, Wednesday 3rd August was another impressive day of stopping Shell's work on the onshore pipeline of the Corrib Gas Project. ... read full story / add a comment
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mayo / environment Wednesday August 03, 2011 - 17:27 by j debender   text 4 comments (last - wednesday august 03, 2011 - 23:04)   image 20 images
On Tuesday 2nd August Shell's work was halted for most of the day, only two tractors getting into the Aughoose compound by 3.30pm. There was a heavily increased garda presence with up to 40 guards being drafted in from Roscommon and elsewhere, and four arrests were made. ... read full story / add a comment
8 hour lock-on and still defiant
mayo / miscellaneous Wednesday August 03, 2011 - 12:28 by Bob   text 1 comment (last - wednesday august 03, 2011 - 12:38)   image 6 images

 


This week saw Shell begin the next stage of their gas project by attempting to extend and secure their compound in Aughoose in preparation to lay the onshore section of the pipeline. This entailed tractors delivering fencing, machinery and other things for them to carry out the work. If all had gone to plan would have had the compound near completion now. However, there was five days of 12 hour blockades which has slowed them down tremendously. Here's a quick round up of the events of last week...


 

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national / anti-capitalism Sunday July 31, 2011 - 16:53 by Mick O'Broin   text 3 comments (last - tuesday august 09, 2011 - 15:28)   image 1 image

This article summarizes how NAMA works, what’s wrong with it and suggests how we can fight back against it.

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mayo / environment Friday July 29, 2011 - 10:15 by Andrew   text 1 comment (last - friday july 29, 2011 - 11:35)

The Shell to Sea national day of action is now in progress in Erris with a WSM member at the scene reporting that all work has been stopped, several fences have been pulled down and up to 30 people are now occupying Shell's compound. This despite the deployment of large number of private security who along with Garda have assaulted campaigners in a failed attempt to stop them gaining access to the site.

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No we will not leave
mayo / environment Friday July 29, 2011 - 00:16 by j debender   text 4 comments (last - monday august 01, 2011 - 20:50)   image 6 images   video 1 video file

From 7am to 7pm on Thursday, the road between Shell's Bellanaboy refinery and the Aughoose compound was virtually shut down by local residents and supporters from the Rossport Solidarity Camp. Between a person sat on top of a tractor and then a tripod in the morning, a blockade of the scaffolding company responsible for getting the tripod removed, then a mass of people blocking the road outside the refinery in the afternoon, it was a brilliantly successful day.

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Concrete lock-on
mayo / environment Thursday July 28, 2011 - 15:49 by j debender   text 2 comments (last - thursday july 28, 2011 - 17:05)   image 5 images
On Wednesday 27th July two people locked their arms into a concrete barrel or 'lock-on,' blocking the road between Shell's Bellanaboy refinery and the tunnelling compound in Aughoose. This stretch of road has been the focus of the protests this week with protesters on bikes and on foot blocking tractors in addition to the tripods and lock-ons. ... read full story / add a comment
national / indymedia ireland Tuesday July 26, 2011 - 23:01 by 1 of Indymedia   text 8 comments (last - friday august 05, 2011 - 04:28)

The software that runs the Indymedia Ireland website known as Oscailt has been updated with two new features that will be of interest to our users. The software itself will be officially released in the next few weeks so that other sites using the software can include these updates too.

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Early morning blockade
mayo / miscellaneous Tuesday July 26, 2011 - 22:02 by Bob   text 3 comments (last - thursday july 28, 2011 - 01:06)   image 5 images
A variety of actions have been taking place all day in order to delay Shell's expansion and securing of their new compound. Protests and blockades from 7am to 7pm. ... read full story / add a comment
Tripod roadblock
mayo / environment Tuesday July 26, 2011 - 11:35 by j debender   text 7 comments (last - tuesday july 26, 2011 - 21:21)   image 18 images
Monday 25th July Shell intended to begin constructing a permanent compound in Aughoose from which to begin laying the offshore pipeline. However in a statement to Midwest radio Shell commented that works had been 'severely impeded' on Monday. Between a 5½ hour tripod blockade in the morning and loads of protesters on bicycles and on foot, the roads remained shut down for quite a lot of the day. ... read full story / add a comment
Marian Price
national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday July 25, 2011 - 10:14 by Indyjourno   text 2 comments (last - sunday july 31, 2011 - 23:36)   image 1 image

Veteran Republican, and one of the Old Bailey bombers, Marian Price has been charged in connection with the shootings of two British soldiers in Massereene barracks in Antrim in March 2009. Her lawyer, Peter Corrigan has called this an abuse of Process as no new evidence has emerged in the 18 months when she was first questioned on the same charges.

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