Project SITKA, Canada’s Spying Program Against Indigenous Communities
Speaking of the challenges faced by the native peoples of North America, this short report from Motherboard, the tech section ofContinue Reading
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The Authorities In North Dakota Militarise The DAPL Construction Efforts
In a number of previous posts I’ve discussed the extraordinary confrontations taking place in the US state of North Dakota, where theContinue Reading
The Daily Beast Reviews The Bobby Sands’ Documentary Through British Eyes
For well over a century it has been the common practice of the American press to employ correspondents from the UnitedContinue Reading
Ireland’s Journalistic Alt-Right Longs For A Homegrown Donald Trump
Emboldened by the unexpected – if much feared – victory of Donald Trump in the United States’ presidential election the inhabitantsContinue Reading
Ireland’s British Apologists Continue The Fight
There are relatively few nations in the world where a significant part of the ruling elites, be they in politics orContinue Reading
Native Peoples Face Violence And Exploitation By Western Interests
Rather more disturbing than the blinkered opinions of a Donald Trump fanboy in the Irish press are these two reports below.Continue Reading
The Donald Trump Defenders Find Their Irish Champion
There is a certain satisfaction to be derived from having one’s opinions – or prejudices – confirmed and that is certainlyContinue Reading
Saor Éire, The Mystery Of Ireland’s Trotskyist Revolutionaries
In terms of domestic Irish history Saor Éire was probably the most unusual – and controversial – left-leaning republican organisation to haveContinue Reading
The Battle Of Mosul Becomes Wartainment
The ongoing military contest for the city of Mosul, the formerly populous town in northern Iraq held by the Islamic State since 2014,Continue Reading
The Othering Of The Irish Language And Those Who Speak It
Ursula Ní Shabhaois, writing on her blog “Ag Smaoineamh Os Ard“, reiterates a point that many choose to overlook: the linguistic andContinue Reading
Ben Carson Demands That Woman Journalist Is Silenced While Defending Trump
There was an extraordinary exchange between the former Republican Party presidential hopeful, Ben Carson, and the British journalist, Katty Kay, during anContinue Reading
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Unionists Outraged By Mafia III Game. World Asks, What Are Unionists?
Those damn Irish unionists are at it again! From the Australasian gaming website, Game Planet: “Irish Unionists call for ban onContinue Reading
John Podesta And The Clinton Campaign On It’s Ethnic Outreach To The Irish
Scanning through the recent tranche of hacked emails released by Wikileaks, taken from the Gmail account of John Podesta, the chairperson for Hillary Clinton’s presidentialContinue Reading
Defending Donald Trump’s Penchant For Dropping The Hand
One suspects that if the Republican Party nominee, Donald Trump, succeeds in his campaign to be elected the president ofContinue Reading
Burning A Changeling, Bridget Cleary And The Good People
The Australian fiction author, Hannah Kent, whose debut historical novel, “Burial Rites“, was published to critical acclaim in 2013 is currently promotingContinue Reading
British Spies, Agents And Informers In The IRA
Last week the BBC news and current affairs programme, Spotlight, broadcast a series of interviews and dramatic reenactments with a man they calledContinue Reading
Brian Nelson, Britain’s Agent Of Terror During The Dirty War In Ireland
The British investigative journalist and author, Ian Cobain, has published a new book examining the United Kingdom’s post-WWII record of covert governmentContinue Reading
PSNI Chief Criticises Exaggerated Press Reports On IRA Criminality
The Assistant Chief Constable of the PSNI, the UK paramilitary police force in the north-east of Ireland, has rebuked the Irish and BritishContinue Reading
What Is Aleppo?
One doubts that Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party presidential candidate in the United States, is going to get over this on-airContinue Reading
The Threat Of The Brexit Barrier In Ireland Hasn’t Gone Away You Know
With many observers focusing on the possibility of renewed instability stemming from the threatened “hardening” of the UK-imposed “border” between the north-east of IrelandContinue Reading
History Is Written By The Victors, Even When They Lose
The common maxim, “history is written by the victors“, is a favourite one among writers and journalists trying to elucidate the contested pasts of colonisedContinue Reading
Hillary Clinton And The Odour Of Mendacity
One of my favourite films is the 1958 release, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof“, based on a play of theContinue Reading
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