De Saturday Papers

10 thoughts on “De Saturday Papers”

1. Odis January 16, 2015 at 11:40 pm

   “Dozens arrested in Jihadist crackdown” – I read from the Irish Times.
   Readers might wish to view this blog post from America, where people seem to be targeted, by the FBI, for being the enemy within. (Takes 5 minutes).
   https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/01/16/latest-fbi-boast-disrupting-terror-u-s-plot-deserves-scrutiny-skepticism/

   It gets really interesting half-way down when the black “Muzz Terrorist”, James Cromitie, gets discussed.
   1. Spartacus January 17, 2015 at 10:50 am

      Very interesting analysis, well worth reading and deserves to be promulgated.

      Thank you.
   2. Formerly known as @ireland.com January 17, 2015 at 12:30 pm

      @Odis

      Cheers – shocking stuff.

      “The U.S. Government has been aggressively pressuring its allies to adopt the same “sting” tactics against their own Muslim citizens.”
      – There was a story in the Aussie press this week. During the Sydney siege, a prominent Muslim was asked by Police to try to locate an ISIS flag, as the gunman had requested one. Some of the people she rang questioned why the Police could not just get one printed, and asked if she had been set up. In the following weeks, some of the people she rang were questioned by Police.

      As I like to remind people, the drug squad needs there to be a drug problem, in order to exist. It seems the military, police and spy agencies need an enemy. It is convenient that after the Cold War, this Islamist thing has appeared. Unfortunately, many politicians will use it to their advantage. Tony Abbott, Aussie crap PM, announced there was a lot of extremist “chatter”, which was of concern, then he went on his Christmas holidays. A handy distraction from the polls which show his government to be deeply unpopular.
2. dylad January 16, 2015 at 11:47 pm

   Is that snake supposed to represent J.P.’s little J.P.?
   1. Dhaughton99 January 17, 2015 at 8:44 am

      I think it’s to reference this jockey classic.

      https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c3DqSfUCjxY

      Or maybe not.
3. ABM January 17, 2015 at 1:31 am

   Oirish Times writing about goings on in Belgium and Germany. But why? If I want to get an international news fix, why would I read the Oirish Times? Jihadist nuts in Belgium are of little or no relevance to Ireland. Why don’t they send out some reporters to Goatstown? Afraid Tara Street would be firebombed? (a very real possibility) Meanwhile, cartoons mocking Catholicism are par for the course, while anti-Semitic and anti-Islamic cartoons are verboten. Welcome to the wonderful world of the Oirish Times.
   1. Odis January 17, 2015 at 1:55 pm

      If its OK for the English “papers of record” to have a focus on International news. Then I don’t see any problem with letting the Irish papers do it.
   2. Formerly known as @ireland.com January 17, 2015 at 8:28 pm

      Ì wish the Irish media would spend less time covering the goings on in Rome.
4. Soundings January 17, 2015 at 10:05 am

   Is that the David Drumm bankruptcy appeal blanked out in the Irish Times (couldn’t even be bothered to look in the newsagents at the deadwood dead industry, let alone shell out money to buy a newspaper, they should be paying me to read their drivel, at least it might drive up advertising revenue).
   1. Mike January 17, 2015 at 12:06 pm

      Right on

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