Friday Mar 18, 2022
The Shortwave Report March 18, 2022
This week's show begins with a report in the serious increase in global weapons sales, an Iranian professor talks about the nuclear deal, the Russian war on Ukraine, and the media cheerleading war, and the Mexican President Obrador wants to integrate Latin American and Caribbean countries. With reports from Germany, Russia, and Cuba.
From GERMANY-Germany and most other European countries are greatly increasing their military spending in response to the invasion of Ukraine. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute released a report on who is buying and who is selling all types of weaponry.
From RUSSIA- On his program called Going Underground Afshin Rattansi spoke with Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi of the University of Tehran. He discusses ongoing negotiations with the US to restart the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) and the impact of American sanctions on Tehran. He also talks about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, why Iran opposes the invasion, and the consequences for US hegemony and the unipolar world order. He also criticizes the media for cheerleading a war and compares it to coverage of the Gulf war, shock and awe.
From CUBA- President Obrador of Mexico is promoting the integration of Latin American and Caribbean countries. The UK Supreme Court denied the appeal to stop the extradition of Julian Assange to the US. Activists from around the world launched a campaign demanding an end to the siege on Yemen. Last Saturday the kingdom of Saudi Arabia beheaded 81 people on terrorism charges. Then a Viewpoint on the oversimplification of seeing the world divided into good guys and bad guys.
"I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war."
--Albert Einstein
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