The Shortwave Report

The Shortwave Report October 21, 2022

This week's show begins with an analysis of Liz Truss's resignation, a Pakistani Foreign Minister discusses World War, nuclear weapons, and China, rescue operations continue in Venezuela, and Mayors for Peace meet in Hiroshima. With reports from Germany, France, Cuba, and Japan.
 
http://youthspeaksout.net/swr221021.mp3 (29:00)
 
From GERMANY- Just this morning British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation. The act had been speculated for a few days but it is still stunning and her six week reign is the shortest in UK history. A British analyst explains the situation.
 
From FRANCE-- First a report on the protests and strikes across France on Tuesday that saw tens of thousands of citizens demanding that the government deal with inflation. Then an interview with the Pakistani Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar. She discusses whether we are in a World War, a demand for a cessation of military hostilities, how climate change has destroyed much of her country, international aggressiveness, and how China is not seen as a threat to its neighbors.
From CUBA- The Pakistani government summoned the US ambassador for an official protest of Joe Biden's remarks on Pakistans nuclear weapons. Bolivian President Luis Arce has called for unity to stop right-wing coup plotters seeking to destabilize the country. Rescue operations continue in Venezuela in the region destroyed by a landslide after days of extreme rainfall. A new US report warns that 69% of tracked animal species have declined since 1970.
 
From JAPAN- Mayors from across the globe spent two days in Hiroshima discussing peace and ways to persuade governments to abandon nuclear weapons. South Korean and US military troops are doing ground drills, while the North fired more missiles as a counter measure. The protests in Iran over the death of Masha Amini in police custody continue after a month, with over a hundred Iranian citizens killed in clashes.
 
"Remember this: Even if you win the rat race, you're still a rat."
--Howard Zinn
 
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The Shortwave Report October 14, 2022

This week's show begins in Asia as Biden says that the Indo-Pacific region is the center of geo-politics in the 21st century, one-eighth of all bird species are facing extinction, a 3 week long strike by French refinery workers has led to shortages at gasoline pumps and threats from the government, and a member of the European Parliament criticizes the enthusiasm for war in Europe and the US.
This week's show features stories from NHK Japan, Radio Havana Cuba, France 24, and George Galloway.
http://youthspeaksout.net/swr221014.mp3 (29:00)
 
From JAPAN- North Korea has continued testing longer range missiles. The US released a national security strategy saying that only China can compete with the US on a global scale, and that the Indo-Pacific region as the center of geo-politics in the 21st century. The UN General Assembly passed a resolution asking Russia to scrap its annexation of 4 Ukrainian regions. 8 people have been arrested in connection with the bombing of the bridge to Crimea.
 
From CUBA-- Floods and landslides hit Venezuela, Guatemala, and El Salvador. The UN General Assembly passed a resolution for better access to financing for nations suffering from climate change. The World Bank continues to finance fossil fuel developments despite pledges made at the 2015 Paris agreements to stop. One-eighth of all bird species on earth are facing extinction. Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest reached a record level in September.
 
From FRANCE- First a report on the 3 week long strike by French refinery workers that has led to shortages at gasoline pumps and threats from the government. Then a report on new UK PM Liz Truss and how she is changing UK climate policy including ending a moratorium on fracking.
 
From GEORGE GALLOWAY- First an excerpt from a statement European Parliament Irish member Clare Daly on the escalation of the war in Ukraine. Then George questions the media silence about who is responsible for the Baltic Sea pipeline explosions.
 
"The Function of music is to release us from the Tyranny of conscious thought."
--Sir Thomas Beecham
 
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The Shortwave Report October 7, 2022

This week's show begins with missiles launching from 4 nations, in spite of hurricane Ian US pressure continues on Cuba, more on the pipelines sabotaged in the Baltic Sea, new UK Prime Minister reverses budget plans.
This week's show features stories from NHK Japan, Radio Havana Cuba, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and France 24.
 
http://youthspeaksout.net/swr221007.mp3 (29:00)
 
From JAPAN- North Korea, the US, South Korea, and Japan have all been launching missiles in response to each others provocations. Taiwan says it will regard any violation of its air space by China as a first strike and will launch a counter attack. Pakistan leaders say it should be compensated for the climate devastation by the wealthier nations who have created global warming.
 
From CUBA-- A Viewpoint on the effects of hurricane Ian on the island, and the distorted media reports on protests in the US and EU. Nicaragua has banned the entry of the new US Ambassador Hugo Rodriguez because of his disparaging, interventionist remarks about the nation. There have been rallies across UK protesting inflation, the rising cost of living, and the Tory leader Liz Truss.
 
From GERMANY- Former US Army General Petraeus described how NATO would respond to any use of nuclear weapons by Russia. Inflation is extreme in Turkey. In the Baltic Sea the 4 sabotaged gas pipeline are releasing an enormous amount of methane into the atmosphere.
 
From FRANCE- New UK PM Liz Truss reversed her decision to scrap the 45% income tax on people making over 150,000 pounds per year. Then press reviews on reactions to the protests in Iran that resulted from the death of a woman in custody, and a NYT report on systemic sexual abuse in US womens soccer.
 
"The state can't give you freedom, and the state can't take it away. You're born with it, like your eyes, like your ears. Freedom is something you assume, then you wait for someone to try to take it away. The degree to which you resist is the degree to which you are free."
--Utah Phillips
 
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The Shortwave Report September 30, 2022

This week's show starts with Press reviews on the Ukraine referendums, pipeline leaks, and the Italian election, Iran steps up its response to anti-government protests, militarism escalates in the Indo-Pacific region, and youth activists stage a global strike for the environment. This week's show features stories from France 24, Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba.
 
http://youthspeaksout.net/swr220930.mp3 (29:00)
 
From FRANCE- A series of press reviews- first, reactions to the referendums on the 4 regions of Ukraine that voted to join Russia. Then press reviews on the gas pipeline leaks in the Baltic Sea, and the Italian election that was won by far right candidate Giorgia Meloni.
 
From GERMANY-- By Thursday morning the Swedish coast guard had found a 4th gas pipeline leak in the Baltic Sea which may be creating the largest methane release to the atmosphere on record- Russia is demanding an investigation into the sabotage. Peru declared an environmental emergency in the Amazon rainforest following the discovery of a leaking oil pipeline.Iran stepped up its response to anti-government protests sparked by the death of a young woman in police custody.
 
From JAPAN- Negotiators from the IAEA and Iran have started talks over the Iranian nuclear program, but conflicts over the veracity of US evidence have held back progress. At the UN, the North Korean ambassador has condemned joint military exercises by the US and South Korea as an intentional provocation of war. German fighter jets performed military drills with Japanese fighter jets. More details on the missile launchings by North Korea coinciding with the visit by VP Kamala Harris to South Korea- in Japan, Harris blasted China and pledged support for Taiwan separatists.
 
From CUBA- Colombia and Venezuela held a ceremony while opening their borders for the first time in 7 years. Young activists staged a coordinated global climate strike over the weekend, pressing rich nations to pay for the damage that their carbon emissions are inflicting on the global South and elsewhere. At the UN, the PM of Pakistan appealed for global support to deal with the consequences of the recent climatic disaster in his country. Also at the UN, the PM of St. Vincent and the Grenadines spoke to resolving geo-political conflicts at a time of escalating aggressions. Cubans voted by a wide margin to accept a new Family Code supporting same-sex marriage and adoption
 
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The Shortwave Report September 23, 2022

This week's show begins with news about the military build up in the Indo-Pacific region including Germany and Canada, a powerful discussion with Chris Hedges about world opinion concerning the war in Ukraine and the "bankruptcy of the liberals," the global food emergency worsens, and how American pharmaceutical companies extend patents and profits.
This week's show features stories from NHK Japan, George Galloway, and Radio Havana Cuba.
 
http://youthspeaksout.net/swr220923.mp3 (29:00)
 
From JAPAN- The leaders of Japan and South Korea met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, agreeing on three-way cooperation between themselves and the US. The new Japanese PM Kishida called for nuclear weapon testing to be abolished as presented in the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Germany is sending fighter jets to Japan for drills in Japanese airspace. US and Canadian naval war ships made a provocative pass through the Taiwan Strait. Moscow backed separatists in four regions of Ukraine are holding referendums on joining Russia.
 
From GEORGE GALLOWAY- George Galloways Mother Of All Talk Shows. His guest Pulitzer Prize winning American author Chris Hedges. They discuss a report in Newsweek magazine that 90% of the world is not with the US in the war in Ukraine, the financial catastrophe citizens in the West are facing because of the war, the shift to the far-right in some European nations, and what Chris calls the bankruptcy of the liberals.
 
From CUBA- Colombian President Petro announced an informal dialogue with the dissidents of FARC in a search for peace with the rebels. The UN World Food Program says there is a global food emergency. Pharmaceutical companies in the US are abusing the US patent system  to prolong their unprecedented profits. A Syrian envoy to the UN has urged the community to compel Israel to join the treaty on the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, and allow inspections of its nuclear facilities by the IAEA. The family of murdered Palestinian-American journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, has submitted a complaint to the International Criminal Court to demand justice for her killing.
 
"Human beings can be redeemed. Empires cannot. Our refusal to face the truth about empire, our refusal to defy the multitudinous crimes and atrocities of empire, has brought about the nightmare Malcolm predicted. And as the Digital Age and our post-literate society implant a terrifying historical amnesia, these crimes are erased as swiftly as they are committed."
 
--Chris Hedges
 
 
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The Shortwave Report September 16, 2022

This week's show begins with Asian news including Russia and China at the Shanghai Cooperation meeting, an insightful interview with economics professor Richard Wolff about inflation here and in Europe, Swedish parliamentary election goes to the far-right, and the Queen's passing brings up debates about British colonialism. With reports from Japan, George Galloway, Germany and Cuba.
 
http://youthspeaksout.net/swr220916.mp3 (29:00)
 
From JAPAN- Japanese PM Fumio Kishida will attend the UN General Assembly next week to express his views and attend a meeting on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.  At the opening of a new session, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres spoke on the growing geo-strategic divisions. South Korea fined Google and Meta platforms for privacy law violations. Iran is set to become a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization- at the meeting in Uzbekistan the leaders of China and Russia met on the sidelines, agreeing to work together as fellow major or super powers.
 
From GEORGE GALLOWAY- George Galloways Mother Of All Talk Shows. His guest is University of Massachusetts Amherst Professor Richard Wolff, discussing the economic crisis in the US and Europe. Why is the US inflation rate reportedly much lower than EU countries, are European economies being sacrificed because of the war in Ukraine, and how permanent is the American empire?
 
From GERMANY-  In Sweden far-right parties edged out the left in parliamentary elections, the first major shift since the 1930s. Armenia and Azerbaijan have accused each other of stimulating hostilities.
 
From CUBA- At a rally in front of the US Embassy in Mexico City, Julian Assange's family demanded his release as US Secretary of State Blinken arrived. The death of Queen Elizabeth has rekindled the long running debate about British colonialism. On September 11th the world remembered the 1973 military coup in Chile supported by the US government and the CIA.
 
"In the United States today, the Declaration of Independence hangs on schoolroom walls, but foreign policy follows Machiavelli."
 
--Howard Zinn
 
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The Shortwave Report September 9, 2022

This week's show begins with several press reviews and reports on the excessive energy costs and European government responses, Chilean voters reject a new constitution out of fear of communism, the US wants to reestablish ties with Venezuela but will not drop the paralyzing sanctions, and the US will sell more weapons to Taiwan as the 6th group of congressional lawmakers visit. With reports from France, Cuba, and Japan.
 
http://youthspeaksout.net/swr220909.mp3 (29:00)
 
From FRANCE- The energy crisis and soaring prices are affecting people in Europe, leading to protests in most countries. Oil, gas , and electricity suppliers are reaping huge profits while governments are drawing up relief programs. Many citizens want the excess profits taxed, some countries just want energy prices capped. Germany is planning a $95 billion euro relief package to help with the cost of living. In Brazil, at the celebration of 200 years of independence from Portugal, President Bolsonaro turned the festivities into a massive campaign event a month before elections. Chilean voters rejected a new constitution which would have given rights to the indigenous, equality to women, and increase social welfare- those opposed rejected the changes as an attempt by communists to take over the country.
 
From CUBA- More on the electoral rejection of a constitutional reform in Chile. The Venezuelan Foreign Minister reported that the US wants to reestablish relations with his country, but that they insist on continuing the sanctions that have crippled his country. The Israeli military investigation of the assassination of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh concluded that there was a high possibility that bullet was fired by one of their soldiers, but that they will not launch a criminal enquiry. China has condemned the US National Security Agency for carrying out tens of thousands of cyber attacks and stealing volumes of sensitive data, primarily aeronautic and space research.
 
From JAPAN- China condemned US plans to sell more military equipment to Taiwan. 8 US Congressional lawmakers are in Taiwan, the 6th US delegation since Pelosi went in August. The investigation into ties between Japanese politicians and the church formerly known as the Unification Church or moonies revealed that half of the ruling party members have had contact. Putin said that Russia is economically unscathed by the invasion of Ukraine. The IAEA inspectors say that the situation at the Ukrainian nuclear power plant is grave, but will not say who is responsible for the shelling of the facility which is occupied by Russian troops.
 
"Reclaim your mind and get it out of the hands of the cultural engineers who want to turn you into a half-baked moron consuming all this trash that’s being manufactured out of the bones of a dying world."
 
--Terrence McKenna
 
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The Shortwave Report September 2, 2022

This week's show begins with the Pakistan floods and climate change, the G20 met in Bali on climate change but could not agree on a joint communique, the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, and at the UN Syria calls for an end to the illegal US presence and looting of its resources. With reports from Germany, Japan, France, and Cuba.
http://youthspeaksout.net/swr220902.mp3 (29:00)
 
From GERMANY- Extreme monsoon rains have left a third of Pakistan under water. 300,000 homes have been destroyed, and it may take 5 years to rebuild. The Foreign minister and the UN Secretary General both attribute the disaster to climate change. Sandrine Dixson-Decleve, the co-president of the Club of Rome, says the floods are proof that immediate action to curb climate change is essential, but points to numerous other droughts, heat waves and fires as further evidence. And that the most vulnerable people end up suffering the most, because of global inequality and poverty. She says that we are aware of the tools to reverse the causes, but we need to apply them. A US solar panel manufacturer plans to invest $1 billion to boost production and build a new factory in the US. The Amazon rainforest is burning at the highest rate in the past 10 years. The US Navy sailed two warships through the Taiwan strait, and the Governor of Arizona visited the island further irritating China.
 
From JAPAN-The Japanese government is investigating spiritual sales by the religious group formerly known as the Unification Church, referred to as the Moonies sometimes, which was a factor in the assassination of ex-prime minister Shinzo Abe. Many people in Japan are mourning the death of Gorbachev. The Japanese Defense Ministry is requesting a record high budget to drastically enhance its weapons, including attack drones and missiles to add counter strike capabilities. The G20 met in Bali to discuss the climate crisis but failed to even produce a joint communique. In Ukraine the IAEA inspection of the nuclear power plant seized by Russian troops is beginning at my press time.
 
From FRANCE- Press reviews on the death of Mikhail Gorbachev from both the West and Russian sources. Then an analysis of his unpopularity in Russia in the last decade.
 
From CUBA- Colombian President Gustavo Petro attended the Andean Community Summit with Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, and called for the reintegration of Chile and Venezuela into the regional bloc. At the UN Security Council, Syria rejected the US justifications for its repeated attacks on Damascus, and called for an end to its illegal presence on Syrian territory. The Chinese government called the US looting of Syrian natural gas and oil terrible and accused them of  depriving the Syrian people of the basic necessities of life."I believe in the cosmos. All of us are linked to the cosmos. So nature is my god. To me, nature is sacred. Trees are my temples and forests are my cathedrals. Being at one with nature."
 
--Mikhail Gorbachev
 
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The Shortwave Report August 26, 2022

This week's show begins with the first hydrogen powered train is running in Europe, reports on World Water Week and the environment, Lula da Silva rejects religious faith as a political platform, Russia accuses a member of the Ukrainian intelligence of killing the daughter of an ally of Putin, and an interview on how Europeans feel they are being sacrificed for the US agenda in Ukraine.
This week's show features stories from France 24, Radio Deutsche-Welle, Radio Havana Cuba, NHK Japan, and George Galloway.
 
http://youthspeaksout.net/swr220826.mp3 (29:00)
 
From FRANCE- Germany has begun running the first hydrogen powered train line with many more on the way. The French transportation minister is calling for regulation of private jets which emit 10 times more CO2 per passenger mile than commercial flights.
 
From GERMANY- It has been World Water Week at a time of droughts and heat waves. A researcher from the Stockholm Resilience Center discusses the need to maintain the global fresh water cycle, which is losing its resilience from deforestation and climate change. The last few weeks have seen record heat waves in China and Europe, and could be a preview of the future.
 
From CUBA- Brazilian Presidential candidate Lula da Silva promised to contain the deforestation of the Amazon basin by stopping illegal mining. Lula criticized politicians who use religious faith as a political platform, and that the state must remain secular. A Brazilian Supreme Court judge ordered the arrest of 8 businessmen who are promoting a coup d'etat if Lula wins the election in October.
 
From JAPAN- Large parts of China are engulfed by a record heat wave shutting many industries down. A daily record number of migrants tried to enter the UK by the English Channel. An update on the Iran nuclear deal. Russians are accusing Ukrainian intelligence of assassinating the daughter of a close ally of Putin.
 
From GEORGE GALLOWAY- George spoke with Garland Nixon, an American political analyst and radio talk show host on Pacifica radio station WPFW in Washington DC. They discuss Ukraine and how the rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific region affect it, and why many Europeans feel they are being sacrificed by the American empire. Garland says the European leaders have become puppets for the US.
 
"Americans think of themselves first, second, third, fourth, fifth - and if there's any time left over they think about Americans."
 
--Lula da Silva
 
 
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The Shortwave Report August 19, 2022

This week's show begins with Palestinian president accusing Israel of 50 massacres or holocausts, low rivers in France affecting nuclear power plant operations, Mali accuses France of supporting terrorist groups, journalists and lawyers sue the CIA and Mike Pompeo for spying on them, and after 5 members of the US Congress visit Taiwan the US Air Force fires an ICBM from California and saying it demonstrates the readiness of its nuclear forces. With reports from Germany, France, Cuba, and Japan.
 
http://youthspeaksout.net/swr220819.mp3 (29:00)
 
From GERMANY- During a joint press interview, German Chancellor Scholz failed to criticize Palestinian President Abbas over remarks that Palestine had experienced 50 massacres or holocausts at the hands of Israeli forces- Scholz responded later and Abbas toned down his rhetoric. As record breaking heat is drying up rivers across Europe more problems with transporting goods are arising. France is intending to build more nuclear power plants, but the current lack of river water, which is used to cool down the reactors, is requiring special permission to discharge at temperatures that are damaging the local flora and fauna.
 
From FRANCE- Wildfires continue to rage in many parts of Europe- Portugal has recorded its hottest July on record, and has lost one percent of its land to the fires. France has seen many heat and fire records broken as well, but then hail and extreme rainfall created flooding and tornado like conditions in several parts of the country including Paris. The Iran nuclear deal is stalled because Iran wants guarantees that future US administrations cannot pull out of. France pulled military troops out of Mali who then accused the French of violating air space and assisting terrorist groups in the region.
 
From CUBA- Colombian President Petro has named new military leaders in the country. Brazilian womens organizations are mobilizing to support Lula da Silva in the October presidential election. The International Red Cross is imploring donors to resume aid to Afghanistan. A group of journalists and lawyers have filed a lawsuit against the CIA and Mike Pompeo for spying on them when they visited Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
 
From JAPAN- 5 US Congressional lawmakers met in private with the Taiwan president in Taipei which resulted in more military activities by China. The US military test fired an ICBM missile from California, which the Air Force says demonstrated the readiness of US nuclear forces. The US defense department held a separate missile defense exercise off the coast of Hawaii with forces from Japan and South Korea.
 
"O take heart, my brothers. Even now... with every leader & every resource & every strategy of every nation on Earth arrayed against Her - Even now, O even now, my brothers, Life is in no danger of losing the argument! - For after all .... (as will be shown) She has only to change the subject."
 
--Kenneth Patchen
 
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