The Shortwave Report

This week's program begins with an interview with a co-founder of Global Citizen, France outlaws an environmental activist group, Several reports on fighting in Palestine and Israel, African leaders peace proposal is rejected by Zelensky, and Blinken visits China. This week's show features stories from France,  Cuba, Germany, and NHK Japan.
 
http://youthspeaksout.net/swr230623.mp3 (29:00)
 
        From FRANCE-  First a program called Perspective, an interview with Michael Sheldrick, a co-founder of Global Citizen, an NGO that raises money to fight poverty, climate change, and inequality. The French government has outlawed an activist climate group called The Uprisings Of The Earth.
 
       From CUBA-  Amnesty International has found that the Peruvian government has been using lethal violence against poor and indigenous protestors. There have been numerous events of deadly violence in Palestine and Israel, while Israel accelerates expanding settlements in the West Bank.
 
       From GERMANY- Following the murder of 4 Israeli settlers by Palestinians, hundreds of Israeli settlers stormed Palestinian properties, setting fire to buildings and vehicles. African leaders took their peace proposals to Putin and Zelensky, with only the Russians listening to them.
 
        From JAPAN- US Secretary of State Blinken made a 2 day visit to China, failed to restart military communication which could prevent unintended clashes. The Wall Street Journal reported that China is in talks to build a military training facility in Cuba- China and Cuba both deny this. China condemned Biden's remark calling President Xi a dictator, calling the comment a provocation. South Korean imports of Japanese fish continue to drop over public concern about imminent releases of radioactive waste water from the Fukushima nuclear reactor into the Pacific Ocean.
 
"During the Cold War, a group of Russian journalists toured the United States. On the final day of their visit, they were asked by their hosts for their impressions. 'I have to tell you,' said their spokesman, 'that we were astonished to find after reading all the newspapers and watching TV, that all the opinions on all the vital issues were by and large, the same. To get that result in our country, we imprison people, we tear out their fingernails. Here, you don't have that. What's the secret? How do you do it?' "
--John Pilger
 
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The Shortwave Report  Saturday 6pm   This week's show begins with the increase in nuclear weapon spending last year, the EU announces new rules on Artificial Intelligence, NATO is in the middle of its biggest ever air drills, and Cuba denies the presence of a Chinese spy base in Cuba. 
This week's show features stories from NHK Japan, France, Germany, and Cuba.
http://youthspeaksout.net/swr230616.mp3 (29:00)
 
        From JAPAN-  9 countries spent a total of $83 billion on nuclear weapons in 2022, with the US accounting for half the total at $43 billion. Iran has been holding talks with the US on the nuclear agreement which Trump had withdrawn from in 2018. The Japanese government has drawn up its first set of policy guidelines on space security.
 
       From FRANCE-  The EU announced new rules on the development and use of Artificial Intelligence. In Helena Montana 16 young people have brought a climate change lawsuit questioning whether the state is protecting the environment. Greta Thunberg has graduated from school but the Fridays for school strikes for the climate will continue. The UN reports that more than 110 million people have been forced to flee their homes.
 
       From GERMANY- NATO is in the middle of its biggest air drill, involving 10,000 troops from 25 countries. For decades the US dollar has reigned supreme in global trade, but the Chinese Yuan is becoming the choice for many economically weak countries- an analyst explains the reason for the shift.
 
        From CUBA-   The Cuban Foreign Minister said that US assertions about the alleged presence of a Chinese spy base in Cuba are totally false. Iran and Venezuela announced an increase in bilateral foreign trade as the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was visiting as part of a tour that will include Nicaragua and Cuba. There will be a large rally in London on June 24th to stop the extradition of Julian Assange to the US.
 
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This week's show begins with an interview with Harriet Fraad on the US economy and militarism, a Greenpeace leader talks about plastic pollution on World Environment Day, a US Senator calls on Biden to release the report on the Israerli killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, and France does not agree to plans to develop NATO offices in Tokyo. With reports from Dubai, France, Cuba, and Japan.
 
http://youthspeaksout.net/swr230609.mp3 (29:00)
 
        From GOING UNDERGROUND-  Afshin speaks with Harriet Fraad, feminist, psychotherapist, and host of the Capitalism Hits Home podcast and a weekly program on WBAI called Interpersonal Update. She discusses the debt ceiling fiasco, the US focus on the military-industrial complex, and the motives behind the US involvement in the war in Ukraine.
 
       From FRANCE-  This past Monday was the 50th annual World Environment Day, and this year’s theme was plastic pollution- an interview with Graham Forbes from Greenpeace USA. Last week the German government rounded up leaders of the environmental group called Last Generation, which has created a spike in new members. Then a press review on the dam collapse in Ukraine.
 
       From CUBA- A brief update on the growing political support for the release of Julian Assange. In Germany dozens were arrested protesting the conviction of an anti-fascist activist. US Senator Chris Van Hollen called on Biden to make public a report on the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Palestine by Israeli military forces. France threatened to ban Twitter from the EU.
 
        From JAPAN-   France is unhappy with NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) plans to open an office in Tokyo. More information about the recently discovered structural problems with a reactor in Fukushima. Scientists now predict that the Arctic Sea may become ice free at the end of summer by 2030.
 
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This week's show begins with mass arrests of environmental activists in the Netherlands, Venezuela applies to join BRICS, Japan extends the lifespan of older nuclear power plants, and reviews of the meeting in Paris concerning the global plastics Treaty.
This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, Radio Havana Cuba, NHK Japan, and France 24.
http://youthspeaksout.net/swr230602.mp3 (29:00)
 
        From GERMANY-  1500 activists were arrested in the Netherlands, at an Extinction Rebellion protest against government subsidies for fossil fuel companies. Brazilian President Lula da Silva has offered to mediate for peace talks in the war in Ukraine- does he have the gravitas to accomplish this, and how do other countries in the global south view the war.
 
       From CUBA-  The Brazilian Consensus was a meeting organized by Lula da Silva for leaders of South American countries to discuss cooperation and integration in the region. Lula also made an effort to bring President Maduro of Venezuela into the international cooperation forum called BRICS. Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. A court in Brazil confirmed a lawsuit against former President Bolsonaro for harassment of journalists. Investment in solar power is expected to surpass oil for the first time this year.
 
       From JAPAN- The Japanese government has extended the operational lifespan of nuclear reactors to increase the use of nuclear power.
 
        From FRANCE-  A series of press reviews. First the Turkish and international press on the reelection of President Erdogan. Then reviews of the meeting in Paris concerning the global plastics Treaty. Finally press reviews on the new forest fires in Nova Scotia and the deteriorating forests in France."If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers."
--Thomas Pynchon
 
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This week's show begins in Germany where across the  country there were high profile arrests of climate activists, French predictions of a 4 degree Celsius temperature rise by 2100 are very worrying, the G7 summit in Hiroshima support for war was widespread, and Japan still plans to begin dumping diluted radioactive waste into the Pacific Ocean this summer.
This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, and NHK Japan.
http://youthspeaksout.net/swr230526.mp3 (29:00)
 
        From GERMANY-  German authorities made a high profile raid on climate activists across the country. They are alleged to be members of Last Generation, a group involved in many instances of blocking traffic by gluing themselves to streets and airport runways. They are demanding that the climate crisis be taken seriously by the government. They are being charged with forming a criminal organization. While their ideals are widely supported in Germany, their tactics like traffic jams are increasingly unpopular.
 
       From FRANCE-  First a series of press reviews on French military spending, the conflict between Presidents Lula da Silva and Zelensky, and a cold war between the US and China on undersea internet cables. As the French government launches a national consultation on its climate change roadmap, predictions of a 4 degree celsius temperature increase by 2100 is being talked about, way beyond the 1.5 degrees goal from the Paris climate talks.  Also why is Europe already heating up more than other regions of the world. There was a controversial attack on the Russian city Belgorod claimed by insurgent groups of Russian volunteers in Ukraine- the Ukraine and US governments deny involvement in the attack, but security experts think otherwise. 
 
        From JAPAN- The G7 summit in Hiroshima concluded with the Japanese Prime Minister hailing it as a success- unified support for Ukraine and new sanctions against Russia- the Russian Foreign Minister called the visit by Zelensky a propaganda show. Officials in Hiroshima called for an end to nuclear weapons. South Korean experts examined the facilities to dump diluted nuclear waste from the devastated Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean this summer. Meanwhile the Japanese Nuclear Regulator wants to see a plan for dealing with recently discovered damage inside the Fukushima reactors."What I really learned in the army was how to be a pacifist."
--Utah Phillips
 
 
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This week's show begins with an African peace delegation to Russia and Ukraine, the UK gifts long range cruise missiles and depleted uranium shells to Ukraine, anti-monarchists in England rounded up during the coronation, G7 summit begins in Hiroshima, and opposition parties win election in Thailand.  
This week's show features stories from France 24, Radio Deutsche-Welle, Radio Havana Cuba, and NHK Japan.
 
http://youthspeaksout.net/swr230519.mp3 (29:00)
 
        From FRANCE- South African president Ramaphosa is heading up a delegation of 6 African countries to visit Zelensky and Putin on a peace mission to end the war in Ukraine.  In the past 40 years Europe has lost one quarter of its bird population, mainly due to intensive farming using pesticides.
 
        From GERMANY-  The UK announced it is sending long-range missiles to Ukraine, as well as depleted uranium shells as used in Iraq and Kosovo- Russia considers this an escalation of the war. An explanation of the problems caused by the use of depleted uranium follows. The World Meteorological Society says the next five years will break heat records and most likely exceed the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold. Former French President Sarkosy lost an appeal for his three year prison sentence for corruption. The Ecuadorian President Lasso dissolved the opposition led Congress just as impeachment hearings began. Demonstrators have rallied in Argentina against austerity measures imposed n to comply with the terms of an IMF loan.
 
       From CUBA-  In Brazil under Lula da Silva the rate of the deforestation of the Amazon basin has greatly diminished. Anti-monarchists in England were rounded up and held during the coronation based on strict new laws against peaceful protestors. Mexican President Obrador will not hand over leadership of the Pacific Alliance to Peru. Why are Central Americans fleeing their countries for uncertainty at the US border?
 
        From JAPAN- As the G7 summit begins in Hiroshima, the head of the UN and the Japanese government both want to see the world eliminate nuclear weapons. Another goal of the meeting is to establish increased targets for renewable energy sources. In Thailand the military backed ruling parties suffered a heavy defeat in the general election 
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"War is not about flag-waving and patriotism. War is about killing and death."
--Chris Hedges
 
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This week's show begins with an interview with John Perkins author of "Confessions of an Economic Hitman," Australian lawmakers want Julian Assange released, China and German Foreign Ministers disagree over Ukraine, and far-right demonstrations are banned in France. This week's show features stories from Going Underground, Radio Havana Cuba, NHK Japan, and France 24.
        From AFSHIN RATTANSI- Afshin spoke with John Perkins, author of an updated version of his book "Confessions of an Economic Hitman." John describes the work of the World Bank and IMF as the death economy, using debt to control countries in Latin America and Africa. The military industrial complex bloomed after 9/11 and again now with the war in Ukraine. US corporations make much larger profits developing infrastructure in indebted or war torn countries than at home. And banks can commit economic crimes and are let off with small fines.
 
        From CUBA-  Australian lawmakers are urging the US Ambassador Carolyn Kennedy to drop charges against Julian Assange and send him home.  Days before the Coronation, indigenous leaders in former British colonies called on now King Charles to apologize, pay reparations, and acknowledge genocide. The Committee to Protect Journalists reported that the Israeli military takes no accountability    for killing at least 20 journalists over the past 20 years, including 18 Palestinians.
 
       From JAPAN-  In Russia at the annual Victory Day parade Putin said civilization was at a crucial turning point. The Foreign Ministers of China and Germany disagree about the invasion of Ukraine., but agreed to work together on climate change. Japan is trying to quell South Korean objections to the upcoming release of radioactive waste water from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean.  In Pakistan a court directed the release of imprisoned former Prime Minister Khan.
 
        From FRANCE- Press reviews on a new ban on far-right demonstrations and college paper ghost writers in Kenya and the advent of AI writing programs. In Alberta Canada nearly a million acres of forest have burned, causing large evacuations.
 
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This week's show begins with a UN hearing on police violence in France, protests and strikes in France and the UK, Ukraine sets fire to huge amounts of oil in Crimea, the Philippines plan for a nuclear reactor to be built by Americans, and Reporters Without Borders blocked from visiting Julian Assange in his British prison cell.
           This week's show features stories from France 24, Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba.
        From FRANCE- At the UN a number of countries raised concern over police violence in France, both at the recent MayDay protest and in the treatment of minorities and migrants.
 
        From GERMANY- In France the annual MayDay celebration was also a protest against President Macron and saw significant violence from civilians and police. Meanwhile in the UK there are the most significant labor strikes in decades, including nurses, teachers and  other public sector workers. Ukraine used attack drones to set  off massive oil terminal fires in Crimea. In Moscow 2 attack drones reached the Kremlin before being taken out- Ukraine denies involvement in the attack, and Russia says the US orchestrated it. Japan and France signed a cooperation agreement to speed up development of next generation nuclear reactors.
 
       From JAPAN-  The Japanese government lifted evacuation orders on a small village 30 km from the Fukushima nuclear power plant which experienced a meltdown 12 years ago. Joe Biden told the Philippine president that the US commitment to defending his country was iron-clad and that more military assistance was on the way. Philippine President Marcos then revealed plans to have an American firm build the first nuclear reactor in SouthEast Asia. NHK conducted a poll among Japanese citizens about amending the constitution- 64% of the respondents oppose changing Article 9 which outlaws the nation going to war.
 
        From CUBA- Journalists with Reporters Without Borders were denied access to Julian Assange in the UK maximum security prison, where the UN concluded in 2019 that he is being psychologically tortured. Venezuelan President Maduro repudiated the US government decision to seize the assets of Citgo oil company and give them to the opposition political party the US supports. For the 16th consecutive week hundreds of thousands of Israelis Netanyahu's judicial reform. 
 
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This week's show begins with the Catholic Church repudiating the 15th century doctrine of discovery or manifest destiny, new problems discovered at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, South Korea and the US make a nuclear weapon deal, global military spending continues to climb, and Seymour Hersh reports on Ukrainian corruption and the press failing to follow his revelations about the Nord Stream pipeline bombing.
This week's show features stories from Radio Havana Cuba,  NHK Japan, France 24, and Going Underground.
        From CUBA- The Vatican has formally repudiated the 15th century doctrine of discovery, or manifest destiny, which was used to justify the genocide of indigenous people and conquest of their lands. The Goldman Environmental Prize was presented to an indigenous activist in Brazil, Alessandra Korap Munduruku.
 
        From JAPAN- The operator of the devastated Fukushima nuclear power plant says the melted fuel debris has likely created holes in the pressure vessel of the reactor. US President Biden and the South Korean President Youn Suk Yeol announced  an agreement on the deployment of nuclear submarines and and possible use of nuclear weapons against North Korea.
 
       From FRANCE-  The latest report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute shows global military spending continues to rise to an all time high. The British government is facing a court challenge to its plan to fly refugees to Rwanda.
 
        From GOING UNDERGROUND- Afshin again interviewed legendary journalist Seymour Hersh. This time the topics include the Ukrainian government embezzlement of $400 million and the selling of donated weapons on the black market. Also Ukraine is buying all its diesel for the military from Russia. Meanwhile the US and European press fails to follow Hersh's revelations about the bombing of the Nord Stream pipeline, instead writing counter stories supplied by the intelligence community. 
 
"I covered the Vietnam War. I remember the lies that were told, the lives that were lost, and the shock when, twenty years after the war ended, former Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara admitted he knew it was a mistake all along."
--Walter Cronkite
 
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This week's show begins with a discussion of sanctions, oil caps, and oil distribution, the Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov toured Latin America, Brazilian President Lula da Silva thinks that the US and EU need to stop encouraging war and start creating peace, and notes from the G7 summit in Japan.
This week's show features stories from Going Underground, Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, and NHK Japan.
http://youthspeaksout.net/swr230421.mp3 (29:00)
 
        From GOING UNDERGROUND- Afshin interviewed Dr Anas Alhajji, a scholar and partner at Energy Outlook Advisers. in Texas. They spoke about whether oil sanctions work or merely harm people in the affected countries. Was Seymour Hersh correct in blaming the US for blowing up the Nord Stream pipeline? Has global oil distribution changed other than who delivers the product to which country? Is the oil price cap merely propaganda?
 
        From GERMANY- Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov toured Latin America to strengthen alliances, develop trade, and counter Western influence.
 
       From FRANCE-  More on the Russian Foreign Minister's visit to Brazil, where President Lula da Silva said the US and EU needed to stop encouraging war and start creating peace. Lula went on to suggest the creation of a G20 for peace in Ukraine, and that he would help mediate a settlement. A just released European state of the climate report says the region had its hottest summer on record in 2022, and that regional temperatures are rising at twice the global average. Germany finally shut down the last of its nuclear power plants.
 
        From JAPAN- At the G7 summit in Japan, Foreign Ministers agreed on Japanese military expansion and who the enemies are, namely China, Russia, and North Korea. The US sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait as a warning to China.
 
       ¡FurthuR!      Dan Roberts
 
"Look around. Oil companies guzzle down the billions in profits. Billionaires pay a lower tax rate than their secretaries, and Wall Street CEOs, the same ones that direct our economy and destroyed millions of jobs still strut around Congress, no shame, demanding favors, and acting like we should thank them. Does anyone here have a problem with that?"
--Elizabeth Warren
 
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