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From JAPAN- The PM of New Zealand offered a national apology to hundreds of thousands of children and the eldrely who were abused in institutions over the past 70 years. Israeli media say Netanyahu now admits his government was behind the exploding pager attacks in Lebanon. The Guardian newspaper has ceased posting on X which it called a toxic platform. The COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference opened this week in Azerbaijan- the conference president called for unity and to recognize that climate change is already here despite corporate denial- the goal is to get developed countries to aid poorer developing ones.

From FRANCE- A report on the financial assistance that organizers hope to create at COP29. Developing countries will need one trillion dollars annually to adapt to climate change and bring their pollution into line with the goals of the Paris Accords- one trillion dollars is one percent of global GDP, also a year of pure profit for the fossil fuel industry.

From GERMANY- The Biden administration promised to cut off weapons to Israel if they did not allow more aid into Gaza within 30 days. Aid agencies say that even less aid is getting through now than since the war began. Professor Michael Lynk former UN rappoteur on human rights in Palestine discusses the situation and how the Trump presidency will change things. EU Foreign Affairs Chief Josep Borrell proposed suspending EU-Israel political dialogue over breaches of international law.

From CUBA- Iran says that Israel should be expelled from the UN for the wars in Palestine and Lebanon. Pegasus is spyware blacklisted by the US in 2021 for its use to spy on journalists, opposition politicians, and activists- Colombia alleges that the US financed an $11 million purchase for the spyware to be install in Colombia in 2021.

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"Globalization, as defined by rich people like us, is a very nice thing .... you are talking about the Internet, you are talking about cell phones, you are talking about computers. This doesn't affect two-thirds of the people of the world. "

--Jimmy Carter

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This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, Radio Havana Cuba, and NHK Japan.

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From GERMANY- Clearly the US Presidential election was the primary topic in the international media this week. Here is a review of how various European leaders responded to the Trump victory. They all congratulated him, but remain wary of how future relations will evolve, especially regarding defense and the environment.

From FRANCE- . A multitude of weather disasters were made worse because of the warming climate, as reported by Copernicus, the European Union climate monitor. Then a series of press reviews on the Trump victory from Australia, China, Jerusalem, and Europe. Then a report on Netanyahu praising the Trump victory while admitting that he has no plans to stop the wars in Gaza and Lebanon. Israel attacked the last remaining medical facility in northern Gaza, while Israeli settlers continued violent attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank.

From CUBA- Venezuela concluded its World Anti-Fascist Parliamentary Forum- they stressed the need for global unity in the fight against fascism,neo-fascism, and imperialism.

From JAPAN- The operator of the Fukushima nuclear reactors has finally managed to retrieve a few grams of highly radioactive fuel debris out of 880 tons remaining in the facilities. Japan's nuclear regulator has given permission to operate the first interim storage site for spent nuclear fuel. The Russian Presidential office have declined to comment on the US government report that thousands of North Korean troops have arrived in the Kursk region. Health authorities in Lebanon say that Israel has killed more than 3000 people.

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"The revolutionary sees his task of liberation not only of the oppressed but also of the oppressor."

--Steven Biko

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This week's show features stories from France 24, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and Radio Havana Cuba.

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From FRANCE- First a press review from Israeli and Arab media about the Israeli Parliament banning UNRWA (the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine). Then from the NYT a piece about widespread use of herbicides in the Amazon forest, not unlike what is done in the Pacific northwest forests. An edition of Perspective Perspective- speaking with John Christensen, director of the UN Environment Programs Copenhagen Climate Center. The topic is the recent warning from the UN that efforts to reduce climate change must be applied at once, as evidenced by the extreme weather events of the past two years. They say that fossil fuel consumption must be sharply cut back at once or the 1.5 degree Paris agreement will be impossible. The UN is urging countries to implement their plans to reduce carbon at once. And he speaks to the absence of the subject in the US presidential campaign. Then a press reviews from Russia and South Korea about North Korean troops in Russia.

From GERMANY- Israel has launched airstrikes in and around the ancient city of Baalbek after warning the entire area to evacuate. Many of the evacuees were Lebanese who had gone there to avoid the bombing of their homes in the south.

From CUBA- Lebanon has launched a complaint with the UN Security Council demanding a condemnation of Israeli attacks on their country- over 2400 Lebanese people have been killed so far. Israeli bombings of UN schools in Gaza City resulted in three more journalists being killed, bringing the total to 180 in a little over a year. Central London has seen large demonstrations against right-wing extremism, which created violent race riots this past summer.

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"The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away."

- Pablo Picasso

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This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK Japan, France 24, and Radio Havana Cuba.

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From GERMANY- A significant number of Israeli politicians and civilians are making preparations for new settlements in Gaza. Middle East analyst and editor Daniel Gerlach talks about the settlement movement in Israel which has moved from an extremist notion to become popular. He explains that international laws against new settlements remain. The BRICS summit is underway in Russia this year and now includes Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Dozens of other countries are considering joining. The goal is to promote peace, security, development, and cooperation in a multipolar world. An interview with Theresa Fallon, Director of the Centre for Russia Europe Asia Studies in Brussels. She assesses the power of the organization as a counterweight to Western influence, and how they are working to dethrone the power of US sanctions as a domineering force in global policy.

From JAPAN- By Thursday morning BRICS leaders had adopted a joint communique calling for the elimination of unilateral economic sanctions, and 30 other countries have expressed interest in strengthening ties with the bloc. On the sidelines of the summit, China and India vowed to improve relations through dialogue.

From FRANCE- Some press reviews about COP 16, the biodiversity conference that has begun in Colombia. And a press review about how both US Presidential candidates promoting fracking may keep people from voting in Pennsylvania.

From CUBA- In Australia an indigenous senator shouted that King Charles was not his king and the Prime Minister told him Australia should become an independent republic. In the US protests against US support of the Israeli wars on its neighbors.

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“The flaws of our leaders perfectly mirror the emotional underdevelopment of the society that elevates them to power.”

-Gabor Mate

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This week's show features stories from France 24, Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba.

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From FRANCE- In a report on Monday, Oxfam West Bank Policy lead, Bushra Khalidi, describes the situation in Northern Gaza. Oxfam and other relief agencies have not been able to assist anyone in Gaza since the first of October. Palestinians are being bombed and starved to death while being told to move to safe areas that are not safe- they have nowhere to go. Bushra accuses the international community of complicity in the deaths and suffering. Press reviews from Tuesday on Netanyahu and the timing for the plan to escalate the war before the US election. Amazon, Google, and other tech giants are buying and building nuclear powerplants in the US to supply the needs of Artificial Intelligence servers.

From GERMANY- The US military used a Stealth bomber to attack numerous sites in Yemen as retaliation for Houthi attempts to support Palestinians- Marina Miron, military analyst from Kings College London, discusses the significance of the deployment and what it may portend for the Israeli response to Iran and the region. International condemnation is growing over Israeli attacks on UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.

From JAPAN- In North Korea, following drones from South Korea dropping propaganda leaflets, the North Koreans stationed artillery units near the border. Then a few days later they destroyed roads in the area.

From CUBA- Police arrested more than 200 Americans protesting in front of the New York stock exchange- they were demanding an end to US support for the Israeli wars in Palestine and Lebanon.

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“It is not an investment if it destroys the planet"

--Vandada Shiva

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From GERMANY- Monday was the one year anniversary of the Hamas attack in Israel with actions taking place globally. Students at Columbia University, both pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian, gathered and remembered the day from different perspectives. Israel continued its bombing of mosques and schools in Gaza, alleging that they were being used as Hamas command centers and killing civilians. The UN says that 90% of Gazans have been displaced multiple times.

From FRANCE- First an Israeli press review from October 7th. A press review from the Independent (UK) presented a front page with facts and figures from the war on Palestine, followed by some other international press reviews. Then an interview with Ahmed Benchemsi, a Communications Director at Human Rights Watch on the treatment of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons- HRW says it is a war crime.

From CUBA- French President Macron has called for an arms embargo on Israel. Israeli forces killed Hassan Hamad, a 19 year old Palestinian journalist in a targeted assassination.

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--Adlai Stevenson

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DescriptionThis week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, NHK Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba.

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From GERMANY- Julian Assange made his first public address since leaving prison to a hearing of the Human Rights Committee of the Council of Europe in France. He maintains that he pled guilty to the basic methods of journalism. Excerpts from his address and some analysis.

From FRANCE- An interview with Tim Dawson, General-Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists. 10% of the journalists in Gaza have been killed, an shocking record in a war. He discuss the reliability of coverage of a war if those on the ground covering it are being killed. Then a review of the Israeli press from Thursday.

From JAPAN- Israel bombed many targets in Yemen in retaliation for an intercepted ballistic missile fired in support of Gaza and Lebanon. Hassan Nasrallah, a leader of Hezbollah in Lebanon, was assassinated by a bomb from Israel intensifying the war. UN personnel have been present near the Israel Lebanon border since 1978, with 10,000 present last month. World leaders are urging Israel and Iran to back away from further escalation.

From CUBA- Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as the first female president in the history of Mexico. UN satellite research discovered that 2/3rds of the buildings and agricultural fields in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed or significantly damaged by Israel. Another report on Julian Assange speaking to the Human Rights Committee of the Council of Europe.

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“ If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."

--Desmond Tutu

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This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, NHK Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba.

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From GERMANY- The Israeli army raided and closed the bureau for news network al-Jazeera in the West Bank, following a close down of their offices in East Jerusalem. Thibaut Bruttin the General Director of Reporters Without Borders discusses the importance of the only network supplying footage from Palestine without being imbedded in the Israeli army. Then Mirav Zonzien from the International Crisis Group talks about Netanyahu's rejection of a ceasefire in the wars on Palestine and Lebanon. She also describes the probable outcome of an Israeli ground attack on Lebanon.

From FRANCE- Press reviews from Tuesday and Wednesday on the war on Lebanon from both Israeli, Lebanese, and international media. Then a report on what Europeans think about another possible Trump presidency in the US.

From JAPAN- Two reports from the gatherings at the United Nations- first the preliminary summit on a proposal called the Pact for the Future, which aims to rebuild trust among nations to move forward, and reforms to the make up of the Security Council. At the opening of the General Assembly Secretary-General Guterres criticized the level of impunity in the world, saying it is intolerable.

From CUBA- Large scale demonstrations against the wars in the Middle East and their funding were held in major cities around the world last weekend. The Palestinian Minister of Health updated the numbers of medical workers killed and kidnapped in Palestine.

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“Nature shrinks as capital grows. The growth of the market cannot solve the very crisis it creates."

--Vandana Shiva

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From FRANCE- In Lebanon the explosion of thousands of pagers on Tuesday led to deaths, many injuries, and panic. Israel has not claimed the terror attack, but the international press does not doubt the source. Then on Wednesday thousands of walkie talkies exploded with more deaths, injuries and panic. France 24 Press Reviews are always a good insight into the response events have on various nations. So first we will hear the Wednesday press reviews from Lebanon, Israel, and some European papers on Tuesdays terror attack. Then press reviews from Thursday on the second wave of attacks

From GERMANY- Janina Dill from the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law, and Armed Conflict discusses international laws applicable to the terror attacks in Lebanon. Meta, whose products include Facebook and Instagram, has issued a total ban on Russian state media outlets, claiming they were using deceptive tactics to carry out covert influence operations online. Elon Musk refused to remove threads from Twitter, now called X, that led to attacks on Brazilian citizens and law enforcement. This led to X being banned in Brazil, fines imposed, and now money being seized from bank accounts belonging to X and Starlink. Musk is supporting the far-right politician Bolsonaro who is leading protests in the country.

From JAPAN- A US Navy aircraft flew through the Taiwan Strait creating tension with China- two German Naval ships passed through on Friday. The US says it may sell $200 million worth of military hardware to Taiwan. There was another failure in attempts to remove highly radioactive waste from the Fukushima nuclear power plant which melted down 13 years ago. China and Russia continue to ban seafood from Japan because of waste water being discharged from the facilities into the Pacific Ocean.

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“So actually war is politically profitable, financially profitable, morally depraved.”

--Dennis Kucinich

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http://youthspeaksout.net/swr240913.mp3 (29:00)

From GERMANY- In Israel, 42 army reservists wrote an open letter in May stating their refusal to return to Gaza. Two of those army reservists spoke to DW about what made them change their minds about the IDF actions in Gaza. Many Israelis consider them traitors and they may be charged in court with desertion. In Mexico outgoing President Obrador got a judicial reform passed that will end the appointment of judges by the legislators and have them chosen by popular vote in their regions- activists, mostly students, opposed to the measure stormed the Senate.

From JAPAN- A super typhoon named Yagi hit Vietnam with severe damages. An update on the sale of US Steel to Japanese firm Nippon. Ukrainian drones hit a Russian ammunition depot which they allege contained North Korean missiles. The US alleges that Iran is supplying missiles to Russia which Iran strongly denies. Australian PM Albanese wants age limits imposed on youth using social media. An Israeli airstrike hit a designated evacuation zone in the Gaza Strip killing at least 40 people, mostly civilians.

From CUBA- In Brazil, former President Bolsonaro rallied thousands to protest the nations ban on social media platform giant X, formerly Twitter. Venezuelan President Maduro said the people do not want more sanctions threatened by the US and called for a dialogue on preventing fascism. Am on this day piece on September 11th. In Britain, tens of thousands of citizens took to the streets to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and a halt to weapon supplies to Israel. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Gaza are warning of widespread contamination on the roads from weapons.

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"Terrorism doesn't just blow up buildings; it blasts every other issue off the political map. The spectre of terrorism -real and exaggerated - has become a shield of impunity, protecting governments around the world from scrutiny for their human rights abuses."

--Naomi Klein

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