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This week's show features stories from Going Underground and NHK Japan.

http://youthspeaksout.net/swr230303.mp3 (29:00)

From GOING UNDERGROUND- Afshin just interviewed Seymour Hersh about who blew up the Nord Stream pipeline, cutting off gas supplies to Germany and causing the price of fuel to skyrocket globally. Hersh who revealed the My Lai massacre in 1970, for which he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. His distinguished career includes articles on Henry Kissinger, and US torture and secret prisons in the Iraq war. In this interview Hersh explains how the US government detonated the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline last September, and the motives behind the attack. He also speaks about the initial rejection of his report on the My Lai massacre, of being accused of being a conspiracy theorist, and Edward Snowden.

From JAPAN- Japan announced plans to purchase 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the US. As Russia continues its war on Ukraine it claimed the US was planning a false flag operation with toxic materials, which the US says is disinformation. Foreign Ministers of the G20 nations met in India, did not find common ground, and did not conclude with a joint statement. The FBI director told Fox News that the novel Corona virus was probably leaked from a laboratory in Wuhan China.

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"I always believe in truth. Sometimes I know truth others don't. That puts me in a little bit of jeopardy sometimes."

--Seymour Hersh

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

http://youthspeaksout.net/swr230224.mp3 (29:00)

From JAPAN- The nuclear power industry in Japan is hiring with plans to expand in the next 2 years. A report on the balloons attacked in US airspace, including a Chinese government response and a proposed change in Japanese military limitations. The environmental catastrophe in Pakistan continues more than 6 months after flooding caused by a changing climate. Tax officials in India searched the offices of the BBC after a documentary critical of Prime Minister Modi led to a ban in the country.

From FRANCE- The UN Human Rights Commissioner recommended a special police force be sent to Haiti to control gangs who are killing, raping and stealing. 4 men in Florida were arrested and charged with conspiracy in the assassination of former Haitian President Moise in 2021. Barcelona has temporarily broken ties with Israel over its policy toward Palestinians. A panel at the UN has called on the international community to take action to stop systematic housing demolition and forced evictions in Palestine. As many as 5 million Syrians are homeless following the earthquake.

From CUBA- In France large protests and strikes continue over government plans to change their pensions. In the face of continuing nationwide protests, the Israeli President Herzog appealed to PM Netanyahu to suspend plans to reform the judiciary. A press review on the work of an organization called Forbidden Stories which reports on attacked journalists.

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"I say openly that I am an anti-war person, with the point being, show me some reason not to be against this war. You have to be sort of asleep at the switch not to be critical of it. And the parallel between one quagmire we went through in Vietnam and the one we're in now is clear for everybody to see."

--Seymour Hersh

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

http://youthspeaksout.net/swr230217.mp3 (29:00)

From GERMANY- In Italy, a court has acquitted Silvio Berlusconi of bribing witnesses in a sex-scandal trial from 2013. Nicola Sturgeon announced her resignation as the Scottish first minister. There is a controversy in the European Commission over whether to call hydrogen derived from nuclear power plants renewable energy- many electric vehicles will soon run on hydrogen fuel cells.

From JAPAN- The nuclear power industry in Japan is hiring with plans to expand in the next 2 years. A report on the balloons attacked in US airspace, including a Chinese government response and a proposed change in Japanese military limitations. The environmental catastrophe in Pakistan continues more than 6 months after flooding caused by a changing climate. Tax officials in India searched the offices of the BBC after a documentary critical of Prime Minister Modi led to a ban in the country.

From CUBA- The UN Human Rights Commissioner recommended a special police force be sent to Haiti to control gangs who are killing, raping and stealing. 4 men in Florida were arrested and charged with conspiracy in the assassination of former Haitian President Moise in 2021. Barcelona has temporarily broken ties with Israel over its policy toward Palestinians. A panel at the UN has called on the international community to take action to stop systematic housing demolition and forced evictions in Palestine. As many as 5 million Syrians are homeless following the earthquake.

From FRANCE- In France large protests and strikes continue over government plans to change their pensions. In the face of continuing nationwide protests, the Israeli President Herzog appealed to PM Netanyahu to suspend plans to reform the judiciary. A press review on the work of an organization called Forbidden Stories which reports on attacked journalists.

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"All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume."

--Noam Chomsky

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

http://youthspeaksout.net/swr230210.mp3 (29:00)

From FRANCE- In the UK there are ongoing large walkouts led by nurses for the NHS and ambulance staff, the biggest in the NHS history. In France, 400K citizens took part in a general strike in Paris, mainly over proposed pension reforms. A press review on Ukrainian President Zelensky asked for jet fighters in Paris and London.

From CUBA- The imprisoned former president of Peru, Pedro Castillo, gave an interview to a newspaper describing the hatred and threats against him and his family since he was elected. Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro has applied for a 6 month tourist visa to stay in the US. 11,000 Nigerians have sued Shell Oil for compensation over devastating oil spills.

From GERMANY- Oil companies have made record profits stimulated by the war in Ukraine, while investing almost nothing in renewable energy projects. Parts of Syria, like Turkey, have been demolished by earthquakes, but equipment and aid to the areas have been held up by sanctions and no media focus. The Russian defense minister said that western weapons to Ukraine will continue to escalate the war.

From JAPAN- China denies that the balloon that crossed the US was a civilian craft for weather research. The US military will use 4 more bases in the Philippine islands. North Korea complained and threatened in response to more US military exercises on the Korean peninsula. On a more optimistic note, Panasonic is to begin manufacturing supplementary batteries for EVs that can be used to power households and businesses.

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"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people."

--Howard Zinn

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This week's show features stories from NHK Japan, Going Underground, RDW, and RHC.

http://youthspeaksout.net/swr230203.mp3 (29:00)

From JAPAN- Japan and NATO have agreed to raise cooperation to "maintain a free and open international order." In Pakistan a suicide bomber killed over 100 people in a mosque mainly occupied by police who were the intended victims. A military facility in Iran was attacked by 3 drones which US officials attributed to Israel.

From GOING UNDERGROUND- Afshin spoke with Noam Chomsky, famed American linguist and scholar. In this excerpt Noam discusses current examples of manufacturing consent in regard to the wars in Iraq and Ukraine. He goes on to use the undersea bombing of the Nord Stream pipeline, delivering gas from Russia to Germany- pointing out that the main stream media accused Russia of the explosion and then not investigating the evidence. He goes on to explain why Europe is now in the pocket of the US, much to their own detriment.

From GERMANY- German Chancellor Scholz traveled to meet with Brazilian President Lula da Silva. Scholz asked Lula to provide ammunition for the tanks Germany is sending to Ukraine and Lula refused, saying that he would be willing to negotiate peace in that region along with Chinese President Xi.

From CUBA- An update on the continuing massive protests in Peru, including polls with show overwhelming popular support for fresh elections this year. Israeli forces continue killing Palestinians in the West Bank, and plans were announced to supply firearms to Israeli citizens.

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"The Function of music is to release us from the Tyranny of conscious thought."

--Sir Thomas Beecham

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This week's show features stories from George Galloway, France 24, and Radio Havana Cuba.

http://youthspeaksout.net/swr230127.mp3 (29:00)

From GEORGE GALLOWAY- George spoke with American journalist Chris Hedges about the impact the German and American tanks will make in the war in Ukraine. Chris says that more weapons will not resolve the devastation in Ukraine, but will serve the US military industrial complex . He says that endless war has become the primary business of the American empire, and that the few politicians who speak out against the war industry are erased, like Dennis Kucinich. George and Chris both complain that anyone who tries to oppose the current wars will be cancelled.

From FRANCE- First some international press reviews on the agreement to send US and German tanks to Ukraine. NGOs in Ukraine are calling for the firing of the Defense Minister whose office is accused of signing a contract to overpay $200 million for food for the armed forces. In Peru, after scores of civilians protesting the replacement president have been murdered by police and military, the OAS (the Organization of American States) has given the president its full support. CELAC (the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) is meeting in Argentina.

From CUBA- At the CELAC summit Colombian President Petro spoke to the integration of projects among the member states, and work together like the EU. Venezuelan President Maduro called on the other nations to join against foreign intervention. There is an international call to release 5 water defenders in El Salvador. Canada announced it will pay more than $2 billion Canadian to settle a lawsuit over indigenous residential schools. Large protests against Netanyahu in Israel continue.

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

http://youthspeaksout.net/swr230120.mp3 (29:00)

From FRANCE- In the French press there has been a controversial push to begin building new nuclear reactors. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, 200 millionaires signed an open letter to world leaders saying that the extreme wealth gap and growing poverty could be in part remedied by taxing the ultra rich. An Oxfam spokesperson describes the need for politicians to act now.

From GERMANY- Also at Davos, the charity Oxfam presented a report called Survival of the Richest, explaining the shift in global wealth, and the expansion of absolute poverty around the globe. A series of reports on the protests against coal mining in Luetzerath, Germany. Over the weekend over 35,000 citizens moved into the area and, after several days, police began chasing and beating them, sending scores to hospitals with serious injuries. Protests are also occurring in Davos where Greta Thunberg and other activists spoke out against fossil fuel expansion.

From CUBA- In Peru, despite a declared state of emergency, the protests demanding a fresh election continue. Over 100K Israelis marched in major cities in opposition to Netanyahu and the far right power hold in the country. The UK is rewriting laws which will allow police to stop protests before they get started and using guerrilla tactics like glue. In Brazil, the former Minister of Justice under Bolsonaro was arrested upon his return from Florida where he went with the former president.

From JAPAN- China accused the US and Japan of hyping up the nuclear threat from China. The governor of Fukushima is on a public relations tour of the US as preparations are finalized to release radioactively contaminated waste water into the Pacific Ocean. Putin spoke by phone to Erdogan of Turkey who wants to mediate peace talks with Ukraine.

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"How can you have a war on terrorism when war itself is terrorism?"

--Howard Zinn

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

http://youthspeaksout.net/swr230113.mp3 (29:00)

From FRANCE- French President Macron has announced an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64- how does this compare to other European nations, and general strikes have already been announced. In Peru the military and police have continued murdering citizens protesting the Congress which ousted President Castillo- a review of the Peruvian press. Then a review of the Brazilian and international press on the aftermath of the storming of the government buildings. Young Israelis are protesting in the streets against Netanyahu and his right wing government.

From GERMANY- It has been announced that the head of one of the world's largest oil companies will be the president of this year's UN climate talks, COP28. In Luetzerath Germany Police are forcibly removing hundreds of climate activists attempting to prevent the enlargement of a coal mining operation.

From CUBA- Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua, has warned about the expansion of fascism in various parts of the world, most recently Brazil. There were large pro-democratic demonstrations in many parts of Brazil, in opposition to the Bolsonarista insurrection.

From JAPAN- Japan is in its 8th wave of Covid infections, with more than 10,000 deaths in the past month. Japan and the UK have signed a military pact that Britain called the most significant agreement between them in a century. Japan and the US say they are reorganizing and expanding their military cooperation. South Korea will be holding nuclear war simulations with the US.

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"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 features stories from France 24, Radio Deutsche-Welle, Radio Havana Cuba, and NHK Japan.

http://youthspeaksout.net/swr230113.mp3 (29:00)

From FRANCE- French President Macron has announced an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64- how does this compare to other European nations, and general strikes have already been announced. In Peru the military and police have continued murdering citizens protesting the Congress which ousted President Castillo- a review of the Peruvian press. Then a review of the Brazilian and international press on the aftermath of the storming of the government buildings. Young Israelis are protesting in the streets against Netanyahu and his right wing government.

From GERMANY- It has been announced that the head of one of the world's largest oil companies will be the president of this year's UN climate talks, COP28. In Luetzerath Germany Police are forcibly removing hundreds of climate activists attempting to prevent the enlargement of a coal mining operation.

From CUBA- Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua, has warned about the expansion of fascism in various parts of the world, most recently Brazil. There were large pro-democratic demonstrations in many parts of Brazil, in opposition to the Bolsonarista insurrection.

From JAPAN- Japan is in its 8th wave of Covid infections, with more than 10,000 deaths in the past month. Japan and the UK have signed a military pact that Britain called the most significant agreement between them in a century. Japan and the US say they are reorganizing and expanding their military cooperation. South Korea will be holding nuclear war simulations with the US.

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¡FurthuR! Dan Roberts

"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 features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, Radio Havana Cuba, and NHK Japan.

http://youthspeaksout.net/swr230106.mp3 (29:00)

From GERMANY- 2022 was the hottest year on record in the UK. Many European countries are reporting record high January temperatures, and DW did a series of stories as a forecast for what may be coming. Starting with a review of 2022, pointing out the human effect on various weather events and efforts to limit the carbon emissions. The number of people demonstrating for direct environmental action has risen in Europe. The warming in Central Europe has resulted in almost no snow in the mountains. The US State department joined others in criticizing a provocative visit by a far right Israeli minister to one of Jerusalem’s most sensitive religious sites, while the government unveiled a plan to weaken the powers of the Israeli Supreme Court. In Peru anti-government protests resumed.

From CUBA- More on the strikes continuing in Peru after the ouster of President Castillo. Newly inaugurated Brazilian President Lula da Silva revoked many of the decrees that had been signed by Bolsonaro. US weapons sales have shown a drastic increase as a result of the war in Ukraine, nearly doubling in 2022. The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in 2022 was the highest since 2005.

From JAPAN- The UK Prime Minister vowed to cut the inflation rate in half this year- his approval rate is currently 13%. Japan has a plan for Asia to approach carbon neutrality in the face of rising energy consumption. Chinese President Xi met with the Philippine President Marcos, signing 14 cooperation documents. The US announced more military exercises with Japan and South Korea, welcoming the expanded Japanese military strategy. Russia warned the Japanese PM against its revised and growing militarization.

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"And I think, in the end, that is the best definition of journalism I have heard; to challenge authority - all authority - especially so when governments and politicians take us to war, when they have decided that they will kill and others will die."

--Robert Fisk

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