The John Batchelor Show

Thursday 20 April 2023

Air Date: 
April 20, 2023

CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR

9-915

#KeystoneState: The story of Duquesne, Pennsylvania 1968-2023. SalenaZito.com 

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/mastrianos-crusades-wear-thin

915-930
#KeystoneState: Fentanyl tragedy among the least of us. SalenaZito.com

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/how-many-deaths-before-biden-fentanyl-crisis

 

930-945

#ScalaReport: The retail recession & What is to be done? Chris Riegel, CEO Scala.com, #Stratacache

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/reassessment-of-recession-risk-is-enabling-market-rally-strategist-says/vi-AA1a05ET

https://www.politico.eu/article/eurozone-recession-looming-politics-sanctions-russia-energy/amp/

 

945-1000

#Pakistan: The legend of Cricketer Imran Khan rising again. Sadanand Dhume,  AEI WSJ

https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-fight-for-control-of-nuclear-armed-pakistan-imran-khan-asim-munir-islam-politics-prime-minister-pti-military-1e6db7fe

SECOND HOUR

10-1015

#NewWorldReport: Colombia in the White House: Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/biden-discuss-venezuela-sanctions-with-colombias-petro-white-house-talks-2023-04-19/

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/searching-disappeared-must-be-priority-colombia-peace-talks-official-2023-04-19/

 

 

1015-1030

#NewWorldReport: Brazil in Beijing.  Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis


https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-invites-brazils-lula-visit-criticizes-his-peace-efforts-2023-04-18/

 

 https://www.reuters.com/world/china-brazil-reset-ties-with-tech-environment-accords-agree-ukraine-2023-04-14/

1030-1045

#NewWorldReport: Mexico accuses Washington.  Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis


https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-zelenskiy-due-address-mexicos-congress-thursday-sources-2023-04-19/

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexican-president-accuses-pentagon-spying-vows-restrict-military-information-2023-04-18/

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexican-president-likens-top-judges-disgraced-ex-official-after-military-setback-2023-04-19/

1045-1100

#NewWorldReport: Tale of two democracies, Cuba and Argentina.  Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis


https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/cuban-lawmakers-vote-president-amid-crisis-no-change-expected-2023-04-19/

 

 

THIRD HOUR

1100-1115

#SaudiArabia: MBS in charge of negotiations at Jeddah.  Seth J. Frantzman is Senior Middle East Correspondent and Middle East affairs analyst at The Jerusalem Post. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-739750
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-739472
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-739640

1115-1130

#Israel: Iranian led assault plan. Yoni Ben Menachem-Yoni Ben Menachem, a veteran Arab affairs and diplomatic commentator for Israel Radio and Television, is a senior Middle East analyst for the Jerusalem Center. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
 
 https://jcpa.org/how-will-israel-confront-the-iranian-regimes-multi-front-assault/
 
https://jcpa.org/israel-escalated-attacks-on-iranian-and-hizbullah-targets-in-syria/
 

1130-1145

#Israel: Lions Den threat. Yossi Kuperwasser is Director of the Project on Regional Middle East Developments at the Jerusalem Center. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1

 
 
 https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/04/17/israel-thwarts-irgc-quds-force-plot/
 
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-police-two-wounded-suspected-shooting-attack-jerusalem-2023-04-18/
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-04-18/ty-article/.premium/israeli-military-raids-jenin-refugee-camp-two-palestinians-wounded/00000187-9431-dc6c-a5ff-ff7134480000

 
 

1145-1200

#HolocaustMemorialDay: Remembering Japanese Diplomat Chiune Sugihara (190-1986< Righteous Among the Nations. , Zalmen Mlotek- Zalmen Mlotek is an American conductor, pianist, musical arranger, accompanist, composer, and the Artistic Director of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF) Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1.
 
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/chiune-sempo-sugihara
https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/vessels-of-light/
https://www.jta.org/2023/03/22/united-states/unique-carnegie-hall-concert-to-honor-japanese-diplomat-sugihara-who-saved-6000-jews?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=YiddishBrief_-12345

FOURTH HOUR

12-1215

#MrMarket: Congress drives the inflation that fights the Fed.  Veronique de Rugy, Mercatus

https://www.creators.com/read/veronique-de-rugy/04/23/one-stat-rarely-tells-the-story

 
1215-1230

#Canada: Will Ottawa defend itself from #PRC abuse?  & What is to be done? Conrad Black, National Post

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/canada-actively-investigating-china-police-site-claims-after-nyc-arrests/ar-AA1a1tW4

 

1230-1245

1/2: #Ukraine: The unsolved peril of Nationalism in Europe. 

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/ukraine-russia-nationalism-war/

 

1245-100 am

2/2: #Ukraine: The unsolved peril of Nationalism in Europe. 

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/ukraine-russia-nationalism-war/