The John Batchelor Show

Thursday 21 October 2021

Air Date: 
October 21, 2021

CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR
Thursday 21 October 2021

FIRST HOUR

9-1000 Svetlana Skarbo
Siberian Times
 

SECOND HOUR

10-1015   Richard Goldberg and Behnam Ben Taleblu, @F D D

1015-1030   Richard Goldberg and Behnam Ben Taleblu, @F D D

1030-1045   @RichardAEpstein

1045-1100   @RichardAEpstein

THIRD HOUR

1100-1115   Eran Lernan and Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
Dr. Eran Lerman is the Vice President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. Previously, Dr. Lerman was deputy director for foreign policy and international affairs at the National Security Council in the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office. He held senior posts in IDF Military Intelligence for over 20 years. Dr. Lerman recently launched the new magazine Jerusalem Strategic Tribune - www.jstribune.com
· https://jiss.org.il/en/lerman-irans-intimidation-of-azerbaijan-must-be-answered/
· https://www.arabnews.com/node/1951211/business-economy
· https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/10/02/france-and-greece-hedge-their-bets-with-a-new-defence-pact
 

1115-1130 James Jeffrey @TheWilsonCenterv and Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
Ambassador James F. Jeffrey joined the Wilson Center in December 2020 as Chair of the Middle East Program. Ambassador Jeffrey served as the Secretary’s Special Representative for Syria Engagement and the Special Envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS until November 8, 2020. He is a senior American diplomat with experience in political, security, and energy issues in the Middle East, Turkey, Germany, and the Balkans.
· https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/private-iraqis-support-peace-israel-195120
· https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/10/iraqi-election-shakes-shiite-political-old-guard
· https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/will-turkey-destabilize-northern-syria-again-analysis-682312
 

1130-1145    HE Dr. Mohammad Al-Issa, MWL.org_en ,  info@theCRL.org  and Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
His Excellency Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa is widely recognized as a leading global voice on moderate Islam, committed to bringing global awareness to the religion’s true message of empathy, understanding and cooperation among all people. As Secretary General of the Muslim World League, a Makkah-based non-governmental organization that represents adherents of the Islamic faith around the world, Dr. Al-Issa has been a trailblazer in building new partnerships among different communities, faiths and nations. He also heads the Intellectual Warfare Center, a body affiliated with the Saudi Defense Ministry dedicated to combating extremist and terrorist ideology. Dr. Al-Issa’s groundbreaking interfaith efforts include his trip to Auschwitz in January 2020 for the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the death camp. The Auschwitz Museum declared it the most senior Islamic delegation ever to visit.
· https://mohammadalissa.com/en/news/articles/1491
· https://mohammadalissa.com/en/news/articles/1740
· https://www.timesofisrael.com/islamic-faith-leaders-make-groundbreaking-visit-to-auschwitz/
 
1145-1200 Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1

FOURTH HOUR

12-1215    Why defend a small country far away.  John Bolton.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-military-taiwan-china-taipei-diplomatic-relations-invasion-11634760999?st=et9raroi6jsq3ba&reflink=article_copyURL_share
 

1215-1230     Free speech frailty on campus.  Veronique de Rugy
https://www.creators.com/read/veronique-de-rugy/10/21/fighting-illiberalism-in-higher-education
 

1230-1245 #ScalaReport: Is there a new slowdown?  Is 2023 the recovery? Chris Riegel, CEO @scala CEO,  @STRATACACHE, #TheScalaReport
The pandemic slowdown returns for 2022.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/14/john-deere-workers-strike/

1245-100 AM  #HotelMars: No warning of the Bolide and then extreme disarticulation, 1650 BCE. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com. Malcolm LeCompte, CometResearchGroup.org