Rwandan Genocide Revisited: Impunity for War Criminals that Serve Western Interests

On a week corresponding with the 25th anniversary of the start of the Rwandan genocide, the Global Research News Hour shines a light on research pointing to the under-examined crimes committed by the Tutsi-dominated Rwandan Patriotic Front before, during and after the infamous 100 day killing spree that claimed hundreds of thousands of African lives. Our guests include radio host and former International Criminal Tribunal on Rwanda investigator Phil Taylor, and the author of a recent book on the genocide detailing the RPF's involvement and complicity in mass murder: Judi Rever.

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Sounds From the Global Village 1908

A program of World music. See http://qualityradioproductions.blogspot.com for more info.

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TB 190412 Athena's Shield 2X

KAOS had technical difficulties last week so I am replaying last week’s show this week (with an updated calendar, of course!) This week we provide some ‘live coaching’ (Thunderbolt style), we deliver the final word on human survival, and we have another ‘Irony of the Week’ feature. We describe Facebook’s new role as political censor, the Toothless Old Grandpa reappears and reveals the vampire’s apotheosis. In Part 2 we wonder who are the victims and who are the crimes and — for the feature piece this week — we reveal the secret of Athena’s shield. Take cover. Watch your back. Thunderbolts are likely.

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Back To The Ship But It Was Too Late

Label / Radio / sunriseoceanbender.com / Sunrise Ocean Bender airs in the flesh Thursdays 9-11pm EST on WRIR 97.3 FM, Richmond, Virginia / wrir.org. Downloads are for rebroadcast on other non-profit radio stations.

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The Shortwave Report 04/12/19 Listen Globally!

A weekly 30 minute review of international news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio and the internet. With times, frequencies, and websites for listening at home. 3 files- Highest quality broadcast, regular broadcast, and slow-modem streaming. Radio Havana Cuba, Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK Japan, and Sputnik Radio.

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Sonic Cafe #132/Twilight Zone Classic: Time Enough at Last

Sonic Café. I’m Scott Clark, and this is episode 132. Time. The days, months and years slip by so quickly. We spend our irreplaceable time attending to everything, but what matters most. So what would happen, if everything were turned upside down and we finally had time to ourselves? What would that be like? This time the Sonic Café brings you Time Enough at Last, a Twilight Zone Classic that originally aired in 1959. Starring the late Burgess Meredith, as the mild mannered bank teller Henry Bemis, a guy who just wants to be left alone to read. Read anything, from soup labels, to the classics. But everyone in his life conspires against him. That is, until a nasty nuclear firestorm came along and wiped out everything and everyone accept Henry and a library packed with books. At last with all distractions are gone, Henry has time enough at last. But then, in a cruel twist of fate, it’s taken from him in an instant, when his reading glasses are smashed beyond repair, leaving Henry with the time, but no longer the means to indulge his passion. To compliment this time warn tale, the Sonic Café presents a mix of artists who each have their own take on time. Listen for Sugar Blue, Crosby, Stills, Nash, the Anderson Ponty Band, Led Zeppelin and many more. All this time, on another Twilight Zone Classic, from that little café on the coast, where we always have enough time for what matters, we’re the Sonic Café.

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Eyewitness Venezuela - Report Back Tour

Gloria La Riva, First Vice President of the Pacific Media Workers Guild, Local 39521, just back from Venezuela, speaks about what she saw and the people she spoke with during her one month trip. There to see first hand what was happening she counters the narriative that the U.S. Government and corporate media are using to destabilize the elected Venezuelan government in their campaign to destroy Venezuelan socialism, the humane alternative to the brutality of capitalism, and to regain for private investors and corporations unrestricted access to the mineral wealth of the country. Gloria was witness to Venezuelans defending their sovereignty at the border when the U.S. weaponized "humanitarian aid" in a violent stunt to split the military about which she comments. She showed several short interviews; a few snippets of the audio are included though the interview at a public out door gym is complete. It elicits a laugh from the audience as the person flexes his muscle for the camera while declaring, though not a follower of Maduro, as a patriot he is ready to defend his country from foreign invaders. Contrary to the propaganda people are not starving. There are problems she notes but ending the U.S. instituted financial blockade, long term interference in its trade relations and sabotage of the food distribution and electrical system would allow those problems to be resolved internally. Gloria La Riva refers to several articles that can be found at the answercoalition.org web site which has up to date reporting from Venezuela.

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Mystery History Theater - 8

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Lake Air 1911

A program of relaxing jazz, new age and acoustic music Please see http://qualityradioproductions.blogspot.com for playlists and other info.

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The Jazz Scene 1908

A program of mostly straight ahead Jazz. Please see website at http://qualityradioproductions.blogspot.com for playlist and previous programs.

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JELITHIN Events

Brendan and Rabbi Lucia Pizarro talk about various events in the community concerned with Palestine and liberation theology, including the Hamilton Palestine Film Festival, the upcoming book launch with Ted Schmidt, and the famous "Liberation Seders" that are organized by JELITHIN.

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La marge a CKIA 10 avril The Cure Vol 2

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Donald Drumpf Theatre Vol. 117 Idiot Wind

Donald Drumpf Theatre Vol. 116 Idiot Wind. This week our hero tilts at windmills. The show is uploaded Thursdays each week, although there are anonymous reports that it could be ending soon.

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April 10, 2019

The second of two Spring 2019 Fund Drive programs (I had a substitute for my first fund drive show on April 3); mic manager is Allan Coberly

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Cheeze Pleeze # 772

A look at a 70s CB Song Hero....Cledus Maggard. He didn't have a convoy, but takes going to the bathroom to a whole new level. Our Spector Detector tells us to play a song with cheezy lyrics, is the reason we want to play it, and Daffy's cold woes continue, forcing snarf to think drastic measures of the shenanigan kind to help.

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Bringing the Bristol Freighter 11.5k miles back for display at Aerospace Bristol museum in Filton

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Jeff Blankfort on Iran, Deir Yassin, Israel, NATO, Democrats

In an extended program, due to a missing guest, I covered a range of subjects, beginning with Trump’s responding favorably to Netanyahu’s wishes over the Pentagon and CIA’s opposition by designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a “terrorist” organization, the latter being concerned about the likely endangerment of US troops in Iraq and Syria from Shia groups linked to the IRGC. I NPR for failing to report on the internal opposition to Trump’s action despite it having been on the front page of the NY Times. I will comment later that this is just the latest effort by Trump in fulfilling Netanyahu’s wish list and makes it more than likely that the Israeli PM will take advantage of Trump’s presence in the White House to follow through on his election eve promise and begin annexing Jewish settlements in the West Bank, confident that the US will veto any Security Council resolution that calls for Israel’s censuring. I note that Netanyahu selected the 71st anniversary of the massacre of the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin by Jewish terrorists and that the two terrorist gang leaders, Menachem Begin and Yitzhak Shamir would later become Israeli prime ministers. I go from there to Las Vegas where Republican Jewish mega billionaire and the Republican and Trump’s major funder is hosting another of his projects, the Republican Jewish Coalition where he meets with Trump who draws cheers from the crowed when speaking of Netanyahu as “their prime minister.” He the proudly touts all the things he has done for Israel and America’s Jews. I then refer to a Jewish Telegraphic Agency article that describes the fault lines between Republicans and Democrats over Israel and the extent of differences among the Democrat campaign field, from Beto O’Rourke, who calls Netanyahu a racist, to Amy Globuchar who is in AIPAC’s pocket. I go from her statement that she supports a “two state solution” to revea l the fact that when two states might actually have been viable, in the late 80s, it was universally opposed by the Democrats and illustrate that by describing what occurred when a measure was placed on the San Francisco ballot in 1988 that offered support for two states and the ugly, cynical response by its opponents, with money from across the country, to defeat it. Should Netanyahu annex the settlements and the odds are that he will, Trump will surely support it and the illusion of two states will finally be put to rest, leaving the Democrats politically naked, something that Trump and the Republicans would surely enjoy. I go from there to an article by Norman Solomon criticizing Barbara Lee’s crucial vote in the House Foreign Relations Committee that allowed a vote on Trump’s bloated military budget to go the floor for a vote. He included Lee’s incomprehensible response. I then mention that on my previous program I had interviewed Dr. Lee Artz about the behind the scenes role the US has been playing to destroy the Venezuelan economy and bring down its government, none of which is ever mentioned by NPR whose Ari Shapiro went to the border with Colombia to interview Venezuelans who had fled the country, were in dire conditions, setting up, what I suggested was the demand for “humanitarian intervention” by the US. (more later).  

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Thousand Dollar Clevelands Are Hard To Get

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Show - A musical mid-life crisis -- a late-night search for meaning and happiness airs on WRIR LP Monday nights from 9 PM to 11 PM. Stream the show @ www.wrir.org

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Sam La Budde - Getting Dolphins Out of Tuna Nets

My guest in this program is Sam La Budde, a catalyst, if not the catalyst, in getting dolphins out of tuna nets. He has been an activist with the Earth Island Institute and a number of other organizations. In this conversation, we discussed the history of the dolphins, endangered species in Taiwan, and a potential economic boycott of redwood lumber. This program was originally broadcast in September of 1992, when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas. Originally Broadcast: September 14, 1992

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Andy Zee, the Mueller Investigation and the Interests of the People; WW II Internment Camp Survivors Protest Caging of Central American Refugees

Andy Zee on the new situation created by the end of the Mueller Investigation. Satsuki Ina, on a protest including several WW II camp survivors at the "South Texas Family Residential Center," a current concentration camp for Central Americans and other immigrants and refugees in Dilley, Texas.

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Take a stand for Julian Assange and freedom of the press

The attention of the world has been focused on Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Ann Garrison fills us in on the story of this journalistic enterprise that has become so essential, and the urgency of defending it.

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The Authoritarian Absurdity of the U.S. Constitution ONE of TWO

Paul Street is an independent radical-democratic policy researcher, teacher, journalist, historian, and author of seven books. In this talk, that he gave at the Open University of the Left in Chicago in March 2019, he offered arguments and proof that the US constitution is not the sacred document protecting the "Peoples Rights”, but on the contrary is authoritarian and anti-democratic by design. For the 18th Century slaveholders and merchants popular sovereignty was the ultimate nightmare and they embedded safety mechanisms into the constitution that remain in force today via the Senate, Supreme Court and Electoral College. Street details how U.S. politics and policy are badly distorted by the nation's exceptionally durable charter and how we might finally stop playing "Simon Says" with militant anti-democrats like Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. Paul Street has authored seven books to date, among them: Racial Oppression in the Global Metropolis: a Living Black Chicago History; The Empire’s New Clothes: Barack Obama in the Real World of Power; Crashing the Tea Party: Mass Media and the Campaign to Remake American Politics; and They Rule: The 1% v. Democracy… Paul Street’s essays and commentaries have appeared in a wide variety of media such as CounterPunch, Truthdig, Black Agenda Report, the Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, and CNN to name only a few.

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Georgina Gustin on the Farm Bureau

You may or may not have heard of the Farm Bureau but it is one of the most powerful lobbying organizations in this country, representing over six million members. And what does the Farm Bureau advocate for? More than you might think. As this week’s guest on Sea Change Radio, Inside Climate News reporter Georgina Gustin, explains, the Farm Bureau has been pushing conservative policies for over four decades now. Gustin gives us a better understanding of what the Farm Bureau does, whom it represents, and the environmental threat that it poses. Then, we revisit our discussion with Zero Mass Water CEO Cody Friesen who explains his company’s unique technology that turns humidity in the air into drinking water, using solar energy.

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Mystery History Theater - 7

John Wilkes Booth, a Southern sympathizer and a war profiteer, signs on to abduct Lincoln for Southern, Northern and British business interests, not to revenge the imminent demise of the Confederate States of America. But principals in the wheeling and dealing are not content with Booth’s dramatic posturings and lack of results. They want Captain James William Boyd, a Confederate spy and capable guerilla, to take over the abduction plan. Did the Money Men unwittingly sign Lincoln’s death warrant? Or did a higher political power decide Lincoln had to be deposed, not for just a “fortnight” but permanently? The clock begins ticking louder and faster as the Ides of April near an unforgettable end.

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Reverend Mariama White Hammond's reportback ...

Today we finish up our presentation of the reportback by Nancy and Hubert Murray and the Reverend Mariama White Hammond. Last week we featured Nancy and Hubert Murray's presentations. As promised, this week we feature White Hammond's presentation, followed by the very rich question and answer discussion. This was a particularly inciteful reportback because of the historical perspective offered by this particular delegation. Rev. White-Hammond is an advocate for ecological and social justice, youth engagement, and Spirit-filled organizing. As former director of Project HIP-HOP ("Highways Into the Past - History, Organizing and Power"), she used the arts as a tool to raise awareness for social issues from juvenile incarceration to funding for public transportation. She is very committed to engaging the faith community, and particularly the Black church on climate change and ecological justice issues. She presently serves as the pastor at the New Roots AME Church in Dorchester, MA. Before we end, here is an update on the continuing assault by the Israeli lobby on campus groups who stand in support of Palestinian liberation and in particular the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign (BDS). Recently there have been provocations on 2 campuses, Swarthmore on the East coast, and Pitzer in the west. The outside pressure on groups at Swarthmore has been so intense that it fostered a letter of support, which we read, from prominent educators and activists across the country. At Pitzer, a Mondoweiss article, which we read, begins with this summary: "Pitzer College’s governing council took an historic vote to suspend a program of study at the University of Haifa because of Israel’s discriminatory policies. And just three hours later that resolution was vetoed, emphatically, by the college president." Stay tuned!

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Space Cowboy Books Presents: Simultaneous Times Episode #07

Simultaneous Times is a monthly science fiction podcast produced by Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, CA. http://www.spacecowboybooks.com

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The Motherland Influence April 7, 2019

African, Latin & Caribbean music

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The Other Black Music April 7, 2019

Broadcasting from WRIR-LP 97.3 FM and www.wrir.org in Richmond, Virginia USA. "The Other Black Music" broadcast Black music ignored by other Richmond stations. Soul, Zydeco, Funk, Afro-Pop, Blues and more. Every other Sunday 3-5pm EST

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"The Web Opera" + Mayors Pete & Lori + global LGBTQ news!

Technology, privacy and suicide underscore “The Web Opera”; Chicago has its first African-American lesbian mayor; more big names and businesses join the Brunei boycott, the Cayman Islands appeals court-ordered marriage equality, the U.S. Attorney General investigates injustice at his Justice Department, Chick-fil-A loses its “Buffalo wings”, and more LGBTQ news from around the world!

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Mystery History Theater - 6

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