Dear Radio Friend,
The latest Shortwave Report (January 21) is up at the website
http://www.outfarpress.com/outfarpress/shortwave.shtml in both broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quickdownload or streaming form (4.9MB) (28:59)
(NEW! If you have access to Audioport.org there is a higher quality version posted up there {26.7MB} http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=producer-info&uid=904&nav=&)
This week's show features stories from China Radio International, Spanish National Radio, Radio Deutsche-Welle, Radio Havana Cuba, and The Voice of Russia.
From CHINA- Chinese President Hu Jintao is visiting the US and is stressing the need for mutual respect. The US and China have signed huge business deals on energy technology and established a joint clean energy research center. The UN has ended its peace mission in Nepal. The worst flooding in Australia in a hundred years has moved to the state of Victoria. Agreements on a common market were reached at the second Arab Economic Development and Social Summit.
From SPAIN- The unity of Tunisia's new coalition government has failed with instability and civil unrest continuing. The government of Lebanon collapsed due in part to the investigation of the murder of the Prime Minister's father.
From GERMANY- China has doubled its banking presence in Europe, providing convenience and relief but also worry. A Swiss whistle blowing banker handed Julian Assange confidential information about 2000 rich and famous individuals and corporations.
From CUBA- Internal US government reviews found the Wikleaks revelations have caused relatively little damage to the US abroad. The Israeli government is preparing another major settlement expansion in occupied East Jerusalem. Thousands protested in Tel Aviv against a government probe of Israeli human rights groups.
From RUSSIA- Russian oil firm Rosneft signed an agreement with BP to jointly develop oil and gas resources in the Arctic region. An analysis of the possibility of the US defaulting on its global debt, which currently stands at $45,000 per US citizen.
There is an article about the Shortwave Report by Cassandra Roos on line at-http://www.campusprogress.org/soundvision/780/big-stories-shortwaves
I was interviewed for an informative weekly radio show Mediageek, available at http://radio.mediageek.net
All that plus times and frequencies for listening at home. It's free to rebroadcast, please notify me if you're airing it and haven't notified me in the last month, please mention the website if you only air a portion. If you just want to listen and have a slow connection, try the streaming version- lower sound quality but good enough and way easier if you don't have a high-speed internet connection. If streaming is a problem because of your slow connection, download the smaller file- it takes 20 minutes or less, and will play swell in any mp3 player application (RealPlayer, Winamp, Quicktime, iTunes, etc) you have on your computer.
This program will be aired on Friday evening at 6:30pm (PST) on KZYX/Z Philo CA, you might be able to stream via
There are several other streams that work better- Freak Radio Santa Cruz now streams this program on Friday at 9:00am.(PST)
The Shortwave Report may be downloaded as a podcast from or iTunes (search for "shortwave" in podcasts)
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And Radio For Peace International at
I hope you'll listen and air this if you're connected with a radio station. I am still wondering how to get financially compensated for the 25 hours I put into this program weekly- any ideas are appreciated. Any stations rebroadcasting this (or listeners) are welcome to donate for production costs. You can do so through the website. Many thanks to those that have donated! No Guilt! (maybe a little)
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¡FurthuR! Dan Roberts
--"A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves."
-- Bertrand de Jouvenal
Comments
The rebels should want the regime abolished, not just changed
If the Nepalese rebels become the security forces of their conquered country, then they might find themselves in a similar position in the United Nations as the Jamaican Maroons did after they had made such an agreement with the British empire. In his history of the Rastafarians Leonard Barrett argues that "this advice [...] destroyed the image of the Maroons as a symbol of freedom." This very same phenomenon has appeared with any and every rebel movement that went to integrate itself into government ever since. And it is not so because these rebellions would have had their respective purposes accomplished. Exactly the opposite, these rebellions could not achieve their purpose because at some point the rebels went that way.
On the other hand the regime cannot remain. Its security forces do have a track record of oppression which does not allow for continuity. Anything short of a break would amount to a relapse. This is the challenge of regime change, and if any rebels are still alive when it comes to it, it is theirs. In the case of Nepal there are plenty, and once they aspire to be symbols of freedom they cannot be forces of oppression at the same time. Hence the rebels should be interested that the regime is not just changed but in fact abolished. Not to be replaced with themselves, but with liberty for all.