The John Batchelor Show

Monday 23 September 2019

Air Date: 
September 23, 2019

JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW
from Ganja, Azerbaijan; by courtesy of the Washington embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and of Scala.com
Co-host: Thaddeus McCotter, WJR, the Great Voice of the Great Lakes
 
Hour One
Monday 23 September 2019/ Hour 1, Block A: Elin Suleymanov, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Washington; in re:  The front lines of the Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, where John Batchelor again donned Kevlar and steel helmet and ascended the bunker to look through a periscope to the Armenian side.  Near here, a very young Azerbaijani soldier was shot and killed by Armenians on Saturday 22 September. 
https://www.news.az/articles/karabakh/141812   The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is in talks over the return of the body of the Azerbaijani soldier killed on the frontline, Ilaha Huseynova, head of the public relations department of the ICRC Azerbaijani representative office, told Trend on Sept. 23.    She noted that the structure represented by her is informed about this issue, and is conducting a bilateral confidential dialogue in this regard.
       On Sept. 22, Ramin Abdulrahmanov, an Azerbaijani soldier of a frontline military unit, lost his way and was shot dead by Armenians in the “no man’s land” between the positions of the parties. To ensure the safe evacuation of the soldier’s body, an appeal was made to the Azerbaijani representative office of the ICRC.
Monday 23 September 2019/ Hour 1, Block B: Tom Joscelyn, Long War Journal (LongWarJournal.org)  and FDD  @thomasjoscelyn; in re: On the eighteenth anniversary of the 9/11 attack, the Taliban are more vigorous than ever; and Amb Khalilzad has been negotiating with them while excluding the Afghan government from the talks.  Al Qaeda has an established presence in the heart of Taliban country. AQAS (Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula) and the Subcontinent. Taliban Red Unit: high-level fighters who’ve received significant assistance from outside.  https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2019/09/testimony-the-trump-admi...
Monday 23 September 2019/ Hour 1, Block C:  Gordon Chang, Daily Beast, in re: How will October 1 play out in Mainland?  Much concern there and embarrassment by Xi Jinping: the seventieth anniversary of the founding of CCP-run China.
Monday 23 September 2019/ Hour 1, Block D:  Michael Yon, veteran war correspondent who’s been covering the Hong Kong protests, in re: The protests. Expectations of 1 October, seventieth anniversary of the founding of Chinese Communist Party-run China. Demos seem to have ramped up somewhat; they keep changing form, are still vibrant and energetic.
Five demands: extradition bill, dropping charges preferred against protestors, etc.
 
Hour Two
Monday 23 September 2019/ Hour 2, Block A:  Mayor Mustagin Mammadov, Terter township, Azerbaijan: in re:  Western Azerbaijan, farm country; Nagorno-Karabakh was invaded and occupied by Armenia more than 25 years ago. 
Monday 23 September 2019/ Hour 2, Block B:  Mayor Mustagin Mammadov, Terter township, Azerbaijan; in re:  Terter prospers with new industry, an Olympic facility, and growth.  Roses lavishly around the town in late September.
Monday 23 September 2019/ Hour 2, Block C:  Major-General Hikmat Hasanov, Commander of First Corps, Azerbaijan; in re: Armenia is a deadly foe. Azerbaijani soldiers endure severe peril from snipers and artillery fire along the heavily-mined Line of Contact.
Monday 23 September 2019 / Hour 2, Block D: Major-General Hikmat Hasanov, Commander of First Corps, Azerbaijan; in re:  Military considerations; General Hasanov’s professional history.
 
Hour Three
Monday 23 September 2019 / Hour 3, Block A:   The Spy Who Was Left Behind: Russia, the United States, and the True Story of the Betrayal and Assassination of a CIA Agent, by Michael Pullara
Monday 23 September 2019 / Hour 3, Block B:  The Spy Who Was Left Behind: Russia, the United States, and the True Story of the Betrayal and Assassination of a CIA Agent, by Michael Pullara
Monday 23 September 2019 / Hour 3, Block C:  The Spy Who Was Left Behind: Russia, the United States, and the True Story of the Betrayal and Assassination of a CIA Agent, by Michael Pullara
Monday 23 September 2019 / Hour 3, Block D:  The Spy Who Was Left Behind: Russia, the United States, and the True Story of the Betrayal and Assassination of a CIA Agent, by Michael Pullara
 
Hour Four
Monday 23 September 2019/ Hour 4, Block A:  Mayor Mustagin Mammadov, Terter township, Azerbaijan: in re:  Western Azerbaijan, farm country; Nagorno-Karabakh was invaded and occupied by Armenia more than 25 years ago. 
Monday 23 September 2019/ Hour 4, Block B:  Mayor Mustagin Mammadov, Terter township, Azerbaijan; in re:  Terter prospers with new industry, an Olympic facility, and growth.  Roses lavishly around the town in late September.
Monday 23 September 2019/ Hour 4, Block C:  Major-General Hikmat Hasanov, Commander of First Corps, Azerbaijan; in re: Armenia is a deadly foe. Azerbaijani soldiers endure severe peril from snipers and artillery fire along the heavily-mined Line of Contact.
Monday 23 September 2019 / Hour 4, Block D: Major-General Hikmat Hasanov, Commander of First Corps, Azerbaijan; in re:  Military considerations; General Hasanov’s professional history.
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