The John Batchelor Show

Wednesday 3 May 2023

Air Date: 
May 03, 2023

CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR

9-915

#Ukraine: The dangerous exhaustion of the warring parties. Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/04/03/st-petersburg-bomb-vladlen-tatarsky-russian-police-arrests/

915-930

#Ukraine: Matzah and wine for Passover in the second year of the war. Dovid Margolin, Chabad.org.

https://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/2901363/jewish/Despite-Ongoing-Trials-of-History-Ukraine-Matzah-Bakery-Continues-Its-Unique-Legacy.htm 

930-945

#POTUS: Democracy Summit includes Iraq but not Singapore and other puzzles. Sadanand Dhume, WSJ

https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-democracy-summit-is-a-partisan-affair-white-house-beijing-china-hungary-pakistan-4cd477bd

945-1000

#Syria: What about the Caesar And the Biden Administration sanctions on Assad? Josh Rogin, Washington Post

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/03/30/assad-syria-normalization-moscow-middle-east/

 

SECOND HOUR

10-1015

1/2: #Iraq: What the American public didn't learn from Washington about the Iraw civil war, Bill Roggio, FDD. Husain Haqqani, Hudson Institute

https://www.theguardian.com/profile/ghaith-abdul-ahad

1015-1030

2/2: #Iraq: What the American public didn't learn from Washington about the Iraq civil war, Bill Roggio, FDD. Husain Haqqani, Hudson Institute

https://www.theguardian.com/profile/ghaith-abdul-ahad

1030-1045

1/2: #DOD: Robots join the military. Patrick Tucker, Defense One

https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2023/03/air-force-rebuilding-its-pacific-plans-around-b-21/384292/

 

https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2023/03/how-self-flying-f-16s-will-enable-future-fighter-drones/384501/

https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2023/03/dont-expect-navy-robots-south-china-sea-anytime-soon-chief-says/384100/

 

https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2023/03/soldiers-can-now-steer-robot-dogs-brain-signals/384338/

1045-1100

1/2: #DOD: Robots join the military. Patrick Tucker, Defense One

https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2023/03/air-force-rebuilding-its-pacific-plans-around-b-21/384292/

 

https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2023/03/how-self-flying-f-16s-will-enable-future-fighter-drones/384501/

https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2023/03/dont-expect-navy-robots-south-china-sea-anytime-soon-chief-says/384100/

 

https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2023/03/soldiers-can-now-steer-robot-dogs-brain-signals/384338/

THIRD HOUR

1100-1115

#Iran: Terror attempt in Athens. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1@ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/greece-suspects-foiled-passover-attack-court-98262082

1115-1130

#IndianaHoenlei and the 6000 year-old Lost Copper Fishhook. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1@ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-735762

 

1130-1145

#PRC:PLA Navy seeks naval supremacy in the Indo-Pacific & What is to be done?  James Fanell, government fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy and retired U.S. Navy captain who served as director of Intelligence and Information Operations of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.  @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill:

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/china-more-ships-than-us-by-2028

 

1145-1200

##Solomons: #PRC: The tangle over the Solomon Islands moving to Congress. Cleo Paskal, FDD Foundation for Defense of Democrcies. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill

https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/former-malaita-premier-and-noted-china-critic-seeks-us-visa/

 

FOURTH HOUR

12-1215

#NewWorldReport:  Venezuela prepares to rejoin the International Community.  Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc https://www.securefreesociety.org.Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire


https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-arrests-nine-cvg-officials-over-corruption-probe-2023-04-02/

1215-1230

#NewWorldReport:   Bolsonaro returns to Brazil. Senadora Maria Fernanda Cabal. @MariaFdaCabal (on leave) Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc https://www.securefreesociety.org.ErnestoAraujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire


https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/bolsonaro-lands-back-brazil-lead-right-wing-opposition-2023-03-30/

 

1230-1245

#NewWorldReport:   Ecuador fraught. Senadora Maria Fernanda Cabal. @MariaFdaCabal (on leave) Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc https://www.securefreesociety.org.Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire


https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ecuadors-lasso-authorizes-civilian-use-guns-citing-insecurity-2023-04-02/

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/number-dead-ecuador-landslide-rises-23-2023-03-31/

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ecuadors-president-lasso-appoints-jose-davalos-environment-minister-2023-04-02/

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ecuador-lawmaker-says-there-is-compelling-graft-evidence-against-president-lasso-2023-03-30/

1245-100 am

#NewWorldReport:  Honduras peddles to #PRC Senadora Maria Fernanda Cabal. @MariaFdaCabal (on leave) Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc https://www.securefreesociety.org.ErnestoAraujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire


https://www.reuters.com/world/honduras-president-castro-visit-china-after-cutting-taiwan-ties-2023-03-29/