Thursday 17 February 2022
CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR
FIRST HOUR
9-915
#Ukraine: NATO is no threat to Russia. Anatol Lieven @LievenAnatol @QuincyInst
https://www.ft.com/content/0f5d1ece-11af-4ada-a8b3-5d8d499be09a
915-930
#Ukraine: The EU sleepwalks. Anatol Lieven @LievenAnatol @QuincyInst
https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-liquefied-natural-gas-lng-export-europe-ukraine-russia-invasion-nord-stream-2-germany-fossil-fuels-biden-climate-change-11644786010
930-945
#Ukraine. The entente of PRC and RU; & What is to be done? @AmbJohnBolton @WSJOpinion
ttps://www.wsj.com/articles/entente-multiplies-the-threat-from-russia-and-china-foreign-policy-alliance-beijing-moscow-xi-putin-11644943618?mod=hp_opin_pos_5
945-1000
#Canada: Trudeau's rhetoric fails. @MaryAnstasiaOG @WSJOpinion
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-canada-truckers-know-peaceful-protest-illibral-vaccine-mandate-ottawa-justin-trudeau-ambassador-bridge-freedom-convoy-11644784279
SECOND HOUR
10-1015
#EU The PIGS (Portugal, Italy, Greece, Spain) awaken. Stanley Pignal @TheEconomist
Stanley Pignal. @spignal. Charlemagne columnist and Brussels bureau chief for @TheEconomist.
https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/02/03/southern-europe-is-reforming-itself
1015-1030
Italian cuisine condemned by EU foodies to Grade E. Stanley Pignal @TheEconomist
Stanley Pignal, Charlemagne columnist and Brussels bureau chief for @TheEconomist.
https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/02/12/a-european-bunfight-breaks-out-over-food-labels
1030-1045
#ScalaReport: Work from home is just work ten years after. Chris Riegel, @scala scala.com CEO, @STRATACACHE, #TheScalaReport
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-15/in-10-years-remote-work-will-simply-be-work
1045-1100
No pandemic cautionary change for the vulnerable. @HenryIMiller @PacificResearch Institute
https://henrymillermd.org/26014/what-science-says-about-the-future-of-covid-19
THIRD HOUR
1100-1115
#Israel: Jerusalem opens for visitors March 1, 2022. Rony Timsit @inbalhotel, Israeli tourism.
Rony Timsit is the General Manager of the Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem, Israel. He has nearly 40 years’ experience in the hotel industry.
· https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/bennett-backs-lifting-all-covid-restrictions-by-march-1-1.10615652
· https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/diplomacy/1644416094-israel-signs-historic-tourism-deal-with-uae
· https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-jerusalem-inbal-rebrands-as-hotel-for-israeli-guests-1001340134
1115-1130
#Turkey: The significance of Erdogan to UAE. Aykan Erdemir – Turkey
Dr. Aykan Erdemir @aykanerdemir @aykan_erdemir @FDD @ADL Task Force on #MidEast, senior director of FDD’s Turkey program, is a former member of the Turkish Parliament (2011 to 2015) who served in the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee, EU Harmonization Committee, and the Ad Hoc Parliamentary Committee on the IT Sector and the Internet. As an outspoken defender of pluralism, minority rights, and religious freedoms in the Middle East, Aykan has been at the forefront of the struggle against religious persecution, hate crimes, and hate speech in Turkey. He is a founding member of the International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief, and a drafter of and signatory to the Oslo Charter for Freedom of Religion or Belief (2014), as well as a signatory legislator to the London Declaration on Combating Antisemitism.
· https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2022/02/11/embattled-erdogan-signals-turkish-israeli-thaw/
· https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2022/02/04/turkey-closer-suspension-council-of-europe/
· https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/will-turkey-help-washington-if-russia-invades-ukraine
1130-1145
#Israel: The shock of May 2021 Yossi Kuperwasser @yossikup
Brig-Gen (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser @yossikup, Israeli intelligence and security expert. Formerly, served as head of the research division in the Israel Defence Force (IDF) Military Intelligence division and Director General of the Israel Ministry of Strategic Affairs. @yossikup
· https://www.jns.org/experts-debate-steps-israel-must-take-to-prevent-future-arab-violence-integration-into-state/
· https://jcpa.org/an-in-depth-analysis-of-the-forces-driving-the-israeli-arab-riots-of-may-2021/
1145-1200
#HotelMars: Starship waits on the FAA. Douglas Messier @ParabolicArc. David Livingston SpaceShow.com
https://www.yahoo.com/news/faa-delays-spacex-environmental-review-boca-chica-124042660.html
FOURTH HOUR
12-1215
Mental illness and the Keystone State. SalenaZito.com
https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/insight/2022/02/06/Philly-to-Fayette-Opioid-woes-a-symptom-of-mental-health-crisis/stories/202202060034
1215-1230
Keystone Senate chase. SalenaZito.com
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/david-mccormick-takes-tough-questions-in-pennsylvania
1230-1245
California voters turn away from successful politicians. Bill Whalen @HooverWhalen @HooverInst
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-02-16/poll-california-feinstein-harris-biden-padilla
1245-100 AM
The Fed vs the Fed: & What is to be done? @VerodeRugy
https://www.ft.com/content/c8ce9276-7cdb-4fc2-9d81-98662faf44fe?accessToken=zwAAAX8JvigSkdPIzpJ2fNtPwtOdgZhmL69E_g.MEQCIAFVbdCI_5adxxy70PMe8X86KdL4Z9PzhkcQUp4Es5oPAiBHHHfXh5GVAVzA_8Eh_iZGcY-hTt3uCpNDPLLOSH7Kfg&sharetype=gift?token=bdc6d2ac-bb47-4a55-b660-d730f30ebfce
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