This week: International pressure for regime change in Syria mounted last week, as a majority in the UN General Assembly voted in support of the Arab League's call that president Bashar al-Assad step down on "humanitarian grounds."
It was essentially the same motion stymied by Russian and Chinese vetoes in the UN's Security Council the week before. The move is seen by some as a stepping-stone to military intervention by NATO and the West a la Libya. Since that vote, Iran has sent two warships into port in Syria, even as rhetoric from the US and its allies heightens against both Syria and Iran.
Last week too, I hosted on-line journalist and Infowars.com associate editor, Patrick Henningsen to talk about his recent articles on the unfolding situation in Syria.
Communication complications unfortunately shortened our interview, so I will remedy that this week in the first half with journalist, editor, and founder of the web news site, 21st Century Wire, Patrick Henningsen.
And; the office of British Columbia's Auditor-General last week released a withering report on the BC Liberal's handling of the province's forest resource and wildlife management. In its audit, three fundamental questions were put to test the government's performance: 1. are timber objectives clearly defined. 2. are appropriate management practices being adhered to. And, 3. are "timber results" being properly monitored and reported.
Tria Donaldson is Pacific Coast Campaigner with the Wilderness Committee, billed as the largest membership-based wilderness preservation organization in B.C. Tria Donaldson and how Christy Clark's BC Liberal's scored with their Auditor-General in the second half.
And; Victoria Street Newz publisher and CFUV broadcaster, Janine Bandcroft will join us at the bottom of the hour to bring us up to speed with the goings on going on on Victoria's streets and beyond. But first, Patrick Henningsen and a humanitarian intervention too far in Syria?
Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, airing live every Monday, 5-6pm Pacific Time. In Victoria at 101.9FM, 104.3 cable, and on the internet at: http://cfuv.uvic.ca. He also serves as a contributing editor to the web news site, http://www.pacificfreepress.com. Check out the GR blog at: http://GorillaRadioBlog.blogspot.com
This coming Sunday, the UVic department of Social Justice hosts the public forum and presentation, 'The Campaign to End the Blockade of Gaza - Canada's Role, featuring Palestine solidarity activist, Ehab Lotayaf.
Ehab, or "Captain Ehab" as at least one detractor has dubbed him, was a member of the Freedom Waves aid flotilla aboard the Canadian ship Tahrir last year. Local social justice activist, Kevin Neish is a flotilla veteran, having been aboard the Turkish ship, Mavi Marmara when it was attacked by Israeli commandos in international waters.
Kevin will join us in the first half to discuss the flotilla campaigns and his upcoming mission to El Salvador as an elections observer.
And; a year after the revolution in Tunisia there has been little improvement in the standard of living for the average Tunisian; and, in Egypt, the military still rules and has violently cracked down on opponents, imprisoning thousands through military commission trials.
In Libya, where a revolt of another sort led to the murder of former leader Moammar Gaddafy, and where the bona fides of the revolutionaries was questioned from the outset, it seems their struggle has liberated nothing more than trans-national corporations' access to the country's resources and reconstruction contracts. And then there's Syria, where 2012 is proving to be for them what 2011 was for Libya.
Patrick Henningsen is a UK-based pundit, commentator, online journalist, and founder of 21st Century Wire, a news service launched during the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Summit. According to Henningsen, 21st Century Wire is an attempt to, quote; "deliver content that looks squarely at power, its architecture, as well as the seeds of corruption."
Patirck Henningsen and the Syria regime change PR operation moving into high gear.in the second half.
And; Victoria Street Newz publisher and CFUV broadcaster, Janine Bandcroft will join us at the bottom of the hour to bring us newz from the city's streets and beyond. But first, Kevin Neish and the many meanings of Tahrir.
Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, airing live every Monday, 5-6pm Pacific Time. In Victoria at 101.9FM, 104.3 cable, and on the internet at: http://cfuv.uvic.ca. He also serves as a contributing editor to the web news site, http://www.pacificfreepress.com. Check out the GR blog at: http://GorillaRadioBlog.blogspot.com
This week: Patrick Henningsen is a UK-based pundit, commentator, online editor, journalist, and founder of 21st Century Wire, a news service launched during the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Summit.
According to them, The 21st Century Wire is an attempt to, quote; "deliver content that looks squarely at power, its architecture, as well as the seeds of corruption."
Henningsen is in the United States today, following the burgeoning story of twin nuclear disasters in the making in the heartland that aren't making the headlines.
Patrick Henningsen in the first half.
And; the Annual Pastor's for Peace Caravan to Cuba embarked on its 22nd trans-continental pilgrimage to bring goods sanctioned by the United States to that embargoed Caribbean island.
Our own two-time Caravanista, CFUV broadcaster, and Victoria Street Newz publisher, Janine Bandcroft accompanied the Canadian contingent from our neck of the woods here in the Pacific Northwest to the Peace Arch at Blaine, Washington to see this year's crew safely across the border.
Janine Bandcroft reporting from the crossing with the Pastor's for Peace Caravan in the second half.
And; Janine will join us live at the bottom of the hour to bring us other news from Victoria and beyond. But first, Patrick Henningsen from the waters rising around America's Midwest nuclear facilities.
Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, airing live every Monday, 5-6pm Pacific Time. In Victoria at 101.9FM, 104.3 cable, and on the internet at: http://cfuv.uvic.ca. He also serves as a contributing editor to the website, http://www.pacificfreepress.com. Check out the GR blog at: http://GorillaRadioBlog.blogspot.com
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