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The Shortwave Report 02/14/20 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 19:41

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from Spanish National Radio, NHK Japan, Sputnik Radio, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and Radio Havana Cubahttp://www.outfarpress.com/swr200214.mp3   (If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {33MB} http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=producer-info&uid=904&nav=&)       &nb

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IMF and Word Bank Heads Debate Growing Debt Problems

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/10/2020 - 14:12

Washington, DC - The leaders of the World Bank and IMF discussed concerns of global debt levels at an event held today at the World Bank Preston Auditorium. "World Bank and IMF data asserts debt levels and vulnerabilities are at worrying levels," noted Eric LeCompte who leads the religious development coalition, Jubilee USA Network.

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Canadian Embassy, Ambassador's home get protests against RCMP pipeline raids on Wet’suwet'en land

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 02/09/2020 - 21:46

Early AM on the 7th of Feb, the RCMP assaulted unceded Wet’suwet'en lands seeking to push through the Coastal GasLink pipeline. 11 Indigenous land defenders and allies were arrested. The weekend brought further RCMP violence and arrests. On the 9th of February, DC area Indigenous people and their allies showed up at the home of the Canadian Ambassador and on the 10th of February at the Canadian Embassy demanding that RCMP withdraw from Wet’suwet'en land.

Video: Protesting at Canadian Ambassador's house, then the Embassy against the RCMP pipeline raids 3 min 40 sec

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Feb 9th: protest at the Canadian Ambassador's DC home

Outnumbered antifa delay, obstruct largest DC area Fascist march since Charlottesville

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 02/08/2020 - 21:47

On the 8th of February, between 100 and 150 members of Patriot Front marched under intense pressure from a few dozen anti-Fascist activists from the Lincoln Memorial to the US Capitol and finally the parking garage their vans were waiting in. Every step of the way MPD fought for them while severely outnumbered anti-fascists delayed, heckled, and obstructed their march.

Video-Patriot Front kept from WWII memorial, had shields and lots of police support 5 min 17 sec

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Patriot Front stopped by blockade just before the WWII Memorial.

The Shortwave Report 02/07/20 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/06/2020 - 19:41

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from Sputnik Radio, NHK Japan, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and Radio Havana Cubahttp://www.outfarpress.com/swr200207.mp3   (If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {33MB} http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=producer-info&uid=904&nav=&)        From RUSSIA- On his progra

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