This Week on GR
by C. L. Cook - Gorilla-Radio.com
Despite the recently agreed Cessation of Hostilities, to listen to the CBC and America's corporate news disseminators, the tentative steps towards peace made by Russia are false, doomed to fail, and appear in fact designed to do so.
A cynical observer might think the whole exercise is just a pretext to further NATO warmaking in its years-long efforts to either effect regime change over there, or create a smoking ruin of Syria in the attempt.
Listen. Hear.
Roger Annis is a longtime socialist, trade union activist, and prolific essayist in the cause of social justice and peace both in Canada and abroad. He's a contributing editor at the website New Cold War, where he's written extensively on Ukraine, and his articles can also be found at his website, A Socialist in Canada, and at Rabble.ca, and Counterpunch.org. His latest article, 'Syria Ceasefire a Triumph of Diplomacy, But Militarism Still Rules in Ottawa and Other Western Capitals' examines the recent Cessation of Hostilities agreement for Syria.
Roger Annis in the first half.
And; they're two of the World's richest men, yet outside their native America the Koch brothers are barely known. In fact, even within the United States, the Koch's have managed to keep an extraordinarily low media profile; and in Canada, where they happen to own a good portion of Alberta's Tar Sands, they've achieved as close to teevee invisibility as a pair of billionaires can.
My second half guest hopes to remedy that. His documentary film, 'How the Kochs and the Rich Buy Elections' will expose the brothers' "controversial practices," addressing just how they've insinuated themselves into the heart of American democracy - if he can only get it made, again.
Bruce Livesey is a multiple award-winning investigative journalist and author who's worked in print, radio, and television. He currently serves as the National Observer's lead investigative reporter, and has written for most major publications in Canada, including: The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, The Gazette, The Walrus, amongst others, and his book, 'The Thieves of Bay Street' was a best-selling Arthur Ellis Award nominee in Canada. Livesey's been a producer for CBC's The Fifth Estate, The National, and CBC News Sunday, and Global TV in Canada, while working with PBS's Frontline and the New York Times in the States, and directing documentaries for Al Jazeera English.
Bruce Livesey and smoking out the Koch's in the second half.
But first, Roger Annis and winning the ceasefire battle, but not stopping the Syria war.
Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, airing live every Wednesday, 1-2pm Pacific Time. In Victoria at 101.9FM, 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.ca/
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