This Week on GR
by C.L. Cook - Gorilla-Radio.com
Summer was once called Politics’ “silly season”, but that was before irony died and silliness gave way to the ludicrous killing joke passing for leadership today. Beyond tragically comic, President Joe Biden’s disastrous first debate with Donald Trump last week makes the former president appear Napoleonic; destined to return to the throne on the Potomac in November.
Not wasting a moment, Trump has promised to settle the Russia problem upon election, (before even Inauguration Day) and the rest of the World’s issues by Easter following, (or some such). It’s a message Americans, and the rest of the World wants to hear, weary of the wars and rumours of which have smoldered and raged for the entirety of our 21st Century. But there are others, powerful interests profiting immensely the immiseration and martial ruination of the people and planet who like things just the way they are.
John Helmer’s a journalist and
author who’s spent decades living in and reporting from Russia. He’s the
principle behind the web news site, Dances with Bears, and has too been
a professor of political science, sociology, and journalism, and served
as advisor to governments at the highest levels.
Among his many book titles are: ‘The Man Who Knows Too Much About
Russia,’ ‘The Lie That Shot Down MH-17’, the lately released
autobiography, ‘Dunce Upon a Time: A Life of Mistakes’, and ‘Skripal in
Prison,’ the first and perhaps only book to follow the Skripal saga from
its beginnings through to the Sturgess Public Inquiry. His recent
article at Dances with Bears is, ‘NATO’S Plan for Permanent War in Ukraine and on the Fareast Front — Putin Has Stalin’s Hitler Problem‘.
John Helmer in the first half.
And; because people have better things to do this time of year, general elections are seldom held in summertime; but, these are no ordinary times. Both Britain and France have held snap elections over the last week, the results of which could have far-reaching global consequence – moreso than the two former colonial Titans have exerted in more than a century.
Andy Worthington is an English journalist, activist, author, photo-historian, filmmaker, musician, song-writer and principle of The Four Fathers band. His book titles include: ‘The Guantánamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America’s Illegal Prison’, ‘Stonehenge: Celebration and Subversion’, and ‘The Battle of the Beanfield’. Andy’s articles appear at his website, AndyWorthington.co.uk, where I found his latest, ‘Despite the Landslide, Labour Have No Vision and Only Won the UK General Election Because the Tories Lost So Spectacularly‘.
Andy Worthington and Whither Albion under Starmer? in the second half.
But first, John Helmer and NATO making the forever war.
Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, broad/webcasting since 1999. Check out the Archive at Gorilla-Radio.com, GRadio.Substack.com, and the GR blog at: https://gorillaradioblog.blogspot.com/
