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The Shortwave Report

The Shortwave Report

By: Dan Roberts
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A weekly 30 minute review of international news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio and the internet. With times, frequencies, and websites for listening at home. 3 files- Highest quality broadcast, regular broadcast, and slow-modem streaming. Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK Japan, and Sputnik Radio.Copyright 2022 All rights reserved. Politics & Government
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  • The Shortwave Report September 25, 2026

    The Shortwave Report September 25, 2026
    Sep 24 2026

    This week's show features stories from NHK World Radio Japan, Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, and Radio Havana Cuba.

    http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260925.mp3 (29:00) From JAPAN- Japan has continued to receive record amounts of rainfall. Trump made an address at the UN General Assembly which many nations found opposed to the spirit of the UN- last year he called climate change a scam. UN investigators say that there are reasonable grounds to believe the US committed war crimes in Iran. The Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also delivered a speech at the UN in response to Trump’s speech the day before. France, Germany, and other European countries are increasing young recruits into their military systems. From GERMANY- There are upheavals in German elections, with another far-right victory in the eastern part of the country and a far-left victory in Berlin. On the last day of elections in Moscow Ukraine hit the city with the largest ever drone attack, including setting fire to the largest oil refinery- this year Ukraine has successfully attacked a Russian oil refinery every third day on average. Israeli PM Netanyahu has gone after the award winning Israeli directors of a documentary called Naza about systematic killings in Gaza- Netanyahu says he will revoke their citizenship. The OSCE, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which monitors elections around the world, has not been invited to the US midterm elections this November. From FRANCE- At his UN speech, Trump claimed that Cuba will fall, prompting the Cuban delegation to walk out. The Cuban Foreign Minister responded. From CUBA- The power outages in Cuba as a result of US sanctions kept RHC down most of the past week. Israeli drone attacks in Gaza continued this week, killing more civilians. Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile and champion of womens rights, has withdrawn her candidacy to become the next secretary-general of the UN. The ICE deportation of Haitians has continued with a fourth flight. Available in 3 forms- (new) HIGHEST QUALITY (160kb)(33MB), broadcast quality (13MB), and quickdownload or streaming form (6MB) (28:59) Links at outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml PODCAST!!!- https://feed.podbean.com/outFarpress/feed.xml (160kb Highest Quality) Website Page- < http://www.outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml ¡FurthuR! Dan Roberts "A thriving democracy is dependent upon a well-educated electorate, When you combine the death of journalism in this country with the re-emergence of the bible-thumping mouth-breathers of the South, we are a long way from realizing a thriving democracy." --CJ Werleman Dan Roberts Shortwave Report- www.outfarpress.com YouthSpeaksOut!- www.youthspeaksout.net

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  • The Shortwave Report October 2, 2026

    The Shortwave Report October 2, 2026
    Oct 1 2026

    This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK World Radio Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba.

    http://youthspeaksout.net/swr261002.mp3 (29:00) From GERMANY- As the US/Canada trade war escalates, a trade ban on numerous products from Canada has come into effect. Trump says that Canada will come and apologize and remove their retaliatory tariffs. An interview with Lawrence Herman, an international trade lawyer from Canada. He says Canada will not come back and say they are sorry. Canada sends about 70% of its exports to the US but many of the materials and components in those products are from US sources- thus an economic slowdown in the states. Canada has been cementing new trade relations with the European Union. Lawrence says Canada will not become a member of the EU as was recently speculated. He says trade with the US will not end, but there will be many difficulties until Trump leaves office. From JAPAN- Tokyo experienced a record breaking 31 consecutive days of rain. Japan continues to run nuclear power plants but has no place to permanently store the waste. Trump says that South Korea is investing in 8 new nuclear power plants in the US as well as an LPG pipeline in Alaska- South Korea denies agreeing to the pipeline. At the UN General Assembly North Korea insisted on its right to remain a nuclear armed state. UN Secretary General Guterres is concerned over the lack of progress in nuclear disarmament. Also at the UN the Nepalese PM blamed the devastating floods on global warming which his country is not responsible for. From CUBA- Last weekend at the UN, the Cuban FM denounced multi-dimension hostilities from the US. On Tuesday the US issued new regulations and sanctions to further strangle the nation and people of Cuba. China reaffirmed its strong support for Cuba. British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband addressed critics of the Labour policy on the plight of Palestinians and announced sanctions on Israeli settlements- Ed however failed to support those charged with terrorism for carrying signs expressing support for Palestine Action. Available in 3 forms- (new) HIGHEST QUALITY (160kb)(33MB), broadcast quality (13MB), and quickdownload or streaming form (6MB) (28:59) Links at outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml PODCAST!!!- https://feed.podbean.com/outFarpress/feed.xml (160kb Highest Quality) Website Page- < http://www.outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml ¡FurthuR! Dan Roberts "The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum - even encourage the more critical and dissident views. That gives people the sense that there's free thinking going on, while all the time the presuppositions of the system are being reinforced by the limits put on the range of the debate.." --Noam Chomsky Dan Roberts Shortwave Report- www.outfarpress.com YouthSpeaksOut!- www.youthspeaksout.net
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  • The Shortwave Report July 10, 2026

    The Shortwave Report July 10, 2026
    Jul 9 2026

    This week's show features stories from France 24, NHK World Radio Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba.

    http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260710.mp3 (29:00) From FRANCE- Some press reviews on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, from both American and European sources. One of the side effects of the heat waves that are sweeping through Europe is the melting of the Alpine glaciers that are essential for drinking water, farming, and hydroelectric power plants. River beds in much of France have gone completely dry and efforts are being made to preserve the fish. Press reviews on a United Nations report that since the so-called ceasefire in Gaza, an average of one young Palestinian has been killed every day by Israeli forces. The US launched a major attack on Iran on Wednesday and Thursday, taking out civilian infrastructure, air defense systems and nearly hitting a nuclear power plant. Trump railed again that Greenland should belong to the US despite the people living there being strongly opposed to the idea. From JAPAN- Indian President Modi is visiting Australia to deepen ties on economics, security, and defense- including exports of uranium to India. Hamas says it has dissolved its government in Gaza. Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank is expanding, with 103 new settlements approved by the Israeli government, with another 100 coming soon- NHK spoke with settlers and with the Palestinians being moved out. From CUBA- The US government was unsuccessful at blocking a debate at the UN on the effect its economic and energy blockades against Cuba- Cuba said there is no evidence that it is planning an attack on the US. Iran says it fired missiles on a Qatari and Saudi ships in the strait of Hormuz because they were avoiding the Iranian controlled waters. Belgium is preparing to recognize the state of Palestine, joining 157 other countries that already consider it a sovereign state. Available in 3 forms- (new) HIGHEST QUALITY (160kb)(33MB), broadcast quality (13MB), and quickdownload or streaming form (6MB) (28:59) Links at outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml PODCAST!!!- https://feed.podbean.com/outFarpress/feed.xml (160kb Highest Quality) Website Page- < http://www.outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml ¡FurthuR! Dan Roberts "I think it's inconsistent to tell the American people that you oppose the war and, yet, you continue to vote to fund the war. Because every time you vote to fund the war, you're reauthorizing the war all over again." --Dennis Kucinich Dan Roberts Shortwave Report- www.outfarpress.com YouthSpeaksOut!- www.youthspeaksout.net
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