The John Batchelor Show

GOOD EVENING: The show begins at the Federal Reserve, searching for the fate of the three promised interest rate cuts in 2024 -- none of which are currently in sight. We then delve into memories of Perry Mason while reading about the Trump trial. Next, we move to Tehran, Isfahan, and Gaza, discussing the imminent Rafah Operation. We then visit Midland, Michigan, and the pristine and busy Northwood University, known for its programs in marketing and management. Shifting focus to Berlin, we discover the potent new nationalist party, Alternative für Deutschland. We then explore Turkey's offer of sanctuary to Hamas and the situation in Ethiopia, where the country is collapsing around the isolated Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Moving on to Nigeria, we find the nation failing once again. We then cover Queen Camilla's visit to the Royal Lancers. Finally, we travel to Pakistan and Iran before concluding at the English Channel, where small, overfilled rafts carrying refugees drift toward England in the swells. 1934 TURKIYE MILITARY AIRCRAFT

#LondonCalling: What is the Rwanda Bill? @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/five-migrants-feared-dead-english-channel-crossing-ngqm76r39 1962 RWANDA

#LondonCalling: The Federal Reserve influencer is a formula named FRBUS. @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion https://www.ft.com/content/6c746e2c-1ddb-4e61-8620-7d46a6393818 1914 FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

IRAN: Unenforced sanctions and Tehran's bounty. Saeed Ghasseminejad, FDD https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2024/04/19/irans-oil-exports-continue-to-rise/ 1925 PERSIA

PAKISTAN: Visit by Raisi for an old pipeline deal. Arif Rafiq, Globelynews,com https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/perspectives-irans-elections-examining-ties-united-states-china-and-south-asia 1911 127TH BALUCH LIGHT INFANTRY AT BOMBAY

#KingCharlesReport: Queen Camilla remembers her Father's stories of the Royal Lancers. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/04/22/camilla-jokes-about-royal-lancer-capacity-for-drinking-beer/ 1942 ROYAL LANCERS IN NORTH AFRICA

#NIGERIA: Inflation, violence, disorder, Tinubu unable. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://mailchi.mp/0b14c4fd1686/the-week-ahead-highway-to-nowhere?e=16dcd15952 1911 NIGERIA

#ETHIOPIA: Collapse with no way out. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs 1910 ETHIOPIA

#IRAN: #TURKIYE: Mullahs comprehend the Israeli retaliation. Erdogan offering Hamas refuge, Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/erdogan-meets-hamas-leader-turkiye-discusses-efforts-regional-peace-4280366 1928 TURKIYE

2/2: #BERLIN: The rise and rise of Alternative for Deutschland. Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin. https://carnegieeurope.eu/2024/04/18/germany-afd-blip-or-fixture-pub-92149 1936 NSDAP:

1/2: #BERLIN: The rise and rise of Alternative for Deutschland. Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin. https://carnegieeurope.eu/2024/04/18/germany-afd-blip-or-fixture-pub-92149 1937 BERLIN

#StateThinking: Praising the confident education in Northwood University in Midland, Michigan. @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. https://www.northwood.edu 1945 MIDLAND MICHIGAN

#StateThinking: Predatory Regime & What is to be done? @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/04/22/iran-clerics-crippled-islamic-republic-economy-inflation/ 1307 PERSIA

#IGAZA: The imminent Rafah Operation. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/23/israel-evacuate-million-palestinians-rafah-offensive/ 1898 GAZA

#IRAN: #ISRAEL: The Israel response to the Tehran barrage. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/23/israel-hamas-war-latest-news-updates-us-strike-syria-rafah/ 1925 Persia

#Markets: Remembering Perry Mason during the Trump trial. Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Mason_(1957_TV_series) 1886 SCOTUS

#Markets: Missing those three cuts at the Fed. Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business https://www.ft.com/content/6c746e2c-1ddb-4e61-8620-7d46a6393818 1927 Dederal Reserve Board

PREVIEW: #ECONOMY: Excerpt from a conversation with colleague Liz Peek of The Hill and Fox News re the road ahead as viewed by the famous and far-sighted NFIB (National Association of Independent Businesses) --puzzling observations, both foreboding and yet still eager for workers. Details later. undated Anchorage Alaska

PREVIEW: CROWN: Conversation with colleague Grgeory Copley re Queen Camilla's visit, as the new colonel-in-chief, to the Royal Lancers -- har father Major Bruce Shand's regiment in the Second World War. Details tonight. 1941 Royal Lancers maneuvers at Tidworth

PREVIEW: #MICHIGAN: Excerpt of conversation with colleague Mary Kissel re her visit to Northwood University in Midland, Michigan, to visit with car dealers -- many of whom are graduates of the school -- devoted to entrepreneurship. Details later. https://www.northwood.edu/ 1930 Three Rivers, Michigan