The John Batchelor Show

GOOD EVENING. The show begin in the frontlines of Donetsky oblast in Ukraine with artillery fire, drones, missiles and static lines. To Gaza and questions about the offensive that continues to be delayed. To Buenos Aires, Ottawa, North Israel, Columba campus, DC, London. To Cyprus in 1974 and Austria in 1955. To Colorado, Tehran, Sacramento, Honoria, and Vostochny for the Angara success. 1938 Rome

#HOTELMARS: 50 years ago, NASA and Roscosmos worked together to manned orbit. https://russianspaceweb.com/protected/angara-2024.html 1936

#HOTELMARS: Angara flies! Anatoly Zak, #Russianspaceweb.com https://russianspaceweb.com/protected/angara-2024.html 1957

#SOLOMONS: China wins. Cleo Paskal, FDD https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/solomon-islands-chooses-jeremiah-manele-new-prime-minister-2024-05-02/ 1927 MALAITA SOLOMONS

12-1215A: The plan that can end all freight trains by 2035, Veronique De Rugy, Mercatus https://www.fdd.org/analysis/op_eds/2024/05/01/the-ideological-cocktail-poisoning-american-campuses/ 1882

#Campus: Self poisoned. Cliff May, FDD https://www.fdd.org/analysis/op_eds/2024/05/01/the-ideological-cocktail-poisoning-american-campuses/ 1850 Princeton College

#COLORADO: Self destruction? Bud Weinstein, RealClearEnergy.com https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2024/04/24/for_oil_and_gas_will_colorado_become_the_next_california_1027360.html 1904

UKRAINE: The 1974 Cyprus Solution. The Austrian Treaty Solution. Anatol Lieven, Foreign Policy. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/01/united-states-russia-ukraine-china-taiwan-competition-primacy/ 1920 Turkiye

#UKRAINE: Washington underperforms in local wars. Anatol Lieven, Foreign Policy. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/01/united-states-russia-ukraine-china-taiwan-competition-primacy/ 1927 Vietnam

#UK: AntiSemitism remains a problem in Labour. Dr. Alan Mendoza is the founder and executive director of the Henry Jackson Society, a UK-based foreign and security policy think tank.. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1891163/Labour-candidate-Israel-chief-whip 1874 The Embankment

#ANTISEMITISM: "Countering Antisemitism Act." Congresswoman Kathy Manning represents North Carolina’s Sixth Congressional District. A Harvard and University of Michigan Law School graduate, she's known for her advocacy on education and combating antisemitism. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 https://abc45.com/news/local/congresswoman-kathy-manning-proposes-new-anti-semitism-protection-bill 1857 Jerusalem

#COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: Fraught quad. Judah Wahba is a senior at Columbia University..Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-breaks-silence-college-protests-over-gaza-conflict-2024-05-02/ 1900 OXFORD

#ISRAEL The North under siege.. Lieutenant Colonel (Res.) Sarit Zehavi. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 Founder and president of Alma – a nonprofit and an independent research and education center specializing in Israel’s security challenges on its northern border. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-delegation-visit-egypt-soon-further-ceasefire-talks-statement-2024-05-02/ 1912 JORDAN VALLEY

#CANADA: Stepping back from the German (BAN CARS ON WEEKENDS) Green brink. Conrad Black, National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/conrad-black-51900 OTTAWA

#Argentina: The 20,000 peso note,. Mary Anastasia O'Grady WSJ https://www.wsj.com/articles/javier-mileis-achilles-heel-economy-policy-dollarization-479fd74d 1921 BUENOS AIRES

#GAZA: Seeking strong indicators of an imminent Rafah operation. Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-says-turkeys-erdogan-is-breaking-agreements-by-blocking-ports-trade-2024-05-02/ 1898 GAZA

#Ukraine: Artillery warfare. Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/awaiting-us-aid-ukraines-gunners-fire-sparingly-advancing-russians-2024-05-02/ 1915 AUSTRIA

PREVIEW: #OTTAWA: #PARLIAMENT: Conversation with Conrad Black about an incident of political gamesmanship during a session of the House of Commons, where the leader of the opposition, Pierre Poilievre, referred to PM Trudeau as "wacko" and refused to withdraw the remark. More details to follow tonight. 1950 Ontario

PREVIEW: #MOONBASE: #ROSCOSMOS: Conversation with colleague Anatoly Zak of RussianSpaceWeb.com regarding Roscosmos' plan to establish a moonbase in the 1970s, following their loss in the moon race. The discussion will explore how this initiative was intended to demonstrate the Soviet Union's technical capabilities despite the unfavorable political climate. More details to follow tonight in the Hotel Mars segment. 1900 Jules Verne

PREVIEW: #RUSSIA: #WARFARE: Conversation excerpt with colleague Anatol Lieven about the possibility of direct conflict between the US and Russia without the use of nuclear weapons -- and the potential impact such a confrontation could have on the global order. More details to follow later. 1943 Bougainville