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The Shortwave Report 08/20/10 Listen Globally!

A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. China, Netherlands, Cuba, Russia, and Germany.
Dear Radio Friend,
The latest Shortwave Report (August 20) is up at the website
www.outfarpress.com/outfarpress/shortwave.shtml in both broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quickdownload or streaming form (4.9MB) (28:59)
(NEW! If you have access to Audioport.org there is a higher quality version posted up there {26.7MB} www.audioport.org/index.php;)

This week's show features stories from China Radio International, Radio Netherlands, Radio Havana Cuba, the Voice of Russia, and Radio Deutsche-Welle.
From CHINA- Mudslides continue in China which is experiencing extreme rain, leaving more than 1300 people dead. China denies US accusations of increased military strength and developing cyber warfare capabilities. China is reviewing its use of the death penalty.
From NETHERLANDS- Greenpeace is on a mission called "Go Beyond Oil" to challenge the most dangerous off-shore oil drilling and the Danish Navy are in pursuit. Then a report from Russia on the state of the fires, the drought, and the impending rise in food prices.
From CUBA- Colombian courts ruled that the US military and mercenaries do not have rights to use Colombian military bases. The Financial Times reported that President Obama personally warned Turkey that unless it changes its position on Israel and Iran the US will not sell it weapons, specifically drone aircraft. Wikileaks will publish the remaining 15,000 Afghan war documents, despite warnings from the US government.
From RUSSIA- An update on the fires in Russia. Iran is moving forward with enriching uranium for fueling a research reactor. NATO has rejected a Taliban proposal for a joint probe into civilian deaths in Afghanistan.
From GERMANY- In Germany there are several controversies about the elimination and taxation of nuclear power plants. Then a report on the unprecedented disaster from extreme rainfall in Pakistan.
There is an article about the Shortwave Report by Cassandra Roos on line at-www.campusprogress.org/soundvision/780/big-stories-shortwaves

I was interviewed for an informative weekly radio show Mediageek, available at radio.mediageek.net

All that plus times and frequencies for listening at home. It's free to rebroadcast, please notify me if you're airing it and haven't notified me in the last month, please mention the website if you only air a portion. If you just want to listen and have a slow connection, try the streaming version- lower sound quality but good enough and way easier if you don't have a high-speed internet connection. If streaming is a problem because of your slow connection, download the smaller file- it takes 20 minutes or less, and will play swell in any mp3 player application (RealPlayer, Winamp, Quicktime, iTunes, etc) you have on your computer.
This program will be aired on Friday afternoon at 4:30pm (PDST) on KZYX/Z Philo CA, you might be able to stream via < www.kzyx.org >
There are several other streams that work better- < www.freakradio.org >Freak Radio Santa Cruz now streams this program on Friday at 9:00am.(PDST)
The Shortwave Report may be downloaded as a podcast from < feed://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?series=outFarpress+presents > or iTunes (search for "shortwave" in podcasts)
Check out the amazing streams at < www.radicalradio.org >
And Radio For Peace International at < www.rfpi.org >

I hope you'll listen and air this if you're connected with a radio station. I am still wondering how to get financially compensated for the 25 hours I put into this program weekly- any ideas are appreciated. Any stations rebroadcasting this (or listeners) are welcome to donate for production costs. You can do so through the website. Many thanks to those that have donated! No Guilt! (maybe a little)
link for broadcast edition-
< www.outfarpress.com/outfarpress/swr_08_20_10.mp3 >(13.3MB)
link for smaller file and streaming-
< www.outfarpress.com/outfarpress/shortwave.shtml >
¡FurthuR! Dan Roberts
--"Most truths are so naked that people feel sorry for them and cover them up, at least a little bit."
-- Edward R Murrow
 
 

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