Welcome to Gorilla Radio, recorded July 9th and 10th, 2024
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'.
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/
Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, John Helmer Stand-Alone July 9, 2024