Welcome to Gorilla Radio, recorded March 12th, 2025
So, it's over. Canada's "special relationship" with our southern cousin is officially kaput. It's cold comfort we aren't the only one shat upon by Trump's Second Republic. Great Britain, Ukraine, Panama, and all the NATO nations believing they enjoyed America's special affections are reeling at the discovery of its' faithlessness. Like Denmark, whose "autonomous territory" Greenland Trump shamelessly wooed in front of it's eyes. The long-held Danish belief that no matter how horrible it behaved, "...the USA were ‘the good guys’ and our most important support in the World" is shaken now for good.
Ron Ridenour is an ex-pat American journalist, author, editor, and peace activist currently living in Denmark. Ridenour's book titles include: 'Backfire: CIA’s Biggest Burn', 'The Russian Peace Threat: Pentagon on Alert', and his latest, 'Winding Brook Stories'. Ron's also worked as a special correspondent and freelancer for numerous publications in Europe, the US, and Latin America, including CovertAction Magazine, where I found his article, 'Trump's Greenland Takeover Threat Could Cause Denmark, and Other European Countries, to Reclaim Their Sovereignty'.
Ron Ridenour in the first half.
And; 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the first Asilomar Conference. If you've never heard of it, it's OK; you weren't invited. Just as you were likely not on the guest list for its quinquagenarian gathering, the 'Spirit of Asilomar and the Future of Biotechnology Conference' held last month. And that's a problem, according to a conglomeration of Global Civil Society groups who say secrecy around development of genetic engineering, bioweaponry, virology and synthetic biology research, and other fast emerging technologies pose existential risks for human and environmental survival.
Dr. Jonathan Latham holds a PhD in Virology and is co-founder and Executive Director of the Bioscience Resource Project. He is too Editor of the Independent Science News where the Global Civil Society article, 'The Dire Consequences of Secretive Biotech Regulation' appears.
Jonathan Latham and opening the debate on biotechnology in the second half.
But first, Ron Ridenour and revelations of Denmark's false friend, America.
Song: Trump 2.0
Artist: David Rovics
Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, broad/webcasting since 1999. Check out the Archive at GRadio.Substack.com, and the GR blog at: https://gorillaradioblog.blogspot.com/ and on Telegram at: https://t.me/gorillaradio2024
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