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I witnessed this traditional Zermatt procession! The kids are leading the goats across the village.
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On the way to Gornergrat (3135 meters), I saw him and two of his friends.
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I have recent come back from Zermatt, Switzerland. Here is the panorama from Rothorn at 3103 meters!
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Ash from volcanic eruptions covers much of the coast.
Starting at 0:23, one can see what remains of the Norwegian whaling station and the British Operation Tabarin as our lecturer Dr. Volker Strecke explains.
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Penguins swim in front of the ship as we leave Deception Island.
They travel in groups and jump in and out of the water while swimming.
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On April 7th, 2021, I spoke to national security analyst and author Joseph Cirincione.
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Joseph Cirincione is a Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute and a national security analyst and author with over 35 years of experience working these issues in Washington, D.C. He is the author or editor of seven books, including Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World before It Is Too LateandBomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons. He served previously as president of Ploughshares Fund, a global security foundation, vice president for national security at the Center for American Progress and director for nonproliferation at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, among other positions. He worked for over nine years on the professional staff of the Armed Services Committee and the Government Operations Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is adjunct faculty at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He appears frequently on television, radio and in the media and is the author of over eight hundred articles and reports on defense and national security.
Source: Quincy Institute (links added)
Photo: Iran Deal reached in Vienna - June/July 2015. Flags aligned and ready for a Family photo at the UN in Vienna.
By European External Action Service
Taken on July 14, 2015
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On April 7th, 2021, I spoke to national security analyst and author Joseph Cirincione.
Bio
Joseph Cirincione is a Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute and a national security analyst and author with over 35 years of experience working these issues in Washington, D.C. He is the author or editor of seven books, including Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World before It Is Too Late and Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons. He served previously as president of Ploughshares Fund, a global security foundation, vice president for national security at the Center for American Progress and director for nonproliferation at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, among other positions. He worked for over nine years on the professional staff of the Armed Services Committee and the Government Operations Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is adjunct faculty at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He appears frequently on television, radio and in the media and is the author of over eight hundred articles and reports on defense and national security.
Source: Quincy Institute (links added)
National Intelligence Estimate. Iran: Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities. November 2007.
Image: Joseph Cirincione
Author: Sam Kittner
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On December 4th 2019, I asked the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador Guillaume Long about his interactions with the Organization of American States (OAS) and its Secretary General Luis Almagro.
DW. OAS votes to recognize Juan Guaido's ambassador. April 10, 2019.
OAS. Statement of the OAS Electoral Observation Mission in Bolivia. October 21, 2019.
OAS. Preliminary Report of the Electoral Observation Mission in Bolivia. October 23, 2019.
OAS. Statement of the Group of Auditors Electoral Process in Bolivia. November 10, 2019.
Luis Almagro. Almagro afirma que en Bolivia hubo 'Auto golpe de Estado.' November 13, 2019.
CEPR. Major Coding Error Reveals Another Fatal Flaw in OAS Analysis of Bolivia’s 2019 Elections. August 24, 2020.
Official Photo: Luis Almagro, OAS Secretary General
Date: September 13, 2016
Place: Washington, DC
Credit: Juan Manuel Herrera/OAS
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On February 3rd, I interviewed the journalist Joe Emersberger, contributor to CounterPunch, ZNet, teleSUR English and FAIR, about the upcoming presidential elections in Ecuador.
Ecuador’s Electoral System
Joe Emersberger. CounterPunch. Moreno’s Neoliberal Restoration Proceeds in Ecuador. November 13, 2018.
Alan MacLeod. MintPress News. With Anti-IMF Candidate Surging in Polls, Ecuador’s Moreno Flies To DC Amid Talk of Suspending Election. February 1, 2021.
US Department of State. U.S.-Ecuador Relations
US Department of State. U.S. Relations With Ecuador
Lenin Moreno. Miami Herald. Ecuador's president says Biden's democracy agenda should start with Latin America. January 31, 2021.
Denis Rogatyuk. Tribune. Ecuador’s Left Is Back – And On the Verge of Power. February 2, 2021.
Image: Presidential candidate Andrés Arauz
Author: Ministro Coordinador de Conocimiento y Talento Humano
Date: April 1, 2015
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On December 14th, I spoke to Prof. Rachel Barkow about police reform.
Image: Demonstrator at a George Floyd protest holding up a Defund the Police sign
Date: June 5, 2020
Author: Taymaz Valley
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On December 14th, I interviewed Prof. Rachel Barkow about clemency reform.
0:20 Prof. Barkow's Response
Kamala Harris. Kamala’s Plan to Transform the Criminal Justice System and Re-Envision Public Safety in America. September 9, 2020.
"Reform clemency process to form clemency/sentencing review units and significantly increase use of clemency.
The clemency process needs to be removed from the Department of Justice where there are inherent conflicts of interest. Specifically, DOJ should not determine whether individuals convicted by their own colleagues should be shortened or commuted."
BIDEN-SANDERS UNITY TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS (Page 10)
Office of the Pardon Attorney
Office of the Deputy Attorney General
Nima Shirazi, Adam Johnson. Citations Needed. Ep 123: How Liberal Meta-Demands for "Investigations" and "Studies" are Used to Silence Activists. November 2020.
Image: Prof. Rachel Barkow
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On December 14th, I asked Prof. Rachel Barkow about the Biden-Harris Department of Justice.
0:50 Prof. Barkow's Answer
Devlin Barrett, Matt Zapotosky, Matt Viser. The Washington Post. Biden’sattorney general search narrows. December 12, 2020.
Ryan Grim. The Intercept. Inside Biden’s Meeting With Civil Rights Leaders. December 10, 2020.
Image: Signage for Office of the US Attorney General on Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building
Date: April 24, 2007
Author: Gregory Varnum
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Prof. Rachel Barkow discusses her book "Prisoners of Politics: Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration."
Dan Baum. Harper's Magazine. Legalize It All. How to win the war on drugs. April, 2016.
Recorded on December 14, 2020
Image: Prof. Rachel Barkow
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Chip Gibbons is the policy director of Defending Rights & Dissent. He authored the report Still Spying on Dissent: The Enduring Problem of FBI First Amendment Abuse and hosts The Still Spying Podcast. As a journalist and researcher focusing on the abuses of the US national security state at home and abroad, his writings have been featured in The Intercept, The Nation, Jacobin, and In These Times.
Recorded on October 15, 2020
Chip Gibbons. The Intercept. FBI Opened Terrorism Investigations Into Nonviolent Palestinian Solidarity Group, Documents Reveal. April 5, 2020.
Image by the artist Autumn Towne
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