Good evening. This is John Batchelor. I begin the show tonight a conversation about the

wars, the Ukraine Front and the Middle Front and the potential, the threat, the looming disaster in East Asia.

I mentioned that there were provocations over these last days by the People's Republic of China's PLA Navy, bumping Philippine craft, making

threats about the second Thomas Scholl and who can and cannot traverse the waters. Also there was an incident of a

buzzing of a reconnaissance aircraft for Canada. The PRC is stepping into deeper and deeper water of provocations unknown what the plan is

other than it's a threat not only to Taiwan but also to the whole of the South China Sea

Basin. That includes the Philippines of course and

Southeast Asia and stretches right into Taiwan. Also the wars calling upon the arsenal of democracy which at this point needs to be renovated,

rebuilt, re-energized.

Needs money from Congress, needs guidance, needs leadership.

Congress is not now functioning, and that is a challenge to be overcome by the President.

I remind you go to war with the President you've got and right now Joe Biden is the

leader of the indispensable nation until it isn't. Also a conversation a good conversation with colleagues Bill Rajo and Hassan-A-Kani

about the wider war threat in the Middle East.

The missiles launched by the

huthies against Israel intercepted by the U.S.

Carney's anti-missile battery, the provocations of drones,

attack drones and surveillance by Sharia-linked, Sharia militias in Syria and Iraq

linked to the Iran regime.

Hezbollah always threatening, always launching. regime. The anxiety is that Hezbollah has not decided to end of the war but could at any moment.

And then there is the Gaza Front.

More hostages released, but at the same time the idea for shown video from the body cams and

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