The Shortwave Report 3/23/01 !Listen Globally!

The show begins with 5 short clips from Radio Netherlands- the economic shock package in Argentina; a majority in the U.N. Security Council want to send observers to Palestine; the European Commission is angry at GWB for abandoning a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions; the first case of foot and mouth in the Netherlands; and protestors clash with police in Naples Italy.
On to Radio Deutsche Welle- Greenpeace protestors occupy a nuclear facility in Germany in preparation for mass protests against shipment of fuel rods; the Swiss Alps could have a Mediterranean climate in 20 years; and an in-depth review of foot and mouth disease ( the number one topic in Europe this week).
Two stories from Spanish National Radio- a Bishop in Ecuador is being accused of supplying weapons to Columbian rebels; a story about the Zapatista march to Mexico City.
Five stories from Radio Havana Cuba- Danielle Miteraund urges Mexican President Fox to enact his words of peace to the Zapatistas; protests in Argentina and more being prepared for in Canada; more appeals for the truth to come out in Guatamela; Mary Robinson points at Human Rights violations in Columbia, Palestine, and Sierra Leone, and announces her resignation from the U.N. Commission; more eyewitnesses say the 1997 seige of the Japanese Embassy in Peru ended with summary executions.
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