Duke Ellington – V.I.P. Boogie/Jam With Sam

2 May 2018 —Jazz on the Tube

“Ellington in 1962 performs a medley of two numbers”

In 1962, the Goodyear Tire Company sponsored a series of half-hour shows that showcased swing-oriented performers.

This color excerpt from the Duke Ellington program features baritonist Harry Carney and clarinetist Jimmy Hamilton in the spotlight during the medium-tempo blues “V.I.P. Boogie.”

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Netanyahoo's "Iran Files" are Well Known, Old and Purloined from Vienna

1 May 2-18 — Moon of Alabama

The dog and pony show the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahoo provided yesterday (video, slideshow) was not based on material Israeli secret services acquired in Iran, but most likely from data Iran provided to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) during the implementation period of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA, pdf).

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Iran News Links 1-2 May 2018

2 May 2018 — williambowles.info

2 May 2018

Fmr IAEA Inspector: Netanyahu’s Cartoons About Iran’s Nuclear Program are ‘Baseless and Childish’
https://williambowles.info/2018/05/02/fmr-iaea-inspector-netanyahus-cartoons-about-irans-nuclear-program-are-baseless-and-childish/

Military Escalation in Syria. Israel’s Expansion? Selected Articles
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Fmr IAEA Inspector: Netanyahu's Cartoons About Iran's Nuclear Program are 'Baseless and Childish'

1 May 2018 — TRNN

In a ‘show and tell’ type talk, Netanyahu claimed that Iran is developing a nuclear weapons program and tried to provide evidence that Iran is violating the JCOPA. Former US IAEA Nuclear Weapons Inspector Robert Kelley tells TRNN Netanyahu’ss claims are baseless, self-serving, and childish Continue reading

Mass Hysteria Grips the United Nations Security Council: Russophobia Is a Dangerous Psychosis By Carla Stea

1 May 2018 — Global Research 

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres: “The Cold War is back —with a vengeance but with a difference. The mechanisms and the safeguards to manage the risks of escalation that existed in the past no longer seem to be present.” (April 13, 2018)

The deadly recurrence of Russophobia bears comparison to the psychosis of the Salem witch trials, several centuries ago, and with the pathology of McCarthyism in the USA in the 1950’s.

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