Podcasts about Casablanca

The first movie ever screened in the White House wasn't Casablanca or Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. It was The Birth of a Nation: a Ku Klux Klan recruitment ad that glorified white rage bloodlust. A century later, Trump's White House is the sequel: staged propaganda to glorify lies, violence, and hate against freedom fighters–otherwise known as antifa–otherwise known as World War II veterans who won the war against tyranny. Because if you're not antifa, you're pro-fascism.  Trump is the Frankenstein monster of America's darkest chapters: Jim Crow, McCarthyism, Watergate, and reality-TV nihilism. But the heroes who stormed Normandy didn't die for us to cower before a spray-tanned con man. Which brings us to the Epstein Files: the panic button of MAGA-land. If the Epstein Files were nothing, Trump and Mike Johnson wouldn't be working so hard to shut down our government and prevent a vote. “Teflon Don” has gotten away with years of crimes, including inciting a violent attempted overthrow of our democracy, which led to several deaths, including of law enforcement. So why is he so panicked about the Epstein Files? The truth will come out, as it always does. And remember: bullies only understand strength. So keep pushing, keep shouting, and for the love of democracy: Release. The. Epstein. Files. This week's bonus show continues our conversation with Zerlina Maxwell, host of Mornings with Zerlina on SiriusXM's Progress Channel and author of The End of White Politics: How to Heal Our Liberal Divide. Find her weekday mornings, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. ET, on SiriusXM Progress, channel 127. For our Patreon supporters at the Truth-teller tier ($5/month) and higher, we have an exclusive for you: an odd development that hit our inbox. We'd love to get your thoughts on it over on Patreon. To hear this full bonus show, be sure to subscribe at Patreon.com/Gaslit for all bonus shows, all shows ad-free, invites to exclusive events, and more! Discounted annual memberships are available, and you can even give the gift of membership. Thank you to everyone who supports the show–we could not make Gaslit Nation without you!    Show Notes: Top House Democrat seeks Jeffrey Epstein financial records from Dimon, other bank CEOs https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/09/bank-records-epstein-dimon-raskin.html?taid=68e78b8c80da070001f243a1&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter   Trump's NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators” https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nspm-7-labels-common-beliefs   Florida Lawmaker to Meet With Putin Envoy Dmitriev This Month https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/09/florida-lawmaker-to-meet-with-putin-envoy-dmitriev-this-month-a90763   We Are Elated by the Gaza Ceasefire News. Now, the World Must Hold Israel to Account for 2 Years of Genocide https://open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/gaza-ceasefire-hold-israel-accountable-genocide?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email   Listen To The Jeffrey Epstein Tapes: ‘I Was Donald Trump's Closest Friend' https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU08/20250227/117951/HHRG-119-JU08-20250227-SD006-U6.pdf   Trump Has Second 'Yearly' Check-Up In Just Six Months: He's going to "stop by" the doctor's office while he's at Walter Reed Medical Center for another event, the White House said. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-yearly-doctors-appointment_n_68e7007be4b0b4458cb6da16   Publisher Removes Melania Trump Claims From Book, Issues Apology https://www.newsweek.com/publisher-harpercollins-uk-removes-melania-trump-claims-book-issues-apology-10844442   Racist KKK glorifying film Birth of a Nation became the first film shown in the White House under Woodrow Wilson: https://woodrowwilsonhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WWH-SCHOLAR-SPRING-2023-Hashimoto-Elizabeth-FINAL-PROJECT-BIRTH-OF-A-NATION.pdf   Shadow Network: The Anne Nelson Interview - Part II https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-transcripts-20/2022/5/11/anne-nelson-part-02?rq=Focus%20on%20the%20family

This week, the boys cover “Fight Club”, the 1999 movie that is both an of-its-time dark satire and a should-have-been-released-in-2025 heat check. Before we dive into it, we need to get drinking! So we discuss the new Paul Thomas Anderson “Dr. Strangelove”-esque gripping satire (maybe?), “One Battle After Another”, the new Daniel Day-Lewis film “Anemone”, directed by his son, Ronan Day-Lewis, and John made it to the red carpet premier of Guillermo del Toro's latest fright film “Frankenstein”. We also discuss “Highest 2 Lowest” and “Swiped”. It's a busy show! Grab a beer and listen to us drunkenly talk about movies!  linktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page!  Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages.  0:00 Intro; 04:12 “One Battle After Another”; 12:06 “Anemone”; 17:27 “Frankenstein”; 21:53 1999 Year in Review; 44:00 Films of 1999: “Fight Club”; 1:32:58: What You Been Watching? 1:51:15 Next Episode Additional Cast/Crew: David Fincher, Chuck Palahnuik, Jim Uhls, Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Meat Loaf, Zach Grenier, Helena Bonham Carter, Jared Leto, Holt McCallany, Dust Brothers, Jeff Cronenweth, James Haygood, Daniel Day-Lewis, Ronan Day-Lewis, Sean Bean, Samantha Morton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio Del Toro, Paul Thomas Anderson, Sean Penn, Thomas Pynchon, Teyana Taylor, Regina Hall, Alana Haim, Guillermo del Toro, Mary Shelley, Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Christoph Waltz, Mia Goth, Charles Dance, Felix Kammerer, David Bradley, Lars Mikkelsen, Lily James. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ 
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Becky goes back to work, Vicky takes another job opportunity, and the men don't know what to do! What's not going to cut it? Jesse as a stay-at-home dad buying Elvis peanut butter... But, will this new gig bring him happiness?! What about Danny and Vicky's "Casablanca" recreation? There's a lot to dissect and it's all right here on How Rude, Tanneritos! Follow us on Instagram @howrudepodcast & TikTok @howrudetanneritosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hoy hace dos años que Hamás atentó contra el sur de Israel con su operación "tormenta de Al-Aqsa". Comenzó con el lanzamiento de cohetes contra ciudades cercanas a la franja, Tel Aviv y Jerusalén, pero lo peor llegó poco después. Cerca de mil terroristas cruzaron la frontera desde Gaza y atacaron aldeas, kibutz y el festival de música Nova en Reim, donde perpetraron una masacre que dejó 1.200 muertos, principalmente civiles, entre ellos 36 niños. A 250 personas se las llevaron secuestradas. Las imágenes de ejecuciones y torturas, muchas difundidas por los propios atacantes, conmocionaron a Israel y a todo el mundo. Israel respondió con bombardeos aéreos y de artillería sobre Gaza y declaró el estado de guerra. La operación militar, destinada a destruir la infraestructura de Hamás y liberar a los rehenes, ha causado a estas alturas miles de muertos y la franja de Gaza se encuentra devastada. Aunque un plan de paz está en marcha, un plan ya aceptado en su integridad por Israel y parcialmente por Hamás, el conflicto aún no ha terminado. Esto nos invita a imaginar un escenario alternativo: ¿qué habría pasado si Israel hubiera optado por una respuesta militar más limitada, priorizando la liberación de rehenes y manteniendo las negociaciones con Arabia Saudí, que estaban ya avanzadas antes del atentado? Es un ejercicio contrafactual pero podrían haberse salvado vidas y hoy las cosas serían muy distintas. Pero los acontecimientos discurrieron por otro curso de acción. La respuesta israelí, respaldada por el apoyo de EEUU, fue interpretada por el Gobierno de Netanyahu como una carta blanca. La visita de Biden el 18 de octubre buscaba solidarizarse con Israel, pero en Jerusalén se tomó como permiso para una ofensiva sin restricciones. Esto ha terminado generando tensiones con EEUU y Europa, que esperaban una reacción más contenida. Algunos ministros de Netanyahu aprovecharon la tragedia para impulsar una agenda de anexión de Gaza, algo que implica el desplazamiento de su población. Nada de eso estaba sobre la mesa cuando todo esto empezó. El cambio de inquilino en la Casa Blanca ha traído también algunas novedades. Trump, cuyo historial pro-Israel está sobradamente acreditado, ha sido quien ha puesto el plan de paz que más posibilidades de éxito ha tenido hasta la fecha. Pero la guerra, que ya lleva dos años, ha sido muy costosa. Se estima que 60.000 palestinos han muerto, el ejército israelí está al límite y la sociedad israelí se encuentra dividida. La imagen internacional de Israel se ha deteriorado, mientras los nacionalistas en el gobierno buscan reocupar Gaza, una idea simplemente inviable. El atentado de Hamás buscaba, entre otras cosas, sabotear las negociaciones entre Israel y Arabia Saudí. Gaza, controlada por Hamás desde 2007, ya vivía en condiciones precarias y los problemas con Israel eran continuos, pero el atentado del 7 de octubre fue la declaración de guerra total. Quizá una operación más corta, de tres o cuatro meses, habría sido más sensata y aceptada por la comunidad internacional, pero los cálculos políticos de la coalición de Netanyahu han prolongado las operaciones. El plan de Trump busca crear los incentivos adecuados para lograr la paz, pero no será fácil sacarlo adelante. Netanyahu debe convencer a sus socios de Gobierno y Hamás ha de reconocer su derrota y desaparecer por el bien de Israel y, sobre todo, por el de los palestinos. Un escenario difícil que anticipa otro más complicado aún una vez se haya firmado el armisticio. En La ContraRéplica: 0:00 Introducción 4:03 Dos años de guerra en Gaza 32:38 Contra el pesimismo - https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R 34:27 Turiel y el decrecentismo 43:46 El crecimiento de Madrid · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra el pesimismo”… https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE · “La ContraHistoria de España. 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Depuis plus d'une semaine, le mouvement social Gen Z enflamme le Maroc. À Casablanca, la construction d'un stade à 500 millions d'euros pour la Coupe du monde 2030 suscite de vives réactions. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

La llegada de Donald Trump a la Casa Blanca reavivó un debate urgente: ¿los cárteles mexicanos son grupos terroristas? En este episodio de Esquina Balderas analizamos con la doctora Yuriria Rodríguez Castro, experta en terrorismo, si la violencia del Cártel de Sinaloa o La Nueva Familia Michoacana puede compararse con la de organizaciones como el Estado Islámico. Hablamos de la narcocultura, el ecoterrorismo en la UNAM, los incels y cómo el horror se ha convertido en una estrategia de poder. ¿Estamos frente a una forma mexicana de terrorismo? No te pierdas esta conversación profunda y provocadora solo por La Saga. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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This week, President Trump said he plans to use the military against America's "enemy within." On this week's On the Media, how Trump's rhetoric can obscure the real limits to his powers. Plus, how Humphrey Bogart betrayed the ideals of his most celebrated film.[01:00]  Host Micah Loewinger sits down for an extended conversation with Jamelle Bouie, columnist at The New York Times. They unpack the unprecedented Quantico meeting, the importance of keeping an eye on history, and why Trump's mental decline seems to go uncovered by the political press. Plus, a defense of name-calling.[38:26] Host Brooke Gladstone speaks with Corey Robin, distinguished professor of political science at Brooklyn College and author of Fear: The History of a Political Idea, on how free speech crackdowns can change our political culture and tear at the fabric of the soul. Plus, how Humphrey Bogart betrayed the ideals of his most celebrated film.Further reading / listening:“‘The Most Epic Political Victory Our Country Has Ever Seen' Is Nothing of the Kind” , by Jamelle BouieFear: The History of a Political Idea, by Corey Robin On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.

The Allied forces in Tunisia, now designated the 18th Army gets a new leader, Harold Alexander. He wants training and new leadership. So on his way from Casablanca is Gen. Patton. Meanwhile, Rommel is out as the North African Axis Commander. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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El lunes, Donald Trump y Benjamin Netanyahu se reunieron en la Casa Blanca para discutir un plan de alto el fuego en Gaza, un tema urgente tras varios meses de guerra sin cuartel. Esta no era la primera vez que se veían: en febrero, poco después de la investidura de Trump, ya se habían reunido, pero sin resultados concretos más allá de reafirmar la alianza entre Estados Unidos e Israel. Entonces, Trump se mostró obsequioso, aunque la reunión fue esencialmente simbólica y todo lo que dio de sí fueron unos vídeos generados por inteligencia artificial que mostraban a Gaza como un resort turístico. Desde aquel encuentro las relaciones parecían haberse enfriado, especialmente a mediados de año cuando Trump no incluyó a Israel en su gira por Oriente Medio. La cooperación se reanudó de forma decisiva con la operación "martillo de medianoche" para destruir el programa nuclear iraní. Esto allanó el camino para una gran ofensiva israelí en Gaza, que comenzó a finales de verano y sigue en curso provocando numerosas víctimas y mucho sufrimiento en la población civil. La situación ha suscitado gran rechazo de la comunidad internacional, especialmente hacia Netanyahu, cuya popularidad está en mínimos tanto en Israel como en el exterior. La reunión del lunes fue iniciativa de Trump, que presentó a Netanyahu un plan de alto el fuego bien estructurado para poner fin a la guerra en Gaza. Este plan, de 20 puntos, exige la liberación de los 48 rehenes israelíes retenidos por Hamás en un plazo de 72 horas tras el alto el fuego. A cambio Israel liberará unos 1.700 presos palestinos, entre ellos 250 que cumplen prisión perpetua. Además de eso, Hamás debería desarmarse, revelar la ubicación de sus infraestructuras y ceder el control de Gaza, donde ha gobernado desde 2007. Israel, por su parte, se retiraría de forma gradual manteniendo solo el control del perímetro de la franja. La seguridad interna estaría a cargo de una fuerza internacional de estabilización, mientras que un comité de tecnócratas palestinos gestionaría los servicios públicos. Una Junta de Paz, liderada por figuras como Tony Blair y supervisada por Trump, coordinaría la reconstrucción de Gaza con fondos internacionales. Sobre el plan pesan tres grandes interrogantes. El primero es si aceptará Hamás las condiciones, que implican perder su principal baza negociadora (los rehenes) y el control de la franja. La segunda es si lo refrendarán los socios de Netanyahu, que tienen intención de anexionar Gaza y repoblarla con colonos. Por último, es también una incógnita si esta solución se ganará el apoyo de los gazatíes. Las encuestas revelan que la población de Gaza, agotada por la guerra, prioriza el fin de los bombardeos y el acceso a servicios básicos, el apoyo a Hamás es ya residual y se decantan por un gobierno internacional o por devolver la franja a la Autoridad Nacional Palestina. El éxito del plan depende de la presión sobre ambas partes. Hamás podría dividirse entre una facción pragmática y otra que opte por seguir luchando. Netanyahu, por su parte, se encuentra ante un dilema: apoyar el plan podría costarle el respaldo de sus socios y, con ello, su puesto como primer ministro. Si Hamás rechaza el plan, Israel contaría con el apoyo de Trump para endurecer la ofensiva y eso prolongaría el conflicto. El plazo para aceptar el acuerdo vence pronto, y su aprobación podría ser una oportunidad única para la paz en Gaza. En La ContraRéplica: 0:00 Introducción 3:50 Un plan para Gaza 32:45 Contra el pesimismo - https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R 34:34 La flotilla de Gaza 40:25 El peak oil 47:07 El cortijo de Isabel Izquierdo Peraile · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra el pesimismo”… https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Contra la Revolución Francesa”… https://amzn.to/4aF0LpZ · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #gaza #israel Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Einfach Fußball zu Gast in Aachen! Mit dem Geschäftsführer Sport der Alemannia geht's um gefälschte Spielerpässe in AC, ein Debut in Casablanca, aber auch um Demut und Haltung im Profifußball. Von Sven Pistor /Rachid Azzouzi /Constantin Kleine.

En el primer día del cierre de gobierno la Casa Blanca advirtió que los despidos en la fuerza laboral federal son inminentes. ¿Cuál será el impacto si no se llega a un acuerdo?En otras noticias: Hablamos en exclusiva con los familiares del migrante venezolano que sobrevivió en el ataque a una oficina de ICE en Dallas. Israel interceptó la flotilla global que se dirigía a Gaza con ayuda humanitaria.El departamento de seguridad nacional anunció una nueva norma para agilizar el proceso de solicitud de visas para trabajadores agrícolas. 

He visto imágenes repugnantes, pero pocas como la que ofrecieron la tarde del lunes en la Casablanca, los dos personajes más aciagos de la actual humanidad, los más embusteros, corruptos y eso es lo peor, los más poderosos del mundo, cada uno a su manera. Tienen la debilidad europea cuando no la complicidad, tienen riqueza, tienen las armas, tienen la determinación de obtener pingües ganancias y tienen el cinismo de levantar el dedo, pervirtiendo el sentido del gesto de perdón.

This week, the boys talk a lot about the day's events, including the $55B sale of EA, AI “actress” Tilly Norwood, and the incredible year 2002, before getting into our featured conversation about Paul Thomas Anderson's “Punch Drunk Love”. Check the show notes if you want to scoot ahead to any particular segment of the show!  linktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page!  Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages.  0:00 Intro; 5:36:22 Gripes about EA, Tilly Norwood, and Toilets; 19:51 2002 Year in Review; 57:44 Films of 2002: “Punch Drunk Love”; 1:32:48 What You Been Watching?; 1:37:39 Next Week's Episode Teaser Additional Cast/Crew: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzman, Robert Elswit. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ 
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La ciencia siempre ha tenido detractores. Los científicos a lo largo de la historia han sido tachados de locos y las científicas hasta de brujas. Así que hoy asistimos a un nuevo momento de algo ya viejo: la ciencia avasallada por el populismo. La anticiencia como identidad política. Puede ser el negacionismo del cambio climático, las terapias de conversión, los movimientos antivacunas o hasta una campaña contra el acetaminofén, con epicentro en la Casa Blanca. Sí, una de las últimas banderas de Donald Trump se centra en "alertar" a las mujeres embarazadas a no tomar el único medicamento que pueden ingerir sin peligro durante el periodo de gestación y por ello las instó a soportar dolores y malestares. Según Trump, aunque no según la Organización Mundial de la Salud y la Agencia Europea de Medicamentos entre muchas otras organizaciones médicas, el paracetamol causa autismo. ¿Cómo enfrentamos la solvencia de la ciencia con la opinología, sobre todo cuando es ejercida desde el pináculo del poder político? Conversamos este lunes con el epidemiólogo y docente universitario Juan José Romero.

Donald Trump le presentó su plan de 21 pasos para la paz en Gaza al mismísimo Benjamin Netanyahu durante una reunión en la Casa Blanca, que estaba programada especialmente para platicar esta propuesta. Israel ya habría aceptado el plan, además de que varios países árabes y musulmanes dijeron estar contentos con la propuesta. Después de que se señalara que Adan Augusto López recibió millones de pesos sin declararlos, Claudia Sheinabum aseguró que nadie dentro del gobierno o Morena filtró los documentos en los que se basó la investigación. Además… La DEA detuvo a cientos de personas y decomisó millones de dólares de droga del Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación; La Secretaría de Seguridad Ciudadana detuvo al “Viejón”, líder de La Barredora en Guanajuato; Omar García Harfuch está armando una Policía Federal 2.0; Putin retiró a Rusia de la Convención Europea para la Prevención de la Tortura; Y Donald Trump dijo que le quiere poner aranceles del 100% a todas las películas que se produzcan fuera de Estados Unidos.Y para #ElVasoMedioLleno… Un grupo de científicos descubrió que las personas con un mayor sentido de propósito tienen menor probabilidad de desarrollar deterioro cognitivo y demencia.Para enterarte de más noticias como estas, síguenos en redes sociales. Estamos en todas las plataformas como @telokwento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Det här är ett avsnitt om fotbollsresor, om att uppleva världen genom fotboll och om mycket annat. Gäst är Erik Niva, sportjournalisten som mer än någon annan personifierar det här med att sätta in fotbollen i ett större samhällsperspektiv. Vi landar i Casablanca, Stoke-on-Trent och på flera andra platser. Programledare: Fritte FritzsonProducent: Ida WahlströmKlippning: Silverdrake förlagSignaturmelodi: Vacaciones - av Svantana i arrangemang av Daniel AldermarkGrafik: Jonas PikeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/alltduvelatveta/Instagram: @alltduvelatveta / @frittefritzsonHar du förslag på avsnitt eller experter: Gå in på www.fritte.se och leta dig fram till kontakt!Podden produceras av Blandade Budskap AB och presenteras i samarbete med Acast........................................................Organisationer som hjälper Ukrainahttps://blagulabilen.se/http://www.humanbridge.se/https://www.rodakorset.se/https://lakareutangranser.se/nyheter/oro-over-situationen-i-ukrainaUkrainska statens egen lista (militär och civil hjälp)https://war.ukraine.ua/donate/Några organisationer som hjälper i Gazahttps://lakareutangranser.se/vad-vi-gor/har-arbetar-vi/palestinahttps://unicef.se/katastrofinsatser/hjalp-barnen-i-gazakrisenhttps://www.rodakorset.se/var-varld/har-arbetar-vi/palestina/gaza/gaza/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Es la imagen del día: el apretón de manos en la Casa Blanca entre el primer ministro israelí y el presidente estadounidense. Benjamin Netanyahu ha aceptado el plan de paz de Donald Trump para Gaza. El texto asegura que Israel no ocupará Gaza ni expulsará a sus habitantes, se contempla el desarme de Hamás, la liberación inmediata de los rehenes y el cese de las hostilidades.El plan consta de 20 puntos sobre los que Hamás todavía no se ha pronunciado. En RNE, lo analizamos de la mano de Jesús Núñez, codirector del Instituto de Estudios sobre Conflictos y Acción Humanitaria. "La Autoridad Palestina no ha sido consultada para nada, ni ha participado en este supuesto plan. Tampoco Hamás, que ahora con la mediación de Catar y Egipto, tendremos que ver lo que responde", apunta Núñez. "Lo vimos en enero de este mismo año y hace un año y medio, fue el propio Netanyahu el que lo rechazó. Él está en otra dinámica. Si ahora ha mostrado cierto acuerdo con lo que le dice su principal aliado, Trump, es porque entiende que sigue contando todas las bazas en su mano", añade. Si el primer ministro israelí lograse recuperar a los rehenes, ganaría cierta popularidad frente a la opinión pública, opina el analista. Por otro lado, sigue estando en su mano calibrar en cada momento y hasta dónde llega o no llega el desarme de Hamás y puede "volver a reabrir la violencia" en el momento que lo desee. "No son condiciones para un acuerdo de paz. Si no termina la ocupación israelí de Gaza y Cisjordania, no hay la más mínima posibilidad de que una cosa como el Estado palestino sea viable. No hay nada en este plan que determine el final de la ocupación", sentencia el codirector del IECAH. Entrevista completa en RNE Audio.Escuchar audio

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EEUU le ha presentado a Israel y se entiende que también a Hamas su propuesta de acuerdo para poner fín al conflicto en Gaza. El texto incluye diversos puntos, entre los que destaca que Israel no ocupará o se anexará la Franja. Hablaremos de la situación sobre el terreno en Gaza, de las elecciones de Moldavia, en las que el europeísmo se ha impuesto frente a quienes prefieren ser aliados de Rusia.Tendremos entrevista sobre ello.Estaremos en Bruselas para conocer las sanciones impuestas por la UE sobre Irán, tendremos entrevista sobre la delicadísima situación en Sudán del Sur y estaremos con nuestro enviado especial a Liverpool para que nos cuente cómo está siendo el congreso anual del Partido Laborista británico.Escuchar audio

En este episodio de VG Daily, Juan Manuel de los Reyes y Andre Dos Santos analizan a fondo la inminente amenaza de un cierre de gobierno en Estados Unidos. Explicamos qué significa realmente y cómo se diferencia del techo de la deuda, repasamos las fechas clave que marcan esta crisis y las posiciones enfrentadas entre republicanos y demócratas en el Congreso.Comentamos qué propone cada partido, por qué no se ha llegado a un acuerdo, y cómo la Casa Blanca bajo Donald Trump ha escalado la presión con la amenaza de despidos permanentes de empleados federales. Además, exploramos qué riesgos enfrenta la economía estadounidense si no se logra un pacto y qué podría pasar en los próximos meses con la batalla del techo de la deuda.

El audio analiza un plan de 20 puntos presentado por Donald Trump y Benjamín Netanyahu, que Israel acepta y cumple todos sus objetivos. Se espera que Hamás responda en 72 horas, liberando rehenes. Se destaca que Estados Unidos presenta las demandas israelíes como un acuerdo, y la Casa Blanca cree que los países árabes deben forzar a Hamás a aceptarlo, o será 'destruido'. Netanyahu ha pedido disculpas a Qatar, lo que se interpreta como un intento de asegurar su mediación. En el caso Begoña Gómez, un informe de la UCO y mensajes de WhatsApp revelan irregularidades en contratos y actividades privadas de su asesora durante horas de trabajo. El Partido Popular presenta su modelo migratorio, que busca la integración y el cumplimiento de deberes, más allá de ser 'víctimas' o 'delincuentes'. Se debate si la postura del PP, cercana a la de VOX, beneficia a este último electoralmente. La ley actual ya contempla la expulsión de inmigrantes que delinquen.

Bojovala s úzkostmi a depresemi. Vícekrát narazila na špatného parťáka nebo parťačku, se kterými se vydala do hor. O psychickém zdraví a horských výletech do Alp i Himálaje mluví v cestovatelském podcastu Casablanca Kateřina Mrtýnková, autorka knihy S úzkostí pod Everest.Všechny díly podcastu Casablanca můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

Al menos 60 localidades en Valencia han decidido suspender esta mañana las clases, también la universidad. Esta madrugada ya han acumulado más de 80 litros por metro cuadrado en varios puntos. En Aldaia, en apenas 35 minutos han caído 57 litros por metro cuadrado. En Zaragoza lluvias de hasta 74 litros por metro cuadrado, bajos y bodegas anegados y varios vecinos atrapados en los coches. Se desbordó el río Huerva y obligó a activar el nivel 1 de emergencias del plan de protección. En Castellón han acumulado más de 150 litros en el municipio de Suera. Del exterior, la imagen del día estará en la reunión en la Casa Blanca entre Donald Trump y el primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu. Sobre la mesa tendrán la propuesta de paz para Gaza de Trump.

Bojovala s úzkostmi a depresemi. Vícekrát narazila na špatného parťáka nebo parťačku, se kterými se vydala do hor. O psychickém zdraví a horských výletech do Alp i Himálaje mluví v cestovatelském podcastu Casablanca Kateřina Mrtýnková, autorka knihy S úzkostí pod Everest.

Original Release Date: Monday 29 September 2025    Description:   Because Phil is on the road, tending to family matters, this week's show was pre-recorded last week and much of the episode is dedicated to discussing two icons: The historic landmarked Mayan Theatre in downtown Los Angeles closed its doors for good on September 14, and the great leading man, filmmaker, and supporter of the arts and the environment, Robert Redford, left the stage on September 16. Dean and Phil do a deep dive into his career and accomplishments and put his 1974 starring vehicle The Great Gatsby under the microscope. This leads to a discussion of lead characters, often seen as heroes, who suffer the delusions caused by their own fantasies. Such characters include Holly Martins in The Third Man and Rick in Casablanca. The dangers of fantasy prove the perfect segue way to Phil's thoughts upon finally having watched James Gunn's Superman. Finally, things wrap up, in this jumbo installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, with a devilishly haunting, and rather delightfully macabre 1964 suspense picture from Japan, Onibaba.

DIAL212 is a bi-monthly broadcast annexed to Astrofevever Records, transmitting high-grade sound waves from Casablanca via Amsterdam's Echobox Radio, hosted by @Polyswitch and his guests. ___ *Guest Introduction: Born and raised in Casablanca, Mourad is a devoted record collector, DJ, and producer whose sonic pocket spans the golden eras of electronic music. A true connoisseur, admired for his discerning ear and talent, Mourad stands amongst the brightest in the local landscape. Whether unearthing hidden gems from his record crates or commanding the decks, his love for music resonates in every set. ___ *Mourad on the web: Soundcloud: @morra-2 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mourad.music/ ___ *Follow us: Bandcamp: bit.ly/3jSuJMo Spotify: spoti.fi/32cy2bp Mixcloud: bit.ly/38b9iUx Instagram: bit.ly/3et6hjE Twitter: bit.ly/34WyHPH Facebook: bit.ly/3mXidwT www.astrofever.com

After 2005's digital day-and-date experiment BUBBLE, Soderbergh swung hard in the other direction with a Golden Age Hollywood pastiche: his (loose) adaptation of Joseph Kanon's postwar Berlin mystery THE GOOD GERMAN. Joining us is film writer and literal historian Peter Raleigh! We talk adaptation, aesthetic imitation, Denazification, CASABLANCA, and much more. Check it out! Further Reading: The Good German by Joseph Kanon Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 by Tony Judt Commemorating Hell: The Public Memory of Mittelbau-Dora by Gretchen Schafft and Gerhard Zeidler Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties by David de Jong "Fighting Men" by Anthony Lane "Style Wars: Steven Soderbergh's 'The Good German'" by Michael Koresky Further Viewing: FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT (Hitchcock, 1940) CASABLANCA (Curtiz, 1942) TO BE OR NOT TO BE (Lubitsch, 1942) A FOREIGN AFFAIR (Wilder, 1948) THE THIRD MAN (Reed, 1949) JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG (Kramer, 1961) EUROPA (Von Trier, 1991) BARB WIRE (Hogan, 1996) PHOENIX (Petzold, 2014) TRANSIT (Petzold, 2018)   Follow Peter Raleigh: https://x.com/PetreRaleigh https://peterraleigh.substack.com/ Follow Pod Casty For Me: https://www.podcastyforme.com/ https://twitter.com/podcastyforme https://www.instagram.com/podcastyforme/ https://www.youtube.com/@podcastyforme Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PodCastyForMe Artwork by Jeremy Allison: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyallisonart

Welcome back to Young Hot Guys! This week, Tony is back from The Traitors final, Killian has been getting cultured in Bordeaux and Shane has been touring across the UK. But still, the guys are missing each other and can't wait to get back to the studio. The guys are chatting Casablanca, funerals, arse pictures and are briefly joined by Joe Duffy! *This week there is no full video available on YouTube. Full video will be back for main and bonus episodes next week! Thanks for your patience. To get extra bonus content and much more you can sign up at ⁠⁠https://headstuffpodcasts.com/membership/⁠⁠  Biggest Show Ever: https://www.ticketmaster.ie/young-hot-guys-live-dublin-20-11-2025/event/180062F8A29E1D53 Shane's Tickets: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/shanedanbyrne⁠⁠⁠ Killian's Tickets: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/killiansundermann⁠⁠⁠ Tony's Tickets: ⁠https://linktr.ee/tonyhorror⁠ Shane Daniel Byrne, Tony Cantwell, and Killian Sundermann are Young Hot Guys. This is a HeadStuff podcast produced by Hilary Barry. Artwork by Shane Kenna

Kristi Noem anuncia que ICE reforzará la seguridad tras el tiroteo de Dallas; la Casa Blanca se prepara para el posible cierre de gobierno y la OMS rechaza las declaraciones de Trump sobre el autismo, entre otras noticias. Más información en UnivisionNoticias.com.

La tensión sube entre Venezuela y Estados Unidos desde que la Casa Blanca incrementó considerablemente su presencia militar en el mar Caribe. Washington afirma que el despliegue de buques de guerra, aviones caza y miles de hombres permite luchar contra el narcotráfico procedente de sudamérica y en particular de Venezuela. Caracas respondió con ejercicios militares y un llamado al diálogo con Estados Unidos. ¿Qué busca la Casa Blanca con la militarización del Caribe? Con ocho buques de guerra, un submarino, aviones caza y miles de hombres, Estados Unidos reforzó su presencia militar en el mar Caribe. Washington ha lanzado además tres ataques letales contra lanchas de supuestos narcotraficantes. Donald Trump y su Gobierno apuntan en particular a las redes venezolanas de narcotráfico de las que el presidente Nicolás Maduro sería presuntamente cómplice. Pero el argumento de la guerra contra las drogas responde ante todo a una postura política, analiza David A. Smilde, profesor de Sociología en la Universidad de Tulane en Luisiana y buen conocedor de las relaciones entre Washington y Caracas. "En su campaña, Donald Trump prometió a sus seguidores que iba a luchar contra las drogas bombardeando a los carteles", dice el experto. "Hay verdaderamente un problema de drogas en Estados Unidos, en ciudades como San Francisco, aquello parece como una película de terror, hay mucha gente adicta al fentanilo, el problema es que el fentanilo no pasa por Venezuela. Incluso, según la DEA (Oficina antidrogas de EE.UU), menos del 10% de la cocaína que llega a Estados Unidos pasa por Venezuela", agrega Smilde, quien califica las acciones de Trump de "teatro político".  Según el especialista, la estrategia bélica de la Administración Trump y la destrucción de lanchas buscan demostrar la existencia de una amenaza externa y de esta manera justificar las deportaciones de migrantes venezolanos.  "Si ellos pueden demostrar que tienen un conflicto con Venezuela, entonces eso les puede ayudar y darles herramientas para deportar a miles de venezolanos sin juicio", analiza.  De momento, la Casa Blanca descarta una intervención militar para derrocar a Maduro, pero el despliegue de tropas aumenta la presión sobre su Gobierno que ha llamado a la población a unirse a las filas de una milicia ciudadana para defender el territorio. El gobierno de Maduro "está bajo presión, sin duda. Tanto el chavismo como la oposición piensan en una posible invasión terrestre, lo que no ocurrirá. Si algo pasara, sería un bombardeo aéreo", asegura David Smilde. "Nicolás Maduro moviliza milicia para mandar el mensaje de que cualquier operación sería costosa porque tiene a la ciudadanía movilizada", concluye el académico.

El asesinato de Charlie Kirk, un referente muy popular entre los jóvenes ultraconservadores de Estados Unidos, ha provocado una conmoción en la sociedad norteamericana alimentado en gran parte por una sobrerreacción de la Casa Blanca y todo el movimiento MAGA. Trump y los principales cargos de su Gobierno culparon del crimen a la “izquierda radical” y elevaron la figura de Kirk como su nuevo mártir en un funeral de Estado retransmitido por televisión. Con Carlos Hernández-Echevarría, adjunto a la dirección de Maldita y experto en política norteamericana, analizamos el punto de inflexión que puede representar este asesinato político en la democracia estadounidense. *** Envíanos una nota de voz por Whatsapp contándonos alguna historia que conozcas o algún sonido que tengas cerca y que te llame la atención. Lo importante es que sea algo que tenga que ver contigo. Guárdanos en la agenda como “Un tema Al día”. El número es el 699 518 743See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, John and Jeff keep it positive as they cover for Dave while he goes and finds himself to discuss “Leon: The Professional”. The random year generator spun 1994, so we gave a year in review of this crazy film year! First, to get us drinking, we discussed “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale” and Christopher Nolan taking the helm of the DGA! Grab a beer and join us for this wild ride.  linktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page!  Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages.  0:00 Intro; 23:09 1994 Year in Review; 51:13 Films of 1994: “Leon: The Professional”; 1:26:52 What You Been Watching?; 1:33:35 Next Week's Episode Teaser Additional Cast/Crew: Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman, Danny Aiello, Luc Besson, Simon Curtis, Julian Fellowes, Michelle Dockery, Joanne Froggatt, Elizabeth McGovern, Alessandro Nivola, Dominic West, Hugh Bonneville, Paul Giamatti, Laura Carmichael. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ 
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#Podcast #iPhoneAir #ScratchGate #MetaRayBan PLAYLIST Rolones: https://acortar.link/syEyR7En este episodio hablamos de cómo cancelar suscripciones con un solo clic, los polémicos anuncios de META Ray Ban, y el nuevo escándalo del iPhone ScratchGate.También exploramos las novedades de los AirPods con traducción simultánea, sensor de ritmo cardiaco y control de cámara. Además, Daft Punk regresa en forma de fichas, y la noticia bomba: la Casa Blanca anunció que Oracle controlará el algoritmo de TikTok

En la edición de hoy del Radar Empresarial, centramos nuestra atención en Tether, la empresa que está detrás de USDT, la stablecoin más utilizada a nivel mundial. Según declaraciones de su CEO, Paolo Ardoino, la compañía se encuentra analizando una posible ronda de financiamiento que podría situar su valoración en unos 500.000 millones de dólares. De acuerdo con Bloomberg News, la firma estaría considerando captar entre 15.000 y 20.000 millones de dólares, enfocándose en atraer a inversores de alto perfil. Ardoino comentó en la red social X que esta estrategia busca no solo fortalecer su posición en el sector de las stablecoins, sino también expandirse hacia otras industrias como la inteligencia artificial y los recursos naturales. La empresa está dispuesta a ofrecer un 3% de participación, teniendo en cuenta que USDT —su principal activo— cuenta con una capitalización de mercado cercana a los 173.000 millones de dólares. Tether ha sido una de las compañías beneficiadas por el enfoque favorable hacia las criptomonedas por parte de la administración de Donald Trump, quien expresó en repetidas ocasiones su deseo de convertir a Estados Unidos en el epicentro global del ecosistema cripto. En agosto, Tether incorporó a Bo Hines, ex asesor de la Casa Blanca, con el propósito de liderar su estrategia de crecimiento dentro del territorio estadounidense. Hines fue uno de los impulsores de la Ley GENIUS, considerada por el Foro Económico Mundial como el primer paso legislativo de EE. UU. hacia la regulación de stablecoins. Esta normativa establece requisitos como que los emisores de estas monedas digitales deben ser entidades depositarias aseguradas o mantener una reserva en proporción 1:1 respecto a las monedas emitidas. Pero el alcance de Tether no se limita únicamente a USDT. A comienzos de este mes, la firma lanzó un nuevo activo digital llamado USAT, con el objetivo de fortalecer su presencia en el mercado estadounidense. Hines asumirá el rol de director ejecutivo en este nuevo proyecto. Además, Tether continúa desarrollando actividades en el sector de la minería de Bitcoin. Recientemente, surgieron rumores sobre su posible retiro de Uruguay debido al alto costo de la energía, aunque la compañía ha asegurado que sigue en diálogo con autoridades y actores locales para encontrar soluciones viables.

En una rueda de prensa en la Casa Blanca, Donald Trump, acompañado por el secretario de Salud Robert Kennedy advirtió este lunes sobre la presunta relación entre el acetaminofeno, principal componente del paracetamol, y el autismo. Trump afirmó categóricamente que “tomar Tylenol no es bueno” y recomendó a las mujeres embarazadas evitarlo salvo en casos extremos, como fiebres muy altas. Tylenol es una marca comercial de paracetamol muy popular en EEUU y en otros países del mundo. Aparte de aliviar el dolor, el acetaminofeno es un analgésico muy utilizado también para bajar la fiebre. No es un medicamento de riesgo ya que se puede adquirir sin receta. Kennedy apoyó estas afirmaciones, y anunció que la agencia reguladora de alimentos y fármacos, la FDA, actualizaría las etiquetas del acetaminofeno para advertir sobre este posible riesgo. Junto a eso también pondrán en marcha campaña informativa. Las declaraciones de Trump y Kennedy ha provocado un gran revuelo, ya que contrastan con la postura del Colegio Estadounidense de Obstetras y Ginecólogos, que considera seguro el acetaminofeno durante el embarazo, eso sí, siempre bajo supervisión médica. Kenvue, la empresa que fabrica el Tylenol, rechazó rotundamente las acusaciones recordando que venden ese medicamento desde hace 70 años y que numerosos estudios independientes han sido incapaces de establecer un vínculo causal con el autismo. De nada sirvieron las aclaraciones porque las acciones de Kenvue en Bolsa se derrumbaron tan pronto como concluyó la rueda de prensa. Pasaron de pagarse a 18,50 a 16,90 dólares. Kenvue factura 15.000 millones de dólares anuales, de los cuales unos 1.000 millones provienen del Tylenol. Por si el charco del paracetamol no era suficiente, Trump se metió también en el de las vacunas, uno de los temas predilectos de Robert Kennedy, conocido activista antivacunas. El presidente sugirió espaciar las vacunaciones de la triple vírica en los niños pequeños, pero nadie sabe en qué se basa para recomendar algo así. Kennedy prometió más estudios sobre una supuesta relación entre las vacunas y el autismo, a pesar de que innumerables estudios ya la han descartado. La comunidad científica ha tenido que recordar que las vacunas infantiles han salvado millones de vidas y sus beneficios superan con mucho sus posibles riesgos. En cuanto al tratamiento del autismo, el comisionado de la FDA, Marty Makary, anunció que la leucovorina, una forma activa del ácido fólico usada en quimioterapia, se etiquetará para su uso en personas con autismo. Lo harán basándose en estudios preliminares que indican ciertos beneficios, aunque se necesita mucha más investigación al respecto. Kennedy adelantó que los programas de Medicaid y las aseguradoras privadas cubrirían el medicamento. El autismo, un trastorno del neurodesarrollo que afecta a 1 de cada 31 niños de 8 años en EEUU, tiene causas complejas, principalmente genéticas, y el incremento de diagnósticos se debe a mejores sistemas de detección y criterios más amplios. Trump aseguró de forma errónea que hace 18 años la prevalencia era de 1 por cada 10.000, cuando lo cierto es que era de 1 por cada 150 en el año 2000. No fue la única inexactitud. Prácticamente todo lo que dijeron Trump y Kennedy carece de respaldo científico. Aunque algunos estudios, como uno de 2020 de la UniversidadJohns Hopkins, sugiere una posible asociación entre el acetaminofeno y el autismo, otros más recientes, como uno de 2024 con 2,5 millones de niños, no han encontrado relación alguna. Los médicos recuerdan que que el paracetamol es uno de los pocos analgésicos seguros para mujeres embarazadas, y que la fiebre o el dolor no tratados pueden ser más perjudiciales para el feto. 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Casablanca The Movie Review Episode! ☕ Have Coffee Will Travel – Episode 35: Casablanca, Canada Post & Cosmic Pizza Milestones In this episode of Have Coffee Will Travel, your hosts Shawn and Leah settle in with their favorite brew and take you on a ride through film history, small business hustle, postal politics, and a […] The post Casablanca – Have Coffee Will Travel Podcast appeared first on The ESO Network.

Médicos critican la vinculación de Trump del autismo con el uso de acetaminofén; la Casa Blanca negó que Tom Homan recibiera 50,000 dólares de agentes encubiertos del FBI y la Corte Suprema revisará los límites al poder del presidente, entre otras noticias. Más información en UnivisionNoticias.com.

¿Te imaginas haber sido presidente de Estados Unidos y aún así tener que preocuparte por deudas, impuestos y gastos familiares? Esa es la realidad que enfrenta Joe Biden después de la Casa Blanca.En este episodio hablamos de:☕ Cómo hasta las figuras más poderosas enfrentan deudas, gastos inesperados y compromisos familiares.☕ Por qué no importa cuánto ganes, si no manejas bien tu dinero siempre sentirás que falta.☕ La importancia de planificar con realismo en vez de contar con ingresos futuros inciertos.☕ Qué significa vivir “modesto para tu nivel” y cómo esa mentalidad puede darte paz financiera.No te lo puedes perder! Timestamps: 00:00 Introducción y Bienvenida 03:02 Qué Esta Pasando: La Reserva Federal y Tasas de Interés 05:07 Impacto de la Inflación y el Mercado de Valores 11:17 El Valor del Oro y la Economía 14:56 Tema Principal: Problemas Financieros de Joe Biden 27:49 El Abuso Financiero a los Padres 30:41 Comparaciones Entre Presidentes 43:40 El Desafío de Ajustar el Estilo de Vida 48:50 Reflexiones Finales y Consejos Enlaces: ☕ ¿Listo/a para convertirte en la persona que maneja sus finanzas con poder? Separa tu llamada gratis de 15 minutos con nosotros y descubre tu próximo paso.https://calendly.com/coab/consulta-de-15-mins-con-coab ❤️ GUÍA GRATIS: 5 Money Dates para conectar con tu pareja https://www.cafeonabudget.com/moneydate ☕7 SIMPLES PASOS PARA EL SALDO DE DEUDAS: Descarga nuestra guía gratis de saldo de deudas con los 7 pasos para saldar tus deudas de alto interés en 2 años o menos...https://www.cafeonabudget.com/deudas Síguenos en nuestras Redes Sociales:InstagramFacebookTikTokYouTube

En este episodio de VG Daily, Eugenio Garibay y Andre Dos Santos analizan a fondo los temas que marcan la agenda económica y corporativa de la semana.La conversación inicia con la polémica decisión de la administración Trump sobre el programa H-1B, imponiendo un cargo extraordinario que amenaza con alterar los planes de contratación de talento extranjero en sectores clave de tecnología. Desde ahí, el análisis se traslada al caso de U.S. Steel, donde la Casa Blanca interviene directamente para evitar el cierre de una planta, marcando un precedente en la relación entre gobierno y operaciones privadas bajo el argumento de empleo y seguridad nacional.Finalmente, el episodio cierra con el evento de Apple del viernes, donde se lanzaron los nuevos iPhone 17, el iPhone Air, los Apple Watch de última generación y los AirPods Pro 3. Eugenio y Andre exploran las señales iniciales de demanda global, el rol estratégico del nuevo “iPhone Air” con más componentes diseñados por Apple, y lo que esto significa para la integración vertical de la compañía.

En apenas 20 días la Casa Blanca ha anunciado cuatro ataques a cuatro lanchas en aguas internacionales, frente a las costas de Venezuela, en los que han matado al menos a 17 personas. Trump, que asegura que las embarcaciones iban cargadas de droga hacia Estados Unidos, acusa al Gobierno de Nicolás Maduro de estar detrás del narcotráfico. En paralelo a estos ataques, Trump ha enviado a esa zona del Mar Caribe buques de guerra, más de 4.000 marines y submarinos nucleares. Con Andrés Gil, corresponsal de elDiario.es en Estados Unidos, y con Celina Cárquez, periodista venezolana, intentamos comprender qué hay detrás de estos ataques, de la estrategia de Trump y cómo percibe la sociedad venezolana esta escalada de tensión. *** Envíanos una nota de voz por Whatsapp contándonos alguna historia que conozcas o algún sonido que tengas cerca y que te llame la atención. Lo importante es que sea algo que tenga que ver contigo. Guárdanos en la agenda como “Un tema Al día”. El número es el 699 518 743See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Look, there is a LOT going on in this very dangerous world right now, and we are so blessed to have the co-host of Pod Save the World, Ben Rhodes rejoining us to help make sense of it. And as we try and figure out which year is the closest analog to our current moment in history (1932, 1938, 1942 were all potential guesses), we look at things thru the light of a time when America rose to the challenge and proved the good we were capable of, in the Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart political-romantic classic, Casablanca! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:14:01) Casablanca Roundtable (00:18:48) Your Letters (01:30:26) Notes and Links Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now. Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here. Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!. See the movies we've watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd Escape Hatch's Breaking Dune News Twitter list Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211. Follow @escapehatchpod on Bluesky,Instagram, and TikTok. Music by Scott Fritz and Who'z the Boss Music. Cover art by ctcher. Edited and produced by Haitch. Escape Hatch is a production of Haitch Industries.

Ochránkyně přírody, studentka Mendelovy univerzity, držitelka environmentální Ceny Josefa Vavrouška a greenfluencerka Eliška Víravová potřetí navštívila ostrov Fuerteventura. Zazeleňuje tam poušť. Proč? A jak spojuje cestováni s ochranou přírody? Mluví o tom v cestovatelském podcastu Casablanca.Všechny díly podcastu Casablanca můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

Tune into the fourth installment of AJC's latest limited podcast series, Architects of Peace. Go behind the scenes of the decades-long diplomacy and quiet negotiations that made the Abraham Accords possible, bringing Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and later Morocco, together in historic peace agreements.  From cockpits to kitchens to concert halls, the Abraham Accords are inspiring unexpected partnerships. In the fourth episode of AJC's limited series, four “partners of peace” share how these historic agreements are reshaping their lives and work. Hear from El Mehdi Boudra of the Mimouna Association on building people-to-people ties; producer Gili Masami on creating a groundbreaking Israeli–Emirati song; pilot Karim Taissir on flying between Casablanca and Tel Aviv while leading Symphionette, a Moroccan orchestra celebrating Andalusian music; and chef Gal Ben Moshe, the first Israeli chef to ever cook in Dubai on his dream of opening a restaurant in the UAE. *The views and opinions expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views or position of AJC.  Episode lineup: El Mehdi Boudra (4:00) Gili Masami (11:10) Karim Taissir (16:14) Gal Ben Moshe (21:59) Read the transcript: https://www.ajc.org/news/podcast/partners-of-peace-architects-of-peace-episode-4 Resources: AJC.org/ArchitectsofPeace - Tune in weekly for new episodes. The Abraham Accords, Explained AJC.org/CNME - Find more on AJC's Center for a New Middle East Listen – AJC Podcasts: The Forgotten Exodus  People of the Pod Follow Architects of Peace on your favorite podcast app, and learn more at AJC.org/ArchitectsofPeace You can reach us at: podcasts@ajc.org If you've appreciated this episode, please be sure to tell your friends, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Transcript: El Mehdi Boudra: All the stereotypes started like getting out and people want to meet with the other. They wanted to discover the beauty of the diversity of Israel. And this is unique in the region, where you have Arabs Muslims, Arab Christians, Druze, Beta Yisrael, Ashkenazi, Sephardic Jews, Jews from India, from all over the world. This beauty of diversity in Israel is very unique for our region. Manya Brachear Pashman: In September 2020, the world saw what had been years – decades – in the making: landmark peace agreements dubbed the Abraham Accords – normalizing relations between Israel and two Arabian Gulf states, the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain. Later, in December, they were joined by the Kingdom of Morocco.  Five years later, AJC is pulling back the curtain to meet key individuals who built the trust that led to these breakthroughs and turning the spotlight on some of the results. Introducing: the Architects of Peace. ILTV correspondent: Well, hello, shalom, salaam. For the first time since the historic normalization deal between Israel and the UAE, an Israeli and an Emirati have teamed up to make music. [Ahlan Bik plays] The signs have been everywhere. On stages in Jerusalem and in recording studios in Abu Dhabi. [Camera sounds]. On a catwalk in Tel Aviv during Fashion Week and on the covers of Israeli and Arab magazines. [Kitchen sounds]. In the kitchens of gourmet restaurants where Israeli and Emirati chefs exchanged recipes. Just days after the announcement of the Abraham Accords, Emirati ruler Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan formally ended the UAE's nearly 50-year boycott of Israel. Though commerce and cooperation had taken place between the countries under the radar for years, the boycott's official end transformed the fields of water, renewable energy, health, cybersecurity, and tourism.  In 2023, Israel and the UAE signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) to advance economic cooperation, and by 2024, commerce between the UAE and Israel grew to $3.2 billion. Trade between Bahrain and Israel surged 740% in one year. As one of the world's most water-stressed countries, Bahrain's Electrical and Water Authority signed an agreement to acquire water desalination technology from Israel's national water company [Mekorot].  Signs of collaboration between Israeli and Arab artists also began to emerge. It was as if a creative energy had been unlocked and a longing to collaborate finally had the freedom to fly. [Airplane take off sounds]. And by the way, people had the freedom to fly too, as commercial airlines sent jets back and forth between Tel Aviv, Casablanca, Abu Dhabi, and Manama.  A gigantic step forward for countries that once did not allow long distance calls to Israel, let alone vacations to the Jewish state. At long last, Israelis, Moroccans, Emiratis, and Bahrainis could finally satisfy their curiosity about one another. This episode features excerpts from four conversations. Not with diplomats or high-level senior officials, but ordinary citizens from the region who have seized opportunities made possible by the Abraham Accords to pursue unprecedented partnerships. For El Medhi Boudra, the Abraham Accords were a dream come true.  As a Muslim college student in 2007 at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco, he founded a group dedicated to preserving and teaching the Jewish heritage of his North African home. El Mehdi knew fostering conversations and friendships would be the only way to counter stereotypes and foster a genuine appreciation for all of Morocco's history, including its once-thriving Jewish community of more than 100,000. Five years later, El Mehdi's efforts flourished into a nonprofit called Mimouna, the name of a Moroccan tradition that falls on the day after Passover, when Jewish and Muslim families gather at each other's homes to enjoy cakes and sweets and celebrate the end of the Passover prohibitions. Together.   El Mehdi Boudra: Our work started in the campus to fill this gap between the old generation who talk with nostalgia about Moroccan Jews, and the young generation who don't know nothing about Moroccan Judaism. Then, in the beginning, we focused only on the preservation and educating and the promotion of Jewish heritage within campuses in Morocco. In 2011, we decided to organize the first conference on the Holocaust in the Arab world. Manya Brachear Pashman: So did the Abraham Accords make any difference in the work you were already doing? I mean, I know Mimouna was already a longtime partner with AJC.  El Mehdi Boudra: With Abraham Accords, we thought bigger. We brought young professionals from Morocco and Israel to work together in certain sectors on challenges that our regions are overcoming. Like environment, climate change, water scarcity and innovation, and bring the best minds that we have in Morocco and in Israel to work together. But we included also other participants from Emirates and Bahrain. This was the first one that we started with.  The second was with AJC. We invited also young professionals from United States and France, which was an opportunity to work globally. Because today, we cannot work alone. We need to borrow power from each other. If we have the same vision and the same values, we need to work together.  In Morocco, we say: one hand don't clap. We need both hands. And this is the strategy that we have been doing with AJC, to bring all the partners to make sure that we can succeed in this mission.  We had another people-to-people initiative. This one is with university students. It's called Youth for MENA. It's with an Israeli organization called Noar. And we try to take advantage of the Abraham Accords to make our work visible, impactful, to make the circle much bigger. Israel is a country that is part of this region. And we can have, Israel can offer good things to our region. It can fight against the challenges that we have in our region. And an Israeli is like an Iraqi. We can work all together and try to build a better future for our region at the end of the day. Manya Brachear Pashman: El Mehdi, when you started this initiative did you encounter pushback from other Moroccans? I mean, I understand the Accords lifted some of the restrictions and opened doors, but did it do anything to change attitudes? Or are there detractors still, to the same degree? El Mehdi Boudra: Before the Abraham Accords, it was more challenging to preserve Moroccan Jewish heritage in Morocco. It was easier. To educate about Holocaust. It was also OK. But to do activities with civil society in Israel, it was very challenging. Because, first of all, there is no embassies or offices between Morocco. Then to travel, there is no direct flights.  There is the stereotypes that people have about you going to Israel. With Abraham Accords, we could do that very freely. Everyone was going to Israel, and more than that, there was becoming like a tendency to go to Israel.  Moroccans, they started wanting to spend their vacation in Tel Aviv. They were asking us as an organization. We told them, we are not a tour guide, but we can help you. They wanted to travel to discover the country.  All the stereotypes started like getting out and people want to meet with other. They wanted to discover the beauty of the diversity of Israel. And this is unique in the region where you have  Arab Muslims, Arab Christians, Druze, Beta Israel, Ashkenazi, Sephardic Jews, Jews from India, from all over the world. This beauty of diversity in Israel is very unique for our region.  And it's not granted in this modern time, as you can see in the region. You can see what happened in Iraq, what's happening in Syria, for minorities. Then you know, this gave us hope, and we need this hope in these dark times. Manya Brachear Pashman: Hm, what do you mean? How does Israel's diversity provide hope for the rest of the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region?  El Mehdi Boudra: Since the MENA region lost its diversity, we lost a lot. It's not the Christians or the Yazidis or the Jews who left the MENA region who are in bad shape. It's the people of the MENA region who are in bad shape because those people, they immigrated to U.S., to Sweden, they have better lives. But who lost is those countries.  Then us as the majority Muslims in the region, we should reach out to those minorities. We should work closely today with all countries, including Israel, to build a better future for our region. There is no choice. And we should do it very soon, because nothing is granted in life.  And we should take this opportunity of the Abraham Accords as a real opportunity for everyone. It's not an opportunity for Israel or the people who want to have relation with Israel. It's an opportunity for everyone, from Yemen to Morocco. Manya Brachear Pashman: Morocco has had diplomatic relations with Israel in the past, right? Did you worry or do you still worry that the Abraham Accords will fall apart as a result of the Israel Hamas War? El Mehdi Boudra: Yes, yes, to tell you the truth, yes. After the 7th of October and things were going worse and worse. We said, the war will finish and it didn't finish. And I thought that probably with the tensions, the protest, will cut again the relations. But Morocco didn't cut those relations. Morocco strengthened those relations with Israel, and also spoke about the Palestinians' cause in the same time.  Which I'm really proud of my government's decisions to not cut those relations, and we hope to strengthen those relations, because now they are not going in a fast dynamic. We want to go back to the first time when things were going very fastly. When United States signed with the Emirates and Bahrain in September 2020, I was hoping that Morocco will be the first, because Morocco had strong relations with Israel. We had direct relations in the 90s and we cut those relations after the Second Intifada in 2000.  We lost those 21 years. But it's not [too] late now. We are working. The 7th of October happened. Morocco is still having relations with Israel. We are still having the Moroccan government and the Israeli government having strong relations together.  Of course, initiatives to people-to-people are less active because of the war. But you know, the war will finish very soon, we hope, and the hostages will go back to their homes, Inshallah, and we will get back to our lives. And this is the time for us as civil society to do stronger work and to make sure that we didn't lose those two years. [Ahlan Bik plays] Manya Brachear Pashman: Just weeks after the White House signing ceremony on September 15, 2020, Israeli music producer Gili Masami posted a music video on YouTube. The video featured a duet between a former winner of Israel's version of The Voice, Elkana Marziano, and Emirati singer Walid Aljasim.  The song's title? Ahlan Bik, an Arabic greeting translated as “Hello, Friend.” In under three weeks, the video had garnered more than 1.1 million views. Gili Masami: When I saw Bibi Netanyahu and Trump sign this contract, the Abraham Accords, I said, ‘Wow!' Because always my dream was to fly to Dubai. And when I saw this, I said, ‘Oh, this is the time to make some project that I already know how to do.' So I thought to make the first historic collaboration between an Israeli singer and an Emirati singer.  We find this production company, and they say, OK. We did this historic collaboration. And the first thing it was that I invite the Emirati people to Israel. They came here. I take them to visit Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and then I get a call to meet in Gitix Technology Week in the World Trade Center in Dubai. Manya Brachear Pashman: Gitix. That's the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition, one of the world's largest annual tech summits, which met in Dubai that year and invited an Israeli delegation for the first time. Gili Masami: They tell me. ‘Listen, your song, it was big in 200 countries, cover worldwide. We want you to make this show.' I said, OK. We came to Dubai, and then we understand that the production company is the family of Mohammed bin Zayed al Nayhan, the president of UAE. And now we understand why they agree.  The brother of Muhammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheik Issa Ben Zahid Al Nahyan, he had this production company. This singer, it's his singer. And we say, ‘Wow, we get to this so high level, with the government of Dubai.' And then all the doors opened in Dubai.  And then it was the Corona. 200 countries around the world cover this story but we can't do shows because this Corona issue, but we still did it first. Manya Brachear Pashman: The song Ahlan Bik translates to “Hello, Friend.” It was written by Israeli songwriter Doron Medalie. Can you tell our listeners what it's about? Gili Masami: The song Ahlan Bik, it's this song speak about Ibrihim. Because if we go to the Bible, they are cousins. They are cousins. And you know, because of that, we call this Abraham Accords, because of Avraham. And they are sons of Ishmael. Yishmael. And we are sons of Jacob.  So because of that, we are from back in the days. And this is the real cousins. Saudi Arabia, UAE, Morocco. They are the real ones. And this song speak about this connection. Manya Brachear Pashman: After Morocco joined the Abraham Accords, you also put together a collaboration between Elkana and Moroccan singer Sanaa Mohamed. But your connection to UAE continued. You actually moved to Dubai for a year and opened a production company there. I know you're back in Israel now, but have you kept in touch with people there?   Gili Masami: I have a lot of friends in UAE. A lot of friends. I have a production company in UAE too. But every time we have these problems with this war, so we can do nothing. I was taking a lot of groups to Dubai, making tours, parties, shows, and all this stuff, because this war. So we're still friends.  Manya Brachear Pashman: Given this war, do you ever go back and listen to the song Ahlan Bik for inspiration, for hope?  Gili Masami: I don't look about the thinking that way. These things. I know what I did, and this is enough for me. I did history. This is enough for me. I did [a] good thing. This is enough for me. I did the first collaboration, and this is enough for me. Manya Brachear Pashman: Moroccan pilot and music aficionado Karim Taissir also knows the power of music. In 2016, he reached out to Tom Cohen, the founder and conductor of the Jerusalem Orchestra East & West and invited him to Morocco to conduct Symphonyat, an orchestra of 40 musicians from around the world playing Jewish and Arab music from Morocco's past that often has been neglected.  Karim Taissir: In 2015 I contacted Tom via Facebook because of a story happening in Vietnam. I was in a bar. And this bar, the owner, tried to connect with people. And the concept was a YouTube session connected on the speaker of the bar, and they asked people to put some music on from their countries. So when he asked me, I put something played by Tom [Cohen], it was Moroccan music played by the orchestra of Tom. And people said, ‘Wow.'  And I felt the impact of the music, in terms of even, like the ambassador role. So that gave me the idea. Back in Morocco, I contacted him. I told him, ‘Listen, you are doing great music, especially when it comes to Moroccan music, but I want to do it in Morocco. So are you ready to collaborate? And you should tell me, what do you need to create an orchestra that do this, this excellency of music?'  And I don't know why he replied to my message, because, usually he got lots of message from people all over the world, but it was like that. So from that time, I start to look of musician, of all conditions, asked by Tom, and in 2016 in April, we did one week of rehearsals. This was a residence of musician in Casablanca by Royal Foundation Hiba. And this is how it starts. And from that time, we tried every year to organize concerts. Sometimes we succeed, and sometimes not. Manya Brachear Pashman: I asked this of El Mehdi too, since you were already doing this kind of bridge building Karim, did the Abraham Accords change anything for you? Karim Taissir: In ‘22 we did the great collaboration. It was a fusion between the two orchestras, under the conductor Tom Cohen in Timna desert [National Park], with the presence of many famous people, politician, and was around like more than 4,000 people, and the President Herzog himself was was there, and we had a little chat for that.  And even the program, it was about peace, since there was Moroccan music, Israeli music, Egyptian music, Greek music, Turkish music. And this was very nice, 18 musicians on the stage. Manya Brachear Pashman: Oh, wow. 18 musicians. You know, the number 18, of course, is very significant, meaningful for the Jewish tradition.  So, this was a combination of Israeli musicians, Moroccan musicians, playing music from across the region. Turkey, Greece, Egypt, Israel. What did that mean for you? In other words, what was the symbolism of that collaboration and of that choice of music? Karim Taissir: Listen, to be honest, it wasn't a surprise for me, the success of collaboration, since there was excellent artists from Israel and from Morocco. But more than that, the fact that Moroccan Muslims and other people with Israeli musicians, they work together every concert, rehearsals.  They became friends, and maybe it was the first time for some musicians, especially in Morocco. I'm not talking only about peace, happiness, between people. It's very easy in our case, because it's people to people. Manya Brachear Pashman: How have those friendships held up under the strain of the Israel-Hamas War? Karim Taissir: Since 7th October, me, for example, I'm still in touch with all musicians from Israel, not only musicians, all my friends from Israel to support. To support them, to ask if they are OK. And they appreciate, I guess, because I guess some of them feel even before they have friends from all over the world. But suddenly it's not the case for us, it's more than friendships, and if I don't care about them, which means it's not true friendships. And especially Tom. Tom is more than more than a brother. And we are looking forward very soon to perform in Israel, in Morocco, very soon. Manya Brachear Pashman: So I should clarify for listeners that Symphonyat is not your full-time job. Professionally you are a pilot for Royal Air Maroc. And a week after that concert in Timna National Park in March 2022, Royal Air Maroc launched direct flights between Casablanca and Tel Aviv. Those flights have been suspended during the war, but did you get to fly that route? Karim Taissir: They call me the Israeli guy since I like very much to be there. Because I was kind of ambassador since I was there before, I'm trying always to explain people, when you will be there, you will discover other things. Before 7th of October, I did many, many, many flights as captain, and now we're waiting, not only me, all my colleagues.  Because really, really–me, I've been in Israel since 2016–but all my colleagues, the first time, it was during those flights. And all of them had a really nice time. Not only by the beauty of the Tel Aviv city, but also they discover Israeli people. So we had really, really, very nice memories from that period, and hoping that very soon we will launch flight. Manya Brachear Pashman: Chef Gal Ben Moshe, the first Israeli chef to earn a Michelin Star for his restaurant in Berlin, remembers the day he got the call to speak at Gulfood 2021, a world food festival in Abu Dhabi. That call led to another call, then another, and then another.  Before he knew it, Chef Gal's three-day trip to the United Arab Emirates had blossomed into a 10-day series: of master classes, panel discussions, catered dinners, and an opportunity to open a restaurant in Dubai. Gal Ben Moshe: Like I said, it wasn't just one dinner, it wasn't just a visit. It's basically from February ‘21 to October ‘23 I think I've been more than six, eight times, in the Emirates. Like almost regularly cooking dinners, doing events, doing conferences. And I cooked in the Dubai Expo when it was there. I did the opening event of the Dubai Expo. And a lot of the things that I did there, again, I love the place. I love the people. I got connected to a lot of people that I really, truly miss. Manya Brachear Pashman: When we first connected, you told me that the Abraham Accords was one of your favorite topics. Why? Gal Ben Moshe: I always felt kind of like, connected to it, because I was the first Israeli chef to ever cook in Dubai. And one of the most influential times of my life, basically going there and being there throughout basically everything from the Abraham Accords up to October 7. To a degree that I was supposed to open a restaurant there on the first of November 2023 which, as you probably know, did not happen in the end.  And I love this place. And I love the idea of the Abraham Accords, and I've had a lot of beautiful moments there, and I've met a lot of amazing people there. And, in a way, talking about it is kind of me missing my friends less. Manya Brachear Pashman: So you were originally invited to speak at Gulfood. What topics did you cover and what was the reception like? Gal Ben Moshe: The journalist that interviewed me, he was a great guy, asked me, ‘OK, so, like, where do you want to cook next?' And I said, ‘If you would ask me six months ago, I would say that I would love to cook in Dubai, but it's not possible.' So having this happened, like, anything can happen, right? Like, if you would tell me in June 2020 that I would be cooking in Dubai in February 2021, I'm not sure I was going to believe you. It was very secretive, very fast, very surprising. And I said, ‘Yeah, you know, I would love to cook in Damascus and Beirut, because it's two places that are basically very influential in the culture of what is the Pan-Arabic kitchen of the Levant. So a lot of the food influence, major culinary influence, comes from basically Aleppo, Damascus and Beirut. Basically, this area is the strongest influence on food. A lot of Jordanians are probably going to be insulted by me saying this, but this is very this is like culinary Mecca, in my opinion.'  And I said it, and somebody from the audience shouted: ‘I'm from Beirut! You can stay at my place!' And I was like, it's just amazing. And the funny thing is, and I always talk about it is, you know, I talk about my vegetable suppliers in Berlin and everything in the Syrian chefs and Palestinian chefs and Lebanese chefs that I met in the Emirates that became friends of mine. And I really have this thing as like, I'm gonna say it is that we have so much in common. It's crazy how much we have in common.  You know, we have this war for the past two years with basically everyone around us. But I think that when we take this thing out of context, out of the politics, out of the region, out of this border dispute or religious dispute, or whatever it is, and we meet each other in different country. We have so much in common, and sometimes, I dare say, more than we have in common with ourselves as an Israeli society. And it's crazy how easy it is for me to strike a conversation and get friendly with the Lebanese or with a Palestinian or with the Syrian if I meet them in Berlin or in Dubai or in New York or in London. Manya Brachear Pashman: I should clarify, you run restaurants in Tel Aviv, but the restaurant that earned a Michelin star in 2020 and held on to it for four years, was Prism in Berlin. Tel Aviv was going to be added to the Michelin Guide in December 2023, but that was put on hold after the start of the Israel-Hamas War. Did your time in the Emirates inspire recipes that perhaps landed on your menu at Prism? Gal Ben Moshe: I was approached by a local journalist that wrote cookbooks and he did a special edition cookbook for 50 years for the Emirates. And he wanted me to contribute a recipe. And I did a dish that ended up being a Prism signature dish for a while, of Camel tartar with caviar, quail yolk, grilled onion, and it was served in this buckwheat tortelet. And at the time, it's a concept dish. So basically, the story is this whole story of Dubai. So you have the camel and the caviar, so between the desert and the sea. And then you have the camel, which basically is the nomadic background of Dubai, with the Bedouin culture and everything, and the caviar, which is this luxurious, futuristic–what Dubai is today. And it was really a dish about the Emirates. And I was invited to cook it afterwards in a state dinner, like with very high-end hotel with very high-end guests.  And basically the chef of the hotel, who's a great guy, is like, sending, writing me an email, like, I'm not going to serve camel. I'm not going to serve camel in this meal. And I was like, but it's the whole story. It's the whole thing. He's like, but what's wrong with Wagyu beef? It's like, we're in Dubai. Wagyu beef is very Dubai. And I was like, not in the way that the camel is in that story. Listen, for a chef working there, it's a playground, it's heaven. People there are super curious about food. They're open-minded. And there's great food there. There's a great food scene there, great chefs working there. I think some of the best restaurants in the world are right now there, and it was amazing. Manya Brachear Pashman: There have been other Israeli chefs who opened their restaurants in Dubai before October 7. I know Chef Eyal Shani opened with North Miznon in a Hilton hotel in Dubai. You recently closed Prism, which really was a mom and pop place in Berlin, and you've now opened a hotel restaurant in Prague. Would you still consider opening a kitchen in Dubai? Gal Ben Moshe: I have not given up on the Emirates in any way. Like I've said, I love it there. I love the people there. I love the atmosphere there. I love the idea of being there. I would say that there is complexities, and I understand much better now, in hindsight of these two years. Of why, basically, October 7 meant that much. I live in Berlin for 13 years, and I work with my vegetable suppliers for the past, I would say nine or eight years. They're Palestinians and Syrians and Lebanese and everything.  And even though October 7 happened and everything that's happened afterwards, we're still very close, and I would still define our relationship as very friendly and very positive. The one thing is that, I don't know, but I think it's because we know each other from before. And I don't know if they would have taken the business of an Israeli chef after October 7. So having known me and that I'm not a symbol for them, but I am an individual.  For them it is easier because we're friends, like we worked together, let's say for five years before October 7. It's not going to change our relationship just because October 7 happened. But I think what I do understand is that sometimes our place in the world is different when it comes to becoming symbols. And there are people who don't know me and don't know who I am or what my opinions are, how I view the world, and then I become just a symbol of being an Israeli chef. And then it's you are this, and nothing you can say at that moment changes it.  So I don't think that me opening a restaurant in Dubai before October 7 was a problem. I do understand that an Israeli chef opening a restaurant in Dubai after October 7 was not necessarily a good thing. I can understand how it's perceived as, in the symbolism kind of way, not a good thing. So I think basically, when this war is over, I think that the friendship is there. I think the connection is there. I think the mutual respect and admiration is there. And I think that there is no reason that it can't grow even further. Manya Brachear Pashman: In our next episode, expected to air after the High Holidays, we discuss how the Abraham Accords have held during one of Israel's most challenging times and posit which Arab countries might be next to join the historic pact.  Atara Lakritz is our producer. T.K. Broderick is our sound engineer. Special thanks to Jason Isaacson, Sean Savage, and the entire AJC team for making this series possible.  You can subscribe to Architects of Peace on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts, and you can learn more at AJC.org/ArchitectsofPeace. The views and opinions of our guests don't necessarily reflect the positions of AJC. You can reach us at podcasts@ajc.org. If you've enjoyed this episode, please be sure to spread the word, and hop onto Apple Podcasts or Spotify to rate us and write a review to help more listeners find us. Music Credits: Middle East : ID: 279780040; Composer: Eric Sutherland אלקנה מרציאנו & Waleed Aljasim - אהלן ביכ | Elkana Marziano AHALAN bik أهلاً بيك Moroccan Suite: Item ID: 125557642; Composer: umberto sangiovanni Medley Ana Glibi Biddi Kwitou / Ma Nebra - Symphonyat with Sanaa Marahati - Casablanca - 2022 Middle East: Item ID: 297982529; Composer: Aditya Mystical Middle East: ID: 212471911; Composer: Vicher  

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Hello Youtube Members, Patreons and Pacific War week by week listeners. Yes this was intended to be an exclusive episode to join the 29 others over on my Youtube Membership and Patreon, but since we are drawing to the end of the Pacific War week by week series, I felt compelled to make some special episodes to answer some of the bigger questions. Why did Japan, or better said, why did Emperor Hirohito decide to finally surrender? It seems obvious on the face of it, but there is actually a lot more to it than bombs or Soviet invasions. I guess you can call this episode a teaser or a shameless plug for going over to my Youtube Membership or Patreon. There's honestly a lot of interesting subjects such as ‘why was the japanese army so brutal”, “Hirohito's war time responsibility”, “the 4 part Kanji Ishiwara series”. Thus if you liked this one please show some love and check out my other stuff on my Youtube Membership or over at www.patreon.com/pacificwarchannel.   Stating all of that lets just jump right into it.   We first need to start off briefly looking at Emperor Hirohito.    Upon taking the throne, Emperor Hirohito in 1926 Hirohito inherited a financial crisis and a military that was increasingly seizing control of governmental policies. From the beginning, despite what many of you older audience members may have been told, Hirohito intensely followed all military decisions. Hirohito chose when to act and when not to. When the Kwantung Army assassinated Zhang Zuolin, he indulged their insubordination. This emboldened them to invade Manchuria in 1931, whereupon Hirohito was furious and demanded they be reigned in. Attempts were made, but they were heavily undermined by radicals. Hirohito could have put his foot down, but he chose not to. On September 22nd, at 4:20pm Hirohito said to the IJA Chief of General staff, Kanaya Hanzo “although this time it couldn't be helped, the army had to be more careful in the future”. Thus Hirohito again acquiesced to the military, despite wanting them to stop or at least localize the conflict. The military had disregarded his wishes, they should have been severely punished. Why did Hirohito not take a firmer stance?    Again for older audience members you may have heard, “hirohito was a hostage at the whim of his own military”. This narrative made it seem he was some sort of hostage emperor, but this is not the case at all. In fact Hirohito was instrumental in many military decisions from 1931-1945. The reason this, I will call it “myth” , went on was because after Japan's surrender, the US basically rewrote the Japanese constitution and covered up the Emperor's involvement in all the nasty stuff, to maintain control over Japan. Yeah it sounds a bit conspiracy esque, but I assure you it was indeed the case. This narrative held firm all the way until Hirohito's death, when finally meeting notes and personal accounts from those close to him came out, illuminating a lot. Though to this day, many records are still red -tapped.   The reason Hirohito did not stamp his foot down has to do with the Kokutai.    The Kokutai   So before I carry on, I have to explain what exactly is the Kokutai.    The Kokutai, loosely translated as "national essence," refers to the qualities that distinguish the Japanese identity. However, this concept is remarkably vague and poorly defined; even Japanese historians acknowledge this ambiguity. In contrast to Kokutai is seitai, or "form of government." While the Kokutai embodies the eternal and immutable aspects of Japanese polity—rooted in history, traditions, and customs centered around the Emperor—Japan's seitai has evolved significantly throughout its extensive history. For instance, shoguns governed for over 700 years until 1868, when the Meiji Restoration reinstated direct imperial rule.   Nevertheless, Emperor Meiji's direct authority came to an end with the adoption of the Meiji Constitution in 1889, which established a constitutional monarchy, introducing significant complexities into the governance system.   Article 4 of the constitution declares: “The Emperor is the head of the Empire, combining in Himself the rights of sovereignty, uniting the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government, although subject to the consent of the Imperial Diet.” Under this framework, the Emperor alone possessed the power to appoint or dismiss ministers of state, declare war, negotiate peace, conclude treaties, direct national administration, and command the army and navy.   A glaring flaw in this arrangement is the inherent ambiguity of the Meiji Constitution. While it established a democratic parliament, it simultaneously afforded the Emperor absolute authority to usurp it. The document failed to clearly define the relationships between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, and its language was intentionally vague. Most critically, the military—the army and navy—were not directly accountable to the civilian government.    So with the kokutai, the Emperor is a divine figure who embodies the state's sovereignty. It was not necessarily the Emperor's job to surrender on behalf of the official government of Japan, but he most certainly could do so, given the Japanese people still remained faithful to the kokutai.    Now Hirohito did not live an ordinary life. According to the imperial custom, Japanese royals were raised apart from their parents, at the age of 3 he was placed in the care of the Kwamura family who vowed to raise him to be unselfish, persevering in the face of difficulties, respectful of the views of others and immune to fear. One thing that was absolutely indoctrinated into him was to defend the kokutai. It became his top mission as a monarch, it was the only mission in many ways. At the very core of how he saw the world and how he acted, it was always to protect the kokutai.    So when the Japanese military began these insubordinate acts, Hirohito's primary concern was to the kokutai, ie: anything that threatened his imperial authority and the imperial institution itself. Although the military usurped his authority, the operations had been successful. Hirohito was not at all opposed to seeing his empire expand. He understood the value of manchuria, he was fully onboard with the military plans to eventually seize control over it, but these radicals were accelerating things to quickly for everyone's liking. He turned a blind eye, dished light punishments and carried on. However the local conflict escalated. It traveled to Shanghai by 1932 and here Hirohito took action. He understood Shanghai was full of western powers. Nations like Britain and America could place economic sanctions on Japan if things were allowed to get out of hand here. So he ordered General Yoshinori Shirakawa to bring the Shanghai expedition to a close.    During this period, two factions emerged within the Japanese military: the Kodoha, or “Imperial Way,” and the Toseiha, or “Control” faction. The Kodoha was founded by General Sadao Araki and his protégé, Jinzaburo Masaki. Their primary objective was a Shōwa Restoration aimed at purging Japan of corrupt politicians and businessmen, especially those associated with the zaibatsu. Composed mainly of young army officers, the Kodoha espoused a romanticized and radical interpretation of Bushido, idealizing pre-industrial Japan, which Araki believed had been tainted by Western influences. To achieve their goals, they resorted to assassinations and planned a coup d'état.   In response, the Toseiha faction was formed, initially led by Lt. General Tetsuzan Nagata and later by Hideki Tojo. Like the Kodoha, the Toseiha sought a Shōwa Restoration but adopted a more moderate and conservative approach. They recognized the importance of preserving traditional values while integrating Western ideals, advocating for a balanced perspective. The Toseiha promoted pragmatic military strategies to navigate the complexities of modern warfare. Although they acknowledged the existence of corrupt politicians and zaibatsu, they preferred to work within the existing political system, anticipating that future total wars would necessitate a strengthened industrial and military capacity. Their ranks primarily included promising graduates from the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) Academy, Army Staff College, and select naval members. The most significant distinction between the two factions was that the Toseiha explicitly rejected the use of a coup d'état in pursuit of their goals.   Between 1932-1936 radical officers, mostly of the Kodoha faction assassinated politicians and military leaders trying to usher in a showa restoration. You might be led to believe this was in the interest of Hirohito, you would be mistaken. Hirohito did not want a military dictatorship at the whim of the cult of the emperor. Ironic to say, given how WW2 turns out mind you. This really would have been a hostage situation. Hirohito wanted to maintain the exact ambiguous situation that was Showa Era Japan pre 1945. He saw this as the most ideal structure to defend the kokutai, because blame could not be placed solely upon his shoulders. He always maintained a get out of jail free card one could say.    The February 26 incident of 1936, was the climax of the Kodoha faction. They performed a mutiny trying to usher in a SHowa restoration. They assumed when their messenger came to the emperor he would join them and take direct rule. Instead Hirohito was furious. His first thought was the mutineers were trying to enlist his brother Chichibu to overthrow him. He dragged his brother who was a fraternizer amongst the kodoha members mind you, into a meeting, demanding he never associate with them again nor attempt to challenge him. Then Hirohito furious demanded the mutineers be dealt with. At one point he even threatened to lead the imperial guards to put them down. The coup failed, the kodoha faction was destroyed. Ironically the toseiha faction were the ones to do it and thus they became the defacto ruling clique.    The military, especially the kwantung army did not stop with their insubordination.    On July 8th of 1937 the Kwangtung army performed the Marco Polo Bridge incident, ushering in the second sino-japanese war. This was one of many false flag operations they had pulled off over the years. Upon being told about this Hirohito's first response was whether the USSR would invade Manchukuo over the matter. This is what he said to Prime Minister Konoe and army minister Sugiyama “What will you do if the Soviets attack us from the rear?” he asked the prince. Kan'in answered, “I believe the army will rise to the occasion.” The emperor repeated his question: “That's no more than army dogma. What will you actually do in the unlikely event that Soviet [forces] attack?” The prince said only, “We will have no choice.” His Majesty seemed very dissatisfied. Hirohito furious demanded to know what contingency plans existed and his advisors told him before he gave his red seal of approval to invade northern china.   Henceforth he micromanaged a lot of the military decisions going forward and he oversaw the forming and dissolving of numerous cabinets and positions when things went his way or did not in the military and political scene.  Emperor Hirohito was presented with several opportunities to cause cease-fires or peace settlements during the war years. One of the best possible moments to end it all came during the attack on Nanking when Chiang Kai-sheks military were in disarray. On July 11 of 1938, the commander of the 19th division fought a border clash with the USSR known to us in the west as the battle of Lake Khasan. It was a costly defeat for Japan and in the diary of Harada Kumao he noted Hirohito scolded Army minister Itagaki “Hereafter not a single soldier is to be moved without my permission.” When it looked like the USSR would not press for a counter attack across the border, Hirohito gave the order for offensives in China to recommence, again an example of him deciding when to lay down the hammer.   By 1939 the US began threatening sanctions for what Japan was doing in China. Hirohito complained to his chief aide de camp Hata Shunroku on August 5th “It could be a great blow to scrap metal and oil”. Hirohito was livid and scolded many of his top officials and forced the appointment of General Abe to prime minister and demanded of him “to cooperate with the US and Britain and preserve internal order”.   Fast forward a bit, with war raging in Europe Hirohito, on June 19th of 1940 Hirohito asked if chief of staff Prince Kan'in and Army Minister Hata “At a time when peace will soon come in the European situation, will there be a deployment of troops to the Netherlands Indies and French Indochina?” This question highlighted Hirohito's belief at that time that Germany was close to achieving victory, which led him to gradually consider deploying troops to French Indochina and the Dutch East Indies since neither of those parent nations was in a position to protect their territories and vital resources. Regarding the war in China, the Japanese aimed to stop the flow of materials entering China from places like Hong Kong. Hirohito received reports indicating that Britain would not agree to block the shipment of materials into China via Hong Kong. The military recognized that an invasion of Hong Kong might be necessary, which would mean declaring war on Britain. When this was communicated to him, Hirohito responded, “If that occurs, I'm sure America will enforce an embargo, don't you think?” In response, Kido, the lord of the privy seal, reassured him by stating, “The nation must be fully prepared to resist, proceeding with caution and avoiding being drawn into events instigated by foreign interests.”   Hirohito went through countless meetings, but eventually signed order number 458 authorizing the invasion of French Indochina, knowing full well the consequences. The US,UK and Netherlands began embargoes of oil, rubber and iron. In the words of Admiral Takagai “As time passes and this situation continues, our empire will either be totally defeated or forced to fight a hopeless war. Therefore we should pursue war and diplomacy together. If there is no prospect of securing our final line of national survival by diplomatic negotiations, we must be resolved to fight.” Hirohito understood the predicament full well, that each day Japan was wasting its oil reserves, if they were to strike it had to be quickly.   On October 13th Hirohito told his closest advisor Koichi Kido “In the present situation there seems to be little hope for the Japan–U.S. negotiations. If hostilities erupt this time, I think I may have to issue a declaration of war.”   The reason I am bringing up all this stuff is to solidify, Hirohito had agency, he was micromanaging and forming decisions. After the war broke out with the west, Hirohito did have the ability to stamp his foot down. Of course there could have been wild repercussions, his military could have usurped him with Chichibu, it was definitely possible. But you need to keep this mind set, as far as why Hirohito acts or doesn't, its always to protect the Kokutai. Thus one of the levers for peace, solely rested on Hirohito's perception if the kokutai could be retained or not.    From the outset of the Pacific War, Hirohito believed Germany was going to defeat the USSR. In line with his military leaders, they all believed Japan had to seize everything they could in the asia-pacific and thwart off the US until a negotiated peace could be met. Hirohito committed himself to overseeing the war, determined to achieve victory at any cost. He was a very cautious leader, he meticulously analyzed each campaign, anticipating potential setbacks and crafting worst-case scenario predictions. He maintained a skeptical view of the reports from his senior officials and was often harshly critical of high commanders.   While he did not frequently visit the front lines like other commanders in chief, Hirohito wielded significant influence over theater operations, shaping both planning and execution whenever he deemed necessary. Similar to his approach during the war in China, he issued the highest military orders from the Imperial Headquarters, conducted audited conferences, and made decisions communicated under his name. He regularly welcomed generals and admirals to the imperial palace for detailed briefings on the battlefront and visited various military bases, battleships, and army and naval headquarters. His inspections encompassed military schools and other significant military institutions, adding to his comprehensive involvement in the war effort.   Now the war went extremely well for Japan until the battle of Midway. This was as major setback, but Japan retained the initiative. Then the Guadalcanal campaign saw Japan lose the initiative to the Americans. Upon receiving the initial report of the Ichiki detachment's destruction, Hirohito remarked, “I am sure it [Guadalcanal] can be held.” Despite the numerous reports detailing the devastating effects of tropical diseases and starvation on his troops, he persistently demanded greater efforts from them. Hirohito exerted continuous pressure on his naval and land commanders to retake the island. On September 15th, November 5th, and November 11th, he requested additional Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) troops and aircraft to be allocated to the cause.   General Sugiyama expressed concerns about dispatching more IJA pilots due to their inexperience in transoceanic combat, preferring to reinforce the North China Army for an attack on Chongqing instead. Hirohito pressed the issue again, but Sugiyama responded that the IJA had diverted its air resources to New Guinea and Rabaul. Undeterred by the objections from senior commanders, Hirohito persisted in his demands. By late November, it became evident that Guadalcanal was a lost cause.   At an Imperial Headquarters conference on December 31st, 1942, the chiefs of staff proposed canceling the attempts to recapture Guadalcanal. Hirohito sanctioned this decision but stated, “It is unacceptable to just give up on capturing Guadalcanal. We must launch an offensive elsewhere.” He insisted on this point, leading to the selection of new strategic targets in the Solomons, north of New Georgia, and in the Stanley Range on New Guinea. Hirohito even threatened to withhold authorization for withdrawing troops from Guadalcanal until a new plan was established. He later opposed the withdrawal from Munda Airfield, as it contradicted the newly defined defensive line.   As the defensive perimeter in the central and northern Solomons began to crumble, Hirohito continued to insist that the navy engage in decisive battles to regain the initiative, allowing for the transport of supplies to the many soldiers trapped on various islands. When he learned of the navy's failure to reinforce Lae on March 3rd, he asked, “Then why didn't you change plans immediately and land at Madan? This is a failure, but it can teach us a good lesson and become a source of future success. Do this for me so I can have peace of mind for a while.” The phrase “Do this for me” would come to be his signature rallying cry.   After Guadal canal, it was loss after loss for Japan. By February of 1944, Hirohito forced Sugiyama to resign so Hideki Tojo could take his position as chief of the general staff, note Tojo was prime minister and army minister at this point. Hirohito worked alongside Tojo to plan some last ditch efforts to change the war situation. The most significant one was Operation Ichi-Go. As much damage as they did to China with that, Chiang Kai-Shek's government survived. Hirohito watched as island by island fell to the Americans. When the Americans were poised to take Saipan he warned Tojo “If we ever lose Saipan, repeated air attacks on Tokyo will follow. No matter what it takes, we have to hold there.” Saipan fell, so Hirohito stopped supporting Tojo and allowed his rivals to take down his cabinet by june 18th of 1944.    Hirohito remained resolute in his determination to wrest victory from the Allies. On October 18th, the Imperial Headquarters ordered a decisive naval engagement, leading to the Battle of Leyte Gulf. After the war, Hirohito publicly stated, "Contrary to the views of the Army and Navy General Staffs, I consented to the showdown battle at Leyte, believing that if we launched an attack and America hesitated, we might find an opportunity to negotiate." Leyte Gulf didnt work. The military began the kamikaze program. On new years day of 1945 Hirohito inspected the special last meal rations given to departing kamikaze units. Iwo Jima fell. Okinawa remained, and Hirohito lashed out “Is it because we failed to sink enemy transports that we've let the enemy get ashore? Isn't there any way to defend Okinawa from the landing enemy forces?” On the second day of Okinawa's invasion Hirohito ordered a counter landing by the 32nd army and urged the navy to counterattack in every way possible. It was a horrible failure, it cost the lives of up to 120,000 Japanese combatants, 170,000 noncombatants. The Americans lost 12,500 killed and 33,000 wounded. An absolute bloodbath.    The Surrender time   Now we come to the time period where Japan seriously began looking for ways to surrender. In Europe Germany was heading to its defeat and Japan knew this. As for Japan, their army in Burma had been annihilated. Their forces in China were faring better after Operation Ichi-go, having opened up a land corridor along the main railway from Beiping to Wuhan and from throughout Guangdong but still stuck in a deadlock stalemate, facing a guerrilla war that was costing them 64% of their military expenditures. They deeply feared once the Soviets finished up with Germany, they would undoubtedly turn east against Manchuria. With the Soviets attacking from the north, the US would attack from the south, perhaps landing in Shanghai and the home islands. The Kamikaze tactics were proving formidable, but not nearly enough. By 1945, 43% of the IJA were now stationed in Japan, Korea and Formosa, bracing for the final stand. Former prime minister Reijiro Wakatsuki came out of retirement in may of 1945, having heard Germany collapsed, to urge Hirohito and the Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki to open negotiations with the US as soon as possible. However he also said “the enemy must first be made to see the disadvantages of continuing the war”. To this Hirohito's chief counselor Makino Nobuaki said that “the ultimate priority is to develop an advantageous war situation.” Advisor admiral Kesiuke Okada said Japan should wait for “a moment favorable for us,” then make peace. Advisors Kiichiro Hiranuma and Koki Hirota advised the emperor to fight on until the end.   Now I want to bring in a key player to the surrender decision, that of Prince Konoe. Konoe was very close to Hirohito and understood the emperors mentality, especially how he viewed things in relation to the kokutai.    The senior statesman Prince Konoe had been consulting with Hirohito for over 18 months at this point trying to convey the message that if the war continued it would threaten the kokutai. Many months prior, he confided in the emperor's brother, Prince Takamatsu, that the army was suffering from “a cancer” in the form of the Toseiha faction. However, he noted that “Kido and others” did not share his perspective, while “his Majesty is relatively unconcerned with ideological issues.” For the past four years, he continued, the emperor had been advised and still believed that “the true extremists are the Kodoha faction.” In reality, the greater threat to the kokutai arose from the Toseiha faction. Konoe further asserted that if the war escalated, they would attempt to alter the kokutai.   Konoe speculated that whether the threat originated from communists within the nation, primarily referring to left-wing radicals in the Toseiha faction, or from the “Anglo-American enemy,” both would seek to preserve the emperor while pushing towards the country's communization.In his written report to the emperor on February 14, which Kido listened to attentively, Konoe elaborated on his conspiracy theory. He asserted that the Soviet Union regarded Japan as its primary threat in East Asia. The Soviets had allied with the Chinese Communists, the largest and most formidable Communist party in Asia, and were collaborating with the United States and Britain to drive Japan out of China. He warned that they would enter the war when the opportunity arose.   Defeat, he cautioned the emperor, was inevitable if the conflict persisted. However, he emphasized that a far greater fear was the potential destruction of the kokutai. The ongoing war was eroding the domestic status quo, unleashing forces that threatened Japan and its imperial institution from within as much as from external adversaries. The real danger lay in the emperor's and Kido's trust in the generals of the Toseiha faction, who were unintentionally facilitating the communization of Japan. Konoe implored for a swift peace settlement before a Communist revolution emerged, making the preservation of the kokutai impossible. Hirohito agreed with Konoe but stated “ To end the war would be “very difficult unless we make one more military gain.” Konoe allegedly replied, “Is that possible? It must happen soon. If we have to wait much longer, . . . [a mere battle victory] will mean nothing.” Hirohito replied “If we hold out long enough in this war, we may be able to win, but what worries me is whether the nation will be able to endure it until then.”   On February 15th of 1945, Hirohito's intelligence warned the Soviet Union would likely abrogate its Neutrality Pact with Japan. Even Tojo conceded there was a 50/50 chance the USSR would invade Manchuria. In March, the US began B-29 incendiary bombing raids over Tokyo, turning 40% of the capital into ash. On March 18th, Hirohito with some aides drove around the capital to witness the devastation. The civilians looked exhausted and bewildered to Hirohito. Factory production was collapsing, absenteeism was rising, instances of lese majeste were running rampant. For the next 5 months imperial family members and senior statesmen all began speaking to Hirohito about the “crises of the kokutai”. The threat Konoe had warned about for months was becoming the main talking point. It seemed like the Japanese people within the countryside and urban areas remained steadfast in the resolve to obey their leaders, work and sacrifice for their nation, but for how long would they feel so?    It was only after the battle for Okinawa was lost and 60 Japanese cities had been leveled by American incendiary bombs that Hirohito openly indicated he wanted to negotiate a surrender.   Kido's diary reveals the first clear indication that the emperor might be urged to consider an early peace on June 8, 1945, when Kido drafted his “Draft Plan for Controlling the Crisis Situation.” This marked a pivotal moment. It followed the unintentional bombing of the Imperial Palace, the complete loss of hope for saving Okinawa, and coincided with the day the Supreme War Leadership Council adopted the “Basic Policy for the Future Direction of the War.” With the fighting in Europe concluded, Japan found itself entirely isolated. Kido's plan, although vague, proposed seeking the Soviet Union's assistance as an intermediary to help Japan gain leverage in negotiations with its adversaries. By drafting this plan, Kido signaled the end of his long alliance with the military hard-liners. Hirohito's acceptance of it indicated his readiness for an early peace.   Hirohito was moved to an underground bunker in the mountains of Matsushiro in Nagano prefecture where upon those around him noted he fell into a deep depression. On June 22nd  Hirohito informed the Supreme War Leadership Council he wanted them to open diplomatic maneuvers to end the war. In early July Soviet Ambassador Jacob Malik broke off inconclusive talks with Hirota. Hirohito stepped in immediately and ordered a new special envoy be sent to Moscow. However Hirohito nor the Suzuki government had concrete plans on how to mediate a surrender through the Soviets. The only things they did prioritize was a guarantee of the emperors political position and retainment of the imperial system, ie the kokutai. This was taken into consideration rather than ending the war as quickly as possible to save the lives of millions.    From April 8, 1945, until Japan's capitulation, the Suzuki government's chief war policy was “Ketsugo,” an advanced iteration of the “Shosango” (Victory Number 3) plan for defending the homeland. The hallmark of this strategy was a heavy reliance on suicide tactics, including deploying a massive number of kamikaze “special attack” planes, human torpedoes launched from submarines, dynamite-stuffed “crash boats” powered by truck engines, human rocket bombs carried by aircraft, and suicide assaults by specially trained ground units.   While preparations for Operation Ketsu progressed, the Imperial Diet convened on June 9 to pass a Wartime Emergency Measures Law, along with five additional measures aimed at mobilizing the entire nation for this final battle. On the same day, the emperor, who had yet to initiate efforts to end the war, issued another imperial rescript in conjunction with the Diet's convocation, instructing the nation to “smash the inordinate ambitions of the enemy nations” and “achieve the goals of the war.” Concurrently, the controlled press launched a daily die-for-the-emperor campaign to foster gratitude for the imperial benevolence and, from around mid-July onward, initiated a campaign to “protect the kokutai.”   The Americans countered with their own propaganda aimed at breaking Japan's will to fight. B-29 bombers dropped millions of leaflets written in Japanese, announcing the next scheduled targets for bombing raids and urging surrender, while using the emperor to challenge the militarists. Leaflets bearing the chrysanthemum crest criticized the “military cliques” for “forcing the entire nation to commit suicide” and called on “everyone” to “exercise their constitutional right to make direct appeals [for peace] to the Emperor.” They asserted that “even the powerful military cliques cannot stop the mighty march for peace of the Emperor and the people.” One notable batch of seven million leaflets conveyed the terms of the “joint declaration” issued by the United States, Great Britain, and China. “Today we come not to bomb you,” they stated. “We are dropping this leaflet to inform you of the response from the United States government to your government's request for conditions of surrender.... Whether the war stops immediately depends on your government. You will understand how to end the war if you read these two official notifications.”   Amid pressures from imperial edicts to continue preparations for a final battle and focus solely on victory, the Japanese people were also subjected to an intense American psychological warfare campaign in addition to aerial bombardment. During late July and August, prefectural governors, police chiefs, and officers of the “special higher police” submitted reports to the Home Ministry detailing the rapidly deteriorating national morale.    Now on the other side, Roosevelt made it known back in January of 1943 at the Casablanca conference, the allies would only accept unconditional surrender. By 1945, the allies understood the predicament this left Japan with. On May 8th of 1945, Truman added “Japan's surrender would not mean the extermination or enslavement of the Japanese people” trying to indicate a non vindictive spirit. However the Kokutai question always remained ambiguous. State Department Joseph Grew, the former ambassador to Japan, began arguing to Truman they needed to make public a clear definition of the terms to persuade Japan to surrender. As he argued to Truman: Emperor Hirohito was seen as the key figure in Japan's surrender, likened to a "queen bee in a hive... surrounded by the attentions of the hive." Throughout the war, he was characterized in various ways—as a “puppet” of the militarists, a constitutional monarch, and a pacifist. Grew had immense faith in the influence exerted by what he referred to as the “moderates” surrounding the Japanese throne.    However many of Grew's colleagues argued the future existence of the monarchy was intolerable as it was akin to fascism. Many wanted to punish the emperor. Truman was in a tug of war. The Potsdam declaration issued on July 26th of 1945 came in the form of a ultimatum aiming to quicken japans surrender. Truman clarified the terms for the unconditional surrender at the end of its terms: "We call upon the government of Japan to proclaim now the unconditional surrender of all Japanese armed forces, and to provide proper and adequate assurances of their good faith in such action. The alternative for Japan is prompt and utter destruction." Zero mention of the emperor. Grew had argued to add “this may include a constitutional monarchy under the present dynasty.” But it was deleted from the article. The status of the emperor was not guaranteed, the kokutai was thus up in the air.    The next day, the Suzuki cabinet rejected the terms. The Japanese leadership and Hirohito were still banking and awaiting Soviet replies to their terms.    Lets talk about the Soviet talks now   Back on July 12th ambassador Naotake Satō sent this message to the Soviets: “His Majesty the Emperor, mindful of the fact that the present war daily brings greater evil and sacrifice upon the peoples of all the belligerent powers, desires from his heart that it may be quickly terminated. But so long as England and the United States insist upon unconditional surrender, the Japanese Empire has no alternative but to fight on with all its strength for the honor and existence of the Motherland”.  However the Soviets had made commitments to their allies, promising in fact to invade Japan to aid them.    As for the Soviets their primary objective was to ensure unrestricted access to the Pacific Ocean. The year-round ice-free areas of the Soviet Pacific coastline, particularly Vladivostok, could be blockaded by air and sea from Sakhalin Island and the Kurile Islands. Securing these territories to guarantee free access to the Soya Strait was their main goal. Secondary objectives included acquiring leases for the Chinese Eastern Railway, the Southern Manchuria Railway, as well as gaining control over Dairen and Port Arthur.   To achieve these aims, Stalin and Molotov prolonged negotiations with the Japanese, creating a false sense of hope for a Soviet-mediated peace. Simultaneously, in their discussions with the United States and Britain, the Soviets insisted on strict adherence to the Cairo Declaration, which had been reaffirmed at the Yalta Conference. This declaration stipulated that the Allies would not accept a separate or conditional peace with Japan; thus, the Japanese would need to surrender unconditionally to all the Allies. The Soviets aimed to prolong the war by opposing any efforts to dilute this requirement. This approach would provide the Soviets with the necessary time to complete the transfer of their troops from the Western Front to the Far East and to conquer Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, northern Korea, South Sakhalin, the Kuriles, and potentially Hokkaidō, starting with an assault on Rumoi. AUGUST 1945   Thus we come to at last the critical point, August of 1945.    The Americans prepared for the deployment of atomic bombs and for an invasion of southern Kyushu, known as Operation Olympic, scheduled to commence on November 1. At 8:15 A.M. on August 6, a single B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay dropped little boy, devastating much of the undefended city of Hiroshima, instantly killing an estimated 100,000 to 140,000 people and leading to the deaths of possibly another 100,000 over the next five years. At the epicenter of the explosion, “a light appeared 3,000 times brighter than the sun,” creating a fireball that emitted thermal radiation capable of “instantly scorching humans, trees, and houses.” As the air heated and rushed upward, cold air surged in to ignite a firestorm. Hours later, a whirlwind escalated the flames to their peak until more than eight square miles were virtually reduced to cinders. Subsequently, black, muddy rain filled with radioactive fallout began to fall. Two days later, using Japan's rejection of the Potsdam Declaration as a pretext, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan. Then on August 9, the United States dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, resulting in the immediate deaths of approximately 35,000 to 40,000 people and injuring more than 60,000.   Meanwhile, in Tokyo, during the critical period between the Potsdam Declaration and the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Emperor Hirohito remained silent about accepting the Potsdam terms. However, on July 25 and 31, he explicitly conveyed to Kido that the imperial regalia must be defended at all costs. The three sacred objects—a mirror, a curved jewel, and a sword—symbolized the legitimacy of his rule through the northern court and were integral to his identity as the divine sovereign. Hirohito's focus was on protecting these symbols of office, as he insisted on having them brought to the palace. This fixation on maintaining his symbols occurred during a pivotal moment when the pressing issue was whether to accept immediate capitulation. Reflecting on this, he was unprepared to seize the opportunity to end the war himself.   Prime Minister Suzuki, following his initial rejection of the Potsdam ultimatum, also saw no need for further action. His Cabinet Advisory Council, which included the president of Asano Cement, the founder of the Nissan consortium, the vice president of the Bank of Japan, and other representatives from the nation's leading business interests that had profited significantly from the war, convened on the morning of August 3. They recommended accepting the Potsdam terms, arguing that the United States would permit Japan to retain its non-military industries and continue participating in world trade.    Here are some reactions to the two bombs and invasion of Manchuria.    Yonai Mitsumasa said to admiral Takagi Sokichi, on August 12, that “I think the term is perhaps inappropriate, but the atomic bombs and the Soviet entry into the war are, in a sense, gifts from the gods [tenyu, also “heaven-sent blessings”]. This way we don't have to say that we quit the war because of domestic circumstances. I've long been advocating control of our crisis, but neither from fear of an enemy attack nor because of the atomic bombs and the Soviet entry into the war. The main reason is my anxiety over the domestic situation. So, it is rather fortunate that we can now control matters without revealing the domestic situation”.    Konoe's characterized the Soviet involvement in the war as “a godsend for controlling the army,”. Kido viewed of both the atomic bombings and the Soviet entry into the conflict as “useful” elements for ensuring a smooth transition. A nascent power struggle was unfolding, rendering the potential death toll—whether one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand—immaterial to those involved, as long as their desired outcome was achieved: an end to the war that would leave the monarchy intact and capable of managing the discontent that defeat would inevitably provoke. Throughout the final acts of this wartime drama, the Japanese “moderates” found it easier to capitulate to external pressures than to take decisive action on their own to conclude the war.   Another illuminating looks at Japan's elite's perspective on surrender terms was the document titled “Essentials of Peace Negotiations” (wahei kosho no yoryo). Drafted by Konoe and his adviser, retired Lt. Gen. Sakai Koji, after Konoe had reluctantly accepted a mission to Moscow, this document, stipulated the preservation of the emperor system, along with most of the imperial prerogatives, as the absolute minimum condition for peace. It defined the “original” or “essential homeland” as including the southern half of the Kurile Islands but showed a willingness to concede all overseas territories to the enemy, including Okinawa and the American-occupied Bonin Islands, as well as the southern half of Sakhalin. The “Essentials” also accepted complete disarmament for an unspecified period, thereby compromising on the issues of demobilizing and disarming the armed forces. More significantly, an “explanation” attached to the “Essentials” emphasized that “the main aim is to secure the imperial line and maintain the political role of the emperor.”    Why Japan surrendered   We come to it atleast after a long podcast. Why did Japan ultimately surrender?   The twin psychological shocks of the first atomic bomb and the Soviet entry into the war, combined with Kido's and the emperor's concern over escalating public criticism of the throne and its occupant, fueled an almost paranoid fear that, sooner or later, the populace would react violently against their leaders if the war persisted much longer. These factors ultimately led Hirohito to accept, in principle, the terms of the Potsdam Declaration.   At the first meeting of the six member constituents of the Supreme War Leadership Council, held from 10:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. on August 9, Army Minister Anami Korechika, Chiefs of Staff Umezu Yoshijiro, representing the army, and Yonai, representing the navy, along with Tōgō, from the Foreign Ministry, were expected to discuss the acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration. Instead, the conversation revolved around whether to attempt a conditional surrender—specifically, should they insist on one condition, the preservation of the kokutai, or four?   After Suzuki addressed the assembly regarding the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and the Soviet attack, Yonai, as recounted by Navy Chief of Staff Toyoda, was the first to speak, framing the issue in terms of four conditions. “Let's start to talk, Do we accept the Potsdam Declaration with no conditions? If not, and we wish to insist on attaching hopes and conditions, we may do so this way. First, preservation of the kokutai; then for the rest, the main items in the Potsdam Declaration: treatment of war criminals, method of disarmament, and the matter of sending in an army of occupation.” Thus, the participants identified what they perceived to be the ambiguous points within the Potsdam Declaration and used them as the foundation for their discussions.   The army insisted on four conditions: First, the preservation of the kokutai, which they considered distinct from the Potsdam Declaration itself. The other conditions proposed were, second, that the Imperial Headquarters assume responsibility for disarmament and demobilization; third, a prohibition on occupation; and fourth, the delegation of the punishment of war criminals to the Japanese government. The army equated the kokutai with the emperor's right of supreme command. Their self-serving desire for autonomous war crimes trials was based on the belief that the Allies would use such trials to politically indict the military. Consequently, army leaders aimed to preempt the activities of any international tribunal by conducting their own trials—similar to the approach taken by the uninvaded and unrepentant Germans after World War I.   Supporting the military's views during cabinet meetings that day were three civilian members of the Suzuki cabinet: Justice Minister Matsuzaka Hiromasa, Home Minister Yasui Toji, and Minister of Health Okada Tadahiko. At the imperial conference that night, which extended into the early hours of the tenth, Foreign Minister Tōgō's interpretation of the “preservation of the kokutai” referred solely to the safeguarding of the Imperial House or dynasty, rather than the continuation of Hirohito's reign.   Hiranuma, another advocate for the single condition, interpreted the kokutai as the “emperor's sovereign right to rule the state [not] deriving from national law. Even if the entire nation is sacrificed to the war, we must preserve both the kokutai and the security of the imperial house.” This discrepancy illustrated that there was no completely unified understanding of what the kokutai entailed; the debate over one condition versus four represented conflicting visions for the future of the Japanese state and masked the competition for political power that was already unfolding.   It remains doubtful whether the emperor and Kido initially sided with Tōgō against the four conditions proposed by the senior military leaders. A more likely inference is that both men retained sympathies for the hardliners, both military and civilian, who preferred to continue the futile war rather than surrender immediately and unconditionally. This may explain why, on August 9, Konoe had Hosokawa Morisada approach Navy General Headquarters to urge the emperor's brother, Prince Takamatsu, to pressure Hirohito (through Kido) to accept the Potsdam terms. Later that afternoon, Konoe enlisted the help of diplomat Shigemitsu Mamoru to persuade Kido to reconsider his stance on the four conditions. Ultimately, at the urging of Takamatsu and Shigemitsu, Kido did shift to support Tōgō's position.   At the end of the war, as at its beginning and throughout every stage of its progression, Emperor Hirohito played a highly active role in supporting the actions carried out in his name. From the very beginning of the Asia-Pacific war, the emperor played a significant role in the unfolding events around him. Prior to the Battle of Okinawa, he consistently advocated for a decisive victory. Afterward, he acknowledged the necessity of pursuing an early peace, although he did not favor an immediate cessation of hostilities. Instead, he wavered, steering Japan toward ongoing warfare rather than direct negotiations with the Allies. When the final crisis fully unfolded, the only option left was unconditional surrender. Even then, he continued to procrastinate until the atomic bomb was dropped and the Soviets launched their attack. The wartime emperor ideology that once sustained morale made it exceedingly difficult for Japan's leaders to accept the act of surrender. Aware of their objective defeat, yet indifferent to the suffering the war inflicted on their own people—as well as on the populations of Asia, the Pacific, and the West whose lives they had disrupted—the emperor and his military leaders sought a means to lose without appearing to lose. They aimed to mitigate domestic criticism following surrender while preserving their power structure.   Blinded by their fixation on the fate of the imperial house and committed to an overly optimistic diplomacy toward the Soviet Union, Japan's leaders missed several opportunities to end their lost war. Would Japan's leaders have surrendered more promptly if the Truman administration had “clarified” the status of the emperor before the cataclysmic double shocks of the atomic bomb and the Soviet entry into the war? Probably not. However, it is likely they would have surrendered to prevent the kokutai from being destroyed from within. The evidence suggests that the first atomic bomb and the Soviet declaration of war led Hirohito, Kido, and other members of the court to believe that continuing the war would inevitably result in that destruction. They recognized that the populace was war-weary and despondent, with rising hostility toward the military and the government, accompanied by increasing criticism of the emperor himself. More specifically, Kido and Hirohito were privy to Home Ministry reports, which contained information from governors and police chiefs nationwide. These reports indicated that citizens were beginning to label the emperor as an incompetent leader responsible for the deteriorating war situation.   This is the third variable, never spoken about. Many first look at the atomic bombs. Bigger brain people turn to the Soviet Invasion of Manchuria. But hardly anyone reads about how the collapse of Japan's social fabric, scared the shit out of the Emperor and his closest advisors. You can't have a kokutai, without a populace that worshiped you.    When the emperor expressed in February, “What worries me is whether the nation [could] endure” long enough to achieve victory, he was not merely voicing concern for the suffering of his subjects; rather, he feared that such suffering could lead to social upheaval—in short, revolution. At that time, he referred to the ordinary, war-related hardships of food shortages, air raids, devastated cities, destruction of homes, and the omnipresent grief from the loss of loved ones. The atomic bomb escalated death, pain, and suffering to unimaginably higher levels, intensifying the threat from within. After the bombings of Japan and two atomic bombs, Hirohito was in a dark way, given a golden get out of jail free card. Hirohito could now save his suffering people from further anguish by surrendering, allowing him to deflect responsibility for leading them into misery while adopting an air of benevolence and care. Indeed, Hirohito did care—though not primarily for the Japanese people, but rather for the survival of his own imperial house and throne.   After the bombing of Hiroshima, Hirohito delayed for a full two days before instructing Kido, shortly before 10 A.M. on August 9, to “quickly control the situation” because “the Soviet [Union]” had declared war. Kido immediately communicated with Prime Minister Suzuki, who began arrangements for an Imperial Conference scheduled for later that night. Following the seidan of August 10, Chief Cabinet Secretary Sakomizu took charge of drafting the “Imperial Rescript Ending the War” based on Hirohito's directives. Assisted by two scholars of the Chinese classics, Kawada Mizuho and Yasuoka Masahiro, Sakomizu worked tirelessly for over three days before submitting a version of the rescript to the Suzuki cabinet. After six hours of contentious discussion on the night of August 14, the cabinet modified and approved the document. Hirohito promptly signed it, and Shimomura and Kido persuaded him to record a suitably opaque final version for broadcast to the nation.   On the night of August 14, the Suzuki government notified the United States and other Allied nations that it had accepted both the Potsdam Declaration and the Byrnes letter of August 11. Accelerating the emperor's actions during this climactic moment of the unconditional surrender drama was the American psychological warfare campaign. When a leaflet dropped from B-29 bombers came into Kido's possession on the night of August 13 or the morning of the fourteenth, he conferred with the emperor and explained the gravity of the situation. The latest enemy leaflets were informing the Japanese people of the government's notification of surrender under one condition, along with the full text of Byrnes's response. If this continued, it would undermine the imperial government's reliance on secrecy to obscure the true nature of the lost war and the reasons for the prolonged surrender delay.   Given Kido's and the emperor's concerns about rising signs of defeatism, including criticism of the throne, immediate action was necessary to prevent the populace from acting on their own initiative. Thus, the second seidan was convened. At noon on August 15, the Japanese people gathered around their radio receivers and heard, for the first time, the high-pitched voice of their emperor telling them:    “After pondering deeply the general trends of the world and the actual conditions obtaining in Our Empire today, We have decided to effect a settlement of the present situation by resorting to an extraordinary measure. We have ordered Our Government to communicate to the Governments of the United States, Great Britain, China and the Soviet Union that Our Empire accepts the provisions of their Joint Declaration. To strive for the common prosperity and happiness of all nations as well as the security and well-being of Our subjects is the solemn obligation which has been handed down by Our Imperial Ancestors and which lies close to Our heart. Indeed, We declared war on America and Britain out of Our sincere desire to ensure Japan's self-preservation and the stabilization of East Asia, it being far from Our thought either to infringe upon the sovereignty of other nations or to embark upon territorial aggrandizement. But now the war has lasted for nearly four years. Despite the best that has been done by everyone—the gallant fighting of the military and naval forces, the diligence and assiduity of Our servants of the State, and the devoted service of Our one hundred million people—the war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage, while the general trends of the world have all turned against her interest. Moreover, the enemy has begun to employ a new and most cruel bomb, the power of which to do damage is, indeed, incalculable, taking the toll of many innocent lives. Should we continue to fight, not only would it result in an ultimate collapse and obliteration of the Japanese nation, but also it would lead to the total extinction of human civilization. Such being the case, how are We to save the millions of Our subjects, or to atone Ourselves before the hallowed spirits of Our Imperial Ancestors? This is the reason why We have ordered the acceptance of the provisions of the Joint Declaration of the Powers... The hardships and sufferings to which Our nation is to be subjected hereafter will be certainly great. We are keenly aware of the inmost feelings of all of you, Our subjects. However, it is according to the dictates of time and fate that We have resolved to pave the way for a grand peace for all the generations to come by enduring the unendurable and suffering what is unsufferable”.   Clearly Hirohito sought to justify his decision to surrender by citing the dropping of the atomic bombs. He wanted to become the saviour of the Japanese people. Hirohito wanted to obfuscate the issue of accountability, to prevent expressions of strife and anger and to strengthen domestic unity around himself, to protect and raise the kokutai.  Interestingly, the surrender declaration to the civilian population was not the same one sent to the military. On August 17th Hirohito issued a second “rescript to soldiers and sailors” throughout the asia-pacific.   “ Now that the Soviet Union has entered the war against us, to continue . . . under the present conditions at home and abroad would only recklessly incur even more damage to ourselves and result in endangering the very foundation of the empire's existence. Therefore, even though enormous fighting spirit still exists in the Imperial Navy and Army, I am going to make peace with the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union, as well as with Chungking, in order to maintain our glorious national polity”.   The lesser-known August 17 rescript to the army and navy specified Soviet participation as the sole reason for surrender, while maintaining the kokutai as the primary aim. Dissembling until the end—and even beyond—it was noted that the emperor presented two different justifications for his delayed surrender. Both statements were likely true.   Months later Hirohito's said this about his decision to surrender “The main motive behind my decision at that time was that if we . . . did not act, the Japanese race would perish and I would be unable to protect my loyal subjects [sekishi—literally, “children”]. Second, Kido agreed with me on the matter of defending the kokutai. If the enemy landed near Ise Bay, both Ise and Atsuta Shrines would immediately come under their control. There would be no time to transfer the sacred treasures [regalia] of the imperial family and no hope of protecting them. Under these circumstances, protection of the kokutai would be difficult. For these reasons, I thought at the time that I must make peace even at the sacrifice of myself.”    There exists this sort of childish argument today whether it was the atomic bombs or the Soviet Invasion that caused Japan to surrender. However, this overlooks as I think I've explained in 9000 words jeez, the influence of the kokutai. Defending the kokutai was Hirohito's number one priority. The Soviets threatened it. Communism threatened it. What Japan perceived to be “democracy” threatened it. American victory threatened it. And the destruction of Japan's social fabric threatened it. I love this one piece of history, that I have only come across in one book, that being the main one I am using here.   On August 12th, Hirohito came to the imperial family to tell them he had made the decision to surrender. His uncle Prince Yasuhiko Asaka asked him whether the war would be continued if the kokutai could not be preserved. Hirohito replied “of course”.

Au sommaire de Radio foot internationale, deux émissions en direct aujourd'hui 16h10-21h10 T.U. : pour le premier programme : Le retour de la « petite musique ! ». Début ce mardi de la 71è édition de la Ligue des Champions. ; - Samuel Umtiti, une retraite anticipée. Le retour de la « petite musique ! » Début ce mardi de la 71è édition de la Ligue des champions. La phase de Ligue - c'est ainsi qu'on la nomme désormais - comptera 8 journées. La 1ère s'étend de mardi à jeudi, 36 équipes en lice et déjà un beau programme ! - Le Real Madrid reçoit l'OM. Les Madrilènes toujours candidats au titre, même si la Casa Blanca est en reconstruction avec Xabi Alonso. Peut-elle aller au bout cette saison ? 4 000 supporteurs olympiens attendus au Bernabeu. « Une fierté et une responsabilité » pour Roberto de Zerbi. Les Phocéens privés d'Aguerd en défense, voudront faire oublier les mauvaises statistiques de leur passé récent en C1. Peuvent-ils poser des problèmes aux Blancos ? - Arsenal face à Bilbao dans la « cathédrale » (et le piège) de San Mamés. Un stade prêt à vibrer pour un match de gala entre l'Athletic d'Ernesto Valverde et les Gunners de Mikel Arteta. Les Londoniens à la capacité offensive impressionnante, sont invaincus lors de leurs 8 dernières campagnes de phase de groupes. Des prétendants sérieux au titre, en championnat comme en Ligue des Champions, vont-ils enfin y arriver ? - Forte de son succès sur l'Inter Milan, la Juventus Turin accueille les « Borussen » de Dortmund. Une redite de la finale de 1997. Les Bianconeri n'ont jamais perdu lors d'une 1ère journée et sont efficaces en attaque. Mais en face, Serhou Guirassy a marqué 9 fois en 8 apparitions dans la compétition l'an passé. 2 candidats sérieux à la victoire finale ? - Samuel Umtiti, une retraite anticipée. Formé à l'OL et passé par le Barça, le buteur de la ½ finale du Mondial 2018 aura porté le maillot bleu à 31 reprises. Des Bleus qu'il avait rejoints pour l'Euro 2016. Le corps, surtout le genou, n'a pas suivi. Le défenseur avait pourtant essayé de rebondir avec les Rouge et Jaune de Lecce en 2022, avoue avoir tout tenté pour revenir en signant au LOSC. Autour d'Annie Gasnier : Manu Terradillos, Jean-Philippe Bouchard et Philippe Doucet. Technique/réalisation : Laurent Salerno -- David Fintzel/Pierre Guérin.   À tout à l'heure 23h10 (heure de Paris), ou 21h10 TU sur RFI pour une 2ème émission.