The David Hunter Perspective - 2021-12-16
- Author
- David Hunter
- Published
- Thu 16 Dec 2021
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Check out this weeks agenda below, enjoy the show as retired US Diplomat to 5 different nations David Hunter shares his knowledge, passion, interest, and experience.
1) Will North and South Korea Finally End their War?: Many don't know the Korean War of the 1950s never ended. It was only a cease fire. The Korean war paused in July 1953 with an armistice --- not a peace treaty. Now Pres. Moon of South Korea is pushing North Korea for an official end-of-war declaration after 70 years of stalemate. What is going on?
2) Is a New Best Selling Chinese Movie More Than a Film? The new Chinese film 'The Battle of Lake Changjin' glorifies Chinese heroism during the real-life 1950 battle during the Korean War (known as “the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea,” in PRC). Why is this movie the most watched popular film in Communist China today? Is it Anti-American propaganda preparing 1 billion Chinese citizens for war?
3) Why Two Journalists Won The Nobel Peace Prize?: A journalist from the Philippians Maria Ressa , and another from Russia , Dmitri Muratov, just won the Nobel Peace Prize. They gave their acceptance speeches on Dec 10th. It's the first time since 1930s that a journalist has won the famous Peace Prize. Back then it was for warning us about the danger of rising Nazis and fascism. Why did the two journalists get the award this time?
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Is Peace in the Middle East Ever Possible?: Last March 2021, Pope Francis visited the 'Ziggurat of Ur', located at an ancient capital of Babylon. He held an inter-religious prayer service at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Ur. This was supposedly the original birthplace of Abraham, son of Terah. Abraham, with wife Sarah, moved from Ur to Egypt where he personally met the Pharaoh. Later he moved through the Negev desert to Canaan Valley, settling near Hebron. His grave-site and that of wife Sarah and son Jacob are still in the Old City of Hebron, ---at the 'Tomb of the Patriarchs'---on the West Bank. It is holy to Muslims, Christians and Jews. So why can't we all get along?
