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Hour 1 - Gilbert Doctorow (Expert in Russian Affairs) on Russia's reaction to Monday's terror
attacks on St. Petersburg's subway system - A View from St. Petersberg 

Hour 2-3 - Mark Edge (Co-Host of Free Talk Live) talks about his recent boat trip; Trump; FTL

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Hour 1

Gilbert Doctorow

I was a cofounder with Professor Stephen Cohen of the American Committee for East West Accord, a platform for detente, in February 2015 and served as their European Coordinator till last month. I now say about myself that I am a Brussels based political analyst. I cooperate closely with Bob Parry and Consortium News.

I spend a quarter of my time in Russia, mainly St Petersburg, which is where I am this week . The phone numbers I gave you are Russian cell phone numbers.

Here in Russia I am a frequent guest on political talk shows of the main state and private channels for the Russian domestic audience. I speak about Trump and US foreign policy. Americans know me from my appearances on RT, in particular on Peter Lavelles show Cross Talk

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Currently in St. Petersburg, Doctorow is a Brussels-based political analyst. He just wrote the piece "Russians Take Terror Attack in Stride" for Consortium News, which states: "Russia's reaction to Monday's terror attacks on St. Petersburg's subway system stands in stark contrast to what we have seen in public behavior in Paris, Berlin and Brussels following similar attacks over the past 18 months. "There is some commonality, to be sure: in every case, days of mourning for the victims were immediately declared and the head of state visited the scene of the horror to pay respects to the fallen. Vladimir Putin did just that Monday night when he lay flowers at the metro station where 10 citizens died and scores more were injured, requiring hospitalization. "But Putin delivered no maudlin speech to the nation and Russian state television coverage was not dominated by images of tearful and shocked citizens lighting candles and reaffirming their faith in a free, open and pluralistic society -- the dominant themes of the media in France, Germany and Belgium. "In St. Petersburg, the official reactions were more down to earth and practical. To ease the plight of the millions of citizens and visitors to the city center -- faced with the shutdown of the entire metro system pending security searches to uncover other possible bombs -- the city authorities declared that all surface transport including taxis and suburban trains would be offered free of charge for the day. "The precaution of closing the metro system turned out to be entirely justified. Within an hour of the explosion on a train traveling between two key stations of the Blue Line, Tekhnologichesky Institute and Sennaya Square, police discovered and defused a more powerful bomb at the Moskovsky metro station, which connects with the heavily visited Moscow railway terminal at the top of the city's premier boulevard, Nevsky Prospekt. "Being present in the city center at just this time, I was witness to the massive flow of people along the sidewalks as we were all involuntarily turned into pedestrians to get around town. The mood, nonetheless, was calm and good-natured. ..." Doctorow's other recent pieces for Consortium News <https://consortiumnews.com/tag/gilbert-doctorow/> include "Trump's Quiet Outreach to Russia" and "A Breach in the Anti-Putin Groupthink."

Hour 2

Hour 2-3 - Mark Edge (Co-Host of Free Talk Live) talks about his recent boat trip; Trump; FTL

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Hour 2

Mark Edge

Mark was born and raised in the southern Tampa Bay area of Florida. He has been working in radio since 1999 and won an Addy award in 2002 for his work. Mark has received numerous sales awards in advertising sales and was the youngest general manager of a radio station in the Tampa Bay area. He is a pig farmer, has tropical fish, loves classic automobiles, volunteers at the local Fire Dept., and amuses himself with his eclectic knowledge of semi-useless information. A Quaker, Mark believes in an orderly progression to a society where governments are no longer tied to landmasses. He takes a great interest in American history and human rights. Mark is married and lives with his lovely wife, young son Jack, and a small collection of pets with silly names. Sometimes he can be found singing karaoke in and about Keene, NH.

Webpage: https://www.freetalklive.com/

Hour 3

Hour 3 - Mark Edge Cont'd (Co-Host of Free Talk Live) talks about his recent boat trip; Trump; FTL

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Hour 3

Mark Edge (Cont'd)

Mark was born and raised in the southern Tampa Bay area of Florida. He has been working in radio since 1999 and won an Addy award in 2002 for his work. Mark has received numerous sales awards in advertising sales and was the youngest general manager of a radio station in the Tampa Bay area. He is a pig farmer, has tropical fish, loves classic automobiles, volunteers at the local Fire Dept., and amuses himself with his eclectic knowledge of semi-useless information. A Quaker, Mark believes in an orderly progression to a society where governments are no longer tied to landmasses. He takes a great interest in American history and human rights. Mark is married and lives with his lovely wife, young son Jack, and a small collection of pets with silly names. Sometimes he can be found singing karaoke in and about Keene, NH.

Webpage: https://www.freetalklive.com/