SATURDAY HIGH NOON

What's the matter with Kansas? "The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy recently reported that Kansas has the ninth-most unfair tax system in the county.  A Kansan earning $47,700 a year pays 9.5 percent of income in state and local taxes; but someone earning $1,191,700 pays an effective rate of just 3.6 percent."

So much for the 'trickle down' libertarian economic theories masterminded by the Wichita plutocrats Charles & David Koch; and implemented by Gov. Sam Brownback and his cronies in the state legislature.

Program Summary: 15 August 2015

1st HOUR: Hear Jeff Blankfort from KZYX Studios, Philo, CA discussing the  McGovern reviews background of MH-17 downing and refusal of Obama admin to release US intel to public, ignoring VIPS request last year; cites Kerry's use of social media, to place blame on Russian-backed rebels; questions Dutch investigators finding of new missile evidence, why black boxes were given to Brits and contents never reported; compares reporting with case of KAL-007 in 1983 when So. Korea jet was downed 200 miles into Soviet territory shortly after US spy plane took same route and truth only came later; speaks of foiled 'false flag' effort by US neocons to frame Syria for chemical weapons use and frustration when Obama took issue of attack Assad to Congress. Comments on Iran nuke deal opposition, ends with funny story on Lieberman and Wolfowitz.

2nd HOUR Hear the latest from "across the pond" Bristol Community fm radio (U.K.) with "Friday Drivetime" host Tony Gosling and "Old Labour" Martin Summers.  Subtitled from the State of the City segment: "Tory govt. to bypass local planners to green light Fracking" and "Ted Heath's 1939 camping trip to Nazi Germany & Poland."