Lots to talk about. In the aftermath of the invasion, European leaders, I think it’s fair to say, principally have taken point on imposing a variety of sanctions on, well, Russia, in general. Its Central Bank, other banks. Its capital markets. It’s the leadership and the oligarchs that prop it up, even Vladimir Putin himself has been sanctioned. This constitutes, it seems sort of economic warfare, as I say, against the Putin regime. Unfortunately, it does not seem, at least as of yet, to be slowing or otherwise reducing the violence that Putin is meeting out to Ukrainian people. Your thoughts about what’s been done to date and what effect it’s having, if any, and what needs to be done.

Boy, a lot to talk about in the economic warfare space, that’s for sure. Bill, give us a 30,000 foot level assessment of how we are watching economic warfare be waged, it seems with considerable effect at the moment, by European nations both in NATO and some not. As well as, to some extent, the United States under the administration of Joe Biden.

Night after night in cities across the country, black-garbed assailants clash with police in the streets, smash windows and throw Molotov cocktails in an effort to destroy police stations, federal courthouses, and local businesses all in the name of anti-fascism. Most Americans are now sadly, all too aware of the movement known as Antifa. But where did they come from? What do they want? And how do we stop their campaign of violent mayhem?

The Durham special prosecution investigation has now taken what seems to be, at long last, a turn many of us have prayed for in the belief that if there is no rule of law in this country, there won’t be much of a country left in fairly short order. Bill, talk to us a little bit about what developed on Friday in terms of that investigation and its implications, as you see them.

Bill Walton, it’s good to have you back with us. One of our favorite beats is China, and it is the gift that keeps on giving in a very diabolical way. I want to go through with you a number of topics that bear on this issue of its unrestricted warfare against us, and in particular Bill, the degree to which we are enabling it with our corporate support, sponsorship, technology transfers, either voluntary or involuntary transfer of intellectual property and the like. There are eight companies that have been particularly identified as complicit with China in these and other regards. Walk us through what we know about them and why this is such a [crosstalk 00:01:48].

Let’s start with the COP26 summit meeting as it was called, a few months back in Scotland. And what we’ve learned about some of the shenanigans that have flowed-

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