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In his 1961 Inaugural Address, President Kennedy called the nuclear era he presided over the world’s “hour of maximum danger” — and he meant those words.
We never thought we would actually face a challenge like that again in human history, but alas, here we are.
Within a year of #JFK’s Inaugural, the United States and #Russia would find themselves eyeball-to-eyeball in a tense nuclear standoff over missiles in Cuba.
During those fateful Thirteen Days in October 1962, every human on the planet feared that the world as we know it could end at any moment; destroyed within seconds by the launch of nuclear weapons by the superpowers.
60 Octobers later, we were once again on the brink of “nuclear Armageddon,” as President #Biden said on October 6, 2022.
Only this time, few seemed to even notice the danger they were actually in. Because the government and the legacy media were misinforming them.
Here at Maverick News, we definitely were paying attention.
We understood the dangerous situation that continued to escalate over a period of 13 Days (ironically, as the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis was approaching) from September 24th-October 5 — the most tense two weeks in the history of the #UkraineWar (so far)…
We brought these stories to you live every night on the air; giving you not just news, but also historical perspective and analysis of these dizzying events as they unfolded.
The crisis began September 24, when residents of four disputed regions of #Ukraine began voting in a five-day referenda to join the Russian Federation.
On the second day of voting something big happened many miles away, under the Baltic Sea, that would ramp an already strained diplomatic situation up several notches: both of the #Nordstream pipelines blew — an act of sabotage.
When Russian president Vladimir #Putin officially certified the results of the election in a ceremony on September 30, it was the first time he had spoken publicly since the sabotage of the #Nordstream pipelines.
His much-anticipated speech had been preceded by several days of over-the-top nuclear war talk from Western politicians.
The world awaited #Putin’s words with bated breath: would he use his speech to announce that missiles were being launched? Was this the beginning of #WWIII?
That night, my Maverick News co-host Rick Walker led with the only headline that accurately summed up the situation — and the question on all of our minds at that very moment: “#WWIII IMMINENT?”
We want to show you that original broadcast again, from September 30, 2022, at the height of the crisis. (See video later in this thread) ⬇️
This was a truly historic show, on a historic night, during a week of incredibly important events.
We would like to show you an encore presentation of President #Putin’s landmark speech in it’s entirety with English audio translation and subtitles — something all other Western media outlets refused to show you on that historic turning point in the war.
Fortunately for us all, both President Putin and President Biden cooled their heels over the days that followed, backing away from the nuclear sabre-rattling (or at least, turned the damper down a few notches) — yet leaving the problem ultimately, as of this date, unresolved.
There is still no #peace treaty between Russia and #Ukraine; no answers to questions about the #NordstreamSabotage; no new nuclear #armscontrol agreement between Russia and #NATO.
This is still the world’s hour of maximum danger.
We hope you enjoy this encore presentation of our Maverick News broadcast from that historic Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 — the culmination of one of the most remarkable weeks of the 21st Century:
It’s fascinating to look back on those tense September days six months later. In such a fast-moving war, important things are too often missed — or quickly forgotten.
Historical events make more sense in retrospect. Now things appear so much clearer in proper perspective.
No matter what you think of Vladimir Putin, this speech will be recorded in the annals of history as one of the most significant of the century.
Putin writes his own speeches, uses no speechwriters or teleprompters, and chooses each word with care. He minces none here!
Putin’s speech of September 30, 2022 was both eloquent and savage at the same time.
His assessment of the Western powers was accurate, yet uncomfortable; unflinching, yet compassionate.
And despite all the fear of nuclear war, he didn’t mention nuclear weapons once. Not once.
Here is Part 2 of that broadcast:
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