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Archive for November, 2009
Gitmo Nation Roundtable 18 – Turkey Coma
Nov 24th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable 18
Turkey Coma
Tuesday November 24, 2009
Brian and BaS return to the Gitmo Nation Cardtable to discuss this week’s stories from around Gitmo Nation. The first annual Thanksgiving episode luckily doesn’t entail too much Thanksgiving talk. Please leave some feedback at http://gnr.noagendaforums.com
Show Links:
• Ex-Monsanto VP Hired as FDA Adviser
⁃ http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2009/07/06/daily47.html
• Sept. 11 Defendant Seeks a Trial, and a Platform
⁃ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/us/22trial.html
• The Entire Jury Will Have to Be in Witness Protection
⁃ http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/10239.html
• How Obama is Bringing Martial Law to America
⁃ http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/10193.html
• Holder Suggests Acquittal Won’t Free Terrorist
⁃ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/19/holder-suggests-acquittal-wont-free-terrorist/
• Proud to Be an American: Remembering the 2009 American Music Awards
⁃ http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/23/proud-to-be-an-american…
• House Panel Approves Ron Paul’s Proposal to Audit the Federal Reserve
⁃ http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29734.html
• U.S., Allies Discussing Iran Sanctions
⁃ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/19/obama-us-allies-discussing-iran-sanctions/
• Obama’s Nice Guy Act Gets Him Nowhere on the World Stage
⁃ http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,662822,00.html
• Traffic Cameras Used to Harass and Limit Movement of Peaceful Protestors
⁃ http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/21/traffic-cameras-used.html
• Hugo Chavez, Rainmaker?
⁃ http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/hugo-chavez-rainmaker/
• Anti-Smoking Vaccine is Nearing the Market
⁃ http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/11/20/1853204/Anti-Smoking-Vaccine-Is-Nearing-the-Market
• Medical Marijuana: No Longer Just for Adults
⁃ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/health/22sfmedical.html
• Under H.R. 2454, Homeowners Need Upgrades and a License to Sell a House
⁃ http://www.picassodreams.com/picasso_dreams/2009/11/under-hr-2454-cap-and-trade-bill…
• H.R. 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (PDF)
⁃ http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:h2454pcs.txt.pdf
• ‘Climate Change Fueling Conflict’
⁃ http://english.aljazeera.net/news/2009/11/20091122135135472602.html
• Poor Women Bear Brunt of Global Warming
⁃ http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,662401,00.html
• Can Psychics Help to Solve Crime?
⁃ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8369369.stm
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Gitmo Nation Roundtable 17 – Afghanistan’s Funniest Stoned Videos
Nov 18th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable 17
Afghanistan’s Funniest Stoned Videos
Wednesday November 18, 2009
The roundtable is once again full with Brian Masi, BaS, Jim Lunsford, and Eric Ortega. The panelists discuss Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel, and Iran, as well as Guantanamo Bay and other important stories from around Gitmo Nation.
Show Links:
• Inside Afghanistan – Fighting Alongside Stoned Afghan Soldiers
⁃ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc8w0IX4UQc
• Option on the Table [Afghan Troop Commitments]
⁃ http://www.newsweek.com/id/222318
• Emergence of Anti-Taliban Militias a Cause for Concern
⁃ http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,660905,00.html
• Ex-Islamic Radicals on What Motivates — and Impedes — Extremism
⁃ http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/11/16/terrorism/index.html
• Palestinian Statehood Remote as Ever
⁃ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8355703.stm
• Inspectors Fear Iran is Hiding Nuclear Plants
⁃ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/world/middleeast/17nuke.html?_r=1
• DeMint: Terror Trials ‘Pushed Down’ New Yorkers’ Throats
⁃ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/16/demint-terror-trials-pushed-down-new-york-throats/
• Illinois Next Gitmo? House Republicans say No
⁃ http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/11/illinois-the-next-gitmo.html
• Hardin Jail Tries for Detainees from Gitmo
⁃ http://www.billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_ef4c3aaf-b6cf…
• Bank of England Expected to Spend More
⁃ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/business/global/12pound.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
• CNNMoney – Realestate Headlines
⁃ http://patrick.net/forum/?p=24165
• The Fake Jobs of Obama’s Stimulus
⁃ http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/17/morning-bell-the-fake-jobs-of-obamas-failed-stimulus/
• Newpaper Punished for Criticizing Iraqi Leader
⁃ http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/11/11/iraq/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3…
• ID Cards ‘Good for Going to Bars’
⁃ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8361943.stm
• Obama Gives Japan’s Emperor Akihito a Wow Bow
⁃ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/11/obama-emperor-akihito-japan.html
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Gitmo Nation Roundtable 16 – No Italy For You!
Nov 11th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable 16
No Italy For You!
Wednesday November 11, 2009
Brian Masi and BaS are back around the Gitmo Nation Cardtable to discuss the latest news from across Gitmo Nation including interesting developments for rendition and rights of detainees, state secrets, Big Brother, and Democracy FAIL.
Show Links:
• Pentagon Expected to Request More War Funding
⁃ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/world/05military.html
• Afghanistan’s Sham Army
⁃ http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/11/09
• Noam Chomsky: No Change in US ‘Mafia Principle’
⁃ http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/11/03-2
• Pakistan Denies US Nuclear Claim
⁃ http://english.aljazeera.net//news/asia/2009/11/20091198430563537.html
• US Trio ‘on Iran Spying Charge’
⁃ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8350673.stm
• Iraq Launches Tourism Drive
⁃ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/10/iraq_tourism/
• Italian Court Delivers Damning Verdict on CIA Renditions
⁃ http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,659418,00.html
• Guantanamo Detainee: Conditions Have Declined Under Obama Administration
⁃ http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2009/11/guantanamo-detainee-conditions-have.php
• US Senate Defeats Guantanamo Bay Trials Restrictions
⁃ http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jT…
• Bomb Material Cache Uncovered in Afghanistan
⁃ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/world/asia/11afghan.html
• TSA Doesn’t Understand What “Random” Means
⁃ http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/09/tsa-doesnt-understan.html
• Salon Radio: Rep. Jerry Nadler on State Secrets Act
⁃ http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/radio/2009/11/10/nadler/index.html
• State to ‘Spy’ on Every Phone Call, Email and Web Search
⁃ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/6534319/State-to-spy-on-every…
• Police to Keep Innocents’ DNA Despite Human Rights Ruling
⁃ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/11/dna_six_years/
• Democracy Failings
⁃ http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/11/democracy-failings.html
• Court Hears Couple’s Sex Sessions
⁃ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/wear/8351405.stm
• Influenza Virus is Infectious for Days on Banknotes
⁃ http://www.virology.ws/2009/11/10/influenza-virus-is-infectious-for-days-on-banknotes/
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Gitmo Nation Roundtable 15 – Haunted by Global Warming: A State Secret
Nov 7th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable 15
Haunted by Global Warming: A State Secret
Saturday November 7, 2009
The Gitmo Nation Roundtable convenes for a Saturday episode with Brian Masi, BaS, Eric Ortega, and a mysteriously missing or ghostly apparition of Jim Lunsford. It’s after Halloween, but we’re being haunted by global warming, and a variety of ‘State Secrets’ including rendition and ACTA.
Show Links:
• CNN Money: Projected Marijuana Tax Revenues
⁃ http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/taxes_marijuana/revenue.html
• More Americans Believe in Haunted Houses than Global Warming
⁃ http://www.care2.com/causes/global-warming/blog/more-americans-believe-in-haunted-houses…/
• A Court Decision that Reflects What Type of Country the U.S. Is
⁃ http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/11/03/arar/index.html
• Your Rights Online: An Inbox is Not a Glove Compartment
⁃ http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/11/02/1411252/An-Inbox-Is-Not-a-Glove-Compartment?from=rss
• Petition to Obama Government to Disclose Copyright Treaty
⁃ http://www.boingboing.net/2009/10/29/petition-to-obama-go.html
• The ACTA Internet Chapter: Putting the Pieces Together
⁃ http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4510/125/
• Russians Flock to See ‘Miracle’ Baby
⁃ http://uk.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=113581
• Jessica’s Law Gets California Supreme Court Review
⁃ http://blogs.findlaw.com/blotter/2009/11/california-supreme-court-review-jessicas-law.html
• Islamic Countries Push a Global ‘Blasphemy’ Law
⁃ http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/1027/p08s01-comv.html
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Gitmo Nation Roundtable 14 – Attack of the Pudding Bear
Nov 4th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable 14
Attack of the Pudding Bear
Wednesday November 4, 2009
The roundtable is packed today in Gitmo Nation and we’ve even pulled up a fifth chair. Brian Masi, BaS, Jim Lunsford, Eugene Michasiw, and Eric Ortega discuss news from this week including the jailing of an al-Qaeda sleep agent, the cushy lifestyle at Guantanamo Bay, and CIT Group’s bankruptcy among others.
Show Links:
• Iraq Swears by Bomb Detector U.S. Sees as Useless
⁃ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/world/middleeast/04sensors.html
• US Jails al-Qaeda Sleeper Agent
⁃ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8333133.stm
• Airport Woman Hid Terror Manual
⁃ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/8337754.stm
• Pakistan’s Hidden War
⁃ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8335232.stm
• Pakistan Takes Taliban Stronghold
⁃ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8337211.stm
• Obama Administration: Toss Wiretap Lawsuit
⁃ http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j9n5u8khGqNQT6DTlcKGV6ouKqfQD9BLULIG2
• Obama’s Latest Use of “Secrecy” to Shield Presidential Lawbreaking
⁃ http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2009/11/01/state_secrets/index.html
• Guantánamo Suspects Want to Stay, Say Officials
⁃ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6481071/Guantnamo…
• 1,600 are Suggested Daily for FBI’s List
⁃ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/31/AR2009103102141.html
• Afghan Challenger Abdullah Drops Out of Runoff Vote
⁃ http://www.thestar.com/news/world/afghanistan/article/719438–afghan…
• CIT Group Bankruptcy Affects Small Businesses
⁃ http://blogs.findlaw.com/free_enterprise/2009/11/cit-groups-bankruptcy-affects-small-businesses.html
• CIT Group in US Bankruptcy Move
⁃ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8337136.stm
• Russian Airplane Crashes in Siberia, Killing Crew of 11
⁃ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/02/world/europe/02plane.html
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