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Archive for December, 2009
Gitmo Nation Roundtable 23 – Don’t Say Naughty
Dec 30th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable 23
Don’t Say Naughty
Tuesday December 29, 2009
Brian, BaS, and Eric Carlson gather at the Gitmo Nation Roundtable for the final show of the year to discuss the latest news from across Gitmo Nation. This episode and future editions will be streaming at http://gitmonationnews.com. Please enjoy and leave feedback at http://gnr.noagendaforums.com
Show Links:
• Senate Raises Debt Ceiling to $12.4 Trillion
⁃ http://twitter.com/BreakingNews/status/6998564536
• Congress Increased Debt Limit
⁃ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126166163113304249.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
• Obama Seeks to Reassure U.S. After Bombing Attempt
⁃ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/29/us/29terror.html
• More Pilot Discretion on Security Measures
⁃ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/29/us/29security.html
• Senator Lieberman calls for ‘preemptive’ attack on Yemen
⁃ http://rawstory.com/2009/12/senator-lieberman-calls-attack-yemen/
• U.S. Widens Terror War to Yemen, a Qaeda Bastion
⁃ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/28/world/middleeast/28yemen.html
• True News – Terrorism Over Detroit? The Facts from Freedomain Radio
⁃ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xnuv-ACEIV4
• Venezuela’s Chavez threatens to kick out carmakers
⁃ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8429427.stm
• Medvedev: Russia to work on new generation of nuclear missiles
⁃ http://twitter.com/BreakingNews/status/6995948880
• Russia to modernise nuclear arsenal
⁃ http://english.aljazeera.net//news/europe/2009/12/2009122413014484661.html
• Ugandan official on gays: ‘Killing them might not be helpful’; life imprisonment would be better.
⁃ http://thinkprogress.org/2009/12/24/uganda-soften-bill/
• 8 dead in Iran riot
⁃ http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2785699/Five-dead-as-Iran-riots-against-government.html
• New groups join climate lobby fray
⁃ http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30981.html
• House Dems: We’d forgo ‘public option’
⁃ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/dec/28/house-democrats-say-theyd-forgo-public-option/
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Gitmo Nation Roundtable 21 – Arrested by the Mall Cops
Dec 16th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable 21
Arrested by the Mall Cops
Wednesday December 16, 2009
Brian and BaS gather around the Gitmo Nation Cardtable to discuss the top stories from across Gitmo Nation.
Show Links:
• Illinois prison to get some Gitmo detainees
⁃ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/14/AR2009121404035.html
• Guantanamo inmates to be sent to Illinois prison
⁃ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8413230.stm
• Welcome to Gitmo North
⁃ http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/12/15/gitmo/index.html
• Ex-soldier faces jail for handing in gun
⁃ http://www.thisissurreytoday.co.uk/news/Ex-soldier-faces-jail-handing-gun/article-1509082-detail/article.html
• Sci-Fi Author Peter Watts Beaten, Charged During Border Crossing
⁃ http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/12/12/0037206/Sci-Fi-Author-Peter-Watts-Beaten-Charged-During-Border-Crossing
• War of words ends in author’s arrest at border
⁃ http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/738193–war-of-words-ends-in-author-s-arrest-at-border
• Mall cops in Norwich, England get police powers
⁃ http://www.boingboing.net/2009/12/12/maybe-goldmans-banke.html
• UK Government Seeks New Web Censorship Powers
⁃ http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/12/16/1653218/UK-Government-Seeks-New-Web-Censorship-Powers
• Five held with plane full of weapons from NKorea: ministers
⁃ http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/091212/world/thailand_nkorea_belarus_kazakhstan_airport_weapons_crime
• Hillary Clinton urges Iran to free US hikers
⁃ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8411621.stm
• Thousands protest at climate summit
⁃ http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/environment/copenhagensummit/article/738077–thousands-protest-at-climate-summit?bn=1
• Hundreds arrested at Copenhagen protest rally
⁃ http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/dec/12/hundreds-arrested-copenhagen-protest-rally
• Climate Change: Science or Politics? [Video]
⁃ http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Technology_&_Science/ID=1350127530
• Silvio Berlusconi punched in the face in Milan
⁃ http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/13/silvio-berlusconi-punched-in-face
• Berlusconi picture
⁃ http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2009/12/13/world/14berlusconi_inline.html
• Obama Cites Military’s Contributions to Peace
⁃ http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=57058
• Gates a liar on bin Laden lair?
⁃ http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=113029§ionid=3510203
• Clubbing SEALs
⁃ http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/clubbing_seals_HL7IoVVGqlZpvWCXQRWcDJ
• Pre-mature explosion kills 3 militants in S Afghanistan
⁃ http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/12/content_12637395.htm
• Getting real tough with the bankers
⁃ http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/12/14/bankers/index.html
• USA Today – For Feds, More Get 6-Figure Salaries
⁃ http://www.scribd.com/doc/24056410/USA-Today-For-Feds-More-Get-6-Figure-Salaries
• Criticising the GM industry
⁃ http://www.badscience.net/2009/12/criticising-the-gm-industry/
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• Blindsight – Peter Watts
• The Men Who Stare at Goats – Jon Ronson
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Gitmo Nation Roundtable 20 – Gitmo Nation Federation
Dec 9th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable 20
Gitmo Nation Federation
Wednesday December 9, 2009
The roundtable is once again assembled to discuss the latest news from around Gitmo Nation. Brian, BaS, and SenorCardgage return joined by RadioNed to tackle issues concerning climate change policy, war in the Middle East and security theatre, among other pressing issues.
Show Links:
• Film Director Fatih Akin to Boycott Swiss Premiere
⁃ http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,665271,00.html
• BusinessWeek – Why Copenhagen Will Be Good for Business
⁃ http://www.scribd.com/doc/23756398/BusinessWeek-Why-Copenhagen-Will-Be-Good-for-Business
• EPA about to declare CO2 dangerous 0 ssshhh! – Don’t tell the trees
⁃ http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/12/06/epa-about-to-declare-co2-dangerous-ssshhh-dont-tell-the-trees/
⁃ (vía NoAgendaNews) http://noagendanews.blogspot.com/2009/12/epa-about-to-declare-co2-dangerous.html
• E.P.A. Clears Way for Greenhouse Gas Rules
⁃ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/18/science/earth/18endanger.html
• Official: EPA notice ‘very good signal’
⁃ http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30339.html
• Ex-spy chief says Iraqi WMD claims not manipulated
⁃ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8401473.stm
• Karzai Says Afghan Army Will Need Help Until 2024
⁃ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/09/world/asia/09gates.html
• McChrystal, Eikenberry Defend Afghan Plan On Hill
⁃ http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121198728
• A Rare Chinese Look at Secret Detentions
⁃ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/27/world/asia/27china.html
• Cash Prizes for catching CCTV criminals
⁃ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/north_yorkshire/8393602.stm
⁃ (via NANews) http://noagendanews.blogspot.com/2009/12/cash-prizes-for-catching-cctv-criminals.html
• Violent Protests in Iran Carry Into Second Day
⁃ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/09/world/middleeast/09iran.html
• Sharp Rise in Jailing of Online Journalists; Iran May Just Kill Them
⁃ http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/12/08/1354245/Sharp-Rise-In-Jailing-of-Online-Journalists-Iran-May-Just-Kill-Them
• New Providence considers allowing police to enter home to break up underage drinking parties
⁃ http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/09/new_providence_considers_allow.html
• Rocker Bruce Springsteen endorses N.J. gay marriage bill
⁃ http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/12/springsteen_endorses_gay_marri.html
• Famous architecture photographer swarmed by multiple police vehicles in London for refusing to tell security guard why he was photographing famous church
⁃ http://www.boingboing.net/2009/12/09/famous-architecture.html
• Ambassador Kirk: People would be “walking away from the table” if the ACTA text is made public
⁃ http://keionline.org/node/706
• Obama Ecstasy Tablets
⁃ http://scottloscorbal.tumblr.com/post/269835334/too-weird-obama-ecstasy-tablets
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Gitmo Nation Roundtable 19 – Youtube Nation
Dec 2nd
Gitmo Nation Roundtable 19
Youtube Nation
Wednesday December 2, 2009
Brian, BaS, and Eric Ortega return joined by SenorCardgage of NoAgendaForums.com fame to discuss the pressing matters from across Gitmo Nation. Please leave your comments and feedback at http://gnr.noagendaforums.com
Show Links:
• EU says it has solved the Kissinger question
⁃ http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE5AJ00B20091120
• Answering the Kissinger Question
⁃ http://blogs.aljazeera.net/europe/2009/11/20/answering-kissinger-question
• Kissinger never wanted to dial Europe
⁃ http://blogs.ft.com/rachmanblog/2009/07/kissinger-never-wanted-to-dial-europe/
• Secret service ‘cutting corners,’ endangering Obama: author
⁃ http://rawstory.com/2009/11/secret-service-cutting-corners/
• JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters
⁃ http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=CUR20091125&articleId=16273
• Anti terrorism law used on terror minister
⁃ http://www.metro.co.uk/news/802025-anti-terrorism-law-used-on-terror-minister
• Minaret ban ‘a security risk’ – Swiss minister
⁃ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8388793.stm
• Obama Wants Computer Privacy Ruling Overturned
⁃ http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/11/obama-wants-computer-privacy-ruling-overturned/
• India Hanging Up On 25 Million Cell Phones
⁃ http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/09/11/30/2042245/India-Hanging-Up-On-25-Million-Cell-Phones
• Head-cam video used to OK Arkansas cop kill
⁃ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/27/arkansas_police_shooting_vid/
• Climategate: Five Aussie MPs lead the way by resigning in disgust over carbon tax
⁃ http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100018003/climategate-five-aussie-mps…
• Climategate e-mails sweep America, may scuttle Barack Obama’s Cap and Trade laws
⁃ http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/geraldwarner/100018034/climategate-%20%20e-mails-sweep-america…
• Climate science still sound
⁃ http://www.cbc.ca/technology/quirks-blog/2009/11/climate_science_still_sound.html
• Climategate: it’s all unravelling now
⁃ http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100018556/climategate-its-all-unravelling-now/
• The Washington establishment suffers a serious defeat
⁃ http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/11/20/transparency/index.html
• Iran nuclear crisis: are new sanctions on the way?
⁃ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8382989.stm
• Iran accuses West of provoking nuclear sites move
⁃ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8385797.stm
• Meantime, In the Real World
⁃ http://rogerpielkejr.blogspot.com/2009/11/meantime-in-real-world.html
• Obama to offer troop increase for Afghanistan
⁃ http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE5AM3E520091201
• Sarah Palin applauds Obama’s Afghan troop increase
⁃ http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jHZdbVVU4iq_8d4KU…
• PETA Sending Vegan-Chocolate ‘Bin Laden Bites’ to U.S. Troops in Afghanistan
⁃ http://www.peta.org/mc/NewsItem.asp?id=13885
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• “The Authoritarians” [Free book download]
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• Advocacy Group Decries PETA’s Inhumane Treatment of Women [Onion News]
⁃ http://www.theonion.com/content/video/advocacy_group_decries_petas
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