Archive for February, 2010

Gitmo Nation Roundtable 31
1-900-911
Tuesday  February 23, 2010

Brian, BaS, Eric Carlson, and RadioNed convene at the Roundtable to discuss this weeks’ news including the battle in Marja, Poland’s role in CIA rendition, Syria, New York’s kangaroo courts, and American politics, among other issues. Please leave comments and feedback below or at http://gnr.noagendaforums.com

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Show Links:
•   U.S. Commander Describes Marja Battle as First Salvo in Campaign
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/world/asia/22petraeus.html
•   Afghans Voice Their Fears Amid Marja Campaign
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/world/asia/22civilian.html
•   Poland admits role in CIA rendition program
⁃   http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/22/poland-cia-rendition-flights
•   United States Lifts Syria Travel Advisory
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/world/middleeast/21syria.html
•   NATO airstrike kills 27 civilians in Afghanistan
⁃   http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/afghanistan/article7035978.ece
•   New York’s small-town kangaroo courts: hives of abusive unchecked authority
⁃   http://www.boingboing.net/2010/02/20/new-yorks-small-town.html
•   Reform of New York’s Courts Stalls
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/08/nyregion/08courts.html
•   Copyright Undercover: ACTA & the Web
⁃   http://www.internetevolution.com/document.asp?doc_id=188055
•   ACTA “internet enforcement” chapter leaks
⁃   http://www.boingboing.net/2010/02/21/acta-internet-enforc.html
•   ACTA “Digital Chapter” [pdf]
⁃   http://craphound.com/acta_digital_chapter-1.pdf
•   Obama to Urge Oversight of Insurers’ Rate Increases
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/health/policy/22health.html
•   Up Next! On Live TV! A Battle Over … Health Care?
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/health/policy/21summit.html
•   Gingrich: Struggle ‘to save America’
⁃   http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0210/33224.html
•   Bristol Palin to Play Self on ‘The Secret Life of the American Teenager’
⁃   http://www.politico.com/click/stories/1002/palins_daughter_to_play_self_on_abc_show.html
•   Sarah Palin’s daughter, Bristol Palin, says abstinence is unrealistic in interview on Fox News
⁃   http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/02/16/2009-02-16_sarah_palins_daughter_bristol_palin_says.html
•   U.S. Offers Solar Project a Crucial Loan Guarantee
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/business/energy-environment/23solar.html
•   Tracy Residents Now Have To Pay For 911 Calls
⁃   http://cbs13.com/local/tracy.911.calls.2.1502690.html

Other Links:
•   Rumsfeld’s war-on-terror memo
⁃   http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/executive/rumsfeld-memo.htm
•   Iran’s letter to IAEA says ready for simultaneous fuel swap within territory
⁃ http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-02/24/c_13185280.htm
•   CPAC Straw Poll Results [pdf]
⁃ http://66.147.244.188/~conserz8/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/2-10-CPAC-Straw-Poll-Final-Compatibility-Mode.pdf
•   It Can’t Happen Here
⁃ http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul225.html

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