Gitmo Nation Roundtable
25 Seconds to Quack
Tuesday June 22, 2010

This week on the Roundtable: the UK budget and tax announcements, the controversy surrounding General McChrystal, China’s concessions on the Yuan, and events of global concern in Iran as well as follow-ups on events in Jamaica, Poland, and Kyrgyzstan, as well as the on-going Wikileaks saga. This episode of the Gitmo Nation Roundtable features Brian Masi, BaS the Born Again Skeptic, Senor Cardgage, Eric Ortega, and RadioNed. Check out our official website at http://gnrpodcast.com

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Show Links:
•   Jamaican ‘drugs lord’ Christopher “Dudus” Coke arrested
⁃   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/latin_america/10386028.stm
•   Alleged drug lord Coke captured in Jamaica: police
⁃   http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100622/ts_nm/us_jamaica_coke
•   Runoff looms in Polish presidential election
⁃   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/runoff-looms-in-polish-presidential-election/article1611289/
•   Wikileaks makes contact with US government
⁃   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10373176.stm
•   The CBC on Wikileaks
⁃   http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/current_20100618_34169.mp3
•   Kyrgyz leader backs referendum
⁃   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/kyrgyz-leader-backs-referendum/article1611404/
•   Budget: Osborne’s ‘tough’ package puts VAT up to 20%
⁃   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/politics/10371590.stm
•   Taxation in the United Kingdom
⁃   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_the_United_Kingdom
•   McChrystal’s Fate in Limbo as He Prepares to Meet Obama
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/23/world/asia/23mcchrystal.html?hp
•   The Runaway General [Article that caused the issue]
⁃   http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/17390/119236?RS_show_page=0
•   Who will replace the General?
⁃   http://blogs.cbn.com/bootsontheground/archive/2010/06/22/who-will-replace-the-general.aspx
•   Report: Gen. McChrystal Submits Resignation
⁃   http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-06-23/report-mcchrystal-submits-resignation.html
•   Foreign Policy: Goodbye McChrystal, Hello Mattis?
⁃   http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128009955
•   Top aide to General McChrystal resigns
⁃   http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65L3GP20100622?type=politicsNews
•   China’s move gives U.S. symbolic victory
⁃   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/chinas-currency-move-gives-the-united-states-a-symbolic-victory/article1612549/
•   China makes good on flexibility vow, yuan falls
⁃   http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100622/bs_nm/us_china_yuan
•   Seinfeld – Art Vandelay, the “Importer/Exporter”

•   Iran bars two U.N. inspectors in nuclear dispute
⁃   http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100621/wl_nm/us_iran_iaea_nuclear
•   US, Israel Warships in Suez May Be Prelude to Faceoff with Iran
⁃   http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/138164

Picks of the Week:
RadioNed’s Pick:
•   Sharron Angle meets the Nevada press, chokes
⁃   http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/06/18/angle_hiding_press/index.html
•   GOP Senate Nominee Sharron Angle Breaks Her Silence
⁃   http://www.8newsnow.com/Global/story.asp?s=12670353&clienttype=printable.
Eric Carlson’s Pick:
•   Charlie Veitch on The Corbett Report

BaS’ Pick:
•   The weak, helpless, impotent presidency
⁃   http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/06/21/obama
Brian’s Pick:
•   Judge Strikes Down Oil Moratorium
⁃   http://themoderatevoice.com/77520/judge-strikes-down-oil-moratorium/
⁃   http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/06/22/damn/
⁃   http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/44000/44375/USA7_TMO_2010170_lrg.jpg
Senor’s Pick:
•   On the Korean peninsula, the quiet of the DMZ masks new danger
⁃   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/on-the-korean-peninsula-the-quiet-of-the-dmz-masks-new-danger/article1610899/

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