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Archive for August, 2010
Episode 58 – Belgian Chocolate Rain
Aug 31st
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Belgian Chocolate Rain
Tuesday August 31, 2010
The Roundtable for August 31 discusses the flooding in Pakistan, the Tea Party, the NYC Islamic Center, the War on Terror in Pakistan, Yemen, and, potentially, Somalia, civil liberties, body scanners, the helicopter drone incident in Washington DC, credit card debt, the Canadian interception of Russian aircraft, Iran, and Vladimir Putin. This week’s hosts Brian Masi, RadioNed, Chris Wapcaplets, and Kami no Kodomo discuss these topics as well as their picks of the week.
Listen to Episode 58 – Belgian Chocolate Rain
Follow-Up
US clutches at flood relief opportunities
Pakistan takes flood plea to IMF
‘No Doubt’ India and U.S. are Behind Pakistan Flood Disaster: Pak Tribune, Pakistan
‘No Doubt’ India and U.S. are Behind Pakistan Flood Disaster
Pakistan floods threaten 3 towns as levee fails
Pakistan Flood Sets Back Years of Gains on Infrastructure
The Billionaires Bankrolling the Tea Party
Islamic Center Also Challenges a Young Builder
This Week’s News
Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan – the Global War on Terror
US to step up pressure on Al-Qaeda in Yemen: official
US to step up pressure after al-Qaeda in Yemen judged world’s greatest terror threat
Somalia rebels looking increasingly like Taliban
Pakistan denies militant group is global terror threat
Gitmo Nation
The Government’s New Right to Track Your Every Move With GPS
Van-mounted body scanners coming to a street near you?
Drone Helicopter
Navy Drone Violated Washington Airspace
ROBOT KILL-CHOPPER GOES ROGUE above Washington DC!
Economy
Credit card debt at an 8-year low
Pressure mounts for ‘Sheriff’ Elizabeth Warren
Dodd’s continuing, and unusual, war against Elizabeth Warren
Belgische gezinnen zijn de rijkste van de eurozone | English
US jobless claims fall more than expected to 473,000
US new home sales in sharp fall
Senate tax-cut debate centers on small business
US economy enters double dip recession
The Fed Is Risking A Bond Bubble
The Fed’s biggest bubble
Obama, Mindful of Elections and Weak Reports, Holds Economic Talks
“Enron Accounting” Has Bankrupted America: U.S. Deficit Really $202 Trillion, Kotlikoff Says
Canadian Military News
Canada intercepts two Russian bombers
Dimitri Soudas: The planes are coming, the planes are coming!
Iran
Iranian Government Runs Public Warez Server
Ahmadinejad feels the heat at home
Israel gives Obama reason to worry
Russia and Putin
Putin fires darts at gray whale from crossbow
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
Empire State Building owner loses skyscraper bid
Agency approves financing deal on 2 WTC towers
RadioNed’s Pick
CostofWar.com
Chris’s Pick
Warhammer
Samuel’s Pick
Augustus was meer dan dubbel zo nat als normaal | English
Trein rijdt huis in tweeën | English
New Feedback Email Address
Aug 25th
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Episode 57 – Power Outage
Aug 24th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Power Outage
Tuesday August 25, 2010
On the Roundtable this week, the hosts discuss the conflicting reports about oil in the gulf, net neutrality, Wyclef’s failed bid for Haitian presidency, the NYC Mosque, Wikileaks’ Julian Assange, the condition of labor at Foxconn in China, Americans’ trust in Congress, power, and politics in the United States, including the left-right paradigm and the Tea Party. This week’s panelists are Brian Masi, Eric Carlson, RadioNed, and Robin Police. Note: Please excuse the audio quality of this episode. The back-up recording is in Mono and we had to go with that version because the power went out in the middle of the recording.
Listen to GNR Episode 57 – “Power Outage”
Follow-Up
Gulf Oil Plume Is Not Breaking Down Fast, Research Says
Gov’t Spill Report Under Fire
BP accused of withholding ‘critical’ spill data
Senator Al Franken: We Have a Free Speech Problem
Wyclef Jean Says He’ll Challenge Election Ruling
Imam’s wife: Mosque opposition like ‘metastasized anti-Semitism’
Map of Mosque’s near Ground Zero
The “mosque” debate is not a “distraction”
Wikileaks rape claim woman ‘experienced unwelcome advances’
Wikileaks’ Assange: Pentagon may be behind rape claims
WikiLeaks in Sweden for whistleblower laws
Julian Assange’s arrest warrant: a diversion from the truth?
Sweden defends rape warrant against Wikileaks founder
WikiLeaks and Pentagon Disagree About Talks
Sweden drops warrant for WikiLeaks founder
This Week’s News
Foxconn
Foxconn gets the pompoms out to raise morale at ‘suicide factory’
Confidence in Congress
Congress Ranks Last in Confidence in Institutions
Congress Ranks Last in Trusted Institutions Poll
Tea Party/the Right-Left paradigm
Alleged Tea Party Impostor Knocked Off the Ballot in Pennsylvania
Liberty.com aims to top MoveOn
A Purge at the Cato Institute?
“Liberaltarians” out at Cato
Covert Operations: The billionaire brothers who are waging a war against Obama.
This Week in GNR Forums
FBI threatens to Sue Wikipedia
Markets to crash in September ?
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
Non-emergency 111 health number to be piloted
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Burger King introduces the 2,500 Pizza Burger
Eric Carlson’s Pick
KunstlerCast #122: A Grand Wobble The Systemic Failures of Our Financial Future
RadioNed’s Pick
Movie of the Week: “Seven Days in May” – 1964
| Seven Days In May – Trailer,1964 | |
Robin Police’s Pick
Journalism warning labels
Episode 56 – Arbitrarily Close to Toronto
Aug 17th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Arbitrarily Close to Toronto
Tuesday August 17, 2010
This week the Roundtable features discussion of the proposed NYC Mosque, Wikileaks anticipated 15,000 document leak, Wyclef’s bid for presidency in Haiti, Obama’s dip in the Gulf, and AT&T’s approval of the Google/Verizon proposal as well as the floods in Pakistan, the war in Afghanistan, the Billionaire’s Pledge, online privacy, and Immigration in the United State. The panel for episode 56 is Brian Masi, Eric Carlson, Robin Police, and Chris Engler.
Follow-up:
Obama Strongly Backs Islam Center Near 9/11 Site
3 Republicans Criticize Obama’s Endorsement of Mosque
Mos remarks not an endorsement: Obama
More WikiLeaks documents coming within weeks
Wyclef Jean seeks dual citizenship for Haiti
Obama declares Gulf Coast ‘open for business’
Obama takes a swim
Much Oil Remains in Gulf, Researchers Estimate
AT&T Sees Hope on Web Rules
This Week’s News:
Pakistan
Pakistan Floods Draw Marines, UN Warns More Dams Could Burst
Pakistan Flood Timeline
The Billionaire’s Pledge
German Millionaires Criticize Gates’ ‘Giving Pledge’
Afghanistan
Polish soldiers blow up Afghan house ‘for fun’
Maddow: The hard choice in Afghanistan
Secret Assault on Terrorism Widen on Two Continents
How propagandists function: Exhibit A
Internet Privacy
Suit alleges Disney, other top sites spied on users
Immigration
Obama Signs Border Bill to Increase Surveillance
Picks of the Week:
Brian’s Pick
US government report on financial crisis to be Christmas bestseller
Eric Carlson’s Pick
The Corbett Report
Robin’s Pick
AfriGadget
Chris Engler’s Pick
Homestar Runner
Episode 55 – Austrian Austerity
Aug 10th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Austrian Austerity
Tuesday August 10, 2010
This week on the Roundtable the gang discusses the exit strategy in Iraq, the Gulf cleanup, airport security, Google’s anti-net neutrality steps, Wyclef Jean’s bid for the Haitian presidency, the Proposition 8 ruling, and upheaval in Villeneuve, France. Brian Masi, Eric Carlson, RadioNed, and Robin Police host this week’s episode and each discuss their pick of the week.
Follow-Up
- Exit Strategy, Meet Your Challenge: Iraq
- BP, officials try to reassure Gulf residents
- 75 percent oil from Gulf of Mexico spill is gone: official
- BP Gulf Oil Spill Critic Matt Simmons Dead – Drowned
- Obama to serve Gulf seafood at birthday bash: aide
This Week’s News
Big Brother
- Feds admit storing checkpoint body scan images
- Cops love iPhone data trail
- iPhone Forensics Report [PDF]
- Android anti-forensics through a local paradigm [PDF]
Net Neutrality and Google
- Google and Verizon Near Deal on Web Pay Tiers
- Google-Verizon Deal: The End of The Internet as We Know It
- Google Denies Priority Internet Access Deal With Verizon
- A joint policy proposal for an open Internet
- Who does Google know that you know?
- Exclusive: Google, CIA Invest in ‘Future’ of Web Monitoring
- Google’s Schmidt: Society not ready for technology
Wyclef Jean for President
- Wyclef Jean to Run for President of Haiti
- IRS Hits Wyclef With $2.1 Million In Tax Liens
- Rapper is No Friend of Haiti — Wyclef Opposed Aristide
- Opinion: Stay in the States: Incompetent, egotistical Wyclef Jean offers only false hope for Haiti
- Voices of Haiti Speak Out on Presidential Politics
Proposition 8 Ruling
- Axelrod: President remains opposed to same-sex marriage
- Ted Olson Interview With Fox News on Sunday’s Chris Wallace
Villeneuve, France
- Utopian Dream Becomes Battleground in France
- Villeneuve : un nouvel episode de la guerre sociale | English
- Villeneuve de Grenoble | English
Picks of the Week
Robin’s Pick
RadioNed’s Pick
Eric Carlson’s Pick
- Obama vs. Obama On Endless Wars
- Robert Gibbs attacks the fringe losers of the left
- Christopher Hitchens: ‘I’m Dying’
Brian’s Pick
Episode 54 – Rangel-ing Zombies
Aug 3rd
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Rangel-ing Zombies
Tuesday August 3, 2010
The Roundtable reconvenes to discuss key continuing stories including the BP cleanup effort, the NYC mosque, and the ongoing Wikileaks media coverage. This week’s episode also covers the Kucinich/Paul Afghanistan debate, the ongoing American wars and their toll on soldiers, plans for war in Iran, the 9/11 health care bill, and the ethics charges against Charlie Rangel. The panel includes Brian Masi, Eric Carlson, RadioNed, and Robin Police.
Follow Up Stories
- Incoming BP CEO: Time for ‘scaleback’ in cleanup
- Cordoba House – New York City
- Mosque Opponents Zero In On Bloomberg
- Michael Bloomberg delivers stirring defense of mosque
- An Open Letter on the Ground Zero Mosque
- What’s Anthony Weiner’s position on Ground Zero mosque?
This Week’s News
WikiLeaks
- Gates Assails WikiLeaks Over Release of Reports
- Researcher detained at U.S. boarder, questioned about Wikileaks
- Adrian Lamo’s drug abuse – Documentation
- How open should gov. be with information?
- WikiLeaks Posts Mysterious ‘Insurance’ File
- Stealthy Government Contractor Monitors U.S. Internet Providers, Worked With Wikileaks Informant
- This week in Change
Paul & Kucinich
War is Hell
- Psychiatric drug use skyrockets in U.S. military
- Pentagon Report Places Blame for Suicides
- July’s Toll Worst for U.S. Troops in Afghanistan
- July deadliest month in Iraq for two years
- Where Did the Money to Rebuild Iraq Go?
- The Iraq Commitment
- Iraq Coalition Casualty Count
- US has plan to attack Iran if needed
Zadroga Health Bill
- Rep. Anthony Weiner lights into GOP colleagues
- Congress rejects Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act as GOP members balk at bill
- Huma Abedin
- Illness Persisting in 9/11 Workers, Big Study Finds
- CBC – 9/11 Toxic Legacy: A Cloud of Dust (1 of 5)
Charlie Rangel