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Archive for October, 2010
Episode 65: Barking Up The Wrong Obama
Oct 19th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Barking Up The Wrong Obama
Tuesday October 19, 2010
Brian Masi and Robin Police sit down at the Roundtable to discuss their picks of the week and the following news topics: Obama’s doublespeak on Gay rights and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, WikiLeaks, the Chilean Miner rescue, France’s continuing strikes, Canada and Google StreetView, Obama’s upcoming visit to Portland, terrorism, the Mumbai attacks, the European travel warnings, Monsanto, Blackwater, Microsoft, and Obama’s half-brother.
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Follow-Up
Obama: being gay is not a choice
Obama Seeks Stay on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Ruling
WikiLeaks accuses US of ‘financial warfare’
WikiLeaks denies Iraq leak reports
Chile miners start new lives, adjust to freedom
BBC email on overspend on the Chilean mine rescue
French Protests Move Focus From Transport to Oil
Protests threaten France shut down
Hundreds of French petrol stations run dry
Truck drivers join French pension protests
Disruption continues as fuel runs low across France
French Government Pledges To Keep Fuel Flowing
Oil workers defy French govt demand to open depots
Google in breach of privacy law
This Week’s News
Santa Obama Claus is Coming to Town!
What to Expect for Wednesday’s Obamagasm
War on Terror/Torture
U.S. Uses Attacks to Nudge Taliban Toward a Deal
Report alleges Afghan prisoners mistreated at US secret jail
Dutch Iraqi convicted of terrorism says he was forced to make confession
Dutch terror suspect “tortured in American prison”
U.S. Had Warnings on Plotter of Mumbai Attack
Doc who ‘inspired’ torture program gets $31 million Army contract
Monsanto, Blackwater, Microsoft
Family Farm Ordered to Destroy 50,000 Pounds of Cheese
Machines of War: Blackwater, Monsanto, and Bill Gates
Microsoft Moves to Help Nonprofits Avoid Piracy-Linked Crackdowns
More Questions for Facebook
Real News
President Obama’s Kenyan half-brother marries teen girl
Crazy Horse sculpture set to eclipse Mount Rushmore
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
How propaganda is disseminated: WikiLeaks Edition
Robin Police’s Pick
Butternut Squash
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Episode 63 – At The Homo… Homo-A-GoGo
Oct 5th
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At The Homo… Homo-A-GoGo
Tuesday October 5, 2010
This edition of the Roundtable talks about Wyclef’s recent hospitalization, the Stuxnet worm, protests over pension reform in France, the conviction of Faisal Shazhad, decriminalization of marijuana in California, the recent discovery of another potential exo-planet, the Tyler Clementi case and gay rights, Equador, the revelation of GPS spying on the Android platform, spying by the government, Pakistan, and the War on Terror. The hosts; Brian Masi, Eric Carlson, Robin Police, and Chris Wapcaplets discuss these topics and their picks of the week.
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Follow-Up
Wyclef hospitalized for stress
Stuxnet Questions and Answers
French hold a third day of protest against pension reform
Times Square plotter ‘planned second bomb attack’
This Week’s News
Marijuana Legalization
Schwarzenegger Marijuana: Governor Signs Decriminalization Bill
Exo-Planet Discovery
someone found a hospitable planet
‘Alien’ Held on Sex Charges
Tyler Clementi/Gay Rights, or, Homo-a-No-Go
Private Moment Made Public, and a Fatal Jump
Victim of Secret Dorm Sex Tape Posts Facebook Goodbye, Jumps to His Death
Fox News: Suicide is proof tech dehumanizes
A Fatal Encounter in a Newark Park
Middlesex prosecutor not rushing to additional charges in Tyler Clementi case
2 arrested in anti-gay beating at famed NY gay bar
After 2 NY jumps, aiming to prevent public suicide
It Gets Better Project
The Ecuador Is Falling
President Attacked Amid Riots In Ecuador
Ecuador declares emergency as police protest, president is attacked
Obama administration fingerprints on Ecuador coup attempt
Quito’s Police: CIA breeding ground
Gitmo Nation
Some Android apps caught covertly sending GPS data to advertisers
Does this mean the FBI is after us?
Pakistan
Obama: ‘We need to make clear to people that the cancer is in Pakistan’
War on Terror Logic
CIA Escalates in Pakistan
US drone strike killed 5 German militants training in Pakistan, officials say
Drones Kill Westerners in Pakistan
Pervez Musharraf launched his ‘All Pakistan Muslim League’
U.S., Britain Issues Travel Warnings for Europe
Japan, Sweden join in terror alerts
Terror alerts sow travel confusion
Obama ‘following’ Europe threat
NYPD Prepares for Guerilla-Style Terror Attack
US military defense cuts unlikely
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
Odds Against Third-Party Bid Not as Long as They Seem
Wikipedia
Eric Carlson’s Pick
French President Sarkozy Demands Financial Transaction Tax
Robin Police’s Pick
Not So Humble Pie
Chris Wapcaplets’ Pick
Your local food pantry. Think about donating.
Episode 66 – Bags of Cash
Oct 26th
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Bags of Cash
Tuesday October 26, 2010
This week the Roundtable features Brian Masi, RadioNed and Chris Wapcaplets. They discuss the parachute murder in Belgium, the ongoing French riots, Oman Khadr’s sentence, Tariq Azziz, the earthquake, tsunami, and volcanic eruption in Indonesia, the earthquake and drill in California, the EU’s newly proposed tax, Nigel Farage, Google’s tax avoidance, Iran’s nuclear program, Iran’s influence in Afghanistan, and Rob Ford’s mayoral election in Toronto. The panelists also highlight their picks of the week
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Follow-Up
Belgian Legal System
Murder on the Belgian legal system.
Clottemans: guilty as charged
30 years for parachute killer
Dertig jaar om een beter mens te worden
Parachute murder case: it’s not the end yet
“Geen materieel bewijs nodig om Storme schuldig te verklaren” | English: No material proof necessary to explain Storme guilty
Aanklager Marollenmoord verwijst naar proces Clottemans | English: Marolles Murder trial prosecutor refers to Clottemans
Second murder case without prove
http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/regio/brussel/101026_Marollenmoord
http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/8858/Marollenmoord/article/detail/1174855/2010/10/26/Jury-zit-samen-om-verdict-te-motiveren-na-9-uur-afzondering.dhtml
French Pension Riots
French workers vow to step up pension protests
French police break key blockade
French police end refinery blockade as pension vote looms
French Senate passes pension bill
Looks like the riots go on, Sarkozy had hoped this would stop the riots. (Idea: they will accept they lost and go work.)
French Protests Enter Seventh Week
Pension reform protests continue in France
Omar Khadr
Omar Khadr plea deal
Breaking in last 24 hours:
Tariq Azziz to hang
Tariq Aziz: Saddam’s dangerously loyal courtier
Indonesian disasters
Tariq Aziz: Saddam’s dangerously loyal courtier
This Week’s News
Earthquake Drill in California
For 7.8 Million Californians, an Earthquake Drill
Great California ShakeOut exercise helps Southland prepare for the ‘big one’
6.9 Earthquake Hits Gulf of California, Northern Mexico
6.9-magnitude earthquake hits Baja California, latest in cluster of temblors
EU Direct Tax
Direct EU tax
EU budget rise to go on staff jollies as David Cameron faces pressure to block huge increase for Brussels bureaucrats
Google Tax Hoopla
The Tax Haven That’s Saving Google Billions
Iran and Afghanistan:
Iran loads fuel rods
Iran increases enriched uranium ahead of global meeting over nuclear programme
Iran joins high-level Afghan talks
Karzai admits to bags of Iranian cash
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
For organic hops farmers in Wash., gov. obstacles
http://shitnoonehaseversaid.tumblr.com/post/1408130320/curb-stomping-a-moveon-supporter-at-a-rand-paul
RadioNed’s Pick
Book Excerpt: Griftopia by Matt Taibbi
Chris’ Pick
Team Covenant
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