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Episode 70 – I Feel Civilly Disturbed
Nov 25th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
I Feel Civilly Disturbed
Wednesday November 24, 2010
The Roundtable featuring Brian Masi, RadioNed, Robin Police, and Eric Carlson reconvenes with special guest Matt Cornell. The topics this week include COICA, George Bush’s war crimes, the TSA and National Opt-Out Day, Tom Delay, Ahmed Ghailani, the Paycheck Fairness Act, discrimination, the F-22 crash, and the military action on the Korean Peninsula. Also, the panelists each discuss their picks of the week.
Listen to Episode 70 – I Feel Civilly Disturbed
Special Thanks
Jonathan Clede and Jim Lunsford for their generous donations to the show!
Follow-Up
Senate Judiciary Backs Online Piracy Bill
The Mayor Of London On George W. Bush, War Criminal
TSA chief: New pat-downs necessary; policies stay put
Sanford Airport to opt out of TSA screening
Are airport X-ray scanners harmful?
Body and Vehicle Scanners
TSA Enhanced Pat Downs : The Screeners Point Of View
The Hidden Costs of Extra Airport Security
No Security Pat-Downs for Boehner
TSA to exempt pilots from screenings, mulls ‘G-rated’ scanners
Video: TSA chief Pistole says no immediate changes to airport screening
TSA chief rethinking screening procedures
Breaking News
Tom DeLay found guilty of money laundering – Breaking
Special Guest
Matt Cornell of whatinthefuckhasobamadonesofar.com
This Week’s News
Ahmed Ghailani
The Ghailani verdict and American justice
| Only ONE Convection Out Of 286 Charges On GITMO Detainee | |
Paycheck Fairness Act and Discrimination
Republicans vote unanimously against equal pay for women bill
F-22 Crash
Pilot missing after F-22 crash identified
Senate votes to stop making more F-22 Raptor fighter jets
Search team reaches F-22 crash site
Korea
President Barack Obama: North Korea ‘a serious threat’
South vs North: ‘Koreas clash could turn into Gulf War III’
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
Musings on Beer
Eric Carlson’s Pick
Parker Spitzer on CNN
RadioNed’s Pick
The Phantom Left
Robin Police’s Pick
TC Indymedia Exclusive: Secret ‘Trigger’ & blueprint for emergency domestic military crackdown plan revealed
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Episode 69 – C-SPAN 4 – The Quatro
Nov 16th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
C-SPAN 4 – The Quatro
Tuesday November 16, 2010
Brian Masi, Eric Carlson, RadioNed, and Robin Police sit down at the Roundtable to discuss this week’s news and their picks of the week. Key topics on this week’s GNR include the Rangel Ethics Trial, misplaced Islamophobia, Haitian protests over the Cholera outbreak, the new TSA guidelines and the public backlash, new measures to combat the Federal deficit and debt, new Republicans in Washington, and one Florida used truck dealer’s ploy to get new sales.
Listen to Episode 69 – C-SPAN 4 – The Quatro
Follow-Up
Charles Rangel Ethics Trial: Rangel Walks Out (VIDEO)
Amidst National Islamophobic Upheaval, Arizonans Protest Mosque That’s Actually A Church
Anger Erupts at U.N. in Haiti as Cholera Toll Nears 1,000
Haitians protest U.N. base over cholera claim
Haiti outbreak raises security fears: UN
This Week’s News
TSA Fondling
NJ lawmakers seek to stop airport security scans
If you won’t submit to screening, you won’t fly, TSA says
Who is John Tyner and why is he upsetting the TSA?
TSA to investigate body scan resister
Deficit Cutting
$4 trillion in deficit cuts proposed
Panel Seeks Social Security Cuts and Higher Taxes
Republicans could scale back US science budgets
Weaker Dollar Seen as Unlikely to Cure Joblessness
Politics
Boehner’s Office Reviewing C-SPAN’s Request For Access To House Proceedings
Huckabee Joins Tea Party-Progressive Coalition For Defense Cuts: Defense Must Be ‘Looked At Honestly’
John Boehner: Mitch McConnell earmark move restores ‘trust’
Conservatives warn GOP lawmakers
Guns, Candy, Florida
Florida residents entitled to a free AK-47 rifle
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
Fix Congress First! – The Fair Elections Now Act
Eric Carlson’s Pick
| Bush v. Baker: Battle of the Books & Truth | |
RadioNed’s Pick
CSPAN – TSA Oversight Hearing 9.30am Nov 17th
Robin Police’s Pick
A Rocket to Nowhere
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Episode 68 – Resisting the Taint
Nov 9th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Resisting the Taint
Tuesday November 9, 2010
The gang gathers at the Roundtable to discuss news and have a good time. This week’s topics include the hikers in Iran, American TSA security theatre, George Bush’s presidency, politics, liberalism, progressivism, conservatism, the economy, the Internet and the Middle East. The panelists, Brian Masi, SenorCardgage, Robin Police, and Eric Carlson discuss this week’s news and their picks of the week.
Listen to Episode 68 – Resisting the Taint
Follow-Up
American Hikers in Iran
‘Free Shane And Josh’: New Documentary On Detained Hikers Offers More Evidence Of Their Innocence (VIDEO)
FREE SHANE AND JOSH
An Urgent Plea for Compassion
Security Theatre
TSA Fondles Women and Children Refusing Airport Naked Body Scanners
TSA meets resistance
This Week’s News
Gitmo Nation
Bush personally authorized waterboarding 9/11 mastermind
George W Bush claims UK lives ‘saved by waterboarding’
Internet News
Lebanon Cracks Down on Internet Freedom
Official vb.ly link shortener seized by libyan govt
Glenn Greenwald vs. Lawrence O’Donnel
Greenwald vs O’Donnell on MSNBC
American Economy
With Election Over, Lawmakers Comfortable Defending TARP
Fed’s $600bn gamble risks throwing away America’s biggest asset
Fed will spend $600B in latest bid to help economy
This Week in GNR Forums
Masked man nabbed on flight to B.C. from Asia
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
Chia Obama is Back!
Senor’s Pick
Covert group offering Britain billions: House of Lords member
Eric Carlson’s Pick
| Webster Tarpley: The Next Decade 1/4 | |
What is the opposite of Microcephalic? Is Macrocephalic a word? Well, of course, it is and Tarley fits the bill.
- Politics is a battle against Wall Street.
Robin Police’s Pick
The midwest is red?
Silly Bandz all the rage for all ages in Portland schools
RadioNed’s Pick
In absentia – more Glenn Greenwald: A must-see speech and Q/A:
“Civil Liberties and Terrorism in the Age of Obama.”
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Episode 67 – Don’t Be A Dick – The Election Edition
Nov 2nd
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Don’t Be A Dick – The Election Edition
Tuesday November 2, 2010
The Roundtable convenes on an election Tuesday for wall-to-wall election coverage, which includes a ton of news that has nothing to do with the election histeria. The panelists, Brian Masi, Eric Carlson, RadioNed, and Robin Police discuss their picks of the week and other topics, including; Islamophobia, Tyler Clementi, BP, Halliburton, and the Gulf Leak, the Cholera epidemic in Haiti, NJ governor Chris Christie, Omar Khadr, 9/11, the Tea Party, the John Stewart Rally to Restore Sanity, and WWE memorabilia, Google and the Government, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Alzheimers, and China.
Listen to Episode 67 – Don’t Be A Dick – The Election Edition
Follow-Up
Family in Muslim clothing ejected from flight at Memphis International
Dharun Ravi, Molly Wei Say They Didn’t Put Tyler Clementi Video On Internet
BP in clear over Gulf of Mexico oil rig disaster
New questions on stability of cement in gulf oil well before explosion
Haiti: Cholera Outbreak Highlights Clean Water Crisis
Protest Closes New Cholera Treatment Center in Haiti
Dean Kamen Water Purifier
Gov. Chris Christie officially scraps Hudson rail tunnel
Canada aware of Khadr plea deal: U.S. memo
This Week’s News
9/11 Ongoing Investigation
| 9/11 Footage Shows FBI Director Asking FDNY Film Crew About “Secondary Hit” 3/4 | |
9/11: Chemical Engineer Mark Basile Found Nanothermite in WTC Dust
Teaparty, Rally to Restore Sanity, Election Day
Tea Party backing candidate who allegedly shot unarmed Iraqis 60 times
| Jon Stewart’s speech at the Rally For Sanity. | |
Funniest signs and images from the Jon Stewart / Stephen Colbert rally
WWE garb allowed at polls
South Carolina FTW!
Google Sues the Government
Google Sues The US Government For Only Considering Microsoft Solutions This made me laugh, feel giddy, and shit brix at the same time. CLASH OF THE TITANZZZZ — robin, obvy
Afghanistan and Pakistan
Russia-U.S. Raid Four Heroin Labs Near Afghan-Pakistan Border
Russia’s heroin problem and ongoing battles over Afghan poppy fields
Karzai denounces drug raid in Afghanistan
Manmohan, Hillary discuss bilateral ties ahead of Obama’s trip
APML to issue anti-Nawaz charge sheet
Al-Qaida Said To Be Planning European Hostage-Takings
Alzheimers and Finances
Money Woes Can Be Early Clue to Alzheimer’s
China, US, Rare Earth, and Trade Wars
EU concerned by Chinese industrial policy
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
To Pay For Mortgage And Health Care, Woman Forced To Sell Letter From Obama Saying ‘Things Will Get Better’
Eric Carlson’s Pick
‘Plateau’ Oil
RadioNed’s Pick
The Underbelly Project
The Shadow Machine
Robin Police’s Pick
Attack of Pedo Will
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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.
Listen to Episode 65: Barking Up The Wrong Obama
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.
Listen to Episode 63 – At The Homo… Homo-A-GoGo
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 61 – The Walrus Mustache Appointment
Sep 21st
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
The Walrus Mustache Appointment
Tuesday September 21, 2010
This week on the Roundtable Brian Masi, BaS the Born Again Skeptic, and RadioNed discuss key stories including updates in the strugge over pension reform in Frnace, the announcement of Elizabeth Warren’s new position, the release of Sarah Shourd from Iran, the nuclear situation in the Middle East including Israel and Iran, the US economy, unemployment, taxation, and the size of the government, the War on Terror, the Catholic Church and the Pope’s visit to the UK, and Newt Gingrich’s recent comments. The panelists also discuss their picks of the week.
Listen to Episode 61 – The Walrus Mustache Appointment
Follow-Up
French pension reform bill cleared by lower house
Chris Dodd warns White House on Elizabeth Warren move
Source: Obama to announce Warren Friday
Elizabeth Warren will build new consumer protection bureau
Yves Smith Says Warren Appointment is All Smoke, No Fire
Who Is Elizabeth Warren And Why Does The Establishment Fear Her
Interim Plan for Warren Raises Even Supporters’ Eyebrows
American urges release of friends
American Asks Iran to Free Others
Ahmadinejad Wants Release of Iranians Held in U.S.
This Week’s News
Israel/Iran
Israel to Buy Advanced US Fighter Jets
Arabs to Target Israel At U.N. Atom Body, Resist West
Iran’s President Brings Political Baggage to NY
Special Report – Tracking Iran’s Nuclear Money Trail to Turkey
Iran Raids Office of Opposition Leader, Moussavi
| Ahmadinejad: Bin Laden Is in D.C. | |
Economy
U.S. Poverty Rate Hits 15 – Year High
Millions of Americans risk exclusion from the job market forever, OECD warns
Banks seize record number of homes
Republican leader rejects compromise with Obama on tax cuts
Pelosi hedges on tax cuts
Senate Passes Bill to Aid Small Businesses
Senate passes small business credit measure
Geithner under fire at Banking hearing
300 Economists Warn Congress: Don’t Kill Growth And Jobs In The Name Of Deficit Reduction
Dubai may have to knock down buildings constructed during boom
The Laffer Curve
“The Shifty Laffer Curve | PDF LINK
Gov. Christie says he will cut income taxes within next ‘year or two’
War on Terror
British terrorism suspect arrested in Amsterdam
‘Serious Concern’ Over Fraud at Afghan Elections
US Missile Strike Kills 5 Militants in Pakistan
Pentagon to funnel US arms to Yemen to fight al-Qaeda
Major defense contractor lobbyist to plead guilty in probe of illegal donations to lawmakers
Catholic Church
14 Convicted Abusers Remain Priests in U.K.
London mayor requests C-charge exemption for Popemobile
Row after Pope’s remarks on atheism and Nazis
Papal visit: Thousands protest against Pope in London
Pope, Ending His Trip, Recalls Nazi Terror In WW2
Gingrich 2012?
Gingrich Praises New Conservatism and Targets ‘Elite’
Gingrich proposes law to ban Sharia, accuses health secretary of ‘Soviet tyranny’
Quote of the Day: Newt Gingrich Is On His Way to No Longer Be Taken Seriously
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
Musings on Beer
30 Rock
BaS’ Pick
Heart.ORG
RadioNed’s Pick
Medal of Honor awarded to CMSGT Richard L. Etchberger
Obama awards posthumous Medal of Honor to PA man
Award Ceremony coverage from CSPAN
CIA Report: The Fall of Lima Site 85
| Lima Site 85 Vintage Film archive posted to YouTube | |
Episode 66 – Bags of Cash
Oct 26th
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Gitmo Nation Roundtable
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
Listen to Episode 66 – Bags of Cash
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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