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Episode 101 – Discoursify
Jul 20th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Discoursify
Tuesday July 19, 2011
On this edition of the Roundtable Brian, SenorCardgage, RadioNed, and Robin Police discuss a number of topics in the news over the past week and a half. The panelists analyze and discuss developments in Egypt, the Palestinian bid for statehood, as well as tensions and violence with Israel, South Sudan’s admission to the UN, Thailands election fraud, the Department of Defense’s report on cyber warfare, hacking and Internet issues in the news like the raids on Anonymous-linked homes, Aaron Swartz’ arrest, the Murdoch/phone-hacking scandal, hunger in India and the tables turned with the TSA. The panelists also discuss a thread from the Gitmo Nation Roundtable Forums and their picks of the week.
Listen to Episode 101 – Discoursify
Follow-Up
Egypt Purges Mubarak-Era Police Officers
Egypt’s Mubarak out of coma, hospital says
Israel faces anti-boycott law backlash
Israel bombs Gaza tunnels
Palestinians’ gambit for UN recognition wobbles
Israeli navy intercepts protest vessel headed for Gaza
Thai Election Commission Postpones Certifying New Prime Minister
South Sudan Becomes 193rd Member of United Nations
DOD could use force in cyber war
US DoD Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace
This Week’s News
Hacking
FBI raids homes linked to ANON
Former Reddit co-owner arrested for excessive JSTOR downloads
Aaron Swartz from Demand Progress is charged in hacking
Federal Govt indicts Aaron Swartz
Monsanto confirms Anonymous hacking attack
News Corp/News of the World
Your Handy Guide to Denials in the Hacking Scandal
Stories Tagged: Phone Hacking
Rebekah Brooks Arrested Phone Hacking Allegations
Rupert Murdoch US Legal Team
Phone Hacking Whistleblower Dead
News of the World phone-hacking whistleblower found dead
Murdoch gets a pie in the face during hack hearings – Twitter Responds
World Hunger
Why India can’t feed her people
TSA
Woman Arrested for Groping TSA Agent at Phoenix Airport
This Week in GNR Forums
Shock Doctrine
Key Participants: Robin_Police, Batman3030, aac74, SenorCardgage
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
Turntable.fm
Spotify
RadioNed’s Pick
Three Kings
Robin Police’s Pick
The Shock Doctrine avail at Powell’s Books
Senor’s Pick:
PM makes cameo in episode of ‘Murdoch Mysteries’
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Episode 96 – Two-Pronged Internet Death Stick
May 31st
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Two-Pronged Internet Death Stick
Tuesday May 31, 2011
This week Brian, RadioNed and Robin Police sit down to discuss the news at the Roundtable. The topics up for discussion include the ongoing Arab Spring events in Egypt, Syria, and Yemen; the looming AT&T-Mobile merger, the e-G8 fallout, the Stuxnet worm and the US government’s potential involvement, cyber security and warfare, the PROTECT IP Act, the USA PATRIOT Act, the recovery in Haiti and financial corruption in Washington DC among lawmakers. The panelists also discuss their picks of the week.
Listen to Episode 96 – Two-Pronged Internet Death Stick
Follow-Up
Egyptian Activists Stage ‘Second Revolution’ Rally
David Cameron hopeful of Syria resolution
Eleven killed in wider Syria military push: lawyer
‘Sources hint Syria involved in Lebanon UNIFIL bombing’
Tortured and Killed: Hamza al-Khateeb, age 13
Troops fire on protesters in Yemeni capital
California regulators may scrutinize AT&T/T-Mobile merger
G8 summit: laws apply on Internet just like “everywhere else”
Senior Defense official hedges on US involvement in Stuxnets
This Week’s News
Cyber-Security
Lockheed Martin fights off cyberattack
Lockheed Martin says it repelled cyber attack
PBS Sites Hacked: Attackers Publish False News Story and Login Data
USA PATRIOT Act
Obama, in Europe, signs Patriot Act extension
Haiti
Torture Firm Risks Incorporated Tied To Destructive Evictions in Haiti
Report questions official Haiti quake death toll
the document in question
Congress
Are Members of Congress Engaged in Insider Trading?
Thing’s We Didn’t Get To:
Rep. Weiner grilled over lewd pic; recipient says it was sent by ‘stalker’
Two New York City Police Officers Acquitted of Rape
The F-35: A Case of Unwanted Competition
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
GNR Links
Recommend sites for my trip from Portland, OR to Austin, TX via SF, LA, etc.
RadioNed’s Pick
Studio 360: Monopoly Redesigned
Trump: The Game!
Robin Police’s Pick
Human brain places limit on Twitter friends
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Episode 91 – Peak Peeps
Apr 26th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Peak Peeps
Tuesday April 26, 2011
This week on the Roundtable Brian, SenorCardgage, RadioNed and Robin Police discuss their recent entry into the Urban Dictionary, the latest developments surrounding Tyler Clementi’s suicide, the forthcoming rebuilding efforts in Japan, Donald Trump’s antics, Ron Paul’s bid for the presidency, the violence in Syria, the escalating fedongle in Libya, Bradley Manning’s detention, protestors at an Obama fundraiser, the Guantanamo Bay WikiLeaks releases, Saleh’s next moves in Yemen, the privacy questions surrounding the iPhone, and the developments in the Canadian elections. The panelists also discuss some of the threads on the GNR Forums and their picks of the week.
Listen to Episode 91 – Peak Peeps
Follow-Up
Fedongle Defined in the Urban Dictionary (Riddled with Typos)
Tyler Clementi roommate indicted
Japan, US Announce Partnership to Rebuild Region Hit by Quake, Tsunami
Japan plans disaster budget, building 100K homes
Donald Trump: How did Barack Obama get into Ivies?
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/53693.html
Syrian Tanks Roll Into Cities as Security Crackdown Kills At Least 18
This Week in WikiLeaks
#Bradass87
WikiLeaks Suspect’s Backers Confront Obama Where’d they score $100,000?? -BM
The Daily Show: Hall and Response <- Stewart and Co. mocks Obama protesters
The Real Gitmo
Secret Guantanamo Files, New Insights: Hundreds Held ‘Just in Case.’
The Guantanamo Files
WikiLeaks discloses new details on whereabouts of al-Qaeda leaders on 9/11
Classified Files Offer New Insights Into Detainees
Guantánamo leaks lift lid on world’s most controversial prison
This Week’s News
Libya
McCain lauds anti-Gadhafi force during Libya visit
Libya: John McCain calls on US to recognise rebel leadership
Libya crisis: UK in talks over ‘dire’ humanitarian need
NATO Jets Bomb Headquarters of Qaddafi Unit Leading Attacks
Pentagon Confirms First Predator Drone Strike in Libya
Drones can be used by Nato forces in Libya, says Obama
Strike on Gadhafi compound badly damages buildings
Yemen
UN calls for restraint in Yemen
Yemen ruling party accepts plan for Saleh to quit
Apple
Apple: We ‘must have’ comprehensive user location data on you
iPhone Tracker
This Week in GNR Forums
WCP-028-2011-04-11: Shift Into Herp Derp
Global warming has started again !
Official Noam Noam Noam Chomsky thread
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
New World Notes #164 – They Warned Us
RadioNed’s Pick
http://www.marwencol.com
Marwencol on PBS’ Independent Lens
Esopus Magazine feature on Marwencol
Robin Police’s Pick
http://dagseoul.blogspot.com/
Senor’s Pick
Iran tries to make it illegal to own a dog
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Episode 110 – One-Ten Again
Sep 27th
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Gitmo Nation Roundtable
One-Ten Again
Tuesday September 27, 2011
This week the Roundtable returns with Brian, RadioNed, and Chris Wapcaplets. The panelists discuss a variety of stories including the scheduled elections in Egypt, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, Jared Loughner, the PSN/Luz Sec hacks, the release of the Iranian hikers, the Burqa ban in France and recent fines, the falling satellite debris, the Occupy Wall Street movement, the use of UAVs/drones in domestic surveillance, the continuing financial issues in the Eurozone, and the new Facebook PAC. The panelists also mention their picks of the week.
Listen to Episode 110 – One-Ten Again
Follow-Up
Egypt: General elections ‘to begin in November’
‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ fades away
Lawyers Seek to Stop Loughner’s Forced Medication
Arizona college student charged with hacking into Sony Pictures’ computer system
U.S. Hikers Leave Iran Prison Fitter With Sean Penn to Thank
Two American Hikers Blast Iran for Ordeal
France imposes first niqab fines
Libyan forces fight for Gadhafi’s hometown
Libya to annouce new gov’t, NTC fighters control Sirte’s eastern gate
This Week’s News
Satellite
NASA satellite plunges to Earth
#OccupyWallStreet
Occupy Wall Street News Suppressed
Dozens arrested in 8th day of ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protests
Why #occupyWallSt isn’t working
Newsworthy to NPR?
adBusters
Wall St “Pepper Spray” officer named in 2004 RNC protest claim
Gitmo Nation
CCTV in the sky: police plan to use military-style spy drones
Aussies want license plate-readers connected to drones
Eurozone
G20 leaders discuss orderly default
Multi-trillion plan to save the eurozone being prepared
Germany Demands “Managed” Greek Default And 50% Bond Haircuts In Exchange For Expanding EFSF, Peripheral “Firewall”
Bulgaria, Romania Blocked From Travel Zone
Facebook
Facebook to form its own PAC to back political candidates
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
Online Group Wants to Occupy Wall Street
RadioNed’s Pick
Occupy Wall Street homepage
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