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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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Arab Spring, AT&T, California, Competition, congress, Corruption, Cybersecurity, Cyberterrorism, eG8, Egypt, France, Hacking, Haiti, Lockheed Martin, Merger, Oligopoly, PATRIOT Act, PBS, PROTECT IP Act, Stuxnet, Syria, T-Mobile, Yemen

Episode 89 – The Telecomix Interview, or, The Debt Elevator

Apr 12th

Posted by GNR in Podcast

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Gitmo Nation Roundtable
The Telecomix Interview, or, The Debt Elevator
Tuesday April 12, 2011

On this edition of the Roundtable Brian, SenorCardgage, RadioNed, and Robin Police are joined by interview guest Peter Fein. Peter is a ‘member’ of the sociocyphernetic jellyfish cluster that is Telecomix. The panelists discuss Telecomix and Anonymous as well as related Internet and information issues with Peter. The panelists also discuss the ever-hilarious Donald Trump, the farcical budget battle, Japan, and the upcoming Canadian elections among other topics in this extra-long edition of the Gitmo Nation Roundtable. The panelists also explain their picks of the week. We appreciate your support and feedback!

Listen to Episode 89 – The Telecomix Interview, or, The Debt Elevator

Interview
During the beginning of the episode we interview Peter Fein of Telecomix about the ‘disorganization,’ direct action, and general foundational elements. The interview contains elements directly relating to Telecomix, the similar ‘disorganization’ Anonymous, and involvement in current events. We also discuss Internet policy, philosophy, and Net Neutrality.
Telecomix
Telecomix – CrytoAnarchy
We Re-build

Follow-Up
Trump Train
Glenn Beck to ‘transition off’ Fox
Trump Insists Obama’s Grandparents Planted His Birth Announcement To Obtain Welfare Benefits
Gail Collins: Trump Strikes Back – get a room you two -Ned
Trump letter to NY Times

Budget
Boehner’s Latest Budget Proposal Bans Abortion Funding In D.C.
Barack Obama to take on Paul Ryan on health costs

Russia/Poland
Poland and Russia Spar Over Wording of Memorial
Two countries, one tragedy: Russia and Poland join in mourning

Japan
Japan nuclear crisis ebbing, U.S. experts say
Mainstream media regurgitates exact same news on Fukushima, word for word
Japan to raise nuclear crisis rating
Another fire at Fukushima, more aftershocks
The International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale

This Week’s News
Net Neutrality
House votes to overturn FCC Net Neutrality rules

Libya
Who is helping Gadhafi out?
Britain armed Gaddafi, now have designs on rebels
Nato jets pound Gaddafi forces
Gaddafi ‘accepts’ AU plan to end fighting
“With these weapons we don’t stand a chance” – Libyan rebels
Between bargaining and surrender

Arab Spring
Islamists prepare for new role
Dangerous change rattles Bahrain
Egypt’s revolution is leaving women behind
Gunmen, suicide bombers attack Afghan police complex
Cameron regrets Kashmir
Iraqis demonstrate against U.S. troop presence
Obama condemns “abhorrent violence” of Syrian govt
Syrian Army deploys in port city after a violent weekend
Big protest in Baghdad to demand U.S. leave Iraq