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Episode 94 – Binary-Centric
May 17th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Binary-Centric
Tuesday May 17, 2011
The Roundtable reconvenes for an unfortunately depressed episode. Brian, RadioNed, and Robin Police lament the current state of affairs and discuss Syria, Yemen, the continuing bin Laden aftermath, the Bush extraordinary rendition legacy and the Supreme Court motion regarding Jeppessen Dataplan, American presidential politics, the Supreme Court’s latest fourth amendment decision, the Mississippi River, teen violence, and Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The panelists also discuss their picks of the week.
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Follow-Up
4 killed as protesters, security forces clash in Syria
Radio Open Source: Steven Heydemann on the Syrian Crackdown
At least 35 injured in Yemen protest
Jim Inhofe: Bin Laden photos ‘pretty graphic’
Officials: Bin Laden journal and letters show he eyed small cities, wanted a big body count
Bin Laden Photos Available to Some Lawmakers
No secret deal with Bush to let US kill Osama: Musharraf
High court rejects torture victims’ rendition suit
Court refuses to consider rendition case
This Week’s News
American Politics
Donald Trump Says He Won’t Run for President
Constitutional Law
Supreme Court affirms police action in Kentucky drug case
Supreme Court: No warrant needed if police discern destruction of evidence
Comcast/NBC/FCC Merger
After Approving Comcast/NBC Deal FCC Commissioner Becomes Comcast Lobbyist
IMF
IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn denied bail in sex-assault case
Mississippi River
http://english.aljazeera.net//news/americas/2011/05/201151551642178237.html
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
Black Water launched in UAE with a third brand name
An ex-Blackwater boss’ mercenary army: 3 theories
UAE sets up mercenary force to take on Iran
AB 2789 (Committee on Banking and Finance) Money transmission.
AB 2789 (PDF Link)
RadioNed’s Pick
100,00 Homes for 100,00 homeless Americans by 2013
Robin Police’s Pick
Super Crate Box
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Episode 93 – Hockey-Related Crimes
May 10th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Hockey-Related Crimes
Tuesday May 10, 2011
Brian and SenorCardgage sit down at the Gitmo Nation Cardtable to discuss this weeks news and follow ups. The topics include Thailand, Libya, Syria, Bahrain, Osama bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki, Chuck Schumer’s ‘No Ride’ list, crazy marijuana laws, WikiLeaks and Julian Assange, and Microsoft’s purchase of Skype. The banter includes other side topics and discussion of the panelists’ picks of the week.
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Follow-Up
Thai, Cambodian PMs fail to resolve border dispute
Thailand sets date for crucial election
Thai Premier Abhisit Calls for Peace After King Endorses July 3 Election
Libyan Forces Clash with Tunisian Soldiers
Tunisia Reacts Angrily As Libya Conflict Spills Across Border
Peter Goodspeed: NATO may have decided killing Gaddafi best way to end war
IAEA Confirms Syria Secretly Building Nuclear Reactor
UN fails to agree on Syria condemnation
Syria ‘pulls out’ of race for UN rights council spot
Bahrain calls for boycotting Iranian products
Daring raid changes history
OBL mission agreed to in secret 10 years ago
This Week’s News
Anwar al-Awlaki
Yemeni cleric Awlaqi ‘escapes US drone attack’
U.S. tries to assassinate U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki
Trains
Sen. Schumer proposes “no-ride list” for Amtrak trains
Schumer Calls For ‘Do Not Ride’ List For Amtrak
This Week in Wikileaks
WikiLeaks founder given peace award
Pot
Marijuana conviction lands US man in prison for life
Skype
Google to Buy Skype?
Facebook To Buy Skype? [REPORT]
Microsoft to buy Skype? $7 billion deal, says WSJ
NVM (5 Minutes after I posted)
Confirmed: Microsoft Will Announce Acquisition of Skype Tomorrow Morning
Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype for $8.5 billion becomes official
Bin Laden Addendum
Budget lessons of Osama bin Laden
Bin Laden: Pakistan rejects US fear of raid leaks
Bin Laden discovered ‘hiding in plain sight’
CIA spied on bin Laden from safe house
Navy SEALs, the ‘quiet professionals,’ got bin Laden
Bin Laden raid response defended in Pakistan
War Criminals Try to Evade Prosecution By Pretending Torture Was Vital to Getting Bin Laden … When It Actually Delayed the Hunt for YEARS
Embarrassments for U.S., Western allies after killing of bin Laden
Osama bin Laden mission agreed in secret 10 years ago by US and Pakistan
Amazing Visualization of How Bin Laden News Spread Via Twitter
Al-Qaeda group claims bin Laden triumph in Arab revolts
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Picks
The Jamestown Foundation (Wikipedia)
The Jamestown Foundation (Muckety Map)
The Jamestown Foundation (Official Website)
The Killing on AMC
SenorCardgage’s Picks
U.S. maps ‘food deserts.’ Population: 13.5 million
Five stupid things Geert Wilders said during his stay in Toronto
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