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Episode 49 – Callback to Russian Spies
Jun 29th
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This week the Roundtable convenes to discuss the developing Russian spy scandal in the United States, the Americans arrested in Pakistan on terror charges, the CIA director’s discussion of the Afghan war, the Catholic Church pedophilia raid in Belgium, and a first-hand account of the G-20 in Toronto. This episode of the Gtimo Nation Roundtable features Brian Masi, BaS the Born again Skeptic, Eric Carlson, Robin Police, and a spirited return of original host Eugene Michasiw.
Show Links:
- Spy scandal just another false rest in Russian-U.S. relations
- Russia angry as U.S. seeks to limit spy fallout
- The ‘Illegals’: Russian spies living in America?
- Poland and Russia may sign gas deal soon says economy minister
- Kyrgyz leaders say constitution OK’d
- Russia plans second military base in Kyrgyzstan
- Imperialist US?
- Five Americans jailed in Pakistan for plotting terrorist attacks
- Pakistan plot suspects ‘tortured’
- CIA Chief Leon Panetta: In Afghanistan, U.S. Has Committed 1,000 Troops Per Each Al Qaeda Terrorist
- C.I.A. Chief Says Qaeda at Weakest Point in Years
- Bin Laden’s location still unknown: CIA boss
- Usama bin Laden – FBI Top Ten Most Wanted
- US begins scaling back ambitions for Afghan occupation
- World Leaders Agree on Timetable for Cutting Deficits
- No arrests made under G20 rule change, Ontario says
- Calls for G20 inquiry ratchet up
- G20 cleanup in Toronto begins
- Report: Toronto police rough up journalists, arrest peaceful protesters at G20
- Police in Toronto Criticized for Treatment of Protesters, Many Peaceful
- Toronto artist facing explosives charges out on bail
Picks of the Week:
- Robyn’s Pick: Tilt to Live
- Suit Over Faulty Computers Highlights Dell’s Decline
- Eric Carlson’s Pick: Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism
- BaS’ Self-serving Pick: bornagainskeptic.net
- Brian’s Pick: Elana Kagan on abortion: More than first meets the eye
- Eugene’s Pick: Inside the G20 Easter Avenue Detention Centre
- Eugene’s G20 Footage
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Gitmo Nation Roundtable 45 – Podcast Provocateur
Jun 1st
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Podcast Provocateur
Tuesday June 1, 2010
The Roundtable reconvenes to discuss various world topics including the UK’s failed ID card system, the national emergency in Jamaica, the G20 police state in Canada, and the Israel raid of the Pro-Palestine aide flotilla. This episode of the Gitmo Nation Roundtable features Brian Masi, BaS the Born Against Skeptic, Senor Cardgage, and Spencer “Darkscream” of the No Agenda Forums.com.
Show Links:
• ID card scheme will be scrapped with no refund to holders
⁃ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/7757720/ID-card-scheme-will-be-scrapped-with-no-refund-to-holders.html
• ’Why I love my ID card’
⁃ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8707112.stm
• UK scraps National ID project; Will India’s UID face the same fate?
⁃ http://moneylife.in/article/8/5684.html
• Following Jamaica’s State of Emergency Online
⁃ http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/following-jamaicas-state-of-emergency-online/
• LETTER OF THE DAY: A Better Lockdown Strategy For Tivoli
⁃ http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100525/letters/letters1.html
• Downtown ready for ‘Dudus’ lockdown
⁃ http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Downtown-ready-for–dudus–lockdown
• 44 reported dead in Jamaica police-gange clashes
⁃ http://www.maximumedge.com/cgi/news/article.cgi/20100526/D9FUJR600
• Police guns used in murders
⁃ http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/armoury-leak-FEB-11_7406759
• ’He is seen as a saviour – they are prepared to die for him’
⁃ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/he-is-seen-as-a-saviour–they-are-prepared-to-die-for-him-1979978.html
• Human shields in Tivoli
⁃ http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Human-shields-in-Tivoli_7630361
• Jamaican Police Asserts That The Alleged Drug Lord Of Jamaica, Christopher Coke, Is Still In Jamaica
⁃ http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world/jamaican-police-asserts-that-the-alleged-drug-lord-of-jamaica-christopher-coke-is-still-in-jamaica_100372875.html
• BBC Documentary – Jamaican Godfather
- http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/docarchive/docarchive_20100527-0906a.mp3
• Toronto police get ‘sound cannons’ for G20
• ’Airport-style- screening set for G20 summit
⁃ http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/toronto/story.html?id=3094786
• One arrest in Toronto G20 vandalism spree
⁃ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/g8-g20/news/one-arrest-in-toronto-g20-vandalism-spree/article1583942/
• Just the Facts: Federal government spending on major summits
⁃ http://www.liberal.ca/en/newsroom/media-releases/18259_just-the-facts-federal-government-spending-on-major-summits
• Up to 19 killed in Israel attack on Gaza aid flotilla
⁃ http://noagendaforums.com/index.php?topic=2536.0
• Israel boat raid sparks condemnations, protest
⁃ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100531/ap_on_re_eu/gaza_ships_protest;_ylt=AkjZgTrJTUI.g.qEX8HiSOWs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFoa2lnNjQ0BHBvcwMyNwRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3RvcF9zdG9yaWVzBHNsawNpc3JhZWxib2F0cmE-
• Bloody Israeli raid on flotilla sparks crisis
⁃ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100531/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians;_ylt=AhWzPxKABcNm8AnptS6VpjOs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNtZTYwdW9rBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNTMxL21sX2lzcmFlbF9wYWxlc3RpbmlhbnMEY2NvZGUDbW9zdHBvcHVsYXIEY3BvcwMxBHBvcwMyBHB0A2hvbWVfY29rZQRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNpc3JhZWxpcHJpbWU
• Anger mounts after deadly Gaza aid flotilla strike
⁃ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/up-to-19-killed-in-israeli-attack-on-gaza-aid-flotilla/article1586180/
• Israelis on ship acted in self-defense: Netanyahu
⁃ http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/05/31/israel-gaza-aid-death.html
• Backgrounder: A look at the controversial shipments to Gaza
⁃ http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/816976–backgrounder-a-look-at-the-controversial-shipments-to-gaza?bn=1
• Israel releases footage of aid boat storming
⁃ http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0531/israel-releases-footage-aid-boat-storming/
• Israel kills Gaza activists on Turkish ship – VIDEO/PHOTO
⁃ http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=59257
• TurkeyL Future Gaza Aid Ships Will Have Military Escorts
⁃ http://news.antiwar.com/2010/05/31/turkey-future-gaza-aid-ships-will-have-military-escorts/
• Naval tactics: What could Israel have done differently?
⁃ http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/817354–naval-tactics-what-could-israel-have-done-differently?bn=1
• CBC The Current – Israeli Raid
⁃ http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/current_20100601_33207.mp3
• CBC The Current – Gaza Blockade
⁃ http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/current_20100601_33208.mp3
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Episode 50 – Five O Fail
Jul 7th
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Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Five O Fail
Wednesday July 7, 2010
In this episode the Roundtable crew discusses the continued success of Alvin Greene, the ongoing Russian spy debacle, Clinton’s visit to Poland and Eastern Europe, the G20 fallout in Canada, and the continued botching of the gulf oil leak, at the hands of BP and the Obama administration. This edition of the Gitmo Nation Roundtable features Brian Masi, Eric Carlson, RadioNed, and Robeen Police.
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Show Links:
Alvin Greene Details Emerge, But Much Remains Murky About South Carolina Senate Candidate
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/06/alvin-greene-details-emer_n_635953.html
US affirms Russia ties amid spy row
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/07/20107333532485886.html
‘Russian spy was preparing to flee to Costa Rica’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/7871531/Russian-spy-was-preparing-to-flee-to-Costa-Rica.html
FBI Indicts Ten as Alleged Russian Spies; Timing of Case and Nature of Charges are Highly Suspect
http://tarpley.net/2010/06/29/fbi-indicts-ten-as-alleged-russian-spies/
U.S., Poland sign new missile defence pact
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/07/03/poland-missile-defence.html
US and Poland amend missile defense deal
http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-07-04/us-poland-missile-defense.html
Military-industrial complex
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military%E2%80%93industrial_complex
Dwight D Eisenhower’s Farewell Address
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/dwightdeisenhowerfarewell.html
Warmington: Cops had hands “cuffed”
http://www.torontosun.com/news/columnists/joe_warmington/2010/06/30/14564416.html
Vancouver protest planned to show solidarity with G20 detainees, black bloc activists
http://www.straight.com/article-332050/vancouver/vancouver-protest-planned-show-solidarity-g20-detainees-black-bloc-activists
‘Weapons’ siezed in G20 arrests not what they seem
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/weapons-seized-in-g20-arrests-not-what-they-seem/article1622761/
‘Nerd’ shocked his toys in G20 weapons cache
http://www.torontosun.com/news/g20/2010/06/30/14570096.html
The Story of My Arrest & Detainment
http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/story-my-arrest-detainment/3997
Thorold, Ontario Amputee Has His Artificial Leg Ripped Off By Police And Is Slammed in Makeshift Cell During G20 Summit
http://niagaraatlarge.com/2010/07/05/thorold-ontario-amputee-has-his-artificial-leg-ripped-off-by-police-and-is-slammed-in-makeshift-cell-during-g20-summit-%E2%80%93-at-least-one-ontario-mpp-calls-the-whole-episode-%E2%80%9Cshocking/
Obama Makes Pitch for Immigration Overhaul
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703571704575340941607651032.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Obama pushed immigration reform, seeks broad support
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0116542720100701
U.S. Hits Immigration Law
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704862404575350960347667250.html?mod=WSJ_article_MoreIn
Banks Financing Mexico Gangs Admitted in Wells Fargo Deal
Advances in ‘Narco-Submarine’ Technology
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/06/advances-in-narco-submarine-technology/?hp
Picks of the Week:
Robin’s Pick:
Abercrombie shuts NYC store due to bedbugs
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/06/advances-in-narco-submarine-technology/?hp
RadioNed’s Pick:
Tea party movement’s energy, anger make it target for admakers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/05/AR2010070502843.html
Eric Carlson’s Pick:
Governor puts 200,000 state workers on minimum wage
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/07/02/2864614/governor-puts-200000-state-workers.html
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/07/02/2865871/court-backs-schwarzenegger-wage.html
Brian’s Pick:
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