Gitmo Nation Roundtable
We Shall Over Comb
Tuesday May 03, 2011

The Roundtable reconvenes to talk about the latest and biggest news of the week, while remembering some of the less-reported issues in the media. Brian, Senor Cardgage and RadioNed make a correction regarding Ron Paul’s presidential exploratory committee and discuss what may be the final stop on the Trump Train and the end of the media’s fascination with the birther issue; new WikiLeaks issues including Assange’s comments regarding Facebook and a Santa-related memo from Canada; devastating tornadoes in the American South; the death of Osama bin Laden including Americans’ reactions, the story of what happened, and the fall out from his death; the Canadian elections; the latest news concerning the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill; and some developments surrounding medical marijuana and drug prohibition in the United States. The panelists also discuss their picks of the week.

Listen to Episode 92 – We Shall Over Comb

Follow-Up
HappyAndDistracted.com Forwards to GNR! – Thanks Kami!
Ron Paul forms GOP presidential exploratory committee
Trump takeover: Draws huge crowds throughout Seacoast stops
Donald Trump to Release Financial, Tax Information at the ‘Appropriate Time’
The birther movement: immune to facts?

This Week in WikiLeaks
New WikiLeaks Reveals What Glenn Beck and the U.S. Government Have in Common
Facebook: We’re Not A “Spying Machine”
Canada Okays Flight Santa Sled

This Week’s News
Osama bin Laden
Al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden is dead; United States has his body
bush rejects taliban giving up bin laden, old piece from 2001.
Twitter feed of Sohaib Athar, resident of Abottabad
Pakistan President in Washington Post OpEd: “Pakistan did its part”
Killing of bin Laden: What are the consequences?
Dan Carlin-Pyrrhic Schedenfreude
Chris Hedges speaks on the death of bin Laden
Anatomy of a Fake Quotation
Obama aide: Bin Laden not armed when killed
Right-Wing Media Embrace Latest Anti-Obama Conspiracy Theory: Bin Laden Might Not Be Dead

Canadian Election
Globe and Mail Election Results
Tories won’t make radical change with majority, Harper vows
Layton optimistic Harper will hear NDP concerns

Money
Mr. Geithner’s Loopholel

Marijuana and Drug Prohibition
States reassess marijuana laws after fed warnings
U.S. should legalize drugs, says former Mexican president Fox

Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
Democracy Now! on Osama bin Laden
Upcoming GNR post on May Day Rally in Hartford

RadioNed’s Pick
Radio Open Source: Arts, Ideas & Politics with Christopher Lydon
Chris Hedges: We’re missing our safety valve
Maya Jasanoff on this Empire we Inherited

Senor’s Pick
Toronto Star endorses the NDP

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