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Episode 86 – Audacity Dawn
Mar 22nd
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Episode 86 Show Prep
Tuesday March 22, 2011
Brian and RadioNed sit down at the Gitmo Nation Cardtable to discuss many of the latest news stories including Raymond Davis, Silvio Berlusconi, the continued saga in Egypt, ongoing events in Japan, protests in Bahrain, the latest developments in Wisconsin, the US/NATO attacks on Libya, Afghanistan, and the new proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile. Brian and Ned also make their picks of the week.
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Follow-Up
CIA spy charged with murder in Pakistan is freed
Silvio Berlusconi laughs off ’33 women’ claims
Clinton, in Egypt, Embraces a Revolt She Once Discouraged
U.S. Coal Miners Set to Profit as Fears Rise Over Nuclear Power
Bahrain funeral turns into defiant protest
Judge’s Order Blocks Law on Unions in Wisconsin
This Week’s News
Libya
U.S. Forces Lead Attack Against Libya in Operation ‘Odyssey Dawn’ — “Operation Audacity Dawn” -Thanks Ned! -BM
Obama: US launches military action against Libya
Operation Ellamy: Designed to strike from air and sea
| Obama Authorizes Military Action Against Libya |
Revealed: US spy operation that manipulates social media
Nigel Farage Blasts Eurocouncil President Van Rompuy For Cozying With Gaddafi As Recently As December
World leaders clarify Libyan military plans
No-fly zone could be canceled if Libya pulls back forces
Pentagon: 112 cruise missiles launched from US and UK ships and subs, hitting 20 sites
Attack on Libya: Leader fights back, promises long war
Afghanistan
US House rejects Afghan withdrawal bill
| Kucinich: We need to get out of Afghanistan | |
Blackwater contractors convicted in Afghani deaths
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
New International Version Bible goes gender-neutral in latest translation
RadioNed’s Pick
The Shat turns 80 !
Robin Police’s Pick In Absentia
Interview with an anarcho-communist activist in Freedom Square in Cairo
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Episode 77 – Toppling Tunisian Tyrants
Jan 18th
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Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Toppling Tunisian Tyrants
Tuesday January 18, 2011
Brian and Charles Atterley unfold the Gitmo Nation Cardtable to discuss Baby Doc’s return to Haiti, WikiLeaks and Swiss banks, Tucson, Stuxnet, Ashley Turton, the opening for a new boss in Tunisia, human rights issues in China, the Republican-driven FOIA investigation in the House, and the bullying of a local blogger by the FBI and sheriff’s deparment. The hosts also mention their picks of the week and honor Martin Luther King Jr.
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Follow-Up
‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier returns to Haiti in surprise move
Haitian Police Take Ex-Dictator Duvalier to Court
Ex-Haiti dictator ‘Baby Doc’ charged with corruption
Wikileaks given data on Swiss bank accounts
Tucson shooting victim held after alleged threat
Iraq’s security berated after 52 die in bombing
US, Israel develop Stuxnet worm against Iran: Report
Search Engine:#74: Stuxnet: The Worm that Stopped the Bomb
The reflexive call for fewer liberties
“Reducing Systemic Cybersecurity Risk” research paper by Peter Sommer and Ian Brown
Memorial for Ashley Turton, former Hill staffer, to be held Friday
Memorial Service Held For Lobbyist Ashley Turton
Another Safety Problem for BMW: X5s That Catch Fire
This Week’s News
Tunisian Revolt
Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali flees Tunisia as interim president takes control
What’s Happening in Tunisia Explained
Tunisia protests: ‘The fear has gone … I’ve been waiting 20 years for today’
Tunisia set for government talks
Tunisia’s security chief arrested
Search Engine Podcast #73: Tunisia’s Totalitarian Tech
Tunisia and the region
Tunisian Coalition Hits Trouble On Day Two
Tunisian Wikileaks Putsch: CIA Touts Mediterranean Tsunami of Coups; Libya, Egypt, Syria, Algeria, Jordan, Italy All Targeted; US-UK Want New Puppets to Play Against Iran, China, Russia; Obama Retainers Cass Sunstein, Samantha Power, Robert Malley, International Crisis Group Implicated in Destabilizations
Human Rights in China
Brother of China ‘toll dodger’ confesses: state media
Web outcry wins retrial for jailed Chinese toll dodger
House FOIA Investigation
House panel wants Homeland Security documents
Gitmo Nation
Local Blogger Probed By Feds
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
Christie: New GOP lawmakers must fight debt increase
SPECIAL: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in His Own Words
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Public Imagination
Robin Police’s Pick [In absentia]
Julien Assange Coloring Book
Charles Atterley’s Pick
The DEMCAD YouTube Channel
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