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Episode 103 – The Solo Show
Aug 2nd
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
The Solo Show
Tuesday August 2, 2011
The week the Roundtable is not the Roundtable or the Card Table. It’s the Gitmo Nation Tray Table. Brian holds down the fort while the rest of the hosts are busy or otherwise unavailable. In this episode Brian rants, raves, or drones on about the US hikers in Iran, an airstrike in Yemen, the unrest in Syria, the silenced Libya controversy, diplomacy and the CIA in Pakistan, the fallout from the Breivik attacks in Norway, the US debt circus, political and military goings on in Iraq, the travesty being perpetrated in Somalia, and some news in the ongoing drug way. Brian plays some music for his pick of the week and mentions Senor’s pick in his absence.
Listen to Episode 103 – The Solo Show
Follow-Up
Verdict expected soon for U.S. hikers in Iran
Yemen government airstrikes kill allies
Yemen’s president calls for end to street protests
US, UN Leaders Condemn Syrian Assault on Hama
Whatever Happened to the War Powers Act Controversy?
CIA Chief in Pakistan Exits; Led OBL Hunt Team
Pakistan restricts US diplomats’ travel
Counterterrorism Experts to Review Norway’s Security Services
Norway suspect was considering other targets
Norway gunman ‘wanted government to resign’
Anders Breivik, Stieg Larsson, and the Men with the Nazi Tattoos
An un-American response to the Oslo attack
German official warns of Norway killer copycats
This Week’s News
Debt Circus
Treasury to lay out post August 2 plan soon if no debt deal
Angry House Dems: Obama Is Freezing Us Out of Debt Talks
Democratic politics in a nutshell
Obama & the Fake Debt Ceiling Crisis: This President Is Really Just Smarter Than You Are
Passage of debt-ceiling deal won’t curb consequences
Tentative agreement – Wikipedia
CBO Analysis of the Debt Plan [PDF Link]
Fact Sheet: Bipartisan Debt Deal: A Win for the Economy and Budget Discipline
Iraq
Iraqi leaders reach deal on cabinet reduction
U.S. Report Finds Security Deteriorating in Iraq
Somalia
Somali women fleeing famine preyed on by rapists
Al-Shabab reasserts foreign aid ban
Why the UN declared a famine in Somalia (VIDEO)
U.S. and Ethiopia Kill Somalis With Food Weapon
US relaxes terror rules to speed aid to Somalia
War on Drugs
Federal Judge Rules Florida Drug Law Unconstitutional
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
D/Wolves – Freak of Nature
Senor’s Pick (In Absentia)
http://persquaremile.com/
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Episode 77 – Toppling Tunisian Tyrants
Jan 18th
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.
Listen to Episode 77 – Toppling Tunisian Tyrants
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
| We Reap What We Sow | |
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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Episode 66 – Bags of Cash
Oct 26th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Bags of Cash
Tuesday October 26, 2010
This week the Roundtable features Brian Masi, RadioNed and Chris Wapcaplets. They discuss the parachute murder in Belgium, the ongoing French riots, Oman Khadr’s sentence, Tariq Azziz, the earthquake, tsunami, and volcanic eruption in Indonesia, the earthquake and drill in California, the EU’s newly proposed tax, Nigel Farage, Google’s tax avoidance, Iran’s nuclear program, Iran’s influence in Afghanistan, and Rob Ford’s mayoral election in Toronto. The panelists also highlight their picks of the week
Listen to Episode 66 – Bags of Cash
Follow-Up
Belgian Legal System
Murder on the Belgian legal system.
Clottemans: guilty as charged
30 years for parachute killer
Dertig jaar om een beter mens te worden
Parachute murder case: it’s not the end yet
“Geen materieel bewijs nodig om Storme schuldig te verklaren” | English: No material proof necessary to explain Storme guilty
Aanklager Marollenmoord verwijst naar proces Clottemans | English: Marolles Murder trial prosecutor refers to Clottemans
Second murder case without prove
http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/regio/brussel/101026_Marollenmoord
http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/8858/Marollenmoord/article/detail/1174855/2010/10/26/Jury-zit-samen-om-verdict-te-motiveren-na-9-uur-afzondering.dhtml
French Pension Riots
French workers vow to step up pension protests
French police break key blockade
French police end refinery blockade as pension vote looms
French Senate passes pension bill
Looks like the riots go on, Sarkozy had hoped this would stop the riots. (Idea: they will accept they lost and go work.)
French Protests Enter Seventh Week
Pension reform protests continue in France
Omar Khadr
Omar Khadr plea deal
Breaking in last 24 hours:
Tariq Azziz to hang
Tariq Aziz: Saddam’s dangerously loyal courtier
Indonesian disasters
Tariq Aziz: Saddam’s dangerously loyal courtier
This Week’s News
Earthquake Drill in California
For 7.8 Million Californians, an Earthquake Drill
Great California ShakeOut exercise helps Southland prepare for the ‘big one’
6.9 Earthquake Hits Gulf of California, Northern Mexico
6.9-magnitude earthquake hits Baja California, latest in cluster of temblors
EU Direct Tax
Direct EU tax
EU budget rise to go on staff jollies as David Cameron faces pressure to block huge increase for Brussels bureaucrats
| No taxation without representation – Nigel Farage MEP | |
Google Tax Hoopla
The Tax Haven That’s Saving Google Billions
Iran and Afghanistan:
Iran loads fuel rods
Iran increases enriched uranium ahead of global meeting over nuclear programme
Iran joins high-level Afghan talks
Karzai admits to bags of Iranian cash
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
For organic hops farmers in Wash., gov. obstacles
http://shitnoonehaseversaid.tumblr.com/post/1408130320/curb-stomping-a-moveon-supporter-at-a-rand-paul
RadioNed’s Pick
Book Excerpt: Griftopia by Matt Taibbi
Chris’ Pick
Team Covenant
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Episode 55 – Austrian Austerity
Aug 10th
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Austrian Austerity
Tuesday August 10, 2010
This week on the Roundtable the gang discusses the exit strategy in Iraq, the Gulf cleanup, airport security, Google’s anti-net neutrality steps, Wyclef Jean’s bid for the Haitian presidency, the Proposition 8 ruling, and upheaval in Villeneuve, France. Brian Masi, Eric Carlson, RadioNed, and Robin Police host this week’s episode and each discuss their pick of the week.
Follow-Up
- Exit Strategy, Meet Your Challenge: Iraq
- BP, officials try to reassure Gulf residents
- 75 percent oil from Gulf of Mexico spill is gone: official
- BP Gulf Oil Spill Critic Matt Simmons Dead – Drowned
- Obama to serve Gulf seafood at birthday bash: aide
This Week’s News
Big Brother
- Feds admit storing checkpoint body scan images
- Cops love iPhone data trail
- iPhone Forensics Report [PDF]
- Android anti-forensics through a local paradigm [PDF]
Net Neutrality and Google
- Google and Verizon Near Deal on Web Pay Tiers
- Google-Verizon Deal: The End of The Internet as We Know It
- Google Denies Priority Internet Access Deal With Verizon
- A joint policy proposal for an open Internet
- Who does Google know that you know?
- Exclusive: Google, CIA Invest in ‘Future’ of Web Monitoring
- Google’s Schmidt: Society not ready for technology
Wyclef Jean for President
- Wyclef Jean to Run for President of Haiti
- IRS Hits Wyclef With $2.1 Million In Tax Liens
- Rapper is No Friend of Haiti — Wyclef Opposed Aristide
- Opinion: Stay in the States: Incompetent, egotistical Wyclef Jean offers only false hope for Haiti
- Voices of Haiti Speak Out on Presidential Politics
Proposition 8 Ruling
- Axelrod: President remains opposed to same-sex marriage
- Ted Olson Interview With Fox News on Sunday’s Chris Wallace
Villeneuve, France
- Utopian Dream Becomes Battleground in France
- Villeneuve : un nouvel episode de la guerre sociale | English
- Villeneuve de Grenoble | English
Picks of the Week
Robin’s Pick
RadioNed’s Pick
Eric Carlson’s Pick
- Obama vs. Obama On Endless Wars
- Robert Gibbs attacks the fringe losers of the left
- Christopher Hitchens: ‘I’m Dying’
Brian’s Pick
Episode 54 – Rangel-ing Zombies
Aug 3rd
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Rangel-ing Zombies
Tuesday August 3, 2010
The Roundtable reconvenes to discuss key continuing stories including the BP cleanup effort, the NYC mosque, and the ongoing Wikileaks media coverage. This week’s episode also covers the Kucinich/Paul Afghanistan debate, the ongoing American wars and their toll on soldiers, plans for war in Iran, the 9/11 health care bill, and the ethics charges against Charlie Rangel. The panel includes Brian Masi, Eric Carlson, RadioNed, and Robin Police.
Follow Up Stories
- Incoming BP CEO: Time for ‘scaleback’ in cleanup
- Cordoba House – New York City
- Mosque Opponents Zero In On Bloomberg
- Michael Bloomberg delivers stirring defense of mosque
- An Open Letter on the Ground Zero Mosque
- What’s Anthony Weiner’s position on Ground Zero mosque?
This Week’s News
WikiLeaks
- Gates Assails WikiLeaks Over Release of Reports
- Researcher detained at U.S. boarder, questioned about Wikileaks
- Adrian Lamo’s drug abuse – Documentation
- How open should gov. be with information?
- WikiLeaks Posts Mysterious ‘Insurance’ File
- Stealthy Government Contractor Monitors U.S. Internet Providers, Worked With Wikileaks Informant
- This week in Change
Paul & Kucinich
War is Hell
- Psychiatric drug use skyrockets in U.S. military
- Pentagon Report Places Blame for Suicides
- July’s Toll Worst for U.S. Troops in Afghanistan
- July deadliest month in Iraq for two years
- Where Did the Money to Rebuild Iraq Go?
- The Iraq Commitment
- Iraq Coalition Casualty Count
- US has plan to attack Iran if needed
Zadroga Health Bill
- Rep. Anthony Weiner lights into GOP colleagues
- Congress rejects Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act as GOP members balk at bill
- Huma Abedin
- Illness Persisting in 9/11 Workers, Big Study Finds
- CBC – 9/11 Toxic Legacy: A Cloud of Dust (1 of 5)
Charlie Rangel
Episode 52 – Lindsay Lohan Should’ve Been Home Schooled
Jul 20th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Lindsay Lohan Should’ve Been Home Schooled
Tuesday July 20, 2010
The roundtable members discuss the latest capping efforts of the BP oil leak, the ongoing WikiLeaks saga, the Iranian scientist’s claims, the moves of France and Syria to restrict the wearing of niqabs, nationalism, the surveillance state, raw food, activism in the UK, home schooling and Sweden, the withdrawal from Iraq and a new sort of counter-terrorism. The panelists, Brian Masi, Senor Cardgage, Eric Carlson, RadioNed, and Robin police discuss these topics and their picks of the week on this edition of the GNR.
Follow-Ups
BP Oil Leak Cap
- BP cap on Gulf of Mexico oil well shows no signs of leak
- BP oil spill: seepage ‘not a threat to capped well’
- Feds let BP keep oil cap closed despite seepage
- Federal response letter to BP
- SHOCK: Water “sample exploded” when chemist tested for oil
- Only Trace of Oil Detected at DI Marina
WikiLeaks Saga
- Why the world needs WikiLeaks: Julian Assange on TED.com
- Adrian Lamo / WikiLeaks Timeline
- Questions for Adrian Lamo on the Bradley Manning Investigation and WikiLeaks
- The Next Hope – WikiLeaks Keynote
Iranian Scientist Supposes Spy Swap
- U.S. paid Iranian scientist $5 million for aid to CIA, officials say
- Scientist Says U.S. Wanted to Swap Him for Hikers
Burqas and Niqabs
Nationalism and Anti-Nationalism
This Week’s News
The Surveillance State
- Top Secret America – A Washington Post Investigation
- Top Secret America – The Hidden World
- The Real U.S. Government – Glenn Greenwald
Independent Farming and Raw Foods
UK Activists Displaced
Sweden School System
Iraq Prison Withdrawal
- US hands over last Iraqi detention centre
- US hands over last Iraqi prison, keeps 200 ‘mysterious’ inmates
Humor – The New Counter-Terrorism Strategy?
Picks of the Week
Robin’s Pick
RadioNed’s Pick
Eric Carlson’s Pick
SenorCardgage’s Pick
Brian’s Pick
Episode 106 – VeLibya
Aug 24th
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VeLibya
Tuesday August 23, 2011
This week Brian, Robin Police and Charles Atterley discuss the latest news and commentary. Topics for the show include the London riot fallout, the on going issues in Iraq, the food aid crisis in Somalia, the debt ‘Super Committee’, oil speculation, the East Coast earthquake, the pending fall of the Libyan government, tensions and international postering regarding Syria, US presidential politics, Elizabeth Warren’s potential Senate bid and the state of American education. The panelists also discuss their picks of the week.
Listen to Episode 106 – VeLibya
Follow-Up
Iraq
U.S. official says Iraq can defend itself
Iraq will ask US troops to stay post-2011, says Panetta
U.S. to Provide Iraq with Phone, Text Monitoring
Commentary: Somali food aid may fuel war
Militia in Somalia bars food aid, rights group says
Wall Street firms donated $11.2 million to members of debt ‘super committee’
Teen charged in slaying during London riots
Brits get 4 years prison for Facebook riot posts
Cameron uses riots to target ‘feckless’ poor people
Scotland Yard considered shutting down Twitter
U.S. oil speculative data released by Senator, sparking ire
This Week’s News
Earthquake
Earthquake rocks East Coast
Magnitude 4.6 – COLORADO – August 22, 2011
Magnitude 5.3 – COLORADO – August 23, 2011
Magnitude 5.8 – VIRGINIA – August 23, 2011
This Week in Glen Greenwald:
U.S. Mideast policy in a single phrase
The Libya War argument
House Rejects Authorization of Libya Intervention
Libya
Obama credits NATO operation in crumbling of Kadafi regime
South Africa Suffers Setback in Libya
The Scramble for Access to Libya’s Oil Wealth Begins
Obama: With Gaddafi’s era over, U.S. will be Libya’s ‘partner’
Experts: United Libyan gov’t won’t happen overnight
NATO Slaughter in Tripoli: Operation Siren Signals Assault by Rebels’ Al Qaeda Death Squads
Welcome to Libya’s ‘democracy’
Analysis: After Libya, eyes turn to Syrian revolt
Syria
Syria: Assad must resign, says Obama
Syria protests: Deaths in anti-Assad demonstrations
Syria Kills 25 as UN Officials Consider Crackdown’s Legality
US presses for opposition dialogue with Assad, report says
The Obama administration aims to consolidate Bashar’s power
US administration denies sponsoring a road-map document
Presidential Politics
Donald Trump’s candidacy received three times more coverage than Ron Paul’s candidacy
Ron Paul remains media poison
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Warren for Senate exploratory committee goes live
Education
College-Bound Students Not Prepared in Basic Subjects
Three of four state grads not ready for college, ACT scores show
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
Southern Shores – Atlantic EP
Robin Police’s Pick
Cultures in Contention
Charles Atterley’s Pick
Velomobiles!