Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Two-Pronged Internet Death Stick
Tuesday May 31, 2011

This week Brian, RadioNed and Robin Police sit down to discuss the news at the Roundtable. The topics up for discussion include the ongoing Arab Spring events in Egypt, Syria, and Yemen; the looming AT&T-Mobile merger, the e-G8 fallout, the Stuxnet worm and the US government’s potential involvement, cyber security and warfare, the PROTECT IP Act, the USA PATRIOT Act, the recovery in Haiti and financial corruption in Washington DC among lawmakers. The panelists also discuss their picks of the week.

Listen to Episode 96 – Two-Pronged Internet Death Stick

Follow-Up
Egyptian Activists Stage ‘Second Revolution’ Rally
David Cameron hopeful of Syria resolution
Eleven killed in wider Syria military push: lawyer
‘Sources hint Syria involved in Lebanon UNIFIL bombing’
Tortured and Killed: Hamza al-Khateeb, age 13
Troops fire on protesters in Yemeni capital
California regulators may scrutinize AT&T/T-Mobile merger
G8 summit: laws apply on Internet just like “everywhere else”
Senior Defense official hedges on US involvement in Stuxnets

This Week’s News
Cyber-Security
Lockheed Martin fights off cyberattack
Lockheed Martin says it repelled cyber attack
PBS Sites Hacked: Attackers Publish False News Story and Login Data

USA PATRIOT Act
Obama, in Europe, signs Patriot Act extension

Haiti
Torture Firm Risks Incorporated Tied To Destructive Evictions in Haiti
Report questions official Haiti quake death toll
the document in question

Congress
Are Members of Congress Engaged in Insider Trading?

Thing’s We Didn’t Get To:
Rep. Weiner grilled over lewd pic; recipient says it was sent by ‘stalker’
Two New York City Police Officers Acquitted of Rape
The F-35: A Case of Unwanted Competition

Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
GNR Links
Recommend sites for my trip from Portland, OR to Austin, TX via SF, LA, etc.

RadioNed’s Pick
Studio 360: Monopoly Redesigned
Trump: The Game!

Robin Police’s Pick
Human brain places limit on Twitter friends

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