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Episode 109 – September 11th SNAFU
Sep 13th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Episode 109
September 11th SNAFU
Tuesday September 11, 2011
This week the Roundtable discussion is held by Brian, Charles Atterley, RadioNed and Robin Police. Despite scheduling issues and some technical problems, the gang discuss the major news of the week: The Tenth Anniversary of the events of Sept 11, 2001 and their repercussions.
Listen to Episode 109 – September 11th SNAFU
Follow-Up
Bahrain
Bahrain panel: 101 activists on hunger strike
This Week’s News
Obama/Civil Liberties
The ACLU on Obama and core liberties
Donald Rumsfeld: President Obama has accepted Bush Doctrine
9/11 Frenzy
How U.S. Has Stayed Safe Since 9/11
Al-Qaida threat to small planes
Worldwide Terror Alert Issued! “I Don’t Know Of A Previous Occasion They Issued An Alert Like That!”
Gitmo Nation
Florida officials urge residents to report shady activity
U.S. Airport Full Body Scanners Too Unreliable to Use, Germany Says
After 9/11, Suspicions fall on some shoppers
Errorism
Explosives stolen at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
RadioNed’s Pick
Radio Open Source: Another Pakistan
Rutgers Law Review: A New Type of War. The FAA and NORAD response to the Sep 11 attacks
Man on Wire
Robin Police’s Pick
Charles Atterley’s Pick
Welcome to corbettreport
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Episode 63 – At The Homo… Homo-A-GoGo
Oct 5th
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At The Homo… Homo-A-GoGo
Tuesday October 5, 2010
This edition of the Roundtable talks about Wyclef’s recent hospitalization, the Stuxnet worm, protests over pension reform in France, the conviction of Faisal Shazhad, decriminalization of marijuana in California, the recent discovery of another potential exo-planet, the Tyler Clementi case and gay rights, Equador, the revelation of GPS spying on the Android platform, spying by the government, Pakistan, and the War on Terror. The hosts; Brian Masi, Eric Carlson, Robin Police, and Chris Wapcaplets discuss these topics and their picks of the week.
Listen to Episode 63 – At The Homo… Homo-A-GoGo
Follow-Up
Wyclef hospitalized for stress
Stuxnet Questions and Answers
French hold a third day of protest against pension reform
Times Square plotter ‘planned second bomb attack’
This Week’s News
Marijuana Legalization
Schwarzenegger Marijuana: Governor Signs Decriminalization Bill
Exo-Planet Discovery
someone found a hospitable planet
‘Alien’ Held on Sex Charges
Tyler Clementi/Gay Rights, or, Homo-a-No-Go
Private Moment Made Public, and a Fatal Jump
Victim of Secret Dorm Sex Tape Posts Facebook Goodbye, Jumps to His Death
Fox News: Suicide is proof tech dehumanizes
A Fatal Encounter in a Newark Park
Middlesex prosecutor not rushing to additional charges in Tyler Clementi case
2 arrested in anti-gay beating at famed NY gay bar
After 2 NY jumps, aiming to prevent public suicide
It Gets Better Project
The Ecuador Is Falling
President Attacked Amid Riots In Ecuador
Ecuador declares emergency as police protest, president is attacked
Obama administration fingerprints on Ecuador coup attempt
Quito’s Police: CIA breeding ground
Gitmo Nation
Some Android apps caught covertly sending GPS data to advertisers
Does this mean the FBI is after us?
Pakistan
Obama: ‘We need to make clear to people that the cancer is in Pakistan’
War on Terror Logic
CIA Escalates in Pakistan
US drone strike killed 5 German militants training in Pakistan, officials say
Drones Kill Westerners in Pakistan
Pervez Musharraf launched his ‘All Pakistan Muslim League’
U.S., Britain Issues Travel Warnings for Europe
Japan, Sweden join in terror alerts
Terror alerts sow travel confusion
Obama ‘following’ Europe threat
NYPD Prepares for Guerilla-Style Terror Attack
US military defense cuts unlikely
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
Odds Against Third-Party Bid Not as Long as They Seem
Wikipedia
Eric Carlson’s Pick
French President Sarkozy Demands Financial Transaction Tax
Robin Police’s Pick
Not So Humble Pie
Chris Wapcaplets’ Pick
Your local food pantry. Think about donating.
Episode 58 – Belgian Chocolate Rain
Aug 31st
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Belgian Chocolate Rain
Tuesday August 31, 2010
The Roundtable for August 31 discusses the flooding in Pakistan, the Tea Party, the NYC Islamic Center, the War on Terror in Pakistan, Yemen, and, potentially, Somalia, civil liberties, body scanners, the helicopter drone incident in Washington DC, credit card debt, the Canadian interception of Russian aircraft, Iran, and Vladimir Putin. This week’s hosts Brian Masi, RadioNed, Chris Wapcaplets, and Kami no Kodomo discuss these topics as well as their picks of the week.
Listen to Episode 58 – Belgian Chocolate Rain
Follow-Up
US clutches at flood relief opportunities
Pakistan takes flood plea to IMF
‘No Doubt’ India and U.S. are Behind Pakistan Flood Disaster: Pak Tribune, Pakistan
‘No Doubt’ India and U.S. are Behind Pakistan Flood Disaster
Pakistan floods threaten 3 towns as levee fails
Pakistan Flood Sets Back Years of Gains on Infrastructure
The Billionaires Bankrolling the Tea Party
Islamic Center Also Challenges a Young Builder
This Week’s News
Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan – the Global War on Terror
US to step up pressure on Al-Qaeda in Yemen: official
US to step up pressure after al-Qaeda in Yemen judged world’s greatest terror threat
Somalia rebels looking increasingly like Taliban
Pakistan denies militant group is global terror threat
Gitmo Nation
The Government’s New Right to Track Your Every Move With GPS
Van-mounted body scanners coming to a street near you?
Drone Helicopter
Navy Drone Violated Washington Airspace
ROBOT KILL-CHOPPER GOES ROGUE above Washington DC!
Economy
Credit card debt at an 8-year low
Pressure mounts for ‘Sheriff’ Elizabeth Warren
Dodd’s continuing, and unusual, war against Elizabeth Warren
Belgische gezinnen zijn de rijkste van de eurozone | English
US jobless claims fall more than expected to 473,000
US new home sales in sharp fall
Senate tax-cut debate centers on small business
US economy enters double dip recession
The Fed Is Risking A Bond Bubble
The Fed’s biggest bubble
Obama, Mindful of Elections and Weak Reports, Holds Economic Talks
“Enron Accounting” Has Bankrupted America: U.S. Deficit Really $202 Trillion, Kotlikoff Says
Canadian Military News
Canada intercepts two Russian bombers
Dimitri Soudas: The planes are coming, the planes are coming!
Iran
Iranian Government Runs Public Warez Server
Ahmadinejad feels the heat at home
Israel gives Obama reason to worry
Russia and Putin
Putin fires darts at gray whale from crossbow
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
Empire State Building owner loses skyscraper bid
Agency approves financing deal on 2 WTC towers
RadioNed’s Pick
CostofWar.com
Chris’s Pick
Warhammer
Samuel’s Pick
Augustus was meer dan dubbel zo nat als normaal | English
Trein rijdt huis in tweeën | English
Episode 57 – Power Outage
Aug 24th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Power Outage
Tuesday August 25, 2010
On the Roundtable this week, the hosts discuss the conflicting reports about oil in the gulf, net neutrality, Wyclef’s failed bid for Haitian presidency, the NYC Mosque, Wikileaks’ Julian Assange, the condition of labor at Foxconn in China, Americans’ trust in Congress, power, and politics in the United States, including the left-right paradigm and the Tea Party. This week’s panelists are Brian Masi, Eric Carlson, RadioNed, and Robin Police. Note: Please excuse the audio quality of this episode. The back-up recording is in Mono and we had to go with that version because the power went out in the middle of the recording.
Listen to GNR Episode 57 – “Power Outage”
Follow-Up
Gulf Oil Plume Is Not Breaking Down Fast, Research Says
Gov’t Spill Report Under Fire
BP accused of withholding ‘critical’ spill data
Senator Al Franken: We Have a Free Speech Problem
Wyclef Jean Says He’ll Challenge Election Ruling
Imam’s wife: Mosque opposition like ‘metastasized anti-Semitism’
Map of Mosque’s near Ground Zero
The “mosque” debate is not a “distraction”
Wikileaks rape claim woman ‘experienced unwelcome advances’
Wikileaks’ Assange: Pentagon may be behind rape claims
WikiLeaks in Sweden for whistleblower laws
Julian Assange’s arrest warrant: a diversion from the truth?
Sweden defends rape warrant against Wikileaks founder
WikiLeaks and Pentagon Disagree About Talks
Sweden drops warrant for WikiLeaks founder
This Week’s News
Foxconn
Foxconn gets the pompoms out to raise morale at ‘suicide factory’
Confidence in Congress
Congress Ranks Last in Confidence in Institutions
Congress Ranks Last in Trusted Institutions Poll
Tea Party/the Right-Left paradigm
Alleged Tea Party Impostor Knocked Off the Ballot in Pennsylvania
Liberty.com aims to top MoveOn
A Purge at the Cato Institute?
“Liberaltarians” out at Cato
Covert Operations: The billionaire brothers who are waging a war against Obama.
This Week in GNR Forums
FBI threatens to Sue Wikipedia
Markets to crash in September ?
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
Non-emergency 111 health number to be piloted
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Burger King introduces the 2,500 Pizza Burger
Eric Carlson’s Pick
KunstlerCast #122: A Grand Wobble The Systemic Failures of Our Financial Future
RadioNed’s Pick
Movie of the Week: “Seven Days in May” – 1964
| Seven Days In May – Trailer,1964 | |
Robin Police’s Pick
Journalism warning labels
Episode 56 – Arbitrarily Close to Toronto
Aug 17th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Arbitrarily Close to Toronto
Tuesday August 17, 2010
This week the Roundtable features discussion of the proposed NYC Mosque, Wikileaks anticipated 15,000 document leak, Wyclef’s bid for presidency in Haiti, Obama’s dip in the Gulf, and AT&T’s approval of the Google/Verizon proposal as well as the floods in Pakistan, the war in Afghanistan, the Billionaire’s Pledge, online privacy, and Immigration in the United State. The panel for episode 56 is Brian Masi, Eric Carlson, Robin Police, and Chris Engler.
Follow-up:
Obama Strongly Backs Islam Center Near 9/11 Site
3 Republicans Criticize Obama’s Endorsement of Mosque
Mos remarks not an endorsement: Obama
More WikiLeaks documents coming within weeks
Wyclef Jean seeks dual citizenship for Haiti
Obama declares Gulf Coast ‘open for business’
Obama takes a swim
Much Oil Remains in Gulf, Researchers Estimate
AT&T Sees Hope on Web Rules
This Week’s News:
Pakistan
Pakistan Floods Draw Marines, UN Warns More Dams Could Burst
Pakistan Flood Timeline
The Billionaire’s Pledge
German Millionaires Criticize Gates’ ‘Giving Pledge’
Afghanistan
Polish soldiers blow up Afghan house ‘for fun’
Maddow: The hard choice in Afghanistan
Secret Assault on Terrorism Widen on Two Continents
How propagandists function: Exhibit A
Internet Privacy
Suit alleges Disney, other top sites spied on users
Immigration
Obama Signs Border Bill to Increase Surveillance
Picks of the Week:
Brian’s Pick
US government report on financial crisis to be Christmas bestseller
Eric Carlson’s Pick
The Corbett Report
Robin’s Pick
AfriGadget
Chris Engler’s Pick
Homestar Runner
Episode 50 – Five O Fail
Jul 7th
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.
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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Gitmo Nation Roundtable 46 – The Police Chief and the Mare
Jun 8th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
The Police Chief and the Mare
Tuesday June 8, 2010
This episode of the Roundtable includes discussion about the Fort Hood killings, the fall-out from Helen Thomas’ Israel comments, the plans to build a mosque and community center near the site of the 9/11 attacks, the anti-police sentiment in Portland, and Germany’s move to restrict the use of financial derivatives as well as our panelists’ picks of the week! The Gitmo Nation Roundtable features Brian Masi, Senor Cardgage, Eric Ortega, Eric Carlson, RadioNed, and Robyn Police this week.
Show Links:
• Texas: Officer Accused in Killings at Fort Hood Wins a Delay
⁃ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/us/02brfs-OFFICERACCUS_BRF.html
• Obama weighs in on Helen Thomas controversy
⁃ http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/06/gibbs-helen-thomas-remarks-off.html
• The Israeli flotilla attack: victimhood, aggression and tribalism
⁃ http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/06/03/israel
• Gulf Oil Lie – Gaza Pewk Fest – UK Shooty Shoot
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| GULF OIL LIE – GAZA PEWK FEST – UK SHOOTY SHOOT | |
• IDF admits doctoring audio of raid on Gaza flotilla
⁃ http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0606/idf-admits-doctoring-audio-gaza-flotilla/
• Turkish group releases photos of Israeli soldiers
⁃ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/6/turkish-group-releases-photos-israeli-soldiers/
• Protesters descend on Ground Zero fo anti-mosque demonstration
⁃ http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/06/06/new.york.ground.zero.mosque/index.html?section=cnn_latest
• NYC mosque plan draws protest
⁃ http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/06/06/ground-zero-mosque.html?ref=rss
• Kelly: On this ground, zero tolerance
⁃ http://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/kelly/95748769_On_this_ground__zero_tolerance.html?c=y&page=1
• Two Arrested at Kennedy Airport on Terror Charges
⁃ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/nyregion/07terror.html
• Judges order two N.J. men held without bail on terror charges
⁃ http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/06/judges_orders_two_nj_men_held.html
• Red & Black cafe shows Portland officer the door, won’t sell him coffee again
⁃ http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/06/red_black_cafe_shows_portland.html
• Officer shown the door at SE Portland cafe
⁃ http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Portland-officer-shown-the-door-at-anarchist-cafe-95584079.html
• Red and Black Cafe asks cop to leave, mainstream media and boot-lickers throw a fit
⁃ http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2010/06/400079.shtml
• German Cabinet OKs Bill To Extend Naked Short Selling Ban-Spokesman
⁃ http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100602-702419.html?mod=WSJ_World_MIDDLEHeadlinesEurope
• German cabinet agrees to widen short selling ban
⁃ http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE6510VL20100602?type=marketsNews
• Wall Street Operative Geithner Rebuffed in Berlin on Mission to Make World Safe for Derivatives
⁃ http://tarpley.net/2010/05/29/geithner-rebuffed-in-berlin/
Ned’s Pick
• Chris Hedges’ Biography
• http://www.truthdig.com/chris_hedges#bio
Robyn’s Pick
• Red & Black Cafe
• http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2010/06/400079.shtml
Eric C’s Pick
• The Longest War
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-alan-grayson/the-longest-war_b_602108.html
Eric O’s Pick
• Helen Thomas
• http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/06/gibbs-helen-thomas-remarks-off.html
Senor’s Pick
• PM defends
• http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/06/08/g20-fakelake-costs.html
Brian’s Pick
• Physicians group accuses CIA of testing torture techniques on detainees
• http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-torture-20100608,0,1471800.story
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Gitmo Nation Roundtable 41 – Nuclear Retards
May 4th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Nuclear Retards
Tuesday May 4, 2010
The Roundtable is back from a week off with the top stories including nuclear pressures in the Middle East, the massive oil leak, the European debt crisis, and the car bombing attempt in New York City. This week’s panelists include Brian Masi, BaS the Born Again Skeptic, Senor Cardgage, and Eric Carlson.
Show Links:
• US ‘Christian militants’ released from jail on bond
⁃ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8658604.stm
• Thai Prime Minister Offers New Deal to Protesters That Includes Early Elections
⁃ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/world/asia/04thai.html
• Thai protesters welcome election date
⁃ http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/05/04/thailand-protest-red-shirt.html
• Belarus leader warns against Kyrgyz-type turmoil
⁃ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/27/AR2010042702779.html
• China to build reactors in Pakistan
⁃ http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cf731b28-52d2-11df-a192-00144feab49a.html
• Terrorism Suspect, Charged, Admits to Role in Bomb Plot
⁃ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/05/nyregion/05bomb.html
• Ahmadinejad speech met by walkout
⁃ http://english.aljazeera.net//news/americas/2010/05/201053162851529121.html
• U.S. Rep. Walks Out on Iran Pres. Speech to U.N.
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• Muslim World Split Over Iranian Nuclear Program
⁃ http://themoderatevoice.com/71100/muslim-world-split-over-iranian-nuclear-program/
• Merkel Tries to Persuade Germans on Bailout
⁃ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/world/europe/04germany.html
• Eurozone approves massive Greece bail-out
⁃ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8656649.stm
• Debt roulette: Is Portugal next?
⁃ http://money.cnn.com/2010/04/30/news/international/portugal_debt.fortune/index.htm
• Europe’s Web of Debt
⁃ http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/05/02/weekinreview/02marsh.html
• Debt Rising in Europe
⁃ http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/04/06/business/global/european-debt-map.html
• Spain suffers 20% unemployment
⁃ http://money.cnn.com/2010/04/30/news/international/Spain_unemployment/index.htm
• Roundup: Reports on the Times Square car bomb scare
⁃ http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/02/roundup-reports-on-the-times-square-car-bomb-scare/
• Times Square car bomb contained 100 pounds of fertilizer incapable of exploding
⁃ http://twitter.com/BreakingNews/status/13274307682
• Feds Characterize Smoldering Car in Times Square as “Potential Terrorist Attack”
⁃ http://www.infowars.com/feds-characterize-smoldering-car-in-times-square-as-potential-terrorist-attack/
• Mayor: No terror link in Times Square car bomb try
⁃ http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20100502/UPDATES01/100502028/1005/RSS
• NY police ‘make progress’ in car bomb probe
⁃ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8658246.stm
• Source: Man tied to Pakistan sought in NYC bomb
⁃ http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20100503/UPDATES01/100503119/1005/RSS
• Rep. Peter King links ‘South Park,’ car bomb
⁃ http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0510/36690.html
• Times Square bomb suspect faces terrorism changes
⁃ http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/05/04/new-york-bomb-suspect.html
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Episode 105 – Flash Mob Mayhem
Aug 17th
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Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Flash Mob Mayhem
Tuesday August 16, 2011
This week Brian, Senor Cardgage, and RadioNed discuss the weeks news including news on Syria, Libya, the Debt panel “supercommittee”, the hiatus from Telecomix, the aftermath of the London riots and unrest, teen “flash mobs” in Philadelphia, BART protests in San Francisco, NYC’s “social media unit,” the drone wars in the Middle East, and Operation Fast and Furious. The panelists also discuss their picks of the week.
Listen to – Episode 106 Flash Mob Mayhem
Follow-Up
Iraqi Leader Backs Syria, With a Nudge From Iran
Obama seeks world consensus on Syria
Col Gaddafi fires scud missile at rebel territory as Nato braces itself for final violent showdown
Pelosi names final members to debt supercommittee
Debt panel member says he’ll attend fundraiser, despite controversy
British Leader Seeks Public Housing Evictions for Rioters and Their Families
Squelching social media after riots a dangerous idea
Cameron’s U.S. ‘supercop’ says he would swap nationality to become head of the Met Police
London riots: the family of Mark Duggan says it has no trust in the IPCC
Police accessed BBM to thwart riots
Scotland Yard considered shutting down Twitter
Schooled in self-obsession
Telecomix
Peter Fein reflects on his 9 months of work with TCX
Telecomix to Reboot and Rebuild
This Week’s News
Gitmo Nation BART
BART cuts cell phone service to stop protest
BART explains cell phone disruption; ACLU pans action
Computer hackers expose BART riders’ personal information
FCC Looking Into BART Mobile Phone Shutdown
Mission Loc@l Live
More Photos from Monday’s Denial of Service/Can you Hear Me Now? demo (CNET)
Philadelphia “Flash Mobs”
Teen Mob Violence Sparks Curfew in Philadelphia
Dozens of teens arrested in Philadelphia on first nights of new 9 p.m. curfew
Fifty teens arrested in Philadelphia curfew to fight ‘social network mobs’
New York City
NYPD forms new social media unit to mine Facebook and Twitter for mayhem
Drones
C.I.A. Is Disputed on Civilian Toll in Drone Strikes
US censures report on drone casualties
Italy
Italy approves austerity measures
Raw Milk Raid in the US
SWAT Team Raids Rawesome Raw Milk
Police Raid Raw Milk Producers
Armed SWAT-style raid hits Rawesome Foods
Multi-agency armed raid hits Rawesome Foods
Rawesome foods raided: A sad day for America
The raw milk Rawesome Foods raid (comic)
Things we missed
NewsCorp Phone Hacking Scandal
James Murdorch hacking documents
BATF
ATF’s gun surveillance program showed early signs of failure
Feds fight victim status for agent’s family
Gitmo Nation Quatro
Police officer seeks criminal charges against woman who videotaped police beating
Economy
Obama vows new ideas to boost jobs, slams Congress
Bank of America’s back-door TARP
Amid economic unease, demand climbs at U.S. food banks
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
TRAUMA (A Game)
Senor’s Pick
Stop the Environment
Women And Children First: Technology And Moral Panic
RadioNed’s Pick
Gitmo Nation Fullerton, CA
Fullerton police draw fire for silence in homeless man’s death
Hundreds protest police beating death
Friends for Fullerton’s Future
Kami’s Pick
Guys, you missed the biggest story. Horrible terrorist got arrested in the USA: On august 3th LA County Sheriff’s Office, the FDA, the Dept. of Agriculture and the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) did a swat team stile raid on Rawesome Foods because they had raw milk……links above
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