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Episode 87 – Trump Train
Mar 29th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Trump Train
Tuesday March 29, 2011
The Roundtable is graced by a full cast including Brian, RadioNed, Robin Police, and Charles Atterley. The panelists discuss top news items including Ashley Turton’s cause of death, the ongoing legal issues in Wisconsin, the Russian Spy Anna Chapman’s soon-to-be political career, the continuing disaster in Japan, Donald Trump’s latest comments, the war in Libya and its participants, Syria, Facebook’s talks with Robert Gibbs, and the US State Department and the BBC. The panelists also discuss their picks of the week. Thank you for your support! We appreciate you comments and feedback.
Listen to Episode 87 – Trump Train
Follow-Up
Police: Lobbyist’s death caused by fire in SUV engine
Dan Turton leaves White House for Energy Company
Republicans: Wisconsin Union Law In Effect Despite Court Ruling
Russian spy Anna Chapman nominated for top spot in pro-government youth movement
Radioactivity rises in seawater near Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant
Fukushima Engineer Says He Helped Cover Up Flaw at Dai-Ichi Reactor No. 4
Low-level radiation in Massachusetts rainwater
This Week’s News
Trump, Birtherism & Libya
Trump Defends His Birtherism
FactCheck.org Born in the USA
Libya
UN, Obama Fighting Alongside Al-Qaeda in Libya
Libyan rebels’ ragtag army has al Qaeda links though lacks basic training
Obama Arming Al Qaeda?
Libyan rebels: ‘We’re not al-Qaeda’
Donald Rumsfeld: White House lacks goals, vision for Libya
Donald Rumsfeld offers Obama advice on Libya
China Trying to Have it Both Ways on Libya?
The Revolving Door 2.0
Facebook May Hire Robert Gibbs, Former Obama Aide
How Eric Schmidt can save America
BBC/US State Department
BBC World Service and US State Department: new partners, new bias?
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
Russia turns clocks forward for one last time
RadioNed’s Pick
This American Life – Very Tough Love
Robin Police’s Pick
How Disney Invaded American Childhood to Shill Worthless Crap to Our Kids
Charles Atterley’s Pick
| Can a 4 star General Talk Like a Truther? Try to Debunk a General Wesley Clark! (study his bio) |
| Dennis Kucinich “I Heard An Obama Doctrine Which Is: War Is An Executive Privilege!” | |
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Episode 64: Hungary Hungary Hippos
Oct 12th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Hungary Hungary Hippos
Tuesday October 12, 2010
The Roundtable reconvenes to discuss the FBI’s retrieval of the tracking device, medical marijuana in New Jersey, the PA settlement regarding school laptop spying, politics in the Netherlands, the lack of a government in Belgium, Lil Wayne’s tribulations in prison, the fall-out from the Tyler Clementi suicide, the toxic disaster in Hungary, tanker accidents near France and the Netherlands, a strange case of murder in Belgium, failed stimulus payments in the US, and continued striking in Europe. Brian Masi, RadioNed, Robin Police, and Kami no Kodomo discuss these stories and their picks of the week.
Listen to Episode 64: Hungary Hungary Hippos
Follow-Up
FBI Gets Caught Tracking Man’s Car, Wants Its GPS Device Back
Caught Spying on Student, FBI Demands GPS Tracker Back
NJ: Medical marijuana to be available by July
PA School Laptop Spying Case Settled
Dutch queen approves coalition backed by anti-Islam party
Christian Democrat dissidents back coalition but remain anti-Wilders
New cabinet sworn in next week, ministries divided up (update)
Nederlandse formateur Rutte wil kabinet donderdag voorstellen aan koningin | English: Dutch formateur Rutte wants Cabinet proposals Thursday to Queen
Powerful women angry at ‘Middle Ages’ cabinet
Half the population positive about new cabinet, but don’t expect it to last
Opinion: Two responses to every Belgian question
Insurmountable deadlock looms in state reform and government formation
Verduidelijken wordt tijdverlies – Voor N-VA is situatie helder: de MR moet erbij | English: Clarify is a waste of time
“King did not prohibit talks with liberals”
De Wever wacht met Reynders | English: De Wever wait with Reynders
Elio Di Rupo doet plan B uit de doeken | English: Elio Di Rupo reveals plan B
Le domaine “elections2011.be” déjà réservé par le cdH | English: The domain “elections2011.be” already reserved by the cdH
This Week’s News
Lil Wayne Lulz
Lil Wayne Busted for MP3 Player
Lil Wayne Won’t Serve More Time Because Of MP3 Player
Jailed Lil Wayne put in solitary confinement
iTunes Chart Watch: Lil Wayne has #1 Album From Jail, Eric Clapton’s Clapton Makes Chart Debut
Homo-A-No-Go 2.0
Sen. Frank Lautenberg calls for anti-bully law after suicide
Gays Not Fit to Teach (Cartoon)
Jim DeMint criticized for comments on gay and sexually active single teachers
Preacher calls for gov’t to regulate gay sex
Paladino Laces Speech with Anti-Gay Remarks
Judge Orders Military to Stop ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Hungary: or, Toxic Europe Parts 1, 2, and 3
Hungarian officials fear toxic spill could reach Danube
Hungary eases fears over Danube toxic sludge contamination
Hungary asks EU for help with toxic decontamination
Hungarians fear second wave of toxic flood
Hungary: Toxic spill factory chief executive arrested
Hungarian toxic spill: wall of reservoir will collapse, environment minister says
CRIMSON TIDE (Picture Lulz)
Chemical tanker in trouble off French coast
Chemical tanker being towed toward French coast
Tanker met 6.000 ton giftig chemisch goedje kantelt in Kanaal | English: Tanker with 6,000 tonnes of toxic chemical substance tilts in Channel
Rescuers save crew after tanker collision off French coast
Tanker and container ship collide off Dutch coast
Tanker botst op containerschip | English: Container ship collides with tanker
Murder and Intrigue in Belgium
‘Jury heeft geen harde bewijzen nodig’ | English: Jury has no hard proofs necessary
Woman skydiver on trial for murdering love rival
Belgian Woman Stands Trial for Cutting Love Rival’s Parachute Strings
kanaal Parachutemoord | English: Parachute Murder
Moeder Clottemans: ‘Mijn dochter kán geen moord plegen’ | English: Clottemans Mother: “My daughter can not commit murder ‘
‘Aanwijzingen’ nemen toe – Proces parachutemoord is over de helft | English: Indications increase
‘Wie liegt, heeft iets te verbergen’ | English: ‘ Who is lying, has something to hide ‘
‘Somers heeft moord aangekondigd’ | English: ‘Somers has announced the murder’
“Sabotage valscherm Van Doren in paraclub Zwartberg nagenoeg onmogelijk” | English: “Sabotage parachute Van Doren in para club Black Mountain virtually impossible”
Sabotage was fluitje van een cent | English: Sabotage was piece of cake
‘Ook echtgenoot en minnaar hebben motief’ | English: Even husband and lover have motive
Stimulus
72,000 stimulus payments went to dead people
Striking in Europe
France faces major disruption as workers threaten open-ended strikes
Grève générale en France: des perturbations à prévoir | English: General Strike in France: disruption expected
Grève des TEC et des sous-traitants privés bien suivie | English: Strike “historic” in TEC: virtually 100% of bus depot
Social unrest among Belgian rail employees
Grève SNCB: perturbations dans quelques gares wallonnes | English: Strike SNCB/NMBS: delays, cancellations and traffic jams
Spooracties kunnen treinverkeer verstoren | English: Actions can disrupt rail traffic
Antwerpse haven verliest half miljoen euro door acties spoor | English: Antwerp port loses half million euro by action track
Rail traffic disrupted all day
Rail strike on 18 October
Meer spoorchaos op komst | English: More rail chaos is coming
Veroordeelden krijgen geen enkelband door staking | English: Convicts do not get ankle strap by strike
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
| Warren Mosler Interview with The Norwich Bulletin Part 1 | |
| Part 2 | |
| Part 3 | |
| Part 4 | |
| Part 5 | |
RadioNed’s Pick
LCK – Louie Ep 9 – “Bully”
http://www.avclub.com/articles/bully,44174/
Brooklyn Space Program
Robin Police’s Pick
A radical pessimist’s guide to the next 10 years
Kami’s Pick
Dr. Bill: The Computer Curmudgeon: His podcast is back.
Episode 62 – Stuxnet in Your Pipe and Smoke It
Sep 28th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Stuxnet in Your Pipe and Smoke It
Tuesday September 28, 2010
The Roundtable reconvenes to discuss a potential aquescing Taliban, Israel’s Gaza blockade, developments in the formation of a government in the Netherlands, the Queen’s attempt to use public funds for poverty relief to heat Buckingham Palace, the government’s new plan to expand wiretapping capabilities, the doctrine of “State Secrets” in the case against the assassination of a US citizen, the Pentagon’s destruction of books, the Stuxnet worm and Iran, and the recent decision regarding Islam in textbooks in Texas. The panelists Brian Masi, RadioNed, and Robin Police ruminate over these topics and discuss their picks of the week.
Listen to Episode 62 – Stuxnet in Your Pipe and Smoke It
Follow-Up
Petraeus: Taliban have reached out to reconcile
Jewish activists set sail for Gaza from Cyprus
Israeli officials say its naval forces take over a Gaza-bound activists’ boat without violence
Coalition hopefuls still in talks, agreement is imminent, say insiders
Nederlandse regeringsonderhandelaars bereiken akkoord
This Week’s News
Wiretaps
U.S. Tries to Make It Easier to Wiretap the Internet
FBI agents seek the right to tap texts, emails and websites
Feds want backdoors built into VoIP and email
US pressures judge to reject targeted killings challenge
Wikipedia article about CALEA
IEEE Report on CALEA
Censorship of the Internet Takes Center Stage in “Online Infringement” Bill
State Secrets
‘State secrets’ invoked over case of American targeted for assassination
Attorney: Feds Trying to Quiet Anti-War Activists
Pentagon Censorship
Pentagon destroyed 10,000 copies of army officer’s book
Pentagon oversees pulping of 9,500 copies of spy book
Stuxnet Wor, and Iran
US not sure where ‘Stuxnet’ worm came from, official claims
Stuxnet worm is the ‘work of a national government agency’
Security experts: Computer attacks linked to wealthy group or nation
Iran’s Nuclear Agency Trying to Stop Computer Worm
Iran crosses into Iraq to hit bombing suspects
Russia Against Sanctions to Iran Despite Missiles Ban
Ahmadinejad says Iran may end enrichment
Texas Textbooks
Texas: Mentions of Islam Unwelcome in Textbooks
Texas adopts decree rejecting ‘pro-Islam’ school books
Texas Board of Education OKs resolution against pro-Islamic references in textbooks
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
Digital maps show racial divides in US cities
Top-Rated Applicants Bypassed In State Hiring
RadioNed’s Pick
NY Times: Room For Debate “The trickle-down argument”
Robin Police’s Pick
Tapes describe U.S. servicemen killing for sport in Afghanistan
Episode 53 – A New Era of Open and Accountable Government
Jul 27th
Gitmo Nation Roundtable
A New Era of Open and Accountable Government
Tuesday July 27, 2010
This week’s Roundtable follows up on the Iraq prison hand over, the debate over face veils, the Canadian census battle, and the Secret Government series. The news of the week discussed involves the massive war document leak and continuing pressure on Iran. The conversation also hits on forms of government, or the lack there of. This week’s panelists Brian Masi, Senor Cardgage, Eric Carlson, and Robin Police discuss these topics and present their picks.
Follow-Up
- Four Lions Trailer
- 4 terror suspects escape from Iraqi prison
- RT CrossTalk: Burqa Blowout!
- Walkom: The census kerfuffle isn’t about the census; it’s about Stephen Harper
- Why has the Post series created so little reaction?
This Week’s News
Wikileaks
- Wikileaks’ Afghanistan War Log vs. the Pentagon Papers
- Pakistan Aids Insurgency in Afghanistan, Reports Assert
- Afghanistan war logs: Secret CIA paramilitaries’ role in civilian deaths
- Afghanistan war logs: “Other government agency” shoots ‘deaf mute’ man
- Afghanistan war logs: as it happened
- Afghanistan war logs: Massive leak of secret files exposes truth of occupation
- Afghanistan war logs: IED attacks on civilians, coalition and Afghan troops
- Julian Assange on the Afghanistan war logs: ‘They show the true nature of this war’
- Afghanistan war logs: Task Force 373 – special forces hunting top Taliban
- Afghanistan war logs: whose side is Pakistan on?
- Afghanistan war logs: ‘Green on green’ fights between Afghan police and troops
- The WikiLeaks Afghanistan leak
Iran
- The ‘unravelling relationship’ between Russian and Iran
- Turkey hosts Iran fuel-swap talks
- Obama is Preparing to Bomb Iran
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
- “…ushering in a new era of open and accountable government”
- President Obama and Vice President Biden’s Daily Public Schedules Now Online
Senor’s Pick
Eric Carlson’s Pick
Robin’s Pick
RadioNed’s Picks in Absentia
Afghanistan, apple, Burqa, Canada, Environment, Film, Iran, Iraq, Obama, prison, Russia, spying, Stephen Harper, Terrorism, Turkey, USA, war, Washington Post, Wikileaks
Episode 98 – ICANN Haz gTLDs
Jun 28th
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Gitmo Nation Roundtable
ICANN Haz gTLDs
Tuesday June 28, 2011
Brian and Robin Police hold down the fort at the Roundtable while RadioNed wakes up from a slightly extended power nap. The panelists discuss the eG8 report, the latest surrounding LulzSec, the International Criminal Court warrrants for the Gaddafis, Leon Panetta’s appointment, FOIA documents from the TSA, Goldman Sachs’ upcoming hiring and firing stint, the economic and social situation in Greece, the troop draw down in Afghanistan, Obama’s cyber warfare executive order, and the upcoming gTLD program from ICANN. The panelists also discuss their picks of the week on this episode after a two-week hiatus. We’re glad to be back!
Listen to Episode 98 – ICANN Haz gTLDs
Follow-Up
eG8 Publishes Report in Noninteractive, Nonquotable Format
LulzSec Goes After More Gaming Firms, Anonymous Takes On the Fed
DPS: LulzSec will be prosecuted despite disbanding
British LulzSec hacking accused bailed
Anonymous seizes Tunisian government site
Court issues arrest warrants for Gaddafi and son
Senate confirms Leon Panetta to head Pentagon
EPIC v. DHS Lawsuit — FOIA’d Documents Raise New Questions About Body Scanner Radiation Risks
Goldman Sachs Is Firing Employees In The US So It Can Hire 1,000 In Singapore
This Week’s News
Greece
Two-Day Strike in Greece Ahead of Austerity Vote
Afghanistan
Obama to announce Afghanistan withdrawal plan
Karzai, US allies welcome Obama’s troop withdrawal plan
US reaction to Barack Obama’s troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
Cyberwar
Pentagon gets cyberwar guidelines
Pentagon gets Rules of Cyber-War
2011 Executive Orders Disposition Tables
Internet
United States developing anti-censorship Internet systems
ICANN finally approves gTLDs, expect them in 2013
New gTLD Program
www.anything.goes
Gay Marriage/NYC
Same-Sex Marriage Legalized in New York
Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick
FCC Passes on Finding Mobile Marketplace Competitive
FCC’s Wireless Competition Report Gets Some Frowns
RadioNed’s Pick
100Khomes
Common Ground
Robin Police’s Pick
Open Source Bridge conference videos
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