Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Callback to Russian Spies
Tuesday June 29, 2010

This week the Roundtable convenes to discuss the developing Russian spy scandal in the United States, the Americans arrested in Pakistan on terror charges, the CIA director’s discussion of the Afghan war, the Catholic Church pedophilia raid in Belgium, and a first-hand account of the G-20 in Toronto. This episode of the Gtimo Nation Roundtable features Brian Masi, BaS the Born again Skeptic, Eric Carlson, Robyn Police, and a spirited return of original host Eugene Michasiw. Don’t forget to visit our official website at http://gnrpodcast.com

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Show Links:
•   Spy scandal just another false rest in Russian-U.S. relations
⁃   http://www.thestar.com/news/world/russia/article/830061–spy-scandal-just-another-false-reset-in-russian-u-s-relations?bn=1
•   Russia angry as U.S. seeks to limit spy fallout
⁃   http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100629/pl_nm/us_russia_usa_spies
•   The ‘Illegals’: Russian spies living in America?
⁃   http://theweek.com/article/index/204550/the-illegals-russian-spies-living-in-america
•   Poland and Russia may sign gas deal soon says economy minister
⁃   http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews.aspx?xmlpath=RSSFeed/HeadlineNews/NaturalGas/8854541.xml
•   Kyrgyz leaders say constitution OK’d
⁃   http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/27/kyrgyz-leaders-say-constitution-okd/
•   Russia plans second military base in Kyrgyzstan
⁃   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/kyrgyzstan/7852226/Russia-plans-second-military-base-in-Kyrgyzstan.html
•   Imperialist US?
⁃   http://www.overcomingbias.com/2010/06/us-invade-resources.html
•   Five Americans jailed in Pakistan for plotting terrorist attacks
⁃   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/7851280/Five-Americans-jailed-in-Pakistan-for-plotting-terrorist-attacks.html
•   Pakistan plot suspects ‘tortured’
⁃   http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/02/201021704231266825.html
•   CIA Chief Leon Panetta: In Afghanistan, U.S. Has Committed 1,000 Troops Per Each Al Qaeda Terrorist
⁃   http://thinkprogress.org/2010/06/27/panetta-afghanistan/
•   C.I.A. Chief Says Qaeda at Weakest Point in Years
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/06/27/us/politics/AP-US-US-Afghanistan.html
•   Bin Laden’s location still unknown: CIA boss
⁃   http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/06/27/panetta-cia-bin-laden-627.html
•   Usama bin Laden – FBI Top Ten Most Wanted
⁃   http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/fugitives/laden.htm
•   US begins scaling back ambitions for Afghan occupation
⁃   http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0627/begins-scaling-ambitions-afghan-occupation/
•   World Leaders Agree on Timetable for Cutting Deficits
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/28/business/global/28summit.html
•   No arrests made under G20 rule change, Ontario says
⁃   http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/torontog20summit/article/830030–no-arrests-made-under-g20-rule-change-ontario-says?bn=1
•   Calls for G20 inquiry ratchet up
⁃   http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/torontog20summit/article/830057–demands-rising-for-inquiry-into-g20-debacle?bn=1
•   G20 cleanup in Toronto begins
⁃   http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/06/28/g20-toronto-fence.html
•   Report: Toronto police rough up journalists, arrest peaceful protesters at G20
⁃   http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0627/police-arrest-peaceful-protesters-g20/
•   Police in Toronto Criticized for Treatment of Protesters, Many Peaceful
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/28/world/americas/28security.html
•   Toronto artist facing explosives charges out on bail
⁃   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/g8-g20/toronto/toronto-artist-facing-explosives-charges-out-on-bail/article1619739/

Picks of the Week:
•   Robyn’s Pick:
⁃   Tilt to Live
⁃   http://www.onemanleft.com/tilttolive/index.php
⁃   Suit Over Faulty Computers Highlights Dell’s Decline
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/technology/29dell.html
•   Eric Carlson’s Pick:
⁃   Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism
⁃   http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Outfoxed_Rupert_Murdoch_s_War_on_Journalism/70002668?strackid=5a80d75f84843225_0_srl&strkid=997079918_0_0&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&trkid=222336
•   BaS’ Self-serving Pick:
⁃   http://www.bornagainskeptic.net/
•   Brian’s Pick:
⁃   Elana Kagan on abortion: More than first meets the eye
⁃   http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0610/39096.html
•   Eugene’s Pick:
⁃   Inside the G20 Easter Avenue Detention Centre
⁃   http://www.blogto.com/city/2010/06/inside_the_g20_eastern_avenue_detention_centre/
⁃   Eugene’s G20 Footage
⁃   http://noagendaforums.com/index.php?topic=2612.msg14821#msg14821

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Gitmo Nation Roundtable
25 Seconds to Quack
Tuesday June 22, 2010

This week on the Roundtable: the UK budget and tax announcements, the controversy surrounding General McChrystal, China’s concessions on the Yuan, and events of global concern in Iran as well as follow-ups on events in Jamaica, Poland, and Kyrgyzstan, as well as the on-going Wikileaks saga. This episode of the Gitmo Nation Roundtable features Brian Masi, BaS the Born Again Skeptic, Senor Cardgage, Eric Ortega, and RadioNed. Check out our official website at http://gnrpodcast.com

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Show Links:
•   Jamaican ‘drugs lord’ Christopher “Dudus” Coke arrested
⁃   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/latin_america/10386028.stm
•   Alleged drug lord Coke captured in Jamaica: police
⁃   http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100622/ts_nm/us_jamaica_coke
•   Runoff looms in Polish presidential election
⁃   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/runoff-looms-in-polish-presidential-election/article1611289/
•   Wikileaks makes contact with US government
⁃   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10373176.stm
•   The CBC on Wikileaks
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•   Kyrgyz leader backs referendum
⁃   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/kyrgyz-leader-backs-referendum/article1611404/
•   Budget: Osborne’s ‘tough’ package puts VAT up to 20%
⁃   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/politics/10371590.stm
•   Taxation in the United Kingdom
⁃   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_the_United_Kingdom
•   McChrystal’s Fate in Limbo as He Prepares to Meet Obama
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/23/world/asia/23mcchrystal.html?hp
•   The Runaway General [Article that caused the issue]
⁃   http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/17390/119236?RS_show_page=0
•   Who will replace the General?
⁃   http://blogs.cbn.com/bootsontheground/archive/2010/06/22/who-will-replace-the-general.aspx
•   Report: Gen. McChrystal Submits Resignation
⁃   http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-06-23/report-mcchrystal-submits-resignation.html
•   Foreign Policy: Goodbye McChrystal, Hello Mattis?
⁃   http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128009955
•   Top aide to General McChrystal resigns
⁃   http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65L3GP20100622?type=politicsNews
•   China’s move gives U.S. symbolic victory
⁃   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/chinas-currency-move-gives-the-united-states-a-symbolic-victory/article1612549/
•   China makes good on flexibility vow, yuan falls
⁃   http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100622/bs_nm/us_china_yuan
•   Seinfeld – Art Vandelay, the “Importer/Exporter”
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•   Iran bars two U.N. inspectors in nuclear dispute
⁃   http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100621/wl_nm/us_iran_iaea_nuclear
•   US, Israel Warships in Suez May Be Prelude to Faceoff with Iran
⁃   http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/138164

Picks of the Week:
RadioNed’s Pick:
•   Sharron Angle meets the Nevada press, chokes
⁃   http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/06/18/angle_hiding_press/index.html
•   GOP Senate Nominee Sharron Angle Breaks Her Silence
⁃   http://www.8newsnow.com/Global/story.asp?s=12670353&clienttype=printable.
Eric Carlson’s Pick:
•   Charlie Veitch on The Corbett Report
⁃

BaS’ Pick:
•   The weak, helpless, impotent presidency
⁃   http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/06/21/obama
Brian’s Pick:
•   Judge Strikes Down Oil Moratorium
⁃   http://themoderatevoice.com/77520/judge-strikes-down-oil-moratorium/
⁃   http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/06/22/damn/
⁃   http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/44000/44375/USA7_TMO_2010170_lrg.jpg
Senor’s Pick:
•   On the Korean peninsula, the quiet of the DMZ masks new danger
⁃   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/on-the-korean-peninsula-the-quiet-of-the-dmz-masks-new-danger/article1610899/

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Gitmo Nation Roundtable
The Coldish War
Tuesday June 15, 2010

The Roundtable assembles to discuss a variety of important international goings-on including the recent ethnic violence plaguing Kyrgyzstan following the recent fall of the country’s government, the “discovery” of mineral wealth in Afghanistan, allegations against the Pakistani spy agency regarding funding of the Taliban, the threat deflation poses to the economy, and the palpable tensions in and around Iran. Brian Masi, Eric Ortega, Eric Carlson, and RadioNed are featured this week and each highlight their own pick of the week in this installment of the Gitmo Nation Roundtable. Visit the official website at http://gnrpodcast.com

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⁃   Kyrgyz gang accused of ‘genocide’ as conflict spreads
⁃   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/kyrgyz-gangs-accused-of-genocide-as-conflict-spreads/article1602732/
⁃   What sparked the Kyrgyzstan violence?
⁃   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/kyrgyzstan/7825542/What-sparked-the-Kyrgyzstan-violence.html
⁃   Kyrgyzstan violence: Uzbekistan closes border to refugees
⁃   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/kyrgyzstan/7828726/Kyrgyzstan-violence-Uzbekistan-closes-border-to-refugees.html
⁃   Afghans: US finds mineral riches in Afghanistan
⁃   http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ixbAsQE2cup3cqRFmFhi27zPVksAD9GB3FGO4
⁃   Alloyed Good News From Afghanistan
⁃   http://spectator.org/blog/2010/06/14/alloyed-good-news-from-afghani
⁃   Afghan ore a political goldmine
⁃   http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-06-15/us-afghan-mineral-deposits.html
⁃   In Visit to Kandahar, Karzai Outlines Anti-Taliban Plan
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/14/world/asia/14afghan.html
⁃   Afghanistan: beginning of the end
⁃   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/7825581/Afghanistan-beginning-of-the-end.html
⁃   Report: Pakistani spy agency supports Taliban
⁃   http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/13/report-pakistani-spy-agency-supports-taliban/
⁃   Deflation is the real threat
⁃   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/deflation-is-the-real-threat/article1602694/
⁃   UK inflation falls faster than expected in May
⁃   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/7829062/UK-inflation-falls-faster-than-expected-in-May.html
⁃   TDI Podcast 165: Harry Dent – Depression Countdown
⁃   http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/2010/06/13/tdi-podcast-165-harry-dent-depression-countdown/
⁃   Force, fear keep Iran together
⁃   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/force-fear-keep-iran-together/article1601584/
⁃   The Obama Administration Sides With Hamas
⁃   http://lubbockonline.com/interact/blog-post/may/2010-06-12/obama-administration-sides-hamas
⁃   Saudi Arabia gives Israel clear skies to attack Iranian nuclear sites
⁃   http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7148555.ece

RadioNed’s Pick:
⁃   Cameron Calls N. Ireland Killings ‘Unjustified’
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/world/europe/16nireland.html?hp

Eric Carlson’s Pick:
⁃   Woman Voted For Alvin Greene Because Name Sounded Like ‘Al Green’
⁃   http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/15/woman-voted-for-alvin-gre_n_613453.html

Eric Ortega’s Pick:
⁃   The medium-big president
⁃   http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/06/15/obama_medium_big/index.html

Brian Masi’s Pick:
⁃   Vote Widens Divide Between Flemish- and French-Speaking Regions
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/14/world/europe/14belgium.html
⁃   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/belgium/7825550/Belgian-elections-who-could-be-next-prime-minister.html

Senor’s Pick (in absentia):
⁃   Hume: G20 and the architecture of paranoia
⁃   http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/torontog20summit/article/823085–hume-g20-and-the-architecture-of-paranoia?bn=1

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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, Radio Ned, and Robyn Police this week.

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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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•   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
Podcast Provocateur
Tuesday June 1, 2010

The Roundtable reconvenes to discuss various world topics including the UK’s failed ID card system, the national emergency in Jamaica, the G20 police state in Canada, and the Israel raid of the Pro-Palestine aide flotilla. This episode of the Gitmo Nation Roundtable features Brian Masi, BaS the Born Against Skeptic, Senor Cardgage, and Spencer “Darkscream” of the No Agenda Forums.com.

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•   ID card scheme will be scrapped with no refund to holders
⁃   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/7757720/ID-card-scheme-will-be-scrapped-with-no-refund-to-holders.html
•   ’Why I love my ID card’
⁃   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8707112.stm
•   UK scraps National ID project; Will India’s UID face the same fate?
⁃   http://moneylife.in/article/8/5684.html
•   Following Jamaica’s State of Emergency Online
⁃   http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/following-jamaicas-state-of-emergency-online/
•   LETTER OF THE DAY: A Better Lockdown Strategy For Tivoli
⁃   http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100525/letters/letters1.html
•   Downtown ready for ‘Dudus’ lockdown
⁃   http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Downtown-ready-for–dudus–lockdown
•   44 reported dead in Jamaica police-gange clashes
⁃   http://www.maximumedge.com/cgi/news/article.cgi/20100526/D9FUJR600
•   Police guns used in murders
⁃   http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/armoury-leak-FEB-11_7406759
•   ’He is seen as a saviour – they are prepared to die for him’
⁃   http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/he-is-seen-as-a-saviour–they-are-prepared-to-die-for-him-1979978.html
•   Human shields in Tivoli
⁃   http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Human-shields-in-Tivoli_7630361
•   Jamaican Police Asserts That The Alleged Drug Lord Of Jamaica, Christopher Coke, Is Still In Jamaica
⁃   http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world/jamaican-police-asserts-that-the-alleged-drug-lord-of-jamaica-christopher-coke-is-still-in-jamaica_100372875.html
•   BBC Documentary – Jamaican Godfather

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•   Toronto police get ‘sound cannons’ for G20

⁃   http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/torontog20summit/article/815061–toronto-police-get-sound-cannons-for-g20?bn=1

•   ’Airport-style- screening set for G20 summit
⁃   http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/toronto/story.html?id=3094786
•   One arrest in Toronto G20 vandalism spree
⁃   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/g8-g20/news/one-arrest-in-toronto-g20-vandalism-spree/article1583942/
•   Just the Facts: Federal government spending on major summits
⁃   http://www.liberal.ca/en/newsroom/media-releases/18259_just-the-facts-federal-government-spending-on-major-summits
•   Up to 19 killed in Israel attack on Gaza aid flotilla
⁃   http://noagendaforums.com/index.php?topic=2536.0
•   Israel boat raid sparks condemnations, protest
⁃   http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100531/ap_on_re_eu/gaza_ships_protest;_ylt=AkjZgTrJTUI.g.qEX8HiSOWs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFoa2lnNjQ0BHBvcwMyNwRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3RvcF9zdG9yaWVzBHNsawNpc3JhZWxib2F0cmE-
•   Bloody Israeli raid on flotilla sparks crisis
⁃   http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100531/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians;_ylt=AhWzPxKABcNm8AnptS6VpjOs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNtZTYwdW9rBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNTMxL21sX2lzcmFlbF9wYWxlc3RpbmlhbnMEY2NvZGUDbW9zdHBvcHVsYXIEY3BvcwMxBHBvcwMyBHB0A2hvbWVfY29rZQRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNpc3JhZWxpcHJpbWU
•   Anger mounts after deadly Gaza aid flotilla strike
⁃   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/up-to-19-killed-in-israeli-attack-on-gaza-aid-flotilla/article1586180/
•   Israelis on ship acted in self-defense: Netanyahu
⁃   http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/05/31/israel-gaza-aid-death.html
•   Backgrounder: A look at the controversial shipments to Gaza
⁃   http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/816976–backgrounder-a-look-at-the-controversial-shipments-to-gaza?bn=1
•   Israel releases footage of aid boat storming
⁃   http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0531/israel-releases-footage-aid-boat-storming/
•   Israel kills Gaza activists on Turkish ship – VIDEO/PHOTO
⁃   http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=59257
•   TurkeyL Future Gaza Aid Ships Will Have Military Escorts
⁃   http://news.antiwar.com/2010/05/31/turkey-future-gaza-aid-ships-will-have-military-escorts/
•   Naval tactics: What could Israel have done differently?
⁃   http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/817354–naval-tactics-what-could-israel-have-done-differently?bn=1
•   CBC The Current – Israeli Raid
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•   CBC The Current – Gaza Blockade
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Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Ponzi-conomy
Tuesday May 25, 2010

The panelists discuss important stories including the senate blocking the transfer of Gitmo prisoners to Illinois, the Iran prisoners, the European financial crisis, the growing tensions on the Korean peninsula, and financial reform in the United States.

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Show Links:
•   House Panel Rejects a Plan to Shift Detainees to Illinois
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/us/politics/21gitmo.html
•   Moms of 3 Americans jailed in Iran wait for visas
⁃   http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20100511/UPDATES01/100511007/1005/RSS
•   Europeans Fear Crisis Threatens Liberal Benefits
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/23/world/europe/23europe.html
•   Spain approves 15bn-euro austerity plan
⁃   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/10134734.stm
•   IMF raises fresh concerns about the Spanish economy
⁃   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/10149806.stm
•   Germans approve euro rescue plan
⁃   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/10136128.stm
•   Angela Merkel calls for tough regulation on banks
⁃   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/7746354/Angela-Merkel-calls-for-tough-regulation-on-banks.html
•   E.U. Ministers Hoping Crisis Brings Closeness
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/world/europe/21iht-union.html
•   Clinton: N. Korea must face consequences
⁃   http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/may/21/un-command-launch-armistice-violation-probe/
•   How South Korean ship was sunk
⁃   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/asia_pacific/10130909.stm
•   President Lee Announces Weak Response to Cheonan Sinking
⁃   http://www.freekorea.us/2010/05/24/president-announces-weak-response-to-cheonan-sinking/
•   North Korea on war readiness. US-South prepare. Tehran watches
⁃   http://www.debka.com/article/8806/
•   North Korea ‘severs all ties’ with Seoul
⁃   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/asia_pacific/10156834.stm
•   North Korean Troops ‘Prepare For Combat’
⁃   http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100525/twl-north-korean-troops-prepare-for-comb-3fd0ae9.html
•   Q&A: US Senate’s banking regulation bill
⁃   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8638016.stm
•   Bill Passed in Senate Broadly Expands Oversight of Wall St.
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/business/21regulate.html
•   Home Sales in April Top Expectations
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/business/economy/25econ.html
•   6 simple steps to really fix Wall Street
⁃   http://money.cnn.com/2010/05/05/news/economy/wall_street_fixes.fortune/index.htm

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Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Billboard Optimization
Tuesday May 18, 2010

The Roundtable convenes to discuss the US missionary conviction, the oil leak and cleanup research, the ongoing strife in Thailand, civil liberties in the United States, and the Obama trial in Harlem. This episode features Brian Masi, BaS the Born again Skeptic, Senor Cardgage, Eric Ortega, and Radio Ned.

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Show Links:
•   US missionary convicted of Haiti child smuggling
⁃   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8688496.stm
•   Big App Show #BAS
⁃   http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/big-app-show/id368656200?mt=8
•   We’re Quitting Facebook
⁃   http://www.quitfacebookday.com/
•   Your Open Book
⁃   http://youropenbook.org/?q=“laid+off”&x=0&y=0&gender=male&gender=female
•   Reclaim Privacy
⁃   http://www.reclaimprivacy.org/
•   Deepwater Horizon Response
⁃   http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/doctype/2931/53023/
•   Oil slick feared to bein Loop Current
⁃   http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/31653/oil-slick-feared-to-be-near-lo.asp
•   Scientists to spill oil in Arctic for tests
⁃   http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100515/science/science_arctic_oil_tests
•   Michael Yon Thailand Coverage
⁃   http://www.facebook.com/MichaelYonFanPage
⁃   http://www.michaelyon-online.com/
•   30 dead, 232 injured in Bangkok fighting
⁃   http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/may/15/clashes-blasts-3rd-day-besieged-bangkok/
•   Thai General Shot; Army Moves to Face Protesters
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/world/asia/14thai.html
•   Thailand’s aging king silent despite Reds’ pleas
⁃   http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1260240
•   Obama plan would delay probably cause hearings to allow uninterrupted interrogations
⁃   http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0515/obama-plans-uninterrupted-interrogations/
•   New target of rights erosions: U.S. citizens
⁃   http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/05/13/citizens/index.html
•   Investigation: American al Qaeda [Transcript]
⁃   http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1005/15/acd.01.html
•   U.S. Approval of Killing of Cleric Causes Unease
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/world/14awlaki.html
•   Supreme Court: Sex offenders can be held indefinitely
⁃   http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/17/supreme-court-says-sex-offenders-can-be-held-indefinitely/?hpt=T2
•   Live from the Obama trial: Alex Pareene in Harlem
⁃   http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/05/14/obama_trial_fight/
•   Barack Obama Goes On Trial Today In Kooky Harlem Church
⁃   http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/14/barack-obama-goes-on-tria_n_576598.html
•   CIA Columbia Obama Cover Up
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•   Recap of Day 3 of the Obama Columbia University Trial with Pastor Manning
⁃   http://theconservativemonster.com/2010/05/16/recap-of-day-3-of-the-obama-columbia-university-trial-with-pastor-manning.aspx
•   Recap of Day Four – The Obama Columbia University Trial with Pastor Manning
⁃   http://theconservativemonster.com/2010/05/17/recap-of-day-four–the-obama-columbia-university-trial-with-pastor-manning.aspx
•   Cognitive Biases – A Visual Study Guide by the Royal Society of Account Planning
⁃   http://www.scribd.com/documents/30548590/Cognitive-Biases-A-Visual-Study-Guide-by-the-Royal-Society-of-Account-Planning

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Gitmo Nation Roundtable 42
The Grease People
Tuesday May 11, 2010

This week’s topics at the Roundtable include the massive BP oil leak in the Gulf, Facebook’s privacy policies, the Pakistani fallout from the failed NYC bombing, the stock market collapse, the UK’s new prime minister and election mess, and the Greece bailout and its effect on the European Union. Gitmo Nation Roundtable features Brian Masi, BaS the Born again Skeptic, Senor Cardgage, Radio Ned, and Robin Police.

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•   BP looks for new plan to stop leak
⁃   http://articles.latimes.com/2010/may/10/nation/la-na-oil-spill-20100510
•   Obama biggest recipient of BP crash
⁃   http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0510/36783.html
•   BP’s contributions to Congress dwarf amount
⁃   http://www.boingboing.net/2010/05/10/bps-contributions-to.html
•   BP’s American entanglements
⁃   http://news.muckety.com/2010/05/05/bps-american-entanglements/25951
•   BP oil containment box hits snag
⁃   http://english.aljazeera.net//news/americas/2010/05/2010582092423663.html
•   Eleven Workers Forgotten in Aftermath of Oil Spill
⁃   http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?story=20100509191204976
•   Louisiana lawmakers: BP can’t handle Gulf oil spill cleanup anymore
⁃   http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0511/Louisiana-lawmakers-BP-can-t-handle-Gulf-oil-spill-cleanup-anymore
•   Sex & Drugs & the Spill
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/opinion/10krugman.html
•   Yet another Facebook privacy risk: emails Facebook sends leak user IP address
⁃   http://www.boingboing.net/2010/05/07/yet-another-privacy.html
•   Infographic Shows Evolution of Facebook Privacy History
⁃   http://www.geeksugar.com/Infographic-Shows-Facebooks-Privacy-Changes-8367258
•   Facebook Privacy Fodder
⁃   http://technologizer.com/2010/05/11/facebook-privacy-fodder/
•   Times Square bomb suspect blames cleric
⁃   http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bomb-suspect-blames-cleric-1968234.html
•   Imam’s Path From Condemning Terror to Preaching Jihad
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/world/09awlaki.html
•   Pentagon map belies Taliban’s sphere
⁃   http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/LE04Df02.html
•   US takes the war into Pakistan
⁃   http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/LE08Df01.html
•   U.S. Urges Action in Pakistan After Failed Bombing
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/world/asia/09pstan.html
•   Liberals are making the wrong case against racial profiling
⁃   http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/feature/2010/05/09/racial_profiling_liberals_wrong_argument/index.html
•   Times Square Car Bomber Interrogation Site
⁃   http://cryptome.org/eyeball/ts-bomber/ts-bomber.htm
•   NBC’s Meet The Press from Sunday 9 May
⁃   http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032608/
•   CIA drones kill 14 in strike linked to Times Square plot
⁃   http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/cia-drones-kill-14-in-strike-linked-to-times-square-plot-1971359.html
•   Amazing Audio From The S&P 500 Pits As The Market Goes Into Complete Collapse
⁃   http://www.businessinsider.com/amazing-audio-from-the-sp-500-pits-as-the-market-goes-into-complete-collapse-2010-5
•   Regulators Vow to Find Way to Stop Rapid Dives
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/11/business/11agencies.html
•   Belgium risks break-up and ‘Kosovo’ situation
⁃   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/belgium/7691949/Belgium-risks-break-up-and-Kosovo-situation.html
•   Stocks soar over EU rescue package
⁃   http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2010/05/201051083436300734.html
•   U.S. in for Almost $65bn of Near-Trillion Dollar Greece Bailout
⁃   http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?story=2010alex-on-greece
•   Grease is the word
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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.

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•   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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Gitmo Nation Roundtable
It’s About Lizard People
Tuesday April 20, 2010

A jam-packed episode of the Roundtable discusses the Kyrgyz political turmoil, the NSA whistleblower indictment, possible veggie burger contamination, and the Goldman Sachs fraud case by the S.E.C. as well as other interesting commentary featuring the Gitmo Nation Roundtable hosts Brian Masi, BaS the Born again Skeptic, SenorCardgage, Eric Carlson, Radio Ned, and Robin Police

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•   Government of Thailand Is Promised Support
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/19/world/asia/19thai.html
•   Thai protester in dramatic escape to avoid police
⁃   http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/thai-protester-in-dramatic-escape-to-avoid-police-1946688.html
•   Police fear protesters are too strong after red-shirt leader’s escape act
⁃   http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/police-fear-protesters-are-too-strong-after-redshirt-leaders-escape-act-1947237.html
•   Red shirts put off protest march
⁃   http://english.aljazeera.net//news/asia-pacific/2010/04/201042023527139199.html
•   Wikileaks..Snake Oil or Just A Hackers Wet Dream??
⁃   http://cryptome.org/0001/wikileaks-dream.htm
•   Iran cleric: Promiscuous women cause quakes
⁃   http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20100419/UPDATES01/100419107/1005/RSS
•   Gunfire at ousted president’s rally in southern Kyrgyzstan
⁃   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/kyrgyzstan/7593619/Gunfire-at-ousted-presidents-rally-in-southern-Kyrgyzstan.html
•   Kyrgyz interim government insists: Bakiyev must stand trial
⁃   http://rt.com/Politics/2010-04-14/kyrgyzstan-bakiyev-trial-aid.html
•   Roza Otunbayeva
⁃   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roza_Otunbayeva
•   Centerra Shares Plunge After Kyrgyzstan Opposition Claims Power
⁃   http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-07/centerra-shares-plunge-after-kyrgyzstan-opposition-claims-power.html
•   1,300 U.S. troops stranded at airfield in Kyrgyzstan, military says
⁃   http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/04/10/kyrgyzstan.us.troops/
•   US: No troops flights for now through Kyrgyzstan
⁃   http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jHAKILvah2J9bfg9f31hVulCdeOgD9F2APDG5
•   Deadly riots in Kyrgyzstan challenge interim government
⁃   http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2010/0420/Deadly-riots-in-Kyrgyzstan-challenge-interim-government
•   Medvedev Forecasts a Repeat of ‘Kyrgyz Scenario’
⁃   http://georgiandaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18265&Itemid=132
•   Russia, Uzbekistan interested in strong power in Kyrgyzstan
⁃   http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=15043098&PageNum=0
•   Clinton Calls Acting Leader of Kyrgyzstan
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/world/asia/11kyrgyz.html?src=mv
•   FACTBOX-Key risks to watch in Kyrgyzstan turmoil
⁃   http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE63B11A20100414?type=marketsNews
•   What happened to “look forward, not backward”?
⁃   http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/04/15/prosecutions
•   What the whistleblower prosecution says about the Obama DOJ
⁃   http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/04/16/prosecutions/index.html
•   Ex-NSA Official Indicted For Leaks To Newspaper
⁃   http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/04/16/089235/Ex-NSA-Officlal-Indicted-For-Leaks-To-Newspaper
•   Former N.S.A. Official Is Charged in Leaks Case
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/16/us/16indict.html
•   20/20 Hindsight: Censorship on the Frontline
⁃  http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=0E538EF1638B57DF
•   Which Veggie Burgers Were Made With a Neurotoxin?
⁃   http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/04/which-veggie-burgers-contain-neurotoxin
•   Weston A. Price: Not Behind Veggie Burgers Study
⁃   http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/04/weston-price-not-behind-veggie-burgers-study
•   S.E.C. Accuses Goldman of Fraud in Housing Deal
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/17/business/17goldman.html
•   Senior Executives at Goldman Had a Role in Mortgage Unit
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/19/business/19goldman.html
•   Corbett Report – Goldman Hangout – Sunday Update (4:20 into video)
⁃   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi3nnFjdFVY

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