Gitmo Nation Roundtable 39
Robin’s Imaginary Sandwich Shop
Tuesday April 13, 2010

Argument and disagreement strike the Roundtable for interesting discussion regarding Poland, the current Thai political crisis, Guantanamo Bay, and Afghanistan. This weeks panelists, Brian Masi, BaS the Born again Skeptic, Senor Cardgage, Eric Carlson, and Robin Police discuss these topics with lots of disagreement that makes this edition of the Gitmo Nation Roundtable especially entertaining and enjoyable.

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Show Links:
•   Poland Feels Shock at the Size of Its Loss
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/world/europe/11warsaw.html
•   Poland’s Leaders Move to Weaken Currency, The Die in Plane Crash
⁃   http://governmentagainstthepeople.wordpress.com/2010/04/10/polands-leaders-move-to-weaken-currency-then-die-in-plane-crash/
•   Twelve die as troops, protesters clash in Bangkok
⁃   http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100410/ts_nm/us_thailand
•   Emboldened Thai protesters vow to raise pressure
⁃   http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/emboldened-thai-protesters-vow-to-raise-pressure-1940928.html
•   At least 10 die and 500 injured in Thai riots
⁃   http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/at-least-10-die-and-500-injured-in-thai-riots-1941261.html
•   After Clashes, Thai Standoff Deepens
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/world/asia/12thai.html
•   2006 Thai coup d’état
⁃   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Thai_coup_d’état
•   2005-2006 Thai political crisis
⁃   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand_political_crisis_2005-2006
•   Army take power while Thaksin is at UN – Asia – Pacific – International Herald Tribune
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/19/world/asia/19iht-thai.2870024.html
•   Thai democracy on its sickbed
⁃   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/thai-democracy-on-its-sickbed/article1506492/
•   George W. Bush ‘knew Guantánamo prisoners were innocent’
⁃   http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7092435.ece
•   Guest Post by Lawrence Wilkerson: Some Truths About Guantanamo Bay
⁃   http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/2009/03/some_truths_abo/?ref=fp2
•   Guantanamo prisoner fights forced repatriation
⁃   http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/guantanamo-prisoner-fights-forced-repatriation-1939851.html
•   Afghan farmers reap cannabis harvest worth £61m
⁃   http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/afghan-farmers-reap-cannabis-harvest-worth-16361m-1941431.html

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Gitmo Nation Roundtable
For Lies or for Glory
Tuesday April 6, 2010

The Roundtable is packed for discussion of the WikiLeaks Iraq video, Karzai’s mental state, the Tea Party and the state of anti-gay prejudice and hate in America as well as other related topics. Join Brian Masi, BaS the Born again Skeptic, SenorCardgage, RadioNed, Robin Police for this great episode of the Gitmo Nation Roundtable.

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Show Links:
•   Chechen Reel Says He Planned Attacks
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/world/europe/01dagestan.html
•   Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/world/europe/01dagestan.html
•   NOAA/NWS Tsunami Warning Center
⁃   http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/04/06/059210/01/message059210-01.htm
•   NOAA Tsunami Bulletin Number 002
⁃   http://www.prh.noaa.gov/pr/ptwc/messages/indian/2010/indian.2010.04.06.232502.txt
•   Tiger Woods returns to golf
⁃   http://www.boingboing.net/2010/04/05/mainstream-media-ign.html
•   RadioNed’s Tiger Woods Wager
⁃   http://noagendaforums.com/index.php?topic=2007.msg10138#msg10138
•   WikiLeaks Video – “Collateral Murder, Badhdad July 12, 2007
⁃   http://dailycensored.com/2010/04/05/wikileaks-video-collateral-death-baghdad-july-12-2007/
⁃   http://twitter.com/eqe/status/11663700501
⁃   http://i.imgur.com/NVih0.jpg
•   Collateral Murder.com
⁃   http://collateralmurder.com/
•   Video shows ‘US attack’ on Iraqis
⁃   http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/04/201045123449200569.html
•   Egyptian police beat protestors calling for constitutional reforms, confiscate media cameras
⁃   http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-ml-egypt-protest,0,2068919.story
•   The Joys of a Police State – #6April
⁃   http://blackincairo.blogspot.com/2010/04/joys-of-police-state-april-6.html
•   White House hints it might cancel Obama meeting with Afghan president next month
⁃   http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/06/AR2010040602175.html
•   Ex-U.N. envoy: Karzai may have drug problem
⁃   http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36196464/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/
•   Briefing by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 4/6/10
⁃   http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/briefing-white-house-press-secretary-robert-gibbs-4610
•   Tea Parties & The White Working Class
⁃   http://nyc.indymedia.org/en/2010/04/110193.html
•   Tea Party Movement As Popular As Socialism
⁃   http://thinkprogress.org/2010/04/05/socialism-vs-tea-parties/
•   Constance McMillen Was Tricked Into Attending a Faux Prom
⁃   http://www.queerty.com/constance-mcmillen-was-tricked-into-attending-a-faux-prom-who-the-hell-are-these-people-20100406/
•   McMillen goes to Itawamba County prom that is sparsely attended
⁃   http://nems360.com/view/full_story/6946554/article-UPDATE–McMillen-attends-sparse-Itawamba-prom?instance=home_news_1st_left

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Gitmo Nation Roundtable 37
The Withdrawal Method
Tuesday March, 30 2010

A new format with broader discussion of some of the biggest stories from around the world, including the Michigan militia, Moscow bombings, the healthcare bill and Canadian casualty reporting. The Roundtable is jam packed today featuring Brian Masi, BaS the Born Again Skeptic, Senor Cardgage, Eric Carlson, RadioNed, and Eric Ortega.

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Show Links:
•   US militia members charged in plot
⁃   http://english.aljazeera.net//news/americas/2010/03/2010329183640434410.html
•   Feds: ‘Christian’ militia group planned mass murder of law enforcement officers
⁃   http://www.examiner.com/x-7520-Chicago-Crime-Examiner~y2010m3d29-Feds-Christian-militia-group-planned-mass-murder-of-law-enforcement-officers–videoslideshow
•   Feds Indict Group Plotting Against U.S.
⁃   http://themoderatevoice.com/67685/feds-indict-group-plotting-against-u-s/
•   Hutaree
⁃   http://Hutaree.com/
•   Obama Just Got His Private Army
⁃   http://frontpage.americandaughter.com/?p=3549
•   History of the Commissioned Corps
⁃   http://www.usphs.gov/aboutus/history.aspx
•   Putin’s counter-terror legacy under attack
⁃   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/putins-counter-terror-legacy-under-attack/article1515890/
•   Moscow bombing: a new breed of Islamist rebel
⁃   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/7535569/Moscow-bombing-a-new-breed-of-Islamist-rebel.html
•   Suicide blasts kill 38 on Moscow subway
⁃   http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/29/officials-blasts-moscow-subway-kill-37/
•   Kristol: The Russians ‘in some ways have brought’ suicide bombings ‘on themselves.’
⁃   http://thinkprogress.org/2010/03/29/kristol-russia-bombings/
•   U.S. transit security increased after deadly Moscow blasts
⁃   http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20100329/UPDATES01/100329018/1005/
•   Canadian forbids battlefield reporting of wounded; relies on annual statistics
⁃   http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5g5Q7t0cUQvFeXtG82nZkShDJB-yw

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Gitmo Nation Roundtable 36
Bad Medicine
Saturday March 27, 2010

An unstructured, all health care episode featuring Brian Masi, BaS, Senor Cardgage, and RadioNed. Despite not having a structured agenda, we still have a series of links used as reference or in research. Please see them below for more information on the topics discussed.

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Media Summaries
•   Health Care Reform Bill Summary: A Look At What’s in the Bill
⁃   http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20000846-503544.html
•   Health Care Bill Passes: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
⁃   http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/21/health-care-bill-passes-l_n_507714.html#s75143
•   The health-care law: Answers to frequently asked questions
⁃   http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/26/AR2010032605592.html

The Laws
•   Health Care Bill Summary: Follow the Endgame [Legislation Roundup]
⁃   http://www.govtrackinsider.com/articles/2010-03-18/health-care-bill
H.R. 3590
•   OpenCongress.org Act Portal
⁃   http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3590/show
•   The Act [pdf]
⁃   http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:h3590enr.txt.pdf
H.R. 4872
•   OpenCongress.org Act Portal
⁃   http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4872/show
•   The Act [pdf]
⁃   http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:h4872pcs.txt.pdf

CBO Estimates and Publications
•   Cost Estimate for Pending Health Care Legislation [Regarding H.R. 4872, Reconciliation Act of 2010]
⁃   http://cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=546
⁃   http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/113xx/doc11379/Manager’sAmendmenttoReconciliationProposal.pdf
•   An Analysis of Health Insurance Premiums under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [Regarding H.R. 3590]
⁃   http://cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=434
⁃   http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/107xx/doc10781/11-30-Premiums.pdf

Other Links to Consider
•   The Difference Between Liberalism and Progressivism
⁃   http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/5747/the_difference_between_liberalism_and_progressivism/
•   3 Lowlights of Health-Care Reform
⁃   http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2010/03/24/3-lowlights-of-health-care-reform.aspx
•   Obama’s Weekly Address: Two  Major Reforms on Health Care & Higher Ed
⁃   http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/weekly-address-two-major-reforms-health-care-higher-ed
•   UnitedHealth Group spent $940k lobbying in 4Q
⁃   http://finance.yahoo.com/news/UnitedHealth-Group-spent-940k-apf-1603378634.html?x=0&.v=3
•   Healthcare Reform Winners and Losers
⁃   http://seekingalpha.com/article/195000-healthcare-reform-winners-and-losers
•   Why Healthcare Reform Will Mostly Benefit Health Insurers
⁃   http://seekingalpha.com/article/195774-why-healthcare-reform-will-mostly-benefit-health-insurers

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Gitmo Nation Roundtable 35
The Caribbean Triangle. STOP.
Tuesday March 23, 2010

The roundtable is reassembled with Brian, BaS, Senor Cardgage, and RadioNed to discuss some of the latest topics including the state of education in America, rights, the war and other great topics.

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Show Links:
•   State of denial: Revisionist education in Texas
⁃   http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/education/schoolsandresources/article/782821–state-of-denial-revisionist-education-in-texas
•   German home-schoolers seek asylum in Canada
⁃   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/german-home-schoolers-seek-asylum-in-canada/article1507683/
•   Author found guilty of Blue Water Bridge assault
⁃   http://www.theobserver.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2499555
•   Social networks spread hate, Euro rights groups allege
⁃   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/social-networks-spread-hate-euro-rights-groups-allege/article1505565/
•   Obama is the New Bush
⁃   http://obamaisthenewbush.tumblr.com/
•   11th Circuit Eliminates 4th Amendment In E-mail
⁃   http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/03/16/1235227/11th-Circuit-Eliminates-4th-Amend-In-E-mail
•   Eleventh Circuit Decision Largely Eliminates Fourth Amendment Protection in E-Mail
⁃   http://volokh.com/2010/03/15/eleventh-circuit-decision-largely-eliminates-fourth-amendment-protection-in-e-mail/
•   Behberg v. Paulk
⁃   http://www.leagle.com/unsecure/page.htm?shortname=infco20100311081
•   Pakistan’s Arrest of Top Taliban Undermines Afghanistan
⁃   http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20100322/wl_time/08599197392200
•   Name that war: Must be catchy, inspirational, scare the hell out of the enemy
⁃   http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/782837–name-that-war-must-be-catchy-inspirational-scare-the-hell-out-of-enemy?bn=1
•   McChrystal lays out campaign for Kandahar
⁃   http://www.armytimes.com/news/2010/03/military_mcchrystal_afghanistan_031710w/
•   Chinese Grad Student Describes Cascade-based Attack on America’s Power Grid
⁃   http://www.dailytech.com/Chinese+Grad+Student+Describes+Cascadebased+Attack+on+Americas+Power+Grid/article17951.htm
•   Chalk River scientist gone without a trace
⁃   http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/03/19/f-cranswick-chalk-river-missing.html
•   How Many Hours Do We Waste in Traffic in Major U.S. Cities?
⁃   http://noagendaforums.com/index.php?topic=2032.0
⁃   http://www.infrastructurist.com/2010/03/16/how-many-hours-do-we-waste-in-traffic-in-major-us-cities/
•   Dear Mr. Harper: There’s a way to pay for global health needs
⁃   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/dear-mr-harper-theres-a-way-to-pay-for-global-health-needs/article1503815/
•   XP Replaces Grades in Indianan University Classes
⁃   http://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/03/18/xp-replaces-grades-indianan-university-classes

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Mar 19, 2010  Gitmo Nation Rountable Bonus Episode

‘No Worries’

Mar 19, 2010

No links, no worries.

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Gitmo Nation Roundtable 34

Gitmo Nation Roundtable 33
The Canadian Mafia
Tuesday March 9, 2010

The economies of the U.S. and Japan, NAFTA, Canada’s counter-terrorism dealings, and politics are discussed, along with other topics on the thirty-third edition of the Gitmo Nation Roundtable. The Roundtable is hosted by Brian Masi, featuring BaS the Born Again Skeptic, Senor Cardgage, Eric Carlson, and RadioNed.

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Show Links:
•   Where did the bank bailout money go?
⁃   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/where-did-the-bank-bailout-money-go/article1492942/
•   Transcript reveals anger of AIG employees toward politicians, public
⁃   http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/03/AR2010030303764_pf.html
•   U.S. to top banks: Send more loans!
⁃   http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/02/news/companies/banks_lending/index.htm?section=money_news_economy
•   Program Will Pay Homeowners to Sell at a Loss
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/business/08short.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1268179407-s6Cn0s7ROp4BWdvnZwjTJg
•   North Tyneside high street ‘revived’ by fake shop front
⁃   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tyne/8548069.stm
•   California police help stop runaway Prius
⁃   http://www.wheels.ca/Industry%20News/article/784836
•   Toyota and the End of Japan
⁃   http://www.newsweek.com/id/234574
•   Palin: ‘I joined Fox’ because there’s too much ‘opinion interjected in hard news’ in the mainstream media.
⁃   http://thinkprogress.org/2010/03/03/palin-fox-objective/
•   Palin ridiculed for Canadian health care use
⁃   http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/03/08/palin-canada-health.html
•   NAFTA pullout bill fails to scare Ottawa
⁃   http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/03/09/nafta-us-pullout-ministers-vanloan-flaherty.html
•   Exclusive: RNC document mocks donors, plays on ‘fear’
⁃   http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/33866.html
•   Daughter of Dick Cheney considering running for office
⁃   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/7400005/Daughter-of-Dick-Cheney-considering-running-for-office.html
•   CSIS secretly interrogated Afghan prisoners
⁃   http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/afghanmission/article/776514–csis-secretly-interrogated-afghan-prisoners?bn=1
•   Beijing’s moneyed advance on Southeast Asia
⁃   http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/03/05/f-china-economic-muscle.html
•   China, India join Copenhagen Accord with other major emitters
⁃   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/china-india-join-copenhagen-accord-with-other-major-emitters/article1494707/
•   Niqab-wearing woman kicked out of Quebec class again
⁃   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/niqab-wearing-woman-kicked-out-of-quebec-class-again/article1495112/

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Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Helicopter Ben
Tuesday March 2, 2010

Brian returns to the Roundtable joined by Jim Lunsford, the creator of the No Agenda Forums and co-founder of NewStreamMedia.ORG, Senor Cardgage and Eric Ortega to discuss some big picture issues such as Internet regulation, war in the Middle East, and the U.S. economy. Please leave comments and feedback at http://gnr.noagendaforums.com and http://gnr.NewStreamMedia.ORG

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Show Links:
•   The Myth of Three Strikes
⁃   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/23/three_strikes_myth/
•   Open Wi-Fi ‘outlawed’ by Digital Economy Bill
⁃   http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,40057470,00.htm
•   Afghan Government Claims Taliban Stronghold
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/02/25/world/AP-AS-Afghanistan.html
•   U.S. Eyes New Target: Heartland of Taliban
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/27/world/asia/27prexy.html
•   Media Conference Call: U.S. Strategy in Pakistan and Afghanistan
⁃   http://www.cfr.org/publication/21531/media_conference_call.html
•   The Battle for Baluchistan: Iran Nabs Top NATO Terrorist with Help from Pakistan
⁃   http://tarpley.net/2010/02/25/the-battle-for-baluchistan-iran-nabs-top-nato-terrorist-with-help-from-pakistan/
•   Bernanke delivers blunt warning on U.S. debt
⁃   http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/25/bernanke-delivers-warning-on-us-debt/
•   Bankers still overpaid, Morgan Stanley’s Mack says
⁃   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8536155.stm
•   Senate breaks rule, OKs jobs bill
⁃   http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/25/senate-breaks-rule-oks-jobs-bill/
•   Treasury tries to humanize Timothy Geithner
⁃   http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0210/33396_Page2.html
•   Fannie Loses $16.3 Billion and Asks Treasury for Aid
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/27/business/27fannie.html
•   Somali Pirates Taking Trade to Terra Firma
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/world/africa/02somalia.html

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Gitmo Nation Roundtable 31
1-900-911
Tuesday  February 23, 2010

Brian, BaS, Eric Carlson, and RadioNed convene at the Roundtable to discuss this weeks’ news including the battle in Marja, Poland’s role in CIA rendition, Syria, New York’s kangaroo courts, and American politics, among other issues. Please leave comments and feedback below or at http://gnr.noagendaforums.com

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Show Links:
•   U.S. Commander Describes Marja Battle as First Salvo in Campaign
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/world/asia/22petraeus.html
•   Afghans Voice Their Fears Amid Marja Campaign
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/world/asia/22civilian.html
•   Poland admits role in CIA rendition program
⁃   http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/22/poland-cia-rendition-flights
•   United States Lifts Syria Travel Advisory
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/world/middleeast/21syria.html
•   NATO airstrike kills 27 civilians in Afghanistan
⁃   http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/afghanistan/article7035978.ece
•   New York’s small-town kangaroo courts: hives of abusive unchecked authority
⁃   http://www.boingboing.net/2010/02/20/new-yorks-small-town.html
•   Reform of New York’s Courts Stalls
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/08/nyregion/08courts.html
•   Copyright Undercover: ACTA & the Web
⁃   http://www.internetevolution.com/document.asp?doc_id=188055
•   ACTA “internet enforcement” chapter leaks
⁃   http://www.boingboing.net/2010/02/21/acta-internet-enforc.html
•   ACTA “Digital Chapter” [pdf]
⁃   http://craphound.com/acta_digital_chapter-1.pdf
•   Obama to Urge Oversight of Insurers’ Rate Increases
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/health/policy/22health.html
•   Up Next! On Live TV! A Battle Over … Health Care?
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/health/policy/21summit.html
•   Gingrich: Struggle ‘to save America’
⁃   http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0210/33224.html
•   Bristol Palin to Play Self on ‘The Secret Life of the American Teenager’
⁃   http://www.politico.com/click/stories/1002/palins_daughter_to_play_self_on_abc_show.html
•   Sarah Palin’s daughter, Bristol Palin, says abstinence is unrealistic in interview on Fox News
⁃   http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/02/16/2009-02-16_sarah_palins_daughter_bristol_palin_says.html
•   U.S. Offers Solar Project a Crucial Loan Guarantee
⁃   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/business/energy-environment/23solar.html
•   Tracy Residents Now Have To Pay For 911 Calls
⁃   http://cbs13.com/local/tracy.911.calls.2.1502690.html

Other Links:
•   Rumsfeld’s war-on-terror memo
⁃   http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/executive/rumsfeld-memo.htm
•   Iran’s letter to IAEA says ready for simultaneous fuel swap within territory
⁃ http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-02/24/c_13185280.htm
•   CPAC Straw Poll Results [pdf]
⁃ http://66.147.244.188/~conserz8/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/2-10-CPAC-Straw-Poll-Final-Compatibility-Mode.pdf
•   It Can’t Happen Here
⁃ http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul225.html

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