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PBC News & Comment, Wednesday December 7

December 7, 2011

Today’s lead:  20 Examples of Obama Administration’s Assault on Domestic Civil Liberties from law professor Bill Quigley, read the list here.

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PBC News & Comment, Tuesday December 6

December 6, 2011

Our daily podcast today leads with President Obama’s strong speech in Kansas, where he decried trickle-down economics and the assaults on our middle class.  Plus………..

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Urge Obama to Veto Defense Bill with Draconian Clauses: FBI Whistleblower Coleen Rowley and Patriot Act Victim Susan Lindauer

December 6, 2011

Coleen Rowley, 24-year FBI agent, details Senate debate and 93-7 passage of dangerous bill;  Susan Lindauer was detained at a military base and spent 5 years fighting in court to win freedom.

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Boiling Frogs: F. William Engdahl, Part 2 of New World Order Series

December 3, 2011

This is Part 2 of our interview series on the New World Order, part of the Boiling Frogs interview series, co-hosted with Sibel Edmonds.

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Boiling Frogs: Andrew Gavin Marshall, Part 1 of New World Order Series

December 1, 2011

This is part 1 of our interview series on the New World Order, part of the Boiling Frogs interview series, co-hosted with Sibel Edmonds.

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Boiling Frogs: Prof. Roberto Gonzalez, Part 3 of CIA on Campus

November 24, 2011

This is part 3 of our interview series based on the recently released book -The CIA on Campus: Essays on Academic Freedom and the National Security State, edited by Dr. Philip Zwerling.  It’s another installment in the Boiling Frogs series, co-hosted with Sibel Edmonds.

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Police Violence Against Occupy Must Stop! John Bonifaz: Amend Constitution to Fix Citizens United; Will Durst Thanks the Turkeys–D and R

November 21, 2011

PBC comments on police brutality against Occupy, including UC Davis pepper spray incident.  John Bonifaz of Free Speech for People is leading an effort to amend the Constitution to end the corporate corruption of political campaigns enabled by Citizens United.  Will Durst wants to thank the political turkeys who keep him working.

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Prof. Hasan Elahi’s “Orwell Project” Takes on the Police State; Journalist Jay Bahadur on Somali Pirates; Gary Chew Reviews “The Descendants”

November 18, 2011

Prof. Hasan Elahi of University of Maryland is an American citizen who conducts ongoing self-surveillance so he can prove he’s not a terrorist; Jay Bahadur is the author of The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World; Gary Chew reviews George Clooney’s The Descendants.

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Boiling Frogs: Prof. Stephen Soldz, Part 2 of CIA on Campus

November 16, 2011

This is part II of our interview series based on the recently released book -The CIA on Campus: Essays on Academic Freedom and the National Security State, edited by Dr. Philip Zwerling, co-hosted with Sibel Edmonds.  Our guest is Dr. Stephen Soldz.

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Beware the Levin Amendment; Ex-Gitmo Prosecutor Says Obama Lost His Testicles in Fight to Close Guantanamo

November 14, 2011

Col. Morris Davis (ret. Air Force JAG) slams Obama for failing to close Guantanamo, says it “seems like a third Bush term”.  PBC opens with an alert about the “Levin Amendment”.

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