(2013/05/09) The greatest measure of a society (Guantanamo)

Edition #715

The greatest measure of a society

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Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Life For The Innocent At Gitmo - Citizen Radio - Air Date 4-16-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Break it down again - Tears for fears

Ch. 4: Act 2: In Era of Expanded Executive Power, Obama's Hands are Tied on Gitmo - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-30-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Anything could happen - Ellie Goulding

Ch. 6: Act 3: Obama's Words Slim Solace on Guantanamo - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-30-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Solice - General Fuzz

Ch. 8: Act 4: Will We EVER Close Gitmo? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 05-01-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: A little respect - Erasure

Ch. 10: Act 5: Gitmo And Justice During Wartime - Citizen Radio - Air Date 4-30-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Higher ground - Stevie Wonder

Ch. 12: Act 6: Outling Obama's Guantanamo Problems - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 5-3-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Next to me - Emeli Sandé

Ch. 14: Act 7: Guantanamo by the Numbers - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 05-03-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Naive - The Kooks

Ch. 16: Act 8: Why You Should Care About The Massive Guantanamo Hunger Strike - Lee Camp - Air Date: 05-06-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Curl up and die - Relient K

Ch. 18: Act 9: Is Guantanamo Obama's Greatest Disgrace? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 05-07-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 19: Clarification on definitions of WMD - James from Santee, CA

Ch. 20: We can't give the government too much power - Nathan from Vancouver, WA

Ch. 21: There are voices of welcoming counteracting those of xenophobia - Jordan in Wisconsin

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 22: Final comments on rhetorical jiu jitsu

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

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