Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Breaking the Set No. 107 -- 2013 Feb 20 WE

Mini Assassin Drones, Citizens United on Steroids, Bahrain Crackdown, Interrogating Immigrants

Abby Martin Breaks the Set on Campaign Finance Laws, Interrogating Immigrants at Yale, Bahrain Crackdown, and Mini Killer Drones

On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin takes a look at the latest challenge to campaign finance laws brought before the Supreme Court, and breaks down how the latest case takes Citizens United one step further. Abby then talks to RT Producer, Rachel Kurzius, about controversial interrogation techniques being conducted on minority immigrants at Yale University. BTS then interviews Brian Dooley, Director of Human Rights Defenders program at Human Rights First, about the ongoing political crisis in Bahrain and the lack of US government and media attention on the issue. Abby wraps up the show with a look at a terrifying new ad by General Dynamics on the future of MAVs, mini drones capable of eavesdropping and discrete assassinations.
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