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Chemical Weapons; US Military Aid; South Sudan; Poland Plants; Russian Bank Terms; Brookings; Lavabit; Silent Circle

This week we start off with the massive story of possible chemical weapons use in Syria. From there we go over who benefits from US Military Aid to Egypt. South Sudan faces their biggest crisis ever as a very young nation. In Poland the plan is to build two illegal coal power plants. While over in Russia a man has outsmarted the bank by writing his own terms of service. Our NEWZ Source of the week is the oldest think tank in Washington DC. Rounding off today we get into the messy world of encryption and email.

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Links:

• Syrian Government Accused of Using Chemical Weapons
• Companies that Benefit from US Aid to Egypt
• Is South Sudan on the Verge of Collapse
• Poland Pushes Ahead with Illegal Coal Plants
• Russian Man Outsmarts Bank’s Terms of Service
• NEWZ Source: Brookings Institute
• Groklaw and Lavabit Story
• Off the Hook Featuring Silent Circle

Image courtesy of Justin Scott Campbell / flickr

Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Prologue (00:00:15)

3. Syrian Government Uses Chemical Weapons in Damascus (00:03:43)

4. Companies that Benefit from US Aid to Egypt (00:11:51)

5. South Sudan on the Verge of Collapse? (00:20:44)

6. Poland pushes ahead with plan for coal power plants in violation of EU law (00:24:50)

7. Russian Man Outsmarts Bank By Adding his own Fine Print to the Contract (00:28:31)

8. NEWZ Source: The Brookings Institute (00:32:48)

9. Epilogue (00:35:45)