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Anti-drone activist kidnapped, media oligopoly on steroids, skinny puppy exclusive

Published 14 Feb, 2014 06:33 | Updated 14 Feb, 2014 06:33

Abby Martin remarks on the kidnapping of anti-drone activist Kareem Khan, questioning the motives for silencing opposition to these killer robots. Media giant Comcast’s announcement that it will acquire Time Warner Cable, a move that further narrows the control of 90 percent of all media in America. Manuel Rapalo talks about the top five strangest ways human beings have turned animals into weapons, from strapping napalm on bats to having sea lions handcuff people. Finally, an exclusive with Nivek Ogre, lead singer of industrial music group Skinny Puppy, on the band’s reaction to their music being used to torture Guantanamo detainees, as well as their motivation to be politically confrontational, their passion for animal rights, and the need to speak out in time of universal deceit.

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