The Australian hostage situation in Sydney and unusual circumstances around Sheikh Monis’ connections to the Iranian and Australian government, plus the possibility of him being a patsy to enact more anti-terror legislation in Australia is discussed. We also talk about the Sony hack, and the US government’s pinning the blame on the North Korean government in spite of Kim Jong Un not taking responsibility for the act. Possible motives for cancelling the release of the film, and the free speech mess that has been raised by the scandal are explored with Patrick Henningsen in this Buzzsaw interview, hosted by Sean Stone. GUEST BIO: Patrick Henningsen is a geopolitical analyst and founder of 21stCenturyWire.com. A graduate Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA, he was working as a graphic artist, communications and PR consultant before he became active as an artist and co-founder of an international art movement, Chalk4Peace, advocating for the peace in the run-up to the Iraq War in 2003. Later he began writing as an independent blogger in 2005, and has since produced an impressive range of work as both a writer and documentary filmmaker, and news correspondent on the ground covering events in the US, Europe and Middle East. Patrick has worked up close on a number of controversial stories including the Syrian Civil War (Beirut 2013) UN's Copenhagen Climate Summit (2009), Cyprus banking collapse (2013), G8 London protests (2009), Operation Fast and Furious (2012), the Obama 'Birther' Scandal (2012), the 'War on Terror' and location work in the Middle East (2008-2013). Patrick is recognised by audiences for his ability to relate and contextualise current events within trends and epochs, and to demystify complex systems in a way that makes sense to viewers and readers, as well as applying 'game theory' as a tool to understand international geopolitics. ADD’L LINKS: 21stcenturywire.com/ thelip.tv/ thelip.tv/show/buzzsaw/ Buzzsaw Full Episodes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDQM10ut0I0&list=PLjk3H0GXhhGc7NOFr74KbOPBCXrXT8nlf&index=1 Buzzsaw Short Clips Playlist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbnr-7w-rk0&list=PLjk3H0GXhhGeWhHPas6M9sKUhThquDNOc&index=1 www.facebook.com/EnterTheBuzzsaw?directed_target_id=0 www.facebook.com/thelip.tv www.youtube.com/theliptv EPISODE BREAKDOWN: 00:01 Welcome to Buzzsaw Introducing Patrick Henningsen, Founder of 21st Century Wire.com 00:50 What actually happened during the Australian hostage situation. 02:10 Sheikh Monis took hostages in a Lindt coffee shop in the financial district of Sydney. Two hostages and Monis dead. 04:30 Sheikh Monis played role of Australian terror mascot. 05:30 Monis, Australian and Iranian government intrigue. 06:25 Monis had 60 sexual assault complaints and was tried for the burning of his ex-wife. 08:23 Monis, incoherence, and an Al-Qaeda flag. 11:16 Australia hoping to use this hostage situation to roll out anti-terror laws. 13:11 The FBI has now officially announced that North Korea is behind the cyber attacks against Sony. 18:18 Obama says that Sony is wrong for not releasing The Interview. 20:30 The government uses Hollywood as a propaganda tool to make the public fearful or complacent with their actions. 24:15 North Korea hasn’t taken credit for the hack yet. 28:00 The Sony hacks are better publicity for The Interview and why Sony hasn’t released it on VOD. 31:00 The Interview would not only be offensive to North Korea, but to the international community as a whole. 33:00 This is not a free speech issue because the US censors films on and offline all the time. 36:33 People in America mainly obtain their worldviews from entertainment outlets. 38:44 Thank you and goodbye.

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