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Date Sent: 2007-08-03
Freedom's Phoenix Headline News for Friday, August 3, 2007

Attorney seeks jury trial in war protester case -- TSA extending its tentacles to public buses

The Arizona Breakfast Club - China and Russia in Person -- Chinese citizens go online to torture public officials -- Why Do They Hate Us? Start With John Bolton -- Bush wants more domestic surveillance -- Flying Saucers Go Into Production -- Onward – Into Waziristan! by Pat Buchanan -- US informed of Chiquita payments to terrorists -- Enhanced interrogation is practiced by many democratic societies -- Ron Paul has 20,000 Registered Volunteers -- FBI to Congress: Wrongful imprisonment needed -- "You can get arrested for that!!!" -- North Korea's Kim Jong-il bans smoking -- Gonzales offers a defense to Senate panel -- Censured general evades subpoena in Tillman hearing -- The Case for America-First Foreign Policy -- The ugly truth about Canadian health care -- US 'loses 190,000' weapons in Iraq -- Fred Thompson will not run? -- The FED: Getting ready to eat you alive -- Ron Paul: Idea-Driven, Decent, Unworthy

Feature Article  • Events: Arizona
The Arizona Breakfast Club - August 4th 2007 - China and Russia in Person
Ernest Hancock
   Two Arizona Breakfast Club regulars have just returned from an extensive trip to Russia and China and you should be present for them to share what they've learned. (Nothing you'd ever hear or see on LameStreamMedia)
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News Link • Eugenics
Message from Ron Paul
8-2-2007 • Ron Paul 2008
What a great time we had in San Antonio last weekend. An enthusiastic bunch of Texans thronged the Alamo for a rally, and then there was a fundraising dinner at an historic museum. More than a thousand people attended one or the other. Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • World News
Chinese citizens go online to torture public officials
8-2-2007 • Raw Story
An online game in which players can torture and kill corrupt officials that a Chinese local government set up to teach people about the perils of graft is proving a roaring success, state media said Thursday. Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert
When Dick Cheney smiles, an angel gets water-boarded
8-2-2007 • Raw Story
"Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld were both on television last night, answering questions," said Jon Stewart on the Daily Show, comparing the rarity of the event to "a giant squid having sex with Bigfoot as the ghost of Jim Morrison cla Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • Activism
Attorney seeks jury trial in war protester case
8-2-2007 • Downers Grove Sun
2 antiwar protesters will have their day in court. Sarah Hartfield, 45, of Naperville and Jeff Zurawski, 39, of Downers Grove each are facing up to a year in prison for hanging a sign that read "Impeach Bush and Cheney - LIARS" above Inters Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • Legislative Mischief
FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 796
8-2-2007 • US House of Representatives
12 month leave for combat vets,maximum combat tours too much for GOP to sign off on. Support the troops unless Buish objects. Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • WAR: About that War
Water Taps Run Dry in Baghdad
8-2-2007 • Washington Post
Adel al-Ardawi, a spokesman for the Baghdad city government, said that even with sufficient electricity "it would take 24 hours for the water mains to refill so we can begin pumping to residents. And even then the water won't be clean for a Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • WAR: About that War
SKorea Focuses Anger Over Hostages on US
8-2-2007 • USA Daily
South Korea's frustration over the plight of Christian volunteers seized by the Taliban is starting to focus on the United States, a frequent target of resentment here. Politicians and citizens are increasingly calling on Washington to help resol Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • WAR: About that War
Why Do They Hate Us? Start With John Bolton
8-2-2007 • by Jim Lobe (AntiWar)
Does former UN Amb. John Bolton �" now with the neoconservative American Enterprise Institute �" still speak for Dick Cheney? The new British government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown must be scratching its collective head over that question given the Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • Legislative Mischief
Do as we say, Iraq, not as we do in D.C.
8-2-2007 • Cincinnati Post
As it leaves town for its August vacation with critical legislation left unfinished, the U.S. Congress is criticizing the Iraqi parliament for going on an August vacation with critical legislation left unpassed. The Iraqis tend to do the same as t Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • Police State
Bush wants more domestic surveillance all the time
8-2-2007 • National Interest
During his July 28 radio address, President George W. Bush’s reference to the recent National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) was little more than a circular argument designed to reach a preordained conclusion. The NIE’s judgments on the state of Al-Qaed Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • Transportation
Flying Saucers Go Into Production
8-2-2007 • Sky
A flying saucer that glides 10 feet off the ground and carries 2 passengers has gone into commerical production. US company Moller International has begun to manufacture parts for its Jetsons-like personal flying pod, the M200G Volantor. Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • WAR: About that War
Onward �" Into Waziristan!
8-2-2007 • by Patrick J. Buchanan (AntiWar)
With Hillary Clinton's lead growing, Barack Obama appears to be overreaching to keep the spotlight and highlight their differences. Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • Bush Administration
Uninterested US informed of Chiquita payments to Colombian paramilitaries
8-2-2007 • AFP
A board member of Chiquita International Brands, Roderick Hills, told Justice Department official Michael Chertoff, now the US secretary of homeland security, that the firm was paying a paramilitary group to secure its banana plantations in Colombia Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • Police State
TSA extending its tentacles to public buses
08-02-2007 • WISH-TV
Thursday morning at a couple of downtown bus stops, riders who wanted to board had to go through a security checkpoint. It is a new effort from the Transportation Security Administration. Read Full Story
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Reported by: Terry Bressi

News Link • Privacy Rights
USPS Selling Private Employee Information for Profit
08-02-2007 • Breitbart.com
A Postal Service employee sued the agency Monday, accusing it of selling the personal information of its workers to credit card and other companies without consent. Read Full Story
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Reported by: Terry Bressi

News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Another SWAT raid, another wrong door
08-02-2007 • Jasper Newsboy
According to the amended lawsuit, the officers had obtained a search warrant on Sept. 28, 2006 to enter a residence at 126 Circle Drive in Brookeland. The Hunts reside in a mobile home located at 940 Church Street in Brookeland. Read Full Story
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Reported by: Terry Bressi

News Link • Torture
Enhanced interrogation is practiced by many democratic societies
8-2-2007 • Atlantic Monthly blog
The phrase "Verschärfte Vernehmung" is German for "enhanced interrogation". Other translations include "intensified interrogation" or "sharpened interrogation". It's a phrase that appears to have been conco Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • Eugenics
Ron Paul Now has 20,000 Registered Volunteers
8-2-200 • National Expositor (audio link)
On the Dale Williams Show, Jeff Greenspan, Western Regional Campaign Coordinator for the Ron Paul campaign made an astounding announcement that the Paul camp now has more than 20,000 registered volunteers. "I don't know any campaign in histo Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

Feature Article  • Environment
MOTHER NATURE DOWN FOR THE COUNT: PART 1--ADDING A BILLION PEOPLE
Frosty Wooldridge
   How many people can the earth hold? What warning signs on the "Global Dashboard" have you seen or read about? How many more billions can this planet sustain?
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News Link • Drug War
FBI to Congress: Wrongful imprisonment needed
08-02-2007 • Reason(Radley Balko)
Last week, a federal judge excoriated the FBI for not only hiding exculpatory evidence that would have exonerated four innocent men who served more than 30 years in prison, but for rewarding those who did the hiding and covering up Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jean Carbonneau

News Link • Transportation
Speed kills(your wallet)
08-02-2007 • Yahoo News(Ted Rall)
The Sneaky War on American Motorists Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jean Carbonneau

News Link • Legislative Mischief
"You can get arrested for that!!!"
08-02-2007 • Random House
2 Guys, 25 dumb laws, 1 absured American crime spree. Calling on Marc Victor!!!! Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jean Carbonneau

News Link • World News
North Korea's Kim Jong-il bans smoking
08-02-2007 • Telegrapah
(Britain and America leads, tyrannts follow) In most cities, smoking bans are intended to protect the non-smoking majority from the minority who insist on lighting up. In Pyongyang, the latest and most unlikely international capital to be subject t Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jean Carbonneau

News Link • Legislative Mischief
MP's outlaw satire in New Zealand
08-02-2007 • Press Gazette
New Zealand's Parliament has voted itself far-reaching powers to control satire and ridicule of MP's in Parliament, attracting a storm of media and academic criticism. The new standing orders, voted in last month, concern the use of images o Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jean Carbonneau

News Link • Police State
Behind the surveillance debate
08-02-2007 • Newsweek
A secret ruling by a federal judge has restricted the US intelligence community's surveillance of suspected terrorists overseas and prompted teh Bush adminstration's current push for "emergency" legislation to expand its wiretapping Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jean Carbonneau

News Link • Bush Administration
Gonzales offers a defense to Senate panel
08-02-2007 • NY Times(James Risen)
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales offered a narrowly drawn defense of his recent Congressional testimony on Wednesday, saying he had been truthful in denying that there had been serious disagreement within the Bush adminstration about the NSA' Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jean Carbonneau

News Link • Military
Censured general evades subpoena in Tillman hearing
08-02-2007 • Raw Story
Rep. Henry Waxman(D-CA) revealed in a Wednesday hearing that Lt. General Philip Kensinger, who was censured Tuesday by the Army for deceiving investigators regarding the announcement of the death of Army Spc Pat Tillman, has evaded a subpoena Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jean Carbonneau

News Link • Internet
Why we must close the net
08-02-2007 • The Sun
Pop legend Sir Elton John wants the internet closed down. Never one to keep his opinions to himself, the Rocket Man has waded into cyberspace with all guns blazing. He claims it is destroying good music, saying" "The internet has stopped Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jean Carbonneau

News Link • Foreign Policy
The Case for America-First Foreign Policy
08-02-2007 • Antiwar(Via FFF)
I had the pleasure of sitting in the room when this speech was given. Much wisdom, historical boondoggles, and humor. Kudos to Prof. Raico Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jean Carbonneau

News Link • Propaganda
Fear will appear in 90 days
08-02-2007 • Fox News
I predict, based primarily on information that is floating in Europe and the Middle East, that an event is imminent and around the corner here in the US. It could happen as soon as tomorrow, or it could happen in the next few months. 90 days at the Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jean Carbonneau

News Link • Healthcare Industry
The ugly truth about Canadian health care
08-02-2007 • City Journal
Socialized medicine has meant rationed care and lack of innovation. Small wonder Canadians are looking to the market. Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jean Carbonneau

News Link • WAR: About that War
US 'loses 190,000' weapons in Iraq
08-02-2007 • AFP
The US government cannot account for 190,000 weapons issued to Iraqi security forces in 2004 and 2005, says the Government Accountability Office. According to its July 31 report, the military "cannot fully account for about 110,000 AK-47 assaul Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jean Carbonneau

News Link • Eugenics
Fred Thompson will drop out?
08-02-2007 • News Max
Let's take the begining of August to step back and examine some political developments: 1) Fred Thomspon - before he has even announced his candidacy - is beset with difficulties. He did not raise the amount of money his backers expected for hi Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jean Carbonneau

Feature Article  • Economy - International
The FED: Getting ready to eat you alive
Melinda Pillsbury-foster
   Money, you love it and you need it. But what IS money? How can you get real security when you know that those in power are setting the table so they can have your assets for lunch? You need to know. Hear Jim Capo on the Spiritual Politician this
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
No Ordinary Counterfeit
8/2/2007 • New York Times
The container ship Ever Unique, sailing under a Panamanian flag from China, berthed in Newark. As cranes unloaded the vessel’s shipping containers F.B.I. and Secret Service agents, acting as part of a sting operation, gathered around the container an Read Full Story
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Reported by: Thomas Costanzo

News Link • Eugenics
Ron Paul: Idea-Driven, Decent, Unworthy
8-2-2007 • Real Clear Politics
Some say that after eight years of President Bush, the nation would not elect another Texan or another Republican. But Ron Paul shatters both stereotypical definitions, simultaneously bringing him waves of criticism and armies of new fans. Read Full Story
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Reported by: Thomas Costanzo

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