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Date Sent: 2007-07-14
Freedom's Phoenix Headline News for Saturday, July 14, 2007 |
Al Qaeda's Strength 'Undiminished' -- White House cites executive privilege in Tillman case
Ron Paul very low in the polls? Naaahhhh. -- Bar-B-Q grilling a crime -- $80 a barrel oil -- U.S. Troops Start Shooting Cops -- US retail sales fall -- CIA: Iraq lost in 2006 -- Pakistan added to US target list -- Our economy moving to Canada -- U.S. troops shot 429 Iraqi civilians at checkpoints -- There Is A Conspiracy -- Pentagon kills Rumsfeld 'propaganda' unit -- Hillary and Edwards collude to limit debate participants -- Gun shops targeted by gov't. -- US building database on Iraqis -- Iran Asks Japan to Pay for Oil in Yen -- Iraqi police collaborated in ambush -- US Treasury hold drill for banks closing -- Remembering The Maestro - Music Master, Anti-Fascist
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News Link • Eugenics
Vote Ron Paul for Peace
7-13-2007
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Mason Rodgers Band
The Mason Roger's Band sings 'Vote Ron Paul for Peace' - just ask Ed and Elaine Brown.
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Tom Westbrook
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News Link • Eugenics
Operation Spooner - Hello Iowa? Freedom Calling
7-13-2007
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Youtube
Rachel is WAY better then Obama's girl. A practical call to action on how we can win Iowa for Ron Paul. They have hatched a plan to call all of the likely republican voters in Iowa on the behalf of Ron Paul. Rachel, I love you! In a revolution
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Thomas Costanzo
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
Charles Goyette Interviews Ray McGovern
7-13-2007
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AntiWar Radio
Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern gives his view of DHS head Chertoff’s “gut feeling” that something very bad is going to happen, “faith-based” intelligence in general, the actual threat of terrorist attacks versus our government’s hysterical scare-mon
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • WAR: About that War
CNN does 'reality check' on White House's Iraq progress report
7-13-2007
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Raw Story
CNN did a "reality check" from journalist Michael Ware in Baghdad on the White House's Iraq report, which claims progress on 8 out of 18 benchmarks set by Congress. "The authors of this report are far more generous than I would eve
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Eugenics
Ron Paul very low in the polls? Don't worry, be happy.
7-13-2007
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by Lasse Pitkaniemi (LewRockwell)
Many supporters have been wondering or even worrying about the weak 1"3% opinion polling support Ron Paul has had. There are several reasons why opinion polling produces these results that most people do not know about. [keep the signs hanging
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Canonsburg mayor makes grilling a crime
07-13-2007
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Pittsburgh Tribune
"What is this, Socialist China?" said Teresa Matuska, 53. "I will grill illegally," said Robert Folk, 22, as he stood next to the family grill in his backyard. "It really blows my mind. I've seen a lot of strange things h
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Terry Bressi
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
$80 a barrel prediction as oil soars again
7-13-2007
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The Guardian
The price of oil jumped to an 11-month high yesterday, moving even closer to record levels hit last summer as fears mounted over shortages in supply.
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Powell Gammill
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Opinion • Immigration
Wake Up Arizona!
07/13/2007
Dave Hodges
Do Arizonans want to live in a constitutional republic or do we want to live in a corporate welfare state? Do the laws exist to protect the citizens, or the bottom line of the corporations?
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Payback: U.S. Troops Start Shooting Cops
7-13-2007
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AP
U.S. forces battled Iraqi police and gunmen, killing 6 policemen, after an American raid captured an Iraqi police lieutenant accused of leading a cell of Shiite militiamen, the military said. 7 gunmen also died in the fight, a rare open street battle
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
US retail sales fall as Americans tighten belts
7-13-2007
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AFP
US retail sales -- a crucial driver of economic growth -- fell by the biggest margin in almost two years in June as American consumers cut their spending amid a persistent housing slump, the government said Friday.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Legislative Mischief
Senate votes to double U.S. bounty on bin Laden
7-13-2007
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Reuters
[Cuz, $25 million ain't worth what it was in 2001.] The U.S. Senate voted to double the bounty on Osama bin Laden to $50 million and require President George W. Bush to refocus on capturing him after reports al Qaeda is gaining strength.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Report: Al Qaeda's Strength 'Undiminished' in Iraq
7-13-2007
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ABC News
A military intelligence report that concludes al Qaeda has largely restored itself to pre- 9/11 strength will be the focus of a meeting at the White House today. The meeting was called to discuss a pending National Intelligence Estimate.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • WAR: About that War
CIA: Iraq lost in 2006
7-13-2007
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Washington Post
CIA Director Hayden painted a stark picture for members of the Iraq study group. "The inability of the government to govern seems irreversible," and he could not "point to any milestone or checkpoint where we can turn this thing around
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Neocon adds Pakistan to US target list
7-13-2007
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Raw Story
A Fox host cited a new report that "al Qaeda ... is running from Iraq, apparently to Pakistan." Kristol responded, "I think the president's going to have to take military action there over the next few weeks or months. "We won
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Immigration
Harsher immigration restrictions means economy moving to Canada
7-13-2007
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eWeek
Fed up with U.S. immigration hurdles, Microsoft announced July 5 plans to open a software development center in Vancouver, British Columbia, that it hopes will "be home to software developers from around the world."
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Pentagon: U.S. troops shot 429 Iraqi civilians at checkpoints
7-13-2007
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McClatchy News
U.S. soldiers have killed or wounded 429 Iraqi civilians at checkpoints or near patrols and convoys during the past year. The military calls it escalation-of-force incidents, in which American troops fire at civilians who've come too close or app
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Propaganda
Pentagon kills Rumsfeld 'propaganda' unit
07-13-2007
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Raw Story
Current Defense Secretary Robert Gates has scrapped an institution established by his predecessor Donald Rumsfeld to rapidly counter messages in the press that the Pentagon considered negative, according to a report in Friday's Washington Times.
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Jean Carbonneau
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News Link • Homeland Security
A nuclear ruse uncovers holes in US security
07-13-2007
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New York Times
Undercover Congressional investigators set up a bogus company and obtained a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in March that would have allowed them to buy the radioactive materials needed for a so-called dirty bomb.
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Reported by:
Jean Carbonneau
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News Link • Military
White House cites executive privilege over Tillman case
07-13-2007
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Raw Story
Rep. Henry Waxman(D-CA) revealed on Friday afternoon that the White House and Pentagon were holding up a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee investigation into the friendly fire death of former professional football player
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Jean Carbonneau
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News Link • Eugenics
Hillary and Edwards campaigns "need to talk"
07-13-2007
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ABC News
Hillary and Edwards are caught on tape discussing ways to exclude all other candidates from the debates. Dennis Kucinich isn't pleased. "Imperial candidates are as repugnant to the American people and to our Democracy as an imperial Presid
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Jean Carbonneau
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News Link • Gun Rights
Gun shops under closer scrutiny
07-13-2007
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AP
When criminals need guns, they have plenty of options in a country with nearly 100,000 licensed gun stores. But drug dealers and other crooks don't shop just anywhere. They have their favorites. In Compton, CA, gangsters preferred Boulevard Sa
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Jean Carbonneau
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News Link • Iran
Iran Asks Japan to Pay for Oil with Yen Instead of Dollars
7-13-2007
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Bloomberg
Iran asked Japanese refiners to switch to the yen to pay for all crude oil purchases, after Iran's central bank said it is reducing holdings of the U.S. dollar. [Ah, so!]
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Domestic Policy
USDA: Turkeys may have been exposed to mild H5N1
07-13-2007
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CIDRAP
The USDA confirmed yesterday that turkeys from a Virginia farm carried antibodies indicating possible past exposure to a mild form of H5N1 avian influenza virus. Virginia's agriculture dept. had announced July 9 that samples collected during rou
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Jean Carbonneau
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News Link • TERRORISM
Leaked report show Iraqi police collaborated in ambush
07-13-2007
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Mother Jones Blog
USA Today has obtained the internal US Army investigation report on the ambush, kidnapping report on the ambush, kidnapping and killing of five troops at a meeting with local officials in Karbala last Jan 20, and its finding are devasting.
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Jean Carbonneau
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News Link • Economy - International
Markets on alert as junk bonds are mauled
07-13-2007
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Telegraph
Junk bonds have suffered a second day of mauling on Asian, European and US markets as investors shun risky credit, raising the risk of contagion for stock markets. Europe's iTraxx Crossover index, which measures risk appetite for low-grade corpo
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Jean Carbonneau
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News Link • Bush Administration
US Treasury hold disaster drill in Tampa Bay
07-13-2007
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Truth or Lies
The Dept of Treasury today held a post-disaster exercise in conjunction with the local community in Tampa Bay. The post-disaster exercise received very little media coverage but has now been confirmed to have taken place, according to the newsroom
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Jean Carbonneau
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News Link • Humor
New candidate enters the race for President. Has more money than McCain.
7-13-2007
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Over the last few elections the American people have seen a steady decline in real, value-oriented candidates. We have been bombarded with candidates that are more concerned with the value of the American worker and the middle class family than botto
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Our men in Iraq
7-12-2007
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Nation
The Nation has interviewed 50 combat veterans of the Iraq War to investigate the effects of the 4-year-old occupation on average Iraqi civilians. These combat veterans gave vivid, brutal on-the-record accounts rarely seen on TV or read in newspapers.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • WAR: About that War
House votes to withdraw troops from Iraq
7-12-2007
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AP
The Iraqi government achieved only spotty military and political progress, the Bush administration conceded in an assessment that war critics quickly seized on as confirming their dire warnings. Within hours, the House voted to withdraw troops by spr
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