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Date Sent: 2008-12-30
Freedom's Phoenix Headline News for Tuesday, December 30, 2008 |
Defiant Hamas Hits Israel With Rockets -- Holiday Sales Drop to Force Bankruptcies, Closings
An Oral History of the Bush White House -- Did secret US unit execute suspected insurgent in cold blood? -- Ron Paul: No such thing as an independent Israel -- Your government using your tax money to buy preferred stock in GMAC -- Food co-op hit by SWAT raid fights back -- The Politics of the Gaza Massacre - by Justin Raimondo -- Israel is illegally using U.S. weapons in its attack on Gaza . . . again -- Al Qaeda is More of a U.S. Propaganda Campaign than a Real Organization -- Do you have a right to travel? -- The Shadow Money Lenders: The Real Significance of The Fed’s Zero-Interest-Rate Policy -- Military may have to quell domestic violence from economic collapse -- Israel says Gaza assault 'war to the bitter end' -- An Early Christmas Gift From 'Homeland Security' and the TOPD - by Terry Bressi -- CONTINENTAL CONGRESS 2009 - The People Draw the Line in the Sand -- Bernard Madoff may plead insanity to the theft of $50 Billion -- Employment Collapse is Coming -- USA Needs Nuclear Explosion To Turn The World Into Dictatorship -- Israel's Wanton Aggression on Gaza - by Stephen Lendman
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News Link • Obama Administration
OBAMA WATCH CENTRAL:
Eligibility remains focus of Supremes' conferences
12/29/08
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http://wnd.com/
A second conference has been posted on the docket for the U.S. Supreme Court over the issue of Barack Obama's eligibility to occupy the White House, this one scheduled a week after Congress is to review the Electoral College vote tabulation. The
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Reported by:
Thomas Costanzo
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News Link • Drug War
First Time Growers: Common Mistakes
12-29-2008
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The Fresh Scent
Growing is easy right? You buy some seeds, source a couple of pots, grab lights, dump in the soil and then instantly start to grow weed. Sounds pretty simple! Well, it is… until the first real roadblock makes itself known. Luckily, we are here to get
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Events: America
"The Day Ayn Rand Died" Lecture
12/29/2008
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Phoenix Objectivists
For their first meeting of 2009 being held on Thursday, January 8th, Phoenix Objectivists will be joined by author Jim Peron who will deliver his speech: "The Day Ayn Rand Died."
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Reported by:
Mike Renzulli
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News Link • Palestine -- Israel
Defiant Hamas Hits Israel With Rockets
12-30-2008
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AP
Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip sent a deadly barrage of missiles flying deep into Israel on Monday, demonstrating that Hamas still has firepower three days into Israel's punishing offensive against Gaza. Three Israelis were killed and tw
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Bush Administration
An Oral History of the Bush White House
12-30-2008
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Vanity Fair
The threat of 9/11 ignored. The threat of Iraq hyped and manipulated. Guantánamo and Abu Ghraib. Hurricane Katrina. The shredding of civil liberties. The rise of Iran. Global warming. Economic disaster. How did one two-term presidency go so wrong?
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Palestine -- Israel
May We No Longer Be Silent by Paul Craig Roberts
12-29-2008
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VDARE
In 2006 the US insisted that the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank hold free elections. When free elections were held, Hamas won. This was unacceptable to the Americans and Israelis. In the West Bank, the Americans and Israelis imposed a puppet
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Palestine -- Israel
Gaza: the logic of colonial power
12-29-2008
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The Guardian
As so often, the term 'terrorism' has proved a rhetorical smokescreen under cover of which the strong crush the weak.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Did secret US unit execute suspected insurgent in cold blood?
12-29-2008
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Rawstory (CNN)
The US Army is investigating allegations that it executed a suspected al Qaeda member in cold blood during a special forces raid outside Baghdad two weeks ago.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Palestine -- Israel
Ron Paul: No such thing as an independent Israel
12-29-2008
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PressTV
An exclusive Press TV interview with US congressman Ron Paul, a unique conservative politician who wants an end to US military presence on foreign soil, advocates US withdrawal from the UN, NATO and NAFTA and opposes the IRS.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Philosophy: Fascism
Your government using your tax money to buy preferred stock in GMAC
12-29-2008
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AFP
The US Treasury unveiled a six-billion-dollar package to assist GMAC, the troubled financial arm of General Motors. The Treasury said in a statement it would purchase 5 billion dollars in senior preferred equity with an eight percent dividend from GM
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Palestine -- Israel
The Politics of the Gaza Massacre by Justin Raimondo
12-29-2008
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AntiWar
If you're looking for the cause of the most recent Israeli aggression against the Palestinians " over 300 killed so far, and many more wounded " forget Hamas. The real casus belli is politics, in Israel and America.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Food co-op hit by SWAT raid fights back
12-29-2008
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WorldNetDaily
Filed a court complaint alleging authorities "made a haphazard unannounced entry into the property with guns drawn, as other officers surrounded the property, with guns drawn," then "confiscated the family's personal food supply, p
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Palestine -- Israel
Israel is illegally using U.S. weapons in its attack on Gaza . . . again
12-29-2008
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OpEd News
taxpayer funded U. S. military equipment is being used illegally in this conflict. We must show our concern that Israel is using weapons supplied by the United States to harm Palestinian civilians and destroy civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • TERRORISM
Al Qaeda is More of a U.S. Propaganda Campaign than a Real Organization
12-29-2008
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George Washington's blog
Former British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook wrote: Al-Qaida, literally "the database", was originally the computer file of the thousands of mujahideen who were recruited and trained with help from the CIA to defeat the Russians.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Homeland Security
Do you have a right to travel?
12-29-2008
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SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER OPED
Americans have a right to move about without fear of being groundlessly stopped by law enforcement. As far as we know, that constitutional right applies to all Americans, not just the minority who live far removed from the nation's borders.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
The Shadow Money Lenders: The Real Significance of The Fed’s Zero-Interest-Rate Policy (ZIRP)
12/29/08
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www.globalresearch.ca/
The disinformation by the global financial dailies in the last twelve months as to the cause of the global financial tsunami, serve the same purpose as the global mass media when they perpetuated the lies that lulled the people to support the war cri
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Reported by:
Thomas Costanzo
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News Link • Corruption
D.C. cops caught stealing from Toys for Tots on Christmas eve
12-29-2008
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http://rawstory.com
This year, the Grinch is wearing blue instead of green.
On Christmas day, four Washington, D.C. police officers were caught on tape stealing from Toys for Tots, a charity organization that collects toys for poor children. The United States Marines
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Reported by:
Jim Stachowiak
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News Link • Obama Administration
OBAMA WATCH CENTRAL:
Eligibility remains focus of Supremes' conferences
12/29/08
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http://wnd.com/
A second conference has been posted on the docket for the U.S. Supreme Court over the issue of Barack Obama's eligibility to occupy the White House, this one scheduled a week after Congress is to review the Electoral College vote tabulation. The
Read Full Story
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Reported by:
Thomas Costanzo
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News Link • Drug War
First Time Growers: Common Mistakes
12-29-2008
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The Fresh Scent
Growing is easy right? You buy some seeds, source a couple of pots, grab lights, dump in the soil and then instantly start to grow weed. Sounds pretty simple! Well, it is… until the first real roadblock makes itself known. Luckily, we are here to get
Read Full Story
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Events: America
"The Day Ayn Rand Died" Lecture
12/29/2008
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Phoenix Objectivists
For their first meeting of 2009 being held on Thursday, January 8th, Phoenix Objectivists will be joined by author Jim Peron who will deliver his speech: "The Day Ayn Rand Died."
Read Full Story
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Reported by:
Mike Renzulli
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News Link • Police State
Northcom Combat Team Conducts “Humanitarian Support” Exercise in Maryland
12-29-2008
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http://www.kickthemallout.com/article.php/Story-No
The military as NO BUSINESS engaging in domestic policing activities! If we allow the military to take over domestic policing, the Military will dispense entirely with civilian rule. Mark My Words!
As Jeff Stein, CQ National Security editor, wrote
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Reported by:
Jim Stachowiak
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News Link • Police State
Report: Military may have to quell domestic violence from economic collapse
12-29-2008
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RawStory.com
"Under these conditions and at their most violent extreme," he concludes, "civilian authorities, on advice of the defense establishment, would need to rapidly determine the parameters defining the legitimate use of military force insid
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Reported by:
Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Israel
Israel says Gaza assault 'war to the bitter end'
12-29-2008
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HuffingtonPost.com
The air hummed with the buzz of drone aircraft and the roar of jets, punctuated by airstrike explosions.
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Reported by:
Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Holiday Sales Drop to Force Bankruptcies, Closings (Update4)
12-29-2008
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Bloomerg.com
U.S. retailers face a wave of store closings, bankruptcies and takeovers starting next month as holiday sales are shaping up to be the worst in 40 years.
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Reported by:
Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Constitution
CONTINENTAL CONGRESS 2009 - The People Draw the Line in the Sand
12-25-2008
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wethepeoplefoundation.org e-mail
...a limited number of chosen representatives of the People gathered together to freely and openly discuss the mounting violations of the Constitution and to decide on a course of action to confront the usurpers.
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Reported by:
Ed Vallejo
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra
12-29-2008
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www.imdb.com
An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer. (How much you want to bet that "G.I. Joe" supports a global military force?)
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Reported by:
Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Corruption
Bernard Madoff may plead insanity to the theft of $50 Billion
12-29-08
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nydailynews.com/news
If you thought Bernard Madoff’s $50 billion investment scheme was audacious, get ready for his alibi. Lawyers for the accused scammer are exploring an insanity defense, we hear.
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Reported by:
Jack Gregson
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Pros Say: Employment Collapse is Coming
12-29-08
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CNBC.com/
The next stage in this financial crisis would be the collapse in employment, says Roger Nightingale, strategist at Pointon York. In light of this, he offers advice on how to invest with CNBC's Rebecca Meehan & Lisa Oake.
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Reported by:
Jack Gregson
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News Link • Humor
Awkward: "What are you doing here?": man asks wife at brothel
12-29-08
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Reuters.com/
A Polish man got the shock of his life when he visited a brothel and spotted his wife among the establishment's employees.
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Reported by:
Jack Gregson
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News Link • Food
If you think the government's here to help, think again!
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www.targetfreedom.typepad.com
Armed jack boots confiscate family's personal food supply. Is this a prelude to government created depression, or even famine?
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Reported by:
Donna Hancock
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News Link • Conspiracies
THE BIG PICTURE
12-29-2008
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Catherine Abbitt
Max Igan has put together one of the best overview presentations I have ever seen. It will inspire all who can still see.
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Catherine Abbitt
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News Link • Future Predictions
USA Needs Nuclear Explosion To Turn The World Into Dictatorship
12-29-2008
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Pravda-RU
Is the United States going to put dictatorship into effect under the guise of the anti-terrorist struggle? What may trigger another major transformation in 2009? The answer is obvious: another 9/11 in the USA.
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Reported by:
Catherine Abbitt
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News Link • Police State
Police taser naked man to death Naked man dies after 4 taser shocks.
12-27-2008
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http://rawstory.com
A naked man wandering around an apartment complex near Houston, Texas died after police shocked him with a taser four times.A naked man wandering around an apartment complex near Houston, Texas died after police shocked him with a taser four times.
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Reported by:
Jim Stachowiak
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