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Date Sent: 2012-03-19
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Monday, March 19, 2012 AM edition |
President Obama signs Executive Order allowing for control over all US resources
Greece develops cashless, Euro-free currency in tight economy -- Democratic Senators Issue Strong Warning About Use of the Patriot Act -- Afghanistan Panjwai Killing of 16: Two Stories Wildly at Variance -- The NSA Is Building the Country’s Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say) --
Hawks Steering Debate on How to Take on Iran -- Stocks' correction
coming? Not that again -- Solar industry faces subsidy cuts in Europe --
Arrested Protesting Sudanese War Crimes: Silent on American War Crimes
-- Obama's Legalization of Slavery and Systematic Population Reduction -- Police say 73 detained after
Occupy protest -- S.American group rejects UK oil
exploration in Falklands -- Romney turns up the heat on Obama energy
policies -- How to spot a terrorist? He yawns, stands still,
perspires unusually -- Gunboat diplomacy: America launches Persian
Gulf surge -- NYPD marks OWS
anniversary with violent crackdown and arrests (VIDEO, PHOTOS) --
Food Storage Part II: Unraveling the Mystique of Mylar Bags --
Global Activism is Taking Down the Poisonous Corporate Food Industry
-- France Bans GM Corn Amid Mass US Protests Against Monsanto -- How
the NRA Pushed the Right to Pack Heat Anywhere -- Wikileaks' Assange to Run for
Australian Senate Seat -- Egypt Constitution-Writing
Committee to Include 50 Lawmakers -- The CIA wants to spy on you through your TV: surveillance --
Little Rock Airport to be renamed for Bill and Hillary Clinton -- CBO: Exploding debt under Obama
policies -- NPR and NYT on Americans v. Afghans -- The Crazy Things That One Whistleblower
Says Are Happening At JP Morgan Will Blow Your Mind --
Madness is not the reason for this massacre -- Proposed UN Environmental Constitution
For The World -- Scoundrel
Media Afghan Massacre Cover-Up - by Stephen Lendman
AZ: Donna Hancock - 50th Birthday
Party - Saturday, March 24th, 2012 - 2 p.m. til ???
CA: Freedom Law School's 2012
Freedom Rally - today,
Mon., March 19 - Crowne Plaza Hotel - Irvine, CA
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News Link • Police State
President Obama signs Executive Order allowing for control over all US resources
03-18-2012
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The Examiner
On March 16th, President Obama signed a new Executive Order which expands upon a prior order issued in 1950 for Disaster Preparedness, and gives the office of the President complete control over all the resources in the United States in times of war
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News Link • Economics: Austrian
Greece develops cashless, Euro-free currency in tight economy
03-18-2012
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The Guardian
In return for his expert labour, Mavridis received a number of Local Alternative Units (known as tems in Greek) in his online network account. In return for the eggs, olive oil, tax advice and the rest, he transferred tems into other people’s account
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Police State
Democratic Senators Issue Strong Warning About Use of the Patriot Act
03-18-2012
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New York Times
For 2 years, a handful of Democrats on the Senate intelligence committee have warned that the government is secretly interpreting its surveillance powers under the Patriot Act in a way that would be alarming if the public " or even others in Congress
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News Link • Afghanistan
Afghanistan Panjwai Killing of 16: Two Stories Wildly at Variance
03-18-2012
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Lew Rockwell blog
A new report could not be more different: "A parliamentary probe team on Thursday said up to 20 American troops were involved in Sunday’s killing of 16 civilians in southern Kandahar province." Another report says that the soldiers sexually assaulted
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News Link • Surveillance
The NSA Is Building the Country’s Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say)
03-18-2012
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Wired
Code-breaking is crucial, because much of the data that the center will handle"financial information, stock transactions, business deals, foreign military and diplomatic secrets, legal documents, confidential personal communications"will be heavily e
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News Link • Iran
Hawks Steering Debate on How to Take on Iran
03-18-2012
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New York Times
Even before President Obama declared this month that “I have Israel’s back” in its escalating confrontation with Iran, pro-Israel figures like the evangelical Christian leader Gary L. Bauer and the conservative commentator William Kristol were pushin
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Stocks' correction coming? Not that again
03-18-2012
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Reuters
Investors are beginning to wonder if this "Energizer Bunny" of a rally can just keep going without taking a break or a fall.
Every Friday for the past couple of months, the question has hung in the back of investors' minds: Is the stock market's r
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News Link • Religion: Believers
Pope Shenouda III, leader of Coptic Christians, dies at 88
03-18-2012
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Washington Post
Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church who led Egypt’s Christian minority for 40 years during a time of increasing tensions with Muslims, died March 17 at his residence in St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo. He was
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News Link • Government
Solar industry faces subsidy cuts in Europe
03-18-2012
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Washington Post
Shiny black solar panels are as common a sight as government subsidies have helped make Germany a world leader in solar technology. Now, sudden subsidy cuts here and elsewhere in Europe have thrown the industry into crisis just short of its ultimate
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Military
Arrested Protesting Sudanese War Crimes: Silent on American War Crimes
3-18-2012
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Free Patriot Press
By now, most people have probably heard about George Clooney's arrest on Friday, March 16, outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, DC. In addition to Clooney, several others were arrested, including his father Nick Clooney, Martin Luther King II
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Darryl W. Perry
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News Link • Events: Arizona
Donna Hancock - 50th Birthday Party - Saturday, March 24th, 2012 - 2 p.m. til ???
03-10-2012
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meetup.com
Come and celebrate Donna's 50th birthday - it will be a fun time to touch base with people you may not have seen in a while, and to take a break from the troubles of the world and relax and enjoy a great afternoon/evening!
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Activism
Police say 73 detained after Occupy protest
03-18-2012
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By CRISTIAN SALAZAR, AP sfgate.com
Protesters marking the six-month mark since the start of the Occupy movement were taken into custody by police officers who poured into the park after warning those who had gathered there that it was closed.
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News Link • World News
S.American group rejects UK oil exploration in Falklands
03-18-2012
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chicagotribune.com, by Daniela Desantis Reuters
South American nations on Saturday rejected British oil exploration in the disputed Falkland Islands, as tensions between the United Kingdom and Argentina escalate before the 30th anniversary of their war over the archipelago.
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Romney turns up the heat on Obama energy policies
03-18-2012
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edition.cnn.com By Tom Cohen
Mitt Romney escalated Republican attacks on President Barack Obama's energy policies Sunday, calling for the firing or resignations of what he labeled the "gas hike trio" of top energy and environment officials in the administration.
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News Link • Homeland Security
How to spot a terrorist? He yawns, stands still, perspires unusually
03-18-2012
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http://rt.com
So you go on a date and your boy or girlfriend notices that you yawn too much. The air conditioner goes off, you start shivering and get goose bumps. “Terrorist!” your date shouts and runs off. Why? They've read DHS’s new pamphlet.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military
Gunboat diplomacy: America launches Persian Gulf surge
03-18-2012
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http://rt.com
Washington is planning to deploy even more ships, subs and choppers to the Persian Gulf despite the fact that it already stations aircraft carriers in the region.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Activism
NYPD marks OWS anniversary with violent crackdown and arrests (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
03-18-2012
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http://rt.com
A number of OWS protesters have reportedly been arrested and several injured at Zuccotti Park in Manhattan during celebrations of the movement’s six-month anniversary.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
Food Storage Part II: Unraveling the Mystique of Mylar Bags
03-18-2012
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http://wakeup-world.com, By Gaye Levy
Today I would like to help unravel the mystique of the Mylar bag.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Food
Global Activism is Taking Down the Poisonous Corporate Food Industry
03-18-2012
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http://wakeup-world.com, By Anthony Gucciardi
The foundation of the international food industry, monopolized by large corporations that hold zero regard for your health, is cracking.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Food
France Bans GM Corn Amid Mass US Protests Against Monsanto
03-18-2012
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http://wakeup-world.com, By Rady Ananda
Amid mass US protests against Monsanto yesterday, France imposed a temporary moratorium on the planting of Monsanto’s genetically modified corn, MON810.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Environment
The Woman Who Skied Antarctica Solo
03-18-2012
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http://motherjones.com, By Maddie Oatman
The meteorologist-turned-adventurer Felicity Aston has had a soft spot for Antarctica ever since she learned of the ill-fated British explorer Robert Falcon Scott
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Environment
Great News for Whiskey Drinkers!
03-18-2012
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http://motherjones.com, By Kiera Butler
A confession: When I wrote about the environmental footprint of various kinds of booze a while back, I was really hoping that whiskey would turn out to be the greenest.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gun Rights
How the NRA Pushed the Right to Pack Heat Anywhere
03-18-2012
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http://motherjones.com, By Rick Schmitt
Ever thought about stashing a loaded Glock in your jacket and carrying it into a bar for a little extra protection?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Transportation
No Relief in Sight at Pump
03-18-2012
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http://online.wsj.com, By JERRY A. DICOLO
U.S. gasoline prices jumped 6% in February, and market experts predict they will climb higher because critical refining operations in the Northeast are shutting down.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • World News
Wikileaks' Assange to Run for Australian Senate Seat
03-18-2012
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http://www.commondreams.org
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has decided to run for a seat in the Australian senate next year.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Activism
Weapon of Mass Instruction
03-18-2012
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http://www.commondreams.org, by Abby Zimet
Way cool book tank created by Argentinean artist, Raul Lemesoff, with a 1979 Ford Falcon from the former military junta.
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News Link • World News
Egypt Constitution-Writing Committee to Include 50 Lawmakers
03-18-2012
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http://www.bloomberg.com, By Mariam Fam
Egypt’s Islamist-dominated parliament voted to include 50 of its lawmakers in a 100-member panel tasked with writing a new constitution, with the remainder coming from other institutions.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
The CIA wants to spy on you through your TV: surveillance
03-18-2012
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk, By Rob Waugh
When people download a film from Netflix to a flatscreen, or turn on web radio, they could be alerting unwanted watchers to exactly what they are doing and where they are.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Events: America
Little Rock Airport to be renamed for Bill and Hillary Clinton
03-18-2012
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http://www.arktimes.com, by Max Brantley
The Little Rock Airport Commission has scheduled a discussion at its meeting Tuesday to rename the airport the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Government Debt & Financing
CBO: Exploding debt under Obama policies
03-18-2012
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http://www.politico.com,
The Congressional Budget Office said Friday that President Barack Obama’s tax and spending policies will yield $6.4 trillion in deficits over the next decade, more than double the shortfall in CBO’s own fiscal baseline " even after taking credit for
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Afghanistan
NPR and NYT on Americans v. Afghans
03-18-2012
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http://www.salon.com, By Glenn Greenwald
The New York Times yesterday conveyed important and exciting evidence of American progress in Afghanistan
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Whistleblowers
The Crazy Things That One Whistleblower Says Are Happening At JP Morgan Will Blow Your Mind
03-18-2012
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http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com
Rampant silver manipulation? Rampant gold manipulation? Rampant LIBOR manipulation? Hiding MF Global client assets?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • TERRORISM
Madness is not the reason for this massacre
03-18-2012
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http://www.independent.co.uk, Robert Fisk
I'm getting a bit tired of the "deranged" soldier story. It was predictable, of course.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • United Nations
Proposed UN Environmental Constitution For The World
03-18-2012
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http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/proposed
Most people have no idea that the United Nations has been drafting an environmental constitution for the world that is intended to supersede all existing national laws.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military
Spinning Business as Usual
03-18-2012
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http://lewrockwell.com, by Fred Reed
remember being a young Marine recruit at Parris Island, August of 1966, running, running, boots thumping on the grinder, exulting in the sense of power and communion that comes of men acting in unison, shouting,
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
This is Brent Stafford from Missouri - Updated
03-17-2012
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www.dailypaul.com
This is Brent Stafford. I wanted to let everyone know I am out of jail and am just now starting to read some of the posts about what happened today.
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
I'm "THE Camera Man"
03-17-2012
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www.dailypaul.com
...who's actions caused this fiasco by refusing to put down my camera at the St. Charles county caucus. I though you might want to hear my side of the story.
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Police Intervene, Arrest Ron Paul Backers at Missouri Caucus
03-17-2012
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ABC News
Police and organizers shut down proceedings at one of Missouri's largest caucuses today, as Ron Paul supporters feuded with local GOP leaders.
"It's like the Hatfields and the McCoys around here," St. Charles County's former GOP chairman told ABC
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Drug War
Drug war shifts in Latin America
03-17-2012
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From The Economist, thechronicleherald.ca
As violence levels soar in nations like Honduras, officials seek new answers, even decriminalization.
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News Link • Police State
New Executive Order Seizes Total Control over Civilian Activities
03-17-2012
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Farm Wars
This is an all-inclusive E.O. that executes total control over everything from home gardens to any form of transportation, to forcing people to work for the collective. Read it and weep.
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News Link • Racism
911 tapes in Trayvon Martin shooting released
03-17-2012
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER, suntimes.com
Calls made to police show that a black teenager was terrified as he tried to get away from the white neighborhood watch volunteer who shot him.
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News Link • Drug War
Guatemala President Perez Molina's Legalization Crusade Deserves International Support
03-17-2012
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alternet.org
Now is a crucial moment for drug policy reform. For the first time ever, leaders across Latin America are coming together in support of legalization, discrediting the United States' argument that drug production abroad causes American consumption.
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News Link • Afghanistan
Massacre As Metaphor
American serial killer symbolizes US foreign policy
03-17-2012
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by Justin Raimondo, antiwar.com
The massacre of 16 Afghan civilians by a still-to-be-identified American soldier limns the course of American foreign policy in the post-9/11 era.
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News Link • Afghanistan
Probe team: Women sexually assaulted before killing in Panjwai ...
03-17-2012
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By Absin Zaheer arthurzbygniew.blogspot
Before the gun attack, US soldiers physically manhandled the two women and later turned their weapons on the helpless residents.
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News Link • Africa: On the Map
JOSEPH KONY, AMERICA'S PRETEXT TO INVADE AFRICA: US Marines Dispatched to Five African Countries
03-17-2012
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by Global Research News
The hidden agenda in Uganda, Central Africa and the Horn of Africa is the conquest of oil and strategic mineral resources.
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