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Date Sent: 2012-11-01
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Thursday, November 1, 2012 PM edition |
Chicago's Cook County drops bullet tax, keeps gun levy -- How Will the Fed React to Sandy?
Ex-Penn State president charged in Sandusky sex abuse case -- Government to pay New Jersey emergency power costs: senators -- 11-01-12 -- Gregg Tivnan and Ernest go over the current news and events - (Video & MP3 Loaded) -- Predicting Protracted Hard Times -- Libertarian Marc Victor, Targeted in Arizona Senate Race by Wealthy Super PAC -- Why Germany Wants to See its US Gold -- Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein arrested again -- 27 Cadets Injured in Brawl at U.S. Air Force Academy -- Update: Facebook Reverses, Allows SEALs' Post Critical of Obama -- Classified cable warned consulate couldn't withstand 'coordinated attack' -- Israeli Attack on Iran Could Inconvenience US Attack on Iran, Military Warns -- Mexico Study: Legalizing Marijuana Would Cut Cartel Income by 30 Percent -- Genomes project publishes inventory of human genetic variation -- Iowa to poll-watchers: Back off -- Cash earmarked for Japan’s tsunami reconstruction ‘misspent’ -- Scientists uncover oldest known prehistoric ‘town’ near ancient salt mines -- A Case Study of Republicans vs. Democrats on FEMA -- Hurricane Sandy Pushing Obama, Romney to Break Climate Silence -- New Yorkers in fuel scramble as storm-hit pumps dry up -- Obama and Romney: brothers of the same imperial lodge - by Stephen Lendman -- Drone Wars - by Stephen Lendman
AZ: Arizona Breakfast Club this Saturday;
Election Night Party - Hancock's - Libertarian Candidates &
Activists Invited - 6:30-11 p.m. next Tuesday
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News Link • Gun Rights
Chicago's Cook County drops bullet tax, keeps gun levy
11-01-2012
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www.ca.news.yahoo.com
"It is very important to us to tax guns because we know that guns are the sources of the incredible violence we have in our neighborhoods," Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle told a news conference. She said 29 percent of guns used in crime
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News Link • Natural Disasters
How Will the Fed React to Sandy?
11-01-2012
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www.cnbc.com
There’s already talk on Wall Street about the possibility of the Federal Reserve providing further monetary accommodation in response to the damage wrought by Sandy.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Events: Arizona
Election Night Party - Hancock's - Libertarian Candidates & Activists Invited - 6:30-11 p.m.
10-26-2012
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www.meetup.com/RonPaulPhoenix
Nov 6, 2012 - Libertarian Candidates Attending: Marc J Victor - U.S. Senate; Powell Gammill - Congress, District 9; Michael Kielsky - Maricopa County Attorney; We will have the returns playing on several T.V.'s/Computers inside and out (not that we r
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Sexuality: Sex and the Law
Ex-Penn State president charged in Sandusky sex abuse case
11-01-2012
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Reuters
Former Pennsylvania State University President Graham Spanier was charged with perjury and obstruction as part of a "conspiracy of silence" in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly said.
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
Government to pay New Jersey emergency power costs: senators
11-01-2012
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Reuters
The federal government will cover 100 percent of emergency power and public transportation costs until just past the election in 8 New Jersey counties that were hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, according to their two U.S. senators
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
New York state asks Washington to cover all storm costs
11-01-2012
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By Edith Honan and Susan Cornwell
New York state on Wednesday asked the U.S. federal government to pay all the costs of cleaning up and repairing damage from massive storm Sandy that tore through the Northeast this week and crippled New York City.
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News Link • Transportation
Houston Bus Riders Have Enough of TSA Security Theater
11-01-2012
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http://ericpetersautos.com, By eric
Dozens of outraged residents attended a Houston METRO board meeting yesterday to express their disgust at how TSA workers were used to interrogate passengers on buses during a so-called “anti-terror” exercise last week.
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News Link • Energy
DARWIND5 wind turbine improves on an old design
11-01-2012
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http://www.gizmag.com, By Antonio Pasolini
Ontario, Canada has carved out a niche for itself as a hub of green technology.
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
Meet The Woman In Charge Of Making Sure The Next Star Wars Movie Doesn't Stink
11-01-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Steve Kovach
Now that Disney is buying Lucasfilm for $4 billion in cash and stock, its founder and CEO George Lucas is heading for semi-retirement.
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News Link • Natural Disasters
Time-Lapse Video Of Sandy Shows The Moment The Lights Went Out In Manhattan
11-01-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Dina Spector
Time-Lapse Video Of Sandy Shows The Moment The Lights Went Out In Manhattan
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News Link • Internet
Meet The Man Behind The Google Of Porn
11-01-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Dylan Love
Did you know that there's a section of the population using the Internet to look at porn?
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News Link • Whistleblowers
We Talk To The Mysterious Person Behind Saudi Arabia's Most Infamous Whistle-Blowing Twitter Acc
11-01-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Joshua Berlinger
Saudi Arabia's most famous dissident is quietly starting a revolution in the Twittersphere.
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News Link • European Union
The Depressing Truth About Europe's Youth Unemployment Nightmare
11-01-2012
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Matthew Boesler and Mamta Badkar
Youth unemployment is rising steadily in the EU as the economic crisis in Europe deepens.
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News Link • Politics: Libertarian Campaigns
Libertarian Marc Victor, Targeted in Arizona Senate Race by Wealthy Super PAC
11-01-2012
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New Times
One of the biggest "Super PACs" in the nation is focusing part of its cash on the U.S. Senate Race that will undoubtedly be won by Democrat Richard Carmona or Republican Jeff Flake.
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Why Germany Wants to See its US Gold
11-01-2012
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www.spiegel.de
For decades, almost half of Germany's gold has been stored deep below the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Now, with the euro crisis swirling, German politicians are asking their central bankers to take stock of the reserves. Some even say that the
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Chicago Schools Flunk Food Inspections (Video explaining why Powell's Graphic is soooo Funny :)
10-30-2012
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CBS News
The Chicago Public Schools are constantly being scrutinized for improving test scores and academic standards. But who’s watching to make sure the school’s kitchens and lunchrooms are being kept up to safety standards?
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Activism
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein arrested in Texas
11-01-2012
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www.rt.com
Jill Stein, a presidential candidate from the Green Party, has been arrested in Texas while attempting to resupply protesters camping out in trees to oppose the Keystone XL pipeline, according to anti-pipeline activists.
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News Link • Surveillance
Court OKs warrantless use of hidden surveillance cameras on private property
11-01-2012
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www.news.cnet.com
In latest case to test how technological developments alter Americans' privacy, federal court sides with Justice Department on police use of concealed surveillance cameras on private property.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Military
Report: 27 Cadets Injured in Brawl at U.S. Air Force Academy
11-01-2012
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www.cnsnews.com
“This ritual has devolved to become increasingly violent, with significant numbers of cadets requiring medical care over the past two years," Dean of Faculty Brigadier Gen. Dana Born wrote in an email sent to Academy department heads.
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News Link • Libya
Sean Hannity on Benghazi Audio Tapes: “I’ve Heard They Are Damning” (Video)
11-01-2012
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www.thegatewaypundit.com
Tyrone Woods was screaming for air support and Barack Obama did nothing.
Then he lied about it.
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News Link • Libya
Update: Facebook Reverses, Allows SEALs' Post Critical of Obama
11-01-2012
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www.breitbart.com
Over the weekend, Facebook took down a message by the Special Operations Speaks PAC (SOS) which highlighted the fact that Obama denied backup to the forces being overrun in Benghazi.
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News Link • World News
Classified cable warned consulate couldn't withstand 'coordinated attack'
11-01-2012
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www.foxnews.com
“RSO (Regional Security Officer) expressed concerns with the ability to defend Post in the event of a coordinated attack due to limited manpower, security measures, weapons capabilities, host nation support, and the overall size of the compound,” the
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Israel
Israeli Attack on Iran Could Inconvenience US Attack on Iran, Military Warns
11-01-2012
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http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz
Strike Will Only Make Iran Angrier, Officials Say
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News Link • Drug War
Mexico Study: Legalizing Marijuana Would Cut Cartel Income by 30 Percent
11-01-2012
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http://news.antiwar.com, by John Glaser
The draconian prohibitionist policies in the US have contributed to record drug profits on the part of the cartels
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News Link • Biology, Botany and Zoology
Genomes project publishes inventory of human genetic variation
11-01-2012
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http://www.rawstory.com, By Alok Jha
Scientists have published the full genetic sequences of more than 1,000 people from 14 countries, creating the most complete inventory of the millions of variations between people’s DNA sequences ever assembled.
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News Link • Voting and Elections
Iowa to poll-watchers: Back off
11-01-2012
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www.politico.com
Iowa has joined Texas in warning international election observers of possible criminal prosecution if they violate state laws and get near polling places on Election Day.
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News Link • Archaeology
Scientists uncover oldest known prehistoric ‘town’ near ancient salt mines
11-01-2012
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http://www.rawstory.com, By Agence France-Presse
Archaeologists in eastern Bulgaria say they have unearthed the oldest prehistoric town ever found in Europe, along with an ancient salt production site that gives a strong clue about why massive riches were discovered in the region.
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News Link • Natural Disasters
Bloomberg orders three-person minimum for all cars entering Manhattan
11-01-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, BETH STEBNER
Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered an unprecedented three-passenger minimum on all cars entering Manhattan in an effort to relieve the over-clogged arteries of the island.
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News Link • F.E.M.A.
A Case Study of Republicans vs. Democrats on FEMA
11-01-2012
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http://www.motherjones.com, By Kevin Drum
Mitt Romney apparently still thinks that downsizing and privatizing the functions of FEMA is a good idea. After all, everyone knows that federal bureaucracies are cesspools of incompetence.
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News Link • Climate Change
Hurricane Sandy Pushing Obama, Romney to Break Climate Silence
11-01-2012
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http://www.commondreams.org
"The presidential candidates decided not to speak about climate change, but climate change has decided to speak to them"
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News Link • Natural Disasters
Fuel shortages, power outages hamper Sandy recovery
11-01-2012
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http://www.reuters.com, By Edward Krudy
New Yorkers awoke to the rumble of subway trains for the first time in four days on Thursday in one sign of recovery from Sandy's devastating blow.
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News Link • Natural Disasters
New Yorkers in fuel scramble as storm-hit pumps dry up
11-01-2012
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www.ca.news.yahoo.com
More than half of all gasoline service stations in the New York City area and New Jersey were shut because of depleted fuel supplies and power outages, frustrating attempts to restore normal life, industry officials said.
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News Link • Voting and Elections
Obama and Romney: brothers of the same imperial lodge
11-01-2012
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Glen Ford, Press TV
Debate? What debate? What we witnessed Monday night [October 22] was the total hegemony of imperial corporate ideology, served up in chocolate and vanilla flavors. On every point of substance, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are indistinguishable - not
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Reference Link • Eugenics
Saving Humanity
www.thecommonsenseshow.com
Do you remember when your mother asked you if you would jump off a cliff if everyone else was doing it? It turns out that all of us would have been wise to heed the advice from our mothers.
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News Link • China
China powerless to prevent rising tide of Tibetan self-immolations
10-30-2012
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Washington Post
As China’s Communist Party prepares for its leadership transition, a wave of self-immolations has spread and accelerated across Tibet, in the most sustained protests against Beijing’s rule there in five decades.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Video shows Omaha man’s dog ‘executed’ by police
10-30-2012
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Rawstory
A home surveillance camera in Omaha, Nebraska filmed police officers earlier this year arresting a man for walking too close to a search area, then shooting and killing his dog in what the man now calls an execution.
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News Link • Drug War
Amsterdam’s pot shops saved after new Dutch government scraps ‘weed pass’
10-30-2012
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Rawstory
Under the new arrangement, the so-called “weed pass” implemented by the last government will be scrapped, although the drug will still be considered off limits to tourists. However individual cities will have the leeway to decide whether to enforce t
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News Link • Libya
Libya assembly stormed in new blow to forming government
10-30-2012
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AFP
Protesters stormed Libya’s national assembly on Tuesday derailing a vote on a cabinet line-up in a new blow to efforts to form a government after a landmark July election.
As he adjourned the session amid chaotic scenes, assembly president Mohamme
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Facebook Censors Navy SEALS to Protect Obama on Benghazi-Gate
10-30-2012
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Breitbart
Over the weekend, Facebook took down a message by the Special Operations Speaks PAC (SOS) which highlighted the fact that Obama denied backup to the forces being overrun in Benghazi.
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News Link • Activism
Another Anarchist Subpoenaed to Grand Jury, as Leah Lynn Plante Denied Support
10-30-2012
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Will Potter/greenisthenewred.com
Another anarchist has been subpoenaed to a federal grand jury in Seattle investigating political activists in the Pacific Northwest, while a support group for grand jury resisters has decided to withdraw support from Leah Lynn Plante until she provid
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News Link • Economy - International
IT'S OFFICIAL: UBS Announces Up To 10,000 Job Cuts
10-30-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Andre Lehmann
Swiss banking giant UBS intends to cut nearly 10,000 jobs worldwide in a restructuring of its hard-hit investment bank, the group said on Tuesday reporting that reorganisation costs had pushed it deep into loss in the third quarter.
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News Link • China
China's Central Bank Just Pumped A Record Amount Of Money Into Its Financial System
10-30-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Also Sprach Analys
People’s Bank of China injects record amount of liquidity today through open market operation.
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News Link • Justice and Judges
The Supreme Court Is Set To Rule On What You Can Sell On eBay
10-30-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Reuters
Several justices on the U.S. Supreme Court voiced concern on Monday about letting U.S. copyright holders block the resale inside the country of products they make elsewhere, in one of the court's biggest copyright cases in years.
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News Link • World News
Polish Newspaper Reports Explosives Found At Scene Of 2010 Plane Crash That Killed President
10-30-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com,Adam Taylor
In 2010, the plane that was carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski crashed into trees in Russia. Kaczynski died in the crash, along with over 100 others.
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News Link • Outdoor Survival
Letter Re: DIY Drones on the Homestead
10-30-2012
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http://www.survivalblog.com, Rockhound
Although land, sea, and aerial [unmanned vehicles] are available, for the purpose of survival ‘hobbyist’ surveillance from an aerial vehicle is the best option.
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News Link • Precious Metals
Ron Holland on Gold, Switzerland and the European Secessionist Movement
10-30-2012
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http://www.thedailybell.com, with Anthony Wile
The Daily Bell is pleased to present another exclusive interview with Ron Holland
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News Link • Iraq
Is It Time to Bomb Iraq Again? - by Jacob G. Hornberger
10-30-2012
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Future of Freedom Foundation
Uh, oh! The time might be approaching when the US government will need to invade and bomb Iraq again, with the intent of, once again, achieving regime change and installing a regime that is obedient, submissive, and loyal to the US Empire.
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News Link • Activism
Crowd control: Bahrain bans all public gatherings
10-30-2012
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RT.com
Bahraini authorities have prohibited protest gatherings and rallies until further notice, a day after police cracked down heavily on demonstrators, once again during the 20-month fatality-riddled unrest.
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News Link • Books
"One Nation Under Blood" officially rolls out to the public today (by Tarrin Lupo)
10-30-2012
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www.lupolit.com
I am having a 1/2 price eBook sale for 48 hours. Even if you don't plan on reading it for a bit, please buy it today while it is on sale. The print book is only $15 right now. The eBook is normally $5.99 but will only be $2.99 until midnight on Hall
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