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Date Sent: 2013-02-14
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Thursday, February 14, 2013 AM edition |
"Ron Paul’s America" with Ron Paul and Charles Goyette -- The Fed’s Plan B
Officer Safety Uber Alles: Christopher Dorner and the "Rickoverian Paradox" - by William Grigg -- 1/3 of Americans say TSA cavity searches are okay by them -- America: Extorting Data Access - by Wendy McElroy -- Guantanamo warden says he didn't know about microphones in meeting rooms --
To Go: Plastic-Foam Containers, if the Mayor Gets His Way -- American’s
Merger With US Airways Advances -- Time Warner Considers Spinning Off
Some of Its Magazines -- Cops Accused of Arresting Man with Camera who Witnessed Them Killing Suspect -- Hannibal’s Crossing Of The TSA: Arizona Man Sues Agency After Arrest
For Airport Joke -- Obama Sides With Music Industry Seeking To Uphold
Draconian Award Against Mother -- DoD mints new medal for drone pilots and cyber warriors -- Pa. man had tear gas, flares in car while in Somerdale: Camden County authorities -- New deadly SARS-like virus has potential to transfer from human to human -- Last Night On Live TV, A Politician Called For An Economic Disaster ... And Hardly Anyone Noticed -- Chinese pig farms breed drug-resistant bacteria -- Time to Drop Money From Helicopters -- Zombie law: CISPA cyber bill resurrected from the dead -- Co-Founder Of Hot Startup Rap Genius Gives Profane Interview -- Obama Announces Plan to Shore Up U.S. Cyber Defenses -- $2bln Medicaid program mostly helps illegal immigrants -- Welcome to the Malware-Industrial Complex -- Man dies after setting himself on fire in front of French employment
office -- Here Is What It Takes To Join The US Marines [Video] -- Navy: No New Weapons System on Our Future Carrier-Based Drone -- Postal Service Modernization Bills Introduced; Saturday Mail Preserved -- Pentagon Inks Deal for Smartphone Tool That Scans Your Face, Eyes, Thumbs -- Nuclear 'Fingerprinting' Shows Just How Potent North Korean Nukes Have Become -- Five Afghan Children Among Ten Civilians Killed in NATO/US Drone Attack -- Nearly 50 Climate Activists Arrested Outside Obama's White House -- American Farmland Prices Are Going Bonkers -- Republicans Are Telling A Big, Dangerous Lie About The Economy
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Officer Safety Uber Alles: Christopher Dorner and the "Rickoverian Paradox"
02-13-2013
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
Tingirides was chairman of the three-officer “board of rights” that upheld the decision to terminate Dorner’s employment, and the stalwart captain was mentioned by name in the vengeful ex-cop’s online “manifesto.”
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
1/3 of Americans say TSA cavity searches are okay by them
02-13-2013
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In what should be a surprising result but, sadly, isn’t, one-third of your fellow Americans say a body cavity search to board an airplane would be fine and dandy. No one can possibly be surprised by this.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
America: Extorting Data Access - by Wendy McElroy
02-13-2013
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Future of Freedom Foundation
U.S. law enforcement wants companies to covertly install so-called computer back doors in the software they produce. This would allow the government to access information on any computer using the software without being detected
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Guantanamo warden says he didn't know about microphones in meeting rooms
02-13-2013
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Reuters
The warden of the Guantanamo prison camp testified he had forbidden military guards from listening to attorney-client conversations but did not know that the rooms where the meetings took place had been bugged by intelligence agents.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Government
To Go: Plastic-Foam Containers, if the Mayor Gets His Way
02-13-2013
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New York Times
It is the most humble of vessels for New York City foodstuffs, ubiquitous at Chinese takeout joints and halal street carts. But the plastic-foam container may soon be going the way of trans fats, 32-ounce Pepsis, and cigarettes in Central Park.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
American’s Merger With US Airways Advances
02-13-2013
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New York Times
Ending a yearlong courtship by US Airways, American Airlines agreed on Wednesday to merge with the smaller carrier, paving the way for the creation of the nation’s largest airline.
The boards of the companies met separately to approve the combinat
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Media: Print
Time Warner Considers Spinning Off Some of Its Magazines
02-13-2013
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New York Times
Time Warner is in talks to shed much of Time Inc., the country’s largest magazine publisher and the foundation on which the $49 billion media conglomerate was built, according to people involved in the negotiations.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Cops Accused of Arresting Man with Camera who Witnessed Them Killing Suspect
02-13-2013
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Photography Is Not a Crime
Authorities in Southern California shot and killed a man Monday, then apparently arrested another man who had video recorded the incident. That’s according to a comment on the Southwest Riverside News Network article, which is cut and pasted within.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
Hannibal’s Crossing Of The TSA: Arizona Man Sues Agency After Arrest For Airport Joke
02-13-2013
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Jonathan Turley
Frank Hannibal, 50, who was arrested for making a simple joke to his wife and family about the ruckus caused by his jar of Crazy Richards peanut butter. He is now rightfully suing the TSA for $5 million and a verdict in his favor would do wonders
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Obama Sides With Music Industry Seeking To Uphold Draconian Award Against Mother
02-13-2013
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Jonathan Turley
Despite the abuse of average citizens by thuggish law firms and prosecutors, the Obama Administration continues to support draconian measures against citizens.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Military
DoD mints new medal for drone pilots and cyber warriors
02-13-2013
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ARS Technica
The Department of Defense announced the creation of a new medal to honor the actions of members of the military who directly affect the course of battle without physically being there"in other words, drone pilots, cyber warfare experts, and other rem
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Police State
Pa. man had tear gas, flares in car while in Somerdale: Camden County authorities
02-13-2013
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South Jersey Times
A Pennsylvania man faces 10 criminal counts after police allegedly found tear gas canisters, rocket-propelled flares and an extended baton in the car he was driving Tuesday.
Fernando Antonio Salguero, 39, of Bridgeport, Pa. was arrested after a se
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Darren Wolfe
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
New deadly SARS-like virus has potential to transfer from human to human
02-13-2013
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RT.com
British health officials warn a new deadly virus, similar to SARS, could spread from person to person. WHO officials are encouraging countries to be on the lookout for the new illness, as its origins remain unclear.
A new coronavirus is causing conc
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Ronald Bogner
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News Link • China
Chinese pig farms breed drug-resistant bacteria
02-13-2013
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newscientist.com
Half of all pigs live in China " and well over half of them eat feed laced with antibiotic "growth promoters". Now Chinese and US researchers have found that this practice is spawning a tide of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Africa: On the Map
Microsoft brings solar Wi-Fi to rural Kenya
02-13-2013
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newscientist.com
Using derelict TV frequencies, old-fashioned antennas and solar power, Microsoft is trialling a pioneering form of broadband technology in Africa
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Time to Drop Money From Helicopters
02-13-2013
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counterpunch, KEVIN ZEESE and Dr. MARGARET FLOWERS
Milton Friedman of the Chicago School of Economics suggested in 1969 that dropping money out of helicopters for citizens to pick up was a sure way to restart the economy.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Surveillance
Zombie law: CISPA cyber bill resurrected from the dead
02-13-2013
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http://rt.com
The two US lawmakers responsible for last year’s failed cybersecurity bill known as CISPA are reintroducing the act, and renewed interest from Washington means it might have a fighting chance this time at being signed into law.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Healthcare
Report: $2bln Medicaid program mostly helps illegal immigrants
02-13-2013
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http://rt.com
President Obama has repeatedly pledged not to provide healthcare to illegal immigrants.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military
Welcome to the Malware-Industrial Complex
02-13-2013
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Technologyreview.com
The U.S. government is developing new computer weapons and driving a black market in “zero-day” bugs. The result could be a more dangerous Web for everyone.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • World News
Man dies after setting himself on fire in front of French employment office
02-13-2013
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http://rt.com
A 43-year-old man has committed suicide by setting himself on fire in front of a French employment agency in the city of Nantes.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military
Navy: No New Weapons System on Our Future Carrier-Based Drone
02-13-2013
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Wired.com
The admiral in charge of the Navy’s drone development says there will be “no new weapons development program” for the drone the Navy wants to operate on an aircraft carrier.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • United States Postal Service
Postal Service Modernization Bills Introduced; Saturday Mail Preserved
02-13-2013
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http://www.commondreams.org
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) today introduced legislation to modernize the U.S. Postal Service, save Saturday mail and repeal a crippling law responsible for 80 percent of the mail system’s funding woes.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Internet
Online Singles Are Getting Desperate For A Cheap Valentine's Date
02-13-2013
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Business Insider
With Valentine's Day nearly here, more people are hunting online for a quick date on a budget.
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Pentagon Inks Deal for Smartphone Tool That Scans Your Face, Eyes, Thumbs
02-13-2013
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Wired.com
In a few years, the soldier, marine or special operator out on patrol might be able to record the facial features or iris signature of a suspicious person all from his or her smartphone " and at a distance, too.
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News Link • Activism
Issawi: They Don't Hear Me When I Ask for Help
02-13-2013
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http://www.commondreams.org, by Abby Zimet
Palestinian political prisoner Samer Issawi is reportedly near death, shackled to his bed, after six and a half months on a hunger strike in an Israeli prison - the longest hunger strike in history.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • World News
Nuclear 'Fingerprinting' Shows Just How Potent North Korean Nukes Have Become
02-13-2013
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Business Insider
In a short 5 years, North Korea has increased the yield of it's nuclear weapons 10-fold.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • NATO
Five Afghan Children Among Ten Civilians Killed in NATO/US Drone Attack
02-13-2013
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http://www.commondreams.org, Jon Queally
'Four women and five children were killed, and five children wounded.'
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Activism
Nearly 50 Climate Activists Arrested Outside Obama's White House
02-13-2013
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http://www.commondreams.org, Jon Queally
We're not protesting against Obama, say groups, we're applying the pressure he's requested
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Agriculture
American Farmland Prices Are Going Bonkers
02-13-2013
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Business Insider
Despite the severe drought still gripping the U.S., farmland values continued to rise across most crop-growing regions in the third quarter.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Government Debt & Financing
Republicans Are Telling A Big, Dangerous Lie About The Economy
02-13-2013
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Business Insider
Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) says Senate Republicans will unanimously support a balanced-budget amendment, to be unveiled Wednesday as the core of the GOP’s fiscal agenda.
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News Link • Drugs and Medications
The 7 Most Prescribed Drugs In The World And Their Natural Counterparts
02-13-2013
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http://govtslaves.info, Dave Mihalovic
We don’t have to live in a medicated world, but we certainly choose to.
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Robert Lee
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Reference Link • Activism
It Is Decision Time
www.thecommonsenseshow.com
I was contemplating how many ways that we are under attack from the globalists and there are almost too many variables to count. After reading the following list, if one is not motivated to fight, then we get the government we deserve.
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News Link • Currencies
YEN SURGES: G7 Finance Ministers Make Shock Announcement
02-12-2013
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Business Insider
Earlier today, the G7 made a fairly mild comment about how there should be market-based exchange rates.
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News Link • Economy - International
Uruguay Is Basically A Giant Offshore Bank Account
02-12-2013
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Business Insider
Punta del Este, Uruguay
Charming” is, I believe, the word most often used to describe Uruguay. People tend to make a lot of parallels to the United States in the 1950s" a much slower pace of life, less government intrusion, and family focused.
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News Link • Agriculture
US demands Russia ‘immediately’ lifts meat ban
02-12-2013
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RT.com
The United States has urged Russia to “honor its obligations” as a WTO member and “restore market access for US meat and meat products immediately.” Earlier the Russian food watchdog claimed the ban over additive ractopamine will be long-term.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • United Nations
N. Korea conducts 3rd nuclear test, warns more ‘measures’ may come
02-12-2013
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RT.com
A defiant North Korea has conducted its third nuclear test, prompting a wave of international criticism from governments and other organization. It also said that more “measures” may follow, raising concerns that more nuclear devices may be exploded.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Vaccines and Vaccinations
HPV, tetanus vaccines causes deadly new autoimmune disease known as antiphospholipid syndrome
02-12-2013
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naturalnews.com
One of the latest technologies being employed in the production of new vaccines involves the use of outer membrane vesicles (OMVs), a type of pathogenic bacteria that mimics the phospholipids naturally found in the human body.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • States' Rights
Washington state seeks to nullify NDAA's 'indefinite detention' provision
02-12-2013
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naturalnews.com
A states' rights organization says a group of lawmakers in Washington state are considering bipartisan legislation that would block any attempt by the federal government to indefinitely detain U.S. citizens or lawful resident aliens without providing
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
LAPD literally trying to execute Christopher Dorner while endangering LA citizens
02-12-2013
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naturalnews.com
I've never seen a police force look as pathetic and weak as the LAPD does right now.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Whistleblowers
Former LAPD Captain Called The Fugitive Ex-Cop's Firing 'Very, Very Ugly'
02-12-2013
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Business Insider
Ex-cop Christopher Dorner allegedly killed the daughter of a former LAPD captain and her fiancé before declaring war on the department in an online manifesto.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
Exclusive: Inside A Secret CIA Prison In The Polish Countryside
02-12-2013
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worldcrunch.com
Documents reveal how American intelligence officers turned a secret training center for Polish security forces into one of the controversial "black site" prisons for terrorism suspects.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • General Opinion
MSNBC Host Gives Staunch Defense Of Drone Strikes And Civilian Casualties
02-12-2013
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Business Insider
Touré, co-host of The Cycle on MSNBC, took a hard line in favor of drones today.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Weird/Offbeat News
Montana TV Station Apologizes For Emergency Broadcast About Zombie Apocalypse
02-12-2013
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Business Insider
Folks in Montana were shocked when their regularly scheduled programming was interrupted by emergency broadcast warning them of a zombie apocalypse.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Transportation
ELON MUSK: 'I Guess We Were Pretty Dumb To Agree To An Article By This Guy'
02-12-2013
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Business Insider
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is feuding with The New York Times.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military
Obama: "Unforeseen emergency exists that requires immediate military assistance to Chad and Fra
02-12-2013
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Daily Paul.com
Presidential Memorandum -- Presidential Determination Regarding Drawdown Under Section 506 (a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended, for Chad and France to Support Their Efforts in Mali
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Robert Lee
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News Link • TERRORISM
Another False Flag Attempt by FBI
02-12-2013
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Daily Paul.com
FBI: Calif. ex-con tried to bomb bank to start civil war
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Judge Napolitano on the Unusual Circumstances Surrounding the Manhunt for Christopher Dorner
02-12-2013
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Daily Paul.com
Judge Napolitano on the Unusual Circumstances Surrounding the Manhunt for Christopher Dorner
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Obama Administration
A Map Of Where Drones Are Allowed In The U.S.
02-12-2013
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popsci.com
The Electronic Frontier Foundation releases the Federal Aviation Administration's drone authorization list. See who's allowed to fly drones in your neighborhood!
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News Link • Iraq
Iraq Security Checkpoints Targeted: 26 Killed, 37 Wounded
02-12-2013
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Antiwar.com
Insurgents targeted several checkpoints across the country. At least 26 were killed and 37 more were wounded, most of them security personnel, in those and other attacks.
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News Link • World News
Pope Benedict XVI to resign citing poor health
02-12-2013
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bbc.co.uk
Pope Benedict XVI is to resign at the end of this month after nearly eight years as the head of the Catholic Church, saying he is too old to continue at the age of 85.
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
Aaron Tobey wins case against the TSA
January 30th, 2013
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SilverUnderground.com
The TSA is a natural target for political demonstrations. Their invasive sexual molestation is unpopular with everyone, and their checkpoints come ready made with a captive audience. In 2010 Aaron Tobey was handcuffed and held for 90 minutes by the T
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Davi Barker
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News Link • Surveillance
Canadian Government killing online surveillance bill
02-12-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson says the controversial Bill C-30, known as the online surveillance or warrantless wiretapping bill, won’t go ahead due to opposition from the public.
The bill, which was known as the Protecting Children from
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Police State
Does the Drone Memo justify striking the Free State Project?
February 6th, 2013
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SilverUnderground.com
The big news this week is a secret memo from the Justice Department titled, “Lawfulness of a Lethal Operation Directed Against a U.S. Citizen.” It was leaked to NBC News, and details the legal justification the Obama Administration believes legitimiz
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Davi Barker
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News Link • Police State
JSOC: Secret laws. Secret lists. Secret death squads.
February 9th, 2013
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SilverUnderground.com
Naomi Wolf has, as usual, scared the crap out of me. This time in her recent article in the Guardian, “JSOC: Obama’s secret assassins.” What takes the form of a review of the film “Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield” doubles as some shocking anal
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News Link • Police State
The LAPD is hunting Frank Castle
02/12/1913
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SilverUnderground.com
The LAPD and associated forces are currently conducting the largest organized manhunt in LA history. The search now spans four States, California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. The suspect is former LAPD officer and ex-US Navy reservist, Christophe
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Davi Barker
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Absurdity on Patrol
02-11-2013
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Lew Rockwell blog
If someone had murdered 3 people, and the killer could not be located, a token report might appear on a TV newscast. But the killing of members of the police force - particularly carried out by a former cop - sends the entire system to DEFCON 1
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