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Date Sent: 2013-02-16
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Saturday, February 16, 2013 |
How Law Enforcement and Media Covered Up the Plan to Burn Christopher Dorner Alive
Pelosi: Congressional pay cut undermines dignity of the job -- Rangel wants women to be drafted -- Brooklyn Prosecutor Given Reduced Charge After Strangling EMT Worker -- Justice Dept Reduces Charges To Single Count For Jesse Jackson, Jr. -- France Plans To Prohibit Cash Payments Over €1,000 -- The War Is Over...And We Won -- Wash. state bill would make almost all gun owners criminals -- US Plans to Build 2 Prisons in Haiti's Provinces -- Sheriff: Ex-cop Dorner died from gunshot to head -- Pope struggled to lift sacred secrecy of Vatican finances -- Want More Freedom – NOW? -- Alameda Sheriff plays word games at Drone hearing -- Loving the War on Terror -- Here's Why So Many Russians Have Dash Cams -- "Medical marijuana a healing plant for medically needy" former prosecutor -- SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News, February 17, 2013 Edition --
Central Banks Buy the Most Gold Since 1964 -- Very Good News For
Liberty Lovers: Arkansas House Approves Guns At Colleges,
Universities -- Report:
Meteor Crash In Cuba -BREAKING -- Cost Of The
Obama’s State Of The Union Address? $83.4 Billion -- “Russia Shot
Down The Meteor” Theory Spreads Online -- Rumor Says China Will Move
Capital From Beijing In 2016 -- Will A California Sheriff's
Department Use A Drone To Spy On Its Citizens? -- Jon Stewart, Joe Scarborough And Others Skewer CNN For
Round-The-Clock Cruise Ship Coverage -- Here's What Life Is Like On The
Country's Most Dangerous And Depressing Indian Reservation --
Israeli Gaza Airstrikes Violated Laws of War
Fernando Antonio Salguero Rescue Fund Donations
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News Link • Conspiracies
How Law Enforcement and Media Covered Up the Plan to Burn Christopher Dorner Alive
02-15-2013
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Daily Paul.com
HIghly disturbing behavior by newspaper and Live TV sources in complying with the San Bernardino Sheriffs.
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News Link • Congress-Congressmen
Pelosi: Congressional pay cut undermines dignity of the job
02-15-2013
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The Hill
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that she opposes a cut in congressional pay because it would diminish the dignity of lawmakers' jobs. "I don't think we should do it; I think we should respect the work we do," Pelosi told r
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News Link • Draft
Rangel wants women to be drafted
02-15-2013
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The Hill
Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) said he plans to bring back the military draft and extend it to women for the first time. Rangel said the decision to allow women to serve in combat means that they should register for the Selective Service.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Brooklyn Prosecutor Given Reduced Charge After Strangling EMT Worker
02-15-2013
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Jonathan Turley
Many emergency medical workers were visibly upset after prosecutors reduced charges for Michael Jaccarino, a prosecutor in the Brooklyn district attorney’s office, who attacked a female EMT in a drunken rage. Jaccarino was given just a 10 day communi
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Justice Dept Reduces Charges To Single Count For Jesse Jackson, Jr.
02-15-2013
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Jonathan Turley
We have been following the disgraceful tenure of Jesse Jackson Jr. who disappeared for months as federal investigators closed in on his corrupt practices. He then was inexplicably reelected despite not running or offering any demonstrable evidence of
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News Link • Government
France Plans To Prohibit Cash Payments Over €1,000
02-15-2013
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Forbes
One of the best things about covering payments news is that you never run out of stories where various myopic governments attempt to restrict the flow of cash in a squeeze for revenue.
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News Link • Philosophy: Anarchism
The War Is Over...And We Won
02-15-2013
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http://tdvmedia.com
The war I'm talking about is the war between individuals and the state. You see, governments have already lost. They just don't know it yet. There has been a war going on between collectivizing, coercive government and the allied forces of individual
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News Link • Gun Rights
Wash. state bill would make almost all gun owners criminals
02-15-2013
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Washington state Sens. Ed Murray (D), Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D) and Adam Kline (D) have introduced new gun control legislation that goes far above and beyond what anyone would consider a simple sales ban.
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News Link • Foreign Policy
US Plans to Build 2 Prisons in Haiti's Provinces
02-15-2013
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AP
The U.S. government plans to build two prisons in Haiti's countryside in an effort to stem severe overcrowding, disease and violence in the poor Caribbean nation's prison system, a U.S. official said Friday.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Sheriff: Ex-cop Dorner died from gunshot to head
02-15-2013
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AP
Fugitive ex-cop Christopher Dorner killed himself as the cabin he was barricaded inside caught fire following a shootout with officers, police revealed Friday while also confirming he spent most of his time on the run in a condominium just steps away
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Religion: Believers
Pope struggled to lift sacred secrecy of Vatican finances
02-15-2013
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Washington Post
Italian prosecutors say a Ferrari-driving lawyer who defrauded insurance companies used the priest as a frontman, with Palumbo stashing the illicit cash inside the secretive Vatican Bank.
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News Link • According to Morpheus
Want More Freedom " NOW?
02-15-2013
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Morpheus Titania
You can have it all " more freedom, more autonomy, more money, more love, more fun! Listen to this interview " then call 561-542-5800 to book a free seat at your local Titania Project meeting.
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News Link • Surveillance
Alameda Sheriff plays word games at Drone hearing
2/15/13
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SilverUnderground.com
Yesterday, V-Day, the Public Protection Committee of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing in Oakland, CA on a request from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office to purchase a surveillance Drone, which would make my County the f
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Davi Barker
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News Link • Police State
Loving the War on Terror
2-15-2013
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Earl Duane
What's not to like about the War on Terror?
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News Link • Police State
Here's Why So Many Russians Have Dash Cams
02-15-2013
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mashable.com
No, you're not imagining things, Russian drivers are inordinately good at capturing highway drama as it happens. There's no better example than the multiple amateur videos of the 10-ton meteor that crashed to Earth in Russia on Friday, exploding ov
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Ronald Bogner
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News Link • Drug War
"Medical marijuana a healing plant for medically needy" former prosecutor
02-14-2013
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Glendale Star
By A. Melvin McDonald | 2 comments
I was a prosecutor with the Maricopa County Attorney's office from 1970-1974.
I served seven years as a Maricopa County Superior Court judge after leaving the County Attorney’s office.
In 1981, I was appointed b
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Ronald Bogner
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News Link • Activism
Can you hear it yet? The Long Roll of William Diamond's Drum
02/15/2013
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http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com/2013/02
Today, William Diamond's drum again beats the long roll. We do not seek a civil war, but one is being thrust upon us. If we do not now stand, then when will we? We must defy these intolerable acts, whatever their source, and challenge the collectivi
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News Link • Palestine -- Israel
The dishonesty of ‘The Gatekeepers'
02/13/2013
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Roz Rothstein & Roberta Seid - Jerusalem Post
The film sends a 'simplistic political message,' implying that Israel's occupation of the West Bank stands between terrorism and peace.
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Central Banks Buy the Most Gold Since 1964
02-15-2013
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Daily Paul.com
Central bank buying for 2012 rose by 17% over 2011 to some 534.6 tonnes.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gun Rights
Very Good News For Liberty Lovers: Arkansas House Approves Guns At Colleges, Universities
02-15-2013
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Daily Paul.com
Very Good News For Liberty Lovers: Arkansas House Approves Guns At Colleges, Universities
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military
Phil Plait: How to defend Earth from asteroids
02-15-2013
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ted.com
What's six miles wide and can end civilization in an instant? An asteroid -- and there are lots of them out there. With humor and great visuals, Phil Plait enthralls the TEDxBoulder audience with all the ways asteroids can kill, and what we must do t
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Conspiracies
Let the conspiracy theories begin!
02-15-2013
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Daily Paul.com
As soon as I saw video this morning of the meteor strike in Russia this morning, I KNEW that there would be crazy, half-baked, inane theories that it was OMIGOSH A WEAPONS TEST or something like that.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Cuba
Report: Meteor Crash In Cuba -BREAKING
02-15-2013
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Daily Paul.com
Cuba, 15.02.2013 Residents of a locality ‘in the central region of Cuba said they had seen an object that fell from the sky and exploded with a great noise, which shook the houses of the place: it is learned from testimonies collected by local televi
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Police State
Cops do it again
02-15-2013
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Daily Paul.com
Cops forced to pay 250,000 in tax payer funds to pregnant woman that was abused by them. This was the result of a stop on the interstate that the cops told her to drive to the next exit.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Government Debt & Financing
Cost Of The Obama’s State Of The Union Address? $83.4 Billion
02-15-2013
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govtslaves.info
President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address was filled with promises and various other costly legislative items at a time when budget deficits are still running high. According to the National Taxpayers Union, President Obama’s agenda would c
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News Link • Misinformation
“Russia Shot Down The Meteor” Theory Spreads Online
02-15-2013
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Prison Planet
Wild hypotheses include “kinetic bombardment” weaponry aimed at Russia by US
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News Link • China
Rumor Says China Will Move Capital From Beijing In 2016
02-15-2013
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Business Insider
Chinese netizens are widely discussing a rumor that the Chinese government is planning to move the country's capital in the next few years.
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News Link • Police State
Will A California Sheriff's Department Use A Drone To Spy On Its Citizens?
02-15-2013
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Business Insider
Almost overnight, drones have become a part of a nationwide conversation about not just foreign policy but also domestic surveillance, as local law enforcement agencies debate whether they want to risk their citizens' right to privacy.
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News Link • Legislative Mischief
First the MIAC Report, Now This - What's With Missouri?
02-15-2013
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fellowshipofminds.wordpress via rense.com
Democrats in the State of Missouri’s House of Representatives introduced a bill, HB 545, which will make it a class C felony to manufacture, import, possess, purchase, sell, or transfer any assault weapon or large capacity magazine.
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Ed Vallejo
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News Link • Agriculture
EU Urges Two-year Ban on 'Disturbing' Bee Insecticides
02-15-2013
European Commission spokesman Frederic Vincent said the European Union executive had proposed a "two-year ban" on the use of three so-called neonicotinoid insecticides used in maize, rapeseed, sunflower and cotton cultivation.
Sources told AFP t
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News Link • Agriculture
How Salt Halts Plant Growth
02-15-2013
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arclein
"We are familiar with how animals use a fight or flight strategy to face external challenges. While plants can't run for safety, they can control how much they grow into dangerous territory," commented Dinneny. It turns out that Abscisic Acid, a s
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News Link • Science
Comet of the Century
02-15-2013
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arclein
Others fall inwards from a still mysterious region beyond all known major and minor planets " the Oort cloud. This detritus from our solar system’s youth exists somewhere between about 2,000 and 50,000 times further from the Sun than the Earth is, pe
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News Link • Israel - Palestine
Reconciliation Between Arabs and Israelis
02-15-2013
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arclein
The Israeli"Palestinian Narratives project is one of many projects headed by the PCFF. It brings together people of the most diverse backgrounds, such as Orthodox Jews and religious Muslims, whereas other projects bring together people with similar o
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News Link • Entertainment: Sports
LeBron James Brutally Silenced An Oklahoma City Fan Last Night
02-15-2013
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Business Insider
LeBron James got off to a slow start"for him"last night with only seven points in the first quarter as his Miami Heat played the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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News Link • Humor
Los Angeles On High Alert As LAPD Back On Regular Duty
02-15-2013
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The Onion
“I mean, just knowing they’re out there is terrifying"how can I feel safe when these maniacs are on the loose in my neighborhood?”
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News Link • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert
Jon Stewart, Joe Scarborough And Others Skewer CNN For Round-The-Clock Cruise Ship Coverage
02-15-2013
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Business Insider
CNN viewers on Thursday might not have been aware of much else happening in the news besides the long-awaited docking of the Carnival Triumph Cruise ship, which had lost power while life on the ship deteriorated into generally disgusting conditions.
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News Link • Natural Disasters
Crazy Images Of The Meteor That Exploded Over Russia
02-15-2013
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Business Insider
The Russian city of Chelyabinsk was rocked today as it was hit by what appears to have been a meteorite weighing up to 11 tons.
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Feature Article • Police State
Arizona Anti Drone Bill
Thomas Costanzo
Arizona is taking a stand against spying using Drones. This is an important bill that is being taken in the 2013 legisative session. This anti- police drone bill has great support in both houses in Arizona, AND BY WE THE PEOPLE.
But there is O
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News Link • Obama Administration
Chuck Hagel blocked: Harry Reid says he doesn’t have the votes
02-14-2013
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politico.com
Chuck Hagel’s path to the Pentagon struck another major roadblock on Thursday when Senate Republicans kept up their threat to filibuster, throwing the nomination into limbo as Congress prepared to quit town for a weeklong recess.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Police State
Meet Stingray Surveillance: The “Unconstitutional, All-You-Can-Eat Data Buffet”
02-14-2013
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Prison Planet
It’s getting impossible to keep track of all the new spy tools being rolled out by the police state in the name of “fighting terrorism”, aka spying on innocent American citizens unconstitutionally.
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News Link • Surveillance
New Surveillance System Tracks Every Moving Object In An Entire City
02-14-2013
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Prison Planet
Sensor housed in drone can see 6 inch objects from 20,000 feet altitude
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News Link • Bill of Rights
The Real State of the Union February 12, 2013.
02-14-2013
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Daily Paul.com
Instead of the traditional Republicon versus Demoliar debate which ensues for theatrics on cable news, I thought a more prudent analysis of the State of the Union after Obama’s first term is much more appropriate and realistic as to where our nation
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News Link • Gun Rights
'Mandatory Gun Buybacks' Cute New Moniker for Obama Confiscation Aims
02-14-2013
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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com via rense.com
Obama’s experts say that a gun ban, like the one being debated right now in Congress, will not work without mandatory ‘gun buybacks and not exemptions.’ ”
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Ed Vallejo
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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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News Link • Surveillance
“Riot” Program is “Google for Spies”
02-14-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
(Video) Next News Network covers various topics including the new “Riot” program that is designed to collect massive amounts of personal data from social networking sites, such as Twitter, Facebook and others. Also covered is the latest in drone and
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News Link • Currencies
Petrogold: Are Russia And China Hoarding Gold Because They Plan To Kill The Petrodollar?
02-14-2013
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theeconomiccollapseblog.com
Will oil soon be traded in a currency that is thousands of years old?
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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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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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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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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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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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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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News Link • History
Who Is The Government?
02-13-2013
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bogslife.com
The doctrine of the divine right of kings establishes that the King is the ultimate authority, that he derives this right directly from God, and no one, often not even the church, can question his authority or rule; only God can judge a King. To oppo
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News Link • Gun Rights
To Reduce Suicide Rates, New Focus Turns to Guns
02-14-2013
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nytimes.com
Craig Reichert found his son’s body on a winter morning, lying on the floor as if he were napping with his great-uncle’s pistol under his knee.
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News Link • World News
North Korea Nuclear Test Sends Message to Washington One Week After US-South Korean War Games
02-14-2013
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truth-out.org
The United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency meeting after North Korea conducted its third-ever nuclear test in defiance of U.N. orders.
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News Link • Corruption
Culture of Corruption
02-14-2013
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weeklystandard.com
Caribbean-based company ICSSI had seen its lucrative contract to X-ray the cargo entering the Dominican Republic languish for years when, in 2011, it began searching for an investor with political pull.
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