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Date Sent: 2013-05-08
Freedom's Phoenix AM Edition for Wednesday, May 8, 2013 |
Syria Goes Dark As Country Disappears From Internet -- Senators discuss revising 9/11 resolution
Leviathan's Heel - by John Taylor -- Cutting the Root of Tyranny - by L. Neil Smith -- Job Openings in the U.S. Drop From Almost Five-Year High -- Air Force Brochure Tells Sexual Assault Victims to ‘Submit’ -- Air Force sex-assault chief arrested on sexual battery charges -- Crisis, Policing, And Militarism After Boston: Why We Need To Establish Fire Lines -- Drone Strikes Are Winning War in Yemen . . . for Al-Qaeda -- 25 Killed, Scores Wounded in Attack on Pakistan Election Rally -- US Doubts UN Claims That Syrian Rebels Used Sarin -- The US Regulatory Vice Closes On Bitcoin -- Insanity defense for accused Colorado theater gunman -- U.S. and Russia Plan Conference Aimed at Ending Syrian War -- Mexican Cartels Control Pot Farms As Far North As Washington State -- 3 missing women rescued from Cleveland home; questions raised over police visits -- Obama delivers blunt message on sexual assaults in military --
First Ender’s Game Trailer Has Kids, Alien War, Ben Kingsley -- Merkel
Is Losing Ground, And We're Getting 'Ominous Long-Term Vibes' Out Of
Germany -- Study Links Monsanto's Roundup to Autism, Parkinson's and
Alzheimer's -- The Greatest Lie the Fed Ever Told -- Eyewitnesses:
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Did Not Shoot Boston Cop -- Stop Granting
Special Privileges to the Police -- AWARENESS: Understanding Your
Personal Universe -- Wisconsin Family Discovers Fully-Stocked
Fallout Shelter in Their Back Yard... -- Google Falsely Accuses
Infowars, Drudge of Malware -- Sail Fawn Big Brother -- STOP
AGENDA 21 MEETUP!! -- Federal Europe will be 'a reality in a few
years', says Jose Manuel Barroso -- How to Buy Annuities (and
When Not To) -- Bitcoin: The Tyranny Test -- Springs Replace Spokes
in New Shock-Absorbing Bike Wheel -- Robert Fisk: The truth is
that after Israel’s air strikes, we are involved -- The Man
Behind the Google Brain: Andrew Ng and the Quest for the New AI -- Video:
Obama Civilian Defense Force Volunteers Check Backpacks On SDSU
Campus -- Bitcoin On The PayPal Network
AZ: March Against Monsanto - Free Market
Freedom's Phoenix Digital Magazine May, 2013 Edition READY FOR
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Senators discuss revising 9/11 resolution
05-07-2013
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Politico
Top senators in both parties have begun talks to revise the congressional resolution authorizing the use of military force following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, according to lawmakers
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Internet
Syria Traffic Goes "Dark" As Country Disappears From Internet
05-07-2013
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http://www.zerohedge.com
While there have been no new military attacks on Syria since Sunday morning, something more peculiar happened in the past few hours, when according to Akamai and various other Internet traffic trackers, Syria has literally gone "dark"
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News Link • Boston Marathon Bombing
Leviathan's Heel - by John Taylor
05-07-2013
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L. Neil Smith's The Libertarian Enterprise
On the 20th anniversary of the government's sadistic and excessive slaughter of men, women, and children at their home in Waco, TX, the people of Boston awakened to find an army of occupation had seized and paralyzed their city.
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News Link • Boston Marathon Bombing
Cutting the Root of Tyranny
05-07-2013
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by L. Neil Smith (The Libertarian Enterprise)
A Florida county sheriff is being given a million dollars to violate the rights of the people who were stupid enough to put him in office. A new "violence prevention unit aimed at preventing tragedies like those in Newtown, Connecticut and Aurora, Co
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News Link • Employment & Jobs
Job Openings in the U.S. Drop From Almost Five-Year High
05-07-2013
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Alex Kowalski via Bloomberg.com
Job openings in the U.S. eased in March from the highest level in almost five years, indicating employers are waiting to see how the economy performs as federal budget cuts take effect.
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News Link • Military
Air Force Brochure Tells Sexual Assault Victims to ‘Submit’
05-07-2013
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Spencer Ackerman via WIRED.com
An Air Force brochure on sexual assault advises potential victims not to fight off their attackers.
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News Link • Military
Air Force sex-assault chief arrested on sexual battery charges
05-07-2013
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Matt Pearce via LA Times
The man leading a U.S. Air Force program responsible for preventing sexual assault has been arrested on suspicion of drunkenly groping a woman in an Arlington, Va., parking lot, officials said Monday.
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News Link • Boston Marathon Bombing
Crisis, Policing, And Militarism After Boston: Why We Need To Establish Fire Lines
05-07-2013
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by Radley Balko (Huffington Post)
By April 19th, about 9,000 cops, SWAT teams and National Guardsmen had descended on Boston to find the remaining suspect in the marathon bombing. In the Watertown neighborhood, they went door to door, in some cases forcing people
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News Link • Drones
Drone Strikes Are Winning War in Yemen -- for Al-Qaeda
05-07-2013
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Bloomberg.com
It was a contradiction that perfectly captured the essence of the U.S. drone war against Islamic terrorists: Just as we learned that strikes in Yemen had resumed after a three-month hiatus
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News Link • Bitcoin
The US Regulatory Vice Closes On Bitcoin
05-07-2013
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Zero Hedge
CFTC's Bart Chilton notes "it's not monopoly money - real people have real risk in these instruments," and regulating the controversial cyber-currency "is sure something [CFTC] needs to explore." Chilton's remit to regulate this "shadow currency"
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News Link • Police State
Insanity defense for accused Colorado theater gunman
05-07-2013
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by Wendy McElroy
The Palm Beach, Florida police program is the first of its kind in America. The Community Partners Against Terrorism (CPAT) initiative sprang out of the half-billion dollars dropped into Urban Area Security grants by the Department of Homeland Securi
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News Link • Syria
U.S. and Russia Plan Conference Aimed at Ending Syrian War
05-07-2013
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New York Times
Russia and the United States announced they would seek to convene an international conference aimed at ending the civil war in Syria, jointly intensifying their diplomatic pressure on the combatants to peacefully settle a conflict that
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Open Source Is Better Than the Closed Stuff (Until You Hit 1 Million Lines)
05-07-2013
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Klint Finley via WIRED.com
In the dark old days of the late 1990s and early 2000s, debates would rage about whether open source software is as good as proprietary software. And it was all a matter of opinion.
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News Link • Israel
Israel Swears Its Missile Defense Can Block Syrian Attacks
05-07-2013
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Noah Shachtman via WIRED.com
Israel may have attacked targets in Syria " and risked a wider war " to stop ballistic missiles from falling into the hands of Islamic extremists.
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
A Short History of Everyone's Favorite Real-Life X-Wing Fighter
05-07-2013
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David S. F. Portree via WIRED.com
The X-15 is a strong contender for the title of “Everyone’s Favorite X-plane.” Conceived in the 1952-1954 period, before Sputnik (October 1957) and the birth of NASA (October 1958), the North American Aviation-built rocket plane was...
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
3 missing women rescued from Cleveland home; questions raised over police visits
05-07-2013
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Washington Post
The families of three women who spent years in captivity inside a Cleveland home celebrated their remarkable rescue, as questions began emerging about why police were called to the house at least twice in recent years yet never went inside.
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News Link • Military
Obama delivers blunt message on sexual assaults in military
05-07-2013
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Washington Post
The estimated number of military personnel victimized by sexual assault and related crimes has surged by about 35 percent over the past two years, the Pentagon reported Tuesday, as the White House and lawmakers expressed anger with the military’s han
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
First Ender’s Game Trailer Has Kids, Alien War, Ben Kingsley
05-07-2013
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Angela Watercutter via WIRED.com
In case Iron Man 3 didn’t have enough Ben Kingsley for you (and really, there’s never too much Kingsley), Summit has released the first trailer for Ender’s Game
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
'Space Hackers' Take On Citizen Science for Suborbital Spaceflight
05-07-2013
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Douglas Messier via Space.com
The increasing demand for flying experiments in space was clearly in evidence over the weekend as a standing room only crowd of 100 people packed into a room here at the Hacker Dojo to hear about a new era of citizen science.
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News Link • Energy
Wind Turbines, Battery Included, Can Keep Power Supplies Stable
05-07-2013
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Kevin Bullis via TechnologyReview.com
Advances like GE’s new hybrid wind turbines could make renewable energy more practical.
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News Link • Inventions
Abu Dhabi Airport Has Installed Some Bizarre-Looking Sleep Pods
05-07-2013
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Soo Kim
Abu Dhabi International Airport has installed dozens of bizarre-looking "sleeping pods" that allow passengers to nap in privacy.
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Scientists Find A Possible Cure For Gray Hair
05-07-2013
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Marc Lallanilla
Gray hair " one of the classic signs of aging that can lead to a midlife crisis for some " may some day be a thing of the past, much to the chagrin of hair-dye manufacturers and Corvette salesmen.
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News Link • Political Parties
Merkel Is Losing Ground, And We're Getting 'Ominous Long-Term Vibes' Out Of Germany
05-07-2013
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Business Insider
Germany's September national elections are rapidly approaching, and there are signs that it could start to get interesting.
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News Link • Entertainment: Television (TV)
Audi And Leonard Nimoy Mock Mercedes-Benz In A Funny New Ad
05-07-2013
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Alex Davies
Audi capitalized on the upcoming release of the new "Star Trek" film with a video in which two stars of the franchise mock Mercedes-Benz.
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News Link • Humor
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, A Former Comedian, Gave A Commencement Speech That Will Make You LOL
05-07-2013
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Business Insider
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo gave a commencement speech over the weekend at the University of Michigan.
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
Study Links Monsanto's Roundup to Autism, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's
05-07-2013
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http://www.nationofchange.org, Genna Reed
A new review of hundreds of scientific studies surrounding glyphosate"the major component of Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide"sheds light on its effects within the human body.
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News Link • Corruption
Stop Granting Special Privileges to the Police
05-07-2013
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http://www.lewrockwell.com, by Steven Greenhut
The horrific Boston bombings already have led to irrational calls for more security cameras and more police officers, with some Democrats absurdly using this tragedy as a reason to stop the slight sequester-mandated cuts in federal spending growth.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Stop Granting Special Privileges to the Police
05-07-2013
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Lewrockwell.com
The horrific Boston bombings already have led to irrational calls for more security cameras and more police officers, with some Democrats absurdly using this tragedy as a reason to stop the slight sequester-mandated cuts in federal spending growth.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • r3VOLution Continues
AWARENESS " Understanding Your Personal Universe
05-07-2013
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Bob Podolsky
AWARENESS " Understanding Your Personal Universe (Wednesdays)
The Big Picture " External Awareness
Internal vs. External Awareness
Understanding Ethics, Law & Government
The Comforting Lies: Getting Out of the “Matrix”
Know Your Enemie
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Thomas Costanzo
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News Link • Off Grid Living - Survival Prepping
Wisconsin Family Discovers Fully-Stocked Fallout Shelter in Their Back Yard...
05-07-2013
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http://lewrockwell.com, Daily Mail
For more than a decade after they moved into their house in Neenah, Wisconsin, the Zwick family knew they had a Cold War bunker in their backyard.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Google Falsely Accuses Infowars, Drudge of Malware
05-07-2013
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Prison Planet
Google has committed more hacking and Internet crimes than any other institution in history
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Surveillance
Sail Fawn Big Brother
05-07-2013
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http://lewrockwell.com, by Eric Peters
I probably won’t be able to write new car reviews come next year " or the year after. Because I probably won’t be able to drive the damn things anymore. Maybe you won’t be able to, either.
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News Link • European Union
Federal Europe will be 'a reality in a few years', says Jose Manuel Barroso
05-07-2013
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telegraph.co.uk
A fully fledged federal Europe may seem like "political science fiction" today but will soon become reality for all European Union countries whether inside or outside the euro, Jose Manuel Barroso has said.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Bitcoin
Bitcoin: The Tyranny Test
05-07-2013
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http://lewrockwell.com, by Paul Rosenberg
An increasing number of people have complained about governments and central banks in recent years, even using the word "tyranny" to describe them. They are, of course, called names in the establishment press: conspiracy theorists, mainly.
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News Link • Transportation
Springs Replace Spokes in New Shock-Absorbing Bike Wheel
05-07-2013
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http://www.wired.com, By Keith Barry
The bicycle wheel hasn’t evolved much in the past few hundred years. But a new design cushions bumps with an in-board suspension that promises to save weight, space, and even your behind.
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News Link • Foreign Policy
Robert Fisk: The truth is that after Israel’s air strikes, we are involved
05-07-2013
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independent.co.uk
If the EU and US say nothing about these attacks, approval is granted
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News Link • Obama Administration
Video: Obama Civilian Defense Force Volunteers Check Backpacks On SDSU Campus
05-07-2013
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rumormillnews.com
Video: Obama Civilian Defense Force Volunteers Check Backpacks On SDSU Campus
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News Link • Bitcoin
Bitcoin On The PayPal Network
05-07-2013
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http://www.forbes.com, Jon Matonis
PayPal has recently entertained the notion of accepting and clearing the bitcoin unit on its pervasive platform. It’s a bit like the prince joining the revolution. Is this a good thing?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Police State
The Police State
05-06-2013
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Scott Lazarowitz via LewRockwell.com
This Infowars reporter interviewed several residents in Watertown, Massachusetts who suffered through the criminal police siege of their town
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
FDA proposes stricter regulations for tanning beds
05-06-2013
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Washington Post
Citing growing evidence of the health risks associated with sunlamps and tanning beds, the Food and Drug Administration would seek regulations and more-detailed labeling of the devices, to discourage their use by people under 18.
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News Link • Congress-Congressmen
How ‘political intelligence’ can come from Congress itself
05-06-2013
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Washington Post
On the same morning a congressional staffer told investors in a private call that odds were improving for a government decision that would help medical insurers, trading spiked in a major health-care company.
The private call, arranged by a consul
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News Link • Obama Administration
Diplomat: US team stopped from going to Benghazi
05-06-2013
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AP
4 members of Army special forces ready to head to Benghazi, Libya, after the deadly assault on the American diplomatic mission had ended were told not to go. Gregory Hicks argued that if the US military had flown aircraft over the Benghazi facility
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News Link • TAXES: Internet
Senate passes internet sales tax bill amid opposition from conservatives
05-06-2013
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The Guardian
The Marketplace Fairness Act, which has cross-party supporter and the backing of powerful retailers, would give states the power to require retailers with sales over $1m to collect state and local sales taxes for online purchases.
The bill has the
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News Link • TERRORISM
FBI: Minn. raid disrupts 'localized terror attack'
05-06-2013
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AP
FBI officials said they foiled a terrorism attack being planned in a small western Minnesota town, but they offered no details about the exact targets of the attack " or the motive of the man accused of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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News Link • Syria
UN investigator suggests it was Syria's rebels who used chemical weapons
05-06-2013
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Christian Science Monitor
The woman leading the UN investigation into possible chemical weapon use in Syria said yesterday that witness and victim testimonies indicate that Syrian rebels likely used chemical weapons such as the nerve gas sarin.
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
Commentary on Disasters, Tragedies, & Government {& recommendation of film “Tsunami "The Aftermath**
05-06-2013
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Christine Smith's Blog
One of the last nails into the coffin containing my illusion that governments care about protecting the well-being of people occurred following the horrendous tsunami of Dec. 26, 2004. I buried the illusion a few years later.
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News Link • Activism
Activist Is Trying To Get 10,000 People To March On DC With Loaded Rifles
05-06-2013
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Business Insider
Independence Day in Washington, D.C. may see bigger fireworks if the "Open Carry March" put forth by a Marine veteran turned libertarian activist actually goes forward.
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News Link • Boston Marathon Bombing
Judge Jeanine Pirro On Obama Admin Caught Red Handed On Boston Bombing
05-06-2013
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http://www.dailypaul.com, clynbrit
She gives some information I was unaware of; three friends disposing of evidence?
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News Link • Obama Administration
URGENT! OBAMA Signs Anti-Protest Bill - FREE SPEECH & Protest will get you JAIL TIME!
05-06-2013
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current.com
URGENT! OBAMA Signs Anti-Protest Bill - FREE SPEECH & Protest will get you JAIL TIME!
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News Link • TERRORISM
Bilderberg Bombing Campaign Exposed By Top Italian Supreme Court Judge
05-06-2013
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http://www.dailypaul.com, cooper11
“The Bilderberg Group is one of the leading organizations behind the strategy of tension, and therefore the (Operation Gladio) massacres.”
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News Link • MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
Snell: Waking the dragon " How Feinstein fiddled while America burned
05-06-2013
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http://m.iowastatedaily.com, By Barry Snell
Along with bombs and bombers, guns seem to be all the media wants to talk about these days
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Ron Paul Straight Talk "Federal Reserve Blows More Bubbles," 5-6-13
05-06-2013
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http://www.dailypaul.com, SteveMT
Last week at its regular policy-setting meeting, the Federal Reserve announced it would double down on the policies that have failed to produce anything but a stagnant economy. It was a disappointing, but not surprising, move.
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