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Date Sent: 2013-06-14
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Friday, June 14, 2013 |
U.S., citing use of chemical weapons by Syria, to provide direct military support to rebels
06-14-16 -- Glenn Jacobs - Stefan Molyneux - LISTEN LIVE on
LRN.FM, M-F, 9-Noon (EST) -- The National Security Agency’s Domestic
Spying Program -- Killing the Messenger: Official Greek Government
Policy -- The Secret War - by James Bamford -- Arizona
lawmakers pass Medicaid expansion -- Sentencing delays sought in Fiesta
Bowl cases -- Splenda May Not Be So Splendid After All -- The Marketing Of Police Militarism -- Journalists Detained Attempting to Video Record NSA Building where Snowden Worked -- Bulger probe disrupted by U.S. authorities, retired Mass. police official testifies -- The State of Surveillance : Prism explained -- DHS-Funded Exercise Portrays “Free America Citizens” as Terrorist Cell -- NSA Spying Is About Intimidating the Media, American Citizens -- 22 Nauseating Quotes From Hypocritical Establishment Politicians About The NSA Spying Scandal -- The Rest Of The World Is Absolutely Disgusted With Our Big Brother Spying Methods -- It's All Out War In The First '300: Rise Of An Empire' Trailer -- The Director Of The NSA Wants The Internet Under His Control -- Daniel Suarez: The kill decision shouldn't belong to a robot -- A Cure for Morning Sickness Your Husband Will Love -- Jeff Duncan questions IRS gun usage -- NSA revelations only 'the tip of the iceberg,' says Dem lawmaker -- Why ‘I Have Nothing to Hide’ Is the Wrong Way to Think About Surveillance -- U.S. Supreme Court Rules On Gene Patents -- South China Morning Post Exclusive Interview with Snowden: 'Not Hiding; Neither Traitor or Hero -- The Solitary Leaker -- JPM Vault Gold Drops By 28.4% Overnight, Slides To Fresh Record Low As Withdrawals Accelerate -- Lindsey Graham Doesn't Think Donating to Ron Paul Should Disqualify You From a Security Job
AZ: Fundraiser raffle (tickets almost gone; drawing tomorrow)
for Steve Porak's Cancer Treatment - 36" Ferret .50 BMG on an Olympic AR-15 Lower Receiver; Jordan Page coming to AZ Freedom Fest
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News Link • Syria
U.S., citing use of chemical weapons by Syria, to provide direct military support to rebels
06-13-2013
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Washington Post
The United States has concluded that the Syrian government used chemical weapons in its fight against opposition forces, and President Obama has authorized direct U.S. military support to the rebels, the White House said Thursday.
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Radio/TV Show • Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock - Radio
Host:
Ernest Hancock
06-14-16 -- Glenn Jacobs - Stefan Molyneux (MP3 & VIDEO LOADED)
Glenn Jacobs on the proposed internet sales tax, the economy, and a possible Senate run in Tennessee - Stefan Molyneux (Host of FreedomainRadio.Com) comes on the show to discuss libertarian philosophy, provide an update on his cancer treatment, and
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News Link • Surveillance
The National Security Agency’s Domestic Spying Program
06-14-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Meet William Binney, a 32 year veteran of the NSA, and now, whistle blower. This short ‘Op-Doc’ is only 8 minutes long and is well worth your time. Mr Binney is a compeling witness against exactly what the NSA is doing, because it is his programs t
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Philosophy: Libertarianism
Today on LewRockwell.com - Friday June 14th 2013
06-14-2013
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LewRockwell.com
Demographic Death of the GOP / What the Serfs Should Know Enemies of the state can win, says Karen Kwiatkowski / DIY Heart Therapy? / Salt Is Good for You / Home Defense Help What to have besides guns.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Internet
The Secret War - by James Bamford
06-13-2013
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Wired
INFILTRATION. SABOTAGE. MAYHEM. FOR YEARS GENERAL KEITH ALEXANDER HAS BEEN BUILDING A SECRET ARMY CAPABLE OF LAUNCHING DEVASTATING CYBERATTACKS. NOW IT’S READY TO UNLEASH HELL.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Arizona's Top News
Arizona lawmakers pass Medicaid expansion
06-13-2013
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Reuters
A divided Arizona Senate passed a key piece of President Barack Obama's Medicaid expansion agenda on Thursday, handing Republican Governor Jan Brewer a policy victory over fierce opposition from conservatives in her party.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Arizona's Top News
Sentencing delays sought in Fiesta Bowl cases
06-13-2013
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AP
Prosecutors and lawyers for John Junker are proposing new delays in the sentencings of the former Fiesta Bowl chief executive for his admitted involvement in an illegal campaign contribution scheme.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Food
Splenda May Not Be So Splendid After All
06-13-2013
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Consumer watchdog group Center for Science in the Public Interest has downgraded sucralose (known as Splenda) from a “safe” rating to “caution” in its Chemical Cuisine guide after a lab found the sweetener caused leukemia in mice.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
The Marketing Of Police Militarism
06-13-2013
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by Radley Balko (Huffington Post)
Lenco makes an armored personnel carrier that's popping up in cities, towns, and counties across the country. Last year, Jim Massery, a spokesman for the company, told me they now have Bearcats in 90 of the largest cities in America.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Police State
Journalists Detained Attempting to Video Record NSA Building where Snowden Worked
06-13-2013
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Photography Is Not a Crime
The National Security Agency, the government agency in charge of invading your privacy, acted as if its privacy was invaded when reporters attempted to video record one of its buildings from a public road on the University of Maryland campus
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Bulger probe disrupted by U.S. authorities, retired Mass. police official testifies
06-13-2013
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Washington Post
A former Massachusetts State Police investigator who doggedly pursued James “Whitey” Bulger testified his efforts to bust the longtime Irish mob boss and other organized-crime figures were disrupted by FBI agents and Justice Dept. officials.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Privacy Rights
4 Ways the Fourth Amendment’s Already Being Pummeled in a Non-Top Secret Way(Reason.com)
06-13-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
The Fourth Amendment didn’t become dead letter overnight. The NSA’s unprecedented access to Americans’ personal data may have been top secret, but the Fourth Amendment’s been getting pummeled for years out in the open. Here are four other ways Americ
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Gun Rights
Obama Adm. Wants Mental Health Records in Gun Background Check Database
06-13-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
An Obama administration proposal to speed the flow of mental-health records into the national gun background-check database has run into opposition from medical groups and state authorities, threatening another element of the flagging effort to stren
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Healthcare
Lawmakers and aides leaving Capitol Hill because they will be forced into Obamacare
06-13-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Currently congresspeople and their staffs have 75% of their premiums paid for by the taxpayer. The plans they enjoy are also top notch. Top top notch.
But because of the way Obamacare was written, the law we needed to pass before we knew what was
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Politics
Only 10% of Americans Have Confidence in Congress
06-13-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
As scandal after scandal rocks Washington DC, the American people are fed up. A new Gallup poll reveals the lowest ever confidence rating for Congress, or any institution ever polled by Gallup.
“This is the lowest level of confidence Gallup has f
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Eminent Domain
Eminent Domain in Philadelphia: "I don't need consent"
06-11-2013
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The International Libertarian
"I don't need consent" is what Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez of Philadelphia said about the seizure of property she is pushing. She also said that something being legal makes it moral.
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Darren Wolfe
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News Link • Internet
The State of Surveillance : Prism explained
6/12/2013
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Twit.tv
Prism explained... Fiber optic internet feed cables to major companies tapped by NSA BEFORE reaching the companies servers. Hence the name Prism.
AT&T’s Role in Dragnet Surveillance of Millions of Its Customers
AT&T leaks sensitive info in NSA sui
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Ronald Bogner
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News Link • Surveillance
NSA Spying Is About Intimidating the Media, American Citizens
06-13-2013
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Prison Planet
Blanket surveillance is about covering up government corruption and chilling free speech, not catching terrorists
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • General Opinion
22 Nauseating Quotes From Hypocritical Establishment Politicians About The NSA Spying Scandal
06-13-2013
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theeconomiccollapseblog.com
Establishment politicians from both major political parties are rushing to defend the NSA and condemn whistleblower Edward Snowden.
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News Link • Surveillance
The Rest Of The World Is Absolutely Disgusted With Our Big Brother Spying Methods
06-13-2013
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theeconomiccollapseblog.com
The rest of the world has found out that the U.S. government has been listening to their phone calls and watching what they do on the Internet and they do not like it one bit.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Government
What is the Government's Agenda?
06-13-2013
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The Daily Bell
It has been public information for a decade that the US government secretly, illegally and unconstitutionally spies on its citizens.
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News Link • MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
CNN Needs To Improve Its Dreadful Ratings Before It Can Think About Luring Youthful Advertisers
06-13-2013
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Business Insider
On Tuesday, Variety's Brian Steinberg detailed how CNN is attempting to rebrand itself to younger viewers in its new era under President Jeff Zucker by developing programs that appeal to a wider base of viewers " and advertisers.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Internet
The Director Of The NSA Wants The Internet Under His Control
06-13-2013
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Business Insider
Wired has put up a profile of Army General Keith Alexander, the director of the NSA.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Bonds Burned By Ugly, Tailing 30 Year Auction
06-13-2013
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zerohedge.com
Following the 3 and 10 year auctions in the last two days, today's 30 Year $13 billion reopening completed the trifecta of ugliness, pricing at a surprisingly wide 3.355%, or three whole basis points above the........
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News Link • Robots and Artificial Intelligence
Daniel Suarez: The kill decision shouldn't belong to a robot
06-13-2013
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ted.com
As a novelist, Daniel Suarez spins dystopian tales of the future. But on the TEDGlobal stage, he talks us through a real-life scenario we all need to know more about: the rise of autonomous robotic weapons of war.
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
A Cure for Morning Sickness Your Husband Will Love
06-13-2013
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thestir.cafemom.com
Baby daddies of the world rejoice. What I always thought was just a myth perpetuated by men may actually be true.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Transportation
Tesla to dramatically expand Supercharger network
06-13-2013
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gizmag.com
Tesla Motors, makers of fine electric performance vehicles, recently surprised the mainstream with news its Model S performance sedan had surpassed Mercedes S-Class, Audi A8 and BMW 7-series in sales for the first quarter in the US.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Surveillance
NSA revelations only 'the tip of the iceberg,' says Dem lawmaker
06-13-2013
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thehill.com
The federal surveillance programs revealed in media reports are just "the tip of the iceberg," a House Democrat said Wednesday.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Privacy Rights
Why ‘I Have Nothing to Hide’ Is the Wrong Way to Think About Surveillance
06-13-2013
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Wired.com
Suddenly, it feels like 2000 again. Back then, surveillance programs like Carnivore, Echelon, and Total Information Awareness helped spark a surge in electronic privacy awareness.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Whistleblowers
South China Morning Post Exclusive Interview with Snowden: 'Not Hiding; Neither Traitor or Hero
06-13-2013
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Daily Paul.com
Ex-CIA contractor speaks to reporter from secret location in Hong Kong, revealing fresh details of US surveillance, pressure on Hong Kong, snooping and cyber attacks on China.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Whistleblowers
The Solitary Leaker
06-13-2013
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nytimes.com
From what we know so far, Edward Snowden appears to be the ultimate unmediated man.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gold and Silver
JPM Vault Gold Drops By 28.4% Overnight, Slides To Fresh Record Low As Withdrawals Accelerate
06-13-2013
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zerohedge.com
With a massive 6,208 (or 80% of the total in the entire Comex system) Customer Delivery issues outstanding against JPM so far in June alone, many have been wondering -
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Robert Lee
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News Link • General Opinion
Lindsey Graham Doesn't Think Donating to Ron Paul Should Disqualify You From a Security Job
06-13-2013
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slate.com
I spent Tuesday in the Senate talking to the people who could, if they so chose, pass legislation in response to the Edward Snowden contretemps.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Government Waste
DHS Tells Border Patrol They Have Ammo Shortage
04-05-2013
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Freedom Outpost
I know, you are probably thinking like I am after reading the title, “You’ve got to be kidding!” I’m not. Even after the Department of Homeland Security indicated that they had nearly 264 million rounds of ammunition back near the end of November 201
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Ronald Bogner
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News Link • Internet
WHICH INTERNET COMPANY HASN'T GIVEN THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ITS RECORDS?
6/12/13
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https://startpage.com/eng/press/pr-prism-program.h
StartPage and its sister search engine Ixquick were launched in 2006 to staunchly defend their users' privacy and civil liberties. StartPage provides a private portal to Google results, while Ixquick provides private results from other search engine
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Mike Brosnahan
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News Link • Police State
Off-duty cops collect DNA samples at Alabama roadblocks
06-12-2013
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The Daily Caller
Off-duty cops in two counties in Alabama spent the weekend collecting saliva and blood samples from drivers at roadblocks.
According to Lt. Freddie Turrentine with the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department, drivers were asked to voluntarily offer
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • World News
April 24, 2013 Scott Horton speech on North Korea and Iran, San Angelo, Texas
06-12-2013
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YouTube.Com/Scott Horton
Radio host Scott Horton talks to the Young Americans for Liberty at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, April 24, 2013 on American policy toward North Korea and Iran and answers questions about US support for Chechen rebels and the wars Lib
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • WAR: About that War
911, Iraq, PNAC , All roads lead to Israel
06-12-2013
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AntiNeocons
When some people hear the word "conspiracy" they start thinking of a tinfoil hat crowd and invoke images of space aliens, paranoia, or a variety of cults and nonsense. Well there are a lot of wacky conspiracies about many things but that does not mea
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • China
John McCain calls for the invasion of Hong Kong
06-11-2013
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http://dailycurrant.com
U.S. Senator John McCain called for the invasion of Hong Kong today in response to recent leaks about secret surveillance programs.
In an interview with BBC World News, the hawkish Republican said that by hosting the leaker, Edward Snowden, Hong K
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Jack Spratt
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News Link • Police State
Alabama Deputies Set Up Roadblocks In Two Counties To Collect DNA
06-12-2013
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http://libertycrier.com
Alabama Deputies Set Up Roadblocks In Two Counties To Collect DNA (Blood And Urine) From Motorists
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Intentional and Evil: Court Marshall Sexually Assaults Woman, Then Arrests Her When She Protests
06-12-2013
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Common Dreams
Incredible video - one of those times you're glad the camera's rolling - of two "marshalls" in a Nevada family "court" in 2011 illegally arresting a crying woman for charging that one of them groped her during an earlier "drug search" in a witness..
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Free Speech
Announcing Walking Liberty Publishing, Authors To Your Keyboards!
06/12/2013
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L Joseph Mountain
Self-publishing and ebooks are all the rage in the freedom community. Now there's a publisher that's for, by and about us. It's an incredible feeling to see your ideas become reality and to see your first published work. Now that feeling can be yo
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Trevor PresentlyInAshFork
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News Link • Free Speech
Victory: Declaring Ban ‘Repugnant’ to Constitution, Fed. Court Affirms 1st Amdt. Rights of Protester
06-12-2013
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The Rutherford Institute
Declaring a federal ban on expressive activity on the U.S. Supreme Court plaza to be “repugnant” to the Constitution, a District of Columbia federal court has struck down a 60-year-old statute which broadly prohibits speech and expression in front of
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Surveillance
NSA Snooping on Americans Is Unconstitutional and Outrageous
06-12-2013
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Antiwar.Com/Ivan Eland
The firestorm of media coverage over a whistleblower’s revelation...has become muddled by pundits conflating the two distinct agency efforts.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Activism
Robin Hooders Face Down City of Keene in Court
06-12-2013
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Free Keene
While it is unfortunate that all of those involved in this case " from "the city", to their numerous witnesses on standby outside of the courtroom, to the defendants and our supporters " will have to take more time out of our lives to continue with t
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News Link • Whistleblowers
The Dangers of Telling the Truth: Snowden, Assange, and Manning
06-12-2013
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FreemansPerspective.Com
One of them has been tortured; another is surrounded by armed men and trapped; and the third is hiding ten thousand miles away, in fear of his life. And what were their crimes? Telling the truth.
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News Link • Surveillance
27 Edward Snowden Quotes About U.S. Government Spying That Should Send A Chill Up Your Spine
06-12-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Up until now, the general public has known very little about the U.S. government spy grid that knows almost everything about us. But making this information public is going to cost Edward Snowden everything. Essentially, his previous life is now to
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News Link • MEDIA NEWS REFERENCES
Arizona victims of illegal foreclosures still waiting for compensation
6/11/13
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ABC 15 News
Thousands of Arizona families have lost their homes in illegal foreclosures.
Illegal foreclosures are based on forged or phony documents manufactured to push people out of their homes
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Mike Brosnahan
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News Link • Whistleblowers
Ron Paul 'Worried' U.S. Might Kill Snowden With Drone
06-11-2013
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youtube (h/t Lew Rockwell blog)
Towards the end of an outspoken 24 hours of media appearances, former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) appeared via phone on Fox Business Network with Melissa Francis and made a bold prediction about NSA leaker Edward Snowden's future.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Bill of Rights
U.S. disrupts al-Qaeda’s online magazine
06-11-2013
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Washington Post
U.S. intelligence operatives covertly sabotaged a prominent al-Qaeda online magazine last month in an apparent attempt to sow confusion among the group’s followers, according to officials.
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