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Date Sent: 2013-12-28
Freedom's Phoenix PM Edition for Friday, December 27, 2013 |
Fusion Centers: Expensive and Dangerous to Our Liberty
Glenn Greenwald testifies before EU Parliament -- A Very
Special Christmas Warning From the NSA -- Big Food Companies
Push to LABEL Genetically Modified Products as “NATURAL" --
Judge Rules: Obama Social Security Card Fraud May Finally Get
Answers -- My First Encounter with a Texas Game Warden and Local
Police -- My Experience with the TSA -- Peter Schiff:
Unbelievable Liberal Reaction to my Walmart Video -- I got
the TSA to say they're sorry! -- Israel to Announce More Settlement
Expansions Next Week -- Assessing the Conflict in Syria and
Egypt – The Wars Continue -- We’re The Good Guys -- The Cult
of the Uniform -- Bitcoin Santas Drop Big Money on Hackers Who’ve
Been Nice -- Corruption Scandal Rocks Turkey
AZ: Arizona Breakfast Club, Dave Hodges speaking, Sat. Jan. 4,
2014
NV: Ernie Hancock at Passport to Freedom 2014, Jan. 23-25
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News Link • Food
Big Food Companies Push to LABEL Genetically Modified Products as “NATURAL"
12-27-2013
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by emalvini
Big Food Companies Push to LABEL Genetically Modified Products as “NATURAL"
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News Link • Obama Administration
Judge Rules: Obama Social Security Card Fraud May Finally Get Answers
12-27-2013
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http://freedomoutpost.com, By Tim Brown
It took years for Watergate to unravel fully. The controversy over Barack Hussein Obama and his past, along with fraudulent documents continues to make headlines.
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News Link • Police State
My First Encounter with a Texas Game Warden and Local Police
12-27-2013
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by RobHino
Some of you may recall that I recently left city life and moved back to the country to get away from the hustle and bustle and focus on my small businesses and family property.
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
My Experience with the TSA
12-27-2013
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by andersonone
Several weeks ago I took my wife to NYC so she could see the place done up for Christmas. I would have rather gone to Colorado but when you're married these are the kinds of deals you make. We flew out of Raleigh,NC to NYC then out of La Guardia back
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News Link • Spirituality
Spiritual Entities?
12-27-2013
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arclein
The term entity can be a bit confusing, so I'll draw a brief outline before focusing on the entities that people usually mean. There are three main types of entities; 1. The earth-bound spirit and 2. Higher dimensional beings 3. The non-human nega
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News Link • Food
Turmeric Tamarind Juice
12-27-2013
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arclein
5. Go back to the tumeric water. By now, the color should look ready. Pour a little bit of cold water to lower the temperature. Take the turmeric water and pour it into the blender with the tumeric. We boiled it so the root could soften and have more
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News Link • Israel
Israel's Strategic Position
12-27-2013
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arclein
Israel's current strategic position is excellent. After two years of stress, its peace treaty with Egypt remains in place. Syria is in a state of civil war that remains insoluble. Some sort of terrorist threat might originate there, but no strategic
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News Link • Science
Major Endorsement to Lawrenceville Plasma Physics
12-27-2013
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arclein
If the physics issues outlined herein can be satisfactorily resolved, it is conceivable that the DPF concept could be developed into a viable, economic, and environmentally attractive electric power source for not only civilian power but also for mil
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News Link • General Opinion
Peter Schiff: Unbelievable Liberal Reaction to my Walmart Video
12-27-2013
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http://www.dailypaul.com
The reaction from the left to my recent Walmart video does more to expose liberal intolerance and hypocrisy than my video itself.
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News Link • Syria
Assessing the Conflict in Syria and Egypt " The Wars Continue
12-27-2013
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original.antiwar.com
2013 has expectedly been a terrible year for several Arab nations. It has been terrible because the promise of greater freedoms and political reforms has been reversed, most violently in some instances, by taking a few countries down the path of anar
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News Link • Books
Mark Your Calendars: The Most Exciting Movies, TV, and Books Coming in 2014
12-27-2013
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Wired.com
There's already talk that 2015 is going to be the year we hit the Nerd Singularity. With movies like The Avengers: Age of Ultron and Star Wars: Episode VII hitting theaters in the same year, all geek sights are set on the 2015 prize.
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News Link • Bitcoin
Bitcoin Santas Drop Big Money on Hackers Who’ve Been Nice
12-27-2013
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Wired.com
You can think of them as the Bitcoin Santas. Every so often, they appear out of nowhere and bestow gifts on people across the globe, a bit like Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. The difference is that they always give bitcoins, the world’s most popular d
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Feature Article • Conferences
Passport to Freedom 2014
Donna Hancock
Join Ernest Hancock and learn how to protect your liberties and assets " before it’s too late…Ernest will be one of the featured speakers at the Passport to Freedom Event in Las Vegas, NV January 23-25th, 2014
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Reference Link • Prepping
Save Yourself While You Still Can
www.thecommonsenseshow.com
Many websites focus on saving the ignorant sheep. It is time to focus on those who can be helped. But most of all, it is time to focus on saving yourself first and foremost while you are still able.
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News Link • Activism
Imprisoned Pussy Riot members underwent daily ‘forced gynecological examinations’
12-25-2013
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Rawstory
Bareheaded despite the -25C cold, Tolokonnikova walked out of prison in Krasnoyarsk, flashing a victory sign to reporters waiting outside. “How do you like our Siberian weather here?” she asked, before shouting “Russia without Putin!”
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
The worst police misconduct of 2013
12-25-2013
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Rawstory
Below are some " but not all " of the worse police abuses to have occurred or come to light in 2013. Much of the misconduct involves racial or sexual elements, a fact that is entirely unsurprising but still disturbing.
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Convicted Alabama rapist again avoids prison time after re-sentencing
12-25-2013
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Rawstory
The original sentence sparked a public outcry because it didn’t require prison time, and prosecutors appealed the sentence. An appeals court ordered a re-sentencing. District Attorney Brian Jones has appealed the new sentence, arguing it is illegal.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Surveillance
A New Twist in International Relations: The Corporate Keep-My-Data-Out-of-the-U.S. Clause
12-25-2013
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Bloomberg
Some companies are apparently so concerned about the NSA snooping on their data that they're requiring - in writing - that their technology suppliers store their data outside the U.S.
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News Link • Surveillance
NSA Lawsuit Attorney: Ignore White House Panel
12-25-2013
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US News
Freedom Watch founder Larry Klayman, right, says he continues to encounter strange email and phone glitches as he sues to stop National Security Agency surveillance programs.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • NeoCons
Iranian MPs propose bill to enrich uranium up to 60 percent
12-25-2013
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Reuters
Iran's hardline lawmakers are seeking to increase uranium enrichment under the country's nuclear program to a level that can produce bomb-grade material. The bill could bring Tehran into direct conflict with the major powers that reached an agreement
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News Link • World News
Erdogan defiant as three Turkey ministers quit over scandal
12-25-2013
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Reuters
Three members of Turkey's cabinet resigned over a high-level corruption scandal, and one called on Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to follow suit. The unprecedented challenge raised the temperature in a week-long crisis that has pitted a
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Target hackers got your encrypted bank PIN numbers as well
12-25-2013
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Reuters
The hackers who attacked Target Corp and compromised up to 40 million credit cards and debit cards also managed to steal encrypted personal identification numbers (PINs), according to a senior payments executive familiar with the situation.
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News Link • Environment
Russia drops charges against Greenpeace activists
12-25-2013
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Reuters
Russia on Wednesday formally dropped criminal charges against Greenpeace activists arrested in a protest against Arctic oil drilling on Wednesday and was expected to shortly do the same for all 30, the environmental group said.
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News Link • Afghanistan
Rockets land in US embassy compound in Kabul, no injuries
12-25-2013
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AFP
Two Taliban rockets have landed inside the US embassy compound in Kabul, causing no casualties but underlining Afghanistan's continuing security problems as many foreigners in the capital marked Christmas Day.
The Taliban, which has been fighting
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Christmas Day bombings in Iraq's capital kill 37
12-25-2013
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AP
Militants in Iraq targeted Christians in 3 separate Christmas Day bombings in Baghdad, killing at least 37 people. In one attack, a car bomb went off near a church in the capital’s southern Dora neighborhood, killing 26 people and wounding 38
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News Link • Free Trade
Bloomberg: Trans Pacific Partnership Is “Corporatist Power Grab”
12-25-2013
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Prison Planet
“As Democratic And Transparent As A One-Party State,” Shrouded In “Big Brother-Like Secrecy”
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Push of a Button: This Is How Fast They Can Lock Down the Entire Banking System
12-25-2013
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shtfplan.com
Late last week it was learned that some 40 million charge cards were obtained using physical processing systems located in Target retail locations nationwide.
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News Link • Police State
Mass Roundups: “Men, Women and Children Will Be Taken From Their Homes”
12-25-2013
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shtfplan.com
Editor’s Note: What you are about to read comes from Dave Hodges of The Commons Sense Show and deals with a topic that most Americans, even those of us who are aware of the possibilities, would prefer to not even think about.
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News Link • Surveillance
Snowden urges end to mass surveillance in Christmas message
12-24-2013
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www.sbs.com.au/news
US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden will call citizens to work together to end mass surveillance when he delivers a Christmas Day broadcast on Britain's Channel 4 television network.
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News Link • Government
Alan Turing, code-breaker castrated for homosexuality, receives royal pardon
12-24-2013
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edition.cnn.com
Alan Turing, a British code-breaker during World War II who was later subjected to chemical castration for homosexual activity, has received a royal pardon nearly 60 years after he committed suicide.
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Progress Toward Peace in 2013, But Dark Clouds Remain
12-24-2013
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http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Ron Paul
It is the time of year we feel a sense of joy and optimism. We are preparing for the holidays and looking to spend time with our families and friends.
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News Link • Weird/Offbeat News
British surgeon suspended for 'branding initials on liver'
12-24-2013
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com
British surgeon has been suspended over allegations that he "branded" his initials onto a patient's liver, media reported on Tuesday.
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News Link • PC: Political Correctness
Kids cards for veterans refused; ‘Merry Christmas,’‘God bless you’ not allowed!
12-24-2013
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Prison Planet
Students at a North Texas elementary school got a lesson in political correctness when they discovered that a Dallas VA hospital doesn’t allow the phrase “Merry Christmas” on Christmas cards sent to veterans. Um, they’reChristmas cards.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Vaccines and Vaccinations
Pregnant Nurse Fired for Refusing Flu Shot
12-24-2013
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Prison Planet
A pregnant nurse was fired from her job after she refused a mandatory flu vaccine for fear it could potentially harm her unborn child.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • History
How the AK-47 Rewrote the Rules of Modern Warfare
12-24-2013
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http://www.wired.com, By C. J. Chivers
The compact automatic rifle that Stalin’s engineers unveiled in 1947 didn’t look like much of a gun.
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News Link • Whistleblowers
Why Obama should pardon Snowden
12-24-2013
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http://www.latimes.com, By Jonathan Turley
The current thinking in D.C. is reform for the NSA and the rope for Edward Snowden. No.
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