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Date Sent: 2014-08-07
Freedom's Phoenix PM Edition for Wednesday, August 6, 2014 |
New leaker disclosing US secrets, Gov't says -- US General Killed in Attack at Afghan Base
08-06-14 -- Kristov Atlas
- LISTEN LIVE on LRN.FM, M-F, 9-Noon (EDT) -- Why The Heck Is Amtrak
Still In Business After Losing Money 43 Years Straight? -- Russia
Calls For Emergency UN Security Council Meeting As Troops Fortify On
The Border -- 25 Critical Facts About This Ebola Outbreak That Every American
Needs To Know -- Dr. Steinmetz Update -- What Will It Mean If The
Potential Ebola Victim In New York City Actually Has The Virus? --
Putin Orders Preparation Of Retaliatory Sanctions, Expands Trade
With Iran -- Three Chart Alarm: The Fed Has Set-Up The Corporate
Bond Market For A Big Fall -- Watch As
Former Israeli Ambassador Suddenly "Loses Audio" When Asked... --
438 Ukrainian Troops Seek Asylum In Russia; Government Passes "War
Tax" -- Nigel Farage MEP meets Angela
Merkel -- Russell Brand/Sean Hannity: Round 2 -- Ukrainians Burning
Military Drafts - Cowardice Will Save the World! -- Ron Paul: Bring
Edward Snowden Home -- Man builds private toll road on own land,
drivers pay 2 pounds to use it -- Peter Schiff
announces his radio show will end in August -- Forbes: Why did Ron Paul say gold could go to
infinity? -- What Will You Do If They Make
It Mandatory For All Americans To Take An Ebola Vaccine? -- Houston
City Council to Vote on RideSharing Services -- How Do We Tell Our
Children About the New World Order? -- When the spoils of war are
human organs -- Obama's FBI to hire firm to rate 'positive' and
'negative' stories about the agency -- Report: US to Give Air
Support, Arms to Iraqi Kurds -- CNN Grills Hamas Official for Anti-Semitic Comments -- Rand Paul Says He Never Proposed Ending Aid to Israel
AZ: AZ Breakfast Club Saturday Sept 6th,
2014, 8-10 a.m. @ Coco's (Paradise Valley Mall location)
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News Link • Afghanistan
U.S. General Is Killed in Attack at Afghan Base; Others Injured
08-06-2014
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nytimes.com
For the first time since Vietnam, a United States Army general was killed in an overseas conflict on Tuesday when an Afghan soldier opened fire on senior American officers at a military training academy.
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News Link • Transportation
Why The Heck Is Amtrak Still In Business After Losing Money 43 Years Straight?
08-06-2014
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Business Insider
For 43 years, Amtrak has operated at a loss. It stays in business thanks to a healthy annual government subsidy of around $1b a year. It also benefits from the busy Northeast Corridor, which accounts for a large chunk of its overall revenue.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • United Nations
Russia Calls For Emergency UN Security Council Meeting As Troops Fortify On The Border
08-06-2014
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Business Insider
Russia called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday over what it called an urgent humanitarian situation in Ukraine, according to a report from the Russian news agency ITAR-TASS.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Whistleblowers
The Government Believes There's A New Edward Snowden
08-06-2014
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Business Insider
On Tuesday, The Intercept, Glenn Greenwald's journalism startup launched with the backing of eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, published a major report on the composition of the U.S. government's terrorist watch list.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Pandemic
25 Critical Facts About This Ebola Outbreak That Every American Needs To Know
08-06-2014
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theeconomiccollapseblog.com
What would a global pandemic look like for a disease that has no cure and that kills more than half of the people that it infects?
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Robert Lee
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Feature Article • Events: Arizona
Dr. Steinmetz Update
Marc J. Victor
Hi all. In case you are following this story about my client, who brought his AR-15 rifle to the Starbucks at Sky Harbor airport, I have included some links. Here is one story about the press conference we held on Monday at the law firm.
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News Link • Pandemic
What Will It Mean If The Potential Ebola Victim In New York City Actually Has The Virus?
08-06-2014
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theeconomiccollapseblog.com
On Monday, we learned that a "possible Ebola patient" was being treated at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Foreign Policy
Putin Orders Preparation Of Retaliatory Sanctions, Expands Trade With Iran
08-06-2014
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zerohedge.com
As we warned previously, it appears Russia is stepping up its sanctions-retaliation confirming its threat that "US will feel tangible losses."
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Three Chart Alarm: The Fed Has Set-Up The Corporate Bond Market For A Big Fall
08-06-2014
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zerohedge.com
The three charts below [eerily similar to the ones we presented here], which appeared in the Wall Street Journal, are still another reminder that the Fed's heedless fueling of the third financial bubble this century has done enormous damage to the in
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News Link • Surveillance
Watch As Former Israeli Ambassador Suddenly "Loses Audio" When Asked...
08-06-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Watch As Former Israeli Ambassador Suddenly "Loses Audio" When Asked About Kerry Spying
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News Link • World News
438 Ukrainian Troops Seek Asylum In Russia; Government Passes "War Tax"
08-06-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Simon Black
There's nothing more permanent than a temporary government measure, as the old saying goes.
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News Link • Activism
Ukrainians Burning Military Drafts - Cowardice Will Save the World!
08-06-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by yadranko
Ukrainians are burning their military drafts, refusing to hand over their sons to the Ukraine's Ministry of Defense.
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News Link • Just For Fun!
Volvo Trucks - The Epic Split feat. Van Damme (Live Test 6)
08-06-2014
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youtube
Watch Jean-Claude Van Damme carry out his famous split between two reversing trucks. Never done before, JCVD says it's the most epic of splits -- what do you think?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Whistleblowers
Ron Paul: Bring Edward Snowden Home
08-06-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by davyC
August 4, 2014 Former Rep. Ron Paul is renewing calls to grant Edward Snowden clemency and allow him to return to the U.S., amid doubts about the fugitive's expired asylum in Russia.
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News Link • Media: Radio
Peter Schiff announces his radio show will end in August
08-06-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by blacklab
Peter Schiff announced today he will be ending his radio show effective at the end of August. After 4 years of being a non-stop advocate for liberty and transparency in government, Schiff admitted today the country just wasn't ready for his show.
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Forbes: Why did Ron Paul say gold could go to infinity?
08-06-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by fonzdrew
This week, former Congressman Ron Paul said gold could go to infinity. Many people will be tempted to buy gold based on his prediction.
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News Link • Vaccines and Vaccinations
What Will You Do If They Make It Mandatory For All Americans To Take An Ebola Vaccine?
08-06-2014
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http://www.shtfplan.com, Michael Snyder
As the Ebola death toll rises and as images of bodies being abandoned in the streets of Liberiaare broadcast around the globe, there has been a growing outcry for the scientific community to "do something" about this deadly virus.
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Houston City Council to Vote on RideSharing Services
08-06-2014
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http://thelibertybeat.com, by Derrick Broze
On Tuesday afternoon the Houston City Council will once again hear arguments from supporters and opponents of ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft.
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News Link • Architecture
Rise Safety Initiative on Ballot
08-06-2014
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http://thelibertybeat.com,
A coalition of families of 9/11 victims and activists have successfully gathered over 100,000 signatures for the High Rise Safety Initiative, surpassing the bar for placing the measure on the November ballot.
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News Link • How To
GoFlow: a DIY tDCS brain-boosting kit
08-06-2014
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extremetech.com
Did you know that by attaching a 9-volt battery to your scalp ? with the help of some electrodes and some wet sponges (or conducting gel) ? you can more than double your brain's learning rate and boost peak performance?
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News Link • Books
Smarter: The New Science of Building Brain Power
08-06-2014
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amazon.com
Can you make yourself, your kids, and your parents smarter?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Police State
We're All Criminals and Outlaws in the Eyes of the American Police State
08-06-2014
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http://ronpaulinstitute.org, by John W. Whitehead
Why are we seeing such an uptick in Americans being arrested for such absurd "violations" as letting their kids play at a park unsupervised, collecting rainwater and snow runoff on their own property, growing vegetables in their yard, and holding Bib
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News Link • Books
The Stimulated Brain: Cognitive Enhancement Using Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation
08-06-2014
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amazon.com
The last decade has witnessed a significant increase in the amount of research exploring how noninvasive brain stimulation can not only modulate but also enhance cognition and brain functions.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Obama Administration
Obama's FBI to hire firm to rate 'positive' and 'negative' stories about the age
08-06-2014
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washingtontimes.com
Officials mum on need for and use of such info
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Iraq
Report: US to Give Air Support, Arms to Iraqi Kurds
08-06-2014
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antiwar.com
Officials Had Previously Downplayed Chances of Arming Kurds
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Robert Lee
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News Link • American History
World War One: Tragedy of Tragedies
08-06-2014
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unz.com
The 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I is upon us. Well we should mourn this cataclysmic event and continue to draw lessons from it.
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News Link • TERRORISM
Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment
08-06-2014
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en.wikipedia.org
The Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment (TIDE) is the U.S. Government's central database on known or suspected international terrorists, and contains highly classified information provided by members of the Intelligence Community such as CIA, D
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News Link • Propaganda
Terrorist Watchlist
08-06-2014
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ise.gov/terrorist-watchlist
By supporting the ability of front line screening agencies to positively identify known or suspected terrorists trying to obtain visas, enter the country, board aircraft, or engage in other activity, the consolidated Terrorist Watchlist ......
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News Link • Media: Television
CNN Grills Hamas Official for Anti-Semitic Comments
08-06-2014
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Arutz Sheva - Israel National News
Hamas spokesman Osama Hamdan was grilled yesterday by CNN's Wolf Blitzer, over anti-Semitic comments he made in an interview with a Lebanese TV network.
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Mike Renzulli
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News Link • Israel
Rand Paul Says He Never Proposed Ending Aid to Israel
08-06-2014
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economicpolicyjournal.com
Paul....may not like it when reporters bring up his proposal from three years ago to end all U.S. foreign aid ? including to Israel. But that was in fact his position...
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Drug War
New York Times Editorial Board Calls for Repeal of Marijuana Prohibition
08-05-2014
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arclein
We considered whether it would be best for Washington to hold back while the states continued experimenting with legalizing medicinal uses of marijuana, reducing penalties, or even simply legalizing all use. Nearly three-quarters of the states have d
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News Link • Arizona's Top News
Mesa Cop Charged with Sex Crimes in the Line of Duty
08-05-2014
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Phoenix New Times
A Mesa police officer has been indicted on three felony sex-crime offenses, all of which allegedly occurred while he was on duty.
Justin Cherry, 34, is charged with two counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual molestation of a child.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gun Rights
Man: Bringing gun to airport a political statement
08-05-2014
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Associated Press
"I am a peaceful political activist and my purpose in walking around the airport with my AR-15 rifle was entirely political in nature," Steinmetz said at a news conference with his attorney. "I am also an educated and responsible gun owner. ... As I
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News Link • Foreign Policy
Obama Secretly Sent Young Latin Americans To Cuba To Gin Up Rebellion
08-05-2014
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Associated Press
An Obama administration program secretly dispatched young Latin Americans to Cuba using the cover of health and civic programs to provoke political change, a clandestine operation that put those foreigners in danger
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News Link • Free Speech
UCSB Professor Miller-Young Pleads No Contest To Battery As Supporters Denounce Her Victims
08-04-2014
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Jonathan Turley
We recently discussed the controversy surrounding a confrontation between Thrin Short, 16, and her sister Joan, 21, and Feminist Studies Associate Professor Mireille Miller-Young. Miller-Young was then charged with criminal conduct
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News Link • Gun Rights
NYPD Arrests The Man Who Recorded The Police Murder of Eric Garner
08-04-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Lew Rockwell blog)
In a development as predictable as the next sunrise, police in NYC have arrested 22-year-old Ramsey Orta, who used his cell phone to document the police killing of Eric Garner. Orta's mother says the NYPD has been shadowing her son
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News Link • Palestine -- Israel
The Truth About Israel and Palestine - by Stefan Molyneux
08-04-2014
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youtube
The Israel-Palestine conflict has been raging on for decades and there seems to be no end in sight. On July 8, 2014, Israel launched operation Protective Edge, carrying out airstrikes on 50 cities in the Palestinian Gaza Strip.
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Death toll rises in Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict
08-04-2014
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Associated Press
Azerbaijan and Armenia on Monday both reported more losses in a sharp escalation of fighting over the South Caucasus region Nagorno-Karabakh, with 18 soldiers now confirmed dead.
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News Link • WAR: About that War
ISIS Gains First Ground in Lebanon
08-04-2014
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the wire
Militants associated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) captured the Lebanese city of Arsal in fighting that began on Friday and continued Monday. A Syrian rebel group set up check-points in the border city but have not yet declared
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News Link • Iraq
Maliki Sends Iraqi Air Force to Help Kurds Combat ISIS
08-04-2014
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the wire
The commander in chief of the armed forces has issued orders to the leadership of the air force and the army's aviation units to provide air support to Peshmerga forces," Iraqi army spokesman Qassem Atta said in a statement, the BBC reported.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Feds: Violence Pervasive in NYC Youth Jails
08-04-2014
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Associated Press
NYC's juvenile jails are extremely violent and unsafe, the result of violence in which guards routinely violate constitutional rights of teenage inmates and subject them to "rampant use of unnecessary and excessive force,"
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Hundreds of Ukrainian troops cross into Russia
08-04-2014
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CBS News/AP
More than 400 Ukrainian soldiers crossed the border into Russia and deserted the Kiev government. Ukraine confirmed the crossing but said the soldiers were forced into Russian territory by rebel fire.
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News Link • Afghanistan
British troops could return to Afghanistan, army chief says
08-04-2014
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AFP
British combat troops could return to Afghanistan if the country once again becomes a haven for terror groups, the head of the army said Monday.
General Sir Peter Wall said he was confident that Afghan forces had the capability to keep the country
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News Link • Israel - Palestine
Israel Converts 44% of Gaza Land Into Military Buffer Zone
08-04-2014
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arclein
What that means on the ground is scenes of extraordinary devastation in places like the Al Shajaya district approaching Gaza?s eastern frontier, and Beit Hanoun in the north. These were crowded neighborhoods less than three weeks ago. Now they have b
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News Link • WAR: About that War
WWI 100th Anniversary: UK Taxpayers Still Paying 2 Billion Pound War Loans to Secret Bankers
08-04-2014
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International Business Times
It's a century since the outbreak of the First World War but British taxpayers are still paying for their country's part in it --- and a handful of banks is cashing in on hundreds of millions of pounds.
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News Link • Surveillance
Google sees alleged child porn in man's email, alerts police
08-04-2014
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cNet
Does Google have the right to tip off police if it sees you have illegal content in your email? This question will concern some after news emerged that a Houston man was arrested by police for possession of child pornography.
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News Link • Israel - Palestine
What happened to the cease fire in Gaza? U.S. veto paralyzes U.N.
08-04-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com
Apparently not only is our D.C. politicians financing this genocide in Palestine but they have now vetoed the U.N.'s security council's call for a "ceasefire agreement", effectively paralyzing the process.
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News Link • Police State
Should it be ok to quarantine a person with a highly contagious...
08-04-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com
Should it be ok to quarantine a person with a highly contagious / deadly virus or force them into treatment?
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News Link • Drugs and Medications
The Anti-Pot Lobby's Big Bankroll: The Real Reason Pot Is Still Illegal
08-03-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com
People in the United States, a country in which painkillers are routinely overprescribed, now consume more than 84 percent of the entire worldwide supply of oxycodone and almost 100 percent of hydrocodone opioids.
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News Link • Israel
Israel's 155mm Cure for 'Terrorism'
08-03-2014
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http://www.unz.com, Eric Margolis
NEW YORK ? In 1956, Britain and France were convinced that Egypt's charismatic nationalist leader, Gamal Abdel Nasser, was threatening what was left of their Mideast and African colonial empires.
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