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Date Sent: 2014-08-15
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Friday, August 15, 2014 |
Israeli Military Tactics Used On American's By U.S. Police
New York Governor Candidate Arrested for Recording Aggressive Arrest, Charged with "Menacing" -- Anonymous Releases Audio in St. Louis Shooting -- "Outside Agitators" in Ferguson -- Los Angeles police investigate shooting of unarmed black man -- The Constitution? Not In This Court -- Missouri takes control of security away from Ferguson police -- Newest PINAC Staff Member Arrested, Cameras Confiscated, for Holding Signs Outside Airport
-- Five American Muslims sue FBI, attorney general over travel watch
list -- U.S. sovereign group's leader convicted of selling fake IDs -- Redflex Officials Charged With Bribery, Fraud, Conspiracy -- What Israel's Spiritual Leader Thought Should Happen To Us -- US Sending 600 Troops, APCs And Tanks To Countries Bordering Russia -- Will Grigg on Scott Horton Show Aug. 12, 2014: Michael Brown shot in the back -- Anonymous reveals Ferguson officer's name in controversial shooting
-- The Truth About the Ferguson Riots & Martial Law -- Press
Suppression: Infowars Twitter Account Suspended Twice Within 12 Hours...
-- Ferguson Cops Get Military Equipment from Feds -- German Economy Contracts, France Stagnates, Italy in Recession -- The Internet Has Grown Too Big for Its Aging Infrastructure --
Meet the First Woman to Win Math's Most Prestigious Prize -- Scientists
Program Largest Swarm of Robots Ever -- BitTorrent Sync Apps Offer
Escape From Big Brother -- Highway police take control over all police operations in Ferguson -- Why Obama is Bombing the Caliph -- Washington Chokes Truth With Lies -- Have We Reached a Tipping Point in the Police State? -- Greenwald Accuses NPR Of "Laundering CIA Talking Points" In Story Involving --
Police in Ferguson Reportedly Arrest St. Louis Alderman for Getting Out
of His Car -- The Violent Oppressive State: Lessons from the Ferguson
-- Letters of Support from Matt Papke -- US Sending Troops, and Equipment to Countries Bordering Russia -- If You Don't Have Such A Rifle, Go Buy One Now! - by Chuck Baldwin -- Who Will Cut Off Europe's Gas First, Ukraine or Russia?
AZ: [Tempe] Premiere Party for ATLAS SHRUGGED lll: Who Is John
Galt? Sun Sept 14, 2014 1 p.m.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
New York Governor Candidate Arrested for Recording Aggressive Arrest, Charged with "Menacing&qu
08-14-2014
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Photography Is Not a Crime
Randy Credico, the challenger to Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York's upcoming primary election, was arrested, handcuffed and jailed for video recording 2 plainclothes police officers aggressively arresting a man ? only days after the NYPD
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News Link • Anonymous
Anonymous Releases Audio in St. Louis Shooting
08-14-2014
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St. Louis County police haven't released audio regarding the shooting of black teenager Michael Brown, but the hacker collective Anonymous took care of that today, reports Mashable.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
"Outside Agitators" in Ferguson
08-14-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Lew Rockwell blog)
Neither Hannity nor Ferguson mentioned the role of influences outside of Ferguson or the State of Missouri in facilitating the hyper-aggressive violence of the town's police department.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Los Angeles police investigate shooting of unarmed black man
08-14-2014
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Reuters
Los Angeles police are investigating the shooting death of an unarmed black man by an officer during an "investigative stop" that led to a struggle, a police spokeswoman said. The suspect allegedly tried to grab an officer's gun.
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News Link • Bill of Rights
The Constitution? Not In This Court
08-14-2014
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Simple Justice
It would let Congress shunt all overbreadth objections to federal regulations to a specialized court, and thus bar First Amendment overbreadth defenses in federal prosecutions for violating particular regulations, far outside the
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News Link • Police State
Missouri takes control of security away from Ferguson police
08-14-2014
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Reuters
Missouri's governor moved on Thursday to calm days of racially charged protests over the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager, naming an African-American captain of the Highway Patrol to oversee security in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson.
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News Link • Bill of Rights
Newest PINAC Staff Member Arrested, Cameras Confiscated, for Holding Signs Outside Airport
08-14-2014
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Photography Is Not a Crime
A JAA police officer walked up to Hoffman, identified him by name, and told him he was "being trespassed" off the property and had five minutes to leave. Hoffman's signs read "Police State," "Liars Investigating Liars," "F??K THE TSA," and "IRS = Te
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News Link • Bill of Rights
Five American Muslims sue FBI, attorney general over travel watch list
08-14-2014
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ars technica
The lawsuit accuses numerous leaders?including the attorney general, the directors of the FBI and Homeland Security, and others?of violating their constitutional rights to due process and the right to be free from religious discrimination.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
U.S. sovereign group's leader convicted of selling fake IDs
08-14-2014
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Reuters
A federal jury in Virginia has found an Ohio man who led an anti-government group guilty of selling fake diplomatic IDs to help group members avoid arrest or paying taxes and debts, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Alexandria.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Camera Fraud
Redflex Officials Charged With Bribery, Fraud, Conspiracy
08-14-2014
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The Newspaper
The former head of US operations for Redflex Traffic Systems was indicted by a federal grand jury. Karen Finley was charged with 9 counts of mail fraud, 3 counts of wire fraud, 3 counts of bribery and 1 count of conspiracy to use bribes to
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Israel
What Israel's Spiritual Leader Thought Should Happen To Us
08-14-2014
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texemarrs.com
"God's retribution," is due not only blacks but also Jesus, the "hateful one," and all Christians. Such are "idolaters" and while Israel is not yet powerful enough to make war on all Christians, it is only a matter of time. We must, he stressed...
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News Link • World News
US Sending 600 Troops, APCs And Tanks To Countries Bordering Russia...
08-14-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
US Sending 600 Troops, APCs And Tanks To Countries Bordering Russia To "Reassure Threatened Allies"
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News Link • Police Accountability Report
Will Grigg on Scott Horton Show Aug. 12, 2014: Michael Brown shot in the back...
08-14-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by AnCapMercenary
Will Grigg on Scott Horton Show Aug. 12, 2014: Michael Brown shot in the back, 'cause the Cruiser Door bounced back into the Cop
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News Link • Anonymous
Anonymous reveals Ferguson officer's name in controversial shooting
08-14-2014
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Jose Pagliery
The online hacking group Anonymous has released the name of the man it believes to be the police officer who shot and killed unarmed teen Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., over the weekend.
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News Link • Internet
The Internet Has Grown Too Big for Its Aging Infrastructure
08-14-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Robert McMillan
Yesterday, the 20,000 customers who use a Lansing Michigan web hosting company called Liquid Web had some big internet problems. The reason: the internet grew too big for the memory chips in the company's Cisco routers.
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News Link • World News
Meet the First Woman to Win Math's Most Prestigious Prize
08-14-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Erica Klarreich
As an 8-year-old, Maryam Mirzakhani used to tell herself stories about the exploits of a remarkable girl. Every night at bedtime, her heroine would become mayor, travel the world or fulfill some other grand destiny.
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News Link • Robots and Artificial Intelligence
Scientists Program Largest Swarm of Robots Ever
08-14-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Marcus Woo
Alone, the simple little robot can't do much, shuffling around on three vibrating tooth-pick legs. But working with 1,000 or more like-minded fellow bots, it becomes part of a swarm that can self-assemble into any two-dimensional shape.
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News Link • Police State
Highway police take control over all police operations in Ferguson
08-14-2014
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http://rt.com,
The governor of Missouri relieved St. Louis County law enforcement from policing the ongoing demonstrations in the town of Ferguson, putting Highway Patrol in charge instead.
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News Link • Police State
Have We Reached a Tipping Point in the Police State?
08-14-2014
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economicpolicyjournal.com
Thanks to a collaboration between the Department of Defense and the entertainment industry, the American taxpayer is paying for what amounts to a propaganda campaign aimed at entrenching the power of the military in American society.
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News Link • Police Accountability Report
Teen Shooting Underscores Soaring Police Violence Trend
08-14-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com,By Gerald Celente
The tragic shooting death of an unarmed African-American teen by a policeman in a St. Louis suburb has escalated into national outrage over what is being viewed as a racial incident, fueled by an apparent history of racial tensions between the largel
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News Link • Police State
Rand Paul: We Must Demilitarize the Police
08-14-2014
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Time.com
There is a legitimate role for the police to keep the peace, but there should be a difference between a police response and a military response.
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News Link • Congress-Congressmen
How Congress Helped Create Ferguson's Militarized Police
08-14-2014
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http://www.nationaljournal.com
Since 2006, the Pentagon has distributed 432 mine-resistant armored vehicles to local police departments. It has also doled out more than 400 other armored vehicles, 500 aircraft, and 93,000 machine guns.
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News Link • Police Accountability Report
Rand Paul: We Must Demilitarize the Police
08-14-2014
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http://time.com
Anyone who thinks race does not skew the application of criminal justice in this country is just not paying close enough attention, Sen. Rand Paul writes for TIME, amid violence in Ferguson, Mo. over the police shooting death of Michael Brown.
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News Link • Police Accountability Report
Police in Ferguson Tear-Gassed a TV Camera Crew, Then Dismantled Their Equipment
08-14-2014
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http://www.slate.com
Remarkable footage from St. Louis station KSDK shows a SWAT team in Ferguson, Missouri, overnight firing tear gas at a TV camera crew from Al-Jazeera, then dismantling the crew's equipment after they've fled.
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News Link • Bioterrorism
Biotech Takeover of Ukraine Imminent
08-14-2014
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Farm Wars
With ample fields of fertile black soil that allow for high production volumes of grains, Ukraine is the breadbasket of Europe.
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Barbara Peterson
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News Link • Police State
Police in Ferguson Reportedly Arrest St. Louis Alderman for Getting Out of His Car
08-14-2014
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slate.com
St. Louis alderman Antonio French has been a regular presence in Ferguson, Missouri, in recent days as protests over the police killing of Michael Brown have been ongoing. Tonight, BuzzFeed's Joel Anderson reports, French was arrested.
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News Link • Police State
Surviving a Traffic Stop
08-14-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
Being pulled over by a police officer can be a stressful experience. By Marc J. Victor
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News Link • Entertainment: Outdoor Recreation
GO-Easy ultralight trailer/camper rides behind a motorcycle or small car
08-14-2014
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gizmag.com
Several years back, SylvanSport introduced the GO Trailer, which remains one of the most versatile gear hauler/camper combos we've seen to date.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Police State
The Violent Oppressive State: Lessons from the Ferguson
08-14-2014
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economicpolicyjournal.com
The confrontation between the state and the people of Ferguson, MO, following the shooting of the unarmed 19 year old teenager, Michael Brown, pits the most raw evidence of the true nature of the state, government force, versus...
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News Link • Military Industrial Complex
US Sending Troops, and Equipment to Countries Bordering Russia
08-14-2014
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zerohedge.com
In addition to ground forces, the U.S. has also sent F-16 combat aircraft to Poland and participated in NATO air policing missions over the Baltics.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Energy
Who Will Cut Off Europe's Gas First, Ukraine or Russia?
08-14-2014
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en.ria.ru
Mr. Boyle says "his advice to Vladimir Putin" would be to trump the European sanctions by cutting off all gas supplies to Europe "completely and immediately".
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Feature Article • American History
PATTERNS OF HARASSMENT
Vin Suprynowicz
Some say the wealth of America lies in her coal mines and her forests, her wheat fields and her factories. But they are wrong. I have seen the wealth of America. It lies in the hearts of Cliff Gardner, Cliven Bundy, and the Hage children.
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News Link • Police Accountability Report
4th Amendment Dead Ahead
08-07-2014
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Shire Liberty News
The mission? Protect the peaceful people of New Hampshire from the Thin Blue Revenue Seeking Line. How? More than 30 liberty loving locals, Free Staters and others alike, spent Friday night, July 25, 2014, warning motorists in Manchester of a suspici
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Sandy Pierre
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News Link • Federal Reserve
The U.S. Plans To Bail-In The Banks ? Federal Reserve Vice Chairman
08-13-2014
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"As part of this approach, the United States is preparing a proposal to require systemically important banks to issue bail-inable long-term debt that will enable insolvent banks to recapitalize themselves in resolution without calling on government f
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News Link • Surveillance
Secret programs to stay secret: Court sides with NSA in surveillance lawsuit
08-13-2014
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Russia Today
A federal judge in California sided mostly with the United States government this week in a decision handed down concerning classified documents pertaining to the National Security Agency's secret surveillance programs.
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
CIA MKULTRA: they intended to use drugs for "everything"
08-13-2014
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Drugs to transform individuals?and even, by implication, society.
Drug research going far beyond the usual brief descriptions of MKULTRA.
The intention is there, in the record.
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News Link • Government
The Public Records Circus within the Albuquerque Police Department (Part I)
08-13-2014
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Photography Is Not a Crime
When public agencies and officials, determined to deny records to the public in spite of the law's requirements, make fools of themselves.
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News Link • Police State
Show Me, Ferguson
08-13-2014
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http://blog.simplejustice.us
Missouri's nickname is the "Show Me" state, an ironic message to the police in Ferguson. Oh yes, they are showing who they are, in vivid combat colors.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Making Murder "Reasonable": How the Ferguson PD Will Whitewash the Killing of Michael E. B
08-13-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
Edward Garner was unarmed when he was shot in the back of the head by Memphis Police Officer Elton Hymon. At the time, the short, slightly built teenager was scaling a fence attempting to flee. Hymon knew the suspect was unarmed,
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Using a Taser on an 8-year-old? Mom sues police, city
08-12-2014
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CNN
Police warned the 8-year-old they were going to tase her. "Within seconds," an officer fired darts from the electroshock weapon into the chest of the 70-pound girl,
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
To Provoke and Suppress: The Military Occupation of Ferguson, Missouri
08-12-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Lew Rockwell blog)
The officer fired a second shot at the fleeing victims, hitting Brown, who fell to the ground with his hands in the air, pleading: "I don't have a gun ? stop shooting!" The assailant fired several more shots, killing the unarmed teenager outside an a
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News Link • Corruption
Track who's buying politicians with "Greenhouse" browser add-on
08-12-2014
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ars technica
Nicholas Rubin, a 16-year-old programmer from Seattle, created a browser add-on that makes it incredibly easy to see the influence of money in US politics. Rubin calls the add-on Greenhouse, and it does something so brilliantly simple
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News Link • Philosophy: Fascism
Why the Lights of America are Dimming
08-12-2014
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by Wendy McElroy
You cannot create passion and talent. But you can destroy them. When people are punished for their virtues, such as the drive to excel and to work hard, then passion and talent become liabilities.
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News Link • Internet
Report: NSA eyed preset strikes in cyberattacks
08-13-2014
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Associated Press
The National Security Agency secretly planned a cyberwarfare program that could automatically fire back at cyberattacks from foreign countries without human involvement, creating the risk of accidentally starting a war, according to Edward Snowden.
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