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Date Sent: 2014-09-29
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Monday, September 29, 2014 |
Pentagon: US Considers 'No-Fly' Zone Against Assad in Syria
Muslim-American Beheads American Woman -- Elephant in the Room Minsky Moment -- A Nation of Children -- Reflections on Catalonia, Crimea, Iraq, California, Nation Building -- A Basket of Snakes -- Washington's Secret Agendas -- The Eerie Architecture of East Germany's Secret Police -- Coke machines to serve as Wi-Fi hotspots in South Africa -- Hull-clinging robots could perform secret searches of smugglers' boats -- Wake up, America: It's time to properly debate our endless war in the Middle East -- Obama Targets Free Expression -- Why India's Mars Mission Is Cheaper Than NASA's -- Iran says it will strike if Islamic State nears border -- Ron Paul: Obama Has Started 'Immoral and Illegal' War in Iraq and Syria -- One cost of war: U.S. blowing up its own Humvees -- Rescuers rush to reach dozens trapped on erupting Japan volcano -- Bombing jihadis is futile, says top British general -- 'Anti-Facebook' social network gets viral surge -- Big Sis To Become Next Attorney General? -- Americas deadly double tap drone attacks are killing 49 people for every known terrorist in Pakistan -- America: Humanity's Greatest Threat -- MSM Support Brazen Lawlessness
Respectfully requesting your attendance for an October Surprise: Tomorrow, 09-30-14 Defense Distributed
AZ: PrepperFest Expo, October 24-26, 2014, Westworld in Scottsdale, AZ; Survival Rendezvous – Young, AZ – November 8-11, 2014
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News Link • Syria
Pentagon: US Considers 'No-Fly' Zone Against Assad in Syria
09-29-2014
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http://news.antiwar.com, Jason Ditz
Dempsey: Buffer Zone Might Also Be Possibility
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News Link • Economy - International
Elephant in the Room Minsky Moment
09-29-2014
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globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com
The "elephant in the room" is debt. Try as they might, central bankers have not been able to spur credit, hiring, or much business expansion because of the elephant. Things are even worse in Europe.
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News Link • Government
A Nation of Children
09-29-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Doug French
Imagine, as Christopher Buckley (son of William F.) did in his clever book, Boomsday, a plan to make the government solvent by offering incentives for people to kill themselves at age 70 and younger.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Secession
Reflections on Catalonia, Crimea, Iraq, California, Nation Building
09-29-2014
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globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com
Catalonia Independence Vote to Proceed on Schedule
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Robert Lee
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News Link • WAR: About that War
A Basket of Snakes
09-29-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Once war is forced upon us, there is no other alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end.
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News Link • NeoCons
Washington's Secret Agendas
09-29-2014
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paulcraigroberts.org
One might think that by now even Americans would have caught on to the constant stream of false alarms that Washington sounds in order to deceive the people into supporting its hidden agendas.
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News Link • History
The Eerie Architecture of East Germany's Secret Police
09-29-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Margaret Rhodes
From 1950 until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the Ministry for State Security (known as the Stasi) operated one of the most sophisticated and oppressive intelligence networks ever known.
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News Link • Internet
Coke machines to serve as Wi-Fi hotspots in South Africa
09-29-2014
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gizmag.com
In this day and age, if a community is to prosper, it certainly helps if its residents have internet access.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Foreign Policy
Wake up, America: It's time to properly debate our endless war in the Middle East
09-29-2014
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http://theweek.com, By Michael Brendan Dougherty
The U.S. Congress, like the people they represent, is barely taking an interest in endorsing our latest folly in Iraq
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Why India's Mars Mission Is Cheaper Than NASA's | Video
09-29-2014
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space.com
India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) was achieved on a budget of 75 million. NASA's MAVEN Mission cost nearly 10 times more. Newsy explains why there is such a big difference.
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News Link • Iran
Iran says it will strike if Islamic State nears border
09-29-2014
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http://www.timesofisrael.com, By AFP and AP
Military commander warns of attacks 'deep into Iraqi territory' unless militants keep their distance, as coalition strikes Syria
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Obama Administration
Ron Paul: Obama Has Started 'Immoral and Illegal' War in Iraq and Syria
09-29-2014
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Prison Planet
Obama's new wars in Iraq and Syria are totally immoral as well as illegal under US and international law, Ron Paul told RT's Abby Martin yesterday. The idea that US force will solve the problem is also mistaken, he said. "US action will increas
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News Link • WAR: About that War
One cost of war: U.S. blowing up its own Humvees
09-29-2014
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By Cristina Alesci and Kate Trafecante
The United States is spending millions of dollars to destroy U.S. equipment in Iraq and Syria " gear the U.S. gave the Iraqi military that was later captured by ISIS forces.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Natural Disasters
Rescuers rush to reach dozens trapped on erupting Japan volcano
09-29-2014
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http://news.yahoo.com, AFP
Rescuers rushed Sunday to help dozens of hikers stranded on an erupting volcano in central Japan with six people believed to be buried under ash and dozens injured.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • World News
Bombing jihadis is futile, says top British general
09-29-2014
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Christina Lamb, Mark Hookham and Tim Shipman
FORMER head of the UK military warned this weekend that Isis, also known as Islamic State, will never be defeated by air attacks alone and western governments are wrong to rule out deploying their own ground troops.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Social Networking/Social Media
'Anti-Facebook' social network gets viral surge
09-29-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Rob Lever, AFP
In a matter of days, the new social network Ello, described as the "anti-Facebook" for its stand on privacy and advertising, has become perhaps the hottest ticket on the Internet.
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News Link • Obama Administration
Big Sis To Become Next Attorney General?
09-29-2014
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Prison Planet
There's also at least one high-profile long-shot on the informal list being circulated inside Obama's camp:
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News Link • Drones
Americas deadly double tap drone attacks are killing 49 people for every known terrorist in Pakistan
09-29-2014
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Leon Watson, Daily Mail
Just one in 50 victims of America's deadly drone strikes in Pakistan are terrorists " while the rest are innocent civilians, a new report claimed today.
The authoritative joint study, by Stanford and New York Universities, concludes that men, wo
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Leon Felkins
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News Link • Philosophy: Libertarianism
Libertarian Candidates Jump Out of the Crazy Closet
09-26-2014
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by Wendy McElroy
It is voting season and a fever of straw hats is falling. Hundreds of 'libertarians' have jumped out of the crazy closet in their candidate costumes that are emblazoned with "this time for sure!" Hundreds of thousands more will tick a box
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gun Rights
Obama administration forcing new gun buyers to declare race, ethnicity
09-26-2014
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Washington Times
The Obama administration quietly has been forcing new gun buyers to declare their race and ethnicity, a policy change that critics say provides little law enforcement value while creating the risk of privacy intrusions and racial profiling.
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Tapes showing meek oversight of Goldman are about to rock Wall Street
09-26-2014
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NY Post
The 45 hours of tapes, made by Carmen Segarra, a former NY Fed worker, capture former co-workers, whose job was to keep banks like Goldman Sachs in line, instead deferring to the banks, unwilling to take action and being extremely passive
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Chip Saunders
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News Link • Internet
Google fires back at News Corp; defends search, piracy practices
09-26-2014
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http://news.yahoo.com
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc hit back at News Corp on Thursday for calling it a platform for piracy and an "unaccountable bureaucracy," in a point-by-point rebuttal that stressed the Internet search company's commitment to fighting online cri
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News Link • Food
Throwing too much food away is about to be against the law in Seattle
09-26-2014
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http://personalliberty.com
Making public inspectors out of garbage men, the Seattle City Council has approved a new trash ordinance that authorizes sanitation workers to peruse residents' waste bins for signs that people are throwing too much food away.
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News Link • Syria
Syria Becomes the 7th Predominantly Muslim Country Bombed by 2009 Nobel Peace...
09-26-2014
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https://firstlook.org
Syria Becomes the 7th Predominantly Muslim Country Bombed by 2009 Nobel Peace Laureate.
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News Link • Police State
Wall Street Lawyer Arrested for Talking to Occupy Wall Street Protester Files Lawsuit
09-26-2014
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Newsweek
"He was handcuffed, detained for over 90 minutes, transported to the precinct, and required to appear in court several times. It was an arrest and a prosecution. If their lawyers argued in court that it wasn't, they would be sanctioned. Seriousl
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News Link • TERRORISM
Domestic Muslim beheads co-worker in Oklahoma, shot down by other co-worker
09-26-2014
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Fox News
FBI officials are reportedly investigating a beheading at an Oklahoma food distribution center after co-workers said the suspect tried to convert them to Islam after his recent conversion.
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News Link • Iraq
Riverbend (blogger) a.k.a. Baghdad Burning
09-26-2014
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Wikipedia
Riverbend is the pseudonymous author of the blog Baghdad Burning, launched August 17, 2003. Riverbend's existence and identity remain a mystery, but the weblog entries suggest that she is a young Iraqi woman from a mixed Shia and Sunni family, living
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News Link • Business/ Commerce
Mail and milk: Struggling Postal Service wants to deliver groceries
09-26-2014
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Washington Post
The Postal Service sent its proposal to the Postal Regulatory Commission on Tuesday, seeking approval from the panel. The agency wants to begin testing on Oct. 24, with the process lasting up to two years, although it could choose to make the program
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News Link • Drug War
Private paramilitary force targeting CA pot growers has local sheriff predicting disaster
09-25-2014
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Rawstory
A private security company clad in military-style uniforms has targeted illegal marijuana grows in Northern California, with its leader arguing that its operatives can override the Fourth Amendment while performing their contracted duties.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Louisiana deputy fatally shot 14-year-old 'four or five times in the back': family
09-25-2014
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Rawstory
Louisiana State Police were investigating on Wednesday after a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's deputy fatally shot a 14-year-old boy.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
California police settle with woman punched by officer for $1.5 million
09-25-2014
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Rawstory
A woman who was repeatedly punched in the head by a California Highway Patrol officer has settled her lawsuit for $1.5 million, police said on Wednesday, and the money will be used for her long-term care.
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News Link • MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
Denver Post: Okay AP kids, you've had your fun " now STFU and go back to school
09-25-2014
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Rawstory
The Denver Post's editorial board doesn't want students to practice civil disobedience while defending their right to learn about it. "OK, Jefferson County high school students, you've made your point. Now you should return to your schools,
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News Link • Conspiracies
Six L.A. County sheriff workers get prison for obstructing jail probe
09-25-2014
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Los Angeles Times
There were "significant problems" within the department, including an "us-versus-them mentality," routine cover-up of inmate abuse, and an "unwritten code" taught to new jail deputies that any inmate who fought a guard should end up in the hospital.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
DeKalb police issue statement about quota system allegations
09-25-2014
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"'Hey, you better average out to have at least two tickets and one arrest a day'," the officer said. "'You need to pick up your action, you need to write more tickets.'" "And if quota wasn't met, this officer said there were consequences
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News Link • Surveillance
Huntsville schools say call from NSA led to monitoring students online
09-25-2014
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A secret program to monitor students' online activities began quietly in Huntsville schools, following a phone call from the NSA, school officials say.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Los Angeles Approves Raising Minimum Wage for Hotel Workers
09-25-2014
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Wall Street Journal
City Council Votes to Increase Hourly Rate to $15.37, One of Nation's Highest Minimum Wages
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News Link • World News
Argentina Is Running Out Of Options
09-25-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Walter Kurtz
With Argentina's private sector in disarray, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's government has been forced to increasingly bail out failing businesses, particularly importers that are critical to Argentina's stability.
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
NOTES FROM THE FIELD
09-25-2014
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http://us7.campaign-archive1.com,
For the last four years we've been railing against the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act as one of the dumbest, most arrogant laws ever passed in the history of the world.
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News Link • World News
Liberia's Largest Newspaper Accuses US of Manufacturing Ebola Virus (Video)
09-25-2014
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http://www.thegatewaypundit.com, Jim Hoft
The Liberian Daily Observer, which is the largest newspaper in Liberia, just published an article on their front page with the headline, "Ebola, AIDS Manufactured By Western Pharmaceuticals, US DoD?" The article accuses the US of manufacturing th
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News Link • Vaccines and Vaccinations
Brigham and Women's nurses sue over flu shot mandate
09-25-2014
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bostonglobe.com
Brigham and Women's Hospital was sued over a policy mandating nurses to get flu shots if they want to keep working there.
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News Link • Gold and Silver
The Royal Mint wants to sell you gold,...and keep it for you,...for like, safety, you know.
09-25-2014
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The Guardian
Those wanting to keep their investment in the Mint's vaults will have to buy at least 25 gold sovereigns " worth about £4,700. The mint will charge 1% of the value of your gold per year for storage, plus VAT.
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News Link • Police State
New Cop Tech: Portable DNA Scanners That Upload to National DNA Database
09-25-2014
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BenSwann.com
Now, according to NextGov, a trade publication for federal IT contractors, the FBI's biometric data collection mission is creeping into new territory: massive DNA dragnets.
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News Link • Science
Neutral Neutrino has Gravity
09-26-2014
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arclein
A direct consequence appears to be that geometry is far more important than mass and this opens the door to negative gravity as well. It is noteworthy that a paper I discovered from a Russian expert on butterflys is probably valid. He determined t
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News Link • Natural Disasters
Drought has 14 communities on the brink of waterlessness
09-26-2014
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L.A. Times
Parkwood's last well dried up in July. County officials, after much hand-wringing, made a deal with the city of Madera for a temporary water supply, but the arrangement prohibited Parkwood's 3,000 residents from using so much as a drop of water on th
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News Link • Gun Rights
How Gun Control Made England The 'Most Violent Country In Europe'
09-26-2014
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Breitbart.com
When the final stage arrived in 1997, the promise was a reduction in crime and greater safety for the British people. But the result was the emergence of Britain as the "most violent country in Europe."
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
Fleas near Flagstaff test positive for the plague
09-26-2014
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AzCentral.com
The disease is the same one that wiped out an estimated 60percent of Europe's population in the last millennium and barely left enough people alive to bury the dead.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
SWAT Team Raids Idaho Yard Sale; The Public Yawns
09-25-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Lew Rockwell blog)
Even in Idaho, a supposed haven for "anti-government extremists" " a SWAT raid on a yard sale doesn't provoke a public scandal. This uncritical acceptance of the visible violence committed by state operatives, and official claims
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News Link • TAXES: Local
How Many Ways Can the City of Ferguson Slap You With Court Fees? We Counted
09-25-2014
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Ferguson officials proposed scaling back the myriad ways small-time offenders can end up paying big bucks"or worse. Imposing punitive court fines on poor residents is a major source of income for a number of St. Louis County municipalities.
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News Link • Police State
Police receive backlash over armored vehicle
09-25-2014
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In the hours after Monday night's City Commission meeting, where City Manager Chris Kukulski admitted he made a mistake by never bringing the grant application for the vehicle before the commission, the public lashed out online
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News Link • Police State
Florida Sheriffs Used SWAT-Style Attack to Enforce Barbershop License - Court Smacks Em Down
09-25-2014
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AllGov.com
Florida sheriff's deputies, under the guise of checking professional licenses, raided an Orlando-area barbershop using SWAT-like tactics back in 2010 and now a federal appeals court has ruled that the search was illegal.
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News Link • Gun Rights
Why The AR-15 Is The Most Popular Rifle In America
09-25-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Christian Beekman
The AR-15 is perhaps the most ubiquitous firearm in American culture.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Dollar Meltdown The
Former AIG Executive Sues US Over $182 Billion Bailout, Saying it Wasn't Favorable Enough
09-25-2014
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readersupportednews.org
But to a few Wall Street financiers, a lawsuit that accuses the government of shortchanging the American International Group in its 2008 bailout is something else: a promising investment in a cause they support.
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News Link • Palestine -- Israel
Hamas Just Gave Up Control Of Gaza
09-25-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Shadi Bushra
Political group Hamas has reached an agreement with Fatah to give up control of the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian unity government.
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