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Date Sent: 2014-10-13
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Monday, October 13, 2014 |
297 Congress Members Earmarked $3.8 Billion for Organizations Tied to Them or Family Members
U.S. and UK to test big bank collapse in joint model run -- A Murder Mystery at Guantanamo Bay - by Ray McGovern -- The catch-22 predicament of Silk Road defendant Ross Ulbricht -- Own-Goal in Baghdad: ISIS to Shut Down Airport Using US Weapons -- Can MSM Handle the Contra-Cocaine Truth? -- How The NSA Plans To Recruit Your Teenagers -- Rebuilding Gaza -- The McLaughlin Group Defines Libertarianism Without Actually Defining It -- Criminalizing Creepy -- "Pay No Attention to That . . . " - by Butler Shaffer -- Remembering Gaza: One of History's Great Crimes -- Obama Doublespeak Duplicity
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 • Congress-Congressmen
297 Congress Members Have Earmarked $3.8 Billion for Organizations Tied to Them or Family Members
10-12-2014
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The Daily Sheeple
According to watchdog groups Legistorm and CREW, a total of 297 members of Congress have earmarked $3,776,001,807 for organizations that are connected directly to them or to their family members.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
U.S. and UK to test big bank collapse in joint model run
10-12-2014
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Reuters
Regulators from the United States and the United Kingdom will get together in a war room next week to see if they can cope with any possible fall-out when the next big bank topples over, the two countries said on Friday.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Torture
A Murder Mystery at Guantanamo Bay - by Ray McGovern
10-12-2014
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America's plunge into the "dark side" last decade created a hidden history of shocking brutality, including torture and homicides, that the US government would prefer to keep secret, even though many of the perpetrators are out of office
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Justice and Judges
The catch-22 predicament of Silk Road defendant Ross Ulbricht
10-12-2014
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ars technica
The judge said it doesn't matter whether the government unlawfully accessed the severs because Ulbricht has no right to challenge the seizure of the servers. "Thus, whatever methods usedâ€"lawful or otherwiseâ€"are beyond this court's purview
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Iraq
Own-Goal in Baghdad: ISIS to Shut Down Airport Using US Weapons
10-12-2014
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Lew Rockwell blog
Is Baghdad about to fall to ISIS, after more than $2 trillion spent to defeat a "tyrant" in Iraq who kept ISIS-like groups at bay. A war fought to eliminate weapons of mass destruction that the perpetrators knew were a fantasy. A war fought on th
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
Can MSM Handle the Contra-Cocaine Truth?
10-12-2014
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The mainstream news media's reaction to the new movie, "Kill the Messenger," has been tepid, not surprising given the MSM comes across as the film's most unsympathetic villain as it crushes journalist Gary Webb for digging up
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Surveillance
How The NSA Plans To Recruit Your Teenagers
10-12-2014
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Kids across America no longer have to wait until college to plan on being a part of the National Security Agency. They can start preparing for their NSA careers as early as age 13. The NSA is sponsoring cybersecurity camps for middle school
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Philosophy: Libertarianism
The McLaughlin Group Defines Libertarianism Without Actually Defining It
10-12-2014
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youtube (h/t Lew Rockwell blog)
The McLaughlin Group discusses Libertarianism in a typical way that can only amuse someone familiar with the topic.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Sexuality: Sex and the Law
Criminalizing Creepy (Update)
10-12-2014
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Simple Justice
It turns out that there is a narrow slice of the world where creepy people can engage in kinda twisted stuff without committing a crime. The place happens to be on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Government
"Pay No Attention to That . . . " - by Butler Shaffer
10-12-2014
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Lew Rockwell blog
The mainstream media continues to ignore Thomas Pynchon's powerful advice: "If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers." As the owners of the established order continue to metastasize their war
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
Citizenfour Official Trailer 1 (2014) - Edward Snowden Documentary HD
10-11-2014
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youtube
Citizenfour Official Trailer 1 (2014) - Edward Snowden Documentary HD
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Robert Lee
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Opinion • Humor
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News, October 12, 2014 Edition
10-10-2014
John Semmens
Former Obama Press Secretary Says GOP Unfairly Exploiting Administration's Failures
The incoherence of President Obama's foreign policy and the cascade of domestic policy scandals are being unfairly exploited for political gain according to former
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News Link • World News
Swiss Demand Global Gold Recall despite Central Bankers - Charles Goyette
09-30-2014
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Next News Newtwork
In a word association game, If I said Switzerland, you might say cheese or chocolate or maybe the alps. But another common item everyone associates with the Swiss is their money. Their banks. Their currency.
Soon, that currency could change
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • TERRORISM
Unsung Oklahoma Beheading Hero
09-30-2014
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Next News Newtwork
A terrifying story unfolded over the weekend, one that could have ended much worse than it did. Recent Muslim convert, Jah'Keem Yisrael known to his family and friends as Alton Nolen had an Arabic tattoo on his chest that reads: Peace be upon y
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Congress-Congressmen
Freedom Law School remembers Rep. Traficant
09-29-2014
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Next News Newtwork
This weekend, America lost a 20-year Congressman in a tragic accident. Former Ohio Representative James Traficant was fighting for his life in a Youngstown hospital for nearly a week after the farm tractor he was driving turned over and rolled on
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Obama Administration
Holder's Botched National Security
09-29-2014
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Next News Newtwork
Obama's longtime friend and right hand man is stepping down from the administration. Attorney General Eric Holder announced his resignation last week, on the same exact day a federal judge demanded he turn over classified documents from the Fas
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Animals and Pets
Animal Holocaust at PETA?
09-29-2014
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Next News Newtwork
PETA is a much better at being a tax-shelter than an animal shelter. Right on the front page of their website, they boldly include a credit card payment page, guiltlessly begging for donations. While at the same time, the self-proclaimed animal a
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Obama Administration
Prosecutor Calls to Impeach Obama - An Interview with Professor Francis Boyle
10-10-14
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Next News Newtwork
Just two weeks ago, President Obama stood up before the American people and told Congress that he has all the power he needs to violate the Constitution and actively undermine another sovereign government. Sparked by the reaction to multiple ISIS
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • TERRORISM
Who is the Khorasan Group?
09-26-2014
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Next News Newtwork
The lethal airstrikes pummeling Syria and Iraq are controversial enough as it is. Not only is this a continuation of the failed Iraq War, but NOW the US Military is engaging in a deadly civil war, in a country that has a reigning sovereign govern
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Politics
I SMOKE WEED - F Bomb Reporter Calls Out Co-workers
09-25-2014
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Next News Newtwork
Clip from our recent interview with Charlo Greene, the KTVA reporter who dropped an F Bomb then quit on the air.
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Politics
F Bomb Reporter Responds to Quitting On Air - Charlo Greene
09-25-2014
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Next News Newtwork
Earlier this week, we told you about a story from Alaska that's creating some serious buzz on the internet. A TV reporter quit her job on live TV, and she definitely went out in style. We'd tell you what she said, but it's probably best if
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Obama Administration
Obama Describes Russian Aggression
09-25-2014
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Next News Newtwork
During President Obama's speech to the United Nations, he opened up right out of the gate by blasting Russia. With Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov sitting right there in the same room, Obama accused Russia of terrorizing Ukraine for the
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Congress-Congressmen
Congress Delays ISIS Bombing Vote
09-25-2014
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Next News Newtwork
American fighter jets and warships are pelting Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria with missiles. Washington is also funding and training rebels in Syria, publicly undermining a sovereign government for the first time in US history. But only
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Whistleblowers
Snowden Awarded Alternative Nobel
09-24-2014
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Next News Newtwork
Edward Snowden is a controversial name among most Americans. A CBS poll earlier this year showed 61 percent of Americans believe Snowden should stand trial for leaking sensitive NSA documents. But in a different poll from the Huffington Post, the
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Obama Administration
Another War Without Declaration
09-23-2014
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Next News Newtwork
The day before 9/11, we learned that President Obama was planning to launch airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq, but also in Syria. Spurred by ISIS videos seeming to show the beheadings of two American journalists and an English aid work
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Healthcare
Fixed Markets: Unjusted Hospital Costs
09-22-2014
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Next News Newtwork
In a free market, buyers and sellers are the ones who decide a fair market price. If demand is high, and supply is low, the price goes up. And if demand is low, and the supply is high, then the price usually goes down. But what happens when the d
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News Link • China
Hong Kong Confronts Reality of Chinese Autocracy
10-10-2014
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arclein
This move has dented international credibility of China, already the world's second largest economy, which has pledged to be a more responsible rising power on the world stage. If Beijing can so easily break its promise for Hong Kong, then the re
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News Link • Energy
There's An Excellent Reason Why A Blue Lightbulb Just Won The Nobel Prize
10-10-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com
The results are in for the 2014 Nobel Prize in physics. If the brilliant light show above doesn't give it away, then let me enlighten you.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Economy - International
IMF: The Eurozone Will Slide Back Into Recession 'If Nothing Is Done'
10-10-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com
Washington (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund stepped up its warnings over a possible eurozone recession Thursday, pressing governments like Germany to spend more for reverse a stall.
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News Link • Business/ Commerce
North Carolina Diner Takes Prices Off Its Menu, Asks Customers To Pay What God...
10-10-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com
North Carolina Diner Takes Prices Off Its Menu, Asks Customers To Pay What God Wants, And Triples Its Revenue.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Internet
Ultrafast Internet opens up new possibilities: experts
10-10-2014
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http://news.yahoo.com
Washington (AFP) - Superfast Internet connections are likely to open up new kinds of communication such as "telepresence" and improve services such as remote health care, a survey of experts showed Thursday.
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News Link • Technology: Software
DriveShare: Earn money by sharing your extra hard drive space
10-10-2014
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DriveShare - from Storj
DriveShare is open source software, powered by the Storj network. You can contribute to the code development at GitHub or share ideas with the community at StorjTalk.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • World News
7 Mind-Blowing Facts About Hong Kong
10-10-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com
Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Here are some facts about its housing, wealth, and economy that will make you realize its importance to the region.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • General Opinion
Gerald Celente - Trends In The News - "Biden Barks Off!"
10-10-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
Gerald Celente, Founder of The Trends Journal, weighs in on war, political fraudsters, geopolitics and much more with his usual flair. He says: " Joe Biden puts his foot in his mouth again! However this time he's actually telling the truth?"
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Secret Government Projects
NSA: List of official leaks to the media is classified
10-10-2014
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thehill.com
The National Security Agency is refusing to release a list of classified information that was deliberately leaked to the media.
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Robert Lee
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