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Date Sent: 2014-12-23
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Tuesday, December 23, 2014 |
Just How Much of Big Bank Fines Are Actually Paid and Who Profits?
PINAC Crew Member Obtains Footage of his Arrest, Exonerating him as Prosecutor Tacks on Charge -- The party's over in Kabul as expat era fades away -- Cluster of Tor servers taken down in unexplained outage -- Arizona to change drugs it uses in executions -- Vaclav Klaus Fired By Cato -- Charges Dismissed Against Man Flying Drone Over Crime Scene -- How Government Killed the Medical Profession -- World's Oldest Engravings Discovered on 500,000-Year-Old Shells -- Putin in a Dangerous Cash/Debt Spiral -- North Korea drops off the Internet in suspected DDoS attack -- Tasers, Drones: Inside The Multibillion-Dollar Business Of Keeping Me Out Of America -- News Station Caught Manipulating Video to Paint Protesters as Cop Killers -- The Lawless Manipulation of Bullion Markets by Public Authorities -- The World According to Monsanto (FULL LENGTH) -- Drug Wars and Neoliberalism -- Sony hack reveals Hollywood's bitter civil war -- Oil and Dictators -- Enougher is Enougher: ANOTHER Citi Nominee -- Beware of legislators seeking anonymity -- Bitcoin Promoter Gets 2 Years for Silk Road Transfers -- Anonymous added a video about Dr Paul -- Sony Gets a New Threat" "Anonymous" Says Hackers Aren't Korean, Release Film Or ... -- The Truth About Bitcoin and Alternative Currencies -- An Unavoidable Truth About Terrorism -- Staples says nearly 1.2 million cards exposed in security breach -- Supreme Court declines to block Florida same-sex marriages -- Egypt opens border with Gaza after 2-month closure -- Cuba says U.S. must respect its communist system -- Investigators Said to Seek No Penalty for C.I.A.'s Computer Search -- Should Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld & CIA Officials Be Tried for Torture -- America's Permanent War Agenda -- US/Israeli No Palestinian State Solution -- Victory: French Wine No Longer Forcibly Sprayed with Pesticides -- Judge Rules Obama's Abuse Of Executive Orders Is "Unconstitutional" -- Protesters Shut Down America's Largest Mall -- Obama May Have Forced Sony To Release 'The Interview' -- America: Cesspool of Terror -- Torture and the U.S. Intelligence Failure
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News Link • Corruption
Just How Much of Big Bank Fines Are Actually Paid and Who Profits?
12-22-2014
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Jonathan Turley
Those very same taxpayers may be surprised to learn that in many cases, the Banks are able to deduct from their taxes up to 75% of the fines and settlements made with the Justice Department.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
PINAC Crew Member Obtains Footage of his Arrest, Exonerating him as Prosecutor Tacks on Charge
12-23-2014
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Photography Is Not a Crime
It took almost five months, but a Washington man was finally able to obtain footage of his own arrest from the King County Sheriff's Office, confirming the arrest went down exactly as he described it in August.
But despite all that time, it does
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Afghanistan
The party's over in Kabul as expat era fades away
12-23-2014
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AFP
The US-led war in Afghanistan brought a flood of international aid workers, diplomats and security contractors to Kabul, creating a frenetic social scene that is now a distant memory. A series of Taliban attacks on expat hang-outs shattered any illus
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Internet
Cluster of Tor servers taken down in unexplained outage
12-23-2014
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ars technica
On Friday, a warning of a possible effort to hijack significant portions of the anonymizing Tor network was leaked to the Tor Project. And over the weekend, a cluster of servers in a Netherlands' data center that were used as Tor "exit nodes" and
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Arizona's Top News
Arizona to change drugs it uses in executions
12-23-2014
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Associated Press
Arizona officials said Monday they have been cleared of any wrongdoing in an execution this year that lasted nearly two hours, but they are nevertheless changing the drugs they use to put inmates to death.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Philosophy: Libertarianism
Vaclav Klaus Fired By Cato
12-23-2014
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Target Liberty
Klaus...railed against "unilateral pro-Western propaganda" and offered to help divide Ukraine based upon his own experience in the peaceful division of Czechoslovakia... and for that Cato ditches such a man!
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Charges Dismissed Against Man Flying Drone Over Crime Scene
12-23-2014
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Photography Is Not a Crime
While the charge of obstructing official business was summarily dismissed, Stanley's video evidence was not enough to have the other charges dismissed immediately.
In order to have the charges of disorderly conduct and misconduct at an emergency
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
How Government Killed the Medical Profession
12-23-2014
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arclein
At first, the decay was subtle. In the 1980s, Medicare imposed price controls upon physicians who treated anyone over 65. Any provider wishing to get compensated was required to use International Statistical Classification of Diseases (ICD) and Curre
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robert klein
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News Link • Archaeology
World's Oldest Engravings Discovered on 500,000-Year-Old Shells
12-23-2014
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arclein
We used to think that geometric engravings were a sure sign of modern cognitive abilities, and experts have long debated over the origins of these behaviors. "Until this discovery, it was assumed that comparable engravings were only made by modern
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robert klein
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News Link • Foreign Policy
Putin in a Dangerous Cash/Debt Spiral
12-23-2014
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arclein
Putin did provide some good news in his speech. For example, while speaking of the economy, Putin said that taxes will not rise over the next four years. He is also providing an amnesty for the repatriation of money.
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robert klein
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
North Korea drops off the Internet in suspected DDoS attack
12-22-2014
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ars technica
North Korea's negligible Internet connectivity appears to have faltered. First spotted by Dyn Research, North Korean routers have been inaccessible, and its scant IP allocation--just 1024 addresses--appears to be offline.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Immigration
Tasers, Drones: Inside The Multibillion-Dollar Business Of Keeping Me Out Of America
12-22-2014
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BuzzFeed
My family emigrated from Mexico when I was young. Now an American citizen, I went to the 2014 Border Security Expo in Phoenix, where the newest military technology meant to target people like us is part of a booming industry.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
News Station Caught Manipulating Video to Paint Protesters as Cop Killers
12-22-2014
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Photography Is Not a Crime
A Baltimore television news station was caught manipulating a protest video to make it seem as if demonstrators were calling for the death of cops when all they were doing was calling for the imprisonment of cops that kill.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Revolutions, Rebellions & Uprisings
The Christmas Hope: A To-Do List for a Better World
12-22-2014
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
As a child, my Christmas wish list came right out of the Sears and Roebuck catalogue?"toys, board games, bikes, action figures, etc. My parents, like so many in their day, belonged to the working-class poor, so while I never lacked for the necessit
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Entertainment: Music
Joe Cocker, British blues rocker, dead at 70
12-22-2014
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Joe Cocker, the legendary British blues rock singer known for such hits as You Are So Beautiful and his 1968 cover of the Beatles' With a Little Help from My Friends, has died at age 70, his agent says.
BBC reported Monday that Barrie Marshall c
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Gold and Silver
The Lawless Manipulation of Bullion Markets by Public Authorities
09-22-2014
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
The Federal Reserve and its bullion bank agents are actively using uncovered futures contracts to illegally manipulate the prices of precious metals in order to keep interest rates below the market rate. The purpose of manipulation is to support the
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Media: Internet
The World According to Monsanto (FULL LENGTH)
12-22-2014
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youtube
There's nothing they are leaving untouched: the mustard, the okra, the bringe oil, the rice, the cauliflower. Once they have established the norm: that seed can be owned as their property, royalties can be collected. We will depend on them for every
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Mike Brosnahan
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News Link • Drug War
Drug Wars and Neoliberalism
12-22-2014
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http://www.counterpunch.org, by RON JACOBS
The Western Hemisphere has been subjected to Washington's war on drugs for more than forty years. Countless lives destroyed, billions of dollars wasted, civil liberties and human rights violated on a massive scale;
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Future Predictions
Oil and Dictators
12-22-2014
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http://blog.independent.org, By Alvaro Vargas Llos
Will the collapse of oil prices benefit or erode petrodictators in the Middle East, Eurasia, Africa, and Latin America?
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News Link • History
Slave to a Myth
12-22-2014
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http://cafehayek.com, by Don Boudreaux
Here's a letter to the Chronicle of Higher Education; (thanks to Lyle Albaugh and George Leef for alerting me to this Beckert essay) :
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News Link • Geology
What's in a name? Earth's most abundant mineral finally gets one
12-22-2014
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http://www.gizmag.com, By Colin Jeffrey
When a mineral is the most abundant on the planet, (making up an estimated 38 percent of the Earth's entire volume, in fact), you would think that someone would have given it a name by now.
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News Link • Gun Rights
Beware of legislators seeking anonymity
12-22-2014
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http://zelmanpartisans.com,
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) reports that a band of cowardly legislators quietly got together to form an association dedicated to relieving you of your gun rights.
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News Link • Bitcoin
Bitcoin Promoter Gets 2 Years for Silk Road Transfers
12-22-2014
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http://www.bloomberg.com, By Patricia Hurtado
Charlie Shrem, the former Bitcoin Foundation Inc. executive who pleaded guilty to charges tied to the illicit online bazaar "Silk Road," was sentenced to two years in prison by a judge who rejected his bid to remain free and "change the world.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Sony Gets a New Threat" "Anonymous" Says Hackers Aren't Korean, Release Film Or..
12-22-2014
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http://www.showbiz411.com-Roger Friedman
Sony Gets a New Threat??" "Anonymous" Says Hackers Aren't Korean, Release Film Or More Hacks Coming.
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News Link • Bitcoin
The Truth About Bitcoin and Alternative Currencies
12-22-2014
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http://fee.org, by STEVE PATTERSON
Bitcoin has been making headlines for months now. Extreme price fluctuations have sparked a vigorous debate: Is it a currency or a scam? Is bitcoin viable in the long-term, or are we witnessing a bubble waiting to burst?
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News Link • TERRORISM
An Unavoidable Truth About Terrorism
12-22-2014
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http://www.ncc-1776.org, by L. Neil Smith
When I boot up every morning, my "homepage" for at least twenty years has been The Drudge Report....
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Staples says nearly 1.2 million cards exposed in security breach
12-22-2014
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http://www.americaherald.com, by Mark Avery
About 1.2 million customer payment cards information is expected to have exposed to the hackers during the security breach earlier this year, Staples Inc. said on Friday.
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News Link • Marriage
Supreme Court declines to block Florida same-sex marriages
12-22-2014
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http://www.cnn.com, By Jason Hanna
Florida appears set to recognize same-sex marriages on January 6, after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to further delay a lower court's finding that the state's ban on the unions is unconstitutional.
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News Link • Government
Cuba says U.S. must respect its communist system
12-22-2014
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http://www.reuters.com, By Daniel Trotta
President Raul Castro demanded on Saturday that the United States respect Cuba's communist rule as the two countries work to restore diplomatic ties, and warned that Cuban-American exiles might try to sabotage the rapprochement.
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
Investigators Said to Seek No Penalty for C.I.A.'s Computer Search
12-22-2014
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By MATT APUZZO and MARK MAZZETTI
A panel investigating the Central Intelligence Agency's search of a computer network used by staff members of the Senate Intelligence Committee who were looking into the C.I.A.'s use of torture will recommend against punishing anyone involved in
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News Link • World News
Should Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld & CIA Officials Be Tried for Torture...
12-22-2014
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http://www.democracynow.org
Should Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld & CIA Officials Be Tried for Torture?
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News Link • Obama Administration
Judge Rules Obama's Abuse Of Executive Orders Is "Unconstitutional"
12-22-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com-Tyler Durden
A federal judge, Judge Arthur J. Schwab of the Western District of Pennsylvania, used a deportation decision to probe the constitutionality of President Obama's executive order on amnesty, declaring it "unconstitutional."
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News Link • Activism
Protesters Shut Down America's Largest Mall
12-22-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com-Reuters & Amanda
More than 1,500 protesters against police violence shut down part of the Mall of America in Minnesota on Saturday, resulting in about 25 arrests during the final weekend before Christmas as shoppers scrambled to buy gifts at one of the nation's large
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News Link • Art
The 50 Most Unforgettable Photos Of 2014
12-22-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com
Beginning in November 2013, Ukrainians protested the government's decision to distance itself economically from Europe in a movement that became known as EuroMaidan. The protests exploded into violence and burning tires in January after anti-protest
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
Here's Sony's List Of Future Movies Through 2017
12-22-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com-Kirsten Acuna
Since the massive Sony hack -- which has compromised numerous executive emails to leak online -- we've learned about a few rumored movie projects at Sony from a "Men in Black"/"Jump Street" crossover to another collaboration between "Zorro" and "Dj
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
SpaceX Is Going To Land A Rocket On A Platform In The Ocean -- A Feat That Could...
12-22-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com-Jessica Orwig
SpaceX Is Going To Land A Rocket On A Platform In The Ocean -- A Feat That Could Forever Change Spaceflight.
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News Link • Foreign Policy
Torture and the U.S. Intelligence Failure
12-22-2014
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arclein
Sept. 11 was terrifying for one main reason: We had little idea about al Qaeda's capabilities. It was a very reasonable assumption that other al Qaeda cells were operating in the United States and that any day might bring follow-on attacks. (Especia
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robert klein
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
North Korea as hacker plot is unraveling,...here's the latest proof
12-24-2014
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gotnews.com
The "hackers" did this leak physically at a Sony LAN workstation by downloading the material in much the same way Bradley Manning or Edward Snowden did at their respective posts.
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Chip Saunders
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News Link • MEDIA NEWS REFERENCES
The New Robber Barons
12-21-2014
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http://vimeo.com/114956900
Washington continues to reward wealthy donors and Wall St but what about everyday Americans? Author and historian Steve Fraser has answers.
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Mike Brosnahan
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Ismaaiyl Brinsley, 28, shooter of 2 NYPD officers in Brooklyn ambush assassinations
12-21-2014
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Yahoo! News blog
The lone gunman who walked up to a Brooklyn patrol car and opened fire, killing two New York City police officers execution style, has been identified as a Baltimore man who posted chilling anti-cop messages to social media Saturday before traveling
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News Link • World News
Ukrainian Soldier Confirms: Ukrainian Military Shot Down Malaysian MH17 Plane
12-20-2014
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Daily Paul.com
A Ukrainian soldier who was part of the crew that operated the supposed missile-battery that the Ukrainian Government claims shot down the Malaysian MH17 airliner on July 17th has testified publicly for the first time,...
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Ferguson prosecutor: Some witnesses lied, including woman who didn't see shooting
12-20-2014
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Yahoo! News blog
"My job is to not get an indictment, my job is to seek the truth and seek justice and do what is right," he said. "I thought it was much more important to present anybody and everybody. Some were clearly not telling the truth, no question about
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News Link • Government Debt & Financing
IRS warns of possible shutdown
12-20-2014
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politico.com
The IRS is considering its own temporary shutdown due to recent budget cuts enacted by Congress, its chief said Thursday.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
German researchers discover a flaw that could let anyone listen to your cell calls.
12-20-2014
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Washington Post
German researchers have discovered security flaws that could let hackers, spies and criminals listen to private phone calls and intercept text messages on a potentially massive scale â€" even when cellular networks are using the most advanced encrypt
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Sony Hack is Almost Certainly an Inside Job
12-20-2014
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Prison Planet
Obama administration to blame North Korea and its allies with zero evidence whatsoever
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Government Debt & Financing
The Real Scale of U.S. Defense Spending
12-17-2014
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Veronique de Rugy, Reason.com
The cost of the wars to U.S. taxpayers is nearly $3 trillion--a figure that could double in the future as the associated legacy costs (e.g., veteran healthcare benefits) mount.
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Leon Felkins
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News Link • Surveillance
Electronic Frontier Foundation Suing NSA over Internet Backbone Access
12-20-2014
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thelibertybeat.com
On Friday a federal court hearing will tackle the issue of whether the National Security Agency (NSA) is violating the Fourth Amendment by copying and searching data that it collects ....
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