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Date Sent: 2015-02-12
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Thursday, February 12, 2015 |
CNN Journalist 'Governments Pay Us To Fake Stories', Shocking Exposé
Why the US Government Is Terrified of Hobbyist Drones -- North Carolina Court Admits Illegally Obtained Evidence In License Case -- IRS apologizes for seizing bank accounts of small businesses -- How Russia Plans To Retaliate For The Saudi-Driven Collapse In Oil -- Wolves, "Sheepdogs," and the Gospel of Leviathan -- Virginia House Votes 96-4 to Take Second Step Against NDAA Indefinite Detention -- Lew Rockwell's Thirty-Day Post-Collapse Plan -- Holder: We've Droned 4 Americans, 3 by Accident. Oops. -- Ferguson One of 2 Missouri Suburbs Sued Over Gantlet of Traffic Fines and Jail -- Best of Brian Williams' memories -- Plan to Distribute Bitcoin in Dominica Shelved -- 9/11 'truthers' flock to support Seahawks' Pete Carroll -- Jim Rogers on Opportunities in Russia and Other Hated Markets -- 9 Ways To Start a Fire Without Matches -- Checkpoint Charlie is back: Ukraine starts building a new Berlin Wall -- Dems on FEC open to new regs on donors, Internet -- Priest rapes woman in Bhopal on pretext of performing exorcism -- The Guardian hires Chelsea Manning -- Poroshenko: Martial law possible if conflict escalates -- Judge Rejects Challenge to NSA Warrantless Surveillance -- The U.S. Media and the 13-Year-Old Yemeni Boy Burned to Death Last Month by a U.S. Drone -- Europe's Greek Showdown: The Sum Of All Statist Errors -- Elizabeth Warren Opposes "Congressional Meddling" 'Audit The Fed' Bill -- If vaccines don't cause autism, then why does the FDA say they do? -- How Fast Would Contagion Spread If Greece Exits The Eurozone -- A JPMorgan associate and his wife were found dead in an apparent ... -- Rand Paul Explains What The Dollar Is Backed By: "Used Car Loans..." -- Gallup CEO fears he might be "disappeared" for spilling truth on how bad US ... -- Presstitute Pro-War Chorus -- Rand Paul and Edward Snowden Will Speak at the Same Conference this Weekend -- Big Layoffs Begin at eBay and PayPal -- 02-11-15 -- Michael Goldstein (Satoshi Nakamoto Institute) (MP3 LOADED & VIDEO LOADED) -- U.S. Media Blackout: Italian Courts Rule Vaccines Cause Autism -- "If Nobody Flinches, the Euro Will Collapse and Trillions upon Trillions..." -- BRIAN WILLIAMS HELPED PAVE THE WAY TO WAR --
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News Link • MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
CNN Journalist 'Governments Pay Us To Fake Stories', Shocking Exposé
02-11-2015
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Your News Wire
According to Amber Lyon, a 3-time Emmy award winning journalist, CNN is paid by the US and foreign governments to selectively report on events. The Obama administration pay CNN for editorial control over their content.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Drones
Why the US Government Is Terrified of Hobbyist Drones
02-11-2015
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GovtSlaves
The officials played videos of low-cost drones firing semi-automatic weapons, revealed an exercise that pitted $5,000 worth of drones against a convoy of armored vehicles. (The drones won.)
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
North Carolina Court Admits Illegally Obtained Evidence In License Case
02-11-2015
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The Newspaper
Police may not violate constitutional rights to obtain a drunk driving conviction, but the Dept. of Motor Vehicles can. The North Carolina Court of Appeals came to that conclusion in reinstating a driver's license suspension
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
IRS apologizes for seizing bank accounts of small businesses
02-11-2015
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Associated Press
The IRS said it is changing its policies and apologizing for seizing banks accounts from otherwise law-abiding business owners simply because they structured bank transactions to avoid federal reporting requirements.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • WAR: About that War
How Russia Plans To Retaliate For The Saudi-Driven Collapse In Oil
02-11-2015
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zero hedge
The Moscow Times in an article said that "US provision of military aid to Ukraine would be seen by Moscow as a declaration of war and spark a global escalation of Ukraine's separatist conflict," Russian defense analysts said.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Religion: Believers
Wolves, "Sheepdogs," and the Gospel of Leviathan
02-11-2015
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
What someone takes into his or her heart is more important than the decorations adorning that person's skin, according to Rev. Kellogg. This being the case, the pastor should explain why he teaches his congregation to "take the mark" by interna
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • States' Rights
Virginia House Votes 96-4 to Take Second Step Against NDAA Indefinite Detention
02-11-2015
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Activist Post
House Bill 2144 takes things 2 steps beyond refusing to cooperate with federal agents in the event of indefinite detention in Virginia. It sets the stage for the type of leverage and attention DC would not want public
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • r3VOLution Continues
Lew Rockwell's Thirty-Day Post-Collapse Plan
02-11-2015
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Lew Rockwell blog
As America comes to resemble a command economy, we need a transition plan here too. Yuri Maltsev proposed a "One-Year Plan" for the U.S.S.R. We're not in that bad a shape (yet), so we could do it in 30 days.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Drones
Holder: We've Droned 4 Americans, 3 by Accident. Oops.
02-11-2015
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Wired
In an extraordinary admission, Attorney General Eric Holder has told Congress that U.S. drone strikes since 2009 have killed four Americans -- three of whom were "not specifically targeted."
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Ferguson One of 2 Missouri Suburbs Sued Over Gantlet of Traffic Fines and Jail
02-11-2015
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New York Times
Herbert Nelson Jr. says he was 18 the first time the police pulled him over. The ticket, for speeding, felt small in the moment. But more traffic tickets piled up, as did warrants for failing to appear in court or pay his fines.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Humor
Best of Brian Williams' memories
02-11-2015
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infowars.com
"The food at the last supper was pretty terrible so I ordered pizza"
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Bitcoin
Plan to Distribute Bitcoin in Dominica Shelved
02-11-2015
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coindesk.com
An event expected to involve the distribution of bitcoin to 70,000 residents of Dominica has been canceled.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Activism
9/11 'truthers' flock to support Seahawks' Pete Carroll
02-11-2015
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usatoday.com
USA TODAY Sports' Martin Rogers explains why conspiracy theorists are backing the Seattle Seahawks coach in the Super Bowl.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - International
Jim Rogers on Opportunities in Russia and Other Hated Markets
02-11-2015
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internationalman.com
Nick Giambruno: Welcome, Jim. As you know, Doug Casey and I travel the world surveying crisis markets, and we always like to get your take on things.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Outdoor Survival
9 Ways To Start a Fire Without Matches
02-11-2015
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artofmanliness.com
There is a primal link between man and fire. Every man should know how to start one.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Police State
Checkpoint Charlie is back: Ukraine starts building a new Berlin Wall
02-11-2015
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sovereignman.com
On August 13, 1961, the government of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) began to establish an "Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart".
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Politics: Democratic Campaigns
Dems on FEC open to new regs on donors, Internet
02-11-2015
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washingtonexaminer.com
Claiming that thousands of public comments condemning "dark money" in politics can't be ignored, the Democrat-chaired Federal Election Commission on Wednesday appeared ready to open the door to new regulations on donors, ....
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Religion: Believers
Priest rapes woman in Bhopal on pretext of permorming exorcism
02-11-2015
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hindustantimes.com
A temple priest, who went to perform exorcism on a woman at the latter's residence five days ago, allegedly raped her after sending away the husband somewhere else.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Whistleblowers
The Guardian hires Chelsea Manning
02-11-2015
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politico.com
Chelsea Manning is joining The Guardian U.S. as a contributing opinion writer, the site's editor-in-chief, Katharine Viner, announced on Tuesday.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Martial Law
Poroshenko: Martial law possible if conflict escalates
02-11-2015
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dw.de/poroshenko-martial-law-possible-i
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said he would not rule out introducing martial law throughout the country if diplomacy fails. The announcement comes amid further casualties and ahead of peace talks in Minsk.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Books
Developing the Developed World: Entrepreneurship, Liberty, and the Future
02-11-2015
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independent.org
Multimedia Home > Video Detail |
Announcement | Video Video | Transcript Transcript
Developing the Developed World: Entrepreneurship, Liberty, and the Future
Recorded: Tuesday, January 27, 2015
In his #1 Ne
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Propaganda
The U.S. Media and the 13-Year-Old Yemeni Boy Burned to Death Last Month by a U.S. Drone
02-11-2015
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firstlook.org/theintercept
On January 26, the New York Times claimed that "a CIA drone strike in Yemen. . . . killed three suspected Qaeda fighters on Monday." How did they know the identity of the dead?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - International
Europe's Greek Showdown: The Sum Of All Statist Errors
02-11-2015
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by David Stock
The politicians of Europe are plunging into a form of ideological fratricide as they battle over Greece. And "fratricide" is precisely the right descriptor because in this battle there are no white hats or black hits---just statists.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Vaccines and Vaccinations
If vaccines don't cause autism, then why does the FDA say they do?
02-11-2015
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http://www.dailypaul.com,by wordsareavenues
"Adverse events reported during post-approval use of Tripedia vaccine include idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, SIDS, anaphylactic reaction, cellulitis, autism, convulsion/grand mal convulsion, encephalopathy, hypotonia, neuropathy, somnolence and
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News Link • European Union
How Fast Would Contagion Spread If Greece Exits The Eurozone
02-11-2015
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Perhaps the most curious aspect of this, third, Greece ""exit crisis, is just how completely unnoticed it has gone by the capital "markets", or rather non-Greek capital markets.
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News Link • World News
A JPMorgan associate and his wife were found dead in an apparent ...
02-11-2015
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http://www.businessinsider.com,JULIA LA ROCHE
A JPMorgan associate and his wife were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide inside their New Jersey home
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Rand Paul Explains What The Dollar Is Backed By: "Used Car Loans..."
02-11-2015
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Rand Paul Explains What The Dollar Is Backed By: "Used Car Loans, Bad Home Loans, Distressed Assets And Derivatives"
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Gallup CEO fears he might be "disappeared" for spilling truth on how bad US ...
02-11-2015
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by thechiefe71
Gallup CEO fears he might be "disappeared" for spilling truth on how bad US economic/unemployment conditions are
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News Link • Government
Rand Paul and Edward Snowden Will Speak at the Same Conference this Weekend
02-11-2015
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http://www.bloomberg.com, David Weigel
On Saturday night, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul will give a video address to the International Students For Liberty Conference in downtown Washington, D.C. One night earlier, self-exiled whistleblower Edward Snowden--who has a little less mobility ins
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News Link • European Union
"If Nobody Flinches, the Euro Will Collapse and Trillions upon Trillions..."
02-11-2015
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http://www.shtfplan.com,Michael Snyder
"If Nobody Flinches, the Euro Will Collapse and Trillions upon Trillions in Derivatives Will Be in Jeopardy"
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News Link • MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
BRIAN WILLIAMS HELPED PAVE THE WAY TO WAR
02-11-2015
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http://fff.org,by Sheldon Richman
The scandal of the week is NBC anchor Brian Williams's shabby bid for self-glorification by falsely claiming he was in a U.S. military helicopter forced to land in the Iraqi desert after being hit by ground fire in 2003.
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News Link • False Flag Operations
42 ADMITTED False Flag Attacks
02-11-2015
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by George Washington
There are many documented false flag attacks, where a government carries out a terror attack … and then falsely blames its enemy for political purposes.
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News Link • Corruption
America's Colleges Have Become Political Correctness Indoctrination Centers
02-11-2015
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http://endoftheamericandream.com,By Michael Snyder
Most parents assume that when they send their kids to college that they will receive training which will prepare them for a lifetime of employment.
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News Link • MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
Is This Story Being Buried?
02-11-2015
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Twitter
After posting an event on Twitter this morning, I noticed #ChapelHillShooting was trending. What now, I thought as I read the hashtag thread and got information I STILL haven't seen on 'TV'...
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Ed Vallejo
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News Link • Economy - International
The New Drivers of Europe's Geopolitics
02-11-2015
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arclein
For the past two weeks, I have focused on the growing fragmentation of Europe. Two weeks ago, the murders in Paris prompted me to write about the fault line between Europe and the Islamic world. Last week, I wrote about the nationalism that is rising
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robert klein
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News Link • Archaeology
Lake Superior Mines, Old Copper Culture and Copper Shipments to Europe during the Bronze Age With Da
02-11-2015
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arclein
The Copper Trail is part of a chain of evidence presented at the conference stating that oceans were not barriers in ancient times, but were moving highways ?" allowing many peoples from many places to travel to the land that now is the Americas at
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News Link • Environment
Movement to Take Down Thousands of Dams Goes Mainstream
02-11-2015
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arclein
Twenty years ago, dam removal was a fringe notion, and early demolition efforts gained support only because the dams in question were no longer in use and, in some cases, were dangerous to people living nearby.
Now, the U.S. dam removal movement
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Feature Article • Cuba
Nanny Doesn't Like Cigars
Jim Bovard
More than 50 years after President John F. Kennedy secretly purchased 1,200 Cuban cigars prior to imposing a trade embargo on Fidel Castro's regime, President Barack Obama said on Dec. 17 that he is reopening diplomatic relations with Cuba and hope
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Obama to send his new war powers request to Capitol Hill
02-10-2015
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Associated Press
President Barack Obama is expected - as early as Tuesday - to ask Congress for new war powers, sending Capitol Hill his blueprint for an updated authorization for the use of military force to fight the Islamic State group.
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Noam Chomsky: A Brief History of America's Cold-Blooded, Terroristic Treatment of Cuba
02-10-2015
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alternet
Washington backed a military coup to install hawkish generals more attuned to JFK's actual commitments; President Diem and his brother were murdered in the process. With victory apparently within sight,
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News Link • Cuba
The Pentagon Once Considered False-Flag Attacks To Justify An Invasion Of Cuba
02-10-2015
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Business Insider
After the explosion, the US could then stage a mock rescue attempt. Afterwards, mock "casualty lists in US newspapers would cause a helpful wave of national indignation."
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Western Spy Agencies Secretly Rely on Hackers for Intel and Expertise
02-10-2015
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The Intercept
The US, UK and Canadian governments characterize hackers as a criminal menace, warn of threats they pose to critical infrastructure, and aggressively prosecute them, but they also secretly exploit their information and expertise
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News Link • European Union
Russia sanctions have cost EU 21 bn euros: Spain
02-10-2015
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AFP
"Sanctions have had a heavy cost for us all, the EU has so far lost 21 billion euros.. In Spain we have been badly hit in terms of agriculture and tourism," said Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo, giving the first figure of its kind for the EU.
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Feature Article • Gun Rights
A substantial shift in attitudes
Vin Suprynowicz
In case anyone is suffering those winter blahs, let's start with some recent good news: The Huffington Post reports "For the first time in more than 20 years, Americans say it's more important to protect the right to own guns than it is to cont
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News Link • Death Penalty
Feds to seek death penalty against reputed head of drug gang
02-09-2015
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Associated Press
Federal prosecutors in New Jersey will seek the death penalty for only the second time against a man they say led a violent street gang charged in 2013 with six murders.
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News Link • Drug War
Colorado Cops Defend "Pain Compliance Techniques" on Teen Rolling Joint
02-09-2015
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Photography Is Not a Crime
Police in Colorado say they were justified in aggressively arresting a teenager for rolling a joint on a bus bench -- slamming him to the ground and applying pressure behind his ear in what they call a "pain compliance technique"
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News Link • Conspiracies
Conspiracy Theory In America
02-09-2015
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Government Denies Knowledge
The popular conception of conspiracy theories is they are impaired thinking, analogous to a mental illness or a superstition. Conspiracy theories are any theory of official wrongdoing that have not yet been substantiated by
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News Link • Surveillance
Why Google made the NSA (Part 2)
02-09-2015
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Medium
The results have been catastrophic: NSA mass surveillance, a permanent state of global war, and a new initiative to transform the US military into Skynet.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • 911 / World Trade Center
Explosive Saudi 9/11 Evidence Still Ignored By Media
02-09-2015
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Who What Why
One of the people Moussaoui says he met as an Al Qaeda representative was Prince Salman, who in January became the new king of Saudi Arabia. Others he claims to have met include Turki al-Faisal, who at the time was
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