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Date Sent: 2012-03-22
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Thursday, March 22, 2012 AM edition |
Medvedev: Military to counter US missile shield -- IRS may share tax info with police to fight fraud
Ex-FBI informant: Muslim spying is ‘all about entrapment’ -- Court Sides With Property Owners Over EPA -- WikiLeaked: Ex-Blackwater ‘helps regime change’ in Syria -- Afghan Massacre: Will Justice Be Found and Done? -- US soldier in Afghan massacre 'swindled pensioner out of life savings and $1.2m in debt' -- Puppies Gunned Down by Officer Safety -- Anti-Prostitution Editorial Editor Dies During Sex With Hooker -- Justices’ Ruling Expands Rights of Accused in Plea Bargains -- NFL hits Saints with harsh penalties for bounty system -- Into the mind of ... Charles Goyette -- 03-22-12 -- Eric Shine - Jan Helfeld -- LISTEN LIVE on LRN.FM, M-F, 9-Noon (EST) -- ATLAS SHRUGGED: PART II
GREENLIGHTED, IN THEATERS THIS FALL -- SACKETT V. EPA: HOW ONE COUPLE'S
BATTLE AGAINST THE FEDS MIGHT PROTECT YOUR LAND -- Political Dissent in
the Land of the Sheeple -- Brad Friedman on RT TV -- Obama Legalizes
Slavery and Systematic Population Reduction (Part 3) -- Peru nixes British frigate visit, citing Falklands -- Chicago journalists arrested outside hospital -- China subsidized solar panels, US finds. Are tariffs the right response? -- Illinois acts to help job hunters maintain privacy on Facebook -- Conservative Responsibility for Iraq and Afghanistan -- I will not comply! -- Ironies in American justice and political cheerleading -- Meet the students taking on the state
AZ: Donna Hancock - 50th Birthday
Party - Saturday, March 24th, 2012 - 2 p.m. til ???
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News Link • World News
Medvedev: Military to counter US missile shield
03-21-2012
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http://www.modbee.com, By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
The Russian military must prepare to counter U.S. missile defense plans in Europe even as talks between Moscow and Washington are ongoing
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Police State
IRS may share tax info with police to fight fraud
03-21-2012
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Reuters
A surge in tax refund fraud and identity theft has prompted the Internal Revenue Service to consider sharing more tax return information with police. In a move that could spark concerns over personal privacy, the IRS said it is considering a pilot pr
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Police State
Ex-FBI informant: Muslim spying is ‘all about entrapment’
03-21-2012
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The Guardian
Craig Monteilh says he did not balk when his FBI handlers gave him the OK to have sex with the Muslim women his undercover operation was targeting. Nor, at the time, did he shy away from recording their pillow talk. “They said, if it would enhance th
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Environment
Court Sides With Property Owners Over EPA
03-21-2012
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CNBC
The Supreme Court has sided with an Idaho couple in a property rights case, ruling they can go to court to challenge an Environmental Protection Agency order that blocked construction of their new home and threatened fines of more than $30,000 a day.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • WAR: About that War
WikiLeaked: Ex-Blackwater ‘helps regime change’ in Syria
03-21-2012
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Russia Today
A US government-contracted private security firm is helping the Syrian opposition to overthrow the Bashar al-Assad regime, leaked Stratfor emails indicate. The same firm earlier operated extensively in Libya.
The private military company SCG Inter
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Afghanistan
Afghan Massacre: Will Justice Be Found and Done?
03-21-2012
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Lew Rockwell blog
"There's no forensic evidence."
"There's no medical examiner's evidence. There's no evidence about how many alleged victims or where those remains are."
"So it's fascinating from a defence lawyer's perspective. Prove it."
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Afghanistan
US soldier in Afghan massacre 'swindled pensioner out of life savings and $1.2m in debt'
03-21-2012
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Daily Mail
He was $1.2million in debt after 'defrauding pensioner of life savings'
Claims he was NOT drunk and cannot remember shootings
Captain speaks of admiration for Bales quitting his job after 9/11 to serve
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Afghanistan
Extraps
03-21-2012
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Lew Rockwell blog
SSG Robert Bales plotted and executed an attack that killed innocent Afghan civilians.
SSG Robert Bales is being sheltered in another nation.
Afghan authorities have demanded he be given to them for punishment.
The sheltering nation has refu
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Puppies Gunned Down by Officer Safety
03-21-2012
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As officers started to cuff him, Obanion's boxer puppy reportedly "charged" at both officers and Tompkins. Officers tell us they fatally shot the boxer to prevent it from attacking officers. The pregnant chihuahua was caught in the line of fire and w
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Media: Print
Anti-Prostitution Editorial Editor Dies From Sex With Hooker
03-21-2012
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On March 10, Bob Caldwell, a respected Oregon journalist and longtime editor of the newspaper’s opinion pages, died of a heart attack from sex with a hooker. It's the coverup and hypocrisy that gets you into trouble.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Justices’ Ruling Expands Rights of Accused in Plea Bargains
03-21-2012
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Reason magazine
Criminal defendants have a constitutional right to effective lawyers during plea negotiations, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday in a pair of 5-to-4 decisions that vastly expanded judges’ supervision of the criminal justice system.
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News Link • Entertainment: Sports
NFL hits Saints with harsh penalties for bounty system
03-21-2012
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Washington Post
The NFL imposed some of the most severe penalties in pro football history when Commissioner Goodell suspended 3 New Orleans Saints coaches and the team’s GM for operating and tolerating a bounty system that paid players for hits that injured opponent
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Books
Into the mind of ... Charles Goyette
03-21-2012
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www.azcentral.com
The talk-radio host tells about his new book, "Red and Blue and Broke All Over." (Book review in The Arizona Republic, March 17, 2012)
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Donna Hancock
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Radio/TV Show • Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock - Radio
Host:
Ernest Hancock
03-22-12 -- Lt. Eric Shine - Jan Helfeld (MP3 & Video Loaded)
Lt Eric Shine returns to the show to talk about martial law and the U.S. Coast Guard's involvement in helping to create/carry this out - Jan Helfeld returns to talk about the Socratic Interviews and how/why he puts politicians in the hot seat.
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
ATLAS SHRUGGED: PART II GREENLIGHTED, IN THEATERS THIS FALL
03-21-2012
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www.reason.tv
Filming is set to begin in April and the movie will hit theaters this fall, before Election Day. "In October," said Kaslow, "hopefully we'll have people from Reason, from FreedomWorks, people who believe in what this book represents,
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Property Rights
SACKETT V. EPA: HOW ONE COUPLE'S BATTLE AGAINST THE FEDS MIGHT PROTECT YOUR LAND
03-21-2012
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www.reason.tv
The decision in the Supreme Court case Sackett v. EPA, due later this spring, could very well affect the meaning of property rights and due process in the United States.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • r3VOLution Continues
Political Dissent in the Land of the Sheeple
03-21-2012
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www.batr.org
The long and sometime turbulent drama of political dissent in America is a continued theme in history of the country. Born out of a revolution and based on social principles of self-determination, the nation rustles with the internal conflict between
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Hey Brother Can You Spare a Buck?
03-21-2012
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http://www.squidoo.com
It used to be that other than the random bum on the corner, the only time I would be harassed was from the government in the form of taxes or other types of theft, but lately it seems like I can't go anywhere without being besought.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • World News
Peru nixes British frigate visit, citing Falklands
03-21-2012
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http://www.palmbeachpost.com, By CARLA SALAZAR
Peru has canceled a port call by a British navy frigate in solidarity with Argentina, citing the country's long-running dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Bill of Rights
Chicago journalists arrested outside hospital
03-21-2012
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http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/loca
While covering a story about the shooting death of a young Little Village girl, two Chicago journalists were taken into police custody.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • China
China subsidized solar panels, US finds. Are tariffs the right response?
03-21-2012
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http://www.csmonitor.com, ByMark Clayton
A Commerce Department investigation found that Chinese government-subsidized solar panels were dumped in the US market, harming US manufacturers.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Privacy Rights
Illinois acts to help job hunters maintain privacy on Facebook
03-21-2012
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http://www.chicagotribune.com, By Ashley Rueff
Illinois, Maryland legislation seeks to stop practice
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Afghanistan
Conservative Responsibility for Iraq and Afghanistan
03-21-2012
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http://www.fff.org, by Jacob G. Hornberger
Among the favorite mantras of conservatives is “With freedom comes responsibility.”
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Robert Lee
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News Link • General Opinion
I will not comply!
03-21-2012
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http://www.libertyforall.net, by Michael Badnarik
I may have been too harsh in my criticism of Glenn Beck. I just learned that Mr. Beck has drawn his line in the sand with the defiant phrase, “I will not comply!”
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Ironies in American justice and political cheerleading
03-21-2012
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http://www.salon.com, By Glenn Greenwald
A reader reminded me of this yesterday and it’s really quite something: in July, 2009, NBC‘s Chuck Todd went on Morning Joe to defend President Obama’s decision to shield all Bush officials from prosecution for torture
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Activism
Meet the students taking on the state
03-21-2012
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http://www.spiked-online.com,
If you think student groups are all PC, censorious bores, you clearly haven't heard of Liberty League.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Events: Arizona
Donna Hancock - 50th Birthday Party - Saturday, March 24th, 2012 - 2 p.m. til ???
03-10-2012
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meetup.com
Come and celebrate Donna's 50th birthday - it will be a fun time to touch base with people you may not have seen in a while, and to take a break from the troubles of the world and relax and enjoy a great afternoon/evening!
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Military
U.S. Marines set up permanent Australian base next month
03-20-2012
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Rawstory
US Marines are set to arrive in Australia’s tropical north next month as Washington increases its military presence as part of a renewed emphasis on the Asia-Pacific, reports said Tuesday.
State radio said about 250 Marines were set to deploy to D
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Housing
Burnsville Man Arrested, Jailed for Siding Code Violation
03-20-2012
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ABC News (video)
A man on his way to work was arrested and thrown in jail without bond, and then subjected to electronic home monitoring from his failure to properly put up siding on his house.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Bill of Rights
Judge Lifts Twitter Ban On "Anonymous" 14
03-20-2012
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The Smoking Gun
Over objections from the Justice Dept, a judge has lifted a Twitter ban on 14 accused members of “Anonymous” now under indictment for their alleged roles in a coordinated online assault against PayPal, an attack prosecutors contend was carried out vi
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Internet
The Pirate Bay to Fly 'Server Drones' to Avoid Law Enforcement
03-20-2012
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US News & World Report
One of the world's largest BitTorrent sites is going to put servers on GPS-controlled aircraft drones in order to evade authorities who are looking to shut the site down
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Government
NH Woman Sued For Planting Flowers In Her Front Yard
03-20-2012
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CBS News (video)
Kimberly Bois’ tiny front yard garden isn’t much to look at right now. But in a few weeks, it’ll be in full bloom, and every blossom will cost her dearly.
Even though she says her builder gave her permission to do a little planting, the current co
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
British ban having "best friend" in school
03-20-2012
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Lew Rockwell blog
The Brits are banning best friends. British school teachers are encouraged to discourage children from having a "best" friend so that the children don't have to deal with "the pain of splitting up from their best friend."
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