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Date Sent: 2014-10-13
Freedom's Phoenix PM Edition for Monday, October 13, 2014 |
Probe of silencers leads to web of Pentagon secrets
Why Zhou Yongkang Will Be Charged With Murder -- Fed Not Funding Munis with Ellen Brown -- Roger Ver Launches Anonymous Bitcoin Bounty Service -- Why privacy matters -- Edward Snowden Speaks: A Sneak Peek at an Exclusive Interview -- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Civil Forfeiture (HBO) -- Oft-cited 'total *sshole' physicist credited in scientific literature is a fake -- Watch the world currencies flow into BTC in realtime -- Shlomo Sand: 'I wish to resign and cease considering myself a Jew' -- From Pol Pot to ISIS: "Anything That Flies on Everything That Moves" -- Bill Maher Isn't a 'Politically Incorrect' Liberal, He's Just a Bigot -- James Traficant's Last Public Speech
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 • Conspiracies
Probe of silencers leads to web of Pentagon secrets
10-13-2014
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Washington Post
The mysterious workings of a Pentagon office that oversees clandestine operations are unraveling in federal court, where a criminal investigation has exposed a secret weapons program entwined with allegations of
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • China
Why Zhou Yongkang Will Be Charged With Murder
10-13-2014
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arclein
Zhou's fate was the topic of endless speculation. His infrequent public appearances were much analyzed, and much ink was spilt wondering whether Communist Party head Xi Jinping would go so far as to arrest this former member of the Politburo Standi
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robert klein
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Fed Not Funding Munis with Ellen Brown
10-13-2014
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arclein
Muni bonds fund the nation's critical infrastructure, and they are subject to the whims of the market: as demand goes down, interest rates must be raised to attract buyers. State and local governments could find themselves in the position of cash-s
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robert klein
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News Link • Archaeology
Sacred Symbols of the Stone Age
10-13-2014
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arclein
This is a rather welcome item along with the known occurrence. We have here thirty symbols that shared common usage during the stone age. That the distribution is also larghely global is also importyant and supports my contention that information m
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robert klein
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Andrea Rossi's E-Cat Confirmed!
10-13-2014
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arclein
An apocalypse has taken place, and something wonderful has transpired. This may sound illogical and contradictory, unless you understand that apocalypse means "revelation" in Greek. No disaster, calamity, or tragedy has taken place: only a huge inf
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robert klein
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News Link • Bitcoin
Roger Ver Launches Anonymous Bitcoin Bounty Service
10-13-2014
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coindesk.com
Bitcoin magnate Roger Ver has launched a new site designed to help catch criminals by offering anonymous cryptocurrency bounties.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Privacy Rights
Why privacy matters
10-13-2014
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ted.com
Glenn Greenwald was one of the first reporters to see â€" and write about â€" the Edward Snowden files, with their revelations about the United States' extensive surveillance of private citizens. In this searing talk, .....
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Whistleblowers
Edward Snowden Speaks: A Sneak Peek at an Exclusive Interview
10-13-2014
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thenation.com
We recently met with the courageous whistleblower for over three hours in Moscow for a wide-ranging conversation on surveillance, technology and politics.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Forfeiture & Seizure
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Civil Forfeiture (HBO)
10-13-2014
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youtube
Did you know police can just take your stuff if they suspect it's involved in a crime? They can!
It's a shady process called "civil asset forfeiture," and it would make for a weird episode of Law and Order.
See?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Oft-cited 'total *sshole' physicist credited in scientific literature is a fake
10-13-2014
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Rawstory
"I thought that Stronzo Bestiale [Total Ahole] would have been the perfect co-author for a refused publication. So I decided to submit my paper again, simply changing the title and adding the name of that author." And it was published.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Bitcoin
watch the world currencies flow into BTC in realtime
10-13-2014
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fiatleak.com
watch the world currencies flow into BTC in realtime
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Bitcoin
Bitcoin: Overview
10-13-2014
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khanacademy.org
An introduction to the mechanics of bitcoins and an overview of how transactions take place.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Bitcoin
Buy and sell bitcoins near you
10-13-2014
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localbitcoins.com
LocalBitcoins.com is a marketplace for trading bitcoins locally for cash or online payments of your choice.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Art
Paintings That Will Make You Question Everything Wrong in This World
10-13-2014
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artfido.com
While some of these may be hard to decipher, the message in all of them should be all too clear. These are some seriously intelligent and thought provoking works of art.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Israel
Shlomo Sand: 'I wish to resign and cease considering myself a Jew'
10-13-2014
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theguardian.com
His past was Jewish, but today he sees Israel as one of the most racist societies in the western world. Historian Shlomo Sand explains why he doesn't want to be Jewish anymore
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Obama Administration
From Pol Pot to ISIS: "Anything That Flies on Everything That Moves"
10-13-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
In transmitting President Richard Nixon's orders for a "massive" bombing of Cambodia in 1969, Henry Kissinger said, "Anything that flies on everything that moves".
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Racism
Bill Maher Isn't a 'Politically Incorrect' Liberal, He's Just a Bigot
10-13-2014
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firstlook.org/theintercept
Like many others, of late I've been sharing in the surreal experience of watching Bill Maher transform from a mildly interesting, "edgy," talk show host into a crude, overbearing demagogue.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Congress-Congressmen
Kentucky Democrat Repeatedly Refuses To Admit That She Ever Voted For Obama
10-10-2014
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Jonathan Turley
One of the most painful 40 seconds of this election cycle. Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) was asked a simple question: did you vote for President Obama. What followed was how bad this election is becoming for Democrats and how
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Homeland Security
Killing Americans on the White House Lawn Is Wrong
10-10-2014
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The Secret Service has not announced what will happen to the next homeless person with PTSD who rushes the White House, but the Outrage Machine is demanding blood. "We're going to take you down. I want overwhelming force."
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Police State
Black Teen With White Parents Mistaken For Burglar, Assaulted By Cops In His Own Home
10-10-2014
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The Free Thought Project
"My 5-year-old last night, she looked at me and said, 'Mama I don't understand why they hated our brother, and they had to come in and hurt him," Stay Tyler told reporters.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Politics
Government Role in Your Home - An Interview with Ernest Hancock
09-23-2014
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Next News Newtwork
The issue of when or IF parents should spank their children gained the national spotlight when the case involving Vikings running back, Adrian Peterson. He's been suspended after using a switch to punish his four year old son. The gruesome repo
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Iraq
Iraq Needs Boots on the Ground - Ivan Eland Interview
09-22-2014
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Next News Newtwork
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testified at the House of Representatives Thursday morning, facing questions about President Obama's strategy to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. During the hearing, he admitted that this War Against t
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Military
Guards at Concentration Camps Were Just Doing Their Jobs
10-10-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
The lamest, most ignorant, and most intellectually lazy excuse given to justify the actions of U.S. soldiers (and sailors, airmen, and Marines) is that they are just doing their job.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
Top German Editor: CIA Bribing Journalists
10-10-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
Members of the German media are paid by the CIA in return for spinning the news in a way that support US interests, and some German outlets are nothing more than PR appendages of NATO...
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Contractors, Government & Military
NSA Mind-Bender: We Won't Tell You What Info We Already Leaked to the Media
10-10-2014
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Wired.com
Longtime reporters who cover the NSA know that any time we ask the obstinate spy agency for information, we're probably going to hit a brick wall.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Bitcoin
Andreas Antonopoulos Explains Bitcoin to the Canadian Senate
10-09-2014
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CryptoCoinsNews
Andreas M. Antonopoulos promoted Bitcoin at the 11th meeting of the Canadian Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, on October 8th, 2014, dedicated to the Committee's study on the use of digital currency.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Pandemic
The CDC Does Nothing As Ebola Potentially Spreads from Dallas to Portland to Payson (AZ) to NYC
10-10-2014
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thecommonsenseshow.com
The CDC: Missing In Action
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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 • Military
Brevard County Buys Military Choppers
10-03-2014
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Next News Newtwork
For several years, the federal government has been selling high-grade military weapons and equipment to police departments throughout the country. Today, so many of the same weapons used in Fallujah are hiding away in police arsenals. Some stat
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Military
U.S. Military Surrounds Russia, China
10-02-2014
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Next News Newtwork
Today, we decided to take a quick look at the US Military presence around the world. What we found was rather interesting.
Earlier this week, we told you about the fiercest armored tank division in the US armed forces, the Ironhorse unit, dep
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Corruption
LAPD Cops Disable Body Cameras
10-01-2014
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Next News Newtwork
Earlier this year, a little-known town in Missouri became the top scene around the whole country. Violent riots broke out between protesters and police after the shooting death of teenager, Michael Brown. Ever since then, there has been much deba
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Uncle Freedom
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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 • 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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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 • 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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