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Date Sent: 2012-11-16
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Friday, November 16, 2012 |
Securing Chemical Arms in Syria a Vast Task -- Supreme Court Protects Prosecutorial Misconduct
Newest US Afghan Commander sees U.S. forces in Afghanistan post-drawdown -- St. Paul to pay record-tying $400K in police violence case -- Mormons stand off against the narcs -- The Arab League Is a Tool of the Empire -- Assassinating The Chance For Calm -- US Fusion program has been a cover for nuclear weapons development -- Miraculous Recovery by Injured Gaza Man? -- SECEDE TO SUCCEED! -- Ohio Photojournalism Student Arrested for Photographing Ambulance Scene -- Minneapolis Police Arrest Man for Photographing Arrest -- BP agrees to record criminal penalties for U.S. oil spill
Webcomic: "Quantum Vibe" by Liberty Artist/Cartoonist Scott Bieser
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News Link • Energy
US Fusion program a cover for nuclear weapons development
11-15-2012
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NIF "was conceived, designed, built and funded to conduct experiments that help replicate the conditions found inside nuclear weapons" and that fusion energy, though important, "has never been its primary purpose."
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Supreme Court Protects Prosecutorial Misconduct
11-15-2012
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Reason magazine
A case that touches on 2 important criminal justice issues â€" prosecutorial misconduct and the federal government’s zealous war on pain medication â€" will not be heading to the Supreme Court, even after 70 federal judges and prosecutors
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Afghanistan
Newest US Afghan Commander sees U.S. forces in Afghanistan post-drawdown
11-15-2012
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Washington Post
President Obama’s pick to be the next commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan said Thursday that he foresees maintaining American forces and equipment in the country after international contingents leave by the end of 2014.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Syria
Securing Chemical Arms in Syria a Vast Task, Pentagon Says
11-15-2012
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New York Times
The Pentagon has told the Obama administration that any military effort to seize Syria’s stockpiles of chemical weapons would require upward of 75,000 troops, amid increasing concern that the militant group Hezbollah has set up small training camps c
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
St. Paul to pay record-tying $400K in police violence case
11-15-2012
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St. Paul police kicked a man in the face as he lay on the ground trying to explain that his mother couldn't quickly get to the ground because she'd recently had surgery. Police then shot a "flash-bang" grenade directly at the woman, setting her afire
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Drug War
Mormons stand off against the narcs
11-15-2012
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Salt Lake Tribune
"The kind officers [who were spouting language the two LDS home teachers were not used to hearing] did not seem to like this action and one very large officer stepped toward Budd’s companion, who then found himself looking directly into the muzzle of
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Syria
The Arab League Is a Tool of the Empire
11-15-2012
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Russia Today (h/t LewRocwell blog)
Lew speaks to RT about the latest machinations in Syria.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Palestine -- Israel
Assassinating The Chance For Calm
11-15-2012
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The Daily Beast (h/t Lew Rockwell blog)
Shortly after the return of Gilad Shalit, I drafted a proposal to the Government of Israel and Hamas to enter into a long term ceasefire arrangement based on the assumption that, for the time being, neither side was interested in engaging in renewed
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Palestine -- Israel
Miraculous Recovery by Injured Gaza Man?
11-15-2012
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Arutz Sheva - Israeli National News
The Palestinian propaganda machine (i.e. Pallywood) is in high gear as Gazans dupe BBC viewers in time-honored taqiyya style.
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Mike Renzulli
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Feature Article • Secession
SECEDE TO SUCCEED!
David McElroy
Citizens of all 50 states have petitioned the White House seeking to secede. Ron Paul has delivered us his magnum opus on liberty in farewell. It is time to foreclose on Uncle Sam!
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Ohio Photojournalism Student Arrested for Photographing Ambulance Scene
11-15-2012
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Photography Is Not a Crime
As they were carrying out a victim from a house on Halloween night, paramedics in Ohio spotted a man across the street taking photos, so they started ordering him to put that camera away. But Nicolas Tanner, a 28-year-old photojournalism graduate stu
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Minneapolis Police Arrest Man for Photographing Arrest
11-15-2012
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Photography Is Not a Crime
When Paul Leason spotted a group of Minneapolis police officers making an arrest, he pulled out his camera and began taking photos from a public sidewalk.
One of the officers spotted him and ordered him to keep walking.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Oil Spill - Gulf of Mexico
BP agrees to record criminal penalties for U.S. oil spill
11-15-2012
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http://www.reuters.com, By Kathy Finn
BP Plc will pay $4.5 billion in penalties and plead guilty to felony misconduct in the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which caused the worst U.S. offshore oil spill ever.
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News Link • Adam vs The Man
Marc Victor on the Adam vs The Man Show
11-15-2012
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Adam vs The Man
Marc Victor talks with Adam Kokesh about his short-lived career as a judge and why he recused himself on drug cases.
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Mike Wasdin
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News Link • Just For Fun!
Doug Stanhope - Liberty (Language Warning)
11-13-2012
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http://www.youtube.com, Isaac Davies
Excerpt from Doug Stanhope's "Deadbeat Hero" (very funny and poignant from a contemporary libertarian comic)
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Voting and Elections
"The Little Government That Could" A Must-see 6 Min. Video Told So That Even A 6 Yr. -Old
11-06-2012
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http://www.dailypaul.com, yogmama
Watch this little video. Its very timely and one that you will want to pass around to those who need another little, but gentler nudge to WAKE UP!
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Government
San Diego Residents Face 6 Years In Prison For Washing Their Car
11-13-2012
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http://govtslaves.info, Paul Joseph Watson
San Diegans could face 6 years in prison and fines of $100,000 dollars a day for washing their car in the driveway or failing to pick up dog poop under new EPA-mandated environmental regulations related to water quality.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gun Rights
US Guns Sales Soar After Barack Obama's Re-Election
11-13-2012
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http://lewrockwell.com, by Nick Allen
Gun sales in America are soaring in the wake of President Barack Obama's re-election with weapons retailers reporting AK-47s flying off shelves "like hotcakes."
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Biology, Botany and Zoology
A Carbon Microthread That Makes Contact with the Mind
11-13-2012
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http://www.technologyreview.com, By Antonio Regala
An ultrathin electrode spun from a single carbon fiber can record neurons in living animals.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Obama Administration
Why Obama Wants Your Guns…And The Rest of Your Freedoms
11-13-2012
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prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones
Second Amendment in the crosshairs
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Robert Lee
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News Link • F.E.M.A.
FEMA orders residents to stop giving out supplies after Hurricane Sandy
11-13-2012
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www.prisonplanet.com, Shelter Island Reporter
Televised and published pictures plus personal appeals of Hurricane Sandy victims in New York and New Jersey touched the hearts of Shelter Islanders who generously filled truckloads of clothing and other goods bound for Island Park and Long Beach las
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Activism
TSA Opt Out and Film Week Goes Viral!
11-13-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com
A new bill introduced today by Rep. David Simpson (R-Longview) would criminalize invasive TSA pat downs in Texas and put the Lone Star State on course for another collision with the feds who last year torpedoed similar legislation after threatening t
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Video Update: Ron Paul on the Alex Jones Show - 11-09-12
11-13-2012
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http://www.dailypaul.com, emalvini
Ron Paul on The Alex Jones Show 11/9/12
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Ron Paul: Secession an Important Constitutional Principle
11-13-2012
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http://www.dailypaul.com, myajace
Congressman and former Presidential candidate Dr. Ron Paul Talks about Succession and the true socialist origins of the United States "Pledge of Allegiance" to the flag.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Conspiracies
Antivirus Software Pioneer John McAfee Believes He Is About To Die At The Hands Of Police
11-13-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Nicholas Carlson
Antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee is reportedly on the run from the police in Belize.
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News Link • Government
FBI Abuse Of The Surveillance State Is The Real Scandal Needing Investigation
11-13-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Glenn Greenwald
The Petraeus scandal is receiving intense media scrutiny obviously due to its salacious aspects, leaving one, as always, to fantasize about what a stellar press corps we would have if they devoted a tiny fraction of this energy to dissecting non-sex
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News Link • Surveillance
Google Says Governments Are Trying To Spy On Citizens Now More Than Ever
11-13-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Dominic Rushe
Government surveillance of citizens' online lives is rising sharply around the world, according to Google's latest report on requests to remove content and hand over user data to official agencies.
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News Link • General Opinion
The Middle Class Are Losing Their Faith In College Education
11-13-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Mandi Woodruff
Citing rising tuition costs and a poor job market, 20 percent of middle class parents say they don't consider a college education to be a worthy investment.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
In Praise of Price Gouging
11-13-2012
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http://www.thedailybell.com, by Ron Paul
As the northeastern United States continues to recover from Hurricane Sandy, we hear the usual outcry against individuals and companies who dare to charge market prices for goods such as gasoline.
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News Link • Secession
W.H. Petition Calls for Stripping Citizenship and Exile for Anyone Who Signs Petition to Secede
11-13-2012
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http://www.weeklystandard.com, By DANIEL HALPER
A White House petition gathering force calls for citizenship to be stripped and exile for anyone who signs a petition in favor of a state's secession.
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News Link • Future Predictions
Google Foretells Big Switch to Networks of the Future
11-13-2012
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http://www.wired.com, By Cade Metz
In the summer of 1998, when Larry Page and Sergey Brin were drafting an official business plan for the company they hoped to build around their Google search engine, they asked Guido Appenzeller for a little help.
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News Link • Emmigration
American Expatriation
11-13-2012
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http://lewrockwell.com, by Adam Bilzerian
In 2011, more than 1,800 Americans renounced their citizenships. This figure exceeded the numbers from 2007, 2008, and 2009 combined.
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News Link • Economy - International
EU, IMF clash over Greece revives debt crisis fears
11-13-2012
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Reuters
A public clash between Greece's international lenders over how Athens can bring its debts down to a sustainable level has reignited fears that Europe's troubles could flare up anew.
Euro zone finance ministers suggested Greece, where the euro zone
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Syria
Mistrust of Syria's Muslim Brotherhood lingers
11-13-2012
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Reuters
Syria's Muslim Brotherhood finally swung behind a new opposition unity deal in Qatar, but some Syrians fear it will work in the new entity to replicate the influence it wields in the narrower Syrian National Council.
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