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Date Sent: 2007-09-18
Freedom's Phoenix Headline News for Tuesday, September 18, 2007 |
Intel chief pushes new spy law -- Blackwater license being pulled in Iraq
World could abide nuclear Iran -- Prosecutor Sought Sex With 5 Year Old Girl -- $200 a barrel Oil -- John Stossel - Sick in America -- Why Africa does not want the US to have any Interest there -- Only Iran can end US Iraq nightmare -- Papers, Please! (Shamefully it starts in AZ) -- France: Iran 'war' warning -- Ralph Nader criticizes 'spineless, gutless' Democrats for not impeaching Bush -- Greenspan: Euro Replacing U.S. Dollar As Reserve Currency -- FOX censors Sally Field -- Microsoft must share code with rivals -- Crisis at Northern Rock Comes to a Head -- Debt storm likely to head west and engulf Japan -- EL VERDADERO LIBERALISMO I
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News Link • Iran
Gen. Abizaid: World could abide nuclear Iran
9-17-2007
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AP
Every effort should be made to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, but failing that, the world could live with a nuclear-armed regime in Tehran, a recently retired commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East said Monday.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • World News
Chavez Threatens to Take Over Schools
9-17-2007
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AP
President Hugo Chavez threatened on Monday to take over any private schools refusing to submit to the oversight of his socialist government, a move some Venezuelans fear will impose leftist ideology in the classroom.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Prosecutor Sought Sex With 5 Year Old Girl
9-17-2007
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AP
An assistant U.S. attorney from Florida was arrested in an Internet sting operation after flying to Michigan to have sex with a 5-year-old girl. John Atchison, 53, was arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after several weeks of Internet conversat
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
With Oil at Record Highs, Talk of $200 a barrel
9-17-2007
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247 Wall Street
24/7 Wall St. has run three or four pieces recently that suggest there are strong cases for $100 a barrel oil. With the $80 mark reached last week, some oil industry experts do not discount the possibility that crude may get close to $100 this year.
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News Link • Healthcare Industry
John Stossel - Sick in America
(Rebuttal to Michael Moore's Sicko)
9-17-2007
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Youtube
John Stossel takes on the myths about the health care system and Michael Moore's new movie Sicko. He discusses the pros and cons of government vs free market health care. The video consists of 6 parts.
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Tom Westbrook
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News Link • Military
U.S. To Establish New U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM)
09-17-2007
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fpc.state.gov/
President Bush announced that the United States would be establishing this new command. The purpose of the command, as you say, is to enhance our efforts to bring peace and security to the people of Africa and to promote the common goals of developme
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Foreign Policy
AFRICOM: Why Africa does not want the US to have any Interest there
09-17-2007
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allafrica.com
There are several countries lining up to either host a Forward Base or to try and prevent the US from even hosting a facility there.
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Scott Morgan
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News Link • Transportation
Prescott Begins Freeway Speed Camera Project
09-17-2007
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The Newspaper
The town of Prescott Valley is preparing to add speed cameras to the freeways that run through the town beginning October 6. The program is a joint project with the state Departments of Public Safety and Transportation.
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Terry Bressi
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Israeli legal experts weigh in to support Gitmo detainees
09-17-2007
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McClatchy Newspapers
With the US Supreme Court set to take up Guantanamo detention policy again when its new term begins next month, the justices have received some unusual advice from a far-flung, friendly corner to the war-torn Middle East.
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Jean Carbonneau
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News Link • Iran
Only Iran can end US Iraq nightmare
09-17-2007
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Rootless Cosmopolitan
"By invading Iraq, the US irreversibly altered the balance of power throughtout the Middle East; now, Iraq cannot be treated as a policy decision in isolation from the full spectrum of US interests throughout the region - all of which
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Jean Carbonneau
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News Link • Healthcare Industry
Walk-in health clinics flourishing - doctors skeptical
09-17-2007
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Sun-Sentinel(Florida)
Tatiana Fredericks needed treatment for minor pain last week, only to learn her doctor had the day off. Mary Ann Arman just moved to South Florida from Texas and learned her kids needed more vaccinations to start school. Both ended up at a walk-in
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Jean Carbonneau
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
Air France to test fingerprint cards
09-17-2007
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USA Today
Air France says it will begin testing technology that permits registered travlers to bypass general boarding on shuttle flight between Paris Charles de Gaulle and Amesterdam Schiphol. Frequent customers wishing to participate will have to provide
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Jean Carbonneau
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News Link • Energy
More oil found in North Sea
09-17-2007
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Aftenposten(Norway)
Both Norwegian oil company Statoil and Norsk Hydro have struck more oil in territorial waters of the North Sea. It's not clear how much oil is involved. Norway's oil directorate reported Monday the Statoil found oil in a well that lies
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Jean Carbonneau
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News Link • Economy - International
Investment banks 'to lose $30bn'
09-17-2007
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BBC
World investment banks are set to reveal they have lost about $30bn from bad debts linked to the global credit crunch, a report says. Analysts are predicting the firms - many of which report quarterly results this week - will have to write-off 10%
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Jean Carbonneau
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News Link • World News
Chernobyl to be covered in steel
09-17-2007
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BBC
The authorities in Ukraine have approved a giant steel cover for the radioactive site of the worlds worst nuclear disaster - Chernobyl. Ukraine has hired a French firm to build the structure to replace the crumbling concrete casing
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Jean Carbonneau
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News Link • Police State
Intel chief pushes new spy law
09-17-2007
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USA Today
Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell heads to Capitol Hill this week seeking to extend the government's power to read e-mails, listen to telephone calls and carry out other surveillance with the USA in national security cases.
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Jean Carbonneau
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News Link • Eugenics
Ron Paul's Texas Straw Poll Speech
9-17-2007
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Youtube
This speech is a really good one for introducing RP's positions to newbies. Other versions are out there, but this one has very good video and audio. It's in 4 parts, with part one here: http://www(dot)youtube.com/watch?v=D-etrgUre_U
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Jefferson Paine
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Opinion • Police State
Papers, Please!
09-17-2007
Dave Hodges
Arizona Governor, Janet Napolitano, has formally agreed to have Arizona create a new driver’s license in an attempt to pioneer one of the first Real ID cards in the United States
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News Link • Eugenics
Suppose Paul Wins
9-17-2007
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by Jim Davies (Strike the Root)
Ladbrokes is offering 40 to 1 against Ron Paul winning the White House so true believers in the Paul campaign might do well to pony up a grand then pocket a handy $40,000 in November next year. That is one benefit of a Paul victory. But what else?
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Eugenics
Fred Thompson collides with Ron Paul at Gun Show
9-17-2007
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LewRockwell (video)
Campaign aides and supporters ignored or simply glared at a handful of supporters for Ron Paul who is running for the GOP nomination. They waved Paul signs and passed out leaflets implying Thompson wasn't as pro-gun as he claims to be. [GREAT!!!!
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Iran
France: Iran 'war' warning
9-17-2007
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AFP
A French warning that the Iran nuclear crisis could lead to war heightened diplomatic tensions and overshadowed a key UN atomic watchdog meeting. "We have to prepare for the worst, and the worst is war," said French Foreign Minister Bernard
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Politics: Independent and Other Campaigns
Ralph Nader criticizes 'spineless, gutless' Democrats for not impeaching Bush
9-17-2007
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Raw Story (video)
[sounding more Presidential?] Ralph Nader excoriated the Bush Admin. for its post-9/11 policies that trample on civil liberties and for its pursuit of war in Iraq, which distracts from fighting Osama bin Laden. He chastised "spineless, gutless**
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Greenspan: Euro Replaces U.S. Dollar As Reserve Currency
9-17-2007
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AP
Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said it is possible the euro could replace the US dollar as the reserve currency of choice. Greenspan said the dollar is still slightly ahead but "it doesn't have all that much of an advantage
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Activism
FOX censors Sally Field at Emmy's and creates a big story
9-17-2007
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AP
Accepting her Emmy on Sunday night for lead actress in a drama series ("Brothers and Sisters"), Field stumbled halfway through, lost her train of thought, and then was bleeped by Fox censors as she stammered through an anti-war rant.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Blackwater license being pulled in Iraq
9-17-2007
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AP
The Iraqi government said it was pulling the license of an American security firm allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of civilians during an attack on a U.S. State Department motorcade in Baghdad, and said it would prosecute any foreign contract
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • TERRORISM
Waging "war on terrorism" 30 squares at a time
9-17-2007
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Reuters
Ringed by cells where bearded men pace back and forth behind windowed doors, a U.S. sailor in camouflage fatigues stood by a metal table with a roll of toilet paper, portioning out strips of 30 squares each. Beside him, another sailor polishes one of
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • World News
Microsoft must share code with rivals
9-17-2007
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AP
Microsoft lost its appeal of a European antitrust order Monday that obliges the technology giant to share communications code with rivals, sell a copy of Windows without Media Player and pay a $613 million fine â€" the largest ever by EU regulators.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - International
Crisis at Northern Rock Comes to a Head
9-16-2007
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Global Economic Analysis
The Daily Mail is reporting "Savers demand their 1.5 billion pounds in cash"
Police called in to calm crowds of anxious savers
Under-siege cashiers dish out chocolates
Beleaguered Northern Rock boss: "I'm so sorry"
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News Link • Economy - International
Debt storm likely to head west and engulf Japan
9-16-2007
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Daily Telegraph
The global credit crisis has hit our high streets again. Having seen mortgage rates rise this week, people were left standing in Depression-era queues waiting to get cash out of Northern Rock, now being shored up by the Bank of England.
But the focu
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News Link • Conspiracies
Pilot who flew 2 planes used on 9/11 doesn't believe official story
9-16-2007
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Prison Planet
Former Air Force fighter pilot Russ Wittenberg, who flew over 100 combat missions in Vietnam, sat in the cockpit for Pan Am and United for over 30 years, and previously flew two of the actual airplanes that were allegedly hijacked on 9/11 (United Air
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