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Date Sent: 2010-05-17
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Monday, May 17, 2010 |
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Warns of Looming Civil War -- U.S. Is Still Using Private Spy Ring
Ernest Hancock vs Wayne Allyn Root NYC May 10th 2010 -- Guilty verdict for Ohio cop who shot unarmed motorcyclist in back --
Obama plan would delay probable cause hearings to allow uninterrupted
interrogations -- Free Marc Emery? Yes We Can -- Greek Leader Considers
Action Against US Banks -- Obama Administration Proposes Rolling Back Fifth and Sixth Amendments -- Over 200,000 Nonprofit-Organizations May Lose Tax-Exempt Status -- Obama sends nuclear experts to tackle BP's Gulf of Mexico oil leak -- Rick Santelli and Peter Schiff on CNBC: Gold to $10,000 an Ounce -- Ron Paul in Iowa: Freedom is the Answer! -- Defense Secretary Tells Congress to Cut Pentagon Waste -- U.S. rights group sues to protect right to swear -- Do good people have a duty to be oppressed? No? Well, what's the alternative? - by Larken Rose
AZ: Liberty on the Rocks -- Central Phoenix at 6PM today
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Warns of Looming Civil War
05-16-2010
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Rawstory
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki took a major step toward staying in power when a top Shiite cleric said he would not stop him from keeping his job, but an arch-rival warned of civil war. Moqtada al-Sadr, a radical, anti-US cleric who is currentl
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
U.S. Is Still Using Private Spy Ring
05-16-2010
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NY Times
Top military officials have continued to rely on a secret network of private spies who have produced hundreds of reports from deep inside Afghanistan and Pakistan, according to American officials and businessmen, despite concerns among some in the mi
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Events: Arizona
Central Phoenix and Arrowhead "Liberty on the Rocks" Events
06-16-2010
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Liberty on the Rocks
Come one come all on Monday June 21st and Monday, July 5th to discuss politics, libertarianism and freedom-related issues over good food and drinks in the central Phoenix and Arrowhead areas.
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Mike Renzulli
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News Link • Obama Administration
Exclusive in-depth investigation--Obama's secret plan for the 4th reich? Part 1
5/17/10
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Examiner
For years Constitutional conservatives and libertarians have warned that the American government is moving alarmingly toward centralized power in Washington. Plenty of evidence and proof has been presented that shows the highly troubling expansion o
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Anonymous Watchman
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Spoof GM Commercial Claims They Repaid Loan
05-16-2010
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Government Motors
This General Motors CEO explains a few more detail about how GM repaid their loan in "full with interest"!
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Chemtrails
Weatherman: The Military is Spraying Our Skies
05-16-2010
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noonehastodietomorrow.com via Rense.com
...the weather man points out "a bit of an unusual situation" and he describes "bands of very distinct cloud cover" in the region.
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Ed Vallejo
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News Link • Conspiracies
Day 1 Report on the Manning Trial of Barack Obama
05-16-2010
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blogspot via Rense.com
Day 1 of the Manning trial of Barack Obama in Harlem, New York is now history.
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Ed Vallejo
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News Link • Census
A tentacle of 'The Omnipotent State' probes the Hancock Residence...
05-16-2010
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Ed Vallejo Productions! LOL
...and I just happened to be there with my HandyCam! Enjoy!
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Ed Vallejo
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Opinion • Food
Every revolutionary needs a garden
05-16-2010
Powell Gammill
A revolutionary garden for someone wanting to divest themselves from dependency on the dollar and the system. Square foot gardening. My first attempt and some lessons being learned.
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News Link • Humor
Thoughtful Gifts for the Voter Who Regrets Voting for Obama
05-16-2010
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Mondo Frazier
Got a buddy with a bad case of Obama buyer's remorse? Not sure what to get for that Obama voter who has everything? Here’s a few spiffy gift ideas for that hard-to-please person who’s had second thoughts about pulling the lever for Hope and Change.
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Randy Ricochet
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Guilty verdict for Ohio cop who shot unarmed motorcyclist in back
05-16-2010
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Rawstory
After just 6 hours of deliberation a jury in Ohio, former police officer Thomas White is facing up to 11 years behind bars: plenty of time to think about the unarmed motorist he paralyzed with an unprovoked bullet more than one year ago.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Police State
Obama plan would delay probable cause hearings to allow uninterrupted interrogations
05-16-2010
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Rawstory
In a move that's being heavily criticized by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Obama administration will ask Congress to delay terror suspects' probable cause hearings as a way to allow interrogators additional time for questioning before the i
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Government
The Postal Service Is Essential to Democracy -- It Should Be Re-Imagined, Not Shrunk
05-16-2010
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Alternet
Government does do things right; indeed, it does something right every day on a massive scale. The oldest of America's major public services carries on as an essential arm of the federal government, a service that has only begun to tap its potential.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Drug War
Free Marc Emery? Yes We Can
05-16-2010
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High Times
People are outraged that a man can be sent to prison for selling plant seeds. Marc is a glaring example of the uselessness and waste of the War on Drugs. How much taxpayer money has the United States blown trying to put Marc away?
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Transportation
10 futuristic three-wheeled vehicles geared for a green ride
05-16-2010
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Coyotechnology
Quite obviously quietness and “green” are two objectives that seem to be driving the auto scene at the moment. We often see electric vehicles and concepts powered by renewable energy being displayed at various auto shows. Moreover, the rise in the co
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Veljko Rauski
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News Link • Gun Rights
Violence Policy Center Decries Meeting of 70,000 of NRA’s Members in Charlotte
05/16/10
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AmmoLand Shooting Sports News
The three or four anti-gun radicals that make up the Violence Policy Center haven’t had much to show the for the hundreds of thousands of dollars the left-wing foundation wastefully pumps into the anti-gun group each year...
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Fredy Riehl
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News Link • Politics
Cost Cutting? Steny Hoyer Doesn't Like It - At All
05-16-2010
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Rich Hilts
Eric Cantor has come up with a great idea to help Americans communicate their idea of spending cuts to the House. YouCut is a simple way to vote online or on your cell phone on one of five items to cut. The next week, the House Republicans will put t
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Rich Hilts
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News Link • Weird/Offbeat News
World’s Largest Beer Stein (on sale)
05-16-2010
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worldsbiggests.com
If you love drinking, then this 35 pounds and over 4 feet tall beer stein (empty), is going to fascinate you for sure. Yes, that’s right. It’s real and worlds’ biggest in its category. On 1001BeerSteins.com you can buy this piece to add a distinction
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Veljko Rauski
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News Link • Economy - International
Greek Leader Considers Action Against US Banks
05-16-2010
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NY Times
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou declared he is not ruling out taking legal action against U.S. investment banks for their role in creating the spiraling Greek debt crisis.
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Powell Gammill
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Reference Link • Philosophy: Anarchism
Fires Never Extinguished
Journal of the Phoenix Class War Council
PHOENIX CLASS WAR COUNCIL is a fanatical, revolutionary anarchist group pressing the attack against capitalism, the state and all systems of hierarchy and oppression. We fight for a self-determined, projectual life for ourselves and all humanity.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • History
5 Lesser Known (Completely Ridiculous) American Civil Wars
5-16-2010
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Cracked.com / Phillip Moon
Funny article from cracked.com detailing some of Americas more frivolous skirmishes with itself. Long before and after the "Civil War" Americans were fighting amongst themselves and this article is here to give examples as to when where and why the
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Concerned Patriot
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News Link • Internet
Facebook downplays privacy crisis meeting
05-16-2010
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BBC
Facebook has downplayed the significance of a company-wide meeting to discuss privacy issues. The blogosphere described the meeting as a panic measure following weeks of criticism over the way it handles members' data.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Politics: Libertarian Campaigns
What is a Reagan Libertarian?
05-16-2010
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LibertyForAll.net
The first time someone asked me, “What is a Reagan Libertarian?”, was in an e-mail from a person new to the Libertarian Party. I was contacted in my capacity as one of the At-large Representatives to the Libertarian National Committee.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
Over 200,000 Nonprofit-Organizations May Lose Tax-Exempt Status
05-15-2010
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news.yahoo.com/s/ap
More than 200,000 small nonprofits across the nation are days away from losing their tax-exempt status because they haven't filed a new form with the Internal Revenue Service.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Bill of Rights
Obama Administration Proposes Rolling Back Fifth and Sixth Amendments
05-15-2010
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BlackListedNews.com & NYtimes.com/
“I would be very surprised if, when we see the proposal that they are cooking up, there weren’t a significant component of it that is about a window of detention,” said Mr. Wittes, who argued in favor of delaying initial hearings...
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Obama sends nuclear experts to tackle BP's Gulf of Mexico oil leak
05-15-2010
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telegraph.co.uk/finance/
In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Mr Hayward said the five-hour meeting involved a "very deep dive" into the situation at hand, with "lots of nuclear physicists and all sorts of people coming up with some quite good ideas actually."
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Gigantic Plumes Of Oil Are Forming Under The Gulf
05-15-2010
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businessinsider.com/
Scientists are finding enormous oil plumes in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, including one as large as 10 miles long, 3 miles wide and 300 feet thick. The discovery is fresh evidence that the leak from the broken undersea well could be
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Precious Metals
Rick Santelli and Peter Schiff on CNBC: Gold to $10,000 an Ounce
05-15-2010
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ZeroHedge.com
Something that is known to ZH readership since day one, is now finally said openly on the most watched [probably] business channel in the world. And just for the sake of it, lets thrown in Peter Schiff and his take on the real price of gold.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Political Theory
Capitalism and Corporatism: The Duck and the Rabbit
05-15-2010
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July4Revolution
Existence in America is driven by certain myths. Myths are dangerous things to base one’s life upon, for while they usually germinate from the seeds of truth, they come to metastasize into rootless species, multiplying at a rate which guarantees thei
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Rich Hilts
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News Link • Oil Spill - Gulf of Mexico
Obama's Oil Blame Game
05-15-2010
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www.drscoundrels.com
A great article by Diane Student of Freedoms Wings: "This is getting ridiculous! As the oil spill in the gulf continues to grow with gallons and gallons of oil spewing from an underwater well, the President has taken to finger pointing while compla
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Rich Hilts
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News Link • General Opinion
The Resistance radio 05/14/2010
5/14/2010
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www.blogtalkradio.com/vanversive
I am joined tonight by Jason Dye Financial Consultant from Aardvark Consulting http://www.aardvarkconsulting.net . We go over whats going on in the financial world, small time debt solutions for the little guy, and what we can expect in the future. I
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Jason Van Gilder
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
Hey Arizona, Don't F*ck With This Mexican... MACHETE has some Cinco De Mayo words for you!!!
05-15-2010
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www.aintitcool.com
"Make no bones about it, this is a pure Mexploitation film, but like real exploitation at its height, that sh!t was pulled straight out of the headlines, even sometimes slightly before the headlines were the headlines. Frankly - that's just kinda coo
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Military Industrial Complex
Defense Secretary Tells Congress to Cut Pentagon Waste
05-8-2010
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John Nichols, The Nation
George Bush's, as well as Barack Obama's, Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, has identified a free-spending governmental agency that will have to be reined in if the United States is going to balance budgets and cut deficits. The agency? The DOD!
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Leon Felkins
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News Link • Defending Archimedes
Australian teen completes round-the-world sail
05-15-2010
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AP
An Australian teenager became the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world after a 7-month journey. Thousands cheered as 16-year-old Jessica Watson maneuvered her pink 34-foot yacht into Sydney Harbor
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Free Speech
U.S. rights group sues to protect right to swear
05-15-2010
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Reuters
An American rights group is suing the police in Pennsylvania for issuing tickets, which carry a jail sentence, to people for swearing. The ACLU, which filed the lawsuits earlier, argues that the right to use profanity is protected by the U.S. Constit
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Chip Saunders
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Infinitely Variable Transmission Demonstrated !!
05-15-2010
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arclein
Because at the heart of it, what Steve has managed to do is create a gearbox that:
· requires no clutch at all;
· is infinitely variable - from top gear through neutral and even into reverse; and
· d
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robert klein
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Meet the nano-spiders: The DNA robots that could one day be walking through your body
05-15-2010
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www.dailymail.co.uk
Scientists have created microscopic robots out of DNA molecules that can walk, turn and even create tiny products of their own on a nano-scale assembly line.
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Ernest Hancock
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