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Date Sent: 2011-04-23
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Saturday, April 23, 2011 |
US mulls ‘keeping 10,000 troops in Iraq’ -- Judge ordered to revisit Blackwater guard shooting case
Fujitsu Incorporating Biometric Palm Vein Scanner Into Laptops -- We're Next: Hillary's Hidden Interest in India's Biometric Identification Project -- Fairy-Tale Find: 650 Year Old Medieval Hoard Discovered in Austria -- Sidestepping studios to bring 'Atlas Shrugged' to the big screen
-- Railroading of Walter Reddy: Patriot's Legally Owned Guns Seized --
Test of Wills in Syria as Forces Open Fire in Several Cities -- Syria
Live Blog -- Libya: Stalemate looms, warns Admiral Mike Mullen -- Military Surge in Afghanistan Launches Reign of Terror -- Anti-Muslim pastor accidentally fires gun after meeting with imam -- Bilderberg Insider: Kissinger Pushing For US Ground Invasion Of Libya
AZ: FEE awards ceremony at the
Freedom Library, Yuma, April 26th.
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News Link • Iraq
US mulls ‘keeping 10,000 troops in Iraq’
04-22-2011
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RawStory.com
US and Iraqi officials are looking into keeping 10,000 US troops in the country beyond a year's end deadline for a complete withdrawal.
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Sierra Hancock
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News Link • Iraq
Judge ordered to revisit Blackwater guard shooting case
04-22-2011
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Washington Post
An appeals court Friday potentially revived the prosecution of four Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing 14 Iraqis in a controversial shooting in a busy Baghdad square more than three years ago.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Iraqi interpreters seek punishment of contractor they say sexually harassed them
04-22-2011
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Washington Post
The Iraqi women all took nicknames " Linda, Susan, Kathy, Mary, Angel " to make it easier for the American soldiers to remember them. They had college educations and spoke English well enough to work as interpreters with U.S. combat units, jobs that
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Surveillance
Fujitsu Incorporating Biometric Palm Vein Scanner Into Laptops
04-22-2011
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h-online.com/security
A new photographic optical system has allowed Fujitsu to build a palm vein scanner that's only about the size of a coin. The palm vein structure is much harder to replicate than finger prints and offers a higher number of reference points to...
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Surveillance
We're Next: Hillary's Hidden Interest in India's Biometric Identification Project
04-22-2011
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TheHindu.com
The office of the Secretary of State, on December 17, 2009, sent a cable under the name of Hillary Clinton asking the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi to find out the motivation behind the project and to collect as much information on it as possible.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Why You Should Care About the iPhone Location-Tracking Issue
04-22-2011
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Brian X. Chen and Mike Isaac via WIRED.com
You should care about Apple’s collection of geodata on iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices, because the method is flawed.
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Freedomsphoenix Reader 2
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News Link • Energy
Discovery Could Make Fuel Cells Much Cheaper
04-22-2011
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Chuck Squatriglia via Wired.com
Researchers have developed a platinum-free catalyst in cathode of hydrogen fuel cell that uses carbon, iron and cobalt. That could make the catalysts “two to three orders of magnitude cheaper,” thereby significantly reducing the cost of fuel cells.
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Welcome to Banktopia: The Real Losers in Bernanke's Shell Game
04-22-2011
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CounterPunch.org
People have lost faith in Obama, the congress, and the political process itself. They can see that the system is broken and no longer responds to the will of the people, which is why they're throwing up their hands and giving up. It's obvious.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
Each Time You are Exposed to This Machine, You Boost Your Risk of Cancer
04-22-2011
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http://emf.mercola.com/
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) claims that backscatter scans are safe. But how do medical professionals personally feel about it?
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Freedoms Phoenix Reader 3
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News Link • Politics
OBAMA FAKED BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT!
04-22-2011
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Swamp-Ass
Here are two Obama birth announcements. The first is supposed to be the genuine thing. Notice the dotted line on both sides of the original on the top and bottom edges of the Obama announcement box going horizontally all the way across the page - an
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Kaptain Steve
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News Link • Religion: Believers
Easter 2011 - Freedom
04-22-2011
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Christine Smith's Blog
Easter commemorates the ultimate freedom given us by grace. My endeavor to love is paramount, my devotion to freedom and sharing its truth at a height, joy overflows. I share my Easter message & link to a fine Jacob Hornberger freedom piece, etc.
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News Link • Tea Party
Change the Conversation: it’s the wasteful spending, stupid!
4/22/11
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Uncommon Sense
“We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion dollar debt because we spend too much.” " Ronald Reagan
Truer words have never been spoken. Why is this so hard for politicians to understand? Probably becau
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Dave Johannes
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News Link • Archaeology
Fairy-Tale Find: 650 Year Old Medieval Hoard Discovered in Austria
04-22-2011
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news.yahoo.com
VIENNA " A man turning dirt in his back yard stumbled onto buried treasure " hundreds of pieces of centuries-old jewelry and other precious objects that Austrian authorities described Friday as a fairy-tale find.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Food
The Healthy, No Cost Way to Feed Your Parrot
04-22-2011
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SMCC
Rita is a very healthy bird, as you can see by the picture. I believe that her diet is one of the main reasons for this, and it doesn’t cost me a dime more than what I ordinarily spend on people food!
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Barbara Peterson
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News Link • Arizona's Top News
Radioactive Iodine In Phoenix Arizona Milk 1600% Above EPA Drinking Water Limits
04-22-2011
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blog.alexanderhiggins.com/
Japan nuclear radiation in Arizona milk samples show radioactive Iodine contamination levels up to 1600% above EPA drinking water limits. To make matters worse those contamination levels of radiation do not even include Caesium...
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Government Debt & Financing
Autumn 2011: Breakdown of the Monetary System - Budget, T-Bonds, and the Dollar
04-22-2011
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leap2020.eu/
The US Dollar crisis, or how the jolts in the US currency that will characterize the ending of QE2 in the second quarter of 2011 will be the beginnings of a massive devaluation (around 30% in a few weeks).
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Your Pick, Ben, But One Goes Off the Cliff
04-22-2011
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OfTwoMinds.com/blog
The politicos won't like either choice, but sacrificing the real economy will cost them their seat. All the fatcats who've raked in tens of billions from the risk trade Bull will be demanding that Ben "save" the financialized economy, but the...
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Books
Sidestepping studios to bring 'Atlas Shrugged' to the big screen
04-22-2011
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www.lvrj.com
Ayn Rand attempted something so massive in "Atlas Shrugged" that, for 50 years, no one could figure out how to film it. And I don't mean just that it's a thousand-page book.
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Sierra Hancock
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
Make room for Taylor Schilling
04-22-2011
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www.lvrj.com
How many suitably attractive actresses declined to read for the role of Dagny Taggart -- one of the great women's roles in 20th century literature -- in John Aglialoro's film of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged,"
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News Link • Humor
My Fair Colbert - Hugo Vickers
04-22-2011
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www.colbertnation.com
Hugo Vickers prepares Stephen for the royal wedding with stiffy advice and proper etiquette for high tea.
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Sierra Hancock
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News Link • Environment
George Carlin - Saving The Planet
04-22-2011
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youtube
George Carlin on Celebrating Earth Day. Make the world safe for my Volvo!!
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Police State
Railroading of Walter Reddy: Patriot's Legally Owned Guns Seized
04-22-2011
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NewAmerican
The variable in the Reddy case is the FBI designation of Reddy as a "person of interest regarding domestic terrorism," according to an "FBI Special Agent Campbell." The original search warrant stated that "Special Agent Campbell of the FBI and A
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Justin Tyme
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News Link • Activism
Test of Wills in Syria as Forces Open Fire in Several Cities
04-22-2011
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nytimes.com
Security forces in Syria fired tear gas and live ammunition Friday to disperse thousands of demonstrators who took to the streets of Damascus and at least 10 other towns and cities after noon prayers, according to protesters, witnesses and accounts p
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News Link • China
Most Asian Stocks Decline, Led by China; Gold Climbs to Record
04-22-2011
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bloomberg.com
Most stocks fell in Asia as Chinese shares slipped on speculation the country’s central bank may let the yuan strengthen to cool inflation. China’s currency touched a 17-year high against the dollar, gold climbed to a record and shares in Russia rose
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News Link • Activism
Syria Live Blog - April 22
04-22-2011
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english.aljazeera.net
Thousands continue to take to the streets across Syria, despite reform pledges by president Bashar al-Assad. We bring you the latest news from our correspondents and other sources.
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News Link • Activism
Syrian security forces shoot protesters
04-22-2011
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english.aljazeera.net
Dozens reported dead in bloodiest day of uprising so far as "Great Friday" demonstrations rock several cities.
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News Link • Military
Libya: Stalemate looms, warns Admiral Mike Mullen
04-22-2011
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www.bbc.co.uk
The most senior US soldier, Adm Mike Mullen, has said the war in Libya is "moving towards stalemate", even though US and Nato air strikes have destroyed 30-40% of Libya's ground forces.
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News Link • Military
US missiles kill 25 people in Pakistan tribal area
04-22-2011
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news.yahoo.com
U.S. drones fired a volley of missiles into a militant-held Pakistani region close to the Afghan border on Friday, killing 25 people, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Tax The Rich? 14 Facts You May Want To Consider
04-22-2011
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prisonplanet.com
Class warfare in the United States is heating up again. As the overall economic pie shrinks, the poor are being taught to go after the rich and the rich are being taught that the poor are a threat.
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News Link • Afghanistan
Military Surge in Afghanistan Launches Reign of Terror
04-22-2011
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prisonplanet.com
“You can’t just convince them through projects and goodwill,” another Marine officer said. “You have to show up at their door with two companies of Marines and start killing people. That’s how you start convincing them.”
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News Link • Activism
The Love Police Anarchist Division vs Royal Wedding
04-22-2011
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prisonplanet.com
Charlie Veitch of the Love Police speaks to ITN British news about how to hack the media coverage at the royal wedding without using any violence at all.
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Obama Targets Libyans with Deadly Predator Drones
04-22-2011
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prisonplanet.com
Obama has authorized the use of deadly predator drones in Libya. During a news conference, Secretary of Defense Gates said the drones offer NATO more precise targeting against enemy forces nestled in crowded areas.
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News Link • Gun Rights
Anti-Muslim pastor accidentally fires gun after meeting with imam
04-22-2011
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RawStory.com
A controversial Koran-burning pastor accidentally discharged his firearm Thursday night in the parking lot of a TV station after appearing on a talk show with a Muslim cleric.
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