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Date Sent: 2012-12-06
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Thursday, December 6, 2012 AM edition |
WMD War Drums Again: Syria loads chemical weapons into bombs; military awaits Assad's order
Sex Predators in Uniform -- U.S. reducing plans for large
CIA/Merc force in post-2014 Afghanistan -- Weapons Sent to
Libyan Rebels With U.S. Approval Fell Into Islamist Hands --
Sheriff’s ‘Crowd Control’ Spy Drone Suspended After Privacy Uproar
-- 'Everyone in US under virtual surveillance' - NSA
whistleblower -- New York City Hits Sandy Victims With
‘Failure To Maintain’ Property Citation -- Greece Downgraded to
'Selective Default' by S&P -- S&P downgrades world's
oldest bank to junk status -- Michael Reichert and the Road
Pirates of Collinsville, Illinois - by William Grigg -- Oceangoing Robot Comes Ashore In Australia, Completing A
9,000-Mile Autonomous Pacific Crossing -- U.S. Congress imports
100,000 legal immigrants into America every 30 days
AZ: Christmas Party at the Hancock's Saturday
Dec 8th, 2012, 6:30 p.m. til ???; America's First Monument
to the Bill of Rights - Arizona Dedication Ceremony, Saturday
December 15th 10:00 am; 2012 Arizona Activist Awards,
Patriot Roast & Fundraiser Saturday December 15th 6:00 pm -
10:00 pm
Liberty Tour 2013 with Jordan Page and Oathkeepers
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News Link • Syria
Syria loads chemical weapons into bombs; military awaits Assad's order
12-05-2012
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NBC News
The Syrian military is prepared to use chemical weapons against its own people and is awaiting final orders from President Bashar Assad, U.S. officials told NBC News on Wednesday.
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News Link • Events: Arizona
Christmas Party at the Hancock's Saturday Dec 8th, 2012 6:30 p.m. til ???
11-27-2012
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www.meetup.com/RonPaulPhoenix
It's that time of year again for a holiday party - it has been a very busy year for all of us, so come and share in the fun and relaxation we all need - We will be raffling off a brand new Kindle Fire ($5/ticket) - Bring extra lawn chairs if you have
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Sex Predators in Uniform
12-05-2012
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Lew Rockwell blog
Orlando, Florida Police Officer Roderick Johnson allegedly did exactly the same thing that Justice, Illinois PD Officer Carmen Scardine was confirmed to have done: He is accused of taking a woman into custody and forcing himself on her sexually.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
U.S. reducing plans for large CIA/Merc force in post-2014 Afghanistan
12-05-2012
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Washington Post
The Obama administration has ordered significant cutbacks in initial plans for a robust U.S. civilian presence in Afghanistan after U.S. combat troops withdraw two years from now, according to U.S. officials.
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News Link • Syria
Weapons Sent to Libyan Rebels With U.S. Approval Fell Into Islamist Hands
12-05-2012
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New York Times
The Obama administration secretly gave its blessing to arms shipments to Libyan rebels from Qatar last year, but American officials later grew alarmed as evidence grew that Qatar was turning some of the weapons over to Islamic militants,
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Surveillance
Sheriff’s ‘Crowd Control’ Spy Drone Suspended After Privacy Uproar
12-05-2012
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InfoWars
“…the Sheriff’s Office was asking the supervisors on Tuesday to approve a $31,646 grant to help pay for a drone, indicating that the department was far closer to acquisition than they had led the public to believe.” the newspaper reports.
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News Link • Surveillance
'Everyone in US under virtual surveillance' - NSA whistleblower
12-05-2012
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Russia Today
The FBI records the emails of nearly all US citizens, including members of congress, according to NSA whistleblower William Binney. In an interview with RT, he warned that the government can use this information against anyone.
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News Link • TAXES: Local
New York City Hits Sandy Victims With ‘Failure To Maintain’ Property Citation
12-05-2012
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CBS News
Residents in one Queens neighborhood are crying foul after they were written up for failing to clean up the city’s own mess. It is yet another new complication in life after Superstorm Sandy.
Rosanne and Joe Cavaliere are still trying to clean up
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News Link • Economy - International
Greece Downgraded to 'Selective Default' by S&P
12-05-2012
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Reuters
Standard & Poor's cut Greece's sovereign long-term foreign currency credit rating to "selective default" from an already low "CCC" rating.
Last week Greece and its international lenders reached a deal to lower the country's debt burden, which incl
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News Link • Economy - International
S&P downgrades world's oldest bank to junk status
12-05-2012
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AFP
Standard & Poor's cut its credit rating for troubled Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena -- the world's oldest surviving lender -- to speculative-grade status of BB+ from BBB-. The ratings agency said it was also placing the bank on negative outlo
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Michael Reichert and the Road Pirates of Collinsville, Illinois
12-05-2012
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
Michael Reichert is a professional liar and, therefore, a decorated police officer with the Collinsville, Illinois Police Department. Thanks to a video of a recent deposition, Reichert may become Collinsville’s unofficial goodwill ambassador, and the
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Oceangoing Robot Comes Ashore In Australia, Completing A 9,000-Mile Autonomous Pacific Crossing
12-05-2012
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Clay Dillow via PopSci.com
After a year at sea, Liquid Robotics' Wave Glider has set the record for the longest distance traveled by an autonomous robot.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Officer’s Lawsuit Over Quotas Is Reinstated
12-02-2012
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New York Times
A federal appeals court reinstated a lawsuit filed by a New York City police officer who accused his superiors of violating his First Amendment rights by punishing him for reporting the existence of an illegal arrest-quota system.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Activism
Liberty Tour 2013 with Jordan Page and Oathkeepers
12-04-2012
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Liberty Tour
What this tour seeks to accomplish is to provide a clear picture to our troops of what their oath to defend the constitution really means, and to empower them to do so through peaceful means.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Headed Toward the 11th Hour Compromise
12-04-2012
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Lewrockwell.com
As the year draws to an end, America faces yet another Congressionally-manufactured crisis which will likely end in yet another 11th hour compromise, resulting in more government growth touted as “saving” the economy.
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News Link • Privacy Rights
The Fight Against the Total Surveillance State in Our Schools
12-04-2012
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Lewrockwell.com
The battle playing out in San Antonio, Texas, over one student’s refusal to comply with a public school campaign to microchip students has nothing to do with security concerns and even less to do with academic priorities
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News Link • Privacy Rights
Deputy Police Chief Calls For “Permanent” DWI Checkpoints In Texas
12-04-2012
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Prison Planet
A deputy police chief in South Texas wants to set up “permanent” DWI checkpoints in order to “save lives,” raising the possibility that Texans could be forced to show their papers, submit to breathalyzer tests, or even be mandated to have blood drawn
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News Link • Gun Rights
Change on veterans’ gun rights lights fire
12-04-2012
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http://www.washingtontimes.com,
Coburn wants decisions by judge rather than VA for impaired troops
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gun Rights
Alex Jones Calls for Boycott of NFL, NBC and Bob Costas
12-04-2012
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Prison Planet
Within a day after Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher’s and his girlfriend’s deaths, the establishment launched a surprise attack on the right to bear arms and the Second Amendment.
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News Link • Egypt
Egypt's Mursi leaves palace as police battle protesters
12-04-2012
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reuters.com, By Yasmine Saleh and Marwa Awad
Egyptian police battled thousands of protesters outside President Mohamed Mursi's palace in Cairo on Tuesday, prompting the Islamist leader to leave the building, presidency sources said.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • United Nations
UN internet regulation treaty talks begin in Dubai
12-04-2012
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http://www.bbc.co.uk, By Leo Kelion
A UN agency is trying to calm fears that the internet could be damaged by a conference it is hosting.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Privacy Rights
Cops to Congress: We need logs of Americans' text messages
12-04-2012
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news.cnet.com
State and local law enforcement groups want wireless providers to store detailed information about your SMS messages for at least two years -- in case they're needed for future criminal investigations.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Obama Administration
MITCHELL: Obama making up drone rules as he goes
12-04-2012
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http://www.washingtontimes.com, By Allyson Mitchel
Americans need transparency of conventional warfare
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Constitution
Texas Threatens To Lock Up Advocates Of Obama’s Unconstitutional NDAA
12-04-2012
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Daily Paul.com
Written by Texas representative Lyle Larson, the Texas Liberty Preservation Act says that “…
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News Link • Surveillance
The Feds Want To Spy On Everything
12-04-2012
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http://reason.com, J.D. Tuccille
Government snoops are interested in reading more than just your email.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Afghanistan
US Ending the War in Afghanistan? It Depends on the Meaning of the Word ‘War’
12-04-2012
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http://www.commondreams.org, by Dave Lindorff
It is amazing to watch politicians trying to weasel their way around their promises. President Obama is providing us with a good illustration of the art.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military
Bradley Manning: a tale of liberty lost in America
12-04-2012
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http://www.guardian.co.uk, Glenn Greenwald
Over the past two and a half years, all of which he has spent in a military prison, much has been said about Bradley Manning, but nothing has been heard from him.
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News Link • Military
Do We Really Need a Second Gitmo?
12-04-2012
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http://www.motherjones.com, By Adam Serwer
One Senate Republican likes Gitmo so much she wants to build a new offshore detention center"or at least force President Obama to allow Guantanamo to accept new detainees, which it hasn't done since he first took office and issued an executive order
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News Link • United Nations
UN Calls on Israel to Open Nuclear Program to Inspections
12-04-2012
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http://news.antiwar.com, by John Glaser
General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling on Israel to join the NPT and allow IAEA inspectors
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News Link • Housing
Recycled Shipping Containers to Combat UK’s Homelessness Problem
12-04-2012
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http://www.wired.com, By Philippa Warr
Unused shipping containers from Amsterdam are to be recycled to create housing for homeless people in the English cities Brighton and Hove.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
Hate All This Talk About Raising Tax Rates? Here Are 15 Countries with No Income Taxes Whatsoever
12-04-2012
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The Blaze
On the table in today’s political debate is the concept of raising taxes on some, or even all Americans (should the fiscal cliff kick in).
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News Link • Robots and Artificial Intelligence
iRobot Founder Now Building Tiny Hovering Drone Spies
12-04-2012
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http://www.wired.com, By Robert Beckhusen
Four years ago, iRobot co-founder Helen Greiner stepped down from the company she helped turn into an all-important supplier of the military’s growing arsenal of ground robots.
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News Link • Corruption
Private Prison Company Muscles into Law Enforcement, Creating Occupants for Its Prisons
12-04-2012
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allgov.com
On Halloween morning this year, the 1,776 students at Vista Grande High School in Casa Grande, Arizona, were ordered on “lock down,” at the start of the first “drug sweep” in the school’s four-year history.
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News Link • Iran
All traces of Ahmadinejad's speech censored from United Nations website
12-04-2012
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www.libertyfight.com
Albrecht, who happened to be in New York City on business the day that Ahmadinjad gave his speech, was discussing related issues on her November 28th show and tried to post a link to the Iran President's speech in her archives. That is when she found
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News Link • Congress-Congressmen
David Schweikert booted from financial panel
12-04-2012
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www.politico.com
“This morning Congressman Schweikert learned there was a price to be paid for voting based on principle. That price was the removal from the House Financial Services Committee,” said Rachel Semmel, Schweikert’s spokesman in a statement to POLITICO.
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News Link • Military
West Pointer Quits Over Proselytizing
12-04-2012
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Military.Com
A West Point cadet slated to graduate this year will instead be heading home without a degree after resigning to make a point about religious proselytizing at the acclaimed military academy.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Military
Why I Don't Want to Be a West Point Graduate
12-04-2012
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Military Religious Freedom Foundation
West Point Cadet, MRFF Client sacrifices career in noble stance defending U.S. Constitution from religious zealots
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
IRS aims to clarify investment income tax under healthcare law
12-04-2012
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Reuters
The Internal Revenue Service has released new rules for investment income taxes on capital gains and dividends earned by high-income individuals that passed Congress as part of the 2010 healthcare reform law.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Inmates Allege They Were Abused With Hot Sauce
12-04-2012
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CBS News
Prison officials in North Carolina are calling for a criminal investigation after inmates alleged correctional officers forced them to rub habanero hot sauce on their genitals, resulting in painful blisters.
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News Link • Iran
Iran claims capture of another US drone
12-04-2012
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AP
Iran’s state TV said Iran has captured another U.S. drone after it entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf. Iranian forces caught the "intruding" drone, which had apparently taken off from a U.S. aircraft carrier.
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