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Date Sent: 2014-09-05
Freedom's Phoenix PM Edition for Friday, September 5, 2014 |
I Was a Paid Internet Shill: How Shadowy Groups Manipulate Internet Opinion and Debate
Ron Paul and Charles Goyette ? The Weekly Podcast: ISIS and its Enemies -- 09-05-14 -- Jonathan Lockwood - Keith Liberty - Kathy Inman (MP3 & VIDEO LOADED) -- China Gives Ecuador's Military $4.8 Million -- Drought apocalypse begins in California as wells run dry -- Saudi Arabia Is The Real Terrorist Nation: 22 Beheadings Since August 4th -- ECB Meets To Tackle Deflation While Ignoring Shrinkflation
-- Mitt Romney: The need for a mighty U.S. military -- GOVERNMENT
MURDERS EDGAR STEELE ? CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH IT? -- Here Are The 200
'Sky Soldiers' The US Is Sending To Military Exercises In Ukraine -- Do
Traditional Car Dealerships Stand A Chance Against Tesla? -- My take on Bill Bonner's new book
-- Nevada's $1.25 Billion Deal With Tesla For The Gigafactory Is
Absolutely Massive -- Perfect Timing: Cameron Opens Door to Syria Air
Strikes 48 Hours After ISIS Beheading Threat -- US Boots in Iraq and
Baltics, Authorization to Attack Syria; and US Troops in Ukraine! --
NATO Summit Day One -- Conference: "Stop the Wars on Drugs and
Terrorism" -- New Cyber bill Threatens Privacy -- Today, September 5th is
Jury Rights Day -- Just Admit It: You (and your kids) Are State PROPERTY -- If America leaves... then ISIS wins, and we look weak!
-- Nigel Farage: Muslim Terrorism is the Result of 4 Decades of
State-Sponsored Multiculturalism -- "I would like Rand to stand on
the Senate Floor and clarify to the Nation: Who funded ISIS." --
David Tepper Is Back, Sees "Beginning Of The End" Of Bond Bubble --
Are US Consumers Evil Hoarders? -- The Battle For Strategic Mariupol
Begins As NATO Vows To Do "Whatever It Takes" -- France Folds
(Again): Reconsiders Mistral Warship Sale To Russia -- Statutory
Rape Victim Ordered To Pay Child Support Or Face Jail -- Fowl Play:
Police Chief Responds To Failure Of Family To Remove Chickens
AZ: AZ Breakfast Club Tomorrow with Keith Liberty speaking, Saturday Sept 6th, 2014, 8-10 a.m. @ Coco's (Paradise Valley Mall location)
NY: Events Planned in NYC for the 13th Anniversary of
9/11
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News Link • Secret Government Projects
I Was a Paid Internet Shill: How Shadowy Groups Manipulate Internet Opinion and Debate
09-05-2014
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Daily Paul.com
By Ex-Shill, Above Top Secret
I am writing here to come out of the closet as a paid shill. For a little over six months, I was paid to spread disinformation and argue political points on the Internet.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Ron Paul and Charles Goyette ? The Weekly Podcast: ISIS and its Enemies
09-05-2014
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Ron Paul, Charles Goyette
Administration officials call ISIS the biggest threat we have ever encountered. It doesn't help that jihadist elements in Syria have been armed and trained by the U.S. and that ISIS has helped itself to U.S. arms in Iraq.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • China
China Gives Ecuador's Military US$4.8 Million
09-05-2014
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telesurtv.net
Ecuador and China signed a military cooperation accord in order to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Environment
Drought apocalypse begins in California as wells run dry
09-05-2014
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Natural News
Water wells in central California have begun to run dry, reports the LA Times.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • TERRORISM
Saudi Arabia Is The Real Terrorist Nation: 22 Beheadings Since August 4th
09-05-2014
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davidstockmanscontracorner.com
The so-called war on terror is nearly 13 years old, but which rational human being will be cheering its success?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • China
China Looks to High-Speed Rail to Expand Reach
09-05-2014
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arclein
The latest setback in Myanmar was not all bad news for China. With considerable gusto, the new junta in Thailand gave approval on Aug. 1 for two Chinese high-speed rail projects that had been shelved because of financing difficulties under the previo
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robert klein
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Brain-inspired Computer
09-05-2014
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arclein
Today?s computers can be traced back at least to Blaise Pascal?s 1642 mechanical calculator. The modern era in computing started with the unveiling of ENIAC on February 15, 1946. The development of the transistor in 1948 enabled the creation of integ
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robert klein
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News Link • Racism
The Killing of Black Men Continues
09-05-2014
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arclein
The question of the hour is, and has been for far too long, when will the killing of Black men and the occupation of Black communities stop? For the past several years, I have been repetitively crying out that there is a State of Emergency in Black
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robert klein
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News Link • History
Chinese Nostradamus
09-05-2014
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arclein
The predictions are cloaked in a welter of abstract, allusive and arcane language. They seem to be stunningly accurate in their prediction of future events (such as the coming of Sun Yat Sen, founder of the Chinese Republic, in 1911). They bid fair t
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robert klein
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News Link • General Opinion
Mitt Romney: The need for a mighty U.S. military
09-05-2014
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Washington Post
Russia invades, China bullies, Iran spins centrifuges, the Islamic State (a terrorist threat "beyond anything that we've seen," according to the defense secretary ) threatens ? and Washington slashes the military. Reason stares.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Entrepreneurship
How to grow a tiny forest anywhere
09-05-2014
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ted.com
A forest planted by humans, then left to nature's own devices, typically takes at least 100 years to mature. But what if we could make the process happen ten times faster?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Books
Why does the universe exist?
09-05-2014
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ted.com
Why is there something instead of nothing? In other words: Why does the universe exist (and why are we in it)? Philosopher and writer Jim Holt follows this question toward three possible answers. Or four. Or none
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military
Here Are The 200 'Sky Soldiers' The US Is Sending To Military Exercises In Ukraine
09-05-2014
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Business Insider
The Pentagon announced Wednesday the U.S. Army will be sending 200 paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team to Ukraine.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • 3D Printing
This Technology Could Have The Biggest Impact On American Jobs Since Offshoring
09-05-2014
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Business Insider
Manufacturing in the U.S. will never be what it was. Employment in the sector is down nearly 50% from its May 1979 peak, and fell more than 10% during the Great Recession.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Business/ Commerce
Do Traditional Car Dealerships Stand A Chance Against Tesla?
09-05-2014
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Business Insider
Elon Musk didn't take the easy route when he launched Tesla Motors.
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Robert Lee
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Feature Article • Economy - Economics USA
My take on Bill Bonner's new book
Doug Casey
...I want to recommend Bill Bonner's Hormageddon as strongly as I can. Bill does what a real economist is supposed to do: he describes the way the world actually works. And in the process, debunks all manner of nonsense. This book is an education in
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News Link • Business/ Commerce
Nevada's $1.25 Billion Deal With Tesla For The Gigafactory Is Absolutely Massive
09-05-2014
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Business Insider
As anticipated, Nevada confirmed on Thursday that the state would be the site of the $5 billion "Gigafactory" battery manufacturing facility that Tesla has now been talking about building for a while.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
Al Pacino Is Game To Star In a Marvel Movie
09-05-2014
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Business Insider
Al Pacino is a modern acting legend, but even legends with a reputation such as Pacino's take a couple of projects that are way outside of their wheelhouse from time to time.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Transportation
KillaJoule electric sidecar motorcycle hits 241 mph, smashes multiple records
09-05-2014
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gizmag.com
Land speed record chaser Eva H?kansson added another three titles to her collection at the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials last week.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Energy
Proprane-producing E. coli provide biosynthetic alternative to fossil fuels
09-05-2014
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gizmag.com
Propane is an appealing fuel, easily stored and already used worldwide, but it's extracted from the finite supply of fossil fuels ? or is it?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Syria
Perfect Timing: Cameron Opens Door to Syria Air Strikes 48 Hours After ISIS Beheading Threat
09-05-2014
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Prison Planet
ISIS "propaganda" videos make the west's case for war
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Activism
Conference: "Stop the Wars on Drugs and Terrorism"
09-05-2014
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fff.org
The Future of Freedom Foundation and Young Americans for Liberty will co-host a one-day conference at Columbia University on Saturday, October 18, 2014, that will address the twin threats of the war on drugs and the war on terror.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Legislative Mischief
New Cyber bill Threatens Privacy
09-05-2014
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thelibertybeat.com
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is calling on all activists and privacy advocates to join in a fight against the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA).
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Activism
September 5th is Jury Rights Day
09-05-2014
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thelibertybeat.com
This Friday, September 5th, is Jury Rights Day. Activists across the country will be educating the public about a juror's right to nullify laws they find unjust.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • 911 / World Trade Center
Events Planned in NYC for the 13th Anniversary of 9/11
09-05-2014
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thelibertybeat.com
A coalition of activists, researchers, family members and at least one survivor of the 9/11 attacks will be involved with three days of events in New York City to mark the 13th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Parental Rights
Just Admit It: You (and your kids) Are State PROPERTY
09-05-2014
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shtfplan.com
Still think you have "freedom" eh? Still think you're the actual parents of your children, and that you should be the ones making decisions about their lifestyle and heatlh?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
Have You Seen Movie - "They Live"?
09-05-2014
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Daily Paul.com
I'm in a new house trying to get by without internet or cable. I'm watching the classic movie, They Live.
I'm curious how many of you have seen this movie? It's a LOT of fun with kind of a libertarian/non conformist bent.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military Industrial Complex
If America leaves... then ISIS wins, and we look weak!
09-05-2014
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Daily Paul.com
That's what the neocons surely will tell you. "Murica must stand STRONG!" "We need to send MOAR TROOPS!"
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Robert Lee
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News Link • TERRORISM
Nigel Farage: Muslim Terrorism is the Result of 4 Decades of State-Sponsored Multiculturalism
09-05-2014
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Daily Paul.com
UKIP is kicking it in the UK... GO UKIP 2015!!
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Foreign Policy
"I would like Rand to stand on the Senate Floor and clarify to the Nation: Who funded ISIS."
09-05-2014
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Daily Paul.com
There's really no need. McCain just admitted/declared it on camera.
"Everyone on the National Security team recommended arming ISIS..."
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
David Tepper Is Back, Sees "Beginning Of The End" Of Bond Bubble
09-05-2014
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zerohedge.com
It has been a while since Tepper warned of "nervous time" and told his hedge fund pals "don't be too freakin' long."
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Are US Consumers Evil Hoarders?
09-05-2014
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zerohedge.com
A recent Fed paper reports that the Fed's wild money printing orgy has failed to produce much CPI inflation because "consumers are hoarding money". It is said that this explains why so-called "money velocity" is low.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • NATO
The Battle For Strategic Mariupol Begins As NATO Vows To Do "Whatever It Takes"
09-05-2014
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zerohedge.com
Update: behold the shelling...
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Foreign Policy
France Folds (Again): Reconsiders Mistral Warship Sale To Russia
09-05-2014
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zerohedge.com
Various US Senators applauded French President Hollande's decision to suspend the Mistral warship delivery to Russia yesterday.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Child Protective Services
Statutory Rape Victim Ordered To Pay Child Support Or Face Jail
09-05-2014
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jonathanturley.org
Nick Olivas was justifiably a bit surprised when he received papers for $15,000 in back child support for a six-year-old child that he never knew that he had fathered.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Police State
Fowl Play: Police Chief Responds To Failure Of Family To Remove Chickens ....
09-05-2014
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jonathanturley.org
In a case that has some disturbing comparisons to the Bolger case out of Baltimore, a police chief in Atwater, Minnesota is accused of killing a boy's pet chicken and then leaving the hen's decapitated head near the chicken coop.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Business/ Commerce
Uber Faces Ban in Germany as Taxi Group Wins Court Order
09-03-2014
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http://www.bloomberg.com, By Karin Matussek
A German taxi organization won a fast-track ruling that may halt the use of Uber Technologies Inc.'s ride-hailing application in the country.
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News Link • China
China 'has breached terms of Hong Kong handover'
09-03-2014
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http://www.telegraph.co, By Malcolm Moore
China has breached an agreement set when Hong Kong was handed back, but there is little the UK can do about it, says head of foreign affairs committee
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News Link • Business/ Commerce
Tesla Fight Erupts in Georgia as Dealers Seek Sales Ban
09-03-2014
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By Alan Ohnsman and Margaret Newkirk
Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA), which has fought U.S. dealers over its direct sales of electric cars, faces a new challenge in Georgia where auto retailers want the Peach State to bar distribution of sedans from the company's store.
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News Link • NATO
NATO Weighs Rapid Response Force for Eastern Europe
09-03-2014
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http://www.nytimes.com
As Ukrainian leaders warned on Monday of "a great war" with Russia...
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News Link • Drones
Pentagon set to open second drone base in Niger as it expands operations in Africa
09-03-2014
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http://www.washingtonpost.com, By Craig Whitlock
The Pentagon is preparing to open a drone base in one of the remotest places on Earth: an ancient caravan crossroads in the middle of the Sahara.
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News Link • TERRORISM
Missing Libyan Jetliners Raise Fears of Suicide Airliner Attacks on 9/11
09-03-2014
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freebeacon.com
Egypt set for military intervention as Libya spirals toward failed state
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military
US Troops Are Heading To Ukraine
09-03-2014
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zerohedge.com
While only 'humanitarian adviser' boots on the ground are present in Iraq (and Syria), Reuters reports that preparations are under way near Ukraine's western border for a joint military exercise this month with more than 1,000 troops from the United
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Obama Administration
Ron Paul's Texas Straight Talk September 01, 2014: Obama Has No Middle East Strategy? Good! (VID
09-03-2014
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Daily Paul.com
Last week President Obama admitted that his administration has not worked out a strategy on how to deal with the emergence of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as a dominant force in the Middle East.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
"ISIL completely fabricated enemy by USA", former CIA contractor
09-03-2014
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stage2omega.com
Former CIA contractor, Steven D. Kelley, says that the ISIL terrorist group is a completely fabricated enemy created and funded by the United States.
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News Link • Propaganda
ISIS is America's New Terror Brand: Endless Propaganda Fuels "War on Terror
09-03-2014
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globalresearch.ca
In the wake of World War I, erstwhile propagandist and political scientist Harold Lasswell famously defined propaganda as "the management of collective attitudes" and the "control over opinion" through "the manipulation of significant symbols."[
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News Link • Drug War
If We Prick the State, Does It Bleed?
09-02-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
For operating the 45th Parallel medical marijuana co-op in Ontario Oregon, Esbensen and his professional associate, Raymond Scott Kangas, were convicted of "racketeering" on June 6 following a bench trial.
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Federal Court Chides California Cops For Shooting Unarmed Motorist
09-02-2014
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The Newspaper
An internal investigation cleared police officers in Anaheim, California of the 2009 shooting of an unarmed motorist, but the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said a jury should decide whether the officers were reckless.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Massachusetts Lawyer Charged With Impersonating . . . A Transformer?
09-02-2014
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Jonathan Turley
It appears that a Massachusetts man has been arrested for impersonating a transformer. Barricade (an evil Decepticon) to be exact. The driver had his Maserati "dipped" to resemble the character and was pulled over in Braintree, Massachusetts. His car
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Broward Deputies Violently Arrest Men for Video Recording Before Destroying Evidence
09-02-2014
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Photography Is Not a Crime
A group of South Florida filmmakers who were violently arrested for video recording from a public observation deck on a beach last year produced an impressive investigative documentary of their ordeal, documenting everything from their arrest to the
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News Link • Surveillance
Cities scramble to upgrade stingray tracking as end of 2G network looms
09-02-2014
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ars technica
One of the primary ways that stingrays operate is by taking advantage of a design feature in any phone available today. When 3G or 4G networks are unavailable, the handset will drop down to the older 2G network.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
After Florida inmate's lethal gassing, claims of cover-up
09-02-2014
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Incensed that he had cursed at a nurse, guards at Franklin Correctional Institution in the Panhandle fired nine blasts of noxious gas into his 13-by-8 cell through a slot in the door and, ultimately, left him there, sobbing."I can't breathe,
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Police say suspect reached for gun
09-02-2014
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Davis allegedly tried to grab Jackson's gun while threatening the officer's life, and Jackson drew his weapon and fired multiple times, hitting the suspect, Coppola said Sunday.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Laredo Police Celebrate a Killing
09-02-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Lew Rockwell blog)
What distinguishes this video of a lethal "officer-involved shooting" from many others is the celebratory gesture of the officers involved in the killing, their body language eloquently conveying arrogant triumph, indulge in a fist-bump.
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News Link • Crony Capitalism
It's Not Personal; It's Just Business
09-02-2014
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Simple Justice
WHO runs the world's most lucrative shakedown operation?
Yes, that's right. Of course it's the United States of America, our beloved government doing what it has to do to regulate business so that it meets the great many rules that we demand o
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
School Board Sends Teacher-Novelist For Evaluation While Police Raid Home & Distribute His Picture
09-02-2014
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Jonathan Turley
There is a bizarre case out of Maryland where school officials sent teacher and novelist Patrick McLaw, 23, to an emergency medical evaluation for publishing a novel about a school shooting set 900 years in the future
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