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Date Sent: 2012-01-28
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Saturday, January 28, 2012 |
Navy builds commando ‘mothership’ in Middle East -- Fitch cuts Italy, Spain, other euro zone ratings
Passenger Gets $1 After Excessive Cop Tasering -- Fmr Obama staffer accused of stealing ID of Iowa secretary of state -- Israelis Say Settlements Must Be Part of Israeli State -- Syrian Rebels Make Inroads With Help of Armed Fighters -- Mayor besieged by thousands of tacos after racist remark -- Insight: Scottish separatists face tough independence battle -- Corruption in Vatican Budget Revealed -- ACTA: Worse Than SOPA and PIPA --
Paul pursued strategy of publishing controversial newsletters,
associates say -- "Sh*t People Say" Contest: Liberty Theme -- Police Get
Help With
Confronting Veterans -- NJ Assembly Committee To Consider Ammo Ban
In The Name Of Police Safety -- January 27th, 2012 - James Werner -
Gary Franchi - Chuck Baldwin - (MP3 LOADED) -- Ron Paul Trounces
Santorum on Foreign Policy in CNN Debate -- LAX FEMA
Rendition Site Confirmed -- European Parliament Official In Charge
Of ACTA Quits, And Denounces The ‘Masquerade’ Behind ACTA
AZ: AZ GOP Convention! today, Jan. 28th; Sign
painting for Ron Paul tomorrow -
'Revenge of the Patriots' - Noon til ?? Sun 1/29/12 - At the
Hancock's; today Jan. 28, "God on Trial" Book
Signing
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Navy wants commando ‘mothership’ in Middle East
01-28-2012
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Washington Post
The Pentagon is rushing to send a large floating base for commando teams to the Middle East as tensions rise with Iran, al-Qaeda in Yemen and Somali pirates, among other threats.
The Navy is converting an aging warship into a makeshift staging base
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - International
Fitch cuts Italy, Spain, other euro zone ratings
01-28-2012
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Reuters
Fitch downgraded the sovereign credit ratings of Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Slovenia and Spain on Friday, indicating there was a 1-in-2 chance of further cuts in the next two years.
In a statement, the ratings agency said the affected countries were
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Activism
Signs for Ron Paul - 'Revenge of the Patriots' - Noon til ?? Sun 1/29/12 - At Hancock's
01-26-2012
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www.meetup.com/RonPaulPhoenix
There will be a sign painting party at the Hancock's this Sunday from Noon til ?? to paint Ron Paul Patriot signs that will be shipped to Indiana - they will be put up by activists there to blanket around the Superbowl!
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Passenger Gets $1 After Excessive Cop Tasering
01-28-2012
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The Newspaper
A passenger who walked away from a traffic stop in Barling, Arkansas was tasered and beaten by local police. Though the force used was excessive, a federal judge ruled on December 27 that Derrol Dee Kirby III should only get $1 for his pain and suffe
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Voting - Election Integrity
Fmr Obama staffer accused of stealing ID of Iowa secretary of state
01-28-2012
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Yahoo! News blog
A former staffer for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign has been charged with attempting to steal the identity of Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz in a scheme to frame the official in some sort of illegal activity.
The Iowa Department of Pub
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Palestine -- Israel
Israelis Say Settlements Must Be Part of Israeli State
01-28-2012
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New York Times
Israeli negotiators told their Palestinian counterparts this week that their guiding principle for drawing the borders of a future two-state solution would be for existing settlement blocks to become part of Israel, an approach that the Palestinians
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Syrian Rebels Make Inroads With Help of Armed Fighters
01-28-2012
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New York Times
The Free Syrian Army’s leadership is based over the border in Turkey. It is unclear whether it has any organizational control over the local, ad hoc militias in Syria that one person described as “franchises.” The scene in the square in Saqba showed
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Activism
Mayor besieged by thousands of tacos after racist remark
01-28-2012
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Rawstory
The whole fracas began when the FBI arrested 4 police officers for assaulting and inventing charges against undocumented immigrants. The mayor was confronted by a reporter who noted there were no Latinos on the town’s police force, and asked what Mat
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • World News
Insight: Scottish separatists face tough independence battle
01-28-2012
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Reuters
Holding court in Edinburgh castle surrounded by sabers and armor from centuries-old battles with the English, Scottish nationalist leader Alex Salmond sets out his plans to fight for freedom by the ballot box rather than the sword.
Peppering his a
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Science
Biodiversity Crisis Is Worse Than Climate Change
01-28-2012
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arclein
"The biodiversity crisis -- i.e. the rapid loss of species and the rapid degradation of ecosystems -- is probably a greater threat than global climate change to the stability and prosperous future of humankind on Earth. There is a need for scientist
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robert klein
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News Link • Food
Meat Scant Eating
01-28-2012
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arclein
It’s a great way to explore flavors, expand your horizons, and, hopefully, become better at creating vegetarian versions of dishes that have been traditionally built aro
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robert klein
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News Link • Agriculture
GM Microbe for Large Scale Seaweed Harvesting
01-28-2012
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arclein
Earlier studies have indicated that large-scale use of seaweed as an energy source could in theory supply the world's needs several times over and the UK government envisages between 560 and 4700 km sq of seaweed farms in its long-term energy
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robert klein
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News Link • Religion: Non-Believers - Atheists
Corruption in Vatican Budget Revealed
01-28-2012
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arclein
another letter to the pope on April 4, 2011, Vigano says he discovered the management of some Vatican City investments was entrusted to two funds managed by a committee of Italian bankers "who looked after their own interests more than ours."
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robert klein
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Paul pursued strategy of publishing controversial newsletters, associates say
01-27-2012
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The Washington Post
People close to Paul’s operations said he was deeply involved in the company that produced the newsletters, Ron Paul & Associates, and closely monitored its operations, signing off on articles and speaking to staff members virtually every day.
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Mike Renzulli
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
Narrator Says Documentary Shown to NYPD Officers Isn‘t ’Anti-Muslim’
01-27-2012
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The Blaze
Narrated by Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, a devout Muslim and founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, "The Third Jihad" describes the true agenda of much of the Muslim leadership in America based on a 15-page manifesto from the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Mike Renzulli
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News Link • United Nations
NEW HAMPSHIRE may be the FIRST STATE to BAN ICLEI and other developments from the anti-AGENDA 21 FRO
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www.varight.com
HB 1634 is New Hampshire's answer to ICLEI: BAN IT! All th ereaders in NH get behind it and see the Granite State become the FIRST STATE to ban ICLEI!
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Sandy Sanders
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News Link • Philosophy of Liberty
"Sh*t People Say" Contest: Liberty Theme
01-25-2012
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Silver Underground
There’s this meme floating around on YouTube. There’s these videos satirizing the ridiculous things people say, usually broken down by demographic. Shit white people say. Shit black people say. Shit rich people say. Shit hipsters say. Shit zombies sa
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Megan Duffield
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News Link • Police State
Police Get Help With Confronting Veterans
01/27/2012
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Officer.com
The Justice Department is funding an unusual national training program to help police deal with an increasing number of volatile confrontations involving combat veterans.
The Justice Department is funding an unusual national training program to help
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Justin Tyme
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News Link • Gun Rights
NJ Assembly Committee To Consider Ammo Ban In The Name Of Police Safety
01-27-12
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AmmoLand Shooting Sports News
Common hunting, target, and self-defense ammunition would be subject to ban under A588, along with BB’s, airgun pellets, and plastic airsoft pellets...
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Fredy Riehl
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News Link • Foreign Policy
Ron Paul Trounces Santorum on Foreign Policy in CNN Debate
01-27-2012
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www.prisonplanet.com
On Thursday night, the four remaining GOP presidential candidates squared off in Jacksonville in the second of two Florida debates, hosted by CNN and moderated by Wolf Blitzer.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Police State
Breaking: LAX FEMA Rendition Site Confirmed
01-27-2012
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www.prisonplanet.com
Alex presents newly exposed footage filmed at LAX airport in Los Angeles confirming a ‘rendition hub’ capable of processing thousands of people per hour from straight off the tarmac and other transportation points.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Internet
European Parliament Official In Charge Of ACTA Quits, And Denounces The ‘Masquerade’ Behind ACTA
01-27-2012
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www.prisonplanet.com
While the EU did sign on to ACTA today, it still needs to be ratified by the European Parliament (more on that in a little while). Having Arif quit makes a pretty big statement, and hopefully makes it easier for Parliament Members to speak out loudly
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Internet
Meet SOPA's evil twin, ACTA
01-27-2012
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CNN Money
The brouhaha over the American internet piracy bill has died down, giving way to proposed international legislation with many similar elements.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Housing
Old mortgages rise from the dead, haunt homeowners
01-27-2012
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Reuters
their old loan, the one Wells Fargo told them was paid off, would resurrect itself, trashing their credit report, scotching their son's student loans and throwing the whole family into foreclosure. All, they say, even though they didn't miss a single
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
LAPD And Special Forces Conduct Military Maneuvers In The Skies Above Downtown LA
01-27-2012
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CBS News
The Los Angeles Police Department teamed with military special operation forces Wednesday evening to conduct multi-agency tactical exercises in the skies above downtown LA.
Many questioned what was going on Wednesday night as a Black Hawk helicopt
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Activism
Cross-hair stickers placed outside Missouri lawmakers’ offices
01-27-2012
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Rawstory
“We don’t have any explanation,” Democratic state Sen. Jolie Justus said. “Many of us when we came back to our office this afternoon had gun targets on our nameplates. A few of the senators removed them, only to have them replaced by larger stickers
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Internet
Obama Signs Global Internet Treaty Worse Than SOPA
01-26-2012
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www.prisonplanet.com
White House bypasses Senate to ink agreement that could allow Chinese companies to demand ISPs remove web content in US with no legal oversight
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Gun Rights
Gun Owner ID Cards Soar In Chicago
01-26-2012
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www.chicago.cbslocal.com
Significantly more Chicagoans are arming themselves with guns.
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Donna Hancock
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Opinion • Iran
Ray McGovern: My Take
US/Israel: Iran NOT Building Nukes
01-26-2012
Ray McGovern
However, this joint assessment that Iran has NOT decided to build a nuclear bomb apparently represented too big a change in the accepted narrative for the Times and the rest of the FCM to process.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Man Held in Solitary Confinement 2 Years After DWI Gets $22M
01-26-2012
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www.nbcdfw.com
A man who spent two years in solitary confinement after getting arrested for DWI was awarded $22 million for suffering inhumane treatment in New Mexico's Dona Ana County Jail.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Events: America
American Apathy with Russell Means
01-26-2012
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www.prisonplanet.com
Alex talks to legendary native american activist, actor Russell Means about the decline of the american culture and the rise of global imperialism.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Is The NYPD Experimenting With Drones Over The City? Evidence Points To Yes
01-25-2012
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CBS News
They’re used in war zones for surveillance and military strikes.
But are there plans to deploy drones in the Big Apple to keep an eye on New Yorkers?
More and more people believe it’s inevitable, reports CBS 2’s Don Dahler.
Drones are unmann
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Powell Gammill
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