 |
REAL TIME SPOT PRICES
Bitcoin Average: $79482.23
Gold: $4713.7 Change: $28.1
Silver: $80.22 Change: $1.93
|
|
|
ARCHIVED NEWSLETTER |
|
Sign up
to receive the Freedom's Phoenix Headlines by Email. |
|
HELP FUND FREEDOM'S PHOENIX!
Make a one-time or periodic contribution.
Use your credit card or PayPal account. |
|
Join us on our
Social Networks |
Share this page with your friends
on your favorite social network:
|
 |
|
|
|
Date Sent: 2010-02-09
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Tuesday, February 9, 2010 |
Washington Mulls Bullion Tax -- The Patriot Act Is Up For Revote In Congress
Japanese Split on Exposing Secret Pacts With U.S. -- Federal Reserve hopes clear exit strategy will boost market confidence -- Testy Conflict With Goldman Helped Push A.I.G. to Edge -- Rep. John Murtha, Iraq War Critic, Dies At 77 -- Bank of International Settlements Secret Banker Meeting In Sydney
-- Man Dies After Getting Stunned By Taser -- James Howard Kunstler:
We're Weimar -- Phoenix Convention Center: Debt may overwhelm city -- Rash of retirements push Social Security to brink -- BLS Seasonal Adjustments Haywire; 11% Unemployment Coming by May? -- New Legal Issue: Payment for Child Porn Victims -- Even GOP conservative Ron Paul draws Tea Party opposition
-- Obama Administration: Assassinating Americans abroad, okay -- Japan
Balks at $2 Billion Bill to Host US Troops -- Codex Alimentarius
strikes Canada: Unlicensed Natural Products Banned -- Sheriff implements high-tech ID system -- Aafia Siddiqui: Victimized by American Injustice - by Stephen Lendman -- Longevity Pill Now Possible
|
News Link • TAXES: State
Washington Mulls Bullion Tax
02-08-2010
•
The Seattle Times
In an effort to close the state's budget gap, the Governor of Washington is proposing ending sales tax exemptions on gold and silver bullion sales.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Mike Renzulli
|
News Link • Police State
The Patriot Act Is Up For Revote In Congress
02-07-2010
•
Farm Wars
An overview of the act’s details and social impact, and what we can do.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Barbara Peterson
|
News Link • Foreign Policy
Japanese Split on Exposing Secret Pacts With U.S.
02-08-2010
•
NY Times
They were Tokyo’s worst-kept diplomatic secrets: clandestine cold war era agreements with Washington that obligated Japan to shoulder the costs of United States bases and allow nuclear-armed American ships to sail into Japanese ports.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Powell Gammill
|
News Link • Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve hopes clear exit strategy will boost market confidence
02-08-2010
•
Washington Post
When you've flooded the economy with trillions of dollars, mopping up is no easy task.
That's the reality the Federal Reserve is confronting as it starts to explain how it will undo the aggressive growth-supporting steps that were put in place whe
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Powell Gammill
|
News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Testy Conflict With Goldman Helped Push A.I.G. to Edge
02-08-2010
•
NY Times
Billions of dollars were at stake when 21 executives of Goldman Sachs and the American International Group convened a conference call on Jan. 28, 2008, to try to resolve a rancorous dispute that had been escalating for months.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Powell Gammill
|
News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
McCain, Facing G.O.P. Foe in Primary, Tilts to Right
02-08-2010
•
NY Times
Mr. Hayworth hopes that by standing at the intersection of opportunity and timing, he can lure enough Tea Party sympathizers, seducible independent voters (Arizona has an open primary) and conservative Republican grass-roots activists, who have long
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Powell Gammill
|
News Link • Death
Rep. John Murtha, Iraq War Critic, Dies At 77
02-08-2010
•
AP
Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77. The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering fro
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Powell Gammill
|
News Link • States' Rights
Lawmaker wants state to buck light-bulb ban
02-08-2010
•
East Valley Tribune
A first-term lawmaker wants to keep the state burning bright with incandescent light bulbs long beyond 2014.
Legislation crafted by Rep. Frank Antenori, R-Tucson, would exempt Arizona from a 1997 federal law that, for all intents and purposes, is
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Powell Gammill
|
News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
Natural Healing Resources and Links
02-08-2010
•
SMCC
A list of books, links and resources for naturopathic healing in many different areas of practice, including herbs, acupuncture, nutrition, chiropractic, drug-herb interactions, and more.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Barbara Peterson
|
News Link • Federal Reserve
Marc Faber: US at Zero Hour - Sovereign Default or Monetization!
2-8-10
•
ZeroHedge.com
Marc Faber discusses America's unsustainable debt load in this interview with Margaret Brennan on Bloomberg TV. An amusing observation: the GDP growth from each $1 of new total debt has dropped from $0.25 to -$0.60.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Jack Gregson
|
News Link • Economy - International
Bank of International Settlements Secret Banker Meeting In Sydney
2-8-10
•
ZeroHedge.com
It is appropriate to collect some information tidbits about this shindig which has some claiming is reminiscent of a modern day version of the Jekyll Island meeting.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Jack Gregson
|
News Link • Property Rights
Property Rights: Avatar Supports Anarcho-Capitalism
02-08-2010
•
David R. Henderson, Antiwar
So what is Avatar? In fact, Avatar is a powerful antiwar movie â€" and a defense of property rights. For that reason, I found it easy to identify with those whose way of life was being destroyed by military might.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Sharlene Holt
|
News Link • Police State
What is Qik?
02-08-2010
•
Qik.com
Qik lets you share your everyday life experiences as it happens with your family and friends â€" right from your mobile phone.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Ernest Hancock
|
News Link • Police State
CGI Video of Air Force Bugbots for Covert Spying
02-08-2010
•
Design World
We saw the press release last month concerning small bug-like robots for use by the armed forces for covert operations... now a CGI video of these bugbots has surfaced.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Nick Barnett
|
News Link • Police State
Man Dies After Getting Stunned By Taser
2-8-10
•
KPHO.com
Another pirate abusing his powers.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Agorist Alma
|
News Link • Activism
Welcome to "Our s.a.m.m.i.e."
02-08-2010
If you are tired of being a slave to your government, then you may be interested in joining with us and learning how to take back your country. We meet each week as the assembly by and for the people of the counties at large. We encourage you to invi
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Thomas Costanzo
|
News Link • Housing
On The Rise: U.S. Prime Jumbo RMBS Delinquencies Approach 10%
2-8-10
•
businesswire.com/
California: 11.3%, up from 10.8% (44% share of the market); Florida: 16.6%, up from 16% (6% share); New Jersey: 7.4%, up from 7.1% (4% share).
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Jack Gregson
|
News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Facts and Rumor: Jim Grant On California & Greece
2-8-10
•
ZeroHedge.com
We expect once the rumored cabal of Goldman and Soros finish their toying with Greece, they will look into the US.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Jack Gregson
|
News Link • Political Parties
James Howard Kunstler: We're Weimar
2-8-10
•
Kunstler.com
The delusional craziness of the Tea Partyists exists in direct proportion to the wimpy deceit of the government, especially in matters of money and statistics reporting. Our political leaders are resorting to wholesale deceit because the truth of our
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Jack Gregson
|
News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Paul B. Farrell: 20 Reasons Global Debt Time Bomb Explodes Soon
2-8-10
•
MarketWatch.com/
A new meltdown is coming. The Great Depression II is coming, soon. And yet, I know your mental filters are working, blocking warnings of a bomb. I can even hear you calling me "the fool on the hill who sees the sun going down, the world spinning rou
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Jack Gregson
|
News Link • B.O.R.G.
Post-Humans â€" let’s not go there!
02-08-2010
•
Speak Truth 2 Power
Using biotechnology, nanotechnology and the genome project to ‘modifiy man’ is the current goal of the global elites.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Barbara Peterson
|
News Link • Politics: General Activism
Phoenix Group Files Referendum to Stop The Food Tax on Friday February 5th, 2010
02-08-2010
•
Phoenix Libertarians
Don't Tax Our Food filed a referendum for the food tax adopted by a majority of the council. A little know fact is that the ordinance does not limit the food tax to 2% as reported by the Arizona Republic. It can be raised at any time by the council.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Ernest Hancock
|
News Link • Arizona's Top News
Phoenix Convention Center: Tourist draw, but debt may overwhelm city
2-8-10
•
AZcentral.com
But the convention center's balance sheet tells another story. The center has been forced to cut its own operating budget, its revenue is falling and it is soon expected to struggle to make payments on its construction debt.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Jack Gregson
|
News Link • Social Security
Rash of retirements push Social Security to brink
2-8-10
•
usatoday.com/news/
The Congressional Budget Office had projected it would operate in the red in 2010 and 2011, but a deeper economic slump could make those losses larger than anticipated.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Jack Gregson
|
News Link • Federal Reserve
Is Clueless Ben about to Crash the Economy, Big Time?
2-8-10
•
EconomicPolicyJournal.com
If the Fed actually attempts to raise rates under these conditions, the Fed would more than likely end up shrinking the money supply, which in turn would make the Great Depression look like a Super Bowl party
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Jack Gregson
|
News Link • Economy - Economics USA
BLS Seasonal Adjustments Haywire; 11% Unemployment Coming by May?
2-8-10
•
GlobalEconomicAnalysis.blogspot.com
The BLS added a whopping 1.92 million jobs to their survey results in January. That is the spike shown in the second chart above. The number is so preposterous one might wonder if it was purposely preposterous.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Jack Gregson
|
News Link • Criminal Justice System
New York Police Arrest Lime-Green Marker Menace
02-08-2010
•
Jonathan Turley
The New York authorities have finally caught up to Alexa Gonzalez, who saw her open life of crime end with an arrest in her junior high school in Queens. Gonzalez was caught doodling on her desk with erasable marker and promptly cuffed and taken down
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Powell Gammill
|
News Link • Healthcare
Beer May Be Good For Your Bones
02-08-2010
•
LiveScience
If you downed one too many while watching the Super Bowl, here's at least one reason to hold your head high: Drinking beer can be good for your health. But seriously, a new analysis of 100 commercial beers shows the hoppy beverage is a significant so
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Powell Gammill
|
News Link • Legislative Mischief
New Legal Issue: Payment for Child Porn Victims
02-08-2010
•
AP
Requests filed by victims of child pornography are forcing federal judges to grapple with tough questions: Is someone who possesses an abusive image responsible for the harm suffered by a particular child? And how much should that person pay?
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Powell Gammill
|
News Link • Techno Gadgets
How To Light a Cigarette With Only an AK-47 (instructional video)
02-08-2010
•
Jonathan Turley
In our category of useful things to know, I give you how to light a cigarette if you are caught in the desert with no matches and only an AK-47. I immediately thought of how the Cub Scouts never mentioned this use of automatic weapons.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Powell Gammill
|
News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Even GOP conservative Ron Paul draws Tea Party opposition
2-7-2010
•
Dallas Morning News
WASHINGTON â€" Even anti-government icon Ron Paul can't escape the conservative "Tea Party" fervor stretching across the county.
Paul, the Gulf Coast congressman whose 2008 presidential run excited libertarians nationwide, even though he didn't
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Steve Freedom
|
News Link • Obama Administration
Obama Administration: Assassinating Americans abroad, okay
2-8-10
•
afterdowningstreet.org/
David Swanson of AfterDowningStreet.org is interviewed on of all places Russia Today.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Jack Gregson
|
News Link • Foreign Policy
Japan Balks at $2 Billion Bill to Host US Troops
2-8-10
•
Antiwar.com
The DPJ instantly started a clash with the US over deals made by the previous government on US military bases. The US, unused to being questioned on its policy in Japan, has flat out refused to negotiate going forward.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Jack Gregson
|
News Link • Obama Administration
State of the Union - More Marxism, Less Liberty
2-8-2010
•
The Herald Gazette
While watching the 3 ring circus known as President Obama's first state of the union address, I couldn't help but wonder what they were smoking. From the fake grins plastered on the faces of Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi to the endless standing ovatio
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Steve Freedom
|
News Link • Healthcare
Codex Alimentarius strikes Canada: Unlicensed Natural Products Banned
2-8-10
•
nationalpost.com/
Makers of natural-health products say they are bracing for widespread layoffs and millions of dollars in losses after Canada's pharmacy regulators issued a surprise directive recently urging druggists to stop selling unlicensed natural remedies.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Jack Gregson
|
News Link • Police State
Sheriff implements high-tech ID system
2-6-2010
•
Littleton Independant
The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office has unveiled a cutting-edge technology it says will help enhance its public safety programs.
The new tool, called iris biometric recognition technology, can positively identify a person by quickly taking a phot
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Steve Freedom
|
News Link • Political Parties
Analysis: 'Tea Party' Is Democracy at Work
2-7-2010
•
Ny Times
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- First, the independent Ross Perot contingent. Then, the liberal ''netroots'' mobilization. Now, the conservative ''tea party'' coalition.
No doubt this is democracy at work, a quintessential part of America.
Wil
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Steve Freedom
|
News Link • Drug War
Las Vegas Marijuana Convention Plans Go Up in Smoke
2-8-10
•
EconomicPolicyJournal.com
"I felt there was a negative vibe there," he said. "Even at the meeting, a Mandalay Bay security guy said, `Pot smokers don't drink and gamble and that's where we make our money. It's bad for business.'"
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Jack Gregson
|
News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Longevity Pill Now Possible
02-08-2010
•
arclein
The study ruled out both fitness and dietary influences. In fact, to their amazement, the researchers found a third of the group were either life-long heavy smokers or were obese.
I
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
robert klein
|
News Link • Agriculture
Asterix
02-08-2010
•
arclein
So I’d like to suggest a foe of Rome’s power as the perfect figurehead for the small family farmer holding out indomitably against the economic forces trying to subjugate the whole planet. Our hero’s name is ASTERIX,
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
robert klein
|
| Tags: freedoms, phoenix, archives, politics, libertarian, alternative, government, freedom |
|
|
Opinion • 
News Link • 
News Link • 
Feature Article • 
News Link • 
Opinion • 
Feature Article • 
News Link • 
Feature Article • 
