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Date Sent: 2011-07-27
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Tuesday, July 26, 2011 PM edition |
Obama admin intimidating witnesses in ATF gun probe -- US-Pakistan Military Ties at Crossroads
Navy’s Next Laser Mashes Up Machine Guns and Death Rays -- GOP lawmaker
admits he’s extorting Congress to rewrite Constitution -- Egypt's generals, protesters moving to open clash --
Iraq’s Weekend Deadline Passes, No Deal on US Troops -- Israel
Intercepts Boat Carrying Weapons On Dead Sea -- Postal Service
considers closing thousands of new post offices -- Laurie Goodman On Why Another 11 Million Mortgages Will Go Bad -- And Now..."Radiation is Good for You." But DOE Cancels Pitch. -- Foreclosure-Gate: Massachusetts AG Nixing “50 State” Mortgage Settlement? -- Bill Bonner: In Defense of the Empire -- Chris Hedges: Fundamentalism Kills -- UN Commission Flotilla Massacre Report -- The Oslo Attacks: More False Flag Evidence - by Stephen Lendman
AZ: "Atlas Shrugged" Panel Discussion
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News Link • Obama Administration
Issa: Obama admin intimidating witnesses in ATF gun probe
07-26-2011
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http://www.prisonplanet.com/
The Obama administration sought to intimidate witnesses into not testifying to Congress on Tuesday about whether ATF knowingly allowed weapons, including assault rifles, to be “walked” into Mexico,
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News Link • World News
Mullen: US-Pakistan Military Ties at ‘Crossroads’
07-26-2011
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http://news.antiwar.com/
In what is said to be his last press briefing before his retirement, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Michael Mullen confirmed that US-Pakistan military ties are at a “very difficult” crossroads.
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News Link • Corruption
The US military turns out to fund Taliban
07-26-2011
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Gladkov Vladimir
The real “bad guys” turn out to have nothing to do with Julian Assange, Bradley Manning. Corruption put US taxpayers’ money into the hands of Taliban. And their actions could be incomparably more devastating and embarrassing for America than the comb
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Leon Felkins
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News Link • Off Grid Living - Survival Prepping
You can live well here on just $10/day
07-26-2011
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http://www.sovereignman.com/
It’s a sleepy, quiet, relaxed place without the bustle of Quezon or Manila… perfect for people looking to live an easy, simple life. Despite the bucolic setting, though, the telecom infrastructure is pretty stellar.
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Navy’s Next Laser Mashes Up Machine Guns and Death Rays
07-26-2011
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http://www.wired.com/
A machine gun is a powerful weapon, particularly on board a Navy ship. But it suffers from what some would consider a design flaw: It’s not a laser cannon. Until now.
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News Link • World News
Norway Gunman Used Drugs, Thought He Was ‘Warrior,’ His Lawyer Says
07-26-2011
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http://www.prisonplanet.com/
A lawyer representing the anti-Muslim extremist who carried out the massacre in Norway sought to fill in some of the wide gaps in public knowledge about his client on Tuesday, portraying him as a “very cold” person who lived in his own world,
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Fingerprint analysis tech aims to revolutionize drug testing
07-26-2011
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http://www.rawstory.com/
A new technology that analyzes the sweat from a person's fingertips looks to revolutionize the drug testing market, providing on-site results in minutes with a test so advanced it can even detect marijuana intoxication.
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News Link • Government
GOP lawmaker admits he’s extorting Congress to rewrite Constitution
07-26-2011
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http://www.rawstory.com/
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) told MSNBC’s Chris Matthews Monday that he is giving Congress ten days to pass a constitutional amendment that would make raising taxes nearly impossible.
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News Link • Revolutions, Rebellions & Uprisings
Egypt's generals, protesters moving to open clash
07-26-2011
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http://www.miamiherald.com/
Egypt's ruling military and protesters seeking greater and faster change are moving into an outright collision, as the generals try to strip away public support for the movement while cozying up to the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood.
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News Link • Iraq
Iraq’s Weekend Deadline Passes, No Deal on US Troops
07-26-2011
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http://news.antiwar.com/
Iraqi officials confirmed today what we already knew: that the weekend deadline for approving the continued US occupation has passed and that no deal has been reached. Indeed, no deal appears forthcoming any time soon.
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News Link • Libya
Libya blames NATO for raid on food warehouse
07-26-2011
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http://english.aljazeera.net/
Officials claim air strike killed eight people in Zlitan as UN envoy holds meeting with Benghazi-based opposition.
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Opinion • Gun Rights
The Uninvited Ombudsman
07-26-2011
Alan Korwin
BATFE To Issue "Demand Letter" To Dealers This Week - Multiple Rifle Sales Reports to Begin on August 14 - Prior Belief That Executive Order Would "Enact" This Was In Error
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News Link • Events: Arizona
"Atlas Shrugged" Panel Discussion
07-26-2011
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Phoenix Objectivists
For their last meeting of July to be held this Thursday, Phoenix Objectivists will host a free screening of panel discussion on DVD about Ayn Rand's signature novel: "Atlas Shrugged".
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Mike Renzulli
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News Link • Palestine -- Israel
Israel Intercepts Boat Carrying Weapons On Dead Sea
07-26-2011
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RTT News
Israel said Monday that it has intercepted and seized a boat carrying assault rifles and ammunition on the Dead Sea, and detained two Palestinians who were on board the vessel.
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Mike Renzulli
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News Link • Government
Postal Service considers closing thousands of new post offices
07-26-2011
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The Washington Post
The U.S. Postal Service is launching a major review of up to 3,600 post offices across the country for possible closure as it shrinks its network in light of declining mail volume.
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Mike Renzulli
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News Link • Housing
Laurie Goodman On Why Another 11 Million Mortgages Will Go Bad
07-26-2011
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Businessinsider.com
Up to 11 million mortgages are likely to default, according to Goodman. This is a frightening figure, seeing as only several million have been liquidated since the crisis began. When it happens the market will be flooded with supply.
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News Link • Seriously?
And Now..."Radiation is Good for You." But DOE Cancels Pitch.
07-26-2011
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karlgrossman.blogspot via rense.com
Among the nuttiest theories about radiation is that it is good for you. Yes, radiation is good for you"it exercises the immune system. That’s what some nuclear scientists claim. They call it the “hormesis radiation” theory.
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Ed Vallejo
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News Link • Housing
Foreclosure-Gate: Massachusetts AG Nixing “50 State” Mortgage Settlement?
07-26-2011
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NakedCapitalism.com/
I’m told that the Department of Justice is putting the thumbscrews on state attorneys general to sign a mortgage settlement deal this week (how exactly the DoJ can pressure state officials is beyond me, since the Feds typically ignore state...
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Homeland Security
Feds to Grab Land for Homeland Security (10 Years Ago)
07-26-2011
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Farmwars.info
H.R. 1505: Another Federal land grab, with exemptions from environmental regulations, and a few more just for good measure. And just who has the authority over these lands? Why Homeland Security, of course.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Military Industrial Complex
Bill Bonner: In Defense of the Empire
07-26-2011
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LewRockwell.com
And here’s the scary thing. In all the many examples of empires, none…not one…ever backed up. None ever renounced its imperial destiny. None ever thought better of it. Instead, they all went headlong…forward…until they finally got their butts...
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Housing
New Home Sales Fell in June to Annual Rate of 312,000
07-26-2011
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CalculatedRiskBlog.com
The Census Bureau reports New Home Sales in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 312 thousand. This was down from a revised 315 thousand in May (revised from 319 thousand).
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Housing
Case-Shiller Index Misses Expectations, Yearly Drop Biggest Since November 2009
07-26-2011
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ZeroHedge.com
“While the monthly data were encouraging, most MSAs and both Composites fared poorly in annual terms. Nineteen of the 20 MSAs and the two Composites posted negative annual growth rates in May 2011. The 10-City Composite was down 3.6%...
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Anthropology
Chris Hedges: Fundamentalism Kills
07-26-2011
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TruthDig.com
There are tens of millions of Americans who in their desperation and insecurity yearn for the assurance and empowerment offered by a clearly defined war against an external evil. They are taught in our fundamentalist culture that this evil...
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Government Debt & Financing
8 Charts You Must see To Discuss The Debt Ceiling
07-26-2011
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Businessinsider.com
August 2nd is nearly here and Congress remains locked in a stalemate over increasing the debt limit and avoiding a potentially crushing default.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Welfare: Corporate
Ellen Brown on Liquidity Squeeze
07-26-2011
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arclein
In a June 30 article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Smaller Businesses Seeking Loans Still Come Up Empty,” Emily Maltby reported that business owners rank access to capital as the most important issue facing them today; and only 17% of smaller bu
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robert klein
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News Link • Welfare: Corporate
Switch Grass Switch Indicated
07-26-2011
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arclein
The study used a computer model of plant growth and soil chemistry to compare the ecological effects of growing corn (Zea mays L.); miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus), a sterile hybrid grass used in bioenergy production in Western Europe; and switch
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robert klein
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News Link • Welfare: Corporate
Nature Bubble
07-26-2011
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arclein
"I designed this eccentric shelter with the goal to offer an unusual experience under the stars while keeping all the comfort of a bedroom suite," says Dumas. "Bubble huts are for me like an ataraxic catalyst, a place apart where getting rest, bre
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robert klein
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News Link • Welfare: Corporate
Silver Bull ?
07-26-2011
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arclein
Long Ideas, Commodities, Short Ideas, Economics, Trading Ideas, Forex, ETFs, Best of Benzinga
This morning, Citigroup came out with a report and said that silver could hit $100 an ounce, if it follows the pattern it had between 1971 and 1980.
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robert klein
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