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Date Sent: 2012-05-11
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Friday, May 11, 2012 |
Avoiding the Next Big Bailout -- Florida foreclosure case could slam banks
Getting the Government’s Permission to Work -- Spain gov't to approve banks cleanup after tough talks -- Watchdog calls foul on IRS whistleblower office -- 05-11-12-- Jim Fulner - Sibel Edmonds - Brian Doherty - LISTEN LIVE on LRN.FM, M-F, 9-Noon (EST) -- U.N. says three Libya
prisoners likely tortured to death -- Mitt Romney’s prep school
classmates recall pranks, but also troubling incidents -- U.S. sues controversial Arizona sheriff for discrimination -- Thousands of British police join anti-austerity protest -- 4409: (WOW) Cop thwarts Al-Qaeda attack at Middle School Dance --
Corexit chemical dispersant used by BP during Gulf oil disaster linked
to horrific human injuries -- Mayan prophecy: The world won’t end, as a
newfound calendar goes on and on and on -- 05-10-12 -- Drew Phillips in Studio - Randy England - (Video & MP3 Loaded) -- Scripps Florida scientists identify
neurotranmitters that lead to forgetting -- Can Siri Find a Cure for
Cancer? -- Stone-Throwing Chimp Thinks Ahead -- U.S. Military Taught Officers: Use ‘Hiroshima’ Tactics for ‘Total War’ on Islam -- Are Smart Phones Spreading Faster than Any Technology in Human History?
AZ: This morning, Gardening,
Farming and Swimming Party at the Farm!; The Bill of Rights Comedy Concert Next
Sunday at Phoenix Symphony Hall
Worldwide: Be an Extra in Atlas
Shrugged, Part 2
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Avoiding the Next Big Bailout
05-10-2012
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Wall Street Journal
When the next crisis brings a major financial firm to its knees, U.S. regulators will seize the parent company but allow its units around the globe to keep operating while the mess is cleaned up, according to a planned announcement Thursday from the
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News Link • Housing
Florida foreclosure case could slam banks
05-10-2012
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Reuters
The Florida Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a lawsuit that could undo hundreds of thousands of foreclosures and open up banks to severe financial liabilities in the state where they face the bulk of their foreclosure-fraud litigation.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Events: Arizona
Gardening, Farming and Swimming Party at the Farm!
05-10-2012
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www.meetup.com/RonPaulPhoenix
Come Visit us on the Farm Friday morning from 9am until ?? We will be planting seedlings in the already finished raised bed. There is another raised bed just waiting to be finished!
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Employment & Jobs
Getting the Government’s Permission to Work
05-10-2012
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The Agitator
As a new report issued today by the Institute for Justice discusses, more and more Americans now need the government’s permission before they can pursue the occupation of their choice. The IJ report, “License to Work: A National Study of Burdens from
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - International
Spain gov't to approve banks cleanup after tough talks
05-10-2012
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Reuters
Spain is expected to present new reforms to complete the clean-up of its banks after difficult last-minute talks between the government and lenders. The government will approve a plan to force banks to park their toxic real estate assets in holding c
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Whistleblowers
Watchdog calls foul on IRS whistleblower office
05-10-2012
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Reuters
Heaping more criticism on the unit set up to help the IRS catch tax cheats, Republican Senator Charles Grassley said Thursday's report confirms Obama "could do a lot for tax compliance by lighting a fire under the IRS on whistleblowers," Grassley sai
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News Link • Libya
U.N. says three Libya prisoners likely tortured to death
05-10-2012
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Reuters
Several prisoners likely were tortured to death at a detention center in Libya under government control, the United Nations said on Thursday as it urged the country to make stamping out such practices a top priority.
Libya's Justice Ministry has c
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Mitt Romney’s prep school classmates recall pranks, but also troubling incidents
05-10-2012
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Washington Post
Now he was walking around the all-boys school with bleached-blond hair that draped over one eye, and Romney wasn’t having it. “He can’t look like that. That’s wrong. Just look at him!” an incensed Romney told Matthew Friedemann, his close friend in t
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Arizona's Top News
U.S. sues controversial Arizona sheriff for discrimination
05-10-2012
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Reuters
The U.S. Justice Department sued a controversial Arizona sheriff on Thursday for civil rights violations, saying he and his office intentionally engaged in racial profiling and unlawful arrest of Latinos in violation of their constitutional rights.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Thousands of British police join anti-austerity protest
05-10-2012
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Reuters
Thousands of off-duty police officers took to the streets in London in a rare display of collective anger against government austerity measures, joining a mass protest by public sector workers including immigration and prison officers.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gulf Oil Spill
Corexit chemical dispersant used by BP during Gulf oil disaster linked to horrific human injuries
05-10-2012
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Natural News
While the oil from BP's rig caused tremendous damage to the Gulf of Mexico, the dispersant used is even more dangerous. Corexit is causing more damage to wildlife and people who have come into contact with the chemical, though it is still not widely
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Bob Ross
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News Link • Archaeology
Mayan prophecy: The world won’t end, as a newfound calendar goes on and on and on
05-10-2012
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Washington Post
In a striking find, archaeologists in Guatemala report the discovery of a small building whose walls display not only a stunningly preserved mural of a brightly adorned Mayan king, but also calendars that destroy any notion that the Mayans predicted
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • How To
Make Natural Orange Cleaner on the Cheap!
05-10-2012
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SMCC
Non-poisonous cleaner made from orange peels and vinegar. The critters, kids and adults are safe, and it costs pennies to make.
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Barbara Peterson
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Scripps Florida scientists identify neurotranmitters that lead to forgetting
05-10-2012
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http://www.bio-medicine.org, Mika Ono
While we often think of memory as a way of preserving the essential idea of who we are, little thought is given to the importance of forgetting to our wellbeing, whether what we forget belongs in the "horrible memories department" or just reflects th
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Biology, Botany and Zoology
Brittle Stars Move Like Humans
05-10-2012
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http://www.livescience.com, Wynne Parry
Starfishlike brittle stars have five thin arms and no central brain, but even so, they move in a carefully coordinated fashion similar to four-limbed animals (including humans).
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News Link • Biology, Botany and Zoology
Stone-Throwing Chimp Thinks Ahead
05-10-2012
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http://www.wired.com, By Michael Balter
Three years ago, a stone-throwing chimpanzee named Santino jolted the research community by providing some of the strongest evidence yet that nonhumans could plan ahead.
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News Link • Military
U.S. Military Taught Officers: Use ‘Hiroshima’ Tactics for ‘Total War’ on Islam
05-10-2012
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wired.com, By Noah Shachtman and Spencer Ackerman
The U.S. military taught its future leaders that a “total war” against the world’s 1.4 billion Muslims would be necessary to protect America from Islamic terrorists, according to documents obtained by Danger Room.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Communications
Are Smart Phones Spreading Faster than Any Technology in Human History?
05-10-2012
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http://www.technologyreview.com,By Michael DeGusta
Mobile computers are on track to saturate markets in the U.S. and the developing world in record time.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Free Trade
FREE Market Flash Mob! PHOENIX,AZ
05-10-12
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http://www.facebook.com/events/117149728420281/
January 11, 2013 at 10:00am until January 13, 2013 at 5:00pm in CST
Grant Park 701 S. 3rd Ave Phoenix, AZ 85003
Bring all your wares and sellables and lets get our FREE Market on!
No Permission! No Permits!
The parks are ours and we h
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Agorist Alma
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Ben Swann Talks Delegates with Tracy Diaz on Liberty Chat
05-10-2012
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Liberty Chat via Daily Paul
He squirmed so hard you KNOW he wanted to back Dr. Paul, but couldn't without showing bias in the media (fancy concept, isn't it? - Ed).
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Ed Vallejo
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News Link • Currencies
FBI Fears Bitcoin’s Popularity with Criminals
05-10-2012
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www.wired.com
The FBI sees the anonymous Bitcoin payment network as an alarming haven for money laundering and other criminal activity " including as a tool for hackers to rip off fellow Bitcoin users.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
Be an Extra in Atlas Shrugged Part 2
05-09-2012
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blog.atlasshruggedmovie.com
The more you tweet and share, the more chance you have to be cast so, tweet and share early and often - We’ll be selecting an extra this Friday afternoon and flying the selectee and a guest to LA this coming Monday, May 14th - all expenses paid. Or,
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
The Youngest Victim of Police Abuse
05-10-2012
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
Levii Dozier is only four months old, but he’s already been assaulted by the police. .... Levii literally had the sh*t kicked out of him by a bullying cop before he was born.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • European Union
Biggest Question: Will Germany Adjust or Will Euro Die?
05-10-2012
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http://www.thedailybell.com,
Crisis escalates as insurrection breaks German control of Europe ... The political dam has broken in Europe.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Police State
Austin Steals Elderly Veteran’s House for Crime of Having Fallout Shelter
05-10-2012
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http://govtslaves.info, Kurt Nimmo
The city of Austin, Texas, was looking for an excuse to steal Joe Del Rio’s modest home. It found one " it insisted he had a “bunker” beneath the house.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Government
Government Asks: When Can We Shut Down Wireless Service?
05-10-2012
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http://govtslaves.info, Matthew Laser
Nine months ago, a tremendous controversy began with a simple e-mail: ”Gentlemen, The BART Police require the M-Line wireless from the Trans Bay Tube Portal to the Balboa Park Station, to be shut down today between 4 pm & 8.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Secret Government Projects
Top Secret Places Governments Don’t Want You To Know About
05-10-2012
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http://govtslaves.info, New Dawn
Best-selling author, lecturer, and journalist Nick Redfern is world-famous for ripping the lid off unsolved mysteries and conspiracy theories.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Obama Administration
Obama’s jobs program: A laundry list of corporate handouts
05-10-2012
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www.globalresearch.ca, World Socialist Web Site
On Tuesday, US President Barack Obama made his first speech on economic policy since the official start of his reelection campaign, calling on Congress to enact a list of corporate handouts in the name of “creating jobs.”
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Political Parties
American Politics: “Freedom” to Choose Between Two “Acceptable” Choices
05-10-2012
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http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Washington's
We Have Freedom to Choose … Between Two “Acceptable” Choices
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military
Coast Guard's newest ship filled with holes
05-10-2012
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http://rt.com
What is 418-feet long, costs millions to build and can move a crew of 110 men across the ocean at a speed of 28 knots?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Anonymous
Anonymous shuts down Kremlin’s websites
05-10-2012
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http://rt.com
A hacker group calling itself the Russian branch of Anonymous has claimed responsibility for shutting down the websites of the Kremlin and the Russian President.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • World News
Ecuador law would forgive debt on defaulted mortgages of first-time buyers
05-10-2012
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washingtonpost.com, By Associated Press
Ecuador’s legislature has passed a bill that would require banks to forgive any outstanding debt on mortgages for first-time home buyers of properties worth up to $146,000 if they default and forfeit the home.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
The Forgotten Story of Royal Raymond Rife (Video)
05-10-2012
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StopTheLie.com
This is the story of Royal Raymond Rife, the San Diego scientist who developed a revolutionary way to destroy bacterial, viral and fungal infections. His reward? His discovery was ignored, attacked, and then suppressed by the medical establishment.
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Joe Plummer
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News Link • Philosophy: Libertarianism
You, Sir, Are an Extremist
05-09-2012
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The Agitator
That Tea Party extremist nut Rand Paul is at it again. First, he was the only U.S. Senator to openly speak out against renewal of the PATRIOT Act. Then he promised should it become necessary, he’d wage a filibuster to block SOPA. He raised holy hell
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Two California policemen ordered to trial over videotaped beating death
05-09-2012
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Reuters
A judge ordered two Southern California policemen to stand trial on homicide charges in the death of a schizophrenic homeless man who was beaten and repeatedly shocked with a stun gun by a group of officers last July.
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Viewing child pornography online not a crime: New York court ruling
05-09-2012
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The Sideshow
In a controversial decision already sparking debate around the country, the NY Court of Appeals ruled viewing child pornography online is not a crime. "The purposeful viewing of child pornography on the internet is now legal in New York," Senior Judg
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News Link • China
US plans 10-month warship deployment to Singapore
05-09-2012
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Reuters
The first of a new class of U.S. coastal warships will be sent to Singapore next spring for a roughly 10-month deployment, the Navy said on Wednesday, spotlighting a move that may stir China's fears of U.S. involvement in South China Sea disputes.
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News Link • Currencies
Federal Reserve Approves Chinese Takeover Of American Bank
05/09/2012
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The Associated Press on CBS
The Federal Reserve has for the first time given approval for a large Chinese bank to purchase a U.S. bank. It also gave approval to two other large Chinese banks to expand their operations in the United States.
The Fed board announced Wednesday i
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Matt Schnackenberg
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News Link • Internet
Do You "Possess" What You View Online?
05-09-2012
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http://www.popsci.com,By Dan Nosowitz
The New York Court of Appeals just ruled that "viewing" child porn online is not the same as "possessing" it. But is the idea of "possessing" a digital file outdated?
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Appeals court chokes off Gitmo reviews
05-09-2012
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AP
The federal appeals court in Washington has effectively blunted a 2008 Supreme Court decision giving terrorist suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay naval brig the right to contest their confinement.
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