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Date Sent: 2012-12-21
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Friday, December 21, 2012 |
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SOLD FOR $8.2 BILLION -- Judge won't set aside 'code of silence' verdict
Government Stops Ebay Market in NotHaus Coins -- Britain issues new guidelines on prosecuting offensive online comments -- ‘Citizen Drone Warfare’: Hobbyist explores a frightening scenario -- As Long As Your Car Is Stopped Anyway -- NDAA Indefinite Detention Provision Mysteriously Stripped From Bill -- Why Is an Arkansas City Deploying Police With AR-15s to Demand Citizens Show I.D. on the Streets? -- Congress Posts Critical Copyright Report . . . Then It Vanishes -- End of the World? How Ben Bernanke Will Print Us Into Oblivion -- More cuts in defense spending a "given": Air Force -- Boxer proposes letting governors use National Guard troops to increase school security -- Marijuana, Not Yet Legal for Californians, Might as Well Be -- In 2013, The Fed Will Conjure Enough Paper Money To Buy 11% Of All Existing Gold -- Mexico's New President Is About To Change The Country Forever -- JIM ROGERS: I'm A Gold Bull, But I Think Prices Will Tumble For A While Longer -- Why do I need an assault rifle? -- Amash, Massie, Paul vote against Iran resolution -- Citizen Drone Warfare - Dangerous Information -- Peace Activists Challenge Legality Of FBI Infiltration, Spying On Anti-War Groups -- Book Bags Banned At Some Local Schools -- Is the New York Times About To Be Sold? --
Sue the Gun Makers, and the Sellers, Too -- Obama vs. the NRA --
Military's Robot Mule Carries on Despite Fall -- Guns, Security, and
Liberty -- Instagram And The Current State Of Privacy Online -- Guns Out of Stock at Wal-Mart as Magazine Prices Surge on
AZ: 2012 Doomsday/End of the World Party, Friday, 6:30PM-
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News Link • Economy - International
SOLD: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE GETTING ACQUIRED FOR $8.2 BILLION
12-20-2012
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Business Insider
NYSE-Euronext is a 220-year-old icon of global finance, but its 12 year-old Atlanta-based rival, IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) will buy it for $8.2 billion, according to a deal that has just been announced.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Judge won't set aside 'code of silence' verdict
12-20-2012
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AP
A judge refused to toss a jury verdict that suggested Chicago police adhere to a code of silence in protecting rogue officers, citing its "social value" despite claims by the city that the verdict could cost Chicago millions in other litigation.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Government
Government Stops Ebay Market in NotHaus Coins
12-20-2012
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Lew Rockwell blog
I think that a perversion of justice like this that is so clear shows the extreme danger that government people, armed with government laws, government guns, government prisons and government propaganda, pose for Americans everywhere.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Surveillance
Britain issues new guidelines on prosecuting offensive online comments
12-20-2012
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Los Angeles Times
People who post offensive messages on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter should face criminal charges only if their comments are harassing or threatening and not simply in bad taste, according to new legal guidelines in Britain
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gun Rights
‘Citizen Drone Warfare’: Hobbyist explores a frightening scenario
12-20-2012
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Washington Times
Titled “Citizen Drone Warfare” by an anonymous man calling himself “Milo Danger,” the video shows a hobbyist drone equipped with a custom-mounted paintball pistol flying and peppering human-shaped shooting-range targets with pellets.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
As Long As Your Car Is Stopped Anyway
12-20-2012
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Simple Justice
The theory underlying the law enforcement panacea in Whren v. United States, approving of pretext automobile stops, is that no one can drive any distance without breaking a traffic law. Thus, if a cop follows a car long enough,
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Police State
NDAA Indefinite Detention Provision Mysteriously Stripped From Bill
12-20-2012
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Huffington Post
Congress stripped a provision from a defense bill that aimed to shield Americans from the possibility of being imprisoned indefinitely without trial by the military. It was replaced with a passage that appears to give citizens little protection from
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Why Is an Arkansas City Deploying Police With AR-15s to Demand Citizens Show I.D. on the Streets?
12-20-2012
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The little more than 26,000 citizens in an eastern Arkansas town could soon see city police patrolling the streets with assault rifles and asking them to show identification and answer questions as to why they’re out and about.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Property Rights
Congress Posts Critical Copyright Report . . . Then It Vanishes
12-20-2012
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Jonathan Turley
We have repeatedly discussed the absurdity of U.S. copyright laws and how law firms have become virtual thug patrols threatening average citizens with ruin over small copyright violations.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Philosophy: Libertarianism
End of the World? How Ben Bernanke Will Print Us Into Oblivion
12-20-2012
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Libertarian News
There is another group of prophets who have been quietly predicting a different kind of doom for quite a while now; and the scary thing is, their predictions to-date have been remarkably accurate.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
More cuts in defense spending a "given": Air Force
12-20-2012
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Reuters
Further cuts in U.S. military spending are certain, even if Congress and the White House find a way to avert damaging automatic reductions, a top U.S. Air Force general told Reuters as prospects for such a deal appeared to dim.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Boxer proposes letting governors use National Guard troops to increase school security
12-20-2012
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Politico
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) is proposing allowing governors to use National Guard troops to increase security at schools in the wake of the Newtown, Conn. shooting.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Drug War
Marijuana, Not Yet Legal for Californians, Might as Well Be
12-20-2012
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New York Times
Let Colorado and Washington be the marijuana trailblazers. Let them struggle with the messy details of what it means to actually legalize the drug. Marijuana is, as a practical matter, already legal in much of California.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gold and Silver
In 2013 The Fed Will Conjure Enough Paper Money To Buy 11% Of All Existing Gold
12-20-2012
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zerohedge.com
When people throw around "trillions" with the facility that mere billions was being dispensed with as recently as 5 years ago, it is easy to lose sight of the big picture.
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News Link • Gold and Silver
JIM ROGERS: I'm A Gold Bull, But I Think Prices Will Tumble For A While Longer
12-20-2012
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Business Insider
With gold prices being hammered in recent weeks, and trading near four-month lows on Wednesday, longtime gold bull Jim Rogers is sounding a word of caution.
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News Link • Privacy Rights
NEVER MIND: Google Has NOT Figured Out How To Track You Even When You're Offline
12-20-2012
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Business Insider
Google announced a new advertising product this morning, called "Conversions API," with a statement on the DoubleClick blog that gave the strong impression the company was now able to let advertisers use their offline sales data.
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
Why Richard Branson Will Knee British Airways' CEO In The Crotch In 2017
12-20-2012
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Business Insider
Last week, Delta bought 49 percent of Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic, launching a joint venture between the two airlines as well as a spat between Branson and British Airways CEO Willie Walsh.
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News Link • Military
16 Powerful Non-Lethal Military Weapons
12-20-2012
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Business Insider
Whether dealing with Afghan villagers or a Cairo mob, the U.S. military needs non-lethal weapons for delicate situations more than ever.
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News Link • Just For Fun!
Olympic Runner Suzy Favor Hamilton Has Been Living A Double Life
12-20-2012
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Business Insider
Suzy Favor Hamilton competed in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympics. For the past year, she has been working as a $600-per-night "escort" in Las Vegas, the Smoking Gun reports.
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News Link • Energy
Two Advances Point Toward a Cheaper Electric-Car Battery
12-20-2012
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Technologyreview.com
Lithium-sulfide batteries could store far more energy than lithium-ion ones.
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News Link • Energy
Flexible Solar Cells Can Stick to Just About Any Surface
12-20-2012
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Technologyreview.com
Researchers describe a way to make solar cells that can be applied like stickers to different surfaces, broadening applications.
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
We Want These "Ultrastretchable" Charging Cables Now, Please
12-20-2012
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popsci.com
Need just a little more length on your charging cable to reach the outlet? No problem: new wires filled with liquid metal could stretch up to eight times their original length.
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News Link • Activism
Peace Activists Challenge Legality Of FBI Infiltration, Spying On Anti-War Groups
12-20-2012
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mintpress.net
“The U.S. government has spied on political dissidents throughout history.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
The Objet1000 Can 3-D Print An Entire Bicycle Frame
12-20-2012
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popsci.com
For really big print jobs, you need a really big 3-D printer.
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News Link • Death
Book Bags Banned At Some Local Schools
12-20-2012
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miami.cbslocal.com
Some school officials in South Florida are taking no chances over the next 48 hours as rumors of possible shootings and other violence have taken hold with Friday being the one week anniversary of the deadly Connecticut school shootings.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Government Debt & Financing
Boehner: W.H. has ‘done nothing’ on cliff talks
12-20-2012
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politico.com
Speaker John Boehner, using his harshest tone of the fiscal cliff debate, said the White House has “done nothing” since he relented on letting low tax rates lapse on wealthy Americans.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Media: Print
Is the New York Times About To Be Sold?
12-20-2012
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slate.com
Expect the Ochs-Sulzbergers to make headlines in their own New York Times in 2013.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gun Rights
Sue the Gun Makers, and the Sellers, Too
12-20-2012
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slate.com
Congress should repeal the bad law that shields them from liability.
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News Link • Obama Administration
Obama vs. the NRA
12-20-2012
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slate.com
Obama always promised to take on the special interests. Now he is set to square off against the strongest interest group of all.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
The Deeply Troubling Trailer for The Impossible
12-20-2012
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slate.com
Here at Brow Beat we like to appraise trailers, always keeping in mind that these frequently riveting two-minute entertainments may not accurately represent the movies they advertise.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Robots and Artificial Intelligence
Military's Robot Mule Carries on Despite Fall
12-20-2012
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technewsdaily.com
A four-legged U.S. military robot carrying 400 pounds of equipment has shown how it can play "follow the leader" in a manner similar to a trained mule or horse.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Misinformation
Creators of 'Golden Eagle Snatches Kid' Video Admit Hoax
12-20-2012
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technewsdaily.com
A viral video showing a golden eagle attempting to carry off a young child has been revealed as a hoax by its creators.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gun Rights
Guns, Security, and Liberty
12-20-2012
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fff.org
The barrage of anti-gun-rights rhetoric in the aftermath of last week’s massacre at an elementary school in Connecticut was predictable.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Privacy Rights
Instagram And The Current State Of Privacy Online
12-20-2012
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mintpress.net
The world in which we live in has grown smaller since the advent of social media.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Obama Administration
Guns Out of Stock at Wal-Mart as Magazine Prices Surge on
12-20-2012
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bloomberg.com
With President Barack Obama endorsing sweeping gun restrictions in the wake of the school shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, prices for handgun magazines are surging on EBay (EBAY) and semi-automatic rifles are sold out.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Roadside Cavity Searches in Texas
12-19-2012
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Lew Rockwell blog
Video shows 2 women given roadside cavity searches because they were suspected of having a little pot on them. None was found. The state trooper uses the same rubber glove when sticking her hands in the private parts, front and back, of the women.
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News Link • Obama Administration
4 Are Out at State Dept. After Scathing Report on Benghazi Attack
12-19-2012
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New York Times
4 State Dept officials were removed from their posts after an independent panel criticized the “grossly inadequate” security at a diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, that was attacked on Sept. 11, leading to the deaths of Ambassador J. Christophe
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Too little punishment for Pr. George’s police officer’s assault
12-19-2012
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Washington Post OpEd
IF A WITNESS hadn’t shot video of two Prince George’s County police officers savagely beating John McKenna, a University of Maryland student, after a March 2010 men’s basketball game, that would probably have been the end of it.
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Red, White, and Wrong: Filipino Teachers Exploited in America
12-19-2012
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Yahoo! News blog
The jury agreed fees were not properly represented and contracts were illegal, although it rejected the human trafficking claim. "The jury sent a message exploitative and abusive business practices involving federal guest workers will not be tolerate
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News Link • Corruption
Fannie, Freddie may have lost $3 billion in Libor: watchdog
12-19-2012
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Reuters
Mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may have suffered more than $3 billion in losses due to manipulation of the benchmark interest rate known as Libor, according to an internal memo by a federal watchdog.
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News Link • Crony Capitalism
Texas landowner: Judge delays TransCanada hearing
12-19-2012
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AP
A Texas landowner battling TransCanada Corp. says a judge declined to hear arguments on whether to temporarily stop work on the property. A County judge put off a hearing until he can determine whether the matter should be in state court.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Judge blocks bid to stop bankrupt Alabama county's cost cuts
12-19-2012
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Reuters
The judge overseeing America's biggest municipal bankruptcy blocked a legal bid to force Alabama's Jefferson County to keep running a hospital that serves the poor, which the county says it can no longer afford to operate.
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News Link • Gun Rights
Paul Craig Roberts: Can’t Have A Police State & An Armed Population, They’re Going To Take Our Guns
12-20-2012
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www.libertycrier.com
An RT reporter tries to force Paul Craig Roberts into her gun control narrative and miserably fails. Paul argues that if the government can’t keep people from drinking alcohol and can’t keep people from taking drugs, it can’t keep people from owning
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Activism
Court Rules Antiwar Activists Can Sue Government Spies
12-19-2012
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antiwar.com
The legal action is against a US military agent used by Homeland Security to spy on peace activists.
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