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Date Sent: 2014-11-15
Freedom's Phoenix PM Edition for Friday, November 14, 2014 |
US considers use of ground troops [about 80,000] against IS in Iraq
While violence among citizens has dropped, violence against citizens carried out by police has increased -- They'll Be Back: PATCON, Oklahoma City, and Jesse Trentadue's Lonely Crusade for Justice -- Elections as Execution Day for Rights & Liberties -- Oil Lubricates Political Machine -- Governor Pardons His Own Son -- Putin: Sanctions Violate International Law -- The Enemy Within -- The Case for Optimism -- Crony Environmentalism -- Questions for the Nominee -- Facebook Rolls Out Clearer Privacy Policy, But You Still Can't Control Your Data -- What Cities Would Look Like if Lit Only by the Stars -- The Philae Spacecraft Landed in the Shadow of the Comet's Cliff
AZ: Dec. 15: This Year's Bill of Rights Day Celebration In Phoenix
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News Link • Iraq
US considers use of ground troops [about 80,000] against IS in Iraq
11-14-2014
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Spencer Ackerman and Raya Jalabi, Irish Times
Iraq will need about 80,000 troops to retake the terrain it lost to IS, a top US general said yesterday.
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Leon Felkins
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News Link • Iraq
Pentagon considers having U.S. ground troops fight beside Iraqi forces
11-14-2014
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W.J. Hennigan, LA Times
The Pentagon is considering sending U.S. troops to fight beside Iraqi soldiers as they take on more complex missions in the battle against Islamic State militants, according to Gen. Martin Dempsey, the nation's top military officer.
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Leon Felkins
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News Link • MEDIA NEWS REFERENCES
While violence among citizens has dropped, violence against citizens carried out by police has been
11-14-2014
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http://thefreethoughtproject.com/prison-statistics
According to new FBI statistics released this week, violent crime rates in the US fell over 4% in the past year alone, bringing the amount of violent crimes lower than it has been in nearly 40 years. The statistics showed that there were an estimated
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Mike Brosnahan
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News Link • Conspiracies
They'll Be Back: PATCON, Oklahoma City, and Jesse Trentadue's Lonely Crusade for Justice
11-14-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
"His name used to be Don Jarrett," long-time federal asset John Matthews told FBI Special Agent Adam Quirk. Matthews was concerned he would have to testify in a lawsuit seeking long-concealed video tapes
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Voting and Elections
Elections as Execution Day for Rights & Liberties
11-14-2014
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James Bovard
President Obama and a heap of politicians are imploring us to view voting as the ultimate expression of our freedom and self-government. The reality is the vast majority of politicians will do as they damn well please after Election Day.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Government
Oil Lubricates Political Machine
11-13-2014
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Next News Netowrk
Long-stalled legislation to finish the Keystone XL pipeline got a new lease on life Wednesday.
It happened after Senate Democrats suddenly abandoned efforts to block the controversial oil pipeline.
The Democrats gave up blocking the Keystone for po
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Politics
Governor Pardons His Own Son
11-13-2014
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Next News Netowrk
You know what they say: It's nice to have friends in high places. That's especially true for Kyle Beebe. He's the son of Arkansas state Governor, Mike Beebe, and for the first time in over a decade, Kyle is technically no longer a felon.
It a
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News Link • History
The Enemy Within
11-14-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Bionic Mosquito
Tuesday marked Armistice Day across much of the West â€" the last day of the Great War in 1918.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Philosophy: Libertarianism
The Case for Optimism
11-14-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Jeff Deist
I promised you some optimism today. Perhaps one of the most optimistic libertarians ever was Murray Rothbard, a happy intellectual warrior if ever there was one.
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News Link • Government
Crony Environmentalism
11-14-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Thomas DiLorenzo
Al Gore, a career "public servant," reportedly became a billionaire just a few years after leaving his last government job as vice president of the United States.
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News Link • Government
Questions for the Nominee
11-14-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Andrew P. Napolitan
Within hours of realizing that his party lost control of the U.S. Senate last week, President Obama nominated Loretta Lynch, the chief federal prosecutor in Brooklyn, N.Y., and an outstanding and apolitical professional, to be the next attorney gener
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News Link • Social Networking/Social Media
Facebook Rolls Out Clearer Privacy Policy, But You Still Can't Control Your Data
11-14-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Issie Lapowsky
Facebook has condensed its complex and legalese-loaded privacy policy by two-thirds, in hopes of making it easier for the average user to understand.
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News Link • World News
What Cities Would Look Like if Lit Only by the Stars
11-14-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Pete Brook
Carl Sagan once said anything shining in the night sky does so because of distant nuclear fusion.
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Radio/TV Show • Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock - Radio
Host:
Ernest Hancock
11-13-14 -- Paul Rosenberg - Chris Pacea (MP3 & VIDEO LOADED)
Paul Rosenberg (Freeman's Perspective; Cryptohippie) on bitcoin/cryptocurrency privacy and security update, civil liberties, and freedom issues - Chirs Pacea (Lead Developer for Bitcoin Authenticator project; blogger at Bitcoin Not Bombs) on bitcoin
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News Link • Police Accountability Report
New York Sheriff's Deputy Suspended After Video Shows Him Threatening Citizens...
11-12-2014
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http://jonathanturley.org, by jonathanturley
New York Sheriff's Deputy Suspended After Video Shows Him Threatening Citizens and Apparently Slapping Driver
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News Link • Economy - International
The Economy Of The Largest Superpower On The Planet Is Collapsing Right Now
11-12-2014
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By Michael Snyder
How do you fix a superpower with exploding levels of debt, that has a rapidly aging population, that consumes far more wealth than it produces, and that has scores of zombie banks that could collapse at any moment.
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News Link • Congress-Congressmen
The World's Greatest Con (Chapter 1): Members of the United States Congress...
11-12-2014
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http://www.deepcapture.com, by Mark Mitchell
The World's Greatest Con (Chapter 1): Members of the United States Congress Nominate Mafia-tied Criminal for the Nobel Peace Prize
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News Link • Future Predictions
Top Hacker: Chicago Nuke Attack Planned for 2015
11-12-2014
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http://www.shtfplan.com, Paul Joseph Watson
... is quoted in the New York Times as predicting a nuclear attack on Chicago sometime in 2015.
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Pirate Bay Co-Founder Sentenced to 42 Months Behind Bars
11-12-2014
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http://thelibertybeat.com, by Derrick Broze
One of the co-founders of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison related to hacking charges.
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News Link • Government
Uncompromising Principles â€" The Key to a Free Society
11-12-2014
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http://fff.org, by Jacob G. Hornberger
Here's an important question for you: Why should you donate your hard-earned money to The Future of Freedom Foundation?
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News Link • Military
Fearing Bombs That Can Pick Whom to Kill
11-12-2014
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http://www.nytimes.com
On a bright fall day last year off the coast of Southern California, an Air Force B-1 bomber launched an experimental missile that may herald the future of warfare.
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News Link • World News
More Blowbacks: Russia to Build 8 New Nuclear Reactors in Iran;
11-12-2014
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Mike Shedlock
More Blowbacks: Russia to Build 8 New Nuclear Reactors in Iran; Putin Signs Another Gas Deal with China
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News Link • United Nations
Depopulation vaccine in Kenya and beyond
11-12-2014
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Jon Rappoport
"Kenya's Catholic bishops are charging two United Nations organizations with sterilizing millions of girls and women under cover of an anti-tetanus inoculation program sponsored by the Kenyan government.
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News Link • Future Predictions
The Prospect of Nuclear War
11-12-2014
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http://www.paulcraigroberts.org, Paul Craig Robert
Most Americans live in their myths, and these myths are immune to facts. Some Americans become angry when confronted with information inconsistent with their preconceptions.
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News Link • Currencies
Still happening: Canada just became North America's first offshore renminbi hub
11-12-2014
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http://www.sovereignman.com, by Simon Black
It's happening. With increasing speed and frequency.
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News Link • Surveillance
Brazil builds its own fiber optic network to avoid the NSA
11-12-2014
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http://www.sovereignman.com, by Simon Black
This past week Brazil announced that it will be building a 3,500-mile fiber-optic cable to Portugal in order to avoid the grip of the NSA.
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News Link • Government
'See Something, Say Something' Promotional Items Handed Out at NFL Games
11-12-2014
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Mikael Thalen
Homeland Security mouse pads tell football fans to report "unusual" activity
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News Link • Obamacare
Obamacare Architect: Law Passed By "Lack of Transparency" & "Stupidity of the America
11-12-2014
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Jonathan Turley
Gruber is back in the news with an equally startling admission the Obama Administration succeeded in passing the ACA by engineering a "lack of transparency" on the details and relying on "the stupidity of the American voter."
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
State Police chief's name removed from 'Legendary Trooper' list after child sex convicti
11-12-2014
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The name of a former chief of the Maine State Police has been removed from a list of "Legendary Troopers" after his conviction Tuesday of unlawful sexual contact with a young child.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gun Rights
Do Muslims Have the Right to Armed Self-Defense?
11-12-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Lew Rockwell blog)
As described by the compulsive mosque-baiters who compose one of the War Party's most violent constituencies, "taqiyaa" is supposedly a mandate for Muslims to lie and practice deceit in the pursuit of global conquest.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • TERRORISM
Sound Money: ISIS wants to bring back solid gold and silver dinar coins
11-12-2014
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Daily Mail
ISIS wants to introduce its own currency and plans to bring back solid gold and silver dinar coins, it has emerged. The Middle East terror group apparently wants to introduce its own Islamic currency as part of its attempts to solidify its makeshift
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Internet
The Legacy of the Dread Pirate Roberts
11-12-2014
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When I finally logged in, it was like witnessing a miracle. The variety! The selection! "Crack?" I said to myself. "I can buy crack here? I've never even seen crack in real life!" I was awestruck. For a few hundred dollars, I could have reams of
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Cause and Effect
11-12-2014
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Simple Justice
"In my opinion, Northwestern, [The Innocence Project's] Protess and Ciolino framed Simon so that they could secure the release of (Anthony) Porter and make him into the poster boy for the anti-death penalty movement," he said.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
MA: Judge Finds Intentional Misconduct by Martha's Vineyard Prosecutor
11-12-2014
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They said her repeated insistence that the judge advise defense witnesses of their rights amounted to a threat to prosecute the witnesses, based on their testimony, and caused the witnesses to refuse to testify.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Workers blamed for half of federal government cyberattacks
11-12-2014
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Associated Press
Government workers scattered across more than a dozen agencies, from the Defense and Education departments to the National Weather Service, are responsible for at least half of the federal cyberincidents reported each year
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Fugitive tried to run down officers before they shot him dead at Irving hotel, police say
11-12-2014
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The man got in his car and "aggressively drove" between the tactical vehicle and another police car, striking both. "The suspect attempted to flee, putting the officers in danger, and they were forced to fire upon the suspect, which killed him
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News Link • Iran
Stuxnet worm infected high-profile targets before hitting Iran nukes
11-12-2014
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ars technica
The Stuxnet computer worm that attacked Iran's nuclear development program was first seeded to a handful of carefully selected targets before finally taking hold in uranium enrichment facilities, at odds with the now-popular narrative
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
NC agencies lock down info on inmate's death from dehydration
11-12-2014
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Michael Anthony Kerr spent the last 5 days of his life handcuffed in a prison cell, unresponsive, off his mental health medicine, and lying in his feces and urine. An hour or two before the former Army sergeant died, officials put him into a
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