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Date Sent: 2013-02-06
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Wednesday, February 6, 2013 PM edition |
Police State: Unconstitutional “Vehicle Inspection” Checkpoints To Terrorize Florida Residents
UK planning broad online domestic spying regime -- Identity Ecosystem Phoenix Event... (Have something to say?) --
02-06-13 -- Robert Podolsky (anarchy - not chaos) - LISTEN LIVE on
LRN.FM, M-F, 9-Noon (EST) -- Cook County approves new gun ordinance -- 'Many killed' in Syria car bombings -- Tehran ex-prosecutor
Mortazavi freed -- Civil liberties groups orders NYPD to stop spying
on Muslims -- Tunisia opposition leader killed outside his home -- MEET THE 'ECHO
BOOM': The 80 Million People Who Will Save The American Economy --
RUPERT MURDOCH: The Wall Street Journal Is STILL Being Hacked By The
Chinese -- Thanks To Global Warming, Everyone Wants To Mine
Greenland's Uranium Deposit -- Japanese Financial Markets Made A
Seismic Move Last Night -- MAP: The US Government Is Sitting On $128
Trillion Worth Of Minerals -- BP says ‘substantially overstated’
claims could push cost for Gulf spill over $90 billion -- Native
American confronts 'anti-illegal immigration' protesters (VIDEO) -- Maryland cell phone tracking bill in motion -- What Every
Libertarian Needs To Know About Two Books on the Drug War -- China
and Japan's Wikipedia War -- Drone Wars: How To Destroy The
Machines That Will Eventually Kill You -- City in Virginia Becomes First to Pass
Anti-Drone Legislation -- Alexandria cops bust 10-year-old for
bringing toy gun to school -- Wealthiest US colleges suing
students over default loans -- Fears for villages after major
quake hits near Solomons -- Obama Declares Global Cyberwar -- ATF
Going Door to Door Here in Phoenix
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News Link • Police State
Police State: Unconstitutional “Vehicle Inspection” Checkpoints To Terrorize Florida Residence
02-06-2013
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govtslaves.info
The Florida Highway Patrol Troop C (Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk, Pasco, Hernando, Sumter and Citrus counties) has announced the roads it plans to target with driver license and/or vehicle inspection checkpoints in February.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Surveillance
UK planning broad online domestic spying regime
02-06-2013
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RT.com
UK officials plan to monitor Britons' online activities by placing surveillance devices on the country's telecom networks, a Parliamentary report says.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Events: Arizona
Identity Ecosystem Phoenix Event... (Have something to say?)
01-08-2013
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http://www.idecosystem.org
The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (“NSTIC” or “Strategy”), signed by President Obama in April 2011 February 5-7, 2013
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Science
Superconducting at 35 Celsius
02-06-2013
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arclein
uperconductors.ORG (Joe Eck) reports the 30 Celsius superconductor discovered in December 2012 has been successfully reformulated to advance high Tc to above 35 Celsius (95F, 308K). This was accomplished with a simple substitution of tetravalent sili
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News Link • Science
The Wild in the Wolf
02-06-2013
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arclein
When the socialization window is open, wolf and dog pups begin walking and exploring without fear and will retain familiarity throughout their lives with those things they contact. Domestic dogs can be introduced to humans, horses and even cats at th
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robert klein
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Housing Optimism Premature.
02-06-2013
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arclein
" you have to drive for 45 minutes to get there from your job. And the idea has gone, well it’s not gone, but it’s diminished " that this would be a good investment. So the latest data, ever since the crisis, almost all new housing has been rental. N
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robert klein
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News Link • Economy - International
a Yen for Inflation
02-06-2013
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arclein
On Monday yet another big country adopted Crow’s strategy of a 2% target for inflation, this time Japan. The U.S., the biggest convert of all, came over last year. Truth be told, we weren’t the first to adopt inflation targeting as a central bank str
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News Link • Gun Rights
Cook County approves new gun ordinance
02-06-2013
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upi.com
An ordinance in Cook County will impose possible fines of $2,000 on gun owners who fail to report to police when their guns are lost, stolen or sold.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Syria
'Many killed' in Syria car bombings
02-06-2013
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aljazeera.com
At least 12 Syrian forces killed in two bombings targeting military compound in city of Palmyra, activists say.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Iran
Tehran ex-prosecutor Mortazavi freed
02-06-2013
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aljazeera.com
Controversial former Iranian prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi has been released after two days in prison, state media say.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Privacy Rights
Civil liberties groups orders NYPD to stop spying on Muslims
02-06-2013
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RT.com
The New York Civil Liberties Union filed a motion in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday that aims to stop police in the Big Apple from continuing surveillance that specifically targets practicing Muslims.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Microsoft Surface Pro Review: The Weirdest Mainstream Laptop You Can Buy
02-06-2013
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popsci.com
It's not a tablet, despite its looks. But it is a gorgeous, impressively powerful, and very very small Windows 8 laptop--one of the best on the market.
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News Link • Military
Navy’s First 4G Network Will Head Out to Sea in March
02-06-2013
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Wired.com
For the first time, a sailor or Marine on board a ship out to sea can actually use his or her cellphone for something other than setting a wake-up alarm
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News Link • World News
Tunisia opposition leader killed outside his home
02-06-2013
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youtube
The leader of one of Tunisia's main opposition parties has been shot and killed outside his home.
Reports claim Chokri Belaïd was hit in the head and chest four times as he left his home in the capital Tunis for work.
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News Link • Natural Disasters
Live Update: 'Potential marine threat' following quake off Solomon Islands
02-06-2013
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youtube
A powerful earthquake has struck off the Solomon Islands, and generated a tsunami of up to 1.5 metres that damaged dozens of homes in the South Pacific island chain, but authorities cancelled warnings for tsunamis on more distant coasts.
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Your Pebble Smartwatch Takes 2 Weeks To Make
02-06-2013
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Business Insider
An email update to Pebble's Kickstarter backers reveals some production details on how the devices are assembled.
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
RUPERT MURDOCH: The Wall Street Journal Is STILL Being Hacked By The Chinese
02-06-2013
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Business Insider
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch said late Tuesday night in a plainly straightforward tweet that Chinese hackers were still targeting The Wall Street Journal:
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News Link • Climate Change
Thanks To Global Warming, Everyone Wants To Mine Greenland's Uranium Deposit
02-06-2013
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Business Insider
The joke in Greenland these days is how appropriate it is that the name of the state's capital is Nuuk, is now that the country is considering opening up its uranium deposits for development.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Apple Is About To Lose The iPhone Trademark In Brazil
02-06-2013
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Business Insider
Brazil's copyright regulator will strip Apple Inc of the right to use its iPhone trademark in Latin America's biggest market and granted the trademark to a local company that registered it first, a source familiar with the decision said on Tuesday.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Twitter's Video App Vine Changes Age Rating To 17+ After Porn Controversy
02-06-2013
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Business Insider
Twitter's new video-sharing app Vine has changed its age rating to 17+, following an outbreak of porn. TNW first noticed the change.
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News Link • Energy
MAP: The US Government Is Sitting On $128 Trillion Worth Of Minerals
02-06-2013
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Business Insider
"Below the ground, the federal government owns the rights to mineral and energy leases, from which they receive royalties, rents, and bonus payment," writes the Institute for Energy Research, an industry group.
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News Link • Gulf Oil Spill
BP says ‘substantially overstated’ claims could push cost for Gulf spill over $90 billion
02-06-2013
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RT.com
The Gulf of Mexico disaster might cost BP more than expected as new claims more than double the $42.2 billion set aside to deal with the matter. BP says the additional claims are “substantially overstated”.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Activism
Native American confronts 'anti-illegal immigration' protesters (VIDEO)
02-06-2013
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RT.com
A Native American man criticized protesters at an Arizona rally against illegal immigration, calling them the real “illegals” for invading his country and killing Native Americans when Europeans first settled on US soil.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Privacy Rights
Maryland cell phone tracking bill in motion
02-06-2013
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RT.com
Officials may gain access to intimate knowledge of the whereabouts of cell users in Maryland. Phone records could be handed over without a search warrant if a new bill passes. A civil liberties group has labeled the proposal ‘invasive’.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Books
What Every Libertarian Needs To Know About Two Books on the Drug War
02-06-2013
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Lewrockwell.com
These two books are part of a series by Oxford University Press called What Everyone Needs to Know. There are currently twenty-six books in this series.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • China
China and Japan's Wikipedia War
02-06-2013
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foreignpolicy.com
How a showdown over a group of remote islands in the East China Sea is heating up online.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • How To
Drone Wars: How To Destroy The Machines That Will Eventually Kill You
02-06-2013
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govtslaves.info
Time to level the playing field.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Surveillance
City in Virginia Becomes First to Pass Anti-Drone Legislation
02-06-2013
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Charlottesville, Va., has become the first city in the United States to formally pass an anti-drone resolution.
The resolution, passed Monday, "calls on the United States Congress and the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia to adopt l
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Alexandria cops bust 10-year-old for bringing toy gun to school
02-06-2013
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Washington Examiner
The boy, a fifth-grader at Douglas MacArthur Elementary School whose name is not being released, was charged as a juvenile with brandishing a weapon, police said.
He was also suspended from school, and Alexandria City Public Schools Superintendent
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Wealthiest US colleges suing students over default loans
02-06-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Graduate student borrowers are defaulting on almost US$1 billion in federal loans that were given out to the poor. US colleges such as Yale, Penn State and George Washington are coming after them in the courts, suing for nonpayment.
All three col
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Natural Disasters
Fears for villages after major quake hits near Solomons
02-06-2013
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smh.com.au
A major earthquake registering at magnitude 8 has hit near the Solomon Islands, generating a tsunami that is reported to have damaged dozens of homes in the South Pacific island chain. At least five people were killed.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Internet
The Threat of Silence
02-05-2013
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http://www.slate.com
Meet the groundbreaking new encryption app set to revolutionize privacy and freak out the feds.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Gun Rights
ATF Going Door to Door Here in Phoenix
02-05-2013
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http://arizonashooting.com
I wonder if this is the President using the ATF to show that the current system doesn't work in an attempt to get "universal background checks" AKA "Universal Gun Registration."
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Feature Article • Casey Research Articles
“We Buy Gold”
Dennis Miller
Florida Avenue is the main drag in our little town in central Florida. In less than a mile, you're likely to see three or four folks standing on the sidewalk wearing headphones, bopping to music, and waving big glittery signs or arrows with "We Buy G
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News Link • Obama Administration
Barack Obama, Drone Ranger
02-05-2013
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truth-out.org/opinion/item/14304-barack
If you’ve seen the movie Zero Dark Thirty, you know why it has triggered a new debate over our government’s use of torture after 9/11.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Syria
With US Approval, Israel Plans Syria Escalation
02-05-2013
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Antiwar.com
New Plan Calls for Ground Invasion, Occupation of 'Buffer Zone'
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gun Rights
Obama: Gun Control Is Not a 'Perfect Solution'
02-05-2013
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weeklystandard.com
President Barack Obama admitted today in a speech in Minnesota that his gun control policies are not a "perfect solution:
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Miami-Dade Police Officers Caught on Camera Allegedly Ignoring Emergency Calls
02-05-2013
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nbcmiami.com
Two officers and a sergeant have been fired by the Miami-Dade Police Department, according to an internal affairs report
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Chicago Police Changing Response Plan For Some 911 Calls
02-05-2013
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chicago.cbslocal.com
Starting this week, Chicago police are changing their responses to 911 calls. They’ll no longer come right away to reports of things like criminal damage to property, vehicle thefts, garage burglaries, or other crimes in which the suspect is no longe
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Consumers Taking Financial Hit From Rising Fuel Prices
02-05-2013
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cnbc.com
Consumers have been spending more on gasoline than they have in nearly three decades.
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News Link • Economy - International
Argentina freezes prices to break inflation spiral
02-05-2013
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myfoxny.com
Argentina announced a two-month price freeze on supermarket products Monday in an effort to break spiraling inflation.
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News Link • TERRORISM
Flash Mob Mayhem: Violent Groups Of Teens Leave NYC Businesses In Ruins
02-05-2013
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newyork.cbslocal.com
Thugs With No Regard For Anyone But Themselves Causing Chaos All Over
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military Industrial Complex
US Expands Military Reach in Latin America
02-05-2013
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Antiwar.com
The US continues to militarize all of Latin America, spending enormous amounts of cash in order to prop up obedient regimes, train armies and militias, build new military bases, deploy more troops, and keep the military industrial complex fat ...
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News Link • Obama Administration
Take a Rare Look at How Obama Decides to Send Drones to Kill Americans
02-05-2013
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The Atlantic Wire
Put simply, the government believes that a lethal drone attack against an American citizen is justified if the targets are a) "senior operational leaders" of al Qaeda or b) "an associated force." Associated force?!!!!
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News Link • Torture
CIA rendition: more than a quarter of countries 'offered covert support'
02-05-2013
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The Guardian
At least 54 countries co-operated with the global kidnap, detention and torture operation that was mounted after 9/11, many of them in Europe. It is now clear the CIA could not have operated its program without their support, according to the OSJI.
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Half-ounce surveillance drones have been used by British soldiers in Afghanistan since 2012
02-05-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Apparently the United States isn’t the only Western country pouring money into futuristic drone technology as it is now being reported that British soldiers are using tiny drones for surveillance in Afghanistan and have been since 2012.
The drones
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
Obama Says U.S. Needs Revenue Along With Spending Cuts
02-05-2013
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www.bloomberg.com
President Barack Obama said there is “no doubt” the government needs new revenue from closing tax “loopholes” and limiting deductions, along with enacting spending cuts, to reduce the federal deficit.
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News Link • Gun Rights
Gun Control in Australia - Watch and Weep
02-05-2013
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www.youtube.com
When a country takes away guns from its citizens it's in big trouble as they are finding out in Australia.
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Opinion • WAR: About that War
Ray McGovern: My Take
Colin Powell: Conned or Con-Man?
02-05-2013
Ray McGovern
Ten years ago, Secretary of State Colin Powell addressed the United Nations in a speech which routed what was left of American resistance to the Bush/Cheney push for invading Iraq. The next day, the Washington Post’s editorial pages spoke for the con
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