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Date Sent: 2012-08-10
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Friday, August 10, 2012 PM edition |
Veteran UN envoy Brahimi to replace Annan in Syria -- Blink! US Debt Just Grew by $11 Trillion
Boy Whose Hot Dog Cart Was Shut Down by the City of Holland Now Homeless -- They Kill with Smiles on their Faces -- 08-10-12 -- Teresa Warmke - Alma Sommer - (MP3 LOADED) -- New Mexico finance officials arrested for faked audit --
Japan lawmakers vote to double sales tax -- Signs of a Romney Victory
-- Jackalope Freedom Festival 2012 Teaser -- Cops Strip Search Mom,
"Forcibly" Pull Tampon Out of Her for Maybe Rolling Through Stop Sign --
Mainstream media avoids the obvious: the causes -- Issues of the day as seen by a crackpot libertarian -- Which CEO Made $5 Million Stealing Your Kid's Lunch Money? -- Soldiers Who Refuse to Kill -- Raise the Minimum Wage: The Democratic Party Sleeps on FDR’s Legacy -- Target Election Fraud, Not "Voter Fraud" -- At Drone Convention, Zero Tolerance for Peace -- Exclusive: Obama to include Republicans in hard-hitting convention -- There is 'no safe dose of radiation' from TSA naked body scanners --
Belgium-sized rocky mass adrift off New Zealand (VIDEO, PHOTOS) --
NASA's Morpheus spacecraft explodes on test flight (VIDEO) -- Alleged drug trafficker known as ‘Queen of the Pacific’ is extradited by Mexico to the US -- Chavez claims arrested US citizen could be linked to alleged plot to destabilize Venezuela -- US Army Tactical Manuals Describe How to Control Domestic Insurrection
Several Libertarian candidates in the Arizona primary election are write-in candidates
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News Link • United Nations
Veteran UN envoy Brahimi to replace Annan in Syria " diplomats
08-10-2012
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http://www.rt.com
Former Algerian foreign minister Lakhdar Brahimi is expected to replace Kofi Annan as the new UN and Arab League envoy to Syria
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Government Debt & Financing
Blink! U.S. Debt Just Grew by $11 Trillion
08-10-2012
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Bloomberg
What are the numbers on the real national debt? With a projected $11 trillion fiscal gap in the past year, it looks more and more unlikely that this massive debt will ever be able to be repaid.
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Reported by:
Bob Ross
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News Link • Government
Boy Whose Hot Dog Cart Was Shut Down by the City of Holland Now Homeless
08-10-2012
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Ann Schieber
An update on the sad case of Nathan Duszynski, whose hot dog stand he had saved for months to acquire was shut down by city officials in order to protect brick and mortar restaurants from competition.
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Reported by:
Bob Ross
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News Link • Bioterrorism
They Kill with Smiles on their Faces
08-10-2012
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Farm Wars
Open letter to GMO pushers: How much money does it take to effectively eviscerate a conscience? Inquiring minds want to know...
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Reported by:
Barbara Peterson
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News Link • Intellectual Property
Kirby Ferguson: Embrace the remix
08-10-2012
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Kirby Ferguson/TED Talks
There's nothing new under the sun. In this fascinating talk, Kirby Ferguson explains how everything is a remix and how patent laws stifle collaboration and innovation.
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Reported by:
Bob Ross
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Radio/TV Show • Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock - Radio
Host:
Ernest Hancock
08-10-12 -- Teresa Warmke - Alma Sommer - (MP3 & Video LOADED)
Teresa Warmke (Fr33Aid) talks about the new Fr33Aid Silver Dime cards, and the upcoming Libertopia in San Diego, CA, Oct 11-14, 2012 - Alma Sommer comes on to wrap up the past weekend's Jackalope Freedom Festival in Northern Arizona
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News Link • Corruption
New Mexico finance officials arrested for faked audit
08-10-2012
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Reuters
The New Mexico Finance Authority, which issues debt to help local government with public works, suspended two executives on Thursday following the arrest of the agency's chief operating officer and a former controller, an official said.
Chief Oper
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
Japan lawmakers vote to double sales tax
08-10-2012
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AFP
The legislation, which at the same time makes provision to revamp the country's precarious social security system, has been the main focus of Yoshihiko Noda's 11-month premiership.
The bill is a rare tangible achievement in the revolving door worl
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Climate Change
Giant Carbon Capturing Funnels in Southern Ocean
08-10-2012
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arclein
The Southern Ocean in particular is known to be a significant oceanic sink, and accounts for 40% of all carbon entering the deep oceans. And yet, until now, no-one could quite work out how the carbon gets there from the surface waters.
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robert klein
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Malaria Breakthrough
08-10-2012
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arclein
cientists discovered certain Kenyans had developed an immunity to that protein, which means the protein could be a target for a future vaccine.
Specifically, the team studied children between ages of one and 10, as well as adults, and the number o
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robert klein
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Signs of a Romney Victory
08-10-2012
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arclein
Given that Obama’s 2008 victory was, while large in size, in no way numerically historic, and that he had all sorts of advantages (being a blank slate, following eight years of war after 9-11, etc.) that he won’t have this time, Obama’s chances for a
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robert klein
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Cops Strip Search Mom, "Forcibly" Pull Tampon Out of Her for Maybe Rolling Through Stop Si
08-10-2012
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Chris Sweeney/New Times
A woman who was pulled over for allegedly making a rolling stop was humiliated and brutalized as cops detained her and strip searched her on the side of the road in front of her two young children and passing cars.
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Reported by:
Bob Ross
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Which CEO Made $5 Million Stealing Your Kid's Lunch Money?
08-10-2012
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http://tv.globalresearch.ca, Brave New Foundation
ALEC is working to ensure that public education dollars get diverted to private profits.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Military
Soldiers Who Refuse to Kill
08-10-2012
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http://www.globalresearch.ca, by David Swanson
One of the most inspiring events thus far at the Veterans For Peace National Convention underway in Miami was a presentation on Thursday by several veterans who have refused to participate in war.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Raise the Minimum Wage: The Democratic Party Sleeps on FDR’s Legacy
08-10-2012
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http://www.commondreams.org, by Ralph Nader
Calling Obama, Pelosi, Reid and the rest of the Democratic Party, elected officials, political operatives and labor’s leader Richard Trumka.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Voting - Election Integrity
Target Election Fraud, Not "Voter Fraud"
08-10-2012
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http://www.commondreams.org, by Carl Gibson
Fact: There are two things that occur more often than the right-wing myth of “voter fraud”: UFO sightings, and election-rigging.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Activism
At Drone Convention, Zero Tolerance for Peace
08-10-2012
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http://www.commondreams.org, by Medea Benjamin
When are we, as a nation, going to have a frank discussion about drones and remote-controlled killing?
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Political Parties
Republican hopefuls jockey for 2016
08-10-2012
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politico.com, By ALEXANDER BURNS and MAGGIE HABERM
Take their word for it: Every major official in the Republican Party is really, truly, 100 percent enthusiastically committed to electing Mitt Romney this November, and they’re convinced he’ll win on Nov. 6.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Politics: Democratic Campaigns
Exclusive: Obama to include Republicans in hard-hitting convention
08-10-2012
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http://www.politico.com, By MIKE ALLEN
Advisers to President Barack Obama are scripting a Democratic National Convention featuring several Republicans in a prime-time appeal to independents
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
There is 'no safe dose of radiation' from TSA naked body scanners
08-10-2012
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http://www.naturalnews.com, by: J. D. Heyes
Besides the fact that they are being operated by an agency that demonstrates on a daily basis a disdain and disregard for discretion, privacy, and professionalism, the Transportation Security Administration's full-body backscatter x-ray machines are
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Weird/Offbeat News
Belgium-sized rocky mass adrift off New Zealand (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
08-10-2012
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http://www.rt.com
A gigantic raft of volcanic pumice pebbles has been spotted floating off the coast of New Zealand.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
NASA's Morpheus spacecraft explodes on test flight (VIDEO)
08-10-2012
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http://www.rt.com
The Project Morpheus vehicle has “experienced a hardware component failure” during a free-flight test and exploded after hitting the ground
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Drug War
Alleged drug trafficker known as ‘Queen of the Pacific’ is extradited by Mexico to the US
08-10-2012
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http://www.washingtonpost.com, By Associated Press
Mexican officials extradited the suspected drug trafficker known as the “Queen of the Pacific” to the United States on Thursday.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • World News
Chavez claims arrested US citizen could be linked to alleged plot to destabilize Venezuela
08-10-2012
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http://www.washingtonpost.com, By Associated Press
President Hugo Chavez announced Thursday that security forces arrested a U.S. citizen and suspect he is a mercenary who could be involved in an alleged plot to destabilize Venezuela if the opposition’s candidate loses the upcoming presidential elect
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
Exposed! IRS Helping Illegal Immigrants
08-10-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com
WTHR’s Bob Segall does an exposè that shows illegal immigrants have found a loophole in filing taxes, and the IRS knows about it.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Martial Law
US Army Tactical Manuals Describe How to Control Domestic Insurrection
08-10-2012
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
In 2010, the US Army’s Operating Concept 2016-2028 was published and explains how armed forces in the US and overseas will behave in the future. Specific tactical operations, special “theater”, and organized forces are outlined along with the capabil
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Police State
My Day In Court
08-09-2012
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Mike Wasdin
Okay, let's stop pretending... speeding tickets have little if anything to do with 'public safety' and everything to do with raising revenue for the police state. I am not talking about reckless endangerment or someone traveling at a rate of speed
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Mike Wasdin
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Your "Duty" To Protect and Serve the Police
08-09-2012
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
Police have no enforceable duty to protect an individual threatened by criminal violence. A lawsuit recently filed in New Hampshire demonstrates that police are taught to assume that citizens have a moral and legal duty to protect them.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • r3VOLution Continues
GRAY STATE Official Concept Trailer #1
08-09-2012
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www.youtube.com
The world reels with the turmoil of war, geological disaster, and economic collapse, while Americans continue to submerge themselves in illusions of safety and immunity. While rights are sold for security, the federal government, swollen with power,
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Reported by:
Donna Hancock
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Notorious Firm Blackwater to Pay $7.5 Million Fine While Dodging Prosecution
08-09-2012
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http://www.commondreams.org, Common Dreams staff
The notorious private military contracting firm formerly known as Blackwater has agreed to pay a fine of $7.5 million that allows it to avoid prosecution for 17 charges including arms smuggling
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Yellow Brick Road: The Fed and A New Path to Debt Freedom
08-09-2012
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http://tv.globalresearch.ca, by grtv
In this special underground interview, Rebellious Truths joins Ellen Brown, author of Web of Debt and Chairman of the Public Banking Institute.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Too little too late? US to clean up Agent Orange in Vietnam
08-09-2012
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http://www.rt.com/news/agent-orange-vietnam-cleani
The Vietnam War ended over 35 years ago, but not before some 1 million people died.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Obama Administration
Washington’s proxy in Syria: Al Qaeda
08-09-2012
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http://wsws.org, Bill Van Auken
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday issued a warning against anyone “attempting to exploit the misery of the Syrian people, either by sending in proxies or sending in terrorist fighters.”
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Government
Details Emerge on Government Study of Presidential Pardons
08-09-2012
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http://www.propublica.org, by Dafna Linzer
The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a request for proposals for its first-ever in-depth study of presidential pardons, providing fresh details on what it envisions the review will entail.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Welfare: Social
More Than 100 Million Americans Are On Welfare
08-09-2012
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http://endoftheamericandream.com,
There are more Americans dependent on the federal government than ever before in U.S. history.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Internet
Google To Include Your Personal Email In Search Results
08-09-2012
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http://govtslaves.info, Michael Liedtke
Google is creating an information bridge between its influential Internet search engine and its widely used Gmail service in its latest attempt to deliver more personal responses more quickly.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Obama Administration
Obama Administration Pays Illegals To Reside In The US
08-09-2012
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http://govtslaves.info, Powerline
If you have high blood pressure, take some medication before reading further.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Corruption
Law Enforcement: Top Buyers of Illegal Sex
08-09-2012
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StopTheLie.com
Most people still believe that individuals who choose a career in government or in law enforcement are far more reputable, and less likely to violate the law, than other members of society. Well, Ohio's Attorney General recently released a "Domesti
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Reported by:
Joe Plummer
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News Link • Bioterrorism
Monsanto Capitalizes on Drought and Enslaves Farmers
08-08-2012
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Farm Wars
Not only does this paraiah of a company manufacture and sell genetically engineered crops (GMOs) that actually increase drought conditions, but it is now poised to capitalize on the very same conditions that it helps to cause.
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Reported by:
Barbara Peterson
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