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Date Sent: 2012-04-30
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Monday, April 30, 2012 PM edition |
Hide-and-ship: Did the US know Libyan weapons were en route to Syrian rebels?
The Jet That Ate the Pentagon -- Concerns About NATO Summit Violence Leave Chicago Guessing About Security -- Ron Paul fans will love Charles Goyette's Red and Blue and Broke All Over -- A Different Philosophy of Civil Disobedience -- INNOVATIVE MOBILE APP TO COMBAT TSA PROFILING TAKES FLIGHT -- Off to closed Joliet jail for any NATO offenders? -- Joseph Kony Africa hunt is proving difficult for U.S. TROOPS -- Taliban Deny Resuming Talks With US -- Former Israeli Officials Speaking Out Against Rush to Iran War -- White House Defends Drones Despite Civilian Deaths -- Two Crises
Highlight China's Social Media Struggles -- "Wiped Off The Map" - The
Rumor of the Century -- Over Pakistani Objections, U.S. Resumes Drone Strikes -- Obama, Noda To Discuss Trade, Security Issues -- Why doesn't the free market work in journalism? -- Want to see what happens when a Senator endorses Romney at the Alaska State Convention? -- After Years in Solitary, a Mentally Ill Prisoner’s Day in Court -- What Really Happened in the Bin Laden Raid? -- Louisiana Shocker: Ron Paul Wins -- Streetviewed: Google cars snooping on WiFi users not an accident -- Obama has held more re-election fundraisers than previous five Presidents combined... -- US political theater: ‘Global oligarchic elite robs middle class’ -- London apartments to host surface-to-air missiles for Olympics -- SYRIA: US and allies ramp up plans for military intervention in Syria -- What's Next for Libya - by Stephen Lendman
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News Link • Syria
Hide-and-ship: Did the US know Libyan weapons were en route to Syrian rebels?
04-30-2012
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http://rt.com
The US and NATO have some questions to answer about the massive weapons cargo seized by Lebanese intelligence officials.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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Radio/TV Show • Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock - Radio
Host:
Ernest Hancock
04-30-12 What's in the news?? (Video & MP3 Loaded)
Ernest talks about current events and news makers for the coming week; Ernest discusses and replays parts of interview he did with Mark Potok, Editor of Intelligence Report for the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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News Link • Military Industrial Complex
The Jet That Ate the Pentagon
04-30-2012
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Foreign Policy Magazine
The US is making a gigantic investment in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, billed by its advocates as the next -- by their count the fifth -- generation of air-to-air and air-to-ground combat aircraft. Claimed to be near invisible to radar and able to
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Jean Carbonneau
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News Link • Secret Government Projects
Origins and Techniques of Monarch Mind Control - We should remember that it does exist!!!
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secretarcana.com
Monarch Programming is a method of mind control used by numerous organizations for covert purposes. It is a continuation of project MK-ULTRA, a mind-control program developed by the CIA, and tested on the military and civilians. The methods are asto
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Max Schofield
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News Link • Events: America
Concerns About NATO Summit Violence Leave Chicago Guessing About Security
04-30-2012
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www.chicago.cbslocal.com
Are There Evacuation Plans In Place? Will Armed Security Forces Blanket Federal Buildings? Nobody Can Really Be Sure
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Books
Ron Paul fans will love Charles Goyette's Red and Blue and Broke All Over
04-30-2012
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www.dailypaul.com
Charles Goyette has more in common with Ron Paul than merely similar views. Like Paul, Goyette has paid a price for standing by his principles.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Activism
A Different Philosophy of Civil Disobedience
04-30-2012
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www.batr.org
Conventional civil disobedience usually engages localized agencies and domestic government. Redress of grievances, constitutionally protected under law is a myth in practice.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Homeland Security
INNOVATIVE MOBILE APP TO COMBAT TSA PROFILING TAKES FLIGHT
04-30-2012
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Fly-Rights.Org
Introducing a quick and easy way to report complaints of air travel discrimination in real time, right after the incident occurs. The event will also be live streamed at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sikhcoalition
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Police State
To Joliet jail for NATO offenders?
04-30-2012
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http://www.suntimes.com, BY FRAN SPIELMAN
Mothballed for a decade, the Joliet Correctional Center could be temporarily reopened to serve as a detention facility for those arrested for serious offenses during the May 20-21 NATO summit.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Africa: On the Map
Joseph Kony hunt is proving difficult for U.S. troops
04-30-2012
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http://www.washingtonpost.com, By Craig Whitlock
Six months after President Obama ordered 100 elite troops to help capture the messianic warlord Joseph Kony, U.S. military commanders said Sunday that they have been unable to pick up his trail but believe he is hiding in this country’s dense jungle.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Obama Administration
Taliban Deny Resuming Talks With US
04-30-2012
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http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz
After Afghan Foreign Ministry officials claimed that peace talks with the Taliban are “on track,” the Taliban was quick to issue a statement to reiterate that no talks have ever taken place with the Karzai government, and that the stalled US talks ha
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Israel
Former Israeli Officials Speaking Out Against Rush to Iran War
04-30-2012
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http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz
Olmert: Definitely Not Time to Attack Iran
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Obama Administration
White House Defends Drones Despite Civilian Deaths
04-30-2012
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http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz
'Sometimes You Have to Take Life to Save Lives'
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Robert Lee
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News Link • European Union
The #1 Question That Big Investors Are Asking Right Now
04-30-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Joe Weisenthal
In the latest edition of On the Economists’ Minds, SocGen's Michala Marcussen reveals that the #1 client question right now is: Will the euro area switch to a new diet?
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • China
Two Crises Highlight China's Social Media Struggles
04-30-2012
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http://www.npr.org, by Louisa Lim
China is clamping down on social media as it grapples with a crisis over by the escape of a high-profile dissident apparently to U.S. protection.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Iran
"Wiped Off The Map" - The Rumor of the Century
04-30-2012
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http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Arash Norouzi
Across the world, a dangerous rumor has spread that could have catastrophic implications.
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News Link • Obama Administration
Obama, Noda To Discuss Trade, Security Issues
04-30-2012
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http://www.npr.org, by Jackie Northam
President Barack Obama holds a bilateral summit with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda at the White House Monday. It's the first such meeting between U.S. and Japanese leaders in three years.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • r3VOLution Continues
Want to see what happens when a Senator endorses Romney at the Alaska State Convention?
04-30-2012
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by Paulbot5437
Want to see what happens when a Senator endorses Romney at the Alaska State Convention?
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
After Years in Solitary, a Mentally Ill Prisoner’s Day in Court
04-30-2012
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motherjones, By Jean Casella and James Ridgeway
Testing a new legal strategy, Troy Anderson's lawyers will argue that his isolation violates federal disability law.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Secret Government Projects
What Really Happened in the Bin Laden Raid?
04-30-2012
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http://www.motherjones.com, By Mark Follman
Details of the story don't add up. Footage of the raid either exists or doesn't. The tale of that night in Abbottabad keeps getting more muddled.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • r3VOLution Continues
Louisiana Shocker: Ron Paul Wins
04-30-2012
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http://dougwead.wordpress.com, By Doug Wead
Well, the cat is out of the bag. Saturday’s district conventions in Louisiana give the Ron Paul campaign 74% of the delegates headed into the June state convention where the delegation to the Republican National Convention in Tampa will be finally d
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Mitt Romney's Nutty Professor
04-30-2012
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http://www.motherjones.com, By Tim Murphy
Meet W. Cleon Skousen: conspiracy theorist, slavery apologist, tea party icon. Mitt Romney says you should read him.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • r3VOLution Continues
Victory in Alaska!
04-30-2012
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by paulpower
It is confirmed that Ron Paul supporter Russ Millete was voted in as chair. (Note that according to AK Republican rules he will not have full power until Feb. 2013). Co-chair is RP supporter Deb Brown.
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News Link • Obama Administration
Obama has held more re-election fundraisers than previous five Presidents combined...
04-30-2012
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk, By Toby Harnden
Barack Obama has already held more re-election fundraising events than every elected president since Richard Nixon combined, according to figures to be published in a new book.
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News Link • Obama Administration
US political theater: ‘Global oligarchic elite robs middle class’
04-30-2012
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http://rt.com
America sees the’ looting’ of the US Treasury, and the money given to a Wall Street ‘criminal class’.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Events: Arizona
Hundreds rally to back hard-line Arizona sheriff
04-30-2012
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http://ca.news.yahoo.com, By Tim Gaynor
As many as 200 activists, some chanting "go Joe, go Joe," rallied in Arizona on Saturday to support Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who is facing a federal racial-profiling probe for his police sweeps against illegal immigrants.
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News Link • Military
London flats set to host missiles for Olympics
04-30-2012
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http://ca.news.yahoo.com, AFP
Residents of a London apartment block have been told that surface-to-air missiles were likely to be installed on the building to help combat airborne terror threats to the Olympic Games.
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News Link • European Union
Spain rallies against healthcare and education cuts (PHOTOS)
04-30-2012
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http://rt.com
Tens of thousands of Spaniards streamed into the streets nationwide Sunday to slam Madrid’s austerity program, which will take a $13 billion bite out of the country's education and healthcare budgets.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Media: Print
Cameron denies secret deal with Murdoch
04-30-2012
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http://ca.news.yahoo.com, AFP
British Prime Minister David Cameron insisted Sunday he had struck no secret deals with media baron Rupert Murdoch whereby policy was traded for his newspapers' political support.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Military
SYRIA: US and allies ramp up plans for military intervention in Syria
04-30-2012
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http://www.globalresearch.ca, World Socialist Web
Accusations that the Syrian government is either wholly or mainly responsible for breaches of the United Nations’ ceasefire are meant to provide a pretext for military intervention by the imperialist powers and their proxies.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Food
UK Supermarket Chain to Boycott Israeli Produce from Settlements
04-30-2012
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http://www.commondreams.org, Common Dreams staff
One of the largest supermarket chains in Britain has announced that it intends to boycott Israeli agricultural exporters that market produce from the West Bank settlements.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
Apple 'avoiding billions in global taxes,' report claims
04-30-2012
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http://ca.news.yahoo.com
Gadget giant Apple is avoiding billions of dollars in taxes by setting up small offices around the world to collect and invest the company's profits, according to The New York Times.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military
Media buzz as US confirms Russian troops to train on US soil
04-29-2012
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RT
The US has confirmed that Russian troops will carry out joint anti-terror drills on American soil in May. Reports of the unprecedented initiative had triggered hysteria in American public debate, with claims of the US fraternizing with "the enemy".
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Jean Carbonneau
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News Link • Bill of Rights
No protest; no guns: Tampa, Florida asks, 'How much of the Bill of Rights can we get rid of?'
04-29-2012
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http://rt.com,
The City Council of Tampa, Florida is asking Republican Governor Rick Scott to issue an executive order that would keep people with permits for concealed weapons from " wait for it " carrying concealed weapons.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Secret Government Projects
Terrorist Plots, Hatched by the F.B.I.
04-29-2012
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http://www.nytimes.com, By DAVID K. SHIPLER
THE United States has been narrowly saved from lethal terrorist plots in recent years " or so it has seemed.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Intelligence: Use and Abuse
Banks cooperate to track Occupy protesters
04-29-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Max Abelson
The world’s biggest banks are working with one another and police to gather intelligence as protesters try to rejuvenate the Occupy Wall Street movement with May demonstrations.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Drugs and Medications
Jimmy Kimmel Addresses Marijuana Legalization At White House Correspondents' Dinner 2012
04-29-2012
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com, By Paige Lavender
While delivering his remarks at the 2012 White House Correspondents' Dinner, comedian Jimmy Kimmel addressed the issue of marijuana legalization.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • NATO
NATO Invades Chicago
04-29-2012
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http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Ross Ruthenberg
The city of Chicago will be invaded by a NATO conference next month, costing US taxpayers up to $100 million for the provision of facilities and security for 50 delegations comprising some 100 dignitaries and thousands of advisors.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • 911 / World Trade Center
Insider Trading 9/11
04-29-2012
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http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Lars Schall
Is there any truth in the allegations that informed circles made substantial profits in the financial markets in connection to the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, on the United States?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Help For The Economy? Not From Debt-Bound Grads
04-29-2012
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http://www.npr.org, by NPR Staff
In a little more than 10 years, the total amount of student loan debt in this country has doubled to more than $1 trillion.
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