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Date Sent: 2011-06-02
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Thursday, June 2, 2011 PM edition |
“We Are on the Verge of a Great, Great Depression” -- War on The Internet: The Four Key Fronts
The Fiscal Sodomy of The American Public and Goldman Sachs -- Fiscal
Sodomy of The American Public and Bankster Holdings of PIIGS Debt -- The Underground Website Where You Can Buy Any Drug Imaginable --
CA: State pushes to end gold rush -- Goldman Sachs Said to Get Subpoena
From New York Prosecutor -- Govt to lose $14B of auto bailout funds -- Tiny Payout In TSA Breast Exposure Lawsuit --
AZ: Medical marijuana dispensary applications to be denied -- Horror
for US Economy as Data Falls off Cliff -- Jean-Claude Trichet's Goal:
Deep Integration and Total Control of EU Members -- GAME ON! $3 Billion Mamizu MACC Contract for Guam Military Buildup Re-Emerges -- Mobile Money: (NFC) A Solution To A Problem That Doesn't Exist -- Escalating an Asian Arms Race -- Wall Street Baffled by Slowing Economy, Low Yields: Trader -- The Feds Cook the Books with Greece -- Lance Armstrong's lawyers want apology from '60 Minutes' -- Our Hobson's Choice: Higher Taxes or Higher Inflation -- Ron Paul warns of 'dictatorship in Washington DC' -- Florida governor signs welfare drug-screen measure
AZ: Arizona Breakfast Club this Sat.
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News Link • Internet
War on The Internet: The Four Key Fronts
06-02-2011
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crikey.com.au
It’s a fully-fledged war on the internet. It is fought across multiple fronts, as governments respond to the threat posed by their citizens connecting up with one another and with citizens of other states. And it is being fought in the US, the EU...
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Reported by:
Jack Gregson
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News Link • Domestic Policy
Budget cuts force Calif. police and firemen to watch man drown
06-02-2011
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http://www.rawstory.com/
Police and firemen in Alameda, California watched a man drown on Monday after realizing they did not have proper certifications for water rescue, leaving them open to possible lawsuits if they attempted to save him.
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Freedoms Phoenix Reader 3
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News Link • Gun Rights
ATF agents say motive of gun smuggling was to hype anti-gun hysteria--and kill
06-02-2011
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http://www.examiner.com/
In the days since the story was first reported that the ATF-DOJ concocted a scheme to run or 'walk' U.S. guns into Mexico, various theories have been presented as to the motive.
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Freedoms Phoenix Reader 3
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News Link • Homeland Security
Will Anti-Federal Reserve Activists be on TSA's List of "Trusted Travelers"?
06-02-2011
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secureidnews.com
Benefits of the program may include enabling travelers to keep their shoes on, leave laptops in bags and perhaps skip the full body scanners, the spokesperson says.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Corruption
The Fiscal Sodomy of The American Public and Goldman Sachs
06-02-2011
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Market-ticker.org
Isn't that the definition of terrorism? Do what I want or unbridled Hell (of some form) will be visited upon your nation.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • European Union
Fiscal Sodomy of The American Public and Bankster Holdings of PIIGS Debt
06-02-2011
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EconomicPolicyJournal.com
Bottom line: There's a global bankster game going on where the role for the average American is to simply pay for it.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Drugs and Medications
The Underground Website Where You Can Buy Any Drug Imaginable
06-02-2011
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www.wired.com
And its all made possible by Bitcoin. Woe be to Bitcoin as the wrath of government descends upon Bitcoin.
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Chip Saunders
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News Link • Economy - International
Where the Wildest Things Are
06-02-2011
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http://dailyreckoning.com/
As it turns out, not all of the world’s wild things are in Max’s bedroom. Some of the wildest things of all are in the accounting ledgers of various national governments. Greek finances, for example, aren’t just wild; they’re scary too.
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News Link • Gold and Silver
CA: State pushes to end gold rush
06-02-2011
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http://rationalreview.news-digests.com/
"Fortune seekers hoping to strike it rich in California's ongoing gold rush may find their dreams dashed by new environmental rules that state lawmakers say are too costly to enforce.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Goldman Sachs Said to Get Subpoena From New York Prosecutor
06-02-2011
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www.bloomberg.com
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), the fifth- biggest U.S. bank by assets, received a subpoena from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office seeking information on the firm’s activities leading into the credit crisis
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Govt to lose $14B of auto bailout funds
06-02-2011
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http://news.yahoo.com/
WASHINGTON " The Obama administration said Wednesday that the government will lose about $14 billion in taxpayer funds from the bailout of the U.S. auto industry.
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
Tiny Payout In TSA Breast Exposure Lawsuit
06-02-2011
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http://www.thesmokinggun.com/
The U.S. government paid a paltry $2350 to settle a lawsuit brought by a Texas woman who sued the Transportation Security Administration after her breasts were exposed during a vigorous frisking at a Texas airport, records show.
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News Link • Drug War
AZ: Medical marijuana dispensary applications to be denied
06-02-2011
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http://rationalreview.news-digests.com/
"State health Director Will Humble was putting the finishing touches Tuesday on the letter he will give to prospective medical-marijuana dispensary owners when he declines their applications.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Horror for US Economy as Data Falls off Cliff
06-02-2011
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http://www.cnbc.com/
The last month has been a horror show for the U.S. economy, with economic data falling off a cliff, according to Mike Riddell, a fund manager at M&G Investments in London.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
422,000 File Initial Claims For The Week, 1,700,000 Per Month
06-02-2011
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ZeroHedge.com
Another day, another disappointment in the economic front, where over the past week there has not been one consensus beat. Either tomorrow's NFP number will be the biggest headfake, and the Birth Death adjustment will blow the hinges off...
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Sarah Palin Dons Star of David Necklace for NYC Visit: AIPAC Love
06-02-2011
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nbcnewyork.com
You couldn't miss it, the big Star of David hanging around Sarah Palin's neck as she toured the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island on Wednesday.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • European Union
Jean-Claude Trichet's Goal: Deep Integration and Total Control of EU Members
06-02-2011
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BusinessInsider.com/
He said that if a bailed-out country isn't delivering on its fiscal-adjustment program, then a "second stage" could be required, which could possibly involve "giving euro-area authorities a much deeper and authoritative say in the formation of...
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Drug War
Global war on drugs 'has failed' say former leaders
06-02-2011
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/
The Global Commission on Drug Policy report calls for the legalisation of some drugs and an end to the criminalisation of drug users.
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News Link • Housing
The 19 Cities Where Home Prices Just Won't Stop Falling
06-02-2011
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BusinessInsider.com/
Tuesday's headline Case-Shiller number was a nightmare, showing another big month-over-month decline in the value of homes across the United States.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Government Waste
GAME ON! $3 Billion Mamizu MACC Contract for Guam Military Buildup Re-Emerges
06-02-2011
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guam buildup news
GUAM " The U.S. Navy today set a June 21 deadline for bids on the Mamizu multiple award construction contract and said it will start off the $3 billion in works with a seed project "immediately" after the prime contractors are chosen.
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Leon Felkins
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News Link • Housing
Banker Derangement Syndrome: Part 1
06-02-2011
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NakedCapitalism.com/
Banker Derangement Syndrome occurs when someone who might once have been sensible is acting as a mindless mouthpiecs of particularly rancid banking industry propaganda.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Currencies
Mobile Money: (NFC) A Solution To A Problem That Doesn’t Exist
06-02-2011
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pcpro.co.uk/blogs
Mobile money is the future, or so I’m assured by research into the use of Near Field Communications (NFC) systems, which says most of us will be using our smartphones to pay for stuff within the next four years.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Wall Street Baffled by Slowing Economy, Low Yields: Trader
06-01-2011
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CNBC
Wall Street is having a hard time figuring out what to do now that the U.S. economy appears to be sputtering and yields are so low, Peter Yastrow, market strategist for Yastrow Origer, told CNBC.
"What we’ve got right now is almost near panic goin
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Stocks Plunge Amid Global Recovery Fears
06-02-2011
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http://www.cnbc.com/
Stocks sank more than 2 percent Wednesday, following several economic reports that confirmed a struggling recovery and after Moody's downgraded Greece's bond ratings deeper into junk status.
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News Link • Events: America
Pack Of 18-Foot Sharks Comes Dangerously Close To Long Island Shore
06-02-2011
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http://newyork.cbslocal.com/
A Long Island beach remained closed to swimmers Wednesday following shark sightings off the coast.
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News Link • Arizona's Top News
Geurena Memorial Day Ceremony - Complete Video Playlist
06-02-2011
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Ed Vallejo with a Freedom's Phoenix EXCLUSIVE!
I finally finished uploading all my videos from Tucson, and have them in order on one playlist on my YouTube Channel. He didn't have to die... ARE YOU NEXT?
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News Link • Events: America
D.C.'s ambulance fleet depleted by repairs
06-02-2011
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http://washingtonexaminer.com/
Nearly a third of the District's basic life support ambulances are out of service for repairs, a situation that couldn't come at a worse time, union officials said.
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News Link • Government Debt & Financing
Our Hobson's Choice: Higher Taxes or Higher Inflation Via Christine Lagarde
06-02-2011
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EconomicPolicyJournal.com
The best way to hide the true cost is to have other people’s taxpayers foot the bill, preferably with the least possible transparency. Thus, euro-zone politicians have a lot at stake, and look for Ms. Lagarde to run the I.M.F.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • World News
Libya oil chief defects as NATO extends campaign
06-02-2011
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http://ca.news.yahoo.com/
Libya's top oil official became the latest leading figure to desert Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday, complaining of "unbearable" violence and adding political momentum to a revolt against the leader's long rule.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Prepare for More Money Printing: Analyst
06-02-2011
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http://www.cnbc.com/
Investors should prepare themselves for a third round of quantitative easing, Simon Maughn, co-head of European equities at MF Global, told CNBC Wednesday.
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News Link • Police State
Ron Paul warns of 'dictatorship in Washington DC'
06-02-2011
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The Hill
"We're not on the verge of having a king, but we are on the verge of having way too much dictatorship in Washington, DC," Paul said, comparing our situation to when the ancient Israelites begged, against their own good, that a king rule their land
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
MTA Officers Detain Man For Taking Pictures
06-02-2011
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CBS News
The Maryland Transit Administration says more training may be called for after three MTA officers detained a man for taking pictures at a light rail station. This isn’t the first time MTA police have overstepped their bounds.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Police State
Detained for photography in Baltimore
06-02-2011
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youtube
This incident occurred at the Cultural Center station in Baltimore, Maryland on March 21, 2011. I was visiting from Oregon, and as part of my career interests, I explored the transit systems of Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, a
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Drug War
Florida governor signs welfare drug-screen measure
06-02-2011
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InfoWars.com/
“It’s the right thing for taxpayers,” Scott said after signing the measure. “It’s the right thing for citizens of this state that need public assistance. We don’t want to waste tax dollars. And also, we want to give people an incentive to not use dru
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Opinion • General Opinion
CONNECTING THE DOTS
My daddy is a U.S. Marine
06-02-2011
Frosty Wooldridge
My dad forged me. He molded me. He taught me athletics. He gave me a never-ever-give-up attitude in sports and life. He encouraged me to work my brain first in school and then, pursue sports. He stamped me with the indelible responsibility to...
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News Link • European Union
Greece, Please Do The Right Thing: Default Now
06-02-2011
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OfTwoMinds.com/blog
If you think this through, there is only one ethical thing for the maiden to do: toss the spiked sugary drink in the face of the predator and deliver a swift, hard kick between his legs "where it counts."
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Housing
Buying A Home Is For Suckers
06-02-2011
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LewRockwell.com
According to a USA Today analysis of Census data released this weekend, since 2006, the number of households that rent has grown by about 700,000 a year, while the number of households that own has fallen by about 200,000 a year.
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News Link • Science
Improved Artificial Photosynthesis
06-02-2011
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arclein
Under the supervision of Professor Michael Gratzel in EPFL's Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, the two scientists achieved this remarkable feat by combining techniques used at the industrial scale, and then applying them to the problem of prod
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robert klein
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News Link • Climate Change
Active Hurricane Season Indicated
06-02-2011
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arclein
record warm levels, increasing the chance of powerful storms reaching Eastern Canada.
He said it's also unlikely the Pacific Ocean will be warm enough to create an El Nino " an effect that produces winds capable of preventing tropical storms from f
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robert klein
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News Link • Science
How to Spot a Psychopath With Jon Ronson
06-02-2011
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arclein
A man in his late 20s walked towards me. His arm was outstretched. He wasn't wearing sweatpants. He was wearing a pinstripe jacket and trousers. He looked like a young businessman trying to make his way in the world, someone who wanted to show every
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Congestive Heart Disease Reversed
06-02-2011
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arclein
he drug, a type of histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor being evaluated in numerous ongoing clinical trials, has been shown to reverse the harmful effects of autophagy in heart muscle cells of mice. Autophagy is a natural process by which cells eat t
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