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Date Sent: 2012-03-29
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Thursday, March 29, 2012 PM edition |
McCain Resolution Calls for Arming Syrian Opposition, Safe Zones
03-29-12 -- Scott Horton - Kurt Wallace --
(MP3 & Video Loaded) -- The Never-Ending Crusade -- Doomsday Dating
Sites: 'Don't Face The Future Alone' -- Activist Judges on Trial -- Forget Fear of Flying, Fear Airport Screening -- Offline Saturday? Anonymous to shut down Internet over SOPA, Wall St. -- EU declares war on hackers, threatens long jail terms -- China: 'Growth on surface, lots of problems underneath' -- N. Korea fueling rocket ahead of banned launch -- Mali coup: African Spring -- Labor rage: Arrests as General Strike locks Spain -- Are we on the Brink of an Energy Revolution: An Interview with
Andrea Rossi -- Canada's prostitution laws struck down -- Rand Paul Stands Between US War With
Iran -- Divided Arab League Won’t Call for al-Assad to Step
Down -- Why Does The Department Of Homeland Security Need 450
MILLION Hollow Point Bullets? -- Police
Video Shows No Blood or Bruises on George Zimmerman -- The
NeoCon Expat Game -- House GOP:
Rape Prevention Measures an Unreasonable Luxury -- America’s racial divide: wide and deep
as the Grand Canyon - by Frosty Wooldridge -- The Money Trail Behind
Florida's Notorious Gun Law -- Kurt Wallace of Daily Paul interviews
Ernest Hancock about the Silver Dime Card Project -- IRS seeks 4,000 agents, $303 million
for Obamacare -- New Hampshire Senate Passes Medical
Marijuana Bill -- World Congress
Hopes to Enforce Commitments Made at Rio+20 -- Constitution
Set to Die Next Year -- Legislating
Greater Wall Street Theft - by Stephen Lendman -- Fragging in Afghanistan? - by
Stephen Lendman -- First wheat, now healthcare
WI: Ron Paul to Hold Giant Town
Hall Meeting March 29
Message from Donna: March 29, 2012
-- Happy 51st Birthday to Ernest Hancock, Publisher of Freedom's
Phoenix!
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News Link • Obama Administration
McCain Resolution Calls for Arming Syrian Opposition, Safe Zones
03-29-2012
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http://news.antiwar.com, by John Glaser
Obama has already begun intervening in Syria to a considerable degree, holding out military support until the rebels organize
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Daily Paul Silver Dime Card Drive by Freedom's Phoenix
03-29-2012
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www.dailypaul.com
Ernest Hancock of Freedom's Phoenix has created a special collectors edition Daily Paul Silver Dime Cards. Freedom's Phoenix is offering these amazing cards for $5.00 each as a fundraiser to support the Daily Paul.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Racism
The Never-Ending Crusade
03-29-2012
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http://www.inthesetimes.org, BY Patrick Glennon
No Americans were killed on U.S. soil by Islamic extremists in 2011. Why does Islamophobia persist?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Outdoor Survival
Doomsday Dating Sites: 'Don't Face The Future Alone'
03-29-2012
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CNN Money
Survivalist Singles has entered the online dating scene, catering specifically to this niche community of "preppers," "survivalists" and "doomsdayers."
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Chip Saunders
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Activist Judges on Trial
03-29-2012
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http://www.truthdig.com, By E.J. Dionne, Jr.
Three days of Supreme Court arguments over the health care law demonstrated for all to see that conservative justices are prepared to act as an alternative legislature
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
Forget Fear of Flying, Fear Airport Screening
03-29-2012
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http://www.truthdig.com, By Amy Goodman
There was terror in the skies this week over Texas, caused not by a terrorist but by a pilot"a Flight Standards captain, no less.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Anonymous
Offline Saturday? Anonymous to shut down Internet over SOPA, Wall St.
03-29-2012
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http://rt.com
Anonymous have declared they are shutting the internet down on March 31 in protest against SOPA, Wall Street, and "irresponsible leaders and the beloved bankers who are starving the world for their own selfish needs out of sheer sadistic fun."
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Robert Lee
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News Link • European Union
EU declares war on hackers, threatens long jail terms
03-29-2012
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http://rt.com
Internet hackers will face significantly tougher criminal penalties after a new draft resolution was passed in the European Parliament with an overwhelming majority.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • China
China: 'Growth on surface, lots of problems underneath'
03-29-2012
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http://rt.com
It is wrong to idealize the Chinese success, let alone fear Chinese economic dominance in the future. It is not coming
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Robert Lee
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News Link • NATO
N. Korea fuelling rocket ahead of banned launch
03-29-2012
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http://rt.com
North Korea has begun fuelling a rocket for a launch seen by the West as a pretext for testing ballistic missile technology banned by the UN.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military
Mali coup: African Spring
03-29-2012
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http://rt.com
The situation in Mali remains tense as neighbors threaten sanctions against the country taken over by a military junta.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • European Union
Labor rage: Arrests as General Strike locks Spain
03-29-2012
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http://rt.com
At least 58 people have been arrested and nine injured in Spain, as thousands take part in a general strike and rally against recent labor reforms.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military
Will ‘guardian angels’ save Americans from Afghans they’ve angered?
03-29-2012
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http://rt.com
With growing incidence of Afghan attacks on American soldiers, the US military is taking desperate measures to protect its personnel.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Free Trade
What the heck is FINCRYP PKTP VAULT??? Find out on Agorist Marketplace.
3-28-12
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http://www.agoristmarketplace.com
A long time ago on a slightly different internet…
I had a dream, a passion, a belief that we could all trade safe, secure and privately.
This dream has been trodden on kicked, assulted and stolen. It is still alive and a passion that I will alw
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Agorist Alma
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News Link • Energy
Are we on the Brink of an Energy Revolution: An Interview with Andrea Rossi
03-29-2012
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Oilprice.com
Andrea Rossi appears to have produced the first working “cold” fusion device, or low energy nuclear reaction (LENR), with his Energy Catalyser (E-Cat) machine; a technology previously declared impossible by the scientific community.
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Staffoilpricedotcom Erik
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News Link • Sexuality: Sex and the Law
Canada's prostitution laws struck down
03-29-2012
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United Press International
A five-judge panel of the Canadian province of Ontario's Court of Appeal ruled Monday that several elements of the country's prostitution laws are unconstitutional.
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Mike Renzulli
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News Link • Iran
Rand Paul Stands Between US War With Iran
03-29-2012
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www.prisonplanet.com
Senator blocks sanctions bill saying it could be used as a means to go to war
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Syria
Divided Arab League Won’t Call for al-Assad to Step Down
03-29-2012
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www.juancole.com
Syria is among the most pressing items on the docket, and is an issue that has already divided and in some ways defeated the meeting. Saudi Arabia and Qatar wanted a resolution calling for al-Assad to step down in Syria and for arming the Syrian revo
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Homeland Security
Why Does The Department Of Homeland Security Need 450 MILLION Hollow Point Bullets?
03-29-2012
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The American Dream
Something does not add up. If anyone has a possible explanation for why the DHS would need 450 million rounds of ammunition, please post a comment and share your thoughts with us below.
Recently it was announced that ATK was awarded a contract t
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Christopher Campbell
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News Link • Gun Rights
Trayvon Martin Video Shows No Blood or Bruises on George Zimmerman
03-29-2012
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AP
A police surveillance video taken the night that Trayvon Martin was shot dead shows no blood or bruises on George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain who says he shot Martin after he was punched in the nose, knocked down and had his head slamme
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • NeoCons
The NeoCon Expat Game
03-29-2012
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http://www.antiwar.com, John Glaser
Ahmari, the neocons’ favorite Iranian, is very much in the mold of the neocons’ favorite Iraqi.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Imperialism
Good Night, America, and Good-Bye
03-29-2012
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http://original.antiwar.com, Philip Giraldi
It is interesting to note just how well this imperialism thing has worked for the American people.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Obama Administration
House GOP: Rape Prevention Measures an Unreasonable Luxury
03-29-2012
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http://motherjones.com, By Tim Murphy
On Wednesday, as most of official Washington was fixing its gaze squarely on the Supreme Court, the House Committee on the Judiciary convened a hearing on another issue: the supposedly posh conditions at the Department of Homeland Security's immigran
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Climate Change
And You Thought That Heat Wave Was Bad?
03-29-2012
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http://motherjones.com,
Climatologist Matthew Huber on our broiling, miserable, wish-it-were-sci-fi future.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Energy
No New Coal Plants! Great, But What About the Old Ones?
03-29-2012
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http://motherjones.com, By Kate Sheppard
The Environmental Protection Agency made a huge step forward on Tuesday with the announcement of rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants"the first rules for power plants, ever.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gun Rights
The Money Trail Behind Florida's Notorious Gun Law
03-29-2012
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http://motherjones.com, By Andy Kroll
The money trail leading to the watershed law in Florida"the first of the 24 across the nation"traces primarily to one source: the National Rifle Association. When Gov. Bush conducted the 2005 signing ceremony, standing alongside him was Marion Hammer
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Kurt Wallace of Daily Paul interviews Ernest Hancock about the Silver Dime Card Project
03-29-2012
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www.dailypaul.com
Daily Paul Silver Dime Card Drive by Freedom's Phoenix
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Obama Administration
Bill Maher's Obama SuperPAC Donation Causing Stir
03-29-2012
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http://www.npr.org, by Carrie Kahn
Comedian Bill Maher's $1 million check to the superPAC supporting President Obama's re-election is the first seven-figure donation to the group since Obama tacitly endorsed the fundraising strategy in early February.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
The Santorum nightmare
03-29-2012
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http://blogs.aljazeera.com, By Alan Fisher
Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum won’t lose any core supporters for letting loose during a fiery run-in with a New York Times reporter.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Philosophy of Liberty
What Does It Mean to be Free?
03-29-2012
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www.againstcronycapitalism.org, Nick Sorrentino
What does it mean to be free? I believe that freedom is the ability to do certain things. To speak as I wish. To think as I wish. To do business as I wish. To medicate myself as I wish. To go where I wish. To spend time with whomever I wish. You get
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Obama Administration
IRS seeks 4,000 agents, $303 million for Obamacare
03-29-2012
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http://washingtonexaminer.com, Paul Bedard
The Internal Revenue Service wants to add about 4,000 agents to hunt down tax cheats and still plans to spend $303 million building a system to oversee Obamacare even though its future looks bleak in the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • States' Rights
New Hampshire Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
03-29-2012
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http://stopthedrugwar.org, by Phillip Smith
The New Hampshire Senate voted Wednesday to approve a medical marijuana bill, Senate Bill 409, in a 13-11 vote. The bill now moves to the House.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • New World Order
World Congress Hopes to Enforce Commitments Made at Rio+20
03-29-2012
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http://www.humblelibertarian.com, by Judy Morris
Holy Crap! I had no earthly idea there was a World Congress.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Constitution
Constitution Set to Die Next Year
03-29-2012
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http://freedombunker.com, By James Daniels
Schedule a day off next year for the Constitution’s funeral.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Police State
Saudi Decadence
03-29-2012
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arclein
Saudi Arabia has a medieval social structure, comprising four classes of people. The royal family is on top: It includes all the descendants of the original Saudi rulers and their tribal allies. The family includes an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 princes
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robert klein
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News Link • Science
The Singularity With Vernor Vinge
03-29-2012
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arclein
Vinge has a proven track record of looking ahead. His 1981 novella True Names was one of the first science fiction stories to deal with virtual reality, and he also coined the phrase, “The Technological Singularity” to describe a future point at whic
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robert klein
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
Cranberry Compared to Statins
03-29-2012
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arclein
Recent results published in the European Journal of Nutrition indicate that cranberry juice may reduce the number of endothelial cells that produce a compound called osteocalcin, which has been linked to hardening of the arteries.
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robert klein
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News Link • Archaeology
Why Humans Began to Walk Upright
03-29-2012
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arclein
These chimpanzees provide a model of the ecological conditions under which our earliest ancestors might have begun walking on two legs,” said Dr. Brian Richmond, an author of the study and associate professor of anthropology at the George Washington
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robert klein
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News Link • Healthcare
First wheat, now healthcare
03-28-2012
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www.latimes.com By James Bovard
1942 Wickard vs. Filburn, "it is hardly lack of due process for the government to regulate that which it subsidizes." A vast increase in political-bureaucratic control over American life, even though the court's ruling rested on mind-boggling econom
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Ernest Hancock
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