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Date Sent: 2015-01-14
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Wednesday, January 14, 2015 |
Paris Shooters Trained With Underwear Bomber Patsy
ISIS Hack of Pentagon Twitter Accounts Traced Back to Maryland -- Indiana town moves to seize over 350 homes to make room for private developer -- Blankenship gag order is third ruling by judge -- Audit: State cops botched tracking of seized assets -- Legalized Highway Robbery, Cop Caught on Dashcam Stealing $50,000 Cash -- Meet KeySweeper, the $10 USB charger that steals MS keyboard strokes -- NYC police, post-Paris terror, told to watch people closely: 'Look for their hands' -- Silk Road stunner: Ulbricht admits founding the site, but says he isn't DPR -- The "Malheur Mafia" Takes Its Cut -- 50 Civilians Believed Killed in US Airstrike in Syria -- #39- "Free Markets Exploit Women" -- This timeline shows the rise of the group organizing anti-Islam rallies in Germany -- Police Obliterate Home to Serve DUI Warrant -- CIA Mind-Control Program: Not Gone, Not Forgotten -- Man Serving Life in Prison for Pot Charge Won't be Pardoned -- Ron Paul: "Lessons From Paris" -- BRICS Ditching the Dollar -- Texas Woman Suing DPS After Roadside Cavity Search -- Peter Schiff- Fed-Propped Oil Prices Tumble. Stocks and Real Estate Next. -- Under the hood of I2P, the Tor alternative that reloaded Silk Road -- FREE TRADE: THE ENGINE OF REVOLUTION -- Silk Road Trial: Independent Media, Activsts, Arrive in NYC -- Revolutions Eat Their Parents -- Charlie Hebdo and Tsarnaev's Trial: Cui bono? -- China's Iron Ore Inventories Post Biggest Decline in Two Years; Yuan Observation -- The Police Threat Is Too High -- The December 2014 Payroll Jobs Report -- The Road To War With Russia -- Is Prince Andrew Really That Sleazy? -- The Prison State Of America: More Jails Than Colleges -- How Holder Lost Struggle for Social Justice
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News Link • World News
Paris Shooters Trained With Underwear Bomber Patsy
01-13-2015
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http://www.prisonplanet.com-Adan Salazar
It has been revealed that the Paris shooters lived and trained with the Underwear Bomber. Here is an excerpt from Police State 4: The Rise of FEMA which shows how US agencies worked to protect the bomber before and during the operation and tried to s
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
ISIS Hack of Pentagon Twitter Accounts Traced Back to Maryland
01-13-2015
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Infowars
According to the group which identifies itself as Anonymous, the ISIS hack of the Pentagon's Twitter accounts traces back to Maryland â€" home of the National Security Agency.
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News Link • Eminent Domain
Indiana town moves to seize over 350 homes to make room for private developer
01-13-2015
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Police State USA
A town is working to "demolish a working-class neighborhood" by seizing 354 homes and passing the land off to a private commercial developer. Using federal dollars and the highly-abused power of eminent domain, the city intends to evict
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Blankenship gag order is third ruling by judge
01-13-2015
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Register-Herald
Berger sealed several court documents while the case was ongoing, and then she sealed her own memorandum opinion as to why she granted Alpha's motion to dismiss.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Audit: State cops botched tracking of seized assets
01-13-2015
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Poughkeepsie Journal
New York State Police have done a poor job keeping track of more than $2 billion in seized assets and didn't get enough in return when selling them off, a state audit has found.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Legalized Highway Robbery, Cop Caught on Dashcam Stealing $50,000 Cash
01-13-2015
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The Free Thought Proiject
Deputy Dove: "Well, I'm gonna search that vehicle first, ok?"
Nguyen: "Hey, what's the reason you're searching my car?"
Deputy Dove: "Because I'm talking to you … well, no, I don't have to explain that to you. I'm not going
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Meet KeySweeper, the $10 USB charger that steals MS keyboard strokes
01-13-2015
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ars technica
The highly stealthy keystroke logger can be built by someone with only slightly above-average technical skills for as little as $10. Called KeySweeper, it's a device that sniffs, decrypts, logs, and transmits all input typed into a
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
NYC police, post-Paris terror, told to watch people closely: 'Look for their hands'
01-13-2015
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Washington Times
New York City police are on high alert following the terror attacks in Paris, and a leaked memo indicates that officers have been told to stay in their patrol cars when possible and watch passersby closely for signs of aggression.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Silk Road stunner: Ulbricht admits founding the site, but says he isn't DPR
01-13-2015
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ars technica
Once they got the chance, it took prosecutors less than a minute to point the finger--literally--at Ross Ulbricht.
The jury of six men and six women were assembled in Manhattan's federal courthouse to hear a story about a "dark and secret part o
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News Link • Justice and Judges
The "Malheur Mafia" Takes Its Cut
01-13-2015
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
"If I don't have my black robe on, I'm just like anybody else," Oregon District Judge Gregory Baxter once pontificated from the bench. "But if I am wearing my black robe I expect my orders to be followed."
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News Link • Syria
50 Civilians Believed Killed in US Airstrike in Syria
01-13-2015
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http://news.antiwar.com, Jason Ditz
Airstrike Leveled a Jail Full of Prisoners
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News Link • Employee and Employer Relations
#39- "Free Markets Exploit Women"
01-13-2015
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http://fee.org, by ANNE RATHBONE BRADLEY
A growing debate in the United States is that working women are exploited by a free labor market where they are paid, on average, significantly less than their male counterparts.
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News Link • Activism
This timeline shows the rise of the group organizing anti-Islam rallies in Germany
01-13-2015
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http://www.globalpost.com,Allison Jackson
Its anti-Islamic stance has drawn support from thousands of people.
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News Link • Police Accountability Report
Police Obliterate Home to Serve DUI Warrant
01-13-2015
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http://www.thedailysheeple.com,Joshua Krause
Just a few days after Christmas, the Sheriff's Department in Tompkins County, New York issued an arrest warrant for David M. Cady after he failed to show up to court for a DUI.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Man Serving Life in Prison for Pot Charge Won't be Pardoned
01-13-2015
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http://www.thedailysheeple.com,Joshua Krause
When Jeff Mizanskey was arrested for his part in a drug deal in 1993, he had no idea what he was in for.
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Ron Paul: "Lessons From Paris"
01-13-2015
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http://www.zerohedge.com,Submitted by Ron Paul
After the tragic shooting at a provocative magazine in Paris last week, I pointed out that given the foreign policy positions of France we must consider blowback as a factor.
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News Link • Economy - International
BRICS Ditching the Dollar
01-13-2015
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http://www.dailypaul.com-giam0005
Good article:
"The ability of the world to ditch the dollar will be a major, major change in world economic balance… and a major step forward for world economic freedom."
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News Link • Agriculture
Eatwild's Directory of U.S., Canadian and International Farms & Ranches
01-13-2015
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http://www.eatwild.com-
Eatwild's Directory of Farms lists more than 1,400 pasture-based farms, with more farms being added each week. It is the most comprehensive source for grass-fed meat and dairy products in the United States and Canada. Products include: Beef,Pork, Lam
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News Link • Prepping
Guest Article: Is Your First Aid Kit Complete? by Dr. T., DMD
01-13-2015
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http://survivalblog.com
Traditionally, survival medical advice has sounded something like this: "Have a medical first aid kit and make sure your dental work is up to date."
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News Link • Police Accountability Report
Texas Woman Suing DPS After Roadside Cavity Search
01-13-2015
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http://thelibertybeat.com-John Bush
A Texas woman is suing the Texas Department of Public Safety after a roadside cavity search was performed on her because officers claimed they smelled marijuana.
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News Link • r3VOLution Continues
Reading between the lines: you've been trained, now disperse and train others!
01-13-2015
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http://www.dailypaul.com-TwelveOhOne
I don't relish the idea of the Ark coming to an end. However, in thinking through the news over this day, I see a silver lining: regardless of Michael's internal reasons for doing what he does, this is also an opportunity for us to get out there and
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
American independence in space: Ending reliance on the Soyuz spacecraft by 2017
01-13-2015
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http://www.gizmag.com-Anthony Wood
The push to return manned launch capabilities to United States soil is bringing about an exciting period in the commercial space industry. September 2014 saw the awarding of the US Government's Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contr
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News Link • Surveillance
Under the hood of I2P, the Tor alternative that reloaded Silk Road
01-13-2015
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ars technica
It has the potential to anonymize a greater range of applications and services as it gains adoption, and its architecture is theoretically less vulnerable to the sorts of de-anonymizing attacks researchers claim have been able to use against Tor.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
FREE TRADE: THE ENGINE OF REVOLUTION
01-13-2015
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http://fff.org-Wendy McElroy
To say that a country so remote and insignificant as Korea is our first line of defense [against communism] is to say that every nation in every part of the world is also our "first line of defense" -- a conception which is obviously fantastic a
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News Link • Internet
Silk Road Trial: Independent Media, Activsts, Arrive in NYC
01-13-2015
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http://thelibertybeat.com-Catherine Bleish
This week independent media and grassroots activists will descend upon New York City for the trial of Ross Ulbricht, the alleged founder of Silk Road, the darkweb bitcoin marketplace.
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News Link • Future Predictions
Upcoming 2015 year will be all about further moves towards the integration of Eurasia as...
01-13-2015
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http://sputniknews.com-Pepe Escobar
Upcoming 2015 year will be all about further moves towards the integration of Eurasia as the US is progressively squeezed out of Eurasia, Pepe Escobar believes.
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News Link • Government
Revolutions Eat Their Parents
01-13-2015
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http://mises.org-Peter St. Onge
Left-wing revolution is one of history's biggest bait-and-switches. Both for the intellectuals who hanker for the grapeshot, and for the marginalized peoples who get concentration camps instead of the anti-capitalist utopia they were promised.
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
SpaceX's Elon Musk to Reveal Mars Colonization Ideas This Year
01-13-2015
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http://www.space.com- Elizabeth Howell
Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur behind the private spaceflight company SpaceX, says he will unveil his concepts for Mars colonization later this year.
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Charlie Hebdo and Tsarnaev's Trial: Cui bono?
01-13-2015
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http://www.paulcraigroberts.org-Paul Craig Roberts
UPDATE: Well known writers Thierry Meyssan and Kevin Barrett see the "terrorist" attach on Charlie Hebdo as a false flag attack.
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News Link • Drones
CNN gets go-ahead to use drones in newsgathering
01-13-2015
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http://www.gizmag.com-Nick Lavars
News media heavyweight CNN has reached an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) designed to usher in the use of drones in newsgathering and reporting.
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News Link • Transportation
Ford redefines the GT with carbon, aerodynamics and a frugal 600hp V6
01-13-2015
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http://www.gizmag.com-Mike Hanlon
Ford delivered a bombshell at NAIAS today by redefining its sportiest ever model (the GT) for a second time, incorporating vastly improved and active aerodynamics, stripping weight through the extensive use of lightweight carbon fiber composites plus
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News Link • China
China's Iron Ore Inventories Post Biggest Decline in Two Years; Yuan Observation;
01-13-2015
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http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com-Mike S.
China's Iron Ore Inventories Post Biggest Decline in Two Years; Yuan Observation; Pro-Cyclical Stupidity.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
The Police Threat Is Too High
01-13-2015
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http://www.paulcraigroberts.org-Paul Craig Roberts
The hypocrisy of American police is beginning to bother even law and order conservatives. The New York Police Department is rivaling the black community in Ferguson in keeping alive the murders of their community members.
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News Link • World News
Is Prince Andrew Really That Sleazy?
01-13-2015
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http://www.lewrockwell.com-An Wilson
By the standards of the House of Hanover, from whom he stems, his vulgarities and follies seem mild.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
The Prison State Of America: More Jails Than Colleges
01-13-2015
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http://www.lewrockwell.com-Tyler Durden
As we recently noted, The Prison State of America is alive and well as our prison-industrial complex, which holds 2.3 million prisoners, or 25 percent of the world's prison population, makes money by keeping prisons full.
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News Link • MEDIA BLOG REFERENCES
How Holder Lost Struggle for Social Justice the story of US Attorney Eric Holder's failure to ca
01-13-2015
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http://www.veteranstoday.com/2015/01/10/how-holder
By Stew Webb
Foreclosing On The New Equality
Babylonian money magic and the actual business model of the international banking cartel that controls the Federal Reserve and other key Central Banks around the World depends on cycling a target popul
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Letters to the Editor
Review of new book on genocide
Written by: Donna Hancock
The Unkindest Cut of All - Genocidal killing sprees have taken more than 100 million lives since the late 19th century--four times the toll of combatants in the 'regular' wars. (Sent from a Freedom's Phoenix Reader...)
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News Link • NeoCons
Michael G. Waltz: Profit-Making Proponent of Endless War
01-11-2015
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Lew Rockwell blog
Michael Waltz worked as a special adviser to Dick Cheney. He worked in the Pentagon. He was in the US Army Special Forces. He is very much a man of empire. He has moved into the "private sector" of the military-industrial-intelligence complex.
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News Link • Free Speech
French cartoonist Sine on trial on charges of anti-Semitism over Sarkozy jibe
01-11-2015
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The Telegraph
A Left-wing cartoonist is to go on trial on Tuesday on charges of anti-Semitism for suggesting Jean Sarkozy, the son of the French president, was converting to Judaism for financial reasons.
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News Link • Afghanistan
ACLU challenges latest US move to block release of detainee abuse photos
01-11-2015
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Newsweek
The ACLU filed a brief challenging the U.S. government's assertion last month that releasing thousands of classified images depicting the U.S. military's abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan would threaten national security.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Convicted 'eco-terrorist' freed amid claims FBI hid evidence
01-11-2015
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Sacramento Bee
The former college student and house-framer from Foresthill was so dangerous that, after a 10-day trial in Sacramento in 2007, he was sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison in a case touted by the FBI as a shining example of its success in fi
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
The Problem With the Police - by L. Neil Smith
01-11-2015
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L. Neil Smith's The Libertarian Enterprise
It will come as a surprise when I say I have no sympathy for the crypiggies who've begun blubbering, since the mess at Ferguson, about how dangerous their "profession" is and how special steps have to be taken to protect them.
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Ron Paul: "Reality Is Now Setting In For America... It Was All Based On Lies & Ignorance"
01-11-2015
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zero hedge
If Americans were honest with themselves they would acknowledge the Republic is no more. We live in a police state. If we do not resist this development, freedom and prosperity for all Americans will continue to deteriorate.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Wisconsin The First State to Mandate Outside Investigations of Fatal Police Shootings
01-11-2015
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The Real News
Michael Bell, Sr. discusses how the fatal police shooting of his son a decade ago led to the passage of a 2014 Wisconsin law that bars police from investigating themselves after a fatal shooting
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News Link • Free Speech
A friend says: "I am not Charlie Hebdo" (part I) - by Claire Wolfe
01-11-2015
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Backwoods Home
I did not write the following. It was sent to me by a friend who has concluded that free speech is now such a myth that anonymity is the only protection. These are my friend's opinions.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Accidents Will Happen
01-11-2015
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Simple Justice
Police Officer Liang had an accident. It cost Akai Gurley his life. He made a choice to unholster his gun, to put his finger on the trigger and to engage in conduct that caused the gun to fire. Liang had no reason to shoot,
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Texas Cops Suspended in Name Only for Beating Man Photographing Business
01-11-2015
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Photography Is Not a Crime
The San Antonio cops who viciously beat a man while photographing his wife's business were suspended for a whopping 15 days, which was quickly reduced to 5 days after the cops met with the police chief, who then quickly retired.
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
Recommendation of documentary Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
01-11-2015
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Christine Smith's blog
...should be viewed by anyone who humbly seeks truth, respects individuality, rejects aggression...No other writer has come close to the eloquence, beauty, and indomitable strength of Gore Vidal's works. He is our nation's biographer, the true one.
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News Link • Government
F.B.I. and Justice Dept. Said to Seek Charges for Petraeus
01-11-2015
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http://www.nytimes.com- MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT, MATT A
The F.B.I. and Justice Department prosecutors have recommended bringing felony charges against David H. Petraeus, contending that he provided classified information to a lover while he was director of the C.I.A., officials said, and leaving Attorney
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News Link • Gun Rights
Another Reason for a Gun at the Door
01-11-2015
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http://www.lewrockwell.com-Dean Weingarten
Arizona - -(Ammoland.com)- Jeff Preach, pictured above, is 63. He believed that his days as a high school football center were long gone.
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News Link • Books
BFP Exclusive- Without Truth, Life is Worthless: On Sibel Edmonds' The Lone Gladio
01-11-2015
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http://www.lewrockwell.com-Filip Kovacevic
The Lone Gladio: The fight against evil requires a massive counter-force. It requires not one but an army of angels-demons.
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News Link • Philosophy: Anarchism
"What Anarchy Isn't" - The Awesome Mrs. Larken Rose
01-11-2015
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http://www.dailypaul.com-fishyculture
I am so glad these two found each other. This is an excellent video, with a heavy truth laid down at 12:24.
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News Link • General Opinion
Michael, is this a rumor or are you really shutting Down The Daily Paul?
01-11-2015
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http://www.dailypaul.com- Daryl
I pray that it is just a rumor! I come here every day, many times a day, to see what is happening in the country and the world.
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
ZUCKERMAN: JEB WILL BE GOP NOMINEE IN 2016
01-11-2015
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http://www.breitbart.com-IAN HANCHETT
US News and World Report Chairman and Editor-in-Chief and publisher of The New York Daily News, Mort Zuckerman predicted that Jeb Bush will win the 2016 GOP nomination on Friday's "McLaughlin Group."
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News Link • World News
Venezuelans Throng Grocery Stores Under Military Protection
01-10-2015
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Bloomberg
Shoppers thronged grocery stores across Caracas today as deepening shortages led the government to put Venezuela's food distribution under military protection.
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
CRS-5 launches successfully, but booster landing fails
01-10-2015
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gizmag
The CRS-5 mission lifted off today in a pre-dawn launch at 4:47 am EST from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
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