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Date Sent: 2008-02-19
Freedom's Phoenix Headline News for Tuesday, February 19, 2008 |
Judge enjoins Wikileaks web site out of existence -- US banks borrow $50bn via new Fed facility
CIA's ambitious post-9/11 spy plan crumbles -- Iranian Oil Bourse Starts Trading, Sans Dollar Contracts -- U.S. Comptroller General David Walker Resigns -- Robo copters might fly into city -- Amtrak to step up security measures -- Chuck Baldwin: Is the Handwriting on the Wall for America? -- Wall Street faces fury over subprimes -- Despite his claims McCain still short of nomination -- Clinton issues new blueprint on economy -- India To Test Submarine-Based Ballistic Missile -- US Code 50 Allows Biological/Chemical Testing on Civilian Population -- Kennedy Assassination Trove Opened -- Barbara Peterson: In Bed Together -- It's Official: The Freedom March is Coming! -- Hillary Receives "Global Governance Award" -- The Housing Bubble & its Bursting -- St. Paul Police Ask for 230 Tasers for GOP Convention -- An LDS View of War -- Obesity 'requires climate plan' -- Bush: The Lame Duck Tour by Powell -- Foreclosed homes occupied by homeless
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News Link • Internet
US court attacks web freedom; enjoins Wikileaks.org out of existence
2-18-2008
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OpEd
One of the most important web sites in recent months has been Wikileaks.org. Created by several brave journalists committed to transparency, Wikileaks has published: [read the whole story]
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Reported by:
Queue Jackson
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News Link • Activism
Couple takes unexpected journey to protest Iraq war
2-18-2008
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Atlanta Journal & Constitution
Handcrafted and crudely assembled, the 2 facing Masonite boards bolted on wooden posts bemoan the human cost of the Iraq war. Only, this sign sits at a luxe Atlanta address a few skips from the governor's residence.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Eugenics
For President's Day - Ron Paul's Congressional Campaign gains almost half a million in a day
02-18-2008
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RonPaulforCongress.com
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Reported by:
Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
CIA's ambitious post-9/11 spy plan crumbles
2-18-2008
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LA Times
The CIA set up a network of front companies in Europe after the Sept. 11 attacks as part of a constellation of "black stations" for a new generation of spies. After spending hundreds of millions of dollars setting up as many as 12 of the co
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Threats of Our Own Making
by Ivan Eland
2-18-2008
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AntiWar
The Pentagon has long had a conflict of interest. The Department of Defense builds the weapons of war. Yet the department also supervises and funds 85% of the intelligence effort to identify threats that those weapons are designed to counter.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
US banks borrow $50bn via new Fed facility
2-18-2008
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Financial Times
US banks have been quietly borrowing massive amounts of money from the Federal Reserve in recent weeks by using a new measure the Fed introduced two months ago to help ease the credit crunch.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • WAR: About that War
What Do We Stand For?
by Paul Craig Roberts
2-18-2008
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AntiWar
The Bush administration has announced the United States stands for a vicious determination to dominate the world, criminal, genocidal wars of aggression, torture, and an increasingly brutal and brutalizing authoritarian state at home.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Iran
Iranian Oil Bourse Starts Trading, Sans Dollar Contracts
02-16-2008
The first day of trading saw turnover of 100 tons polyethylene. Iran produces 22 million tons petrochemicals annually and claims to be the #2 producer behind Saudi Arabia. {Oh, this is BIG NEWS,... watch} "No Dollars Please, We Are Iranian"
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
U.S. Comptroller General David Walker Resigns
2-18-2008
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Daily Paul
I had hoped he would resign and join the Ron Paul Revolution. However, he has resigned to head the Peterson Foundation. Peter G. Peterson (81) had endorsed McCain and that he is a past Chairman of the CFR.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Eugenics
Ron Paul Turns in Signatures to Appear on Pennsylvania Republican Primary Ballot
02-16-2008
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www.businesswire.com
Ron Paul will be on the Commonwealth's April 22nd GOP primary election ballot. 2,000 valid nomination signatures were required but almost 10,000 signatures were submitted.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Police State
Robo copters might fly into city
2-17-08
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Charleston.net/news
The city wants to buy two unmanned helicopters that can hover quietly and stream video back to the ground, like the drones used by the military in Iraq, but much less expensive and without weapons.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
U.S. Headed For Fiscal Crisis? (Video)
2-18-2008
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60 Minutes
David Walker, comptroller general of the U.S., totaled up our government's income, liabilities and future obligations. He concluded the numbers don't add up. Steve Kroft reports for 60 Minutes... {I think it's worse than reported}
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Reported by:
Queue Jackson
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News Link • Transportation
Amtrak to step up security measures
2-18-2008
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AP
Amtrak will start randomly screening passengers' carry-on bags this week in a new security push that includes officers with automatic weapons and bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling platforms and trains.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Corruption
Is the Handwriting on the Wall for America?
2-18-2008
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Pastor Chuck Baldwin (News with Views)
For the most part, the people have no real input into their governance anymore. Between Big Media, Big Business, and vote fraud, even honest and fair elections may be a thing of the past
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Queue Jackson
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Wall Street faces fury over subprimes
2-18-2008
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AP
Regulators are trying to punish Wall Street for mortgage finance practices that expanded home ownership and spread risk among a host of new players â€" but also may have duped borrowers and investors who supplied cash to fuel a housing boom that's
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Eugenics
Despite his claims McCain still short of nomination
2-18-2008
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AP
Not so fast, Sen. McCain. John McCain's campaign issued a statement last week claiming the Arizona senator had surpassed the number of delegates needed to secure the GOP nomination for president, after Mitt Romney endorsed him.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Eugenics
Clinton issues new blueprint on economy
2-18-2008
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Reuters
The pamphlet repackages ideas Clinton has already proposed, such as a 90-day moratorium on foreclosures of subprime mortgages, removing tax breaks for oil companies, investing in clean energy programs, putting new restrictions on credit card companie
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • World News
India To Test Submarine-Based Ballistic Missile
2-18-2008
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AFP
India will soon conduct its first test of a submarine-based ballistic missile which can be tipped with a nuclear warhead. If successful, India will be capable of launching missiles from air, land, ships and submarines, and it will join an elite group
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Arizona's Top News
Non-legislative approved Loop 101 camera$ likely to get exten$ion
2-18-2008
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East Valley Tribune
Meanwhile, DP$ is $oliciting propo$al$ for a broad $tatewide contract that will include camera$ at up to 170 location$. These include 90 fixed $peed camera$, red-light camera$ at up to 30 inter$ections, 40 mobile $peed van$ and 10 mobile red-light va
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Arizona's Top News
Gilbert: Berman recall signs not legal
2-18-2008
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East Valley Tribune
A Gilbert resident seeking to recall Mayor Steve Berman is being asked to take down recall signs that town officials say are illegal because they’re not considered political. [No freedom of speech or elections in Gilbert when you go after one of them
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Police State
Health Nazis Next Target: The Obese
02-18-2008
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Mondoreb
First, drugs. Next, smoking. Now, Health Nazis have targeted the obese. Big Food joins Big Oil and Big Tobacco as the new Axis of Evil.
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Randy Ricochet
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News Link • Conspiracies
The JFK Assassination: Ruby-Oswald Transcripts Found in Dallas Courthouse
02-18-2008
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Ginn
Dozens of "artifacts" have been discovered in a Dallas courthouse including Part II of the two page transcript where Ruby and Oswald discuss killing the president on October 4, 1963, at Ruby's Carousel Club.
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Randy Ricochet
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News Link • Conspiracies
US Code 50 Allows Biological/Chemical Testing on Civilian Population
2-18-2008
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USC Title 50
50 USC 1520 (a)(1) says they can't test and then 50 USC 1520 (a)(2) gives a long list of exceptions... I don't remember giving my consent to be sprayed by planes (ie. chem-trails)
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Queue Jackson
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News Link • Conspiracies
Kennedy Assassination Trove Opened
02-18-2008
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New York Times
The district attorney, Craig Watkins, officially unveiled 15 boxes that had been stored in a walk-in safe on the 10th floor of the Dallas County Courthouse.
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Ernest Hancock
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Opinion • Conspiracies
Farm Wars
In Bed Together
02-18-2008
Barbara Peterson
An elitist cabal composed of people so rich we the people cannot even comprehend it, have been busily creating terrorists for years.
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News Link • Eugenics
It's Official: The Freedom March is Coming!
02-18-2008
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DailyPaul
Ron Paul 2008 has formed its March Exploratory Committee and is giving careful thought to the best date, specific format, and other details of the upcoming Ron Paul freedom march.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Eugenics
Hillary vs Obama (VIDEO)
02-18-2008
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YouTube
Summing up the Democratic race pretty well ( kind'a dated at the end though :)
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Ride the Tide
2-18-2008
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GCN
One day, gold will be sold off... Analysts will warn that longs are cashing in...followed by a mass liquidation that will send gold back down to the low $800s. And yet the next day...
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Queue Jackson
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News Link • Eugenics
St. Paul Police Ask for 230 Tasers
2-18-2008
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MN Public Radio
Apparently unaware that Republican conventions are complete snooze-fests, police in the capitol city seek to taser-up in preparation. [insert salacious comment about freaky things "conservatives" do behind closed doors here]
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Brock Lorber
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News Link • WAR: About that War
An LDS View of War
2-18-2008
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Jeremy Ashton
[H]e who taught that to inherit eternal life we must "love thy neighbor as thyself" would be deeply concerned with the destruction of life in the world today. [I]t is important that we gain gospel insight into the just causes for supporting
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Brock Lorber
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News Link • Domestic Policy
Obesity 'requires climate plan'
02-18-2008
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BBC News-By Helen Birggs -
Professor Philip James said...that action was needed now, even without clear evidence of the best options.
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Geoffrey Hayes
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News Link • Housing
Foreclosed homes occupied by homeless
2-18-2008
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AP
Sometimes the heat, lights and water are still working. "That's what you call convenient," said James Bertan, 41, an ex-convict and self-described "bando," or someone who [squats] lives in abandoned houses.
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Powell Gammill
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