Archive for November 7th, 2009

  • Texas Gov. Rick Perry says “There Were Three Shooters” and other oddities

    Texas Gov. Rick Perry says “There Were Three Shooters” and other oddities

    Prison Planet 11/6/09 Fort Hood Shooting ‘Oddities’ Lori Price Citizens For Legitimate Government Saturday, Nov 7th, 2009 Curiouser and Curiouser: -Video surfaces of alleged shooter, Major Nidal Hasan, attending Homeland Security Task Force conference –Major Hasan’s name appears on page 29 of The George Washington...

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  • Troops’ mental health in spotlight

    Troops’ mental health in spotlight

    Al Jazeera 11/6/09 After an army psychiatrist killed 13 people at a US military base in Texas, concerns are being raised about the mental health of the military staff. Families of soldiers at the Fort Hood base say Thursday’s shootings are just a symptom of...

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  • The Right to Ignore Congress

    The Right to Ignore Congress

    The Goal Is Freedom: Let’s Ignore Congress The Freeman 11/6/09 By Sheldon Richman I spent a good part of Wednesday night closely skimming — my conscience won’t let me type “reading” — the Republicans’ alternative healthcare “reform” bill. It’s 219 pages of legalese. I know...

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  • Ethical travel company drops carbon offsetting, claiming it’s “medieval pardon that allows people to continue polluting”

    Ethical travel company drops carbon offsetting, claiming it’s “medieval pardon that allows people to continue polluting”

    The Independent 11/7/09 One of Britain’s leading ethical travel operators has launched a scathing attack on the carbon offset industry and has decided to stop offering offsets to its customers as a way of reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. Justin Francis, the founder of responsibletravel.com,...

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  • Deadly Saudi-Yemen border clashes

    Deadly Saudi-Yemen border clashes

    Al Jazeera 11/7/09 Seven Saudis and an unknown number of Houthi fighters have been killed as Saudi forces battle Yemen rebels for the fifth straight day, medics have said. Saudi commanders said troops were shelling suspected Houthi positions on Saturday and plumes of smoke could be seen rising...

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  • Israel’s Deputy FM Insists Threats to Attack Iran Sincere

    Israel’s Deputy FM Insists Threats to Attack Iran Sincere

    Says Iran the Ones Who Are Really Bluffing Anti-War.com 11/6/09 By Jason Ditz Amid speculation that Israel’s threats to attack Iran, which have persisted for years, are just a bluff, Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon insisted that the threat of an attack is very...

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  • Ron and Rand Paul with Judge Napolitano: Third Party Option?  11/6/09

    Ron and Rand Paul with Judge Napolitano: Third Party Option? 11/6/09

    Campaign For Liberty 11/6/09 On Friday, Congressman Ron Paul and Dr. Rand Paul appeared on The Glenn Beck Show with guest host Andrew Napolitano to discuss the Republican Party’s future, third parties, and the important of putting principle over politics.

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  • Fort Hood suspect went to DC security conferences

    Fort Hood suspect went to DC security conferences

    Chron 11/6/09 WASHINGTON — The suspected Fort Hood shooter has participated in homeland security conferences since 2008 at George Washington University while based in the Washington area. Most recently, Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan was listed as an attendee in January for a conference on...

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  • What happened to the Accomplice Shooters?

    What happened to the Accomplice Shooters?

    Prison Planet Crytogon Comment: A description of the building where the victims were standing would be helpful. He fired 200-400 times and hit 40 people. You’d think it would take 10 seconds to fire 50 bullets with an automatic gun, much less aiming and pulling...

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  • Auto Execs Urge Government to Tax Fuel up to $8/Gallon to Increase Fuel Efficiency

    Auto Execs Urge Government to Tax Fuel up to $8/Gallon to Increase Fuel Efficiency

    Daily Tech 11/6/09 CEO at leading parts supplier: “Energy independence…ultimately means that fuel has to be more expensive” It’s no secret that when gas prices dropped early in the year and with the recession in full swing, hybrid sales saw their first drop in years. ...

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