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Have you guys heard of these dudes? http://www.americanpolicegroup.com/index.html They are a company similar to black water, and they are occupying the town of Hardin, Montana, and controlling a new and empty prison there. Prisoners from Gitmo are going to be transfered there and that is supposedly the reason for their presence in the town. Whats very interesting is that their logo is the EXACT serbian coat of arms. The founder (that dude up there) is from Montenegro and thats prolly why he chose this logo. Not only that but hes a well known liar and a crook. He did six years in jail for grand theft and some kind of fraud. Nothing too Red- dawn l…
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The attempt on Muhammad appeared to be a precursor to the botched Christmas Day attack. In both instances, the explosive PETN was used. Both devices went undetected by airport security. The bomber targeting Muhammad had the explosive in his rectum; it was triggered by a telephone call. The bomber died and Muhammad was lightly wounded.
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http://www.justice.gov/oig/special/s1001r.pdf Earlier this week, the DOJ’s Inspector General issued a heavily redacted report about the FBI’s Communications Analysis Unit (CAU), which found "shocking" violations, including embedded telecom employees providing customer phone records in response to post-it notes. While the underlying violations are egregious enough, the report itself is problematic because it redacts huge swaths of information that is already publicly known. As we discussed in our last blog post, the report cryptically refers to AT&T, Verizon and MCI as Company A, B and C. Yet, the source that identified the telecoms embedded with…
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http://www.tribstar.com/local/local_story_246225916.html i've been a long time sufferer of allergies and sinus problems. when the patriot act was reauthorized, and the over the counter medicine containing the drugs that actually worked a little bit were put 'behind' the counter and you had to surrender your ID and be put on a 'terrorist' watch list to purchase this medicine... some people thought i was an alarmist. they didnt believe it until they went to buy cold medicine. then, i was told that i would never be arrested for purchasing cough medicine, this is america! for shits sake. over the past couple years i've heard of a few arrests, but this one i post…
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"There's been a coup, have you heard? It's the CIA coup. The CIA runs everything, they run the military. They're the ones who are over there lobbing missiles and bombs on countries. ... And of course the CIA is every bit as secretive as the Federal Reserve. ... And yet think of the harm they have done since they were established [after] World War II. They are a government unto themselves. They're in businesses, in drug businesses, they take out dictators ... We need to take out the CIA." http://rawstory.com/2010/01/ron-paul-cia/
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van jones. 1 2
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im a big fan of him leaving office but i was wondering how everyone else felt on the topic. and that is why i made this thread. please be more specific than i was, im watching ted.com stuff and cant pay too much attention to words.
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LINK Don’t give money to Haiti Jan 15, 2010 16:30 EST philanthropy Between the Twitter campaigns and the telethons and the corporate donations and the record sums raised through text messages, you can be sure that an enormous amount of cash is going to end up being raised to help Haiti. This is not necessarily a good thing. For one thing, right now there’s very little that can be done with the money. There are myriad bottlenecks and obstacles involved in getting help to the Haitians who need it, but lack of funds is not one of them. For the next few weeks, help will come larg…
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Nancy Pelosi 1 2
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if you live in cali you NEED to vote this bitch out of office in 2010....she is a fucking psycho who wants to imprison americans who dont want to pay for illegal immigrant hospital visits...she wants to control your life in every aspect. Obama aint the one, its pelosi you gotta worry about! end rant...
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Subject: Fwd: Where to buy American gasoline -- VERY IMPORTANT!!!!! Buy AMERICAN gas, shut our enemies down. Yes - the Saudis are our enemies - remember 9/11? Everyone TALKS about becoming self sufficient energy wise, but if you're not already doing this, your actions don't back up what you say. WHERE TO BUY AMERICAN GASOLINE. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW READ ON. Gas rationing in the 70's worked even though we grumbled about it. It might even have been good for us! Are you aware that the Saudis are boycotting American products? In addition, they are gouging us on oil prices. Shouldn't we ret…
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legally licensed concealed weapons permit holder with loads of formal training, law abiding citizen is disarmed and handcuffed for following the law and telling an officer that he is carrying a weapon when the cops showed up at his office in response to a burglar call. when he talked to the PD after the incident to find out how legal his detention was... he was given a "its up to the officer (to make up there own laws?? i thought they enforce law? ) and that he shouldnt take a firearm to that type of situation anyway" the man applied for a CCW to protect himself exactly in a situation like that, followed the laws pertaining to it and was still disarmed and handcuffed li…
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The war crimes trials are set to proceed. Boycott them if you may, but they shall go on. http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=110232§ionid=351020606 I heard an interview with Milosevich's former co-counsel on Monday. I had several thoughts about these two trials. What do trials like these mean for human rights? There is no force behind the court if you are in a powerful political position, such as countries that have veto power in the UN which have committed human rights violations. What does this mean for countries that are still seeking some sort of international recognition for human rights violations? I say this thinking of East Ti…
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Lounging on this fine Sunday night. I decided to intensify the environment and alter brain waves. Three percs later... I began to think about my life. The questions I find myself stuck trying to answer are killing me. Life is definitely a roller coaster of emotion and actions. I wonder to myself how I am going to make a steady living doing things I enjoy. Love isn't my passion. My passion is Art. Add or take away the skill levels of an individual. If you believe art is you. Act upon it. Explore your mind. Through it. but sometimes I wish art could take me up and beyond the pen and paper. I wonder to myself. If I will make it. This is me speaking, well the not …
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http://rawstory.com/2009/01/cia-reportedly-ordered-murder-911-suspect-hamburg/ In 2004, the CIA sent a team from the private security firm Blackwater, now Xe, to Hamburg to kill an alleged al Qaeda financier who was investigated for years by German authorities on suspicion of links to al Qaeda, according to a little-highlighted element in a Vanity Fair article to be published this month.The report cited a source familiar with the program as saying the mission had been kept secret from the German government. "Among the team's targets, according to a source familiar with the program, was Mamoun Darkazanli, an al Qaeda financier living in Hamburg who had been on th…
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Jesus Christ, I just turned on the news and they have reported a profit over the quarter of 3.2 Billion and have put aside 17 Billion into a bonus pot. Is it just me or is that completely fucked up? They were bailed out by the government and they have now benefited from their competitors going bust and people across the US and the rest of the world are still suffering the recession and losing homes etc. and they have the audacity to pay their staff bonuses, it isn't like they have done a good job. If I lived in the US I would be furious about this and would be in the mood for torching their offices, greedy bastards benefitting from the situation they helped crea…
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Bit of Islamic cheer for Christmas in the serious section.... YOU MAY BE A TALIBAN IF... 1. You refine heroin for a living, but you have a moral objection to liquor. 2. You own a $3,000 machine gun and $5,000 rocket launcher, but you can't afford shoes. 3. You have more wives than teeth. 4. You wipe your butt with your bare hand, but consider bacon "unclean." 5. You think vests come in two styles: bullet-proof and suicide. 6. You can't think of anyone you haven't declared Jihad against. 7. You consider television dangerous, but routinely carry explosives in your clothing. 8. You were amazed to discover that cell phones have…
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'Punctuation hero' branded a vandal for painting apostrophes on street signs After enduring sloppy punctuation on the street sign outside his home for more than a year, Stefan Gatward could stand it no longer. The 62-year-old former soldier decided to launch a one-man crusade against 'dumbed down' Britain, and picked up a paintbrush to insert a missing apostrophe. This turned the incorrect St Johns Close into the correct St John's Close But he was immediately accused of being a vandal by one neighbour, and his amendments have been scratched off by others who apparently prefer the wrong version. The 62-year-old's defence of the apostrophe comes afte…
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thread inspired by what i just saw... http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/093009dnmetflu.1c99ed5c8.html it's everyday now that I have to hear about the next victim of swine flu. this is the latest and greatest scare for Americans. it only kills old, sickly, or retarded people - nearly half the US population (i can make fun, i'm from here...) SWINE FLU IS A MUFUCKIN JOKE. IT'S JUST REGULAR FLU. on a philisophical tip, has anyone thought that swine flu and other related "animal flu", is simply mother natures way of thinning the herd? it's only killing people that need to die anyways. discuss, and if yo…
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Time names Bernanke Person of the Year http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/12/16/time.bernanke/
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http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/8178/1061476
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Had them as a child, although I only recall one flying dream. The rest of the experiences I recall are being sucked back into my body and feeling like I bounced on the bed. Always woke me up. Been trying to have them again. Getting good results so far, but haven't achieved the total experience. Only the mind awake/body asleep phase. Then I get scared and wake myself up. Anyone here have OBE's regularly?
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Occupies small oil field in disputed area and moves back to Iraqi side of border. THe timing is the key. Comes as the deadline approaches for stronger action from US/West against Iran over nuclear program. Word is that US may extend Dec. deadline to mid Jan. Possible message from Iran to US concerning vulnerabilities should the US move against Iran. The Middle East is heating up again.
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http://infosthetics.com/archives/ceasefire2.jpg
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Sorry for yet another new thread but just been reading the news today as my wife is taking my son to bed and have some my time!! The British National Party (racist facist psuedo-political party) have been forced under race equality law to accept memberships from non whites. They have been forced to write a new party constitution and are not allowed to accept any new members until this has been written and put into place. Personally, I don't think they should even be allowed to exist as they are eseentially white racists and have no place in politics, but this is at least a slap in the face to them. I would love to see a load of militant black/muslim/well a…
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I haven't heard anyone talk about Cuban independence around here much but it's a thing I'm deeply invested in from childhood. Does anyone here pay attention to what's going on right now down there? Do you guys realize that they repealed the ration cards the other week? This means that Cubans now earn money based on merit. Hourly wages, pay according to skill level, merit based promotion... it's capitalism in it's infancy and it's happening RIGHT NOW! Why aren't you talking about this? Probably most of you don't even know about the 'peace concert' that happened a few weeks ago. When you see the picture I post below please realize that this is the place Fidel…
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Seriously, http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/20/britains-new-interne.html "(including the "three-strikes" rule that allows your entire family to be cut off from the net if anyone who lives in your house is accused of copyright infringement, without proof or evidence or trial)" Beware ye' pirates. Beware. :skull2:
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http://911.wikileaks.org/
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8376906.stm The Supreme court has overturned 2 other court outcomes that were in support of the bank's customers. This has been on hold for the last 2 years because the Office of Fair Trading had deemed the bank charging system to be unfair and unjust and against the consumer credit act. The Banks lost both orginal cases meaning that millions of people were due refunds back from the banks for unlawfully high and unfair charges having been levied against their accounts. Now the supreme court has overruled it in favour of the banks, I am disgusted this is clearly the courts supporting the banks so the banks dont have to pay out …
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Through the years, I've noticed that 12oz has a fair amount of atheists, skeptics and science nerds, so I wanted to pass along this information... In July there's a conference in Vegas that is held by James Randi, I'm sure a lot of you are familiar with Randi, if not - look him up, he's an amazing magician and more or less responsible for the modern skeptic "movement". TV Shows like Penn&Teller's BS and Myth Busters owe a lot to Randi for popularizing skepticism. Remember the Miracle Springwater guy?? It was Randi who, years ago, exposed him for being a total fraud. Anyway, the conference is called The Amazing Meeting 7, and is July 9th-12th. It isn't cheap,…
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How would you feel 1 2 3
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If the U.S. did turn to a socialistic country. Would you really be all that mad. Enthusiastic? How would your personal life change? Can't say mine would be much different.
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http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Missing+iArctic+Seai+cargo+vessel+pursued+by+rumours+and+Russian+Navy/1135248485958 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8202308.stm http://en.rian.ru/russia/20090818/155841124.html http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/04/russia.missing.ship.journalist/ http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8235647.stm?ad=1 http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE57O52E20090825 http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3771296,00.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Arctic_Sea TL;DR - Finnish-owned freight ship hijacked in European Unions waters, found off African coa…
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/17/world/asia/17laos.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin pretty interesting article, worth reading. about these Hmong guerillas who were forgotten following the conclusion of the Vietnam War. However, cuz they were fighting what became the current Laotian government, they've never been able to leave the jungle. Pretty wild.
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Obama's Biggest Radical By: Ben Johnson FrontPageMagazine.com | Friday, February 27, 2009 When Barack Obama nominated John P. Holdren as his Science Adviser last December 20, the president-elect stated "promoting science isn’t just about providing resources" but "ensuring that facts and evidence are never twisted or obscured by politics or ideology." In nominating John Holdren, his words could scarcely have taken a more Orwellian ring. Some critics have noted Holdren's penchant for making apocalyptic predictions that never come to pass, and categorizing all criticism of his alarmist views as not only wro…
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I don't make threads very often but, I have a class debate on genetically modified organisms on Wednesday. I have already done some research and so has my team (it's a group thing) on some of the pros and cons of the use of GMO's. I'm just looking to see if anyone has any info that they would like to share all opinions are cool. Since I know that to have a good debate you need to know the good bad and the ugly of the topic so your opponent can't son you. Oh and if you're wanting to know I happen to be fittingly enough on the side that's against it. Any help is appreciated through propsiz.
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pay attention http://current.com/items/91302154_jon-stewart-speaks-on-net-neutrality.htm the distort the words to confuse people big time so lets get this issue public as fuck This gets especially confusing to the average citizen when you have people like McCain pushing for the "Internet Freedom Act," which actually is in favor of the opposite. The bill is in favor of allowing ISPs to use packet and bandwidth restrictions, giving the ISPs the "freedom" to restrict us. Way to go McCain
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Has anyone ever heard of this guy? Someone at lunch today was talking to me him. Some of his theories sounded interesting, some far fetched. His Wikipedia entry: Zecharia Sitchin (born 1922)[1] is an author of books promoting the ancient astronaut theory for human origins. He attributes the creation of the ancient Sumerian culture to the Annunaki (or Nephilim) from a hypothetical planet named Nibiru in the solar system. He asserts that Sumerian mythology reflects this view, though his speculations are largely ignored by mainstream scientists and historians who see many problems with both his translations and understanding of physics.[2] // Life …
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Because your good enough, you're smart enough and gosh darn it, people like you!
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I say get over it too, jeez, I just realized this article is 6 years old. Still interesting though. Appellate Court Rules Media Can Legally Lie. By Mike Gaddy. Published Feb. 28, 2003 On February 14, a Florida Appeals court ruled there is absolutely nothing illegal about lying, concealing or distorting information by a major press organization. The court reversed the $425,000 jury verdict in favor of journalist Jane Akre who charged she was pressured by Fox Television management and lawyers to air what she knew and documented to be false information. The ruling basically declares it is technically not against any law, rule, or regulation to deliberately lie o…
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