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2 FBI Agents Involved in Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Arrest Killed During ‘Training Exercise’

"According to a statement from the FBI, two FBI special agents were killed last Friday during a training exercise off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Special Agent Christopher Lorek and Special Agent Stephen Shaw were members of the FBI’s elite Hostage Rescue Team, part of the Critical Incident Response Group based at Quantico, Virginia. The cause of the incident is under review, the FBI said. Prison Planet reports that last month, the team was involved in the arrest of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. People surrounding the Tsarnaev brothers are dying at a faster than rate those who were somehow connected to the JFK assassination." Continue reading →

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The Grand Jury: An Affront to Liberty and a Political Prisoner Machine

"On Tuesday, May 21, 2013, anarchist lawyer and activist Gerald 'Jerry' Koch was taken into custody in New York City for refusing to testify before a grand jury regarding the 2008 Times Square Military Recruitment Center bombing. This is the second time Koch has been subpoenaed, after the government informed his lawyers that it was believed that he was at a bar in 2008 or 2009 where a patron indicated knowledge of who had committed the bombing. Koch, who has a record of defending Occupiers and activists, faces 18 months behind bars." Continue reading →

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Governor Kills Funding For Florida Snitch Program

"Florida Governor Rick Scott has killed funding for a controversial 'violence prevention program' in Florida which caused a public backlash after the Sheriff’s office in Palm Beach County encouraged people to report on their neighbors for anti-government rhetoric. The program would have created a 24 hour hotline via which citizens could report 'suspicious behavior,” prompting “a knock on the door and a referral to services' by specially trained deputies and mental health caseworkers. Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw stoked anger when he suggested the program would be used to target political free speech deemed potentially violent by authorities." Continue reading →

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The reality is Americans aren’t that concerned about drones

"Support for the drone program varies across demographic and political groups about like you’d expect. Across pretty much all polling, Republicans, by about 10pts, are more likely to support drone use in general than Democrats, though majorities of both parties support it. Men are more likely to favor it than women, by anywhere from 7pts to 20pts. Again, however, more women favor the drone program in general than oppose it. Why are Democrats and women more likely to oppose drone usage? It’s not because of the program’s murky legality. Americans’ number one worry is that the program endangers civilian lives." Continue reading →

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U.S. Acknowledges Killing 4 Americans in Drone Strikes

"The Obama administration on Wednesday formally acknowledged that the U.S. had killed four American citizens in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan. In a letter to Congressional leaders, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. disclosed that the administration had deliberately killed Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric who was killed in a drone strike in September 2011 in Yemen. The letter also said that the United States had killed three other Americans: Samir Khan, who was killed in the same strike; Mr. Awlaki’s son Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, who was also killed in Yemen; and Jude Mohammed, who was killed in a strike in Pakistan." Continue reading →

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After You Read This Kid’s Story, You’ll Think Twice About What You Post On Facebook.

"Meet Cameron D’Ambrosio. He’s 18 and lives in a small town outside Boston. He wants to be a rapper and calls himself 'Cammy Dee' in his YouTube videos. He’s been locked up without bail for weeks — facing terrorism charges and 20 years in prison — all for something he posted on Facebook. On May 1st, Cam was skipping school and messing around online. He posted some lyrics that included a vague reference to the Boston Marathon Bombing and called the Whitehouse a 'federal house of horror.' Shortly after that he was arrested and charged with Communicating a Terrorist Threat, a felony that carries 20 years in prison." Continue reading →

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AP: Sources Aren’t Talking To Us Out Of Fear Of US Government Spying

"Speaking on CBS's Face the Nation, Pruitt, AP's president and chief executive officer, said the government's seizure of the phone records was 'unconstitutional' and was already clearly harming the press's ability to do its job. 'We are already seeing some impact. Already officials that would normally talk to us and people we talk to in the normal course of newsgathering are already saying to us that they are a little reluctant to talk to us. They fear that they will be monitored by the government. We are already seeing that. It's not hypothetical,' said Pruitt." Continue reading →

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Julian Assange reveals government eavesdropping messages speculating he’s being framed

"Authorities at GCHQ, the government eavesdropping agency, are facing embarrassing revelations about internal correspondence in which Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is discussed, apparently including speculation that he is being framed by Swedish authorities seeking his extradition on rape allegations. A message from September 2012, read out by Assange, apparently says: 'They are trying to arrest him on suspicion of XYZ … It is definitely a fit-up… Their timings are too convenient right after Cablegate.'" Continue reading →

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James Kaleda ejected from gun control hearing by NJ State Troopers

"James Kaleda explains that the proposed NJ Gun Bills will not save any lives but will endanger them. He is ejected by Committee Chair Senator Norcross. This took place at the NJ Senate gun control hearings in Trenton on April 30, 2013." Continue reading →

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Adam Kokesh Arrested At Pro-Marijuana Rally, Currently Held At Federal Detention Facility

"Details are still emerging regarding the arrest of liberty activist Adam Kokesh who was apprehended by police at a Pro-Marijuana rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 18th, 2013. Multiple eye-witness reports have stated that Adam Kokesh was not using and did not posses any drugs at the event." Continue reading →

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