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The following articles by various authors are of significant interest. They cover many important topics including current events, historical documentation, commentaries, subjects in law, natural rights, and more. Take the time to educate yourself and form your own opinions. You will find it to be time well spent.

Japan scientists synthesize meat from human feces!

OKAYAMA, Japan - June 15, 2011 - It's being called the "poop burger". Japanese scientists have found a way to create artificial meat from sewage containing human feces.

Somehow this feels like a Vonnegut plotline: population boom equals food shortage. Solution? Synthesize food from human waste matter. Absurd yes, but Japanese scientists have actually discovered a way to create edible

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SWAT Team Mania: The War Against the American Citizen

By John W. Whitehead

“He [a federal agent] had his knee on my back and I had no idea why they were there.”--Anthony Wright, victim of a Dept. of Education SWAT team raid

June 13, 2011 - The militarization of American police--no doubt a blowback effect of the military empire--has become an unfortunate part of American life. In fact, it says something about our reliance

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Earth facing mini-Ice Age within ten years!

LONDON, England - June 16, 2011 – Scientists claim the sun is heading into an unusual and extended period of hibernation that could trigger a mini-Ice Age on Earth. A decrease in global warming might result in the years after 2020, the approximate time when sunspots are expected to disappear for years, maybe even decades.

While the effects of a calmer sun are mostly good - th

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Experts say current weather extremes have never before been seen!

WASHINGTON - June 15, 2011 - For government scientists usually cautious about going out on a limb, a special report issued Wednesday minced few words: Last April saw an unprecedented onslaught of extreme tornadoes, floods, droughts and wildfires, they concluded.

"While similar extremes have occurred throughout modern Amerikan history," the report by experts at the National Clima

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Beijing battling protest fires on many fronts!

BEIJING, China - June 15, 2011 - An eruption of protests throughout China has sent armored vehicles into town centers, prompted an Internet blackout by the government, and left thousands across the country blogging about "crazy" violence on the streets.

The summer surge of protests, which flared in the southern industrial hub of Zengcheng over the weekend, has been linked to a range

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New toy lets children pretend to be TSA agents!

NEW YORK - June 15, 2011 - If you want to prepare your children for their next TSA checkpoint, Wild Planet has just the thing. The company’s Spy Gear series includes the Security Scanner, a handheld metal detector that’s not for finding loose change on the beach, but instead for finding hidden weapons in your pants.

The Security Scanner acts just like a real security wand, beepin

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7,000 Egyptian civilians jailed since fall of Mubarak!

CAIRO, Egypt - June 13, 2011 - Egypt's military rulers told human rights advocates Monday that at least 7,000 civilians have been sentenced to prison terms by military courts since Hosni Mubarak was ousted - an astoundingly high number likely to fuel debate over how much the revolution has actually changed the country.

Advocates said the military promised to review the cases and vaca