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		<title>Next-gen drone tech</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2012/02/05/next-gen-drone-tech/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This video is only a lab experiment, but it shows developments in technology that could revolutionize America&#8217;s military use of armed drones. Note that these craft are all operating autonomously yet collectively. &#160; More at WIRED.]]></description>
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		<title>What two parties?</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2012/01/16/what-two-parties/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=16627</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I think that Andrew Napolitano asks some fairly good questions here. (via The Big Picture)]]></description>
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		<title>Leaving Iraq</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/11/08/leaving-iraq/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/11/08/leaving-iraq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=15501</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What is the candidates’ objection to Obama implementing the status-of-forces agreement that his predecessor signed in 2008 [requiring a US withdrawal from Iraq]? The [GOP] candidates should answer three questions: How many troops would they leave in Iraq? For how &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/11/08/leaving-iraq/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Imperialism quote of the day</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/23/imperialism-quote-of-the-day/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/23/imperialism-quote-of-the-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=15335</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Every now and then it&#8217;s worth pausing to reflect on how often we talk about the killing of people by the U.S. Literally, the U.S. government is just continuously killing people in multiple countries around the world. Who else does &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/23/imperialism-quote-of-the-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Alpha Dog</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/02/alpha-dog/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/02/alpha-dog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the latest update of Boston Dynamic&#8216;s AlphaDog, a military robot to be used to carry up to 400 lbs. across rugged terrain. (via The New York Times) Click here for a video of an earlier version, which seems &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/02/alpha-dog/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>America assassinates its own citizens</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/01/america-assassinates-its-own-citizens/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/01/america-assassinates-its-own-citizens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=14932</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States says it has killed American-born Anwar al-Awlaki and another man, Samir Kahn, in Yemen. Both were American citizens. These killings were not on any battlefield. In a face-to-face battle, the government clearly does not have to check &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/01/america-assassinates-its-own-citizens/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Political quote of the day</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/25/political-quote-of-the-day-128/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/25/political-quote-of-the-day-128/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=14872</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, obviously, before you ever get to that point, you have to build a relationship in that region. And that’s one of the things that this administration has not done. Just yesterday we found out through Admiral Mullen that Haqqani &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/25/political-quote-of-the-day-128/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Only an expert</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/23/only-an-expert/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=14862</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Laurie Anderson explains the (non-)solution to our problems: only an expert can do it. This is one song that addresses Oprah, Iraq, torture, and Wall Street financial crimes, while being kick-ass msuically.  The version below is live, but the version &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/23/only-an-expert/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Political quote of the day</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/13/political-quote-of-the-day-122/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/13/political-quote-of-the-day-122/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=14620</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[(via Boing Boing)]]></description>
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		<title>9/11 was only the beginning</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/09/911-was-only-the-beginning/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/09/911-was-only-the-beginning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=14575</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Everything has gotten worse since 9/11, as reported by the best news source in the country. Excerpt: As media coverage of the 10th anniversary of 9/11 ramps up this week, citizens across the United States collectively realized they would rather &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/09/911-was-only-the-beginning/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why Dick Cheney is hated</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/08/31/why-dick-cheney-is-hated/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/08/31/why-dick-cheney-is-hated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=14449</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Conor Friedersdorf, writing in The Atlantic, describes, in great detail and with ample citations exactly why Dick Cheney is loathed by so many.  Lies about WMD, lies about an Iraq/Al-Qaeda connection, impassioned support for torture, and on and on. Well &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/08/31/why-dick-cheney-is-hated/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Political quote of the day</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/08/29/political-quote-of-the-day-118/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/08/29/political-quote-of-the-day-118/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=14414</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Five hundred and sixty five pages and a simple apology would have been in order in some of them. Which is to say, the great fact of those eight years is we went to war—big war, costly war—under false pretenses. &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/08/29/political-quote-of-the-day-118/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The most dangerous job in the world</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/08/28/the-most-dangerous-job-in-the-world/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/08/28/the-most-dangerous-job-in-the-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=14406</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What could it be? Miner? Fireman? Astronaut? No. Al-Qaeda number 2. We have apparently just killed the 3,000th Al-Qaeda number 2. We are getting pretty good at this. Unfortunately, a spanking new number 2 is always available.]]></description>
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		<title>Hiroshima after the bomb</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/08/10/hiroshima-after-the-bomb/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/08/10/hiroshima-after-the-bomb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[360Cities has posted a collection of 360-degree panoramas of Hiroshima following the atomic bombing of the City. They show amazing detail and are powerful argument against future use of these horrible weapons against civilian non-combatants.  Click the full screen button &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/08/10/hiroshima-after-the-bomb/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>At least some of the constitution remains intact</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/08/04/at-least-some-of-the-constitution-remains-intact/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/08/04/at-least-some-of-the-constitution-remains-intact/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=14018</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the AP: A judge is allowing an Army veteran who says he was imprisoned unjustly and tortured by the U.S. military in Iraq to sue former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld personally for damages. Related articles Judge Allows Torture &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/08/04/at-least-some-of-the-constitution-remains-intact/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Another new (Obama) war</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/07/03/another-new-obama-war/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 20:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=13589</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am certain that the Obama administration does not view this action as &#8220;hostilities&#8221; triggering the War Power Act, but we are now bombing in Somalia.]]></description>
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		<title>Political quote of the day</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/07/01/political-quote-of-the-day-101/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/07/01/political-quote-of-the-day-101/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’re at 15 percent revenue, and historically it’s been closer to 20 percent. We’ve never had a war without a tax, and now we’ve got two. Absolute bullshit. &#8211; Former US GOP Senator and Obama bi-partisan fiscal reform commission co-chariman Alan &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/07/01/political-quote-of-the-day-101/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Splitting the baby</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/07/01/splitting-the-baby/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama Justice Department will investigate the deaths of two prisoners under the control of the CIA for possible criminal violations. Good step. But what the DOJ gives with one hand, they more than take away with the other. The &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/07/01/splitting-the-baby/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Andrew Sullivan is right</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/06/29/andrew-sullivan-is-right/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[He often is, but I am referring specifically to this. I would add two additional points: The first is that the price tag is still rising, under a second president. The second is that the price tag quoted does not &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/06/29/andrew-sullivan-is-right/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The in-audacity of hope</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/06/26/the-in-audacity-of-hope/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama, speaking at the LGBT Gala in New York last week, again refused to endorse same-sex marriage. Such refusal came as New York, lead by Andrew M. Cuomo, was legalizing same sex marriage in the state. Why Obama cannot &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/06/26/the-in-audacity-of-hope/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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