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Charles Pierce | What We Know From 28 Saudi Arabia 9/11 Pages
Saudi king Salman talks to the media during a meeting with US president Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, September 4, 2015. (photo: Yuri Gripas/AFP)
Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "The 28-page document is a wide-ranging catalog of possible links between Saudi officials and Qaeda operatives. It details contacts that Saudi operatives in Southern California had with the hijackers and describes the discovery of a telephone number in a Qaeda operative's phone book that was traced to a corporation managing a Colorado home of Prince Bandar bin Sultan, then the Saudi ambassador to Washington."
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Elizabeth Warren Slams Trump and Pence as 'Two Small, Insecure, Weak Men'
Paulina Firozi, The Hill
Firozi writes: "Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Saturday turned her fire on the newly minted GOP presidential ticket, calling Donald Trump and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence 'two small, insecure, weak men.'"
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How US Cops Are Taught to Pull the Trigger Too Quickly
Martin Kaste, NPR
Kaste writes: "When you listen to the protesters, the message is clear: They think police are too quick to pull the trigger when faced with potential danger."
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"Free" Trade? Fraud Alert
David Korten, YES! Magazine
Korten writes: "It is rare these days to hear the words 'market' and 'trade' without the word 'free' attached - especially on corporate media. I even hear colleagues who are pursuing a more localized economy use these terms without realizing that by so doing they are subtly and unintentionally promoting a political agenda they oppose."
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Turkey's Lose-Lose Coup Attempt
Graham E. Fuller, Consortium News
Fuller writes: "Turkish President Erdogan has abetted jihadist terror and cracked down on political dissent - making him a contributor to Mideast troubles - but a military coup is the wrong way to remove him."
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Stop Blaming Refugees for the Attacks in Nice
Justin Salhani, ThinkProgress
Salhani writes: "Thursday evening as scores of people celebrated the 14th of July in Nice, France, a truck driver swerved into the crowd. At least 84 people were killed as a result and many more were injured. While certain political figures were quick to jump on blaming refugees, the attacker was identified by local media as a French resident."
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Pollution From Power Plants in Two States Killed Thousands of People Last Year
Aura Bogado, Grist
Bogado writes: "How poisonous are power plants? An estimated 2,300 people in the United States died prematurely because of Pennsylvania's power plants just last year, according to a study out Thursday."
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