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• French Senate passes Armenian genocide law

  By The Red Phoenix on January 24, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  The French Senate has approved a controversial bill that makes it a criminal offence to deny that genocide was committed by Ottoman Turks against Armenians during World War I. Armenia says up to 1.5 million people died in 1915-16 as… Read More ›

• Texana Hollis, Evicted 101-Year-Old Detroit Woman, Can’t Go Home

  By The Red Phoenix on January 23, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  (AP) DETROIT — The federal government now says a 101-year-old Detroit woman it promised could move back into her foreclosed home four months ago can’t return because the building’s unsanitary and unsafe. Texana Hollis was evicted Sept. 12 and her… Read More ›

• Pro-Gaddafi forces capture Bani Walid, 5 NTC troops killed – report

  By The Red Phoenix on January 23, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Fighters loyal to late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have clashed with revolutionary forces in the former-regime stronghold of Bani Walid, taking control of the city in the process. The head of Libya’s National Transitional Council Mustafa Abdel Jalil today warned… Read More ›

• FileSonic shutters: Another file-sharing site bites the dust

  By Editor-in-Chief on January 23, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  By Zack Whittaker Summary: Only days after the Megaupload website was taken offline by U.S. authorities, similar businesses are scrambling to protect themselves before any action is taken against them. File-sharing site FileSonic has announced that it is has disabled… Read More ›

• Political Cartoon: Internet Wars just begun! Struggle against Sopa/Pipa is NOT over!

  By The Red Phoenix on January 23, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

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• Political Cartoon: Warning! SOPA is not Dead Yet!

  By The Red Phoenix on January 22, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

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• Copyrights: Feds push a few novel theories in MegaUpload case

  By The Red Phoenix on January 22, 2012 • ( 0 )

  The indictment the Justice Department obtained this month against MegaUpload, a popular online locker and file-sharing service, includes allegations that company executives personally uploaded and downloaded copyrighted content — a familiar accusation in online piracy cases. But it adds a… Read More ›

• Groups file signatures to recall Wis. Gov. Walker

  By The Red Phoenix on January 21, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  By SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Opponents of Wisconsin’s Republican Gov. Scott Walker submitted nearly twice as many signatures Tuesday as required to force a recall election, but still face the challenge of transforming public outrage over… Read More ›

• Kim Jong-il’s Death is a Danger for North Korea, not its Neighbors

  By The Red Phoenix on January 21, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  By Stephen Gowans There are a few facts to keep in mind to understand what’s going on in the wake of the death this week of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. #1. US foreign policy vis-a-vis North Korea has always… Read More ›

• The Absurdity of Intellectual Property

  By The Red Phoenix on January 20, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Beginning at midnight on January 18th, 2012, Wikipedia blacked out its website in protest to two bills, SOPA and PIPA, while other websites undertook similar actions. The following day, the federal government shut down Megaupload.com, a popular file sharing website,… Read More ›

• Congress puts brakes on anti-piracy bills

  By The Red Phoenix on January 20, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  By Jasmin Melvin WASHINGTON | Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:31pm EST (Reuters) – Lawmakers stopped anti-piracy legislation in its tracks on Friday, delivering a stunning win for Internet companies that staged an unprecedented online protest this week to kill the… Read More ›

• US Closes Major File-Sharing Website One Day After Anti-SOPA Protest

  By The Red Phoenix on January 19, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Was Takedown a Personal Vendetta Over ‘Mega Song’ Lawsuit? by Jason Ditz, January 19, 2012 In what was either an attempt by the Obama Administration to thumb its nose at Wednesday’s massive public protests against the notion the federal government… Read More ›

• Political Cartoons: SCAF Helicopters Drop “Gifts” to Celebrate Jan 25 Revolution in Egypt

  By The Red Phoenix on January 19, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  SCAF helicopters will drop “prizes” to celebrate Jan 25 Revolution in Egypt SCAF gifts were already delivered to Egypt since last year Airborne delivery of SCAF gifts – Egypt Jan 25

• Review of “Watership Down”

  By The Red Phoenix on January 18, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  [Warning: Contains Spoilers.]  Plot Summary Watership Down (1978) follows the story of a group of rabbits as they flee their home, which has been targeted for destruction by a human housing construction project. The rabbits, lead by a sooth-saying rabbit… Read More ›

• Wikipedia Blackout: Websites Wikipedia, Reddit, Others Go Dark Wednesday to Protest SOPA, PIPA

  By The Red Phoenix on January 17, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  By NED POTTER (@NedPotterABC) Jan. 17, 2012 Do not try to look up “Internet Censorship” or “SOPA” or “PIPA” on Wikipedia, the giant online encyclopedia, on Wednesday. SOPA and PIPA are two bills in Congress meant to stop the illegal… Read More ›

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