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“We need to revitalize the American spirit. People are always asking ‘What would the founding fathers do,’ but I have yet to witness a single séance.” –Bauvard, Evergreens Are Prudish
International Newsworthy
Syria Rebels Move HQ from Egypt to Turkey
Two Turkish Intelligence (MIT) Agents Killed in Syria
Irish Mercenaries Training Syrian Death Squads
Nasrallah Threatens To Double Hezbollah Forces in Syria
PYD Prepares Draft for Autonomy in Syria Kurdish Regions
Syrian Army Recaptures Countryside of Assad’s Heartland in Latakia
In Raqqa, Islamist Rebels Form a New Regime
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Brotherhood Members Killed in Egypt Jail
The Aftermath of 72 Tumultuous Hours in Cairo
Egyptian Bloodbath Threatens Crucial Routes for Oil & Gas Supplies
Israel Worried by Any Signs of Wavering in U.S. Support for Egypt’s Military
Obama under Pressure to Cut Egyptian Military Aid
Pharaoh al-Sisi Sits Tight on the Nile
Egypt’s Mubarak Released in Corruption Case
Threatened, Harassed, Killed: Journalists in Egypt
Egypt Seen as Graveyard of Islamist Ambitions for Power
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Israel Obsessed with an Iranian Bomb
Iran’s Nuclear Chief Says 18,000 Centrifuges Installed
YouTube Bans Press TV ‘Upon ADL Order’
Iran’s Bank Mellat Sues UK over Bans
Iran Struggles to Restore its Share in Oil Market
Rouhani May Go to Bishkek, But Unlikely To Focus On SCO
Anger Rises after Taliban Jailbreak
Pakistan Ponders Army Chief Choice
Report Reveals Secret US-India Cold War Collaboration
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Gulenist-AKP Clash Is Now in the Open
Al-Qaeda Looks to Build Support among Iraq’s Sunnis
Iraqi Bloc Accuses Baghdad of Military Crackdown in Sunni Provinces
‘Record Number of Syrians Going to Iraq’
Kirkuk Strains Iraqi, Kurdish Security Forces
Iraqi Kurdistan’s Silent Revolution
Iraqi Kurdish Forces Help Defend Baghdad
Fall of Moderates Seals Lebanon’s Fate
Did an 8-Year-Old Yemeni Boy Spy for America?
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The New Great Game Round-Up, August 18
Russia Prepares to Tighten Borders if Ukraine Signs on with EU
Georgian Defense Chief Gets Orders from U.S. Commanders
The Reluctant Conflict Mediator: EU-Georgia Relations under the Neighborhood Policy
Central Asia Getting Dragged into Russian-Ukrainian ‘Trade War’
Azerbaijan’s Karabakh Ban ‘Overzealous’
After Getting Kicked Out Of Manas, Where Will U.S. Go?
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UK Detains, Questions Partner of NSA Leaks Reporter Greenwald
British Warships in Gibraltar amid Row
President: Romania (And NATO) to Absorb Moldova
National Newsworthy
NSA Revelations of Privacy Breaches ‘The Tip of the Iceberg’
NSA Revelations Prove Abuse Is the Rule, Not the Exception
NSA, DEA, IRS Lying About Spying
Amash Criticizes NSA, ACA
NSA Blames 3,000 Leaked Privacy Violations on ‘Employee Mistakes’
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NDAA Nullification Bill Headed to Floor of California State Senate
Obama Administration Revives SOPA Anti-Streaming Provisions
Militarized Police: Overkill is becoming the Norm as Officers Shoot First and Ask Questions Later
Yearning for Assassination of Julian Assange Puts “Journalist” Under Fire
4 Cases of the US Sheltering Vicious Criminals That Reveal Total Hypocrisy on Snowden
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5 Companies That Make Money by Keeping Americans Terrified of Terror Attacks
Chertoff Group and the Fear Industry
Military Contractors See Climate Change: Civil Unrest as Good for Business
Defense Contractors View Climate Change as “Business Opportunities”
Three-Quarters of Members of “Expert” Medical Guideline Panels Have Ties to Drug Industry
Regulation Nation: Obama Expands the Regulatory State
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Oil Industry Avoids Paying Landowners for Drilling Rights
Latest JPMorgan Probe: Jobs for Contracts
The Trends Few Dare Discuss: Social Security and the Decline in Full-Time Employment
Detroit: Government Chooses Big Banks over the American People Once Again
Treasury’s Tank; 10-Year Yield Up 75% Since May
Noteworthy Editorials
Sibel Edmonds: Bruce Fein- A Bad Penny That Is Always Turning Up
Dr. James Petras: Obama Regime’s Fabricated “Terror Conspiracy” in Defense of the Police State
Pepe Escobar: Hi, I’m Your New Axis of Evil
Eric Margolis: The Nile Runs Red with Blood
Stephen Lendman: Institutionalized US Spying- More Than NSA’s Involved
Washington’s Blog: Spy on Me, I’m Innocent!
All in the Family: America’s Big Brother
Let’s Give Every NSA Employee an Anonymous Whistleblowing Opportunity
Guantanamo Bay Is Here to Stay
BFP Select Videos & Podcast
Video 1: Corbett Report- New World Next Week
Video 2: RT-Germany under Fire as Arm Exports to Gulf Nations Triple
Video 3: NMA World Edition- I always feel like somebody’s watching me: Rockwell parody
Podcast 1: TOR Radio – John Whitehead on Fighting Back Against the Police State
Podcast 2: Lew Rockwell Show- Did the Secret Service Help Kill JFK?
Podcast 3: Stephen Lendman interviews Rick Rozoff on Egypt
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