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“Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.” – John Steinbeck
International Newsworthy
Stiff Sentences for Writers, Military & Political Leaders in Turkish Coup Plot Trial
Turkey Ex-Army Chief Gets Life in Prison
Clashes Erupt after Turkey Trial Verdicts
Turkey’s Twitter ‘Fenos’ Work to Marginalize Critics
Turkey: Gezi Park Coverage Costing Journalists Their Jobs
An Anatolian Tiger Gives Fair Warning to Erdogan
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Egypt’s Military Shows No Restraint
Fresh Diplomatic Efforts to End Egypt Crisis
Egypt Sets Trial for Brotherhood Top Leaders for Aug. 25
Report: Morsi’s Allies Plot to Fly Him into Exile
Egypt Denies Entry to Yemen Laureate
Why Sisi Can’t Imitate Nasser’s Model
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Rouhani and the Luck of the Mullahs
Rouhani’s Post-Populist Foreign Policy
Ahmadinejad Appointed to Top Iran Council
White House Spokesman: US Willing to Work with New Iranian Government
Iran Arrests Man as Israeli Spy: TV
In Afghanistan, a Second Guantanamo
US Has No Plan to Close Bagram
Attack on Indian Mission in Afghanistan Raises Specter of Regional Struggle
Four Power Transmission Lines Destroyed in Balochistan Attack
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Saudi Arabia Tries to Cut a Deal with Russia Regarding Syria
Syrian President Calls for National Dialogue
Syria Limits US Dollar Use, Threatens Traders with Jail
Israel’s Iraq Channel
Spiraling Violence in Iraq
Iraqi Politician Calls on Maliki to Step Down
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Eni Announces Important Oil & Gas Discovery Offshore Congo
Liberia: China to Deploy Riot Police As UN Mission Draws Down
Libya Oil Strikes Cause Power Outages
Islamist Militants Attack Somali Capital, Plan More Before Ramadan Ends
Algerian Army Kills 3 Tunisian Militants Near Border
Mali Tuaregs Threaten Fresh Uprising if No Autonomy Deal
South Sudan, Ex-Rebels in Talks to Integrate Over 5,000 Fighters
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The New Great Game Round-Up (August 4, 2013)
Russian, Chinese Neighbor: U.S., Britain Lead NATO Exercise in Kazakhstan
Chinese Military Hardware Hits Russia for Joint Anti-Terror Drills
Russia May Resume Proton Rocket Launches in September
Putin Opposes Communist Initiative for Government Dissolution
Gazprom Eyes Latin American Bonanza
Rahmon, in Moscow, Promises Tajikistan Will Ratify Long-Delayed Military Base Deal
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Georgia: Saakashvili Tells UNM to ‘Rally Around’ Bakradze for Presidency
Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Alasania: The Bug Pit Interview
Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey Military Cooperation to “Protect Pipeline”
As Armenia Walks Tightrope between Russia & EU, Public Opinion May Be Shifting
Khaan Quest: Pentagon Begins Military Exercises in Mongolia
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NSA and Britain’s GCHQ – Too Close for Comfort
UK Warns Spain over Gibraltar Threats
Extent of NSA’s Use of Military Bases in Germany Remains Murky
Why Italy’s Destiny is Tied to Berlusconi
National Newsworthy
FBI Adopts Hacker Tactics to Spy
FBI Pressuring Telecoms to Install Undisclosed Surveillance Technology
FBI Software Suspected of Compromising Tor Anonymity in Porn Hosting Takedown
FBI Informants Authorized to Break the Law 5,600 Times in One Year
Up to 600,000 Job Seekers a Year Hurt by Flawed FBI Background Records
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U.S. Directs Agents to Cover Up Program Used to Investigate Americans
Terror Threat Opens New Front in NSA Debate
Is the Government Exaggerating the Threat of Terror for Political Reasons?
Congress Denied Access to Basic Info About NSA
Sen. Feinstein Says Only Salaried Journalists Should be Protected by Shield Law
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US Grand Jury Probing Contractor That Vetted Snowden
Ending 25-Year Precedent, Federal Judge Rules Prosecutors in Leak Cases do not have to Prove Potential Damage to National Security
Rep. Amash: Snowden Is Whistleblower, Not Traitor
US Senator’s Office Edited Edward Snowden’s Wikipedia Page to Change His Description from ‘Dissident’ to ‘Traitor’
Petition to Serve Bradley Manning’s Jail Time Has Hundreds of Signers in Hours
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Oakland’s Creepy New Surveillance Program Just Got Approved
States Consider Regulation of Drones in US Skies
After Kingpin’s Capture, New Battlegrounds Emerge Along Texas-Mexico Border
Colorado Foreclosure Firm on Hot Seat
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Senator’s Attempt to Define ‘Real Journalism’ Blasted by Journalists
Oversight Committee Subpoenas IRS Communications With White House; Cites ‘Ongoing Obstruction’
Dead People Donate to US Campaigns
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How a Big US Bank Laundered Billions from Mexico’s Murderous Drug Gangs
Banks Threaten to Punish Cities that Use Eminent Domain to Help Underwater Homeowners
Judge Rules Federal Reserve Ignored Law to Help Credit Card Companies over Retailers
JP Morgan Pays $410 Million for Enron-Style Manipulation of Energy Market
Regulators Confirm the Mega Banks are Robbing Your Pension Funds
5 Years after Contributing to Financial Meltdown, S&P is Back to Giving Inflated Credit Ratings
Bond Losses at Federal Reserve Top $192 Billion
Treasury Sell-Offs in Context & Why There is Much More Room to Fall
Noteworthy Editorials
Sibel Edmonds: Keeping the Score: Fat Cats vs. Whistleblowers
Paul Craig Roberts: Bradley Manning Verdict Convicts Washington
Pepe Escobar: Al-Qaeda to the Rescue
Peter Dale Scott: US Government “Protection” of Al-Qaeda Terrorists & the US-Saudi “Black Hole”
Stephen Lendman: Fake Washington Terror Threat
M K Bhadrakumar: A Spy Who Tried to Scale Kremlin Wall
Pat Buchanan: Last Hurrah of the Interventionists
America’s War on Patriots
Our One-Sided War on Terror
Resisting the Surveillance State
How Britain Turned Tribe against Tribe
BFP Select Videos & Podcast
Video 1: GRTV- Mercenaries & Private Security Companies on Contract with the UN
Video 2: RT-Turkey Hands Out Life Sentences in Shadow Govt Coup Plot
BFP Podcast 1: WikiLeaks Party Candidate Dr. Binoy Kampmark on “the Quest for Transparency-Accountability & Justice”
BFP Podcast 2: De-Manufacturing Consent with Guillermo Jimenez: “The Notion of School as a Mechanism of Control”
Podcast: Traces of Reality- Police Captain Peter Christ on Ending the War on Personal Freedom
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