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“Any formal attack on ignorance is bound to fail because the masses are always ready to defend their most precious possession – their ignorance.” ― Hendrik Willem van Loon
International Newsworthy
Washington’s Syria Policy: A Repeat of Afghanistan?
Saudi Arabia Offers Russia Economic Incentives to Cut Syria Support
Prince Bandar’s Syria Ambitions Troubles Riyadh
Russia: Syrian Rebels Massacre 450 Kurdish Civilians, Mainly Women & Children
Syria’s Assad “Legalizes” Private Security Firms
Rebels in Homs Look to Nusra for Help
Syrian Troops Kill 70 Armed Rebels in Ambushes Near Damascus
Latakia Offensive Inflames Syria’s Sectarian Wounds
12 Groups Leave FSA Ranks in Syria
Syria Militants Cut Drinking Water
Syria Seeks to Tap Frozen Bank Accounts for Food Supplies
Kurdish Civilians Fear Reprisals in Northern Syria
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Iran’s President Ready for “Serious” Talks over Nuclear Issue
Iran’s Rohani Says U.S. Sending Mixed Messages
US to “Reevaluate” Iran’s Influence in Latin America
France Wants New Chapter in Iran Ties
Iraqi Kurdistan Opens Official Crude Oil Trade Route via Iran
Germany to Stay Longer in Afghanistan
Taliban Kill Officers Probing Massacre of Foreign Climbers
Indictment of Musharraf Adjourned over Security Fear
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Turkey’s Ergenekon Verdicts: Justice or Vengeance?
8 Turks Arrested over Death of Young Protester
No ‘Tangible Moves’ on Turkish-Kurdish Peace
Six Killed in Fresh Iraq Bombings
Biden “Assures” Maliki al-Qaeda Is Common Enemy
Yemen ‘Foiled’ Plot to Seize Oil Facilities
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Seized Documents Suggest Fatah Plotted to Frame Hamas in Egypt
Egypt’s Leader to Declare Crisis Resolution Has Failed, Says Report
Egypt Announces Failure of Foreign Mediation over Political Deadlock
Arab Elites Push Back Political Islam
Thousands Demand Tunisia Government’s Ouster
Guinea: Will Country Be Africa’s Next Narco State?
Sudan Ejects UN Refugee Agency Staff from North Darfur
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Russia Expects No Swift Progress in Arms Control Talks with U.S.
Behind Russia’s Migrant Raids, a Vast Network of Bribes & Opportunism
Turkmenistan Supplying over Half of Chinese Gas Imports
Report: U.S. Plans NATO Base in Azerbaijan
Top U.S. General Visits Central Asia, But Skips Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan: The Oligarch, the Bank, and the Battle with Astana
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European Union Seeks Drone & Spy Satellite Network
Uproar over New Details on German NSA Ties
German Arms Sales in 2013 to Gulf States to Top 2012 Record
National Newsworthy
Obama Tells (Jokes!) Leno: ‘We Don’t Have a Domestic Spying Program!’
Embassy Closures Used to Bolster Case for NSA
NSA Pricked the “Cloud” Bubble for US Tech Companies
Information Requests from Congress and Federal Agencies Fall on Deaf Ears at NSA
Obama Cancels Moscow Summit with Putin
Snowden Wikipedia Page Edited From a Senate Computer to Say ‘Traitor’
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Feds Are Suspects in New Malware That Attacks Tor Anonymity
Military Tests Data Mining of Social Media for Special Operations
TSA Expands Role Beyond Airports amid Growing Cases of Misconduct
The Pentagon Wants to Sell $2.7 Billion in Weapons to a Country on the Verge of Collapse
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US Files First Criminal Charges in Benghazi Attack
CIA: More Libyan Secrets Coming Out
US DEA Unit to be Investigated for Wiretapping, Lying About Evidence Sources
Pentagon’s Exiting Guantánamo Prison Architect Reverses Position on Detainee Policies
FBI Arrests 2 South Florida Mayors
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Lawmakers Issued License Plates That Make Them ‘Invisible’ to Traffic Cams & Parking Tickets
Unknown GOP Senator Blocks Bill Requiring Email Search Warrants
Chris Christie Uses $2 Million of Hurricane Sandy Relief Money for Quasi-Campaign Ads
$586,000 in Political Donations Made Since 2009…by 32 Dead People
D.C. Thinktank Pushing Iran War Got $19 Million in One Year from Israel Supporters
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US Govt Sues Bank of America for Defrauding Investors Prior to Housing Crash
“Market Parasite” JPMorgan Added to Goldman Aluminum “Cartel” Lawsuit
The $600Bn US Bank Deleveraging No One is Talking About
Feds Reap $4.4B in Freddie Mac Profits
Chicago Sees Pension Crisis Drawing Near
Nine Cities’ Debt Ratio Exceeds 100%
Noteworthy Editorials
Peter Edel: Turkey- The Repression Continues
Nile Bowie: Will Rouhani Bring a Tectonic Shift to Iran’s Political Landscape?
John Glaser: Obama’s Secrecy Agenda
David Swanson: Harry Truman and Memory of Mass Murder
Stephen Lendman: New York Times Editors Support Police State Persecution
America’s Hypocrisy on Russia
The Real Days of Infamy
Obama’s Terrorism Hoax is Simply a Tool to Justify his Continued Tyranny
BFP Select Videos & Podcast
BFP EyeOpener Video Report- “How to Boycott Wall Street”
BFP EyeOpener Video Report (Preview)- “How to Boycott Wall Street”
Video 1: RT-Islamists Massacre 450 Kurds in Syria, Including 120 Kids
Video 2: Charlie McGrath- Welcome to Terrorland ~ Check Your Freedom at the Door
BFP Podcast 1- Empire-Power & People with Andrew Gavin Marshall: “The Art of Irrelevance: Pop Culture in Modern Society”
BFP Podcast 2: WikiLeaks Party Candidate Dr. Binoy Kampmark on “the Quest for Transparency-Accountability & Justice”
Podcast 1: Corbett Report-Leon Pittard on How to Grow Your Own Food
Podcast 2: Peter B. Collins Show- Exposing Ridiculous Government Claims of Secrecy
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