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International Newsworthy
Turkey: When Erdogan Looks at Egypt’s Morsi, Does He See Himself?
Obama Holds Phone Talks with Turkish PM over Syria, Egypt
Turkey: Relations with Egypt Go from Bad to Bizarre
Ex-Turkish Minister: Ankara May Not Get Better Chance for Kurdish Peace
The White, Black and Gray of the Ergenekon Trial
‘Terrorist’ Trial Reveals Turkish Political Tensions
Turkey: Relations with Egypt Go from Bad to Bizarre
Turkey’s Tentative Iranian Spring
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Syrian Rebel Forces Set Sights on Latakia
Al Qaida Group Lead Syrian Rebels’ Seizure of Air Base in Sign They Continue to Dominate Anti-Assad Forces
Former al-Nusra Front Amir Returns to Civilian Life
PYD Leader to Turkey: Stop Arms to Jabhat al-Nusra
Jordan Foils Alleged Syrian Arms Smuggling Attempt
Russia: UNSC Should Condemn Crimes Committed against Kurds in Syria
KRG Warns al-Nusra over Attacks against Syria Kurds
Syria Pays Out $500 Million in Oil Subsidies
Food Crisis Grips War-Torn Syria
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Egypt at ‘Dangerous Stalemate’ in Political Crisis
Egypt: Mediation Has Failed, Presidency Faults Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt Coup Causes Rift inside Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt Extends Detention of Brotherhood Deputy Chief
Sisi Is Stumped – a Massacre on Eid Would Bring Too Much Infamy
60 Militants Killed in Sinai: Egypt Army
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Rouhani’s Cautious Pick for Defense Minister
Karzai Urges Taliban to Lay Down Arms
Afghan War Entering Final Chapter, Obama Tells Marines
Many Killed in Afghan Graveyard Bombing
Suicide Attack on Quetta Funeral Kills 30
Two Shot Dead in Balochistan
Sixth Drone Strike in Yemen: 29 Killed in 10 Days
Saudi Arabia Vows Zero Tolerance for Terrorism
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Russia: Silencing Activists, Journalists Ahead of Sochi Games, Says HRW
Reduction of Arms in South Asia: A Role for Russia?
Kremlin’s Potash War Picks its Prisoners
Russia “Disappointed” with U.S. Decision to Cancel September Summit
Russian Senator Starts Snowden Aid Fundraising Campaign
Police Kill Four Assailants in North Caucasus
Russia’s Medvedev Makes Nuclear Point to Demotivate Georgia’s NATO Cravings
Five Years after the War, South Caucasus Still Caught Between Russia, the West
Five Years Later: South Ossetia Doesn’t Rule Out New Georgian Aggression
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The Stans Stand Up
Mining the Gobi: The Battle for Mongolia’s Resources
Mongolia: U.S. Pacific Command Kicks Off Military Exercises
Reassembling the Evil Empire – Gazprom Moves into Kyrgyzstan
EU and Azerbaijan: Setting the Record Straight
Abiyev, Hagel Highlight Success of Growing U.S.-Azerbaijan Defense Ties
BP Says Azerbaijan Will Finalize EU Gas Sale Deals Next Month
Oil Reserves at New Kazakhstan’s Field Estimated at 880 Million Barrels
UK Accountants Helping to Shape the New Kazakhstan ‘Powerhouse’
Uzbekistan: Secret Trial for Father of Exiled Opposition Leader
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More Revelations on German Spy Agency Sharing Phone, Email Data with NSA
Germany Boosts Arms Exports to Qatar
German Politicians Take Aim at the Euro
Bahraini King Visit to UK Faces Protest
National Newsworthy
Homeland Security Taps Generals to Run Domestic Drone Program: The Rise of Predators at Home
DHS ‘Constitution Free’ Zones Inside US Ignored By Media
Unhappy with U.S. Foreign Policy: Pentagon Says You Might Be a ‘High Threat’
Army Won’t Nix al-Qaeda-Tied Firms’ Contracts
IRS Gets Help from DEA and NSA to Collect Data
Children Given Lifelong Ban from Talking About Fracking as Water Activists Labeled Terrorists by Government
NFL Adopts TSA-Like Security, Bans Backpacks from Games
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Does NSA Avoid U.S. Legal Restrictions by Hiring British Intelligence to Gather Information on Americans?
NSA Appears to Be Tracking the Anonymous Internet
NSA Pricked the “Cloud” Bubble for US Tech Companies
Can NSA Director Keith Alexander Explain His Contradictory Claims?
Obama Pushed for Tighter Regulation of NSA Surveillance as a Senator
Former NSA Chief Warns of Cyber-Terror Attacks if Snowden Caught
Federal Government Launches Witch Hunt for Leakers
Manning Judge Rejects US Claim Leaks Had ‘Chilling Effect’
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Obama Nominates Defense Contractor Executive as Air Force Secretary
Brazen: Congress Exempts Themselves from ObamaCare Mandate
Issa Investigating Alleged Collusion between IRS & FEC
Trail of U.S. Criminal Investigations Altered to Cover up DEA Unit’s Role as Data Source
Bill Daley Cites “Key” Role on Osama Bin Laden
K Street Shop on Lookout for New Senior Democratic Lobbyist * * * *
Budget Deficit Reaches $606 Billion for the Year
June Consumer Credit Rises Less than Expected; Entire Increase Driven By Car & Student Loans
Pimco, BlackRock Seek to Bar California Mortgage Seizures
US Consumer Spending Flat since March
Steep U.S. Medical Costs Send Americans Overseas for Affordable Surgery
If Housing Is Booming – Why Do We Need Another Fix
Noteworthy Editorials
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts: Washington Thinks You Are Stupid
Andrew Gavin Marshall: Egypt Under Empire, Part 4- Dancing Between Dictatorship & Democracy
Tom Engelhardt: The Spy and the Patriots
Eric Margolis: Shades of the Old Soviet Union
Paul Pillar: Unfounded Interpretations of This Week’s Terrorist Threat
Stephen Lendman: Obama Shoots Himself in the Foot
Washington’s Blog: U.S. Government May – On a Whim – Label ANY American a Terrorist
Why the Surveillance State Must End
Every Time the NSA Is Asked About Its Ability to Spy on Everyone… It Answers About Its Authority
The Toobin Principle
Low-Wage America
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: Constitution Free Zones in the United States
Video 2: GRTV- The Falsification of “UN Command” in Korea
BFP Podcast- Empire-Power & People with Andrew Gavin Marshall: “The Art of Irrelevance: Pop Culture in Modern Society”
Podcast: Smells Like Human Spirit- Michael Ruppert Answers Your Questions
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