BFP Select Nightly News & Editorials- July 2, 2013

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“Here’s your enemy for this week, the government says. And some gullible Americans click their heels and salute – often without knowing who or even where the enemy of the week is.” – Charley Reese

International Newsworthy

Chinese Military, Russian Defense, Chief Confer On Syria

China State Media Blames Syria Rebels for Xinjiang Violence

US Official Denounces Hezbollah’s Actions in Syria

Kerry: No Syria Peace Talks Before Sept.

Iran Dismisses Allegations of Involvement in Syrian Crisis

Syria Slams Muslim Brotherhood Rule in Egypt, Turkey

Syria: 3,500 Tons of Weapons Already Sent to Rebels, Says Lord Ashdown

Saudi Arabia, Qatar Urge European Union to Arm Syria Rebels

The Saudi-Qatari Clash over Syria

Jordan Air Force Pilot Joins Syrian Rebels

Syrian Rebels Threaten to Target Shi’ite Villages in Aleppo

Islamists in Syria’s Aleppo Ban ‘Provocative Dress’ for Women

PYD Crushes Protest in Quest to Rule Syria’s Kurds

Orthodox Priests Continue To Be Targeted By Syrian Rebels

Vatican Confirms Syrian Rebels Behead Bishop François Murad

Homs Governor Refutes Allegations on Targeting a Mosque

Foreign Media Portrayals of the Conflict in Syria are Dangerously Inaccurate

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Egypt’s Military Steps In, Issues Ultimatum

Full Text of Egyptian Military Ultimatum

Morsi’s Office Rejects Army Ultimatum

Morsi Meets Egypt Army Chief after Ultimatum

Spokesmen for Morsi, Cabinet Resign

Egypt Locked in Standoff After Millions Rally Against Morsi

Millions Flood Egypt’s Streets to Demand Mursi Quit

Egypt: Protesters Storm Muslim Brotherhood HQ

Egypt: Morsi’s Final Hours in Power?

Can Morsi Survive?

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AKP May Have Gotten the Message from Gezi Park

17 Wounded in Turkey During Protests Backing Gezi Park Demonstrations

Police Stop Mersin Group Marching in Support of Gezi Park Protests

New Findings Shake Confidence in Turkish-Kurdish Peace Process

Turkish PM Says Date of Gaza Visit still “Uncertain”

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Iran’s Seminarians React To Rouhani’s Election

New Sanctions Imposed on Iran to Halt Gold Trading

Nearly 300 Afghan Police Killed in a Month

Insurgents Attack Logistics Company in Afghan Capital

Watchdog: Afghan Government Collecting Millions in Fees From Contractors

Canada in Afghanistan: We Stand on Guard for Empire

Pakistan Angers Afghans by Suggesting Taliban Share Power

China Ready to Help Out New Pakistan Government

Benazir Murder Case: ATC Orders Authorities to Produce Musharraf on July 9

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Iraq: Bomber Kills 20 Shias in Diyala Province

Iraqi Forces Destroy al-Qaeda Base on Iraq-Syria Border

Russia, Iraq Vow to Boost Cooperation

UAE Jails Scores of People in Coup Trial

Gaza Fishermen Protest Israel Blockade

Hamas, Fatah and the Squandered Years

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Africa: Power Sector is Ready for ‘Stampede’ of Investment – General Electric

Obama Pledges $7 Billion to Upgrade Power in Africa

Nigeria Government Watchdog Says Has Credible Reports of Army Abuses

Nigeria: Reject Amnesty for Atrocities, Says HRW

UN Takes Over Mali War, Doubts Raised Over Elections

Somalia Demands Kenyan Troops Leave Southern Port

Al-Shabaab ‘Coup’ May Fragment Militants

Somalia Central Bank a ‘Slush Fund’ for Private Payments – U.N.

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Russian Duma Orders Big Amnesty for Businessmen

The Big Chill: Critics Say Kremlin Waging a War on Ideas

Gas Exporters Meet in Moscow to Withstand Euro-American Challenges

Rosneft Launches Exploration Works & Environmental Analysis at Sea of Okhotsk Blocks

Quarter of Russians Favor Independence for Chechnya – Poll

Georgia Presidential Election Date Changed To October 31

Terrorists Suspects Arrested in Georgia

Kazakhstan: UK Courts Nazarbayev amid Human Rights Concerns

Cameron Inks $1 Billion Deal in Kazakhstan

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Mediterranean: U.S., NATO Conduct Interceptor Missile Exercise

EU Orders Sweep of Diplomatic Missions after US Spying Reports

Danish Company Says Its Software Will Block 3D-Printing of Guns

‘No Longer in the Cold War’: Merkel Infuriated by US Spying

Vatican Bank Chiefs Resign amid Scandal

National Newsworthy

US Covert Actions in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia

US Foreign Propaganda Offered for Domestic Use

Cryptome: Solicitation for US Propaganda Disruption Ideas

US Spies on Germany, EU agencies, as Much as on China & Iraq

Does the NSA Go Head-Hunting at Facebook?

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Putin Keeps Obama, Washington on Edge over Snowden End Game

Correa Not Considering Snowden Asylum: Helping Him Was ‘Mistake’

French Parties Call for Snowden Political Asylum

Green Party Head Wants Germany to Grant Snowden Asylum

Snowden Makes Moscow Statement, Releases List of Countries Contacted for Asylum

Snowden Scraps Russia Asylum Bid over Call to Cease ‘Anti-US Activity’ – Kremlin

Snowden: Obama Afraid of Angry, Informed Public

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Public Approval of Supreme Court Falls to All-Time Low

Outsourced: Israeli Firm Magal Provides ‘Security” at US Prisons

Immigration Deal Would Boost Defense Firms

Proposed FOIA Rule Changes Seek to Keep Citizens in Dark

The Mysterious Route of the Keystone Pipeline

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Who Goes to Cash Shows Extent Bonds will Become Bear Market

Manufacturing Grows in June, but Hiring Down: ISM

Student Loan Rate Rise Likely to Help Sallie Mae

Boom Times Continue for CEOs

Why the Gold Crash?

Oil Hovers near $98 on Egypt Unrest

Noteworthy Editorials

Sibel Edmonds: Could Russia Turn Snowden into a Bargaining Chip?

John Stanton: The Cronyism of the Revolving Door

Paul Pillar: The Arab Spring and Dashed Hopes in Egypt

Stephen Lendman: Quelle Surprise- NSA Spies on Europe

Nile Bowie: Reassess Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

“What Would Tyranny Look Like in America? Look Around”

The Price of Truth, Whistleblowers & the Espionage Act

FBI’s Data Mining Needs Scrutiny, Too

Cold War in the Post-Soviet Era – Analysis

BFP Select Videos & Podcast

BFP EyeOpener Video Report- Obama’s War on Whistleblowers (And What to Do About It)

BFP EyeOpener Report Preview- Obama’s War on Whistleblowers (And What to Do About It)”

Video 1: RT-Egypt Countdown: Morsi Slams Army Ultimatum as 48h Deadline Looms

Video 2: Charlie McGrath- We Were Warned ~ Tragedy Awaits

Podcast 1: Radio Liberty- Spying For Fun & Profit!

Podcast 2: Smells Like Human Spirit- Edward Snowden, Future of Technology, Microsoft vs. Sony & More

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