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International Newsworthy
Egypt’s Uncertain Transition
Islam’s Civil War Moves to Egypt
Muslim Brotherhood Calls for Egypt Uprising
Egypt’s Army Chief & Coup Leader El-Sissi Trained at US Army War College
Egypt’s State Media Bows to Army’s Will
Egypt’s Presidency Recommends ElBaradei as VP, Financial Expert as PM
Arab Spring Countries Question if Morsi’s Fall Is End of an Era
Egyptian Ambassador to US Says No Military Coup
Law Requires Obama Administration to Cut Off Egyptian Aid
Iran Blames Morsi’s US Stance for Crisis
Muslim Brotherhood Says ‘We Must Raise the Stakes’
Sea of Flags as Anti-Morsi Crowd Packs Tahrir
New Egypt Appointments Going to Advocates of Military Rule
Tens of Thousands of Morsi Supporters Flock to Republican Guard HQ
43 Die as Soldiers Fire on Praying Morsi Backers
Heavily Armed Islamists Attack in Cairo
Egyptian Security Forces Raid Al Jazeera’s Cairo Office
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Syrian Opposition Chooses Saudi-Backed Leader
Election of New Head of Syrian Opposition Seen as Victory for US, Saudi Arabia
Syrian Opposition Head Expects Advanced Weapons to Reach Rebels
Head of Syria’s Exiled Opposition Offers Truce During Ramadan
Syria Rebels Clash with Qaeda-Linked Opposition
Syrian City of Raqqa Suffers Under Rebel Rule
Militants Fight Each Other in N Syria
Syria Rebels in Weak Position, Says SNC Chief
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The Rise of the Iranian Moderates
Afghans Leery of Taliban Plans
Insurgents Increasing in East Afghanistan, but Army Sees Gains
Afghan Spies Arrest US Translator for Torture
Pakistan: Findings of Abbottabad Commission- How US Reached Osama
New TTP Group Emerges to Avenge Drone Attacks
Militants Torch 3 NATO Containers in Quetta
IMF Agrees to Pakistan Bailout
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Turkey: Probe Urged Into Police Violence
Tracing the Roots of Social Rebellion
Italian Photojournalist Detained in Turkey
Turkey: Citizen Journalism under Attack; Facebook Collaborates
After Protests, Forums Sprout in Turkey’s Parks
Istanbul Witnesses Protest Festival
Turkey Reopens Istanbul Gezi Park
Coup in Egypt Strategic Loss for Erdogan
‘Majority of Finns Oppose Turkey EU Bid’
What Did Turkey Lose When EU Lost Nabucco?* * * *
Iraqi Kurdistan Chief in Baghdad for Talks on Disputes
15 Dead in Single Day of Iraq Violence
Iraqi Provinces Consider More Autonomy in Managing Oil Wealth
Saudi Arabia Cracks Down on 200,000 Yemeni Migrants
Yemen Seizes Turkish-Made Weapons
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Old Constitutional Controversy Ignited in Libya
Armed Group Shuts Down Second Libyan Oil Port in Days
Jordan Detains Deported Radical Islamic Cleric Abu Qatada
Algeria, EU Sign Strategic Energy Partnership Document
Morocco and Algeria: The Impossible Reconciliation?
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The New Great Game Round-Up, July 7
Russia Announces Upgrades to CSTO Military Presence in Armenia
Russia to Finance South Stream Gas Pipeline Construction in Bulgaria
World’s First Floating Nuclear Power Plant to Begin Operating in Russia in 2016
Prosecutor Demands 6 Years in Jail for Opposition Blogger Navalny
Rebel Warlord’s Bodyguard Killed in Chechnya
Tethys Petroleum Makes Move into Georgia
Georgia Hosts NATO Southeastern Europe Defense Meeting
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Controversial EU Data Protection Regulation May Be Negotiated In Secret In Breach Of Parliamentary Process
NATO Coordinates Absorption of Balkan, Caucasian Candidates
‘German Government Sells the Privacy of German Citizens to the US’
Eastern Europe on Fire: Any Changes?
Mafia Launders Dirty Money in Clean Energy – Europol
National Newsworthy
Tech Companies are Cooperating with US Intelligence Agencies More Than you Think
None Dare Call it FASCISM: How the NSA has (already) Privatized Tyranny
In Secret, Court Vastly Broadens Powers of NSA
Five Unanswered Questions about the NSA’s Surveillance Programs
How Innocent Citizens Become Terror Suspects
‘Facebook & Co. Ignore Fundamental Rights’
The NSA Comes Recruiting
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Hitting the Reset: NSA Spying Targeted BRICS
Snowden Says Western States ‘in Bed with NSA’
Snowden Reveals NSA Partnership with German Intelligence Service: Report
Snowden’s Venezuela Offer ‘Last Chance’ for Political Asylum – Russian official
Privacy Group to Ask Supreme Court to Halt NSA Phone Spying
Why MSNBC Defends NSA Surveillance
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Bin Laden Raid Files Reportedly Purged from Pentagon Computers, Sent to CIA
Border Patrol Set to Weaponize Drones
NYC Cases Show Crooked Cops’ Abuse of FBI Database
In Rare Third Amendment Lawsuit, Nevada Police Accused of Forcibly Occupying a Private Residence
Postal Service Photographs Every Piece of Mail Sent in U.S.
Big Oil Wins another One as Judge Bates Rules against SEC Rule Mandating Disclosure of Payments to Governments
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Defense Industry Hatches New Plot to Kill the Sequester
Investment Group Sues U.S. over Fannie, Freddie Bailout Terms
June Jobs Report Keeps Fed on Track for Tapering
Jobless About to Take a Big Hit from the Sequester
Another Breakdown for Bonds
Noteworthy Editorials
Sibel Edmonds: Villains, Heroes & the Villain-Made Heroes
Andrew Gavin Marshall: Banking on Influence with JPMorgan Chase
Ron Paul: America Lies About Its Colony Egypt
Philip Giraldi: How America Eavesdrops on Allies
Doug Bandow: The Democratic Way of Killing- The President as Judge, Jury & Executioner
Nick Turse: Touching Base(s): A Classic Runaround
Washington’s Blog: Government Spying Has Always Focused On Crushing Dissent … Not On Keeping Us Safe
The Surveillance State Isn’t Coming – It’s Already Here
Snowden Affair Exposed more than NSA Spying: US Corporate Media Shown to be Rank Propaganda Arms
BFP Select Videos & Podcast
Video 1: Corbett Report-Crashes of Convenience: Michael Hastings
Video 2: RT-Snowden: ‘NSA in Bed with Germany’
Video 3: Charlie McGrath-Enemy You…
BFP Podcast: De-Manufacturing Consent with Guillermo Jimenez- “Drones Don’t Kill People, Governments Do!”
Podcast: Corbett Report- Tom Secker on Secrets, Spies and 7/7
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