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International Newsworthy
How Syria’s Islamists Govern With Guile & Guns
Report: Syrian Rebels Take First Shipment of Foreign Weapons
Syrian Rebels ‘Receive’ New Types of Weapons
Russia: West ‘Not Sure’ it Can Bring Syria Rebels to Peace Meet
Yak-130 Jets for Syria Awaiting ‘Political Decision’ – Source
France’s Fabius Wants More Talks with Syria Rebels Before Arming
Germany Will Not Supply Weapons to the Syrian Opposition – Merkel
Suleiman: I Oppose Any Lebanese Intervention in Syria
Syria Rebels Seek Arms, No-Fly Zone to Avert Disaster
Syria No-Fly Zone Would Cost Billions, Say Analysts
Syrian ‘Coalition’ Rejects G8 Call to Fight Qaeda
Syrian Rebel General Grapples with Disarray in his Ranks
Syriac Christians, Kurds Boost Cooperation in Syria
Alawites and Christians in Syria–United in Uncertainty
Next Phase of Syrian Invasion Begins — The Central Bank Connection
Central Bank of Syria Fights to Stabilize Currency
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Taliban Office Row Puts Talks with US on Hold
Taliban’s Qatar Office Stokes Karzai’s Ire
IG: US Companies Stiffing Afghan Subcontractors
Pakistan Keeps Away from Taliban’s Doha Office Row
Anti-Taliban Leaders Killed in Pakistan
Afghanistan, Pakistan Trade Accusations at UN Over Extremist Havens
The Harrowing Impact of Deadly US Drone War in Pakistan
Suicide Bomber Kills 14 at Peshawar Mosque
Pakistan Army Will Stay in Waziristan
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Turkish Government, Protesters Seek to Draw Sting from Unrest
Istanbul to Vote for Gezi Park if Court Gives Green Light
Paranoid Nationalism Changes Hands in Turkey
Turkey: Lessons (Not) Learned from the Caucasus
Turkey Warns Germany Not to Play Politics Over EU Entry Talks
The Great Stand-Off of Istanbul: An Impact of Flash Mobs on Revolution
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Iran ‘Seizes UAE Fishing Boats in Gulf’
Iran Oil Exports to China Up 50% in May
Rouhani Leads Iran’s New Soft Power
‘Israel Behind Intelsat Ban on Iran Media’
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Foreign Oil Companies in Basra Caught in Political Crossfire
Iraqi Militias Make Comeback Amid Surging Sectarian Violence
Iraqi Kurds Fear Rise of Military Threat from Baghdad
The United Arab Emirates and the Muslim Brotherhood
Palestinian Children Tortured, Used as Shields by Israel: UN
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China Discovers the Mediterranean
Russia & China Oil Cooperation Estimated at the Unprecedented $270bn
Russia’s Arctic, NATO and Norway: A Post-Kirkenes Political Landscape
Russia’s Shadow Economy Accounts for 15-20% of GDP
Central Asia: South Asia Energy Project a Pipe Dream?
Kyrgyz Parliament Sets Date for Manas Transit Center Closure
Rumsfeld’s Visit to Kyrgyzstan Sets Tongues Wagging
Kyrgyzstan Protests to Uzbekistan over Killing on Border
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Owen Paterson: UK Must Become Global Leader on GM Crops
Kosovo’s First Envoy to Serbia Quits After Two Days
Brazilian Protests Escalate, Threatening Government Buildings
National Newsworthy
BFP Breaking News- “MSNBC Censors NSA Whistleblower Russ Tice- Minutes before the Interview”
Indefinite Surveillance: The National Defense Authorization Act of 2014
New Documents Suggest NSA Can Spy Without Warrant
The Top Secret Rules that Allow NSA to Use U.S. Data Without a Warrant
Booz Allen, the World’s Most Profitable Spy Organization
Skype’s Secret Project Chess Helped NSA Access Customers’ Data
Secret NSA Exceptions Allow ‘Inadvertently’ Collected US Information to Be Retained for 5 Years
The Numbers Game Muddies NSA Surveillance Debate
Whistleblower Says Spy Agency Targeting Top American Leaders
Senators Say NSA Phone Records Played “Little” Role in Stopping Terror Plots
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FBI Has Received Aviation Clearance for at Least Four Domestic Drone Operations
When FBI Shoots Someone, It’s Always Justified…According to the FBI
Government Could Use Metadata to Map Your Every Move
Secrets Piling Up Faster Than Government Can Declassify Some
U.S. Military to Shred Thousands of Million-Dollar Armored Vehicles in Afghanistan
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Obama’s Crackdown Views Leaks as Aiding Enemies of U.S.
WikiLeaks May Publish More Revelations Promised by Snowden – Assange
Iceland in ‘Informal Talks’ About Snowden Asylum
Snowden Invited To Iceland By Founder Of Payment Provider DataCell
Snowden’s Background Checker Under Scrutiny
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Congress “Surprised” by Drone Use on US Soil? It Shouldn’t Be
Federal Nullification Efforts Mounting in States
Experts: Tough to Stick Perjury to Holder
Rep. Issa Decries Release of Full IRS Transcripts that Undercut His Selective Leaking
McConnell Blames Public Worker Unions for Tea Party Targeting
Veteran of CIA, K Street Opens Consulting Firm
Washington Times: Government Contractors Getting ‘Fat’
U. S. Weighs Doubling Leverage Standard for Biggest Banks
Noteworthy Editorials
Linda Lewis: A Former President Suggests Self-Censorship; What Does That Mean for America?
John Pilger: Understanding the Latest NSA “Security Leaks” is Understanding the Rise of a New Fascism
Dave Lindorff: Who knew? The government snoops have been keeping us safe?: Cranking Up the Washington Lie Machine
Michael Rozeff: The Public’s Demand for Force
Paul Pillar: Revolts in Democracies
David Swanson: Prisons Full of Innocents
M K Bhadrakumar: US ‘Rebalancing’ in the Hindu Kush
Motives Aside, the NSA Should Not Spy on Us
Snowden and the Three Wise NSA Men
Iraq, Libya, Syria, Extensive US-NATO War Crimes. How the Media Buries “The Evidence”
BFP Select Videos & Podcast
Video 1: Corbett Report-Nothing to Hide, Nothing to Fear
Video 2: Corbett Report- New World Next Week
Video 3: Charlie McGrath- Manipulated, Drugged Up, Dumbed Down & and Spied on
BFP Podcast Show – NSA Whistleblower Goes on Record -Reveals New Information & Names Culprits & Targets!
BFP Podcast: Empire-Power & People with Andrew G. Marshall- “Power, Ecology & Society”
Podcast 1: Corbett Report- Russ Tice Reveals the Truth About NSA Spying
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