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International Newsworthy
Iran: Uranium enrichment “non-negotiable principle”
Stuxnet’s Secret Twin
Israeli Leader Lobbies in Russia against Iran Deal
Israel, Gulf in ‘Strange Alliance’ Against Iran
Geneva Negotiators See Few Options if Iran Nuclear Talks Fail
Reid backs Iran sanctions bill
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Afghanistan Wants to Delay US Security Deal
Afghan Draft Deal Would Give US Troops Immunity
Immunity for US troops in Afghanistan reveals colonial nature of Security Pact
Senators to Obama: Congress Must Vote Before another Decade of War in Afghanistan
UN “alarmed” by ongoing Afghan violence
US Spent Billions on Afghan Projects That Will Fall Apart When We Leave
Kerry, Karzai agree pact before jirga
US Drone Strike Targets Seminary in Settled Area of Pakistan Killing Six
Pakistan condemns latest U.S. drone strike on religious seminary
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Syrian Baath militia commander goes rags-to-riches
Shi’ite Militias: The Other ‘Foreign Fighters’ in Syria
Chemical weapons watchdog appeals to private firms to destroy Syria stockpile
Iraqi Shia group fires warning shots into Saudi Arabia
Iraq Kurds to Pump Oil to Turkey in Truce with Baghdad
30 killed, 50 wounded in Iraq’s violence
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Turkey: Not Making Eyes at the Eurasian Union — For Now
U.S. Deploys Troops for Missile Operation in Turkey
Can Sarigul, the hope of Turkey’s left, unseat Erdogan?
Report: Western Intelligence Agency Tipped Lebanon to Likely Attack
Hezbollah Calls for Calm After Iranian Embassy Bombing
Prince Alwaleed Warns Shale Revolution Threatens Saudi Economic Stability
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Inside China’s New Security Council
Pakistan, China, Russia hold trilateral dialogue on Afghanistan
Lawlessness can bring back 1917 revolution – Putin
Gazprom, Rosneft Sign Landmark Energy Deals with Vietnam
Ukraine suspends plan to seek EU membership
Putin victorious as Ukraine postpones ‘trade suicide’, halts talks with EU
Georgia PM to mend ties with Russia
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Azerbaijan: NATO’s Energy, Transport Gateway from Asia to Europe
Turkmenistan: EU Maintains Hope for Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline – Report
Kyrgyzstan: Parliament Resists Russia’s Purchase of Key Gas Asset
Off-radar gold mine sustains Kyrgyz village
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US and UK in Secret Deal Allowing NSA to Access Brits’ Personal Data
The secret reason Germany wants to join the NSA “spy club”
Cyprus University world first to accept bitcoins for tuition
National Newsworthy
Sobriety Checkpoints Paved Path to NSA Email Spying
Original NSA Spying Order Released as Supreme Court Refuses to Consider Program’s Legality
Stuxnet evolution: NSA input turned stealth weapon into internet-roaming spyware
Compendium of the Released NSA Spying Documents
New York Resolution to ATT on Spy Data
US Plan to Kill Online Privacy Rights Everywhere
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Corporations hire former NSA, FBI, military & police officers to spy on nonprofits & activists
The Five Year Parade of Internet Dragnet Violations
House NSA Bill to Skip Committee
Senate NDAA Amendments Piling Up, Many More Expected
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Cop Lawlessness Hits New High
Oakland moves forward with surveillance center
US Military Carrying Out Exercises with Phoenix Police
Military Conducting Black Helicopter Exercises in Phoenix AZ
FBI monitors foreign diplomats far more than NSA
What to do with the Half-Million Dollars Travelers Leave at TSA Checkpoints Every Year?
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Pentagon Tries Sequester Guilt Trip
7 Disturbing Ways the Pentagon Mismanages Its Massive Budget
Navy Suspends Some Drone Operations After Cruiser Hit
Yemeni Delegation Describes the Terror of Drones
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New Filings Shed Light on Hundreds of Millions in Dark Money Spending
Sebelius asked to explain $2B in Obamacare loans
Wall Street warns of threat to investors
Timothy Geithner Moves from US Treasury to Wall Street
Noteworthy Editorials
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts: Osama Bin Laden’s Obituary Notice
Sheldon Richman: The US Isn’t Leaving Afghanistan
Washington’s Blog: Kennedy Conspiracy Theories Go Mainstream … 50 Years After Assassination
Andrew Napolitano: The Shutdown and the Rollout
Nile Bowie: Bloodletting in Beirut
It’s Not the Stasi, but the NSA Is Bad Enough
Census fakery and banana republics
BFP Select Videos & Podcast
Video: RT-’US wants troops in Afghanistan permanently, treats it as colony’
BFP Podcast 1: Peter B. Collins Processing Distortion: “Delving Deep into the Latest on Iran & Disruptive Israeli Threats”
BFP Podcast 2: Empire-Power & People with Andrew Gavin Marshall- “Consulting for Oligarchs”
Podcast: Peter B. Collins Show- The South’s Doin’ It Again!
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