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“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.” – Goethe
International Newsworthy
Egypt Braces for Showdown: Army Vehicles Secure State TV Building
Egypt’s Army Says Has Not Set Time for Statements
As Morsi’s Power Slips, Muslim Brotherhood Prepares a Defense Force
The Muslim Brotherhood Fights for “Legacy”, Not for Morsi
US to Morsi: Call Early Elections
After Morsi, the Geopolitical Fallout
Morsi Defies Egypt Army’s Ultimatum to Bend to Protest
Egyptian Police on Fence in Confrontation with Morsi
Opposition Nominates ElBaradei to Negotiate with Government
Rebel Rejects Morsi Referendum Calls, Insists on Removal
18 Killed in Cairo University Clashes – Ministry
Egypt Headed for Civil War, Ex-Israeli Defense Minister Warns
Egyptian Protesters Blame Obama for Morsi Dictatorship
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Egyptian Nightmare for Erdogan
Turkish Jews Express Fears after Deputy PM Links Jewish Diaspora to Protests
Turkish Media a Casualty of Erdogan’s Policies
What Did Turkey Lose When EU Lost Nabucco?
Turkey’s Syria Refugee Crisis
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Iran, Russia Discuss Energy Cooperation
Iran Leader Asks Putin for Go-Ahead to Build New Nuclear Plant
Pakistan Rejects Afghan Allegations of ‘Controlling Taliban’
Pakistan Wants to Talk to Its Taliban, but Doesn’t Know What to Say
Drone Strike Kills Dozen in Pakistan
Pakistan Slams US Raid in Miran Shah
Musharraf Not Produced in Court
India Elbowed Out of Kashagan Oil Deal
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Syria is Jihad Central: 6,000 Terrorists Flood New al Qaeda Training Ground
Bahrain Salafists Increase Involvement in Syria War
Rouhani Considers New Approach to Syria
UN: Iraq Violence Kills 761 in June
10 Killed in Two Attacks in Iraq
Lebanon’s Sectarian Fall
Arms Ship Seized by Yemeni Authorities ‘En Route to Somalia’
Israel Seeks $5B in U.S. Loans to Buy Arms
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Obama to Militarize and Exploit Africa
Armed Group Forces Closure of Libyan Interior Ministry
Car Blast Hits Army Checkpoint in Benghazi
Jordan Blocks 254 News Websites
Tunisia’s Islamist PM Says Egypt Scenario Unlikely to Happen Here
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Chinese Authorities Crack Down on Knives in West, Allege Local Militants Are Fighting in Syria
Kazakhstan: Chinese Set for Stake in Super-Giant Oil Field
China to Join Russia for Largest Naval Drills with Foreign Partner
Mayor-in-Opposition to United Russia Ruling Party Detained
Gazprom One Winner from Demise of Nabucco
Amnesty Raps Post-Soviet States for Renditions
NATO Chief: Georgia Continues to be Corralled into Military Bloc
Georgia: New Government Struggling to Keep Police Reform Pledge
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Bug Found at Ecuador’s Embassy in London
Secret Documents: NSA Targeted Germany & EU Buildings
Friends or Foes? Berlin Must Protect Germans from US Spying
France Wants to ‘Temporarily Suspend’ Trade Talks with US over NSA Spying
Anglo Tapes: Department of Finance Records May Provide Answers to Disturbing Questions
Russia Spy Couple Jailed in Germany
National Newsworthy
US Military Study: Drones Kill More Civilians than Manned Aircraft
Reddit, Mozilla to Stage Fourth of July Protest against NSA Spying
US State Department Spent $630,000 on Facebook ‘Likes’
U.S. Intelligence Chief Apologizes for “Erroneous” Statement on Surveillance
Scandals at NSA and IRS Are Equally Alarming
In Worldwide Surveillance Age, US Has Big Edge
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In Spite of Obama Transparency Pledge, U.S. Silent on Yemen Drone Strike that Killed Child
AT&T Prepping Sale of Customers’ Anonymous Location Information and Web, App Usage Data
2001: FBI Trailed Anwar Al-Awlaki to Hookers, NPR, and Bertuccis
Immigration Reform Bill Gives Big Money Straight to Largest Defense Contractors
Sen. Durbin: Journalists Deserve Protection but We’ll Decide Who’s Actually a Journalist
City University of NY Is Paying David Petraeus $200,000 to Work Three Hours a Week
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Contradictory & Highly Troubling Questions on Guardian’s Snowden Coverage
Snowden Options Shrink after Asylum Rejections
Bolivian President’s Plane Forced to Land: Snowden Not Aboard
‘Act of Aggression’: Bolivia to File UN Complaint over Airspace Blockade
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HSBC Wins OK of Record $1.92 Billion Money-Laundering Settlement
Wall Street Banks Extract Enormous Fees from the Paychecks of Millions of American Workers
The Federal Reserve is Paying Banks NOT to Lend 1.8 Trillion Dollars to the American People
Secret NSA Deals Cast Doubt on All US Stocks
Mortgage Apps Plunge at Fastest Rate in Over 3 Years
US Factory Orders Rose in May on Machinery, Computers
Experts: Financial Market Volatility Isn’t Over
Noteworthy Editorials
Paul Craig Roberts: Has Washington’s Arrogance Undone Its Empire?
William Grigg: Edward Snowden’s “Safe and Dreary” Global Prison
Peter Van Buren: The Lonely Flight of Edward Snowden
Paul Pillar: Kerry’s Peace Diplomacy
Washington’s Blog: High-Level US Government Officials Have Warned for 40 Years that Mass Surveillance Would Lead to Tyranny in America
We Need More Like Snowden. Please.
Permanent Occupation: Imperialism in Afghanistan, Past and Present
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: RT-Military Coup Underway in Egypt, Tanks Deployed in Cairo
BFP Podcast: Empire-Power & People with Andrew Gavin Marshall- “Global Unrest: Is Indonesia Next?”
Podcast 1: Corbett Report-Pepe Escobar on the Salad Revolution
Podcast 2: Rick Rozoff Interview: Afghanistan to Remain Under Indefinite Foreign Military Occupation
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