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“The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.” – Ayn Rand
International Newsworthy
US Offers ‘Military Support’ to Syrian Rebels
U.S. Plans Direct Military Interference In Syria: Russian MP
With Chemical Weapons Allegations, Syrian Conundrum Shifts
U.S. Falsifies Reports on Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria: Syrian Diplomat
Russian Lawmaker: Obama ‘Fabricated’ Evidence on Syria
UK Backs US Chemical Weapons Claims
Why Arming the Syrian Opposition Could Be as Dangerous as Putting U.S. Boots on the Ground
Syria Opposition “Hails” US Arms Supply
Moscow Unconvinced by US Evidence of Syrian Chemical Weapons Use
U.S. Military Proposal to Arm Rebels Includes No-Fly Zone in Syria
Carney: Obama ‘Welcomes’ Advice from Bill Clinton on Attacking Syria
UN Warns of Israel-Syria Escalation
US Decides to Keep Fighters in Jordan
Jordan Shuts Down Border Crossings from Syria
Egypt Says Citizens Free to Join Fight in Syria
Syria War Turns to Homs
Syria Rebels Seize Key Army Position in Hama: Activists
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Istanbul Protesters Reject Ultimatum to Evacuate Park
Why Turks Are Good at Protesting
Turkey: Resistance Park
The Only Win-Win for Erdogan and Turkey
Erdogan Backers: Use Guns, Not Tear-Gas on Protesters
No Clear Result after Turkish PM, Protesters Meet
Turkish PM to Delay Istanbul Park Project
Turkey Bids for Afghan Withdrawal Transit Business
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Big Question as Iran Picks a President: Will Reformists Turn Out to Vote?
Iran Says Voter Turnout to Hit 70%
Afghanistan Frees Bagram Prisoners
Karzai Seeks UK Explanation on Drones
Pakistan Military Technology Row ‘Threatens Israel’s Strategic Relationship With India’
Al Qaeda Activist Arrested in Murder of Benazir Case Prosecutor
India: Delhi Bill to Criminalize Opposition to GM Food
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Allawi: Maliki’s Visit to Kurdistan Is to Calm Tensions Because of His Failure to Run the Country
Yemen’s ‘Verbal’ Recognition of Kosovo Fuels Confusion
Israel Minister Says There Will Never Be A Palestinian State
Palestine Decries Israel’s New Outposts Plan
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Libya: No Impunity for ‘Black Saturday’ Benghazi Deaths
TV Channel Offices Attacked in Libya’s Benghazi
Morsi’s Rule Said Threatened by Impending Protests
Ethiopia Ratifies Controversial Nile Accord
The UN Prepares to Go to War for the First Time, with a 3,000-Strong Task Force Sent to Fight Rebels in the Congo
Khartoum Says Rebels Based in South Sudan Caused Oil Pipeline Blast
General Wanted Over Ugandan Memo Leak Now Hiding in Britain
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Russia’s Upgraded Nuclear Cruiser to Rejoin Navy In 2018
Internet Sector Sounds Alarm over Fresh Russian Anti-Piracy Bill
Rosneft Enters Norwegian Continental Shelf in Barents Sea
Georgia: Russia Flashes Territorial Appetite
Georgia: Jihad in the Backyard
Kyrgyzstan: Parliament Failing Public-Faith Test
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Drive East: NATO Shifts Command From Spain to Turkey
France Launches Probe into ‘Vulnerable’ Nuclear Base after Media Disclosure
Source: Poland, Czechs Balk on Blacklisting Hezbollah
‘American Dictate’: Swiss Parliament Split on Banking Secrecy Law
U.S. Troop Training Numbers in Australia to Reach 1115 in 2014: Defense Minister
National Newsworthy
US Cyber Force Ready to Unleash Hell
Surveillance Programs Reveal U.S. Hypocrisy
Secretive US Cyber Unit Has Been Spying on China for 15 Years
Inside the NSA’s Ultra-Secret China Hacking Group
US-China Ties Further Complicated By Snowden Charges
Pressure Builds on US over Hong Kong Civilian Hacking Allegations
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Inside the NSA: Peeling Back the Curtain on America’s Intelligence Agency
NSA Leaks Hint Microsoft May Have Lied about Skype Security
Thousands Of Firms Trade Confidential Data With The US Government In Exchange For Classified Intelligence
NSA to Release Details of Attacks It Claims Were Foiled by Surveillance
FBI Director Says US Will Hold Snowden Responsible on NSA Leak
Snowden on US Govt: ‘If They Want to Get You, They’ll Get You in Time’
NSA Whistleblower Barred from UK
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Lawmakers Planning Bill to Limit Contractor Access to NSA Secrets
Senators Challenge NSA’s Claim to Have Foiled ‘Dozens’ of Attacks
NSA Leaker Snowden is Lying, Say Leaders of House Intelligence Committee
Confidence in Congress Falls to Lowest on Record: 10%
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Pentagon Five-Year Cybersecurity Plan Seeks $23 Billion
Report: President’s Africa Trip Expected to Cost $60 to $100 Million
Coburn Blasts Holder over $58 Million in DOJ Spending on ‘Junkets’
State Department Has Hired Agents with Criminal Records, Memo Reveals
Nepotism Considered Normal at Energy Dept.
Undercover CIA Agent Sues Agency over Stalled Probe of Alleged War Crimes
Supreme Court Bans Protests on Its Grounds
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Foreclosures Jump 11 Percent as Banks Bet on Rising Home Prices
Current-Account Deficit in US Widens 3.7% in First Quarter
Treasury Sales by Foreigners Hit Record High in April
Noteworthy Editorials
M K Bhadrakumar: Obama’s Monica Moment
Paul Pillar: The Commitment Ploy
Washington’s Blog: Bipartisan Skepticism of America’s War in Syria
Stephen Lendman: Turkey- Epicenter of Police State Violence
Why I Don’t Care About Edward Snowden
Obama Speaks With Forked Tongue on Surveillance
Why You Should Worry About the NSA
BFP Select Videos & Podcast
BFP EyeOpener Video Report: NSA Spying: False Hope vs. Real Solutions
Video 1: Escobar- “Obama Starts Syria War to Deviate from Snowden Scandal”
BFP Podcast Show 1- Cryptome.Org’s John Young: “Why is Edward Snowden Censored by Craven Media?”
BFP Podcast Show 2-The Reality Principle with Eric Draitser-“ Elections in Iran” with Yassamine Mather
BFP Podcast Show 3- Pepe Escobar on Police State USA, Apathy America, Uprising in Turkey & More!
Podcast: Corbett Report- Douglas Valentine on Scahill’s Dirty Wars
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