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“A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference.” – Thomas Jefferson
International Newsworthy
Hezbollah Supporters to Be Expelled from GCC Countries
US Hits Hezbollah with New Sanctions
Lebanon in the Syrian War
Lebanon Warns Syria over Helicopter Raid
France Says Syrian War at ‘Turning Point’, Mulls Arming Rebels
Putin: Assad Could Have Avoided War by Enacting Political Reforms
Saudi Arabia, France Agree Qusayr Scenario Can’t Be Repeated in Aleppo
Israel Hasn’t Given Up on Persuading Russia Not to Send Air Defense System to Syria
Radical Rebels Storm Shiite Village in Eastern Syria
Rebels Kill 60 Shia Muslims in Syria
Syrian Residents Start Returning to Battered al-Qussair City
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Citizens of World & Citizens of Turkey: The Occupy Gezi Protests
Istanbul Crackdown Shakes Erdogan’s Regional Credibility
Turkey: With Taksim Operation, Erdogan Shoots His Own Foot
Istanbul Warzone: Thousands of Protesters Try to Reclaim Taksim Square
Turkish Riot Police Fire Tear Gas to Disperse Protesters, Violence Erupts
Human Rights Groups Censure Turkey
Erdogan, Gezi Park and the Headscarf
Turkey and the Muslim Brotherhood: The Social Uprising against “Brother Erdogan”
Erdogan Raises the Stakes
Erdogan to Drum Up Support in Symbolic Sincan Suburb
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Iran’s Nuclear Program Peaceful: Russia
Why Iran’s Supreme Leader Wants Jalili for President
Taliban Bomber Kills 15 at Top Afghan Court
Pakistan May Seek World Support to End Drone Attacks
Drones Challenge Sharif
Four US Embassy Officials Detained at Karachi Airport
Pakistan Denies Receiving Military Equipment from Israel
Pakistan Denies British Weapons Report
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America Secretly Approves $1.3 Billion Worth of Military Aid to Egypt
Egypt’s Opposition Nixes Unity Talks
Hezbollah Raises Head in Libya
Libya’s Porous Borders Worry Its Neighbors
Gendarmerie Camp Attacked by Armed Men in Niger
Senegal to Get $800 Million in Financial Aid
U.S. Transfers $200 Million Grant to Jordan
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Rosneft & ExxonMobil Finalize Arctic Research Center & Technology Sharing Agreements
Russians: Financially Inactive or Financially Restricted?
INTERPOL Chief’s Visit to Tajikistan Underscores Security Priorities in Central Asia
Tajikistan Piles on China Debt
TurkmenGaz: Europe is a Priority Direction of Turkmen Gas Export
Armenia Looks West, Tries to Loosen Moscow’s Grip
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Germans Accuse US of Stasi Tactics before Obama Visit
Strike Called over Greek TV Closure
Lobbyists for Canadian Pipeline Have Deep Ties to White House
National Newsworthy
Prism Spying ‘Attacks Basic Civil Rights’
Prism Exposed: Data Surveillance with Implications for the World
NSA to Continue Global Surveillance Program
Defense Department Orders Employees, Contractors to Steer Clear of Surveillance Stories
The Mysterious Missing Slides from the NSA Leaked Presentation
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How the US Congress Lost the Plot on Secrecy, Surveillance & Accountability
Lawmakers Can Ask for Intel Info, but They Still Might Not Get It
Lawmakers Say NSA Briefing Didn’t Address Privacy Concerns
Feinstein and Rogers Refuse to Discuss Constitutionality of Mass Surveillance
Why Clapper’s Deception Destroys Obama’s Defense of Newly Revealed NSA Programs
K Street Lobbyists Tight-Lipped About Efforts to Influence the NSA
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US Preparing to Charge Snowden in NSA Leak – Report
US to Review Spy Leak’s “Potential” Damage
Snowden Says he will Fight any Extradition from Hong Kong
As Edward Snowden Speaks Out, Obama Goes Silent
Advice for Snowden from a Man Who Knows: ‘Always Check Six’
Ron Paul Warns U.S. Government May Assassinate Snowden
Russia May Grant Asylum for CIA Whistleblower
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IRS Buying Spying Equipment: Covert Cameras in Coffee Trays & Plants
Why Is the IRS Buying Spy Gear?
IRS Obamacare Official Clocked 165 White House Meetings
Ways and Means Chairman: IRS Targeting of Tea Party Groups Didn’t Start in Ohio
Rep. Schiff to Introduce Bill Ending War Authorization
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Obama FBI Increases FISA Requests 1,000%
FBI Client Data Requests Under PATRIOT ACT Skyrocket after Tech Firms Resistance
TSA Agent Pulls woman’s Breast Prosthesis Out of her Bra
DHS Admits to Backpack Drill in Boston
FBI Visits Oregon Man at Home, Ask Why He Photographed Dam
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Traders Said to Rig Currency Rates to Profit Off Clients
Hedge Funds Haven’t Owned This Much of Stock Market Since 08 Crash
S&P Warns Top US banks are Still ‘Too Big to Fail’
“Eminent Domain” Back on Table Following Fed’s Latest Bailout Proposal
QE Here to Stay in One Form or Another
U.S. Banks Profit from Facilitating Fraud against Their Customers
Noteworthy Editorials
Sibel Edmonds: Pardon Me for Taking Offense with Your ‘Pardon- Seeking’ Petition
Kevin Gosztola: US Media’s Contempt & Inability to Comprehend What It Means to Be a Whistleblower
Chase Madar: Dystopian Secrecy Fuels Clueless Wars
Washington’s Blog: The Dirty Little Secret About Mass Surveillance: It Doesn’t Keep Us Safe
Andrew Napolitano: The Star Chamber Exposed
Paul Pillar: Iran and the Syria Conference
James Petras: Washington & the Breakdown of the Colombia-Venezuela-FARC Peace Process
The US is a Police State
America’s New Normal: Mass Surveillance, Secret Courts
BFP Select Videos & Podcast
BFP EyeOpener Video Report: NSA Spying: False Hope vs. Real Solutions
Video 1: Ron Paul on NSA
Video 2: Director of National Intelligence Lying about NSA Data Collection
Video 3: Charlie McGrath- Will Whistleblower Edward Snowden’s Revelation lead to Revolution?
BFP Podcast Show- Pepe Escobar on Police State USA, Apathy America, Uprising in Turkey & More!
Podcast: Peter B. Collins Show-More Leaks Expected as Snowden Goes “Bourne”
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