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“The government is merely a servant — merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn’t. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them.” – Mark Twain
International Newsworthy
Turkey: Protests from Ankara to Smirne as Nation Rocked by Violence
Black Friday: A Turning Point in Turkey’s History?
What’s Causing the Riots and Violence in Turkey?
Turkey: Where Will the Protest Movement Go?
Tahrir’s Lesson for Taksim: Police Brutality Unites Battle-Hardened Fans
Turkey Demos Take Toll on Economy
Turkish Public Workers to Go on Anti-Gov’t Strike
Turkish PM, President Clash over Reply to Protests
Turkish President-Gul Defends People’s Right to Protest
Turkey Deputy PM Sorry for ‘Excessive Force’
Erdogan’s Grip on Power Is Rapidly Weakening
Erdogan Blames Foreign Hand in Protests
Extensive Use of Social Media in the Absence of Traditional Media by Turks in Turkish in Taksim Square Protests
Erdogan Says Social Media is ‘the Worst Menace to Society’
US Urges Turkey Violence Investigation
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NATO Data: Assad Winning the War for Syrians’ Hearts & Minds
UN Investigators Find “Reasonable Grounds” to Believe Chemical Agents Used in Syria
Syrian “Opposition” Armed to Thwart Construction of Iran-Iraq-Syria Gas Pipeline
SRGC Withdraws from Syria Opposition
Syria Rebel Leader Says Revolution Will Fail without Weapons From Britain
Russia Says “Untimely” for Proposed UNSC Discussion of Syrian Army Operation in Qusayr
Russia: “U.S. Not Putting Enough Pressure on Syria Opposition”
No Russian S-300s to Syria before 2014: Israel
Israel’s Defense Minister: Hezbollah Moving Elite Fighters into Syria
Iraq Says Arming Syrian Opposition Threatens Stability
Over 700 Kurds Kidnapped in Syria
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Mossad Busted? Iran Says Network Planning to Disrupt Elections
Iran Accuses Britain of Operating Spy Ring to Undermine Elections
Iran Summons Qatari Charge d’Affaires over “Terror” Allegation
U.S. Targets Iran’s Currency in New Sanctions
Obama Sanctions Iran’s Auto Industry
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Afghan Taliban Confirm Talks in Iran
Pentagon to Maintain “Bridging Force,” “Enduring Force” in Afghanistan
Pakistan: Newly Elected Lawmaker Shot Dead in Northwest
Treason Charges: SC Requested to Hold Musharraf Guilty
Musharraf to Leave for Dubai as Part of Secret Deal with Sharif
NATO Drivers Refuse to Drive US Military Vehicles to Karachi
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Iraqi Kurdish Rivalries Play Out over the Border: Taking the Fight to Syria
Kirkuk Governor Orders Unauthorized Arab Residents Expelled
Iraq to ‘Lower Oil Targets,’ Minister Tells AFP
Qatar’s Reputation-Tainted Media Arm Seeks to Reconquer Viewers
Americans in Bahrain Warned About Possible Extremist Threats
Palestinians Not Counting on Kerry’s $4 Billion
Israel Speeding Up Development of Anti-Nuke Missile Defense
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Egypt’s Judges Stage Protest over Judicial Bill
Egypt’s Court Jails Foreigners, Egyptians in NGO Case
Hollande: No Military Intervention in Libya
US to Send Patriot Missiles to Jordan
Sudan Decries ‘Foreign Plot’ to Destabilize the Nation
Bystanders in Tunisia Shot in Clash with Police
Somalia Demands Action over Brutal Killing
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Uyghur Villagers Battle Land Grab
Russia, EU Should Forge More “Trustful” Partnership: Putin
Russia Deploys Advanced Missiles to Armenia
Russia and Pakistan New Equation
Russian Govt Commission Approves New Guidelines for NGO Restrictions
Dagestan Security Forces Go on High Alert
Arrest of Makhachkala Mayor Seen as Sign of Changing Tide
Special Envoy Prepares NATO Chief’s Visit to Georgia
Kerry Pledges to “Help” End Conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh
Risks in Ashgabat’s Religious Suppression
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German Defense Ministry Knew of “Drone Problems”
Poland to Spend $40 Billion on Defense Modernization
Kosovo – Serbia: Where Things Stand
National Newsworthy
Sixth Continent: U.S. to Back Colombia’s NATO Membership
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Police to Obtain DNA of People under Arrest
US Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Military Protester Case
U.S. Does Not Sign on to UN Weapons Treaty
Top Obama Appointees Use Secret Gov’t Emails Accounts
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State Dept: No Active Al Qaeda, Hezbollah Terror Cells in Western Hemisphere
As Manning Trial Opens, Prosecution Hides Name of “Enemy” He Allegedly Aided
FBI, DOD Sued over Petraeus Scandal
Another TSA Employee Spills the Beans
Holder Laid the Groundwork for “Too Big to Jail” In 1999
House Panel Seeks to Boost Pentagon War Spending by $5B
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Bank of America $8.5 Billion Settlement Heads for Court Showdown
ISM Manufacturing Index Declines in May to 49.0, Lowest Since June 2009
The Legacy of the Bernanke Regime Will Be Stagflation
Stock Market – A Correction Begins
Financial Firms Face New Clampdown?
Crash This Year or Next?
Noteworthy Editorials
Jacob Hornberger: Syria and the US Are Partners in Crime
Philip Weiss: As Manning Trial Begins– ‘Does America Have a Conscience?’
William Grigg: The FBI- An American Cheka
M K Bhadrakumar: Taliban Seen Waltzing in Tehran
Gary Webb Receives Posthumous Apology from LA Times Writer
Classification Games Hiding the Afghan Defeat
Thinking about Think Tanks in Turkey and Georgia
The World’s Long Affair with Gold
Erdogan’s Democracy
BFP Nightly Video-Podcast
BFP EyeOpener Video Report- Bilderberg Exposed: Leaks, Whistleblowers & Secrets
Video 1: RT- Syria S-300 Delivery on Hold over Balance-of-Power Concerns
Video 2: The Turkish Protests in 90 Seconds
Video 3: Portland’s Fluoride Journey & Victory
Podcast 1: Corbett Report-The Geneva Business Insider with David L. Smith
Podcast 2: Traces of Reality- Jacob Hornberger
Podcast 3: Peter B. Collins Show- Bradley Manning “Was Hoping to Make the World a Better Place”
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