BFP Select Nightly News & Editorials- May 17, 2012
Thursday, 17. May 2012
BFP Nightly Quote
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” – Patrick Henry
International Newsworthy
MEK Terrorists Blur into Freedom Fighters
Iran Urges India to Cherish Friendship
India Dumps Iran-Squeezes Obama
US Envoy to Israel: “Battle Plan for Iran Ready”
US Shifts Gear for War on Iran
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Afghanistan: Kandahar Massacre Survivors Recall the Horror
Afghanistan to Pump Oil in 5 Months
Pakistan Reopens NATO Supply Routes for $1 Million a Day
Pakistan: Fate of Alleged Bin Laden Informer Hangs in Balance
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Syria: Assad Says Syria is Fighting Foreign Mercenaries
US Providing Syrian Rebels Advanced Weapons
Israeli Tanks Incur into Gaza-Palestinians Injured
Turkish Attacks on Civilians Tied to Info from US Military Drone
Iraq “Torture Prison” Still Open-Operating
US to Punish Opponents of Yemen President
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US Shadow War in Horn of Africa Revealed by Blogger
NATO Moves into Jordan
Egypt Candidate Vows to Choke Protests if Elected
Libya Under Pentagon-NATO Rule
Congo: Prosecutors Say Leaders Guilty of Village Massacre
Nigeria: Explosion Jolts Oil-Reach State
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Russia: Rogozin Challenges Communists to Find NATO Base in Russia
Kyrgyzstan: Anti-China Mood Threatens Push for Railway Link
TAPI Price Deal Close
Pakistan’s Deal in Afghan Transit Deal is Central Asia’s Loss?
Mongolia: NATO Assists Pentagon’s Shift to Asia-Pacific
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Who’s Who at the NATO Banquet
US Atomic Upgrade in Europe will Cost $6 Billion
National Newsworthy
How FBI Entrapment is Inventing “Terrorists” & Letting Bad Guys Off the Hook
Private Contractor Torture Cases Given Go-Ahead by Federal Court
The Surveillance State: Knowing Every Bit About You
Marine Corp Pursues ‘Kamikaze’ Drone
Court Rejects Obama’s NDAA Argument
Guantanamo Defense Lawyers Want Ex CIA Official to Testify
Judge Rules that Millions Can Sue NYPD over Stop & Frisk
Veterans for Peace Calls for an End to NATO
US Senate to Consider New Iran Sanctions Today
Cryptome: NGA Mobile Domestic Spying System
Noteworthy Editorials
Pepe Escobar: Will ‘Onshela Save Europe?
Andrew Napolitano: Is There a Drone in Your Backyard?
Glenn Greenwald: Federal Court Enjoins NDAA
Tony Cartalucci: Former-US President George Bush Officially a War Criminal
Philip Giraldi: Israel Lobby Always Believes More is Better
BFP Nightly Video-Audio
Video 1: Iraq War Veteran to Return Medals at Anti-NATO Protest
Video 2: Syrian Opposition Studies Terror Tactics in Kosovo
Video 3: Pentagon Talks Peace-Arms Syria Rebels via Gulf Allies
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Xicha Says:
See-bel on the AJ show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj_8qxIO0Bc&feature=g-all-u
Good job! You do seem a little bit more rowdy while talking with him – I guess he has that effect, especially when his mic level is about 5 numbers above yours
gogetem Says:
It was a really good interview! I just have one question for Sibel: Alex was slightly critical of you when he said that you’ve pulled back from a couple of years ago when you said that “bin Laden was under CIA command”. I’m just wasn’t sure from your response today if, indeed, that is your view.
Thanks!
ROro Says:
The degree to which “bin Laden was under CIA command” is debatable, but I don’t think Sibel ever said that as a blanket statement. Correct me if I’m wrong, but my recollection is that in her testimony for the Schmidt v. Krikorian case, Sibel listed specific cases of the CIA using al Qaeda -particularly in the Balkans and Caucases up until 2001 (based on translations she had made). I recall at the time that Alex Jones had turned that into “CIA was running bin Laden up until 9/11!” – which is yet another case of him making a common logical fallacy: turning an existential into a universal, from “there exist specific cases where CIA uses al Qaeda” to “for all al Qaeda operations, they are CIA directed.”
Listening to AJ can be pretty infuriating – the constant interruptions – the putting words in guests mouths especially as he’s about to go to break – the frothing at the mouth… well that part is at least entertaining. But overall he does bring interesting guests on his show, and as a general portrait of the way things are going, his analysis is frighteningly accurate: at least in terms of the eventualities. Every day Alex is like the frog at the moment that it realizes it’s boiling, which of course is better than living in denial, but when he screams day after day “I’m Boiling!!!” it comes off as exaggerated paranoia to the general listener.
gogetem Says:
Hi ROro. Thanks for your reply and for clearing things up for me. I was just watching AJ’s skype interview with Sibel; it was excellent. Alex let her speak for the most part! Yes, I agree he can be infuriating at times: interrupting, exagerating or stretching the truth, but at the same time, he is a fountain of information and knowledge. He is just one of many, many people I go to for non-MSM news.
ROro Says:
Yes I just watched that one as well -several times Sibel cut him off! Aha! he’s getting a taste of his own medicine!
But seriously, for all his quirks, AJ has probably done more to “lead people down the rabbit hole”… “take the red pill”… “stop drinking the koolaid” or whatever expression best describes what I consider a civic duty to PAY ATTENTION! to what is being done in our name, with our tax dollars, and as Alex & Sibel are pointing out, will be eventually turned against us – perhaps sooner than we think.