BFP Select Nightly News & Editorials- December 20, 2012
Thursday, 20. December 2012
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“It is always a much easier task to educate uneducated people than to re-educate the mis-educated.” – Herbert M. Shelton
International Newsworthy
Russian Warship Docks in Iran
US and Partners Prepare Modest Offer to Iran
Hispasat to Take Iranian Channels Off Air
New US Sanctions to Trap More Iran Oil Revenue
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Afghan Govt Holds Talks with Taliban Representatives in France
Pakistan: ISI & its Former Chiefs Enjoy Immunity-Says US
‘Israel, West Foster Pakistan Extremism?’
Pakistan’s New Approach towards Endgame in Afghanistan
Polio Vaccination Halted Across Pakistan after Fresh Attacks
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Al Qaeda Grows Powerful in Syria as Endgame Nears
Top Syrian Islamic Official Urges Talks: Sana
Intervention in Syria Risks Blowback & Regional War
Russia ‘Not Concerned’ about Fate of Assad
Syrian Conflict Becoming Increasingly Sectarian – UN
Syrian Human Rights Activist Insists: Damascus Will Not Fall
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Lockheed Martin Delivers C-130j Super Hercules to Iraq
Iraq: Rising Number of Birth Defects Blamed on US Weapons – Report
CIA “Interrogations” in Iraq: Torture and Rape of Detained Women
Yemeni President Curbs Rival’s Power in Army Overhaul
Can Turkey Afford Kurdish Gas?
Israel Violated Laws of War Targeting Media & Civilians in Gaza – HRW
Israeli Settlement’s ‘Pushing’ Palestinians to Hague Court
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Egypt’s Morsi Postpones Trip to US
Egyptian Prosecutor General withdraws Resignation
Sudan: Rebels Claim to have Downed Sudanese Military Plane-Army Denies
Chad Deploys Troops to Fight Central African Republic Rebels
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Russia Negotiates Economic Union With Ex-Soviet States
Russian Authorities Consider Ending Gazprom Export Monopoly
Russian Investigators to Probe Lithuania’s Role in Moscow Riots
Putin Slams ‘Medieval’ Guantanamo
Putin Says Russia-Georgia Relations Must be Normalized
CSTO to Considerably Increase Its Military Component
Russia Cements Control over Military Bases In Kyrgyzstan
Azerbaijan: Migration Rules Mess with Azeri Georgians
Mongolia Takes a Chance to Move On
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Portugal Strikes Continue as Lisbon Suspends Metro Service
Loan Default Rate Hits 11.23% in Spain, a New Record
Long History of HSBC Money Laundering
National Newsworthy
NDAA 2013 – Indefinite Detention Without Trial is Back
FISA Spy Bill could be Renewed without Discussion
New ‘Counterterrorism’ Database Rules Threaten Privacy of Every American
Army Developing Next-Generation Surveillance Aircraft
CIA Begins LGBT Recruiting
Government Report- ‘TSA’s Main Concern isn’t Safety, it’s Self-Preservation’
Congress Uses School Massacre Hysteria as Distraction to Restore Indefinite Detention for Americans
Obama Urges Congress to Ban Military-Style Assault Weapons
Predator Drone ‘Double-Taps’ Highlight Possible War Crimes by Obama
Texas Bill Would Assign Certain Teachers as Armed Marshals in Schools
Did General Petraeus Grant Friends Access to Top Secret Files?
Four US State Department Officials Resign Over Benghazi Attack Report
Twitter Suspends Anonymous Account
Cramer’s TheStreet.com Charged With Accounting Fraud
SOLD: New York Exchange Sells for 8.2 Billion
Jobless Claims Rise, Reversing Four Weeks of Declines
Watchdog: Fannie, Freddie May Have Lost $3 Billion in Libor Fiasco
Noteworthy Editorials
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts: Agenda Driven News
Glenn Greenwald: Newtown Kids vs. Yemenis and Pakistanis: What Explains the Disparate Reactions?
Chris Hedges: Egypt’s New Pharaoh
Paul Pillar: Stand Up to the Intimidators
Stephen Lendman: New York Times Fiscal Cliff Duplicity
Washington’s Blog: A Case to Indict Barack Obama
Tony Cartalucci: Tell the System: You’re Not Getting the Guns. Period.
The Guilty Conscience of a Drone Pilot Who Killed a Child
Obama Named Time’s ‘Person of the Year’: ‘Architect of This New America’
BFP Nightly Video-Podcast
Video 1: Corbett Report- Spying, Lying, & Dying – New World Next Week
Video 2: Martial Law, Murderous Govt & Lawless Elite
Video 3: Senator Proposes using National Guard to Occupy Schools in Wake of Sandy Hook Shooting!
Video 4: Reality Check: Are Calls for Stricter Gun Laws Really about Guns?
BFP Podcast: The Reality Principle W/Eric Draitser- “Capitalism in Crisis”
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