BFP Select Nightly News & Editorials- February 20, 2013
Wednesday, 20. February 2013
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International Newsworthy
Iran to Establish Naval Base Near Gwadar
Germany Charges 2 with Selling Iran Drone Motors
Iran Claims BBC Hosts “Anti-Revolutionary” Network
‘PG States Support Terrorist Ops in Iran’
West Balochistan: Iran Accelerates Executions of Baloch Prisoners
Fatwa Issued Against 3G Internet Operator in Iran
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Balkanization of Afghanistan Beckons
UN: Drones Killed More Afghan Civilians in 2012
Killings of Government Workers Soar in Afghanistan: UN
Nowhere is Safe for Pakistan’s Hazaras
Pakistan Senate Sees Govt Intelligence Failure in Balochistan
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Syrian Rebels Say will Hit Lebanon in Response to Hezbollah Fire
Assad’s Troops Retreat from Golan, Leaving Islamist Rebels to Confront Israel
Russia Warns of ‘Mutual Destruction’ in Syria
Lebanon’s Court Issues Indictment against Former Minister, Syrian Officials
Russia Steps Up Syria Evacuation Efforts
Syria’s Oil Crisis
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NATO Offers United Arab Emirates Missile Shield Training
Iraq Agrees on Gas Pipeline Deal with Iran
Iraqi Islamic Party Calls for Change in Maliki Government Fuel Pipeline Attacked in Northern Iraq
Turkey: ‘World’s Biggest Prison’ for Journalists
Turkey-Iran Ties Strained by Iraq, Syria
Hezbollah Arrests Israel-Linked Spy
New Information Emerges on Hezbollah Commander’s Assassination
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German Government Agrees 330 Troops for Mali Support
Mali Probes Claims of Atrocities
Tunisia Islamist Leader Says New Govt Coming
Turkey and Libya Draw Closer Over Police Training
Mauritania Faces Salafist Threat
Algeria Discovers 31 Oil-Gas Wells in 2012
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China’s Energy Chess Game
Putin Defies U.S. Judge- Refuses to Hand Over Jewish Archive
Russia Opposes Trade Sanctions against DPRK
U.S. Aid to Caucasus, Central Asia to Drop, Except for “Security”
Gazprom Set to Seal KyrgyzGaz Acquisition
Tajik Activist Stabbed In Moscow
UK is largest investor in Azerbaijan in January
Saudi Fund for Development to Grant $35 Million-Loan to Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan: Widening Social Divide Fuels Protest Mood
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Poland to Drop Charges in CIA Secret Prison Investigation
Bulgaria Govt Resigns over Austerity
Iceland Considers Dropping its Currency
Israeli ‘Prisoner X’ Investigation: Gag Order Lifted
Netanyahu: Zygier Had No Connection to Australian Agencies
National Newsworthy
Brennan Refuses to Rule Out Drone Assassinations within the US
Madeleine Albright: Drones ‘Very Effective’ at Getting Rid of People
Nancy Pelosi: Drone Strikes on Americans Can Stay Secret
UN: Drones Killed More Afghan Civilians
U.S. Air Force Developing Terrifying Swarms of Tiny Unmanned Drones that Can Hover, Crawl & Even Kill Targets
Pentagon Investigating SEAL Who Shot Bin Laden
Kansas Considers Putting Limits on TSA Pat-Downs
High Court to Look at Unlimited Campaign ContributionsMoney Chase by Obama Circle Ripe for Corruption, Say Government Watchdogs
US Training of Mexican Troops Has Escalated in Step with Mexico’s Murder Rate
Pentagon Reworks PTSD Strategy
Chinese Military Group Linked to Hacks of 100+ Companies
Treasury’s Audit of the Federal Reserve’s Gold Is Pure Propaganda
Noteworthy Editorials
Paul Craig Roberts: America Shamed Again- A Colonized People
Paul Pillar: Pistachio Perplexity
Patrick Buchanan: Who Killed the Middle Class
NDAA: Pre-Emptive Prosecution Coming to a Town Near You
Does the War Party Have a Peace Caucus?
Money is a Form of Social Control and Most Americans are Debt Slaves
BFP Nightly Video-Podcast
BFP Video Report 1- Sibel Edmonds on Operation Gladio-Part I
BFP Video Report 2- Sibel Edmonds on Operation Gladio Part II
Video 1: Charlie McGrath-Are We Days Away From A Financial Collapse?
Video 2: Jail for Journos: Turkey Leads Lock-Ups for Reporters
BFP Podcast: Empire-Power & People w/ Andrew Gavin Marshall- “Imperialism of Propaganda”
Podcast 1: Corbett Report- Pepe Escobar on Brazil’s Economy
Podcast 2: Radio Liberty- The Silent Gold Rush
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