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Antiwar.com Newsletter| November 23, 2012

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Netanyahu: Israel Prepared to Resume Gaza War: In a speech at Police National Headquarters to tout the war, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted the war dealt a decisive blow to factions in the Gaza Strip, while insisting Israel is “prepared” to start a new attack at any time.

Egypt’s Mursi Declares He’s Above the Law: Seeking to capitalize big on the goodwill he managed to accumulate in negotiating the Gaza ceasefire, US-backed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi on Thursday issued a decree calling for retrials of several Mubarak regime officials, as well as announcing that his decisions are completely above the law.
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Antiwar.com Newsletter | November 16, 2012

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Israeli Officials Talk Long War in Gaza, Prepare Invasion: Tanks and armored vehicles poured into southern Israel today while busloads of soldiers were brought to the front, as a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, following almost a week of airstrikes, seems to be coming closer.

Obama ‘Not Yet Prepared’ to Recognize Syrian Coalition or Arm Rebels: Obama said he believes the new council is “a legitimate representative of the aspirations of the Syrian people, but he said “we’re not yet prepared to recognize them as some sort of government in exile.
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Antiwar.com Newsletter | November 9, 2012

Antiwar.com Newsletter | November 9, 2012

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Iranian Jets Fired on US Predator Drone: The drone was fired upon but not hit, and the Obama administration did not disclose information about the incident, keeping it from the American public just days before the US presidential election.

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Antiwar.com Newsletter | November 2, 2012

Antiwar.com Newsletter | November 2, 2012

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78 Soldiers Slain as Syrian Rebels Release Video of Executions: Opposition activists reported 78 Syrian soldiers killed Thursday in various attacks by rebel forces, as they attacked checkpoints en masse and executed captives in the Idlib Province, sparking concern of growing war crimes of groups the US is supporting.

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Antiwar.com Newsletter | October 26, 2012

Antiwar.com Newsletter | October 26, 2012

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Obama Makes Unprecedented War Powers to Kill by Drone Permanent: The Obama administration "has institutionalized the highly classified practice of targeted killing, transforming ad-hoc elements into a counterterrorism infrastructure capable of sustaining a seemingly permanent war."

Top Obama Adviser: Awlaki’s 16-Year-Old Son Should Have Had a More Responsible Father If He Wanted Us Not to Kill Him: When Robert Gibbs, former White House Press Secretary and a senior adviser to the Obama campaign, was asked why the administration killed the 16-year old son of suspected al-Qaeda member and US citizen Anwar al-Awlaki via a drone strike last year, he said it was the boy’s fault for having a father like Awlaki.

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Antiwar.com Newsletter | October 19, 2012

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CIA Seeks White House Backing for More Drones: With an eye on launching more strikes in more nations, the CIA is pushing for White House approval to acquire yet more attack drones to add to their inventory, saying that they need to be able to expand quickly into Northern Africa without pulling drones out of Pakistan.

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