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No War on Iran: National Day of Action Feb. 4<\/a><\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nThis Week\u2019s Top News Stories<\/b><\/p>\n
Israel Ramps Up Push for Attack on Iran<\/a>: Israeli officials have been engaged in an aggressive public-relations offensive to broaden support for a military attack on Iran, <\/p>\n
claiming that Iran possesses long-range missiles that could reach the United States and enough material to build four nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n
West Rapidly Backpedals on Syria Resolution, Seeks Russia Deal<\/a>: NATO and the Arab League have apparently yielded to Russia\u2019s veto threat for a U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria, and now say they are dropping all calls for sanctions or Bashar al-Assad\u2019s ouster and are looking for negotiations.<\/p>\n
Obama Denies "Huge Number of Civilian Casualties" in Drone War<\/a>: President Barack Obama broke with protocol and publicly acknowledged the drone war in Pakistan while downplaying the civilian casualties of the extrajudicial assassination program. <\/p>\n
U.S. Dismisses Confusion Over Panetta\u2019s Afghanistan Statements<\/a>: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta hinted that the combat mission in Afghanistan could conclude by the end of 2013. His comments were labeled a gaffe, but Panetta and the administration made clear the war and occupation will go on for many years beyond 2013. <\/p>\n
Columns and Viewpoints<\/b><\/p>\n
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- Justin Raimondo set the record straight on "Israel-firsters<\/a>," asked what the United States accomplished in Iraq<\/a>, and analyzed the alleged Romney-Paul alliance<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- Allen Ruff and Steve Horn investigated the Pentagon\u2019s new strategic narrative<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- Kelley B. Vlahos profiled CIA whistle-blower John Kiriakou<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- Ivan Eland argued that Gingrich is no Gipper<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- Bill Walker explained how the Swiss opted out of war<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- Philip Giraldi warned against underestimating Iran\u2019s defensive capabilities<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Events<\/b><\/p>\n
A group of grassroots activists are putting together a billboard advertisement campaign against war with Iran. D.J. Schanz, a director for the Campaign for Liberty and the 10th Amendment Center in Utah and the founder of the Austrian Economics Society of Utah; Darcy Van Orden, national board member of the Republican Liberty Caucus and director of RLC Utah; and Connor Boyack, the most followed blogger in Utah (www.connorboyack.com<\/a>) and director of the 10th Amendment Center of Utah, have started a site to help support the campaign. Please visit http:\/\/www.bombiran.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Antiwar.com Director of Operations Angela Keaton will be speaking at Freedom Law School\u2019s 2012 Freedom Rally on March 16-19, 2012, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Irvine, Calif., along with Anthony Gregory, Butler Shaffer, and many others.<\/p>\n
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- Allen Ruff and Steve Horn investigated the Pentagon\u2019s new strategic narrative<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- Justin Raimondo set the record straight on "Israel-firsters<\/a>," asked what the United States accomplished in Iraq<\/a>, and analyzed the alleged Romney-Paul alliance<\/a>.<\/li>\n