Antiwar.com Newsletter <\/i>| April 13, 2012<\/b><\/p>\n
IN THIS ISSUE<\/b><\/p>\n Nullify NDAA Speaking Event:<\/b><\/p>\n Antiwar.com will have a featured speaking slot at Nullify the NDAA<\/a> in Los Angeles, May 3, from 6PM-10PM (PT). Put on by the Tenth Amendment Center and the LA County Republican Liberty Caucus, in association with Oath Keepers, CA – it will be focused solely on the unconstitutional new powers claimed by the federal government in Sections 1021-1022 of the 2012 NDAA, specifically the new powers of indefinite detention. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This week\u2019s top news:<\/b><\/p>\n Pakistan Calls for End to US Interventionism<\/b><\/a>: The Pakistani parliament on Thursday unanimously declared that the U.S. must immediately cease launching drone strikes, must never again infiltrate Pakistani territory with U.S. troops, and supply routes through Pakistan to NATO troops in Afghanistan are to be closed indefinitely. <\/p>\n Obama Threatens More Iran Sanctions<\/b><\/a>: The P5+1 talks with Iran begin this weekend, but White House officials confirmed that Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy discussed new sanctions in their conversation on Thursday. Washington\u2019s demands for the Iranian nuclear program are similarly provocative and could foil the diplomatic push.<\/p>\n Syria\u2019s Fragile Ceasefire Continues to Hold<\/b><\/a>: The ceasefire that rebels called "doomed" began on Thursday and has largely held, with only a few scattered incidents. The Obama administration and hawks in Congress, however, have been quick to dismiss the potential for this peace overture to lead to something more sustainable, preferring military intervention instead. <\/p>\n US at Center of Chinese-Filipino Naval Dispute<\/b><\/a>: China and the Philippines engaged in a naval standoff this week over competing claims over territorial waters. U.S. military ties and mutual defense agreements with the Philippines implicates U.S. action in such cases, but greater U.S. involvement in Asia-Pacific are part of a broader imperial plan to counter China\u2019s regional influence, stoking interstate tensions in the region. <\/p>\n Opinion and Analysis: <\/b><\/p>\n Events:<\/b><\/p>\n Horton will also be speaking at the Austin Alliance for Peace rally<\/a> on April 14 12pm-2pm on the south steps of the Texas State Capitol. <\/p>\n Support Antiwar.com!<\/b><\/p>\n Apply for the Antiwar.com Visa Card<\/a> and support us with every purchase you make.<\/p>\n Antiwar.com now earns between 6 and 15 percent of all Amazon.com purchases if you click on the Amazon button<\/a> on any Antiwar.com page before you go shopping.<\/p>\n Shop at Antiwar.com<\/a>!<\/p>\n Antiwar.com<\/a> is a 15-year-old, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to the cause of anti-interventionism. Accepting no government money, we rely solely on the generous support of readers just like you. How can you help us spread a policy of peace?<\/p>\n Lots of ways.<\/i> Forward this newsletter to your friends and encourage them to subscribe<\/a>. (We don\u2019t spam!) Fill out an application for the Antiwar.com Capital One credit card<\/a>. Have a clunker in the driveway? Give it to us and then write it off! Want to donate your car, trailer, boat, or other junk to Antiwar.com? Please call 1-800-240-0160 for free next-day pickup. Or just make a good old-fashioned donation<\/a>. Questions? Call 323-512-7095 or email akeaton@antiwar.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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