Antiwar.com Newsletter <\/i>| May 25, 2012<\/b><\/p>\n
IN THIS ISSUE<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Help Keep This Project Going!<\/b><\/p>\n "War is the motor that runs the turbine of growing government power," our Editorial Director Justin Raimondo wrote<\/a> last week. "It is in wartime that the power of the State takes a \u2018great leap forward,\u2019 and, in the holy name of \u2018national security,\u2019 overpowers the private sector and the realm of freedom."<\/p>\n "For the past fourteen years," Raimondo added, Antiwar.com has been on a "campaign to change our interventionist foreign policy, to reverse America\u2019s road to world empire and set us back on the course the Founders intended." But we can\u2019t continue our work without your help. And "the movement for peace and liberty cannot afford to lose us."<\/p>\n We\u2019re at a critical stage in our fund drive. If you are a reader, if you value our work, please make a tax-deductible donation today<\/a>. Every dollar you contribute to this project for peace and liberty will be matched, so now is the time<\/a>. <\/p>\n Things are always picking up here at Antiwar.com and the past few weeks have been exceptionally active. Justin Raimondo was quoted in the New York Times<\/i><\/a> last week scorning the War Party\u2019s Iran propaganda. Steve Horn has provided on the ground<\/a>, exclusive coverage<\/a> of the Chicago protests at the NATO Summit and the police state\u2019s efforts to charge youthful demonstrators with terrorism. Our DC Editor John Glaser appeared in a 30-minute TV spot on Russia Today<\/a>, debating NATO policies with a British member of Parliament and a Polish political analyst. Glaser also attended an event in DC hosted by the National Iranian American Council<\/a>, featuring the following speakers<\/a>: PJ Crowley, Aaron David Miller, Bijan Khajehpour, George Perkovich, moderated by Trita Parsi. <\/p>\n Our work is vital and continues to persuade people that war is the antithesis of both liberty and security. Our news section is hard-hitting and comprehensive. The blog is on fire. Our columnists are as brilliant as ever. Antiwar Radio continues to stand out in getting distinguished scholars, journalists, and activists on the air. But it\u2019s up to you to keep it all going. <\/p>\n This week\u2019s top news:<\/b><\/p>\n US: World Obviously Won\u2019t Accept Iran\u2019s Civilian Enrichment of Uranium<\/b><\/a>: The Baghdad summit between the P5+1 and Iran has ended, with both sides agreeing to launch another round of talks next month in Moscow. No agreements beyond this were reached, but Western powers seem to insist on continuing sanctions and denying Iran\u2019s legal right to a civilian nuclear program.<\/p>\n US Prepares to Vet Syrian Rebels for Indirect Shipments of Arms<\/b><\/a>: The Obama administration is preparing a plan that would attempt to vet rebel militias in Syria to determine whether they would be suitable recipients of munitions coming through Gulf Arab states with U.S. help, according to officials. Except they are already receiving this lethal aid with U.S. help and without any vetting process. <\/p>\n Afghanistan Secretly Adopts Indefinite Detention Regime With US Instruction<\/b><\/a>: With Washington\u2019s supervision, Afghanistan is secretly adopting a system of indefinite detention for thousands of prisoners previously held without charge by the U.S.<\/p>\n Growing Opposition as US Mulls Arming Domestic Drones<\/b><\/a>: Opposition to the use of domestic surveillance drones by law enforcement had only just begun, but now U.S. authorities are doubling down by considering actually arming their domestic drones.<\/p>\n China Accuses Pentagon of Hyping Chinese Military Threat<\/b><\/a>: China\u2019s Defense Ministry has accused the Pentagon of hyping Chinese military power and inflating the threat it may pose to its neighbors, as ties between the two powers continue to be undermined by Washington\u2019s aggressive postures.<\/p>\n Russia\u2019s New Missile to Target US Missile Shield<\/b><\/a>: Just days after NATO announced that its missile defense shield in Europe is provisionally operational, the Russian military has successfully tested a new ICBM that it says is designed to penetrate the system.<\/p>\n Opinion and Analysis<\/b><\/p>\n Events: <\/b><\/p>\n\n
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