{"id":16532,"date":"2012-09-28T10:08:11","date_gmt":"2012-09-28T18:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antiwar.com\/blog\/?p=16532"},"modified":"2012-09-28T10:08:11","modified_gmt":"2012-09-28T18:08:11","slug":"antiwar-com-newsletter-september-28-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/28\/antiwar-com-newsletter-september-28-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Antiwar.com Newsletter | September 28, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><\/p>\n<p><i>Antiwar.com Newsletter <\/i>| September 28, 2012<\/p>\n<p>IN THIS ISSUE<\/p>\n<p><\/b><\/p>\n<ul><b><\/b><\/p>\n<li>Top News<\/li>\n<li>Opinion and analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s top news:<\/p>\n<p><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2012\/09\/27\/netanyahu-to-un-nuclear-iran-is-the-same-as-a-nuclear-al-qaeda\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Netanyahu to UN: Nuclear Iran is the Same as \u2018A Nuclear al-Qaeda\u2019<\/b><\/a>: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a speech on Thursday at the United Nations sidestepped the issue of Palestine and ranted against Iran, claiming a nuclear-armed Iran is the equivalent of &quot;a nuclear al-Qaeda.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2012\/09\/27\/military-report-shows-afghan-surge-complete-failure\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Military Report Shows Afghan Surge Complete Failure<\/b><\/a>: The US-led NATO military command in Afghanistan has found in a new report that the surge ordered by President Barack Obama has failed to improve conditions on the ground. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2012\/09\/25\/study-counterproductive-drone-war-terrorizes-civilians-in-pakistna\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Study: \u2018Counterproductive\u2019 Drone War \u2018Terrorizes\u2019 Civilians in Pakistan<\/b><\/a>: A new report by researchers at the Stanford and NYU schools of law has found that the drone program is &quot;terrorizing&quot; the people of Pakistan and that it is having &quot;counterproductive&quot; effects.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2012\/09\/26\/clinton-admits-attack-on-consulate-in-libya-was-al-qaeda\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Clinton Admits Attack on Consulate in Libya Was Al-Qaeda<\/b><\/a>: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton admitted explicitly for the first time on Wednesday that the attack on the US consulate in Libya that killed four Americans including the ambassador, was a pre-planned attack by al-Qaeda militants in Libya.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2012\/09\/25\/at-un-obama-falsely-claims-america-sides-with-democratic-change-in-mid-east\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>At UN, Obama Falsely Claims America Sides With Democratic Change in Mideast<\/b><\/a>: In reality, the Obama administration has continued its tradition of propping up terrible dictatorships in the region and has itself worked, in a &quot;painstaking&quot; fashion, to suppress the protest movements pushing for democratic reforms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2012\/09\/26\/declassified-documents-reveal-us-military-designated-assange-enemy-of-state\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Declassified Documents Reveal US Military Designated Assange \u2018Enemy of State\u2019<\/b><\/a>: Assange\u2019s US attorney, Michael Ratner, claims this designation, also assigned to al-Qaeda, has very dangerous implications and could be interpreted as a green light to kill or detain Assange without charge or trial.<\/p>\n<p><b><\/p>\n<p>Opinion and Analysis<\/p>\n<p><\/b><\/p>\n<ul><b><\/b><\/p>\n<li>Justin Raimondo <a href=\"http:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/justin\/2012\/09\/23\/the-hollow-empire\/\" target=\"_blank\">evaluated the empire<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/justin\/2012\/09\/25\/in-defense-of-the-president\/\" target=\"_blank\">defended the president<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/justin\/2012\/09\/27\/bibis-crazy-un-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\">blasted Bibi<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Grant Smith <a href=\"http:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/smith-grant\/2012\/09\/23\/aipac-drafted-us-aid-to-israel-illegal\/\" target=\"_blank\">explained why U.S. aid to Israel violates U.S. law<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Kelley Vlahos <a href=\"http:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/vlahos\/2012\/09\/24\/the-lonely-quest-to-enforce-war-powers\/\" target=\"_blank\">profiled the defenders of congressional war powers<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Jon Basil Utley <a href=\"http:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/utley\/2012\/09\/24\/romney-war-and-the-republican-base-libertarians-may-split\/\" target=\"_blank\">warned the Republicans that antiwar libertarians may split<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Philip Giraldi <a href=\"http:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/giraldi\/2012\/09\/26\/the-ubiquitous-new-yorker\/\" target=\"_blank\">mapped the NYPD\u2019s global beat<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Ivan Eland <a href=\"http:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/eland\/2012\/09\/27\/against-stereotype-budget-hawks-and-war-hawks-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\">busted the partisan myths about budget hawks and war hawks<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><\/p>\n<p>Support Antiwar.com!<\/p>\n<p><\/b><\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in buying advertising space at <a href=\"http:\/\/Antiwar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Antiwar.com<\/a>, please contact Angela Keaton at +1-323-512-7095. <\/p>\n<p>Apply for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardlabconnect.com\/AffinityPortal\/visitorAction.do?affinityName=antiwarcom\" target=\"_blank\">Antiwar.com Visa Card<\/a> and support us with every purchase you make.<\/p>\n<p>Antiwar.com now earns between 6 and 15 percent of all Amazon.com purchases if you click on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2F&amp;tag=antiwarbookstore&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon button<\/a> on any Antiwar.com page before you go shopping.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/antiwar.com\/shops.php\" target=\"_blank\">Shop at Antiwar.com<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Forward this newsletter to your friends and encourage them <a href=\"http:\/\/antiwar.com\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\">to subscribe<\/a>. 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