{"id":17745,"date":"2013-01-12T09:45:34","date_gmt":"2013-01-12T17:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antiwar.com\/blog\/?p=17745"},"modified":"2013-01-12T09:45:34","modified_gmt":"2013-01-12T17:45:34","slug":"antiwar-com-newsletter-january-12-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/12\/antiwar-com-newsletter-january-12-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Antiwar.com Newsletter | January 12, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t<strong>Top News<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<strong>Opinion and analysis<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>This week&rsquo;s top news:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2013\/01\/09\/is-us-pullout-talk-simply-tough-diplomacy-for-karzai-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Is US &lsquo;Pullout&rsquo; Talk Simply Tough Diplomacy for Karzai Visit?<\/a>: Much attention has been given to the Obama Administration&rsquo;s plan for a withdrawal from Afghanistan, with reports that they are considering to a total withdrawal from Afghanistan, using the eventual pullout from Iraq as a model. But it may just be a negotiating strategy.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2013\/01\/10\/hagel-continues-to-face-tough-opposition-in-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hagel Continues to Face Tough Opposition in Senate<\/a>: While former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R &ndash; NE) has sought to tamp down opposition to his nomination as defense secretary by insisting that claims he is averse to starting a war with Iran have been overstated, the opposition he faces within the Senate doesn&rsquo;t appear to be waning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2013\/01\/07\/two-former-us-officials-criticize-obamas-counter-productive-drone-war\/\" target=\"_blank\">Two Former US Officials Criticize Obama&rsquo;s Counter-Productive Drone War<\/a>: Two former US officials, one military general and another top counter-terrorism&nbsp;adviser&nbsp;for President Obama, have publicly denounced the drone wars in Pakistan and Yemen, saying they disproportionately kill civilians and generate anti-American sentiments that aid al-Qaeda recruitment efforts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2013\/01\/08\/al-nusra-front-emerging-as-major-force-in-syrian-rebellion\/\" target=\"_blank\">Al-Nusra Front Emerging as Major Force in Syrian Rebellion<\/a>: For the past several months, the US-designated terrorist organization, the al-Nusra Front, initially a small but aggressive faction interested primarily in attacking Syrian media outlets, has grown into one of the biggest and most fearsome front-line fighting forces, with an estimated 5,000 fighters today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2013\/01\/08\/us-contractor-pays-5-million-to-iraqis-over-abu-ghraib-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\">US Contractor Pays $5 Million to Iraqis Over Abu Ghraib Lawsuit<\/a>: New financial statements from Engility Holdings of Chantilly, VA, reveal that the company&rsquo;s subsidiary, L-3 services, has paid out $5 million related to its role in the abuse of Iraqi detainees at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2013\/01\/09\/gitmo-judge-evidence-exonerating-detainee-must-remain-secret\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gitmo Judge: Evidence Exonerating Detainee Must Remain Secret<\/a>: Long-standing Guantanamo Bay detainee Wali Mohammed will have his day in court, at least to the extent that the military tribunal system counts as &ldquo;court,&rdquo; but the evidence exonerating him of the allegations against him will not, according to Judge Rosemary Collyer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opinions and Analysis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tJustin Raimondo wrote about <a href=\"http:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/justin\/2013\/01\/06\/israels-anti-black-pogrom\/\" target=\"_blank\">Israel&rsquo;s anti-black racism<\/a> and explained the Chuck Hagel battle as a <a href=\"http:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/justin\/2013\/01\/08\/the-hagel-battle-why-is-obama-doing-this\/\" target=\"_blank\">cultural revolution<\/a> in the US foreign policy debate and the <a href=\"http:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/justin\/2013\/01\/10\/hagel-nomination-the-revenge-of-the-realists\/\" target=\"_blank\">revenge of the realists<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tPhil Giraldi explored the question <a href=\"http:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/giraldi\/2013\/01\/09\/are-israel-and-the-u-s-becoming-fascist-states\/\" target=\"_blank\">Are Israel and the US Becoming Fascist States<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tIvan Eland analyzed the split decision on <a href=\"http:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/eland\/2013\/01\/08\/split-decision-on-obamas-national-security-nominees\/\" target=\"_blank\">Obama&rsquo;s national security nominees<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tKelley B. Vlahos revealed the war profiteer <a href=\"http:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/vlahos\/2013\/01\/07\/war-profiteers-still-finishing-first\/\" target=\"_blank\">Leonie Industries<\/a> and its military propaganda operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top News Opinion and analysis This week&rsquo;s top news: Is US &lsquo;Pullout&rsquo; Talk Simply Tough Diplomacy for Karzai Visit?: Much attention has been given to the Obama Administration&rsquo;s plan for a withdrawal from Afghanistan, with reports that they are considering to a total withdrawal from Afghanistan, using the eventual pullout from Iraq as a model. 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