Week in Review

Antiwar.com Newsletter | May 10, 2013

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  • Top News
  • Opinion and analysis

This week’s top news:
Pakistan High Court: US Drone Strikes Illegal: Pakistani High Court Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan has issued a ruling today declaring the ongoing US drone strikes against the tribal areas illegal under international law, adding that they amount to a “war crime” when they kill innocents.

Antiwar.com Newsletter | May 5, 2013

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  • Opinion and analysis

This week’s top news:
Hagel: US Considering Arming Syria Rebels: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel became the first US official to admit that the administration is "rethinking" its previous decision not to arm Syria’s rebels directly, though he insisted that no decision had been made and this was just one option being considered.

Antiwar.com Newsletter | April 26, 2013

Antiwar.com Newsletter | April 26, 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

  • Top News
  • Opinion and analysis

This week’s top news:
US: Syria Likely Used Chemical Weapons on ‘Small Scale’: After claims from an Israeli military source, the US now says there is intelligence suggesting with "varying degrees of confidence" chemical weapons were used on a small scale in Syria, crossing Obama’s "red line."