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Weekly Online Newsletter 19 Jun 2012 HOME EDITOR'S CHOICE FEATURES REGULARS ARTS & BOOKS BLOGS JOBS SUBSCRIBE Read the New Statesman on your smartphone or tablet We are now on Google Currents for iPad, iPhone and Android Subscribe for free here: http://www.google.com/producer/editions/CAowlt-YCQ/new_statesman Editor's Choice Five must-read pieces from the magazine Angela Merkel's mania for austerity is destroying Europe The German Chancellor is terminating growth and pushing us towards a new depression. By Mehdi Hasan Drones: Barack Obama's secret war Reports indicate at least 300 civilians - 63 of them children - have been killed by drones in Pakistan alone. Where is the scrutiny of this covert military operation? By Chris Woods Pervez Musharraf: "If you are weak, anyone can come and kick you" Jemima Khan talks to the former president of Pakistan, who is plotting his political comeback. History is the enemy as "brilliant" psy-ops become the news Washington spins its assaults on the world as it cynically lives up to a reputation for casual slaughter. By John Pilger The Men Who Made Us Fat - review Rachel Cooke despairs at experts who tell the obese it's not their fault. Five must-read blogs Five must-read blogs Why Cameron was right to condemn Jimmy Carr Hypocritical and politically inept? Perhaps, but Cameron was right to take a stand. By Richard Morris Gove's plan to scrap GCSEs will put a cap on ambition The Education Secretary's "rigorous" approach could undermine a wider drive to raise standards for all. By Conor Ryan The real reason Julian Assange sought asylum The WikiLeaks chief fears he could face the death penalty in the US for treason. By Ryan Gallagher Spread of betting shops shows the coalition's failure on growth BetFred and others are favoured by licensing laws that are weighted against communities. 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