Iran Nuclear Weapons

What the NIE Won't Tell Us about Iran

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 12.16.2007 | Home

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Nathan Gonzalez

What the findings of the NIE won't tell us is that U.S.-Iranian relations and stability in the Middle East need not be tied to Iran's nuclear program.

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It is Not For Israel To Do the World's Dirty Work

Louise Blouin | Posted 12.13.2007 | Home

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Louise Blouin

As long as the U.S. is perceived to favor Israel, there will be an imbalance that creates an impasse.

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Republicans Want "Alternative" Iran Nuke Report

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 12.12.2007 | Home

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Some Republicans in Congress are second-guessing a government intelligence report that Iran has abandoned its nuclear weapons program. They want a sec...

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My Conversation with Iran's Ambassador to the UN

Charlie Rose | Posted 12.11.2007 | Home

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2007-12-11-charlie_rose_iran_fp.jpg Mohammad Khazaee took over the job in July and this was his first U.S. television interview.

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Neocons Strike Back on Iran

Philip Giraldi | Posted 12.10.2007 | Home

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Philip Giraldi

The neocons who have been calling for an assault on Tehran have lashed out, indicating that agenda driven ideology trumps reality every time. The pundits who wanted a war last week still want one this week, NIE be damned.

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A Failure of Intelligence

Craig Unger | Posted 12.09.2007 | Home

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Craig Unger

We have a problem with intelligence successes: successful disinformation operations, black propaganda operations that have promoted falsehoods for decades.

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Left, Right and Center Podcast

Huff Radio | Posted 12.08.2007 | Home

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Pentagon: Iran Nuke Report Won't Change Military Planning

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 12.07.2007 | Home

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A new intelligence estimate downplaying Iran's nuclear ambitions has not changed the way the Defense Department views the country that has been long c...

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Bush the Bluffer

John Seery | Posted 12.07.2007 | Home

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John Seery

What exactly are we condemning when we denounce President Bush for his mendacity? It can't just be a nagging character flaw that bugs us. Nor are we political infants or innocents.

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WMD: U.S. Intelligence Not a Match

Will Durst | Posted 12.07.2007 | Home

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Will Durst

You know what I'm thinking? Weapons of Mass Destruction, intelligence-wise...probably not what you call our specialty.

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Giuliani: Iraq War Led Iran To Abandon Weapons Program

Political Radar | Jan Simmonds | Posted 12.07.2007 | Home

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Speaking to thousands of supporters through an internet webcast Thursday evening, Rudy Giuliani, R-N.Y., warned that Iran remained a "substantial thre...

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GOP Senators Call For Inquiry Into Iran National Intelligence Estimate

Washington Post | Robin Wright and Glenn Kessler | Posted 12.07.2007 | Home

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Senate Republicans are planning to call for a congressional commission to investigate the conclusions of the new National Intelligence Estimate on Ira...

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Huckabee's NIE Defense: Bush "Had It For Four Years," Didn't Read It

National Journal | Posted 12.07.2007 | Home

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Mike Huckabee in Greensboro, N.C. tonight tried to respond to concerns about his lack of familiarity with the National Intelligence Estimate. Digging ...

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The Ticking Lie Scenario

David Bromwich | Posted 12.06.2007 | Home

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David Bromwich

Private understandings based on public falsification of the facts, on which Olmert and Bush had relied, are a consolation well lost to the leaders of two professing democracies.

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Three Days, Three Changing Stories on NIE from the White House

Jon Soltz | Posted 12.06.2007 | Home

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Jon Soltz

While the president tap dances around the truth, our troops are dodging RPGs and bullets. His rhetoric on Iran could have worsened the danger they're in.

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Stupid Intelligence

Alan Dershowitz | Posted 12.06.2007 | Home

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Alan Dershowitz

The authors of the perverse NIE report, which is influencing policy so negatively, will have much to answer for if their assessment results in a reduction of pressure on Iran.

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Bush Demands That Iran Act Like Israel

Jerry and Joe Long | Posted 12.06.2007 | Home

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Jerry and Joe Long

Washington--Bush said today that Iran could avoid continued sanctions and potential military conflict with the U.S. if, like Israel, they never admit having nuclear weapons.

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It Turns Out Ahmadinejad Was the Truthful One

Robert Scheer | Posted 12.06.2007 | Home

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Robert Scheer

It's depressing to see that the fanatical leader of a theocracy seems to have a higher regard for truth than does the president of the world's greatest experiment in representative democracy.

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Meeting the Iranian Challenge

Joe Biden | Posted 12.06.2007 | Home

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Joe Biden

If the President takes us to war with Iran without Congressional approval, I will call for his impeachment. I do not say this lightly or to be provocative. The Constitution is clear. And so am I.

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How Can We Have 'High Confidence' About Anything in Iran?

Lionel Beehner | Posted 12.06.2007 | Home

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Lionel Beehner

As Rumsfeld might have put it, we have to approach states like Iran with the intelligence we have, not the intelligence we want.

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Let's Face It: Bush Isn't Lying To Us, He's Nuts!

Sherman Yellen | Posted 12.06.2007 | Home

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Sherman Yellen

Life can't often be cured, sometimes it must be endured. But how do we endure a madman at the head of our government?

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Arianna on Live with Dan Abrams

Huff TV | Posted 12.05.2007 | Home

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2007-12-06-ahabramspt2pull.jpgArianna discusses right-wing attacks on the latest NIE Iran report with Cliff May and Lawrence O'Donnell on Live with Dan Abrams.

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A Reality Check on Iran

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.05.2007 | Home

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Jim Wallis

Iran probably is keeping open the option to develop nuclear weapons (like many other countries), but the way to prevent them is continued diplomacy.

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Shut Up and Talk!

Tom Andrews | Posted 12.05.2007 | Home

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Tom Andrews

The White House needs to shut up with its threats and start talking with Iran. Threats empower the hawks in Tehran with Bush's favorite weapon: fear.

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Democrats Hit Bush's Credibility With New Iran Report

The Hill | Roxana Tiron | Posted 12.05.2007 | Home

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Congressional Democrats are capitalizing on the latest intelligence estimate on Iran's nuclear weapons development to question President Bush's credib...

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