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Iranian Crisis: The Run-Up To Negotiation

William Bradley | Posted 09.30.2009 | World

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William Bradley

There's a point in the Iran situation where semantics come into play. Is Iran on a path to nuclear weapons-capable technology? Yes. Is it producing nuclear weapons? No. Does it intend to produce nuclear weapons?

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Obama Intel Chief Wants National ID System

Ashley Rindsberg | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics

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Ashley Rindsberg

Freeman remarked that of 3 major changes to effectively combat terror, one was that "the United States should implement a national identity system, so we better know who is who."

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Intel Estimate Muddied Iran's Nuclear Intent

Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 03.16.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (IPS) - President Barack Obama and Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair did not appear to be on the same page this week...

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Government Study Warns Afghanistan In A "Downward Spiral": Report

New York Times | MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITT | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

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A draft report by American intelligence agencies concludes that Afghanistan is in a "downward spiral" and casts serious doubt on the ability of the Af...

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Secret Afghanistan Report "Grim," But No Plans To Declassify

ABC | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

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US intelligence analysts are putting the final touches on a secret National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Afghanistan that reportedly describes the s...

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Is There an Echo in Here? Echo in Here? Echo in Here?

Harry Shearer | Posted 07.18.2008 | Media

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After the test launch of missiles, it's almost as if there wasn't a National Intelligence Estimate issued just last December that said that Iran's nuclear weapons program was stopped four years ago.

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Kennedy and Levin Want New Iraq Report Released

Washington Post | Karen DeYoung | Posted 04.12.2008 | Politics

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A new intelligence report on the situation in Iraq is "essential" to upcoming debates on the war, and its judgments should be publicly released, Sens....

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Iran Nuclear Program Debated With New Evidence Of Centrifuge Testing

NY Times | DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROAD | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Iran has reportedly begun to deploy a new generation of machinery to produce nuclear fuel, a development bound to intensify a debate in Washington abo...

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Bush Tells Israelis He Doesn't Believe Iran NIE Report

Newsweek | Michael Hirsh | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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In public, President Bush has been careful to reassure Israel and other allies that he still sees Iran as a threat, while not disavowing his administr...

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Iranian TV Airs Video Of US-Iran Naval Encounter In Persian Gulf

AP | LAUREN FRAYER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Iran aired video Thursday of its boats and U.S. naval ships in the Persian Gulf in an apparent attempt to show that there was no confrontation between...

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Video Recordings Show Iran-US Clash In Persian Gulf

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR and SEBASTIAN ABBOT | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Small Iranian fast boats swarmed around massive U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf, and a man speaking heavily accented English threatened, "I am comin...

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U.S. Describes Confrontation With Iranian Boats

NY Times | THOM SHANKER and BRIAN KNOWLTON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Five armed Iranian speedboats approached three United States Navy warships in international waters in the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, then m...

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U.S. Wants Iran To "Confess" To Past Nuke Program

Associated Press | George Jahn | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Iran must "confess" to running a past nuclear weapons program or its claims of cooperating with a U.N. investigation will not be credible, the chief U...

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Israel: US Report On Iran Nukes Could Ignite War

AP | LAURIE COPANS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Israel's public security minister warned Saturday that a U.S. intelligence report that said Iran is no longer developing nuclear arms could lead to a ...

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Republicans Want "Alternative" Iran Nuke Report

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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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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Giuliani: Iraq War Led Iran To Abandon Weapons Program

Political Radar | Jan Simmonds | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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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 03.28.2008 | Politics

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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 03.28.2008 | Politics

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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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CNN Forced To Scrap Doc "Iran Goes Nuclear"

Variety | Brian Lowry | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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The latest National Intelligence Estimate concluding that Iran discontinued its nuclear weapons program four years ago has claimed one casualty: CNN h...

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Democrats Hit Bush's Credibility With New Iran Report

The Hill | Roxana Tiron | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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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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Rudy Releases New Campaign Ad Focusing On Iran

New York Times | Lisa Tozzi | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Just two days after the release of a National Intelligence Report that has made Iran the flashpoint of debate in the presidential race, the Giuliani c...

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Bush Tells Iran To "Come Clean" On Nuclear Activities

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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President Bush, trying to keep pressure on Iran, called on Tehran Wednesday to "come clean" about the scope of its nuclear activities or else face di...

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Iraqi WMD Redux? How The Press Went Wrong On Iran

Editor and Publisher | Greg Mitchell | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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Press reports so far have suggested that the belated release of the National Intelligence Estimate yesterday throwing cold water on oft-repeated claim...

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Bush: CNN's Candy Crowley Gave Me A Virus!

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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At this morning's press conference on Iran, serious talk eventually dwindled and the President made small talk with reporters. When conversation turn...

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Neocons Attack U.S. Iran Report As "Intelligence Scam"

New York Times | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The National Intelligence Estimate released on Monday resounded with the authority of 16 American spy agencies in agreement that Iran halted its nucle...

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