Intel Goes Down the Memory Hole Again
It's no surprise this latest NIE has fallen down the administration's memory hole, but what excuse do those in the media have for sipping the amnesia juice?
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Iraq: The 2 Key Differences Between Obama and McCain that Must be Emphasized
Paul Abrams | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics
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The minimal non-negotiable distinction must be that Obama will tell the Iraqis we are leaving, that our commitment is not open-ended. McCain will not.
Is McCain Building An Iran War Drum?
Matthew Palevsky | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics
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Kowtowing to an Israeli fear of Iran, McCain used the AIPAC forum to reinforce his three most dubious and dangerous policy claims and beat the drums of war.
Is War vs. Iran Still Politically Possible?
Sandy Goodman | Posted 05.20.2008 | Home
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I must say that I find a "yes" answer to the question in the headline impossible to believe. But apparently the real chance of that new war is still ...
Why Republicans Might Attack Iran Before the General Elections
Omid Memarian | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics
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One of the strongest scenarios among neo-conservatives is based on the hypothesis that in the case of any military attack against Iran, the greatest beneficiary would be John McCain.
Questions For Petraeus
Chris Weigant | Posted 04.02.2008 | Politics
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If only Maliki had waited two or three weeks, Petraeus and Crocker could have testified that everything was hunky-dory in Iraq, and gotten out of Washington unscathed.
Clinton's Struggles to Explain Her Iraq Position
Paul Abrams | Posted 02.27.2008 | Politics
There have been several attempts to account for Senator Clinton's vote for the Iraq War Resolution. None withstand scrutiny.
Six Unanswered Questions on Iran's Nuclear Program
Graham Allison | Posted 02.22.2008 | Politics
The December 2007 National Intelligence Estimate raised new questions about Iran's nuclear program. Will the upcoming IAEA report address these questions?
My "McLaughlin Awards" For 2007 [Part 2]
Chris Weigant | Posted 12.28.2007 | Politics
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OK, here we go with Part 2 of my annual McLaughlin Awards. Last week's column covered the first half of these awards. Unfortunately (as of this writi...
All I Want for Christmas Is the Release of 30 Iranian Students
Alex Leo | Posted 12.24.2007 | Politics
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As I watch these nascent movements give all they have in the name of freedom, I cannot help but mourn what we are so easily casting aside in the name of war.
That NIE: Does it Signal a U.S.-Iranian Thaw?
Robert Dreyfuss | Posted 12.14.2007 | Politics
My suspicion is that Europeans know exactly what is going on: that the more dovish elements in the American national security community brilliantly outflanked the hawks, and it's game over.
Friday Talking Points [Vol. 11]
Chris Weigant | Posted 12.07.2007 | Politics
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It's been a week of circular logic from the political world. To begin with, Mitt Romney gave a speech on religion. This speech was brilliantly summed...
Bush Vows To Take Out Iran's Non-Existent Nukes
Tony Hendra | Posted 12.07.2007 | Politics
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"The complete absence of evidence that Iran has hostile intentions towards the West is the most conclusive evidence we have yet seen that Iran has hostile intentions towards the West," said the president.
Let George Do It
Justin Frank | Posted 12.06.2007 | Home
Nancy Pelosi and George W Bush have something dangerous in common: they both ignore the voice of the American people. In November 2006 the people vo...
Stupid Intelligence
Alan Dershowitz | Posted 12.06.2007 | Politics
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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.
Arianna on Live with Dan Abrams
Huff TV | Posted 12.05.2007 | Politics
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Arianna discusses right-wing attacks on the latest NIE Iran report with Cliff May and Lawrence O'Donnell on Live with Dan Abrams.
How Impeachment Would Catch Fire
Barry Yourgrau | Posted 12.05.2007 | Politics
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Get hundreds of thousands--millions?--of furious people marching. Then see how the votes start add up then.
Shut Up and Talk!
Tom Andrews | Posted 12.05.2007 | Politics
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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.
Is the Iran NIE a Trojan Horse?
Russ Wellen | Posted 12.05.2007 | Politics
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The Iran NIE has elicited a range of emotions in those opposed to the Bush administration's policies from gloating to discreet celebration.
In Wake Of Intelligence Report, Rivals Pounce On Clinton's Iran Vote
HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics
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A new assessment by the nation's intelligence community that says Iran halted its covert nuclear weapons program in 2003 provided fresh ammunition Tue...
Enough Spin Already: Bush and Cheney Lied, Iran Didn't
Tony Hendra | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics
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No one seems willing to grasp a very large nettle: the axis of evil that has this great nation in its paws, has been lying about Iran at least since August and probably far longer.
How Cheney Cooked the Intelligence on Iran
Gareth Porter | Posted 11.09.2007 | Politics
The similarities between Cheney's efforts to cook the intelligence on Iraq and on Iran are worth noting, but so are the differences.
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