Posts tagged military

• 01 Jul

  Episode: TPMtv

  TPMtv: Wesley Clark Hyperventorama

  Wesley Clark HyperventoramaYour Daily Politics Video Blog: In today's episode of TPMtv, the very best of MSM hyperventilation about Wes Clark's non-demeaning comments about John McCain.

• 15 Nov

  Episode: TPMtv

  TPMtv: Watch the Cookie Crumble

  Watch the Cookie CrumbleAs in the courtroom, there aren't many real Perry Mason moments in congressional investigations. But Henry Waxman had one yesterday when he was trying to get to the bottom of why the State Department's chief private contractor watchdog (the Inspector General) was running int

• 13 Nov

  Episode: TPMtv

  TPMtv: Pleasure Reading

  Pleasure ReadingRemember John Bolton? The neocon installed at the State Department to keep Colin Powell under control and then later given a recess appointment to be US Ambassador. I could give you a list of particulars but suffice it to say that Bolton was a key factor in basically all the Bush Whi

• 07 Nov

  Episode: TPMtv

  TPMtv: Military Contractors D.C. Powwow

  Military Contractors D.C. PowwowNot long ago we told you about the IPOA, that's the lobbying organization and trade group for military contractors in Washington, DC. A week ago Monday IPOA (aka the International Peace Operations Association) had their annual summit in Washington. Blackwater, whic

• 02 Oct

  Episode: Veracifier

  TPMtv: A Chat with Barnett Rubin, Part I

  A Chat with Barnett Rubin, Part IA few weeks ago Dr. Barnett Rubin, one of the world's premier Afghanistan experts at NYU, created a stir with a series of blog posts about signs the Bush administration might be gearing up for a military campaign against Iran. Last week I interviewed Rubin about the