Posts tagged with 'nuclear'

TPMtv: The "Nuclear" Option

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, MAY 22 2008 11:48 AM | PERMALINK

The "Nuclear" Option

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: May 31st, 2008: the survivors will call it Judgment Day, the day that Hillary Clinton hijacks the DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee to achieve the full seating of Florida and Michigan's disputed delegates and effectively wrest the nomination away from Barack Obama. But wait... can this really happen? We take a look at the actual situation behind the hype in today's episode of TPMtv.
TPMtv: No Nukes For You!

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, DECEMBER 11 2007 06:06 PM | PERMALINK

No Nukes For You!

Are you an Iran war hawk dismayed by the recent National Intelligence Estimate revealing that Iran shut down its nuclear weapons program in 2003? Don't be sad. Now you can take a trip down saber-rattling lane with this wistful recap of some of the rhetorical highlights of those heady pre-NIE days.
TPMtv: Inside the Iran Bamboozle

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, DECEMBER 05 2007 12:28 PM | PERMALINK

Inside the Iran Bamboozle

At the moment the president and his advisors are trying to explain how the president went on hyping the Iran nuclear weapons program for months after he got the word it had been shut down. So far the explanations have been pretty weak. Missed the on-camera bamboozling from Bush and his national security advisor? See it right now in today's episode of TPMtv.
TPMtv: Pleasure Reading

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, NOVEMBER 13 2007 11:28 AM | PERMALINK

Pleasure Reading

Remember 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 White House's most disastrous decisions and he's still got the Iran war coming up. Now he's back on the airwaves with a new book and the ear of a certain Republican presidential candidate who's running on his...
TPMtv: Sunday Show Roundup: The Devil You Know

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, NOVEMBER 05 2007 12:43 PM | PERMALINK

Sunday Show Roundup: The Devil You Know

Over the weekend President Pervez Musharraf declared a State of Emergency in Pakistan, instituting martial law, suspending the constitution, and firing the chief justice of the supreme court. Police have also begun rounding up scores of lawyers, judges, and activists, and the state has taken control of many of the private television stations and raided newspaper offices. This puts the Bush administration in a nearly impossible bind: oppose a Musharraf dictatorship...
TPMtv: Sunday Show Roundup: The Rhetoric of Iran

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, OCTOBER 29 2007 02:38 AM | PERMALINK

Sunday Show Roundup: The Rhetoric of Iran

Ratchet it up? Turn it down? With such a jumbled mess of real concerns and uncertain threats characterizing the current situation in Iran, it's difficult to know exactly what level of frenzied rhetoric will cultivate the best outcome. We aim to provide a helpful consumer's guide in today's Sunday Show Roundup episode of TPMtv.