Posts tagged nuclear

• 22 May

  Episode: TPMtv

  TPMtv: The "Nuclear" Option

  The "Nuclear" OptionYour 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 fr

• 11 Dec

  Episode: TPMtv

  TPMtv: No Nukes For You!

  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 head

• 05 Dec

  Episode: TPMtv

  TPMtv: Inside the Iran Bamboozle

  Inside the Iran BamboozleAt 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

• 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

• 05 Nov

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  TPMtv: Sunday Show Roundup: The Devil You Know

  Sunday Show Roundup: The Devil You KnowOver 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 act

• 29 Oct

  Episode: TPMtv

  TPMtv: Sunday Show Roundup: The Rhetoric of Iran

  Sunday Show Roundup: The Rhetoric of IranRatchet 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 help