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In reply to the discussion: NPR just flat out LIED. [View all]garybeck
(9,942 posts)26. he speaks for the department of defense.
so to say that the US thinks' they're developing a weapon would contradict what he said.
I think people should stop splitting hairs about this "weapon" vs "program" vs "material for a warhead" crap.
this is what Panetta said. it's pretty clear. It's in the OP but I'll post it again because some people aren't getting it:
"Are they trying to develop a nuclear weapon? No."
Now if they're not trying to develop a nuclear weapon, that means they are not developing a "program" to do so. It means they're not trying to develop nuclear material for a warhead. Could it be more clear? I don't think so.
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Do you mean the republicans that threatened to de-fund NPR if they didn't get their ass in line?
tularetom
Jan 2012
#4
It's called splitting hairs finer than atoms. The npr story says "program", Panetta says "weapons"
leveymg
Jan 2012
#5
you are right, of course. the PNAC types are vampires to the core of their being.
marasinghe
Jan 2012
#47
So liberals can't distinguish between what they know is bs on FOX and NPR's rw propaganda?
SammyWinstonJack
Jan 2012
#42
sorry; running decent arts programs on NPR & PBS, doesn't make 'em into objective news sources.
marasinghe
Jan 2012
#48
Iran has very little uranium, though. North Korea at least has millions of tonnes of reserves.
joshcryer
Jan 2012
#37
NPR gets about 2% funding from US, and that's about how much of them you can believe.
Festivito
Jan 2012
#29
NPR has been a part of the propaganda network for the better part of a decade
TheKentuckian
Jan 2012
#33