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Seymour Hersh has an article in the current New Yorker claiming that the Iran is not seeking nuclear weapons. Politico reports that, according to a senior official, “the article garnered ‘a collective eye roll’ from the White House.”
This brings to mind a classic exchange at a 2006 subcommittee hearing where Dennis Kucinich asked John Bolton about an article in which Hersh claimed that US Marines were operating inside Iran. Bolton said he hadn’t read Hersh’s piece and had no intention of reading it. “If I gave you this article right now, walked it over,” Kucinich asked, “would you look at it?”
“I don’t think so, honestly, Congressman,” replied Bolton, “because I don’t have time to read much fiction.”
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Red Phillips | 6.1.11 @ 4:52PM
"I don't think so, honestly, Congressman," replied Bolton, "because I don't have time to read much fiction."
So alarmist fearmonger Bolton has been a source of truth?
J.C.Eaton| 6.1.11 @ 5:27PM
Thank you RP, for your daily banality.
Red Phillips | 6.1.11 @ 9:22PM
Yeah, because the interventionists alarmist fearmongers have been so all over the truth since 9/11. Their judgment can surely be trusted.
Ken (Old Texican)| 6.1.11 @ 5:46PM
Mr. Bolton,
I hope you will read my "fiction". You sir are featured in it.
Check out my new web blog site:
www.txbooks.blogspot.com
Occam's Tool| 6.1.11 @ 8:20PM
Kucinich=Paul.
Clint| 6.1.11 @ 8:32PM
Occam's Tool = Israel Firster Fanatic Neo-Chickenhawk Coward Traitor Bastard.
"Ron Paul is one of the outstanding leaders fighting for a stronger national defense. As a former Air Force officer, he knows well the needs of our armed forces, and he always puts them first. We need to keep him fighting for our country."
-Ronald Reagan
Ken (Old Texican)| 6.2.11 @ 7:33AM
Clint,
you need a thesaurus. LOTS of fresh insults in there.
Conversely, you can just type in "neener neener" for about the same effect. heh