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Iran Doesn't Have a Nuclear Weapons Program. Why Do Media Keep Saying It Does?
When it comes to Iran, do basic facts matter? Evidently not, since dozens and dozens of journalists keep casually reporting that Iran has a "nuclear weapons program" when it does not—a problem FAIR has reported on over the years (e.g., 9/9/15). Let's take a look at some of the outlets spreading this falsehood in just the past five days:
Business Insider (10/13/17): "The deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), aims to incentivize Iran to curb its nuclear weapons program by lifting crippling international economic sanctions."
New Yorker (10/16/17): "One afternoon in late September, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called a meeting of the six countries that came together in 2015 to limit Iran's nuclear weapons program."
Washington Post (10/16/17): "The administration is also considering changing or scrapping an international agreement regarding Iran's nuclear weapons program."
CNN (10/17/17): "In reopening the nuclear agreement, [Trump] risks having Iran advance its nuclear weapons program at a time when he confronts a far worse nuclear challenge from North Korea that he can't resolve."
The problem with all of these excerpts: There is no documentation that Iran has a nuclear weapons program.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by DECbot on Monday October 23 2017, @02:41AM
In the post-fact world, it no longer matters if our masters tell us lies or truths. It only matters that it feels good to act upon what our handlers tell us. For our own good and for the good of all those vested in wall street, our leaders have determined that we must die. In their esteemed wisdom, Iran or North Korea have been chosen to be the spear to shed our blood and calm our growing anxiety in our aging yoke that binds us together. Democracy cannot be free unless the constituents die for the beliefs that make them feel good. The greater the death toll, the freer the country will be from the happy, ignorant masses. Then the surviving constituents, in their gratitude, present their freedoms to the government so it can protect those freedoms and share them equally to all it deems trustworthy.
I'm with her, Hope in MAGA!
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