MSNBC's Brewer, U.S. News' Walsh didn't note Huckabee's reported acknowledgment that he had not even heard of NIE on Iran |
| Published: December 5, 2007, 4:10 pm |
| Tags: 2008 elections, government and elections, mike huckabee |
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On the December 5 broadcast of MSNBC Live, anchor Contessa Brewer discussed the general reactions of "GOP [presidential] candidates" to the December 3 release of the key judgments of a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran with Kenneth Walsh, chief White House correspondent for U.S. News & World Report. Brewer also mentioned the specific reactions of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-TN) to the NIE. However, neither Brewer nor Walsh noted that, during a December 4 reportedly on-the-record discussion with reporters, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee reportedly stated that he was not familiar with the NIE, having not read it, not been briefed on it, and not even heard of it. The NIE stated: "We judge with high confidence that in fall 2003, Tehran halted its nuclear weapons program; we also assess with moderate-to-high confidence that Tehran at a minimum is keeping open the option to develop nuclear weapons." On December 4, the [ Full article ] |
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