Topic: Aluminum Tubing

3 chapters across the catalog

Hunger Stones
Episode 1066 2:49:48 - 2:57:06

1066: Hunger Stones

Jon Stewart vs. Judith Miller on WMD Reporting

In a classic Daily Show clip, Jon Stewart deconstructs Judith Miller's reporting on Iraq's "aluminum tubes." Stewart highlights how Miller relied on Bush administration sources like Ahmed Chalabi while ignoring experts who disagreed. Miller defends her work as "intelligence failures," while Stewart argues it was an institutional failure of journalism to provide context for a narrative being pushed by the government.

Web Savvy Wolf
Episode 302 10:41 - 16:19

302: Web Savvy Wolf

MSNBC Media Warfare and Condoleezza Rice Interview

MSNBC hosts Lawrence O'Donnell and Ed Schultz are criticized for their aggressive interview style and focus on Bush-era intelligence failures. A clip features Condoleezza Rice defending the administration's actions regarding Iraqi aluminum tubes and the decision to remove Saddam Hussein.