From the show: Releasing bin Laden’s death photos wouldn’t incite any more terrorist violence than already seen
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Topic: Defense
Exposure to sodium dichromate killed US soldiers in Iraq, but security contractor KBR wants taxpayers to foot the bill
Cenk Uygur talks to Michael Doyle, a Houston lawyer who helped veterans win a suit against military contractor KBR (formerly part of Halliburton), which was found guilty of negligence in its use of a toxic chemical in Iraq water treatment [...] watch video
From the show: Cabinet nominations, #OccupySteubenville and the poorest president
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Former national security adviser on Hagel criticism: ‘Some really extremist groups have a kind of obsessive concern’
Cenk Uygur talks to former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski about President Obama’s nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel for secretary of defense. watch video
Zbigniew Brzezinski on whether defense contractors are the ones fueling Hagel criticism
Cenk Uygur talks to former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski about President Obama’s nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel for secretary of defense, John Brennan for director of the CIA and former Sen. John Kerry for secretary of state. watch video
From the show: Oliver Stone, estate taxes and ‘Zero Dark Thirty’
RIGHT TO WORK (FOR LESS) CNN Money Michigan lawmakers approve right to work legislation CBS News Right-to-work poised to become law in Michigan ‘ZERO DARK THIRTY’ The Huffington Post ‘Zero Dark Thirty’: Debate Rages over Film’s Depiction of … read post
Ex-CIA agent says most government intelligence experts agree that ‘torture [does] not yield quality intelligence’
Cenk Uygur and former CIA agent Lindsay Moran dig into the controversy about whether scenes in Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty” imply that torture led to the successful capture of Osama bin Laden. watch video
From the show: California teachers and Ed Asner advocate for taxing the rich
Get additional articles, video and graphics from tonight’s show! Ed Asner talks about narrating an anti-rich animation for California teachers. Plus, ex-CIA agent Lindsay Moran returns to talk about “Homeland” and the death of a SEAL Team Six member. read post
Drone strikes are ‘turning a whole population against us,’ says filmmaker Robert Greenwald
Cenk Uygur talks to Robert Greenwald, director of “Drones Exposed,” about Iran’s claim that it has an American drone. watch video
From the show: Was Iran bluffing about seizing a US drone?
President Obama’s holding strong in fiscal cliff negotiations, and Iran claims to have captured a U.S. surveillance drone. Get additional articles, videos and graphics related to tonight’s show. read post
