[HIMC] BTL Summary 4-28-06: Use of Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Iran Would Kill Hundreds of Thousands; Bush, Cheney Face Legal Jeopardy in CIA Leak Case; 42 Cents of Every Tax Dollar Goes to US Military

[Scott Harris]

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THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 28, 2006

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1) Use of Tactical Nuclear Weapons
in Iran Would Kill Hundreds of Thousands

Interview with Dr. Kurt Gottfried,
chairman of the Union of Concerned Scientists,
conducted by Scott Harris

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http://www.btlonline.org/gottfried042806.ram
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• "The Nuclear Bunker Buster: Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator,"
animation from the Union of Concerned Scientists at
http://www.ucsusa.org
• "Reports Say Pentagon Planning Attack on Iran," Interview with Robert
Scheer, journalist and author,conducted by Scott Harris, Between The
Lines, Week Ending 4/21/06
• "Iran: The Day After," by Phyllis Bennis, April 19, 2006 by
www.commondreams.org
• "Parallel Deceptions: The Bush Agenda for War in Iraq and Iran,"
Former U.N. Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter's speech in audio CD or video
DVD format
• "U.S. Is Studying Military Strike Options on Iran: Any Mix of Tact,
Threats Alarms Critics," by Peter Baker, Dafna Linzer and Thomas E.
Ricks, Washington Post, April 9, 2006
• "The Iran Plans: Would President Bush go to war to stop Tehran from
getting the bomb?" by Seymour M. Hersh, The New Yorker, April 17, 2006
• "U.S. Plans Strike to Topple Iran Regime - Report," The Guardian,
April 10, 2006
• "How Crazy Are They?" by William Rivers Pitt, www.truthout.org, April
11, 2006
• "Yes He Would," by Paul Krugman,The New York Times, April 10, 2006

2)  Bush and Cheney Face Legal Jeopardy
in Covert CIA Agent Outing Investigation

Interview with Robert Parry,
investigative reporter,
conducted by Scott Harris

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http://www.btlonline.org/parry042806.ram
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3) 42 Cents of Every Tax Dollar
Goes to Military Spending,
a 20% Increase since 2000

Interview with Anita Dancs,
research director of the National Priorities Project,
conducted by Melinda Tuhus

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http://www.btlonline.org/dancs042806.ram
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http://www.btlonline.org/btl042806.html#3hed

• Interactive tax chart: Where your tax dollar goes
• The Cost of War
• Economic Policy Institute at www.epinet.org
• Class Action at www.classactionnet.org
• United for a Fair Economy at www.faireconomy.org

4) This week's summary
of under-reported news

Compiled by Bob Nixon

• Chad has cut off diplomatic relations with Sudan after failed rebel
attack on the capital city of N'Djamena and Darfur refugee camps in
Chad.
• The Guardian newspaper reports two United Nations agencies -- the
International Atomic Energy Agency and the World Health Organization are
ignoring new evidence of thousands of new cancer cases caused by the
Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident nearly 20 years ago.
• American Prospect magazines reports there is a simple, cost-effective
solution to fix the massive problems with Plan D, the Bush
administration's Medicare drug plan: get rid of private insurance
companies in the Medicare system, charge a small co-payment for drugs,
and let the federal government negotiate directly with drug companies
for bulk discounts like the Veterans Administration does.

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