But seriously

Think all this nuke talk is just the Chimp's idea of 'diplomacy' in action? Just saber-rattling without substance? Lindsay Beyerstein went to see Sy Hersh at Columbia yesterday:

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The natural temptation is to assume that Bush isn't serious. After all, no rational person would be serious about what Bush's minions are hinting at. And yet, as Hersh knows only too well, Bush has gone ahead and done things no reasonable person would do.

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