[Termite_Commander]

Notice they write about what Powell's minion says (negative things), instead of what Powell says(positive things).

[pollyannaish]

I think I heard on Special Report w/Brit Hume today that Powell and this guy had a falling out some time ago.

If that is true, he appears to be using Powell's name in vain.

I should have listened more closely.

[kcvl]

Nuclear forecast

Amid the Bush administration's tough talk toward North Korea, a new fear is emerging: Could Pyongyang test a nuclear weapon this year? Some insiders think so. "Knowing Kim Jong Il 's track record for brinksmanship, I'd bet on it," says Larry Wilkerson , who worked the North Korea issue as former Secretary of State Colin Powell 's chief of staff. "If we don't resume negotiations, I'd give it a 70-30 chance." The CIA is not predicting anything imminent. But then again, it missed India's nuke test in 1998. "The only thing that would preclude this," says Wilkerson, "is if they don't have a bomb."