Posted on 03/31/2005 10:53:43 AM PST by areafiftyone
A career as a statesman flushed down the toilet. Why can't people just shut up?
Everyone knew he was just giving a wink and a nod to the President.
Further, in a very short time, Dr. Rice has proven herself more of a credit to this country than Powell did in his four years.
Why do they always have to do these kind of bashing interviews to German papers like STERN and DER SPIEGEL!
The article really doesn't support the headline.
Gee, we didn't see this coming, Mr. Powell. You never fooled me.
A very naive and DANGEROUS state of mind.
This second term appears more geared to merit and less to political considerations.
We are definitely seeing in very clear and certain terms why Powell was let go and Condi was given the job.
FORMER US secretary of state Colin Powell claims he is "furious and angry" about being misinformed over Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and has criticised George W.Bush and Donald Rumsfeld for their clumsy rhetoric in the lead-up to the war.
Notice how the reporter juxtaposes Powell's separate and unrelated statements - about his being angry at the intelligence servies for being misinformed about the WMDs and his criticism of Bush and Rumsfeld for the language they used to describe "old Europe" - so as to create the impression that Powell was angry at Bush and Rumsfeld for misleading him about the WMDs.
It's not an accident - the paper is very clearly trying to create a false impression.
"U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell holds up a vial that he said could contain anthrax as he presents evidence of Iraq's alleged weapons programs to the United Nations Security Council Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2003."
The state dept. has been a big mess for a long time. It has a lot of career diplomats who aren't necessarily the best qualified and who are often focused on what Europe thinks. I hope Condi can fix some things over there.
And this interview helps the situation, and your country, how, Mr. Powell?
I'd say if anything was overstated, it's this headline
Just another reminder of how good it is to have Condi at State rather than the weak Powell.
So you'd prefer that he lie and "revise" the historical facts?
This is why you are no longer employed, Colin.
Colon Bowell = idiot.
You are so right. The article and the headline are like night is to day.
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