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• Sunday, May 11, 2008 04:27 PM

  Re. Colin Powell --

  quickstrategy --

  "RE: Colin Powell. Woodward's three books about the current admin (but largely State of Denial) seem to show Powell surrendering his principles gradually ... either out of a desire to influence things in a positive way, or out of a desire to be close enough to his boss, the President, to influence things in a positive way. What the 'positive way' was is probably something it would take brain surgery to figure out. I'm not convinced he didn't know he was spouting bullshit when he went to the UN ... i think he was willing to supress his doubts for the reasons above."

  Colin Powell was the first person to investigate -- and cover up -- the My Lai massacre.

  Principles? When he walks into a room, any principles in the room leave it.

  And he has as much as admitted that he knowingly lied to the UN and world. Recall that press briefing he was giving in the Middle East which was suddenly interrupted as result of "technical difficulties"? And with that lie he knowingly greased the skids -- facilitated -- the throwing away of "his" soldiers lives for what he knew was a fraud and waste.

  And what was his position on the war crime of torture, which not only cannot be made legal, but also any ATTEMPT to make it legal is illegal? As a member of the "Principles" committee he participated in the planning of it down to finest details.

  Powell has always been a fraud and a brown-noser. And a disgrace to both military and country. Which is why he's a Republican.

  —JNagarya Read JNagarya's other letters
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