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Thu Feb 21, 2013, 09:15 AM

Feb 2013

To say that Powell wasn't in the loop is frankly ludicrous!

Colin Powell's Disgraceful Lies

By David Swanson
February 18, 2011

"...As for Colin Powell, he remains such a respected national figure that he gets to preside over the patriotic fanfare that precedes the Super Bowl. But David Swanson -- in this guest essay -- explains how Powell profoundly betrayed the nation's honor:

In the wake of WMD-liar Curveball's videotaped confession, Colin Powell is demanding to know why nobody warned him about Curveball's unreliability. The trouble is, they did..."
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2011/021811a.html

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I always figured Powell was "Susan Rice'd" OKNancy Feb 2013 #1

EXACTLY. elleng Feb 2013 #2

Powell is a traitor. He belongs in prison. Period. GeorgeGist Feb 2013 #6

Not even close. still_one Feb 2013 #11

You're right. It's not "close". Zoeisright Feb 2013 #18

Yes, Powell is a traitor, he conspired to commit war just1voice Feb 2013 #38

Absolutely. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #15

+1000 NeoConsSuck Feb 2013 #23

I'm afraid I agree. RiverNoord Feb 2013 #30

I believe Wilerson. Powell was McNamara'd. graham4anything Feb 2013 #3

Bullshit! powell lied, MANY people died! triplepoint Feb 2013 #4

+1000 DeSwiss Feb 2013 #47

So, the feds lied, and their media empire went along with all of the propoganda blkmusclmachine Feb 2013 #5

Powell went along because he was rewarded, just like My Lai. Archae Feb 2013 #7

My brother Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #16

So if all of this was fabricated - why aren't they all in jail? Rosa Luxemburg Feb 2013 #8

I just do not believe Powell didn't know the truth. pangaia Feb 2013 #9

I don't see how anybody John2 Feb 2013 #17

Hi John, pangaia Feb 2013 #24

Actually, I KNEW, simply by observation of people telling lies badly... RiverNoord Feb 2013 #31

Right, exactly.. pangaia Feb 2013 #34

Powell's lies began in Vietnam with My Lai. DeSwiss Feb 2013 #48

To be fair... SkyDaddy7 Feb 2013 #25

Powell was used by Bush and Company Blue4Texas Feb 2013 #28

BULL FUCKING SHIT Skittles Feb 2013 #10

MSE MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #12

If you are part of an administration, that is your job. He was fed lies. The problem was the media still_one Feb 2013 #13

my favorite 'reporter' stillcool Feb 2013 #27

She is a perfect symbol for the msm still_one Feb 2013 #29

again, BULL FUCKING SHIT Skittles Feb 2013 #35

nobody knows for sure.. DCBob Feb 2013 #14

Bullshite. nt Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #19

Fart noises. Solly Mack Feb 2013 #20

WE KNOW! Jack Sprat Feb 2013 #21

Poor Colin, he was just an innocent bystander. Lasher Feb 2013 #22

can you BELIEVE these people, Lasher Skittles Feb 2013 #36

There has always been a contingent of Powell apologists. Lasher Feb 2013 #41

I have a theory Skittles Feb 2013 #42

I don't know, Skittles. Lasher Feb 2013 #45

well, it could just be the usual Groupie suspects Skittles Feb 2013 #46

Count me in with you and Skittles dflprincess Feb 2013 #50

..as though we blame lies instead of liars. Festivito Feb 2013 #26

Any person who "believed" the intel Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #32

THANK YOU Skittles Feb 2013 #37

Exactly magellan Feb 2013 #39

More to the story... Fedaykin Feb 2013 #33

I believe Powell could easily have beaten Clinton had he chosen to run in 1992. He was just Cal33 Feb 2013 #40

If McCain ran with Powell, they could have won. Sunlei Feb 2013 #44

Bush and Cheney lied, that's for damn sure..how many were privy to the big lie? not many. Sunlei Feb 2013 #43

If Powell didn't know the truth daleo Feb 2013 #49

Powell knew in his gut that there was a good chance the evidence bullshit Hippo_Tron Feb 2013 #51