Powell’s speech to the UN in 2003 was mostly based on Curveball and it was known before the speech that what he was saying was false. Whether or not they kept this from Powell, I don’t know.

Powell helped coverup the My Lai massacre and lied to congress in Iran-Contra.

Cheney you Powell and all of those stars you wore on your shoulders.

Powell’s a worthless, vile slug, who should be mocked & repudiated harshly and shunned socially at every possible opportunity.

There’s no way Powell should ever be allowed to forget, or live down, his role in enabling the ongoing Crime Against Humanity called the Iraq invasion & occupation, and the sooner he stands trial at the Hague, the better off the world will be.

If Powell REALLY wants to atone for his outright lies at the UN, let him get his ass to Iraq, outside the Green Zone, lightly armed and with no security detail, just like the majority of Iraqis themselves have to live on an everyday basis.

If Powell’s desire for accountability doesn’t extend to actually serving in Iraq, then at this point he should just STFU.

There’s not a level of Hell deep, miserable or permanent enough for all those who engineered and implemented the Iraq invasion and occupation.

Colin Powell = Co Conspirator to WAR CRIMES!

He has NO credibility left. Why is ANYTHING he says or does in defense OF those WAR CRIMES credible? Notice that the MSMBS still pander his expertise… Ppppfffftttt!

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Members of the National Security Council’s Principals Committee — Dick Cheney, Condoleezza Rice, Donald Rumsfeld, Colin Powell, George Tenet, and John Ashcroft — approved the use of these techniques

Obama won Iowa and then Powell, Kerry and Kennedy jumped in to take charge. Obama was in Hollywood saying he supported don’t ask don’t tell, now with Powell in charge that will not be the case if Obama gets to be President. Kerry has gone on TV and announced his plan for the White House but forgot to tell Obama. What we’re seeing is again a puppet President. By the time these primaries are over everything Obama said will be changed by his advisers. Powell sit back and agreed to allowing torture and spying and now he acts like it never happen. Kerry see the chance to be President and he’s taking it. No wonder they asked Hillary to step down from the race. This group will be no better then the Bush/Cheney Crime team just new faces. But it’s nice to see how Powell can again make fools of no only Obama but the rest of the US. Powell should start his campaign fund for his legal fees first. Thanks to the notes of the inter circle meeting we know Powell lied again when he said he didn’t know anything about what the White House was doing as he tried to blame it all on Tentet.

With stories such as that, it’s quite amazing that there hasnt been more plane crashes. Did they have to do all this maintenence at the same time on all the planes though? Seems to be utter chaos right now and will unfortunately lead to more conspiracy theories being unearthed, that you can be sure of.
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I’m sure this is part of their strategy – they want to be able to tell their customers, “hey, don’t blame us for cancelling your flight. It’s those pencil-pushers at the FAA who are making us do it.”

Fair enough HusseinToasterhead. I guess constant search for conspiracy is leading me to that odd conclusion. I’m just waiting for the end of this insane administration so we can stop this nonesense.

Even if you’re paranoid, it doesn’t mean they are not out to get you. =)

The crookedness is so deep, so pervasive throughout our whole system now, I put nothing to chance with these fascists. It is so bad, there is no telling what will be found once all the rocks are turned over.

And I am lumping most of the Bush Lapdog Democrats in with the “fascist group”. Those who have voted with Bush the last 7-8 years are as guilty as the Republicans, IMHO.

Fair enough HusseinToasterhead. I guess constant search for conspiracy is leading me to that odd conclusion. I’m just waiting for the end of this insane administration so we can stop this nonesense.
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Understood – I regard everything I hear from this government with suspicion. But I’ve also heard some very frightening stories from my airline mechanic father-in-law about sheer incompetence on the tarmac: caps left off fuel tanks, rags left in wiring panels, that sort of thing.

Now, the fact that FAA higher-ups were instructing inspectors to ignore this sort of thing – well, you can read into that what you will. Is it a case of the fox guarding the hen house or something more sinister?

The war criminal question is akin to debating angels dancing on pins unless you really believe any US prez is going to set a precedent that could end up with his/her fanny on the dock someday. Powell’s decision to place loyalty to his president over loyalty to his country however marks him as a catastrophic failure as a public servant.

American Airlines are cancelling flights left and right to do some “re-wiring.” Call me crazy, but i can’t shake the feeling that this something untoward. Anyone else thinking the same thing or am i losing it. Be honest.
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Honestly? I think it’s a massive CYA maneuver to prevent the government from issuing stricter regulation to ensure that airline mechanics actually do their jobs.