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themistocles · 08-01-2003, 10:04 AM

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Originally posted by meritocrat
I know that he was once a US Army general.

I never knew that he was a Republican though.

Heh, I think being a military officer is synonymous with being a Republican.

callmejay · 08-01-2003, 10:56 AM

At least before this past election, Powell was extremely popular, and seen as intelligent, honest, and moderate. Many think he would have won in a landslide if he'd run for president, but he refused to.

peacenik · 08-01-2003, 11:32 AM

Colin Powell, like everyone else in the Bush administration is a conspirator to murder for the thousands of innocent Iraqi civilians killed since our act of aggression (i.e. the invasion of the sovreign nation of Iraq) began back in March!

HE ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE ADMINISTRATION SHOULD BE SENT TO THE FEDERAL PEN!!!!

Godbert · 08-01-2003, 01:46 PM

I had no opinion of him until I listened to his UN presentation - when my indifference turned into disgust.
You have to be quite an ass to unashamedly present such an obvious load of crap in front of the UN.

Koyaanisqatsi · 08-01-2003, 05:01 PM

Well, that's depressing. So much for my last hope of a John Dean within the admin.

Polycrates · 08-01-2003, 06:15 PM

When asked about the number of Iraqi dead in Desert Storm:

'It's really not a number I'm terribly interested in�

mark9950 · 08-01-2003, 10:05 PM

That colin powell is GBII gay lover.

Hey betty bowers also believes GBII is gay and she is the worlds best christian.

Malachi151 · 08-01-2003, 10:27 PM

http://www.rationalrevolution.net/in...dministrat.htm

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Secretary of State

Colin Powell: General Colin Powell served as the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense, from October 1, 1989 to September 30, 1993, under both President George Bush and President Bill Clinton.

Powell served two short tours of duty in Vietnam, and as a battalion commander in Korea. He later commanded the 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Asssault) and V Corps, United States Army, Europe.

Powell served on the corporate boards of Gulfstream Aerospace and America Online.

For more on Powell:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1073212.stm

Richard Armitage (Signer of PNAC letter to Clinton): Armitage served in Vietnam. In 1973 he joined the US Attache Office, working in Saigon. He worked as a Pentagon consultant for Middle Eastern affairs starting in 1976, then left public life and it is believed that he entered the CIA as a covert operative at that time. Armitage has worked with Bob Dole and worked in the Reagan administration.

In 1989 Armitage was passed over for appointment as Assistant Secretary of State due to links to Iran-Contra and other scandals, including links to a Vietnamese women running prostitution and gambling rings in America, who�s character he had previously vouched for.

During the Iran-Contra hearings Armitage was named as a Department of Defense official that had been responsible for illegal weapons transfers to Iran and the Contras of South America.

Powell and Armitage have a deep friendship going back many years. In an interview with the Washington Post in 1995 Powell referred to Armitage as his �white son�.

�William Tyree, Special Forces Veteran who has provided much reliable information and documentation to FTW in the past said, "Armitage used to 'sit ambush' on the trails in Laos and Cambodia. He liked it. Now when Powell, 'the dove,' sits down at a table with Armitage 'the killer' beside him the message will be that Armitage can reach across the table and deal with the other party on the spot." That message will not go unheard.�

Information from the US State Department states that:

�Fluent in Vietnamese, Mr. Armitage left active duty in 1973 and joined the U.S. Defense Attache Office, Saigon. Immediately prior to the fall of Saigon, he organized and led the removal of Vietnamese naval assets and personnel from the country.�

Interestingly, what this statement leaves out is that the pullout from Saigon was considers a tragic failure, leaving thousands of Vietnamese loyal to America behind with no American support as the North Vietnamese forces moved in on Saigon.

For more on Richard Armitage:

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/2991.htm

http://www.fromthewilderness.com/fre...mitage_SS.html

http://www.yellowtimes.org/article.php?sid=673

Chairman of the FCC

Michael Powell: Michael is Colin Powell's son. Bush named Michael head of the FCC. The FCC will be presiding over a case involving AOL. Colin Powell served on the board of AOL and is a significant holder of AOL stock. Michael Powell was the only member of the FCC to advocate that the AOL-Time Warner merger go through without investigation.

Malachi151 · 08-01-2003, 10:30 PM

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Originally posted by callmejay
At least before this past election, Powell was extremely popular, and seen as intelligent, honest, and moderate. Many think he would have won in a landslide if he'd run for president, but he refused to.

Part of my own private conspiracy theory:

http://www.rationalrevolution.net/pu...l_together.htm

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Once the Bush team was assembled in the mid to late 1990s a strategy for election was constructed. The entire agenda from the beginning was that it was essential to engage in war with Iraq and to use the war with Iraq as the springboard for American global preeminence and as a way to disrupt the European Union and weaken the role of the euro in international business.

I believe that the first major step towards the execution of the plan to win the White House and engage in war with Iraq was the prosecution of Bill Clinton in the Whitewater/ Monica Lewinsky scandal. As was previously stated, over $47 million dollars was spent on these investigations. At the time there was a lot of controversy about the investigation because it seemed so out of control, and in fact it was out of control and over blown.

The reason that this was done is because those backing the 2000 Bush administration and war on Iraq needed to make sure that George W. Bush would win the 2000 elections in order to execute the plan. The attacks on Clinton were used as a way to investigate Al Gore and other Democrats to try and dig up dirt on them to use in the 2000 campaigns, and as a way to harm the public image of the Democratic Party to help ensure a Republican victory in 2000, which would of course be Bush.

So even at this early stage, in 1998, proponents of war with Iraq were already involved in manipulating public opinion and using tax dollars to promote their private agenda of war on Iraq and American global preeminence; this was the beginning of the coup.

When Colin Powell was being asked why he would not run for president in 2000 he made the claim that he had personal reasons for not wanting to run for president even though many Americans wanted him to. I believe that the real reason that he did not run was because he was already part of the future Bush administration which at that time had the intention of going to war with Iraq. Powell simply could not disclose this information for obvious reasons so he made up personal reasons why he didn't want to run.

lisarea · 08-01-2003, 10:59 PM

I am personally terrified of Colin Powell.

He's done thoroughly despicable things, and he is clearly a whore for Boy George's nefarious administration, but even knowing this, and even when he's talking a bunch of crazy bullshit, he inspires this odd visceral kind of confidence or something.

I've always considered myself sort of charisma teflon. I never understood Reagan's appeal, for example. (Heh. Maybe I'm aphasic.)

But when Colin Powell's talking, I can almost feel myself getting drawn in. He SOUNDS like a voice of reason. He thinks on his feet better than any of the other administration flunkies, IMO. He's just plain smooth, and that scares the crap out of me. He talks as though he's compassionate--he's made a point of referring to soldiers as 'kids' and appearing to emphasize the human losses suffered in war--but when it gets down to brass tacks, he's still shilling for Bush. And I can't even pinpoint where he segues sometimes. He's like some kind of mentalist or something.

OTOH, he's only a secretary, so at least he's not in a position of power or anything.

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08-01-2003, 10:56 AM	#12
callmejay Regular Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 466	At least before this past election, Powell was extremely popular, and seen as intelligent, honest, and moderate. Many think he would have won in a landslide if he'd run for president, but he refused to.

08-01-2003, 11:32 AM	#13
peacenik Regular Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 331	Colin Powell, like everyone else in the Bush administration is a conspirator to murder for the thousands of innocent Iraqi civilians killed since our act of aggression (i.e. the invasion of the sovreign nation of Iraq) began back in March! HE ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE ADMINISTRATION SHOULD BE SENT TO THE FEDERAL PEN!!!!

08-01-2003, 01:46 PM	#14
Godbert Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: southern california Posts: 779	I had no opinion of him until I listened to his UN presentation - when my indifference turned into disgust. You have to be quite an ass to unashamedly present such an obvious load of crap in front of the UN.

08-01-2003, 05:01 PM	#15
Koyaanisqatsi Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Yes, I have dyslexia. Sue me. Posts: 6,508	Well, that's depressing. So much for my last hope of a John Dean within the admin.

08-01-2003, 06:15 PM	#16
Polycrates Regular Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sydney Posts: 329	When asked about the number of Iraqi dead in Desert Storm: 'It's really not a number I'm terribly interested in�

08-01-2003, 10:59 PM	#20
lisarea Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Broomfield, Colorado, USA Posts: 5,550	I am personally terrified of Colin Powell. He's done thoroughly despicable things, and he is clearly a whore for Boy George's nefarious administration, but even knowing this, and even when he's talking a bunch of crazy bullshit, he inspires this odd visceral kind of confidence or something. I've always considered myself sort of charisma teflon. I never understood Reagan's appeal, for example. (Heh. Maybe I'm aphasic.) But when Colin Powell's talking, I can almost feel myself getting drawn in. He SOUNDS like a voice of reason. He thinks on his feet better than any of the other administration flunkies, IMO. He's just plain smooth, and that scares the crap out of me. He talks as though he's compassionate--he's made a point of referring to soldiers as 'kids' and appearing to emphasize the human losses suffered in war--but when it gets down to brass tacks, he's still shilling for Bush. And I can't even pinpoint where he segues sometimes. He's like some kind of mentalist or something. OTOH, he's only a secretary, so at least he's not in a position of power or anything.

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