+susieice Posted October 18, 2021 #1 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Colin Powell passed away today from complications of Covid, despite being fully vaccinated. He was a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of State and National Security Adviser. A lifelong Independent, Powell was courted by both Democrats and Republicans to run for the office of President before deciding in 1995 that running for office wasn't for him. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/18/us/politics/colin-powell-dead.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/18/politics/colin-powell-dies/index.html 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeGorilla Posted October 18, 2021 #2 Share Posted October 18, 2021 always liked him RIP 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted October 18, 2021 Author #3 Share Posted October 18, 2021 12 minutes ago, HandsomeGorilla said: always liked him RIP I always did too. I think he would have been a good President. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeGorilla Posted October 18, 2021 #4 Share Posted October 18, 2021 1 minute ago, susieice said: I always did too. I think he would have been a good President. yea, I always hoped he would've run I remember my dad saying he wished he was president lol 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotoutthere Posted October 18, 2021 #5 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Sad news. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidhead Posted October 18, 2021 #6 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Yellow cake aluminum tubes 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedutchiedutch Posted October 18, 2021 #7 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Great man, may he rest in peace. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldier4death Posted October 18, 2021 #8 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Great man, may he rest in peace. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Duck Posted October 18, 2021 #9 Share Posted October 18, 2021 7 hours ago, HandsomeGorilla said: yea, I always hoped he would've run I remember my dad saying he wished he was president lol Funny how threads turn that way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godnodog Posted October 18, 2021 #10 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Always liked him, and always thought he would be the first black president. Unfortunately the Iraq mass messup was a big stain in his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted October 19, 2021 Author #11 Share Posted October 19, 2021 It's come out Powell was also being treated for multiple myeloma. That's a horrible cancer that attacks the bone marrow and the blood. It seriously weakens the immune system. https://www.10tv.com/article/news/nation-world/multiple-myeloma-colin-powell/507-12c6f513-fd03-433a-afd5-17accd0005f1 https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/colin-powell-dies-10-18-21/h_3f2ec32e20c67101d6dff8f418e19314 https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/10/18/us/colin-powell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Witness Posted October 19, 2021 #12 Share Posted October 19, 2021 His legacy is one of needless death. He helped foster the lie that there were WMD’s in Iraq, when he knew the real truth. Rather than going along with their game, he could have resigned. He helped facilitate the deaths and disability of thousands of American soldiers, while destabilizing the entire Middle East; by destroying the main counter balance to Iran. This led to the deaths of thousands of Christians in Iraq and Syria, who were generally protected under their respective, moderate regimes. He cost countless American lives, in his sad slavery to the Bushes and the Cheneys. If he had simply resigned, before the Iraq war, he would have been called a Prince of Truth. His death is symbolic of the vanishing truth in America. A nation now cursed, writhing in the agony of a delusion that shall lead to certain death, if not healed by a miracle of humility. Rest in peace? Where? How many dead? How many trillions wasted? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidhead Posted October 19, 2021 #13 Share Posted October 19, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Knob Oddy Posted October 20, 2021 #15 Share Posted October 20, 2021 War criminal in my mind. But then again, I thought very poorly of the Bush administration 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Witness Posted October 20, 2021 #16 Share Posted October 20, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Hugh Mungus said: War criminal in my mind. But then again, I thought very poorly of the Bush administration Sadly, I must agree. I say “sadly,” because his worldly achievements were considerable. The end of Powell’s life appears to be one of considerable pain and discomfort. Do I sympathize with him as a human being? Of course, how can I not …. but working so hard to kill others by promoting a lie is not heroic. Edited October 20, 2021 by Raptor Witness 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Witness Posted October 20, 2021 #17 Share Posted October 20, 2021 (edited) The Iraq fiasco, and tormented aftermath reminds me of one of my favorite episodes from the original Star Trek series …. “Regrettable that this society has chosen suicide ….” Roddenberry promoted a truth that should strike fear into the hearts of our military industrial complex, but they lack the intelligence to grasp the power that now works against them. All, without a shot being fired from a single man-made weapon. Two Medals of Freedom vs. Two Sons of Thunder …. …. standing before the Lord of the Earth. Edited October 20, 2021 by Raptor Witness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Witness Posted November 20, 2021 #18 Share Posted November 20, 2021 An Iraq war Veteran confronts baby Bush on the lies that President Bush and Gen. Powell promoted. Crimes against humanity should not be forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidhead Posted February 5, 2023 #19 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 10/19/2021 at 4:30 PM, acidhead said: Today, February 5, marks the twentieth anniversary of Secretary of State Colin Powell’s 2003 speech at the Security Council of the United Nations. In front of a worldwide audience, Powell told lies to justify the Bush administration's criminal decision to invade Iraq. Among the lying statements made by Powell were: 1) “We have first-hand descriptions of biological weapons factories on wheels and on rails.” 2) “Our conservative estimate is that Iraq today has a stockpile of between 100 and 500 tons of chemical weapons agents.” 3) “He [Saddam Hussein] remains determined to acquire nuclear weapons. … He is so determined that he has made repeated covert attempts to acquire high-specification aluminum tubes from 11 different countries.” 4) “What I want to bring to your attention today is the potentially much more sinister nexus between Iraq and the al-Qaida terrorist network … Iraqi officials deny accusations of ties with al-Qaida. These denials are simply not credible.” Powell's lies, which had been scripted by President Bush, VP Cheney, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld and other political criminals, cleared the path for the March 2003 invasion of Iraq. It began with the "Shock and Awe" bombardment of Baghdad, which destroyed much of the city. The war resulted in the killing of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and the destruction of what had been a highly developed country. The CIA and military conducted a brutal campaign of torture and murder. None of the officials responsible for the crimes were ever punished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted February 7, 2023 #20 Share Posted February 7, 2023 On 10/18/2021 at 9:33 AM, susieice said: I always did too. I think he would have been a good President. I did too. I had wished he would have run. RIP Mr. Powell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el midgetron Posted February 7, 2023 #21 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Back in the day when we had a Dick, a Bush and a Colin in the White House. He was the best of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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