The toxic tales that left a stain on Colin Powell
The shoddy 'evidence' on Iraq he presented to the UN wouldn’t pass muster as a school science project. Do we forgive a decent and honourable man for one monstrous blunder?
24 October 2021 - 00:00
When Colin Powell was chair of the US joint chiefs of staff he rarely came to the office before 7am. The highest-ranking military officer in the US armed forces was a workaholic and early riser, but he knew if he got to the office before seven his staff would be there at 6.30am. ..
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