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Wed Feb 20, 2013, 07:03 PM

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7. Powell went along because he was rewarded, just like My Lai.

He helped whitewash the My Lai massacre.

From Wikipedia:

He was charged with investigating a detailed letter by Tom Glen (a soldier from the 11th Light Infantry Brigade), which backed up rumored allegations of the My Lai Massacre. Powell wrote: "In direct refutation of this portrayal is the fact that relations between American soldiers and the Vietnamese people are excellent." Later, Powell's assessment would be described as whitewashing the news of the massacre, and questions would continue to remain undisclosed to the public. In May 2004 Powell said to television and radio host Larry King, "I mean, I was in a unit that was responsible for My Lai. I got there after My Lai happened. So, in war, these sorts of horrible things happen every now and again, but they are still to be deplored."

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51 replies	Author	Time	Post
Powell's Chief of Staff: Iraq Intel Was 'Outright Lies', But Powell Didn't 'Knowingly Lie' at U.N. [View all]	BradBlog	Feb 20	OP
I always figured Powell was "Susan Rice'd"	OKNancy	Feb 20	#1
EXACTLY.	elleng	Feb 20	#2
Powell is a traitor. He belongs in prison. Period.	GeorgeGist	Feb 20	#6
Not even close.	still_one	Feb 20	#11
You're right. It's not "close".	Zoeisright	Feb 20	#18
Yes, Powell is a traitor, he conspired to commit war	just1voice	Feb 21	#38
Absolutely.	AnotherMcIntosh	Feb 20	#15
+1000	NeoConsSuck	Feb 20	#23
I'm afraid I agree.	RiverNoord	Feb 20	#30
I believe Wilerson. Powell was McNamara'd.	graham4anything	Feb 20	#3
Bullshit! powell lied, MANY people died!	triplepoint	Feb 20	#4
+1000	DeSwiss	Feb 22	#47
So, the feds lied, and their media empire went along with all of the propoganda	blkmusclmachine	Feb 20	#5
Powell went along because he was rewarded, just like My Lai.	Archae	Feb 20	#7
My brother	Sekhmets Daughter	Feb 20	#16
So if all of this was fabricated - why aren't they all in jail?	Rosa Luxemburg	Feb 20	#8
I just do not believe Powell didn't know the truth.	pangaia	Feb 20	#9
I don't see how anybody	John2	Feb 20	#17
Hi John,	pangaia	Feb 20	#24
Actually, I KNEW, simply by observation of people telling lies badly...	RiverNoord	Feb 20	#31
Right, exactly..	pangaia	Feb 21	#34
Powell's lies began in Vietnam with My Lai.	DeSwiss	Feb 22	#48
To be fair...	SkyDaddy7	Feb 20	#25
Powell was used by Bush and Company	Blue4Texas	Feb 20	#28
BULL FUCKING SHIT	Skittles	Feb 20	#10
MSE	MotherPetrie	Feb 20	#12
If you are part of an administration, that is your job. He was fed lies. The problem was the media	still_one	Feb 20	#13
my favorite 'reporter'	stillcool	Feb 20	#27
She is a perfect symbol for the msm	still_one	Feb 20	#29
again, BULL FUCKING SHIT	Skittles	Feb 21	#35
nobody knows for sure..	DCBob	Feb 20	#14
Bullshite. nt	Mnemosyne	Feb 20	#19
Fart noises.	Solly Mack	Feb 20	#20
WE KNOW!	Jack Sprat	Feb 20	#21
Poor Colin, he was just an innocent bystander.	Lasher	Feb 20	#22
can you BELIEVE these people, Lasher	Skittles	Feb 21	#36
There has always been a contingent of Powell apologists.	Lasher	Feb 21	#41
I have a theory	Skittles	Feb 22	#42
I don't know, Skittles.	Lasher	Feb 22	#45
well, it could just be the usual Groupie suspects	Skittles	Feb 22	#46
Count me in with you and Skittles	dflprincess	Feb 24	#50
..as though we blame lies instead of liars.	Festivito	Feb 20	#26
Any person who "believed" the intel	Kelvin Mace	Feb 20	#32
THANK YOU	Skittles	Feb 21	#37
Exactly	magellan	Feb 21	#39
More to the story...	Fedaykin	Feb 21	#33
I believe Powell could easily have beaten Clinton had he chosen to run in 1992. He was just	Cal33	Feb 21	#40
If McCain ran with Powell, they could have won.	Sunlei	Feb 22	#44
Bush and Cheney lied, that's for damn sure..how many were privy to the big lie? not many.	Sunlei	Feb 22	#43
If Powell didn't know the truth	daleo	Feb 24	#49
Powell knew in his gut that there was a good chance the evidence bullshit	Hippo_Tron	Feb 24	#51

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