Colin Powell in four-letter neo-con 'crazies' row

[Jon8503]

Martin Bright
Sunday September 12, 2004
The Observer

A furious row has broken out over claims in a new book by BBC broadcaster James Naughtie that US Secretary of State Colin Powell described neo-conservatives in the Bush administration as 'fucking crazies' during the build-up to war in Iraq.
Powell's extraordinary outburst is alleged to have taken place during a telephone conversation with Foreign Secretary Jack Straw. The two became close friends during the intense negotiations in the summer of 2002 to build an international coalition for intervention via the United Nations. The 'crazies' are said to be Vice-President Dick Cheney, Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his deputy, Paul Wolfowitz.

Last week, the offices of Powell and Straw contacted Public Affairs, the US publishers of Naughtie's book, to say they would vigorously deny the claims if publication went ahead. But as no legal action was threatened, the US launch of the book, The Accidental American: Tony Blair and the Presidency, will proceed as planned this week.

Naughtie stands by his claims and is said to be privately delighted that Powell and Straw have reacted so violently to the suggestion that the former US general had fallen out with the 'neo-cons'.

Provocatively, the phrase 'fucking crazies' will be quoted on the jacket of the book, according to a source at the publisher. 'We were surprised to receive calls from the offices of Jack Straw and Colin Powell within 24 hours of each other,' the source said.

Naughtie claims that Powell and Straw spoke on an almost daily basis. Powell's concerns were said to have chimed with Straw's and those of Blair himself - that if America acted without UN sanction, allies would be lost.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1302806,00.html

[incapsulated]

1. Well, now your the mouthpiece for those "fucking crazies", Colin

You fucking hypocrite lapdog.

[delete_bush]

2. Great, now we'll have to listen to the

"Fucking Crazies for the Truth" on a daily basis.

I don't see the source of the author's quote, though. Did I miss it?

[mitchum]

3. Colin, you made your bed...now lie in it

Shouldn't be so hard, since you lie so often.
How does it feel to have sold out your country in order to secure a lucrative path for your worthless son?