For a Washington press corps that has been up in arms challenging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s claim that the CIA obscured key details of the harsh interrogations from congressional leaders, it was impressive to see how little skepticism was evinced by Powell’s claim of ignorance from his seat on Bush’s Principals Committee. Full Story »
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Colin Powell's history of covering up war crimes is discussed in terms of the mainstream right wing press being hesitant to criticize him despite a pattern of acts that should leave him stained.
From his whitewash investigation of My Lai-related complaints as a young Army officer to his key role giving legitimacy to George W. Bush’s presidency and the Iraq War, Powell almost always did what was best for his career, not for his country.
By holding Powell up as a near-perfect hero, journalists have allowed Powell to steer public opinion at key moments – from his work containing the Iran-Contra scandal in the late 1980s, to his political embrace of George W. Bush during the Florida recount battle in 2000, to his selling of the Iraq War in 2003, to his support for Bush’s second term in 2004. [For more details on Powell’s record, see our book Neck Deep.] Now, at this late date, the Washington press corps doesn’t want to spoil its splendid narrative of Colin Powell’s heroic career by concentrating too much on his role on Bush’s Principals Committee as it oversaw torture.
Mai Lai and my lie at the UN, a strange juxtaposition.