Colin Powell
Events (259)
- October 27, 2008: Conservative Radio Host Limbaugh Falsely Claims Obama ‘Anti-Constitution’ 2008-10-27
- March 17, 2009: Former Powell Chief of Staff Lambasts Bush Detainee Policies 2009-03-17
- April 1, 2009: Powell Refuses to Admit Participation in Approval of Torture 2009-04-01
- April 21, 2009: Senate Intelligence Committee Report Shows Cheney, Rice Authorized Torture 2009-04-21
- May 3, 2012: Republican Presidential Nominee Advised by Neoconservatives who Advocate Huge Military Spending Increases, War with Iran 2012-05-03
- November 21-22,2002: New NATO Members Support UN Resolution 1441 2026-11-21
- Early January 2001: Al-Qaeda Threat Highlighted for Powell
- January 2004: US Again Refuses to Take Part in Negotiations with Iran
- February 2002: Neoconservative: Bush Must Attack Numerous Arab Nations to Fight, Win ‘World War IV’ against Terrorism
- February 2002: Powell’s Proposal to Secure All of Afghanistan Is Rejected by Rumsfeld
- February 2009: Former Chief of Staff Says Powell’s Job Was Primarily ‘Damage Control’
- February 1991-1992: Cheney and Neoconservatives Dispute Decision Not to Overthrow Hussein
- February 1993-May 1994: US Military Head and GAO Recommend Reducing Units Dedicated to Continental Air Defense
- March-April 2001: Taliban Envoy Comes to US and Meets with High-Ranking Officials about Handing over Bin Laden
- April 2002: White House Blocks Israel-Palestine Negotiations
- April-May 1999: Bush Receives Solid Neoconservative Grounding; Will Shape His Foreign Affairs Policies
- August 2003: US, North Korea Engage in Second Round of Profitless Negotiations
- September 1988: House Speaker Victimized by Cheney-Led Conspiracy to Paint Him as Guilty of ‘Security Breach’
- October-Early November 2001: US Attempts Slow Conquest of Afghanistan for Pakistan’s Benefit
- November 2001-January 2002: Western Leaders Promise Aid to Afghanistan
- November 2004: Aggressive Afghan Counter-Narcotics Program Proposed and Ultimately Rejected
- February 2009: National Security Council Legal Adviser: Decision to Create Military Commissions a ‘Process Failure’ with Serious Long-Term Ramifications
- December 2001-January 2002: State Department Official Proposes Negotiations with Terror Sponsors; Neoconservatives Reject Idea
- December 2001: State Department Concludes Iraq-Niger Uranium Allegation ‘Bogus’
- December 2002: IAEA Chief Warns Bush Officials about Forged Iraq-Niger Documents
- December 2003: Powell Disheartened by Failure to Find Iraqi WMD
- Early February, 2003: Cheney Tells Powell Why He is Making the UN Presentation
- Early October-December 2001: US and Pakistan Do Little about Pakistani Nuclear Scientists Who Helped Al-Qaeda
- Early 2005 and After: President Bush Allegedly Fails to Pressure Pakistani President Musharraf to Take Action against Al-Qaeda Safe Haven
- Early 2007: State Department Official Blames Failures in Iraq on Neoconservative Ignorance
- Late August-Early September, 2006: Conservative Pundits, Mainstream Editorials Claim Armitage Revelation Proves No Conspiracy in CIA Agent Leak
- Late September, 2003: Rice Forms Oversight Group to Keep Tabs on Bremer
- Late December 2000 and Early January 2001: Bush Transition Teams Install Neoconservatives in Key Offices
- Late 1990: Defense Secretary Cheney Helps Plan Iraq Invasion
- Mid-January 2001: Powell Interested in Resuming Negotiations with North Korea; Rice Uninterested
- Mid-April 2003: Powell Admits Failure in Selling Iranian ‘Grand Bargain’
- Mid-August, 1990: Cheney, Powell Clash over Proposal to Scrap Army’s Tactical Nukes
- Spring 2002: Bush Promises Saudi Leader to Work for Peace between Israel and Palestine
- April 2002 and After: Cabinet-Level Bush Officials Frequently Discuss and Approve Specific ‘Harsh’ Interrogation Techniques
- Spring 2001: Senior Bush Administration Officials Discuss Pakistan’s Nuclear Program, But No Action Ensues
- Summer 2003: CIA Officials Obtain Permission from Rice to Use Harsh Interrogation Tactics on New Detainee
- Summer 2001: Al-Qaeda Plot Described as Upcoming ‘Hiroshima’ on US Soil
- Mid-September, 2001: Cheney and Rumsfeld Create ‘Cabal’ to Influence Foreign Policy
- Late January 2003: Powell Given Curveball’s Information on Iraqi Bioweapons Labs by CIA
- Early October 2002: Bush Receives Intelligence Memo Noting Dissents About Iraqi Aluminum Tubes
- February 11 or 12, 2003: Powell Obtains Advance Copy of New Speech Allegedly by Bin Laden, Misrepresents Contents to Senate
- 2001: Colin Powell Commends Jose Bustani for his Work as OPCW Head
- Mid-January 2002: Powell Says Proof of Iraq Noncompliance Forthcoming
- October 2005: Former Powell Aide Calls for Legislation to Reform Inter-Agency and National Security Decision Making Processes; Strongly Criticizes Neocons in Bush Administration
- February 2002: DIA Suggests Prisoner Probably Lying about Al-Qaeda Ties to Iraq; but His Allegations Will Be Used in Bush Speech Later