Rip Colin Powell

[Bobbisox1]

I always thought he was clear and concise when facing the worlds media over the invasion of Iraq ,but Covid got him in the end , one of life’s gentleman

Colin Powell: Former US Secretary of State dies following COVID complications, says family

[tiggerblue10]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58957273

RIP

[youngmafbog]

Agreed Bobbi.

[Gromit]

He was double jabbed.

[SparklyKid]

Just heard this on the news going to shops, very sad.

[naomi24]

I always thought him a dignified man.

[Peter Pedant]

wiki on Colin Powell - - worffa read

I recollect that he had said that in the British Army he couldnt get beyond sergeant, - and then it was clarified a la AB ( you know it goes the opposite ) that if he HAD been in a British regiment he couldnt have been able to rise above sergeant but he wasnt ( in the Army )

Served early in Vietnam 1960-4 and was asked to report on the My Lai massacre ( remember Lieut Calley etc ?) and turned in a report that said - - - it never happened

Christ no wonder he went to the top of the white establishment

Lied about weapons of mass destruction 2003 and was forced to resign 2004 - Bush was re elected and he wasnt re appointed


so sortta my kinda guy !

[Peter Pedant]

dignified liar more like

[Mamyalynne]

RIP Colin Powell.

[Peter Pedant]

|I was taken in by the stuff about weapons of mass destruction
- - Dr Germ and Mrs Anthrax....

bombing the milk factory in mistake for a germ warfare lab - Ithought well evryone makes mistakes ....

[Peter Pedant]

er Yes RIP I mean

[Bobbisox1]

PP, if you want to discuss the Iraq war then start a thread, this to show respect to a man that’s died which you don’t agree with

[Ellipsis]

RIP

[Peter Pedant]

Hi Bobbi
Colin Powell made the speech about the weapons of mass d
So it is directly concerned with his death because ..... it is one of his actions ( dodgy or otherwise ) when he was alive. - which is usually covered in an obit - - and was very influential.
but of course you really knew that....

[maggiebee]

Didn't know the man, but from what I've read he was well respected. As quoted by John Donne "any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind."

[ToraToraTora]

Most of the deaths are from people double jabbed which would be obvious to someone with an ounce of sense. I struggle with what's behind gromit's nastiness. Are you an anti Vaxxer gromit?

[Lie-in King]

RIP

[Gromit]

It wasn’t a nasty comment TTT.
I was pointing out a fact, Powell had both jabs but still died of covid. I am not saying people shouldn’t be vaccinated.

[ToraToraTora]

Yes that's why it's not 100% effective, that's why they say things like 95%, it means no everyone is protected. You just seem to enjoy these deaths gromit.