12-15-2008, 10:50 PM
George--->
He knew it was bogus going in and in fact in an interview said that he insisted that George "Slam Dunk" Tenant
sit behind him during the speech so his face would be on camera too. He knew he was taking the fall.
"I'm the one who presented it on behalf of the United States to the world," Mr. Powell told Barbara Walters of ABC News,
adding that the presentation "will always be a part of my record."
Asked by Ms. Walters how painful this was for him, Mr. Powell replied: "It was painful. It's painful now."
Asked further how he felt upon learning that he had been misled about the accuracy of intelligence on which he relied,
Mr. Powell said, "Terrible." He added that it was "devastating" to learn later that some
intelligence agents knew the information he had was unreliable but did not speak up.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/09/politi...owell.html
He knew it was bogus going in and in fact in an interview said that he insisted that George "Slam Dunk" Tenant
sit behind him during the speech so his face would be on camera too. He knew he was taking the fall.
"I'm the one who presented it on behalf of the United States to the world," Mr. Powell told Barbara Walters of ABC News,
adding that the presentation "will always be a part of my record."
Asked by Ms. Walters how painful this was for him, Mr. Powell replied: "It was painful. It's painful now."
Asked further how he felt upon learning that he had been misled about the accuracy of intelligence on which he relied,
Mr. Powell said, "Terrible." He added that it was "devastating" to learn later that some
intelligence agents knew the information he had was unreliable but did not speak up.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/09/politi...owell.html