Colin Powell passes from Covid

[duckbutta]

He’s on a short list of my Black political male role models with Dinkins and Wilder. I’m surprised at how negative some of you view him. I was under the impression he was mislead about the WMDs in Iraq and was the fall guy for Cheney/Rumsfeld.

What makes you think he was mislead ?

 

[George's Dilemma]

He’s on a short list of my Black political male role models with Dinkins and Wilder. I’m surprised at how negative some of you view him. I was under the impression he was mislead about the WMDs in Iraq and was the fall guy for Cheney/Rumsfeld.

He wasn't mislead. He had reservations about the evidence, and despite that he willingly embellished and exaggerated the little evidence that Iraq had WMD. He was trash. Rest in piss.

15 Years Ago, Colin Powell Lied to the United Nations (theintercept.com)

 

[Benjamin Sisko]

He’s on a short list of my Black political male role models with Dinkins and Wilder. I’m surprised at how negative some of you view him. I was under the impression he was mislead about the WMDs in Iraq and was the fall guy for Cheney/Rumsfeld.

Facts, it was the CIA that failed him, he just presented the intelligence that the CIA gathered. But they want to shyt on this man’s legacy.

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

RIP to one of this country’s best. His book has gems. I’ve used “learn who’s who, develop a stable of contacts, always be responsive to a stranger, never put a person off, become an expert in something and a generalist in everything” in my professional life and it’s never steered me wrong

 

[Uno Venova]

As always, the only kind of people theColi gives sympathy to regardless of their past is straight black men

Look at them shedding tears even if you're a war criminal

if you're a woman, LGBTQ you won't get the same leeway

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Facts, it was the CIA that failed him, he just presented the intelligence that the CIA gathered. But they want to shyt on this man’s legacy.

He still presented the evidence that he knew was shaky beforehand and helped embellish/exaggerate it to the UN. He's still complicit in what transpired just as much as everyone else. Even he admits it himself, so it's not like dudes in this thread are making that information up.

 

[TheNig]

crazy how more successful and powerful black people have passed away from this than cacs.

yet you still got ignorant people on here spreading lies.


sad to see.

RIP

Word. Vaccinated or not we are clearly more at risk.

 

[Carolina Slim]

Damn, RIP. Was thinking of getting out a lil bit with my older parents but this is definitely a wake up call to chill.

Yeah same here; my mom is around the same age, and while thankfully she's in relatively good health and fully vaccinated, I'd been having thoughts about getting her out the house and going on a trip somewhere. Most she does now is drive back and forth to a store or supermarket, and even then that's before the crowds start to hit. Gotta chill.

 

[Cowboyz89]

He’s on a short list of my Black political male role models with Dinkins and Wilder. I’m surprised at how negative some of you view him. I was under the impression he was mislead about the WMDs in Iraq and was the fall guy for Cheney/Rumsfeld.

 

[Stone Cold]

I'm not gonna cry for the dude, but I'm not gonna shyt on him off principle

Imma pay may respects...RIP.

 

[Marc Spector]

5-Star General Officers | Generals | Museum Exhibits | The Military Memorial Museum.

They dont award the rank anymore breh. Like battlefield commissions, It was world war shyt that necessitated the rank.

We will never see that rank again especially in the age of unified combatant commands

 

[J.E.T.S]

RIP

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

Brehs why is it his name is pronounced Coh-luhn Powell not Col-iin Powell?

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

So sad. Rip to him and his family

 

[Geek Nasty]

He had a cancer that weakened his immune system according to CNN. Fully vaccinated though.