Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, appearing on
NBC's "Meet the Press," said he had "seen nothing that makes a direct
connection between Saddam Hussein and that awful regime and what
happened on 9/11." Asked how he believes Sen. John F. Kerry would
respond to a terrorist attack, Powell said, "I can't tell you how he
might respond to it. As commander in chief, I think he'd respond to it
in a robust way." NBC's Tim Russert, using language similar to a
question President Bush had posed about Kerry regarding the former
Iraqi leader, asked Powell if he "knew today that Saddam did not have
these weapons of mass destruction, would you still advocate an
invasion?" Powell did not answer directly, but said, "I would have to
look at the total picture, and we'd have to sit down and talk about his
intention to have such weapons, the capability that was inherent." [more ]
Powell: Unlikely WMD Stocks Will Be Found in Iraq [more ]
Author says
Powell called Vice-President Dick Cheney, Defence Secretary Donald
Rumsfeld and his deputy, Paul Wolfowitz, "fucking crazies" during the
build-up to war in Iraq. [more ]