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{{Infobox politician|name=Colin Powell | {{Infobox politician|name=Colin Powell|birth_date=April 5, 1937|birth_place=[[New York City]], [[State of New York|New York]], [[United States of America|United States]]|death_date=October 18, 2021|death_place=Bethesda, [[Maryland]], United States|death_cause=[[COVID-19]]|political_orientation=[[Imperialism]]<br>[[Neoconservatism]]|political_party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] (1995–2021)|image=Colin Powell.png}} | ||
'''Colin Luther Powell''' (April 5, 1937 – October 18, 2021) was a Statesian general and war criminal. He oversaw the 1990 [[Gulf War|invasion of Iraq]] that killed 200,000 people and [[Economic sanctions|sanctioned]] [[Republic of Iraq|Iraq]] after the war, killing 567,000 children. In 2003, he lied to the [[United Nations#Security Council|UN Security Council]] by claiming that [[Saddam Hussein]] had weapons of mass destruction.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Sameena Rahman|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=Colin Powell (1937-2021): U.S. imperialism’s top salesman for slaughter|date=2021-10-19|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/colin-powell-1937-2021-u-s-imperialisms-top-salesman-for-slaughter/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206140325/https://www.liberationnews.org/colin-powell-1937-2021-u-s-imperialisms-top-salesman-for-slaughter/|archive-date=2022-12-06}}</ref> | '''Colin Luther Powell''' (April 5, 1937 – October 18, 2021) was a Statesian general, politician and war criminal who served as [[United States Secretary of State|United States secretary of state]] from 2001 to 2005 under [[George W. Bush]]. He previously served as [[National Security Advisor (United States)|national security advisor]] from 1987 to 1989 under [[Ronald Reagan]] and as [[chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] from 1989 to 1993. | ||
Powell oversaw the 1990 [[Gulf War|invasion of Iraq]] that killed 200,000 people and [[Economic sanctions|sanctioned]] [[Republic of Iraq|Iraq]] after the war, killing 567,000 children. In 2003, he lied to the [[United Nations#Security Council|UN Security Council]] by claiming that [[Saddam Hussein]] had weapons of mass destruction.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Sameena Rahman|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=Colin Powell (1937-2021): U.S. imperialism’s top salesman for slaughter|date=2021-10-19|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/colin-powell-1937-2021-u-s-imperialisms-top-salesman-for-slaughter/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206140325/https://www.liberationnews.org/colin-powell-1937-2021-u-s-imperialisms-top-salesman-for-slaughter/|archive-date=2022-12-06}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:16, 22 December 2025
Colin Powell | |
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| Born | April 5, 1937 New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | October 18, 2021 Bethesda, Maryland, United States |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
| Political orientation | Imperialism Neoconservatism |
| Political party | Republican (1995–2021) |
Colin Luther Powell (April 5, 1937 – October 18, 2021) was a Statesian general, politician and war criminal who served as United States secretary of state from 2001 to 2005 under George W. Bush. He previously served as national security advisor from 1987 to 1989 under Ronald Reagan and as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993.
Powell oversaw the 1990 invasion of Iraq that killed 200,000 people and sanctioned Iraq after the war, killing 567,000 children. In 2003, he lied to the UN Security Council by claiming that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Sameena Rahman (2021-10-19). "Colin Powell (1937-2021): U.S. imperialism’s top salesman for slaughter" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06.