BBC BREAKING: Powell backs Bush democracy mission

[sharonstone]

The US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, has called for a worldwide commitment to spread democracy.

Speaking in New York, Mr Powell said the work would require the commitment of a generation.

His comments follow a speech last week in which President Bush called for a new policy of supporting democracy in the Middle East.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3259323.stm

[Don_G]

1. Holy S**t!

Those bastards plan on staying in power for at least a generation!

[KC21304]

2. My God, Powell has completely gone over to the dark side.

I guess he could never bring himself to admit he was used, just like Harry Belafonte said.

[burrowowl]

4. He has always

been on the dark side, he tried to cover up My lai.

[JackSwift]

5. Powell's been evil longer than most of them

at least since he covered up Mai Li during VietNam. Maybe he should explain the price to be paid for the next generation in detail: lost lives, limbs and trillions to the BFEE.

[The Zanti Regent]

8. Powell's Evil Resumé

Lied about My Lai,
Conspired with North on Contra Cocaine
Supported Iran-Contra
Lied about Contra Cocaine
Lied about Iran Contra
Formulated propaganda for Gulf War I
Encouraged disrespect and insubordination against Bill Clinton
Opposed "Don't Ask Don't Tell", even though he has a lesbian daughter
Openly encouraged the overthrow of Bill Clinton
Stuffed ballot boxes in Florida for Bush
Lied about Gulf War 2
Son destroys democracy by stifling dissent via FCC at home...

And now this Uncle Tom wants to "Spread Democracy around the world..."

[Voltaire99]

11. Nice summary :-)

Powell is a rat - the astonishing thing is how popular he has been with Dems and moderates, who clearly wanted to believe the courtly gentleman who came before the world to explain, so eloquently and with such conviction, why the bombs must fall, the women and children must die.

Everybody likes a well-spoken killer.

[Benhurst]

3. More Bushit from one of the head Bushitters n/t

[DeathvadeR]

6. Breaking????

Yawn..........

[Eloriel]

7. Well, that's a fine veneer of respectability to lay over

the plan for Empire.

Blech.

I just don't think "democracy" ought to be "spread" at the point of a gun. Somehow seems just a wee bit contradictory to me.

But then, I'm not Secretary of State, am I?

Eloriel

[Rex]

9. BREAKING NEWS: We ain't free in the US of A

Let's have some of that good ol' Democracy here first! Otherwise we come off as looking like the biggest two-faced jerks on the planet!

Whoops...to late.

[peterh]

10. This is breaking news? Not to demean the post or anything….

But after the Thursday speech, it was a given that everyone got their faxes on the new direction. Heck, even Blair was voicing his today. You may be seeing the pecking order in this….Condi gave the forward and the summation last week. Perle had something on it over the weekend. Today, you have Blair and now Powell. Gee…the Pentagon seems a tad absent thus far….hmmmm….

[moondust]

12. These guys sound like the old Communists.

Trying to convert the whole world. Maybe it's just a sales pitch for Diebold, the democracy machine makers.

[arikara]

13. Like a very badly plotted horror movie

Operation Global Democracy for Jesus.

Part 3... the Revival of the Holy Chimp

[Skip Intro]

14. Can I just say - FU*K POWELL - !!!!!!!!```

Who in the HELL do these people think they are?

"would require the commitment of a generation" - ??????? - good fvcking luck finding that generation, you bloody warmongering sellout.

[The Backlash Cometh]

15. What happens when nations gang up together

to enforce their version of the Monroe Doctrine on us? Powell and his elke have got to go. They're just taking us deeper into the quagmire.