“The world is beginning to doubt the moral basis of our fight against terrorism.”
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Colin Powell
Colin Luther Powell was an American U.S. Army general, diplomat, and statesman who served as the 65th United States secretary of state from 2001 to 2005, being the first Black American to hold the office, and was the highest-ranking Black American in the federal executive branch in American history until the election of Barack Obama as president in 2008. Initially politically independent, Powell j…
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politics · American U.S. Army general and diplomat (1937–2021) · politician · diplomat · army officer · soldier · foreign minister · security advisor · also Colin Powell, Colin L. Powell, Powell
Born 5 April 1937 · Died 18 October 2021 · Q150851
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2026· 7 entries
“There was more than enough warning over time about the dangers to New Orleans - not enough was done,”
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“the consequences of going into an Arab country and becoming the occupiers”
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102.7 Coyote Country: Lake Powell Drops to Record Low, Threatening Water and Power for 40 Million People
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Yahoo Finance: Powell, Sterling, Vertiv, Nextpower, and Hubbell Shares Are Falling, What You Need To Know
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AP News: Lake Powell hits record low, threatening key water and electricity supply for millions
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Public attention spiked: 6,175 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.2× the usual 1,937, with 0 article edits.
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2025· 1 entry
PolitiFact rated the claim “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “removed Colin Powell’s name from a list of notable Americans buried at Arlington National Cemetery.”” False.
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2024· 1 entry
Prince George's County Public Schools opened Colin L
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2021· 30 entries
The Guardian: Colin Powell honored by presidents and dignitaries at memorial in Washington
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PolitiFact rated the claim ““Clintons, Powell, and Hunter Biden have already undergone military tribunals.”” Pants on Fire.
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The Guardian: Politics aside, Colin Powell was a Black man in America | Michael Harriot
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The Guardian: Colin Powell: a life served as fodder for US imperialism | Cynthia A Young
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Colin Powell death from Covid-19 complications means vaccines not effective” Misleading.
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The Guardian: Colin Powell: the man who might have been America’s first Black president
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Snopes rated the claim “Former U.S President Donald Trump, in regards to former Secretary of State Colin Powell's death, said that Powell made "big mistakes" and was "a RINO" (Republican in name only).” Correct Attribution.
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The Guardian: Washington mourns death of ‘trailblazer’ Colin Powell as tributes pour in – as it happened
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The Guardian: Colin Powell, former US secretary of state, dies at 84 of Covid complications
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The Guardian: Colin Powell, former US secretary of state, dies aged 84 – video obituary
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The Guardian: ‘The court of God will be waiting for him’: Iraqis react to Colin Powell’s death
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The Guardian: Joe Biden leads tributes to ‘dear friend’ and ‘patriot’ Colin Powell
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The Guardian: Colin Powell’s UN speech: a decisive moment in undermining US credibility
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The Guardian: Colin Powell obituary
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The Guardian: Colin Powell: key facts from his life
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The Guardian: Colin Powell discusses the most important element of leadership in 2011 speech – video
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The Guardian: Colin Powell – a life in pictures
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FactCheck.org rated the claim ““Colin Powell died from COVID and he was fully vaccinated. So what’s the point of the vaccine?”” Misleading.
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Died 2021-10-18.
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Powell, who was being treated for multiple myeloma, died at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center of complications from COVID-19 at the age of 84
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“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.”
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“I wouldn't characterize it the way Larry has, calling it a cabal... what Larry is suggesting in his comments is that very often maybe Mr. Rumsfeld and Vice President Cheney would take decisions in to the president that the rest of us weren't aware of. That did happen, on a number of occasions.”
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“Nothing was spun to me... What really upset me more than anything else was that there were people in the intelligence community that had doubts about some of this sourcing, but those doubts never surfaced up to us. (Powell told David Frost in a BBC television interview)”
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“There is only one China. Taiwan is not independent. It does not enjoy sovereignty as a nation, and that remains our policy, our firm policy.”
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“This may sound a little improper, but when the Vice President and I are alone it's Colin and Dick.”
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“You break it, you own it.”
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“Capital is a coward. It flees from corruption and bad policies, conflict and unpredictability. It shuns ignorance, disease and illiteracy. Capital goes where it is welcomed and where investors can be confident of a return on the resources they have put at risk. It goes to countries where women can work, children can read, and entrepreneurs can dream.”
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“we should not rush to satisfy the desire for revenge.”
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While being treated for a form of blood cancer that damaged his immune system
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Powell recanted his status as a Republican following the storming of the United States Capitol on January 6
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2020· 4 entries
Lead Stories rated the claim “General Colin Powell urge the U.S. military to recall Michael Flynn and put him on military trial for sedition.” Not Powell.
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Snopes rated the claim “The quote, "I don't want to hear about 'lazy immigrants' from a race of people who enslaved a whole other race of people to do all the work they didn't want to do" is attributed to former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell.” Incorrect Attribution.
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The Guardian: Colin Powell endorses Joe Biden for US president
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Powell announced he would be voting for former vice president Joe Biden in the 2020 United States presidential election
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2016· 4 entries
"because I think she's qualified, and the other gentleman is not qualified"
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Emails were obtained that revealed Powell's private communications regarding both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
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FactCheck.org rated the claim “Says former Secretary of State Colin Powell “did not respond … to the IG” when asked “to provide whatever emails he retained or to work with the private provider of those emails to provide them.”” Twists the Facts.
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“she was using [the private email server] for a year before I sent her a memo telling her what I did”
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2015· 1 entry
Warned the audience that the Republican Party had begun a move to the fringe right, lessening the chances of a Republican presidency in the future
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2014· 1 entry
Colin Powell was named to the National Board of Advisors for High Point University
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2013· 2 entries
With governor Chris Christie in attendance
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Faced questions about his relationship with the Romanian diplomat Corina Crețu, after a hacked AOL email account had been made public
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2012· 2 entries
12 days before the presidential election, he gave his endorsement to President Obama for re-election during a broadcast of CBS This Morning
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“Benghazi is a stupid witch hunt”
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2011· 1 entry
“many of his decisions have been quite sound. The financial system was put back on a stable basis”
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2010· 1 entry
Powell joined the Smithsonian advisory council
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2009· 3 entries
“The information I presented to the U.N. was vetted by the CIA. Every word came from the CIA. And they stood behind all that information. (From a 2009 interview by Sam Husseini of the Institute for Public Accuracy )”
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An elementary school named for Colin Powell opened in El Paso
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Powell was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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2008· 3 entries
Powell announced his endorsement of Obama during a Meet the Press interview, citing "his ability to inspire, because of the inclusive nature of his campaign, because he is reaching out all across America, because of who
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“his ability to inspire, because of the inclusive nature of his campaign, because he is reaching out all across America, because of who he is and his rhetorical abilities”
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Powell served as a spokesperson for National Mentoring Month, a campaign held each January to recruit volunteer mentors for at-risk youth
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2007· 1 entry
Joined the board of directors of Steve Case's new company Revolution Health
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2006· 2 entries
Participated in a meeting at the White House of former Secretaries of Defense and State to discuss United States foreign policy with Bush administration officials
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“The world is beginning to doubt the moral basis of our fight against terrorism”
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2005· 2 entries
Powell received the Bishop John T
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Colin and Alma Powell were awarded the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars of the Smithsonian Institution
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2004· 5 entries
Powell testified before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, acknowledging that the sources who provided much of the information in his February 2003 UN presentation were "wrong" and that it was "unlikely" that any
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Awarded J. William Fulbright Prize (2004).
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“I was in a unit that was responsible for My Lai. I got there after My Lai happened. So, in war, these sorts of horrible things happen every now and again, but they are still to be deplored”
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When, in a conversation with British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, he reportedly referred to neoconservatives within the Bush administration as "fucking crazies"
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“s desire for Powell to resign was communicated to Powell via a phone call by Bush”
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2003· 5 entries
Won Benjamin Franklin Medal (2003).
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Secretary of State Colin Powell made an eloquent point about America's desire for "empire building" to the Archbishop of Canterbury.” True.
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Powell stated in one about the 1973 event: "I can't justify or explain the actions and decisions that were made at that time
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To the neoconservative belief that regime change in Baghdad "was a first and necessary stop on the road to peace in Jerusalem"
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An elementary school named after Powell was opened in Centreville, Virginia
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2002· 1 entry
Scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Colin Powell on his list of 100 Greatest Blacks in America
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2001· 4 entries
Powell was in Lima, Peru, meeting with president Alejandro Toledo and attending a meeting of foreign ministers of the Organization of American States
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Powell had said that sanctions against Iraq had prevented the development of any weapons of mass destruction by Saddam Hussein
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Their son, Michael Powell, served as the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from 2001 to 2005.
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Career landmark: United States Secretary of State (2001–2005).
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2000· 1 entry
Awarded Library of Congress Living Legend (2000).
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1998· 2 entries
Was elected to the American Philosophical Society
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Was awarded the Sylvanus Thayer Award by the United States Military Academy for his commitment to the ideals of "Duty, Honor, Country"
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1997· 1 entry
Powell founded America's Promise with the objective of helping children from all socioeconomic sectors
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1995· 2 entries
But left it in 2021 following the January 6 United States Capitol attack
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Powell wrote his autobiography, My American Journey and then in retirement another book titled, It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership (2012)
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1993· 4 entries
Powell was awarded the second Ronald Reagan Freedom Award, by Ronald Reagan
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Powell was awarded his second Presidential Medal of Freedom, this time with the additional "with distinction" by President Bill Clinton
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Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by Bill Clinton (1993).
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Colin Powell was created an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
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1991· 7 entries
Awarded Horatio Alger Award (1991).
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Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by George H. W. Bush (1991).
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Won Spingarn Medal (1991).
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Powell was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal "in recognition of his exemplary performance as a military leader and advisor to the President in planning and coordinating the military response of the United States to th
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Powell was inducted into the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
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Powell was awarded the Spingarn Medal from the NAACP
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Powell was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George H
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1990· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Wissam Alaouite (1990).
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1989· 4 entries
To remove General Manuel Noriega from power and Operation Desert Storm in the 1991 Persian Gulf War
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After he had become Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he read Purviance's prediction that Powell would become Chief of Staff of the United States Army
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And Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf War against Iraq in 1990–1991
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Career landmark: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–1993).
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1988· 1 entry
Powell received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement
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1987· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States National Security Advisor (1987–1989).
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1986· 2 entries
Career landmark: Deputy National Security Advisor (1986–1987).
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Powell took over the command of V Corps in Frankfurt, Germany, from Robert Lewis "Sam" Wetzel
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1971· 2 entries
Powell earned a Master of Business Administration degree from George Washington University in Washington, D
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And was awarded an honorary doctor of public service in 1990
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1968· 2 entries
“In direct refutation of this portrayal is the fact that relations between Americal soldiers and the Vietnamese people are excellent”
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Serving as assistant chief of staff of operations for the 23rd (Americal) Infantry Division
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1958· 1 entry
And said that he was a "C average" student
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1937· 1 entry
Born 1937-04-05.
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