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Genocide in Darfur (Officially)

hank_14 — Thu, 09 Sep 2004 20:11:47 -0800

Powell declares a genocide in Darfour , marking a turnaround in America's appraisal of the situation in Sudan. Will something finally be done? And is Powell off the ranch on this, or this actually the policy of the Bush administration? Previously discussed in a number of threads.

That's it, I'm done. Simply can't top this.

XQUZYPHYR — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:49:07 -0800

Australian news media as well as the AFP have reported that Secretary of State Colin Powell has unofficially appointed James Brown US Secretary of Soul and Foreign Minister of Funk.

Postroad — Sun, 01 Sep 2002 10:11:19 -0800

Colin Powell: Planning for an exit Plans to leave but claims he will wait out the Bush first term. Is this good or bad new for administration?

Postroad — Sun, 25 Feb 2001 10:04:55 -0800

Our Secretary of State And you thought everyone adored Colin Powell?

mathowie — Sat, 16 Dec 2000 10:20:50 -0800

Colin Powell to become the secretary of state, which seems ok on the surface, but after looking at the functions of the position, wouldn't he make a better secretary of defense instead? I can't say I'm comfortable with the thought of the leading US diplomat and negotiator being someone so closely tied with military force (side question: would a war man negotiate peace treaties or get us into more bombing missions?). I also find it odd that in the acceptance speech, he can speak of the horrors of Iraq's "weapons of mass destruction" and in the same breath talk about how the US should build up a missile defense system (our missiles aren't capable of mass destruction?). What do you think about the appointment?