Colin Powell's Blot

In his first extensive interview since his resignation early this year, Powell told ABC News that his reputation has suffered because his assurances about Iraq’s supposed stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons proved false.

“It’s a blot,” Powell said. “I’m the one who presented it on behalf of the United States to the world, and [it] will always be a part of my record. It was painful. It’s painful now.”

Powell has blamed the "intelligence community" for the error of his way, but he defended George Tenet who helped him prepare his UN Security Council speech which asserted the US had "unequivocal proof" of Iraq's WMD.

In his The February 2003 speech Powell assured the world that : Saddam had biological warheads, that Saddam was determined to obtain nuclear weapons and had never abandoned his nuclear program. That Saddam had trucks, trailers, rail cars, mobile bio labs. That Saddam had attempted covertly, from 11 countries, to obtain aluminum tubes which are used as centrifuges for enriching uranium.

"We know that Iraq has at least seven of these mobile, biological agent factories." Powell stated : "First, you will recall that it took UNSCOM four long and frustrating years to pry, to pry an admission out of Iraq that it had biological weapons. Second, when Iraq finally admitted having these weapons in 1995, the quantities were vast. Less than a teaspoon of dry anthrax, a little bit -- about this amount [Powell holds up a vial of white powder]. This is just about the amount of a teaspoon. Less than a teaspoon full of dry anthrax in an envelope shut down the United States Senate in the fall of 2001."

Reportedly Powell said of the Security Council speech before delivering it : "That's bullshit." But he gave it anyway.

Long ago Powell was presented to the public as a seasoned soldier, guided by wisdom and calm, a myth of a man shaped by republican groomers to prove how inclusive republicans can be, yessiree …… at some point on the climb up Powell believed his own PR packaging. The self-serving Powell has always been a white house kneegro, and is now an accomplice to treason, lies, war crimes, theft, which he says is a "blot" because his reputation has suffered. He chatters today he didn't knows nothing about them claims being untrue. Does he have unequivocal proof of that too?