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Pickles, I dont find any evidence of that in my web research.
A very fair sounding report on his history says:-
"""General Powell continued as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs during the first months of the Clinton administration, publicly disagreeing with the President's plan to permit gay men and women to serve in the military, although he eventually accepted a compromise on the issue. Powell retired from the military shortly thereafter and returned to private life.
In 1994, Powell joined former President Carter and Senator Sam Nunn on a last-minute peace-making expedition to Haiti, which resulted in the end of military rule and the peaceful return to power of the elected government of that country.
In his years in public service, General Powell never disclosed his political sympathies; he was registered to vote as an independent. Although he was known to have supported the 1964 campaign of President Lyndon Johnson, a Democrat, he had served in both Republican and Democratic administrations.
The General's great popularity has led many people to urge him to run for President, but thus far he has declined to seek elective office. In 1995 he announced that he had registered as a Republican, and did not forswear future political efforts. He concentrated for the next few years on his work with young people as Chairman of America's Promise: the Alliance for Youth. In 2001, newly elected President George W. Bush appointed Colin L. Powell to be Secretary of State. Powell was the first African-American to hold this office. As Secretary of State, he took a leading role in rallying America's allies and the United Nations to the war against terrorism, and to the enforcement of UN resolutions regarding the disarmament of Iraq. Shortly after President Bush's re-election in 2004, Colin Powell announced his intention to step down as Secretary of State.
A very fair sounding report on his history says:-
"""General Powell continued as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs during the first months of the Clinton administration, publicly disagreeing with the President's plan to permit gay men and women to serve in the military, although he eventually accepted a compromise on the issue. Powell retired from the military shortly thereafter and returned to private life.
In 1994, Powell joined former President Carter and Senator Sam Nunn on a last-minute peace-making expedition to Haiti, which resulted in the end of military rule and the peaceful return to power of the elected government of that country.
In his years in public service, General Powell never disclosed his political sympathies; he was registered to vote as an independent. Although he was known to have supported the 1964 campaign of President Lyndon Johnson, a Democrat, he had served in both Republican and Democratic administrations.
The General's great popularity has led many people to urge him to run for President, but thus far he has declined to seek elective office. In 1995 he announced that he had registered as a Republican, and did not forswear future political efforts. He concentrated for the next few years on his work with young people as Chairman of America's Promise: the Alliance for Youth. In 2001, newly elected President George W. Bush appointed Colin L. Powell to be Secretary of State. Powell was the first African-American to hold this office. As Secretary of State, he took a leading role in rallying America's allies and the United Nations to the war against terrorism, and to the enforcement of UN resolutions regarding the disarmament of Iraq. Shortly after President Bush's re-election in 2004, Colin Powell announced his intention to step down as Secretary of State.
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If you insist on using some "other words" to ones I used, although I have no idea why you don't find my words abundantly clear, then an example of some valid words would be that my accusation is exactly that - an accusation. Just like many accusations, it's a postulate - whether or not it's true is unknown - but what's certain is that there is insufficient data to support your assertion that my accusation is false.joe-90 said:
That's all I have to say about this unless Agile responds; I'll happily debate with you if you have some new information, but I'm not going to continue if you start your usual process of creating a circular argument that ignores what I write.
I quite agree; it's basic. I'm satisfied that I have enough grounds to make the accusation, which is all that matters. I'm quite comfortable with the fact that you might not have noticed, read or understand what I've read.joe-90 said:
Now, unless Agile has appointed you as his spokesman, that's the end of that. I'm off to work.
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