“I am sure the investigations will get to the bottom of this and I am sure that any problems that exist in the prison system will be fixed promptly.”
Colin Powell, discussing Abu Ghraib prison abuse, May 3, 2004
Powell reported back exactly what his superiors wanted to hear. “In direct refutation of this [Glen’s] portrayal,” Powell concluded, “is the fact that relations between American soldiers and the Vietnamese people are excellent.”
Robert Parry & Norman Solomon, Behind Colin Powell’s Legend, 1996 (via Billmon)