Sunday, September 12, 2010
Undemocratic Priorities
Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, discusses American governance through the 9/11 lens.
Note: I take issue with Wilkerson's characterization of Colin Powell's fraudulent performance at the UN, that enabled a war of aggression, as less than criminal. I would also note that the 2002 FRONTLINE special The Man Who Knew documented Ambassador Bodine's thwarting of FBI commander John P. O'Neill's efforts at closing down Al Qaeda--another instance of high crime in the State Department. Bodine, like Wilkerson, answered to Secretary Powell, and in both cases the crimes violated both domestic and international law.
Note: I take issue with Wilkerson's characterization of Colin Powell's fraudulent performance at the UN, that enabled a war of aggression, as less than criminal. I would also note that the 2002 FRONTLINE special The Man Who Knew documented Ambassador Bodine's thwarting of FBI commander John P. O'Neill's efforts at closing down Al Qaeda--another instance of high crime in the State Department. Bodine, like Wilkerson, answered to Secretary Powell, and in both cases the crimes violated both domestic and international law.
