Tuesday, August 02, 2011

War is Not About Truth, Justice and the American Way

Lawrence Wilkerson, Collin Powell's former Chief of Staff, reflects on his life journey from "cold warrior" to harsh critic of US foreign policy Pt1



Lawrence Wilkerson Pt2: I learned that war was about power, politics and commercial advantage





Lawrence Wilkerson Pt3 on Collin Powell and the end of the empire





Larry Wilkerson Pt4: The first Gulf War made me begin to understand that our military strategy was all about oil





Lawrence Wilkerson Pt5: Cheney and his team saw 9/11 as an opportunity to advance their real agenda





Lawrence Wilkerson Pt6: Colin Powell's job was to "clean the crap" off the oval office carpets; intelligence was being fixed around the policy of going to war





Lawrence Wilkerson Pt7: Before Powell's UN presentation I wrote my resignation but didn't submit it





Lawrence Wilkerson Pt8: I don't know if our grandchildren will live in a democratic republic