Neo-cons are Fucking Crazies, According to Powell

Áine on September 12th, 2004 filed in Politics

“A furious row has broken out over claims in a new book by BBC broadcaster James Naughtie that US Secretary of State Colin Powell described neo-conservatives in the Bush administration as ‘fucking crazies’ during the build-up to war in Iraq.

“Powell’s extraordinary outburst is alleged to have taken place during a telephone conversation with Foreign Secretary Jack Straw. The two became close friends during the intense negotiations in the summer of 2002 to build an international coalition for intervention via the United Nations. The ‘crazies’ are said to be Vice-President Dick Cheney, Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his deputy, Paul Wolfowitz.”

[Source: Guardian UK] Powell’s remarks seem like the first hint of sanity within the government. The book’s title in America is The Accidental American: Tony Blair and the Presidency, and it will be released sometime this week in U.S. book stores.

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