Powell on Meet the Press: "(intelligence) deliberately misleading"

[Democrats_win]

From the transcript May 16, 2004

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4992558

Russert: How concerned are you that some of the information you shared with the world is now inaccurate and discredited?

Powell: I'm very concerned. When I made that presentation in February 2003, it was based on the best information that the Central Intelligence Agency made available to me. We studied it carefully; we looked at the sourcing in the case of the mobile trucks and trains. There was multiple sourcing for that. Unfortunately, that multiple sourcing over time has turned out to be not accurate. And so I'm deeply disappointed. But I'm also comfortable that at the time that I made the presentation, it reflected the collective judgment, the sound judgment of the intelligence community. But it turned out that the sourcing was inaccurate and wrong and in some cases, deliberately misleading. And for that, I am disappointed and I regret it.
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Yes America our PRESIDENT IS A FUCKING LIAR!!!!

[Missy M]

1. Oh, come one Colin Powell, I think you had a clue to the inaccuracy...

before your speech.

[punpirate]

2. Sounds like Powell has been asking...

... Judy Miller for advice. :)

There was plenty of evidence beforehand to indicate that much of what he said was bullshit. He chose to be a good soldier and help the administration start a war. He wasn't deluded. He was complicit.

Just as was Ms. Miller. No wonder they are making the same sort of excuse for their actions.

[MissMarple]

3. So, he's blaming the CIA? ...Bad move.

"...it was based on the best information that the Central Intelligence Agency made available to me."

[cliss]

4. I got news for you, Colon Bowel.

Nobody believes you. Your shoddy, two-bit slide show at the U.N. was a farce. No one believed you then.

And they're certainly not going to take anything you say seriously.