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Colin Powell: “The administration had made, and I quote, a big mistake when it reported that incidents of terrorism were down last…”

On the recordJune 15, 2004
The administration had made, and I quote, a big mistake when it reported that incidents of terrorism were down last year.
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Colin Powell

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Colin Powell acknowledges a significant error in reporting terrorism statistics.

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