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Colin Powell: “What I want to bring to your attention today is the potentially much more sinister nexus between Iraq and the al-Qaeda…”

On the recordFebruary 17, 2022
What I want to bring to your attention today is the potentially much more sinister nexus between Iraq and the al-Qaeda terrorist network, a Nexus that combines classic terrorist organizations and modern methods of murder.
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Colin Powell
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Powell discusses the alleged connections between Iraq and terrorism, which were later proven false.

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