On AlterNet: colin powell

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Army Interrogator Discharged For Being Gay: John McCain "So Out Of Touch With Modern Military"

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. February 4, 2010.

In a historic move, Pentagon brass have called for an end to "don't ask, don't tell." Why are politicians like John McCain trying to keep it in place?

Gen. Petraeus Endorses Obama's Plans To Close Gitmo, End Torture

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. May 26, 2009.

The president also got a boost on Sunday when former Secretary of State Colin Powell came to his defense on both subjects

Was Tortured CIA "Ghost Prisoner" Murdered?

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. May 13, 2009.

The suspicious death of Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi, who was tortured into lying about an Iraq-al Qaeda connection, raises a series of troubling questions.

Limbaugh Wants to Kick Colin Powell Out of the GOP

Ryan Powers, ThinkProgress AlterNet: Media and Technology. May 6, 2009.

Limbaugh told Powell to "close the loop and become a Democrat."

Torture Memos & the Jay Bybee Problem

David Murdock, American News Project AlterNet: Video. April 29, 2009.

How did Jay Bybee breeze through a confirmation hearing for his appointment to the Federal Appeals Court in February 2003?

What if Instead of the Nuremberg Trials There Was Only a Truth Commission?

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. April 29, 2009.

The lawyers who fought for the release of the torture memo explain why prosecutions, not a truth commission, are the only right thing.

War Criminals, Including Their Lawyers, Must Be Prosecuted

Marjorie Cohn, AlterNet. February 24, 2009.

We need a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute criminal lawyers like John Yoo who gave Bush et al legal cover.

Former Powell Aide: Bush Was 'Sarah Palin-Like' in His Knowledge of Foreign Policy

Satyam Khanna, ThinkProgress AlterNet: PEEK. December 30, 2008.

Lawrence Wilkerson rips President Bush in an interview with Vanity Fair.

Colin Powell Slams Palin and the Republican Party

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress AlterNet: PEEK. December 13, 2008.

Iâ€™m from the South Bronx, 'and thereâ€™s nothing wrong with my value system.'

An Independent Prosecutor Should Investigate the Architects of the White House Torture Policy

Marjorie Cohn, Jurist Legal News and Research. May 13, 2008.

It's not just administration officials who should be targeted for sanctioning torture. The lawyers who advised them should be prosecuted too.

Snow Job in the Desert

Paul Krugman, The New York Times. September 5, 2007.

It appears that many influential people in this country have learned nothing from the last five years.

Colin Powell pressed on Pre-war lies [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. December 19, 2006.

Mommy, what was journalism?

From Powell-mania to Obamarama

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. December 18, 2006.

Americans may vote for a black presidential candidate, but would they vote for a black Democrat with pragmatic-progressive values and policy ideas?