Day September 8, 2005

Powell Says U.N. Speech a ‘Blot’ on Record

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday his prewar speech to the United Nations accusing Iraq of harboring weapons of mass destruction was a “blot” on his record. This is a classic non-apology apology. He blames bad intelligence from…

Incompetence or by design?

Things are so messed up in NOLA that blaming it all on bad management is a stretch, as it appears way more purposeful than that. Far from deferring to state or local officials, FEMA asserted its authority and only made things worse,…