Colin Powell

National

Black veterans remember Colin Powell and offer him a final salute for the ages

2:06pm November 11, 2021

by Timothy Berry

The former secretary of state offered an extraordinary view of what leadership could be: firm, but also filled with consideration and tremendous character.

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell points to Iraqi airbases at a Pentagon briefing on Jan. 23, 1991. Powell became a household name during the first Gulf War.

Colin Powell's legacy, defined by two very different wars in Iraq

6:18pm October 18, 2021

by Tom Bowman

Colin Powell was hailed as a hero for a swift and speedy U.S. victory in the Gulf in 1991. But his reputation suffered from his flawed presentation in advance of the second Iraq war 12 years later.

Politics & Government

Colin Powell was scheduled to speak in Triad next month

5:27pm October 18, 2021

by Paul Garber

Colin Powell, a former Joint Chiefs chairman and Secretary of State has died.

He had been scheduled to make a Triad appearance next month.

Colin Powell, a former secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs, has died at age 84. Above, Powell speaks at eBay headquarters in California in 2010.

Colin Powell, a former secretary of state, dies at 84

5:16pm October 18, 2021

by Scott Neuman

Powell's family said that he died of complications from COVID-19, although he was fully vaccinated. Powell was a former general turned statesman who served as secretary of state under George W. Bush.

Powell: Trump A 'National Disgrace'; Clinton 'Screws Up' Everything 'With Hubris'

1:54pm September 14, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

In hacked emails, the former secretary of state rips into Donald Trump as leading a "racist" movement and laments Hillary Clinton's inability to "honestly" defend her private email server.

Colin Powell's Ways Around Disclosure Detailed In New Email

3:53pm September 08, 2016

by Scott Horsley

The former secretary of state under Republican George W. Bush used a personal computer connected to a private phone line to get around State Department servers.