Powell: UN speech "a blot" on my record

"In an interview with American ABC TV news to be broadcast on Friday (US time), Colin Powell, former Secretary of State, describes his speech to the UN Security Council on Iraq's WMD capabilities as 'a blot' on his record. 'I'm the one who presented it on behalf of the United States to the world, and (it) will always be a part of my record. It was painful. It's painful now,' [Powell] said. Finally, some recognition of this fact, albeit two years too late."
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