Colin Powell dies

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The Facts

Colin Powell died Monday October 18 2021, aged 84, from COVID-19 complications.
He was fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but immunocompromised because of cancer.

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

He was an American hero.

Wall Street Journal

Establishment-critical narrative

He helped spread lies about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, which caused hundreds of thousands of deaths.

Establishment split

CRITICAL

PRO

Colin Powell’s COVID-19 Death Followed Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment

FactcheckNov 26, 2021

Colin Powell’s COVID-19 Death Followed Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment

Cynical ghouls are falsely casting doubt on the vaccines because older, immunocompromised vaccinated people died of COVID

Business InsiderNov 26, 2021

Cynical ghouls are falsely casting doubt on the vaccines because older, immunocompromised vaccinated people died of COVID

Colin Powell, Iraq and the “Good War”

CounterPunchNov 26, 2021

Colin Powell, Iraq and the “Good War”

Powell Lied, People Died; Justice Delayed is Justice Denied

CounterPunchNov 26, 2021

Powell Lied, People Died; Justice Delayed is Justice Denied

A reluctant warrior? An examination of Gen. Colin Powell’s bloody legacy from Iraq to Latin America

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