Colin Powell dies

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Facts

  • Colin Powell died Monday October 18 2021, aged 84, from COVID-19 complications.1
  • He was fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but immunocompromised because of cancer.1
  • Powell's 2003 presentation to the U.N. Security Council, in which he provided evidence on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, helped pave the way for the invasion of Iraq.1

Sources: 1Time.

Narratives

  • Pro-establishment narrative, as provided by Wall Street Journal. He was an American hero.
  • Establishment-critical narrative, as provided by CounterPunch. He helped spread lies about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, which caused hundreds of thousands of deaths.