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Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Colin Powell on Terrorism


On the Monday, Sept 10, edition of Countdown while talking with “New York Times” columnist Frank Rich, Keith Obermann recited the following quotation of Secretary/General Colin Powell from a recent “GQ” article:
“What is the greatest threat facing us now?  People will say it‘s terrorism.  But are there any terrorists in the world who can change the American way of life or our political system?  No.  Can they knock down a building?  Yes.  Can they kill somebody?  Yes.  But can they change us?  No.  Only we can change ourselves.  So what is the great threat we are facing?”
What was that other quotation? “All we have to fear is fear itself!”

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