Colin Powell's Fateful Lies Resent-Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 11:27:35 -0600 (CST) Five years ago, the final path to war in Iraq was paved with lies from then-Secretary of State Colin Powell. This excerpt from Neck Deep examines the oratorical techniques that Powell used to sell his false United Nations testimony as truth. For the full story, go to Consortiumnews.com. We depend almost entirely on the support of our readers to produce and publish this independent journalistic Web site. If you'd like to help us, there are two easy ways: One, you can make a tax-deductible donation by credit card online or by mailing a check to Consortium for Independent Journalism (CIJ); Suite 102-231; 2200 Wilson Blvd.; Arlington VA 22201. ( For readers wanting to use PayPal, you can address contributions to our account, which is named "consortnew@aol.com."). Two, you can buy one of our books directly through the publisher's Web site at http://www.neckdeepbook.com. With each purchase, $5 is rebated to help us pay our bills. (For each purchase of Lost History, Secrecy & Privilege or Neck Deep through Amazon.com, $1 goes to our coffers.) As always, thank you for your support! You can make an online donation at https://secure.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/consortiumnews/shop/custom.jsp?donate_page_KEY=2043