U.S. Isn’t Plotting to Get Even, Powell Says
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The United States does not plan action against Canada, Chile or Mexico for opposing the Iraq war, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said in an interview with Canada’s CBC Television.
“We are not plotting in the basement of the State Department or the Pentagon or the White House or anywhere else how to get even with these three friends,” Powell said.
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