also in that prior BBC article

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In a separate development, one of the closest aides of US Secretary of State Colin Powell has made an outspoken attack on other members of the Bush administration.

Larry Wilkerson said Mr Powell had spent much of his time doing damage control around the world for the actions of his colleagues, and attacked those he said were making "cavalier decisions" about sending American men and women out to die.

General Powell seems to have put his cojones into a blind trust for the duration of his cabinet service, but at least his staff haven't all done so...