14 UN Speeches that Changed the World

14 UN Speeches that Changed the World

By THE STAFF OF THE FISCAL TIMES  // 

Colin Powell at the UN, 2003

Colin Powell, 2003. In a speech to the UN, Powell presented doctored evidence of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction as a justification to go to war. The evidence turned out to be false, and Powell is still trying to rebuild credibility today. 

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