During the Vietnam War, Powell, as deputy assistant chief of staff at the Americal (the 23rd Infantry Division) with the rank of Major, was charged with investigating a detailed letter by Tom Glen (a soldier from the 11th Light Infantry Brigade), which backed up rumored allegations of the My Lai massacre. Powell wrote: "In direct refutation of this portrayal is the fact that relations between American soldiers and the Vietnamese people are excellent."
Shit, with the advent of word-processing Powell's report on My Lai could just be cut-and-pasted into a new report and sent off to Bunnypants for Rove's approval.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
