First Black Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, first Black Secretary of State, the first Black National Security Advisor, and author of the "Powell Doctrine." Introduce young historians to the legacy of Colin Powell with a Daily News...

Biological warfare. Weapons of mass destruction. This documentary [01:00:00] examines the idea that medical and scientific technology could be used to create mass destruction.

This article from NPR explores the faulty information and the possibility the case for war was based on invalid information. As part of President Bush's case for war with Iraq, he cited sources indicating that Iraq was attempting to...

A website with tapes and transcript that chronicles the UN's eight year effort to locate chemical and biological weapons in Saddam's Iraq.

General Colin Powell discusses how "The Powell Doctrine" developed from two important principles of war: clear objective and use of necessary and appropriate force to execute that objective. [8:53]

General Colin Powell discusses post 9/11 diplomacy and how the United States came to the conclusion to take military action in Iraq. [7:40]