"Colin Powell Defends Islam, Obama (and in doing so) Democracy
October 21, 2008 08:55 AM
Sipping çay koyu in the lobby of my brilliantly located, straightforward hotel just off of Istiklal Caddesi in the heart of Istanbul, I had a Biden moment - or what was once known as a Hillary moment. It was long enough (and perhaps audible enough) a moment that the two bulgarian tourists sitting across from me shifted their gaze from their guidebooks to me several times. But I wasn't recalling the tragic loss of my loved ones like Biden, or answering a question about perseverance like Hillary - I was overwhelmed by Colin Powell's sincere and poignant response to
the same questions and rumors that leaders of his own party have been circulating for months and months:"
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