As soon as I heard about this African-American rising in the Military -- even before becoming Chief of Staff -- I began following his career in the Media. So, for 15 or 20 years, I've been hoping to find a quotation from Colin Powell about the "S-Word": strategy. Even if he applied it only for military purposes, I hoped to be able to adapt his comment to the case for Education. And, after his retirement from the Military, Powell went about talking up Education. Again I followed his Media trail.

Remember "Sherlock Holmes and The Case of the Barking Dog"? The point was that the dog didn't bark, which implied (to Sherlock) that the dog had encountered an acquaintance.

"Colin Powell and The Case of the S-Word". You write the script. Does this mean that he doesn't belive in strategy -- either in the Military or in Education? Yes, there's a famous "Powell Doctrine", which, as I understand it, advises that the United States of America never fight a war unless it is in the national interest and is supported by a majority of the populace. (If George Washington acted by such a doctrine, we'd still be a British Colony. Since 1/3 of the populace supported the Revolution; 1/3 were Tories supported the King; and 1/3 didn't care.) But, anyways, I've heard the "Powell Doctine" called "a Strategy", although it seems a strategy to me.

On the other hand, there is another word which Powell has used a lot -- The C-Word: cripple. Mobile-diabled people hate that word as much as African-Americans hate the N-Word. I've watched my dear departed disabled wife flinch whenever she heard Powell and others use this word.

Why do am I notified that the C-Man uses the C-Word, but not the S-Word?