But at a meeting of senior national security officials several days later, Secretary of State Powell asked him to reconsider.

This time around, Secretary of State Colin Powell hasn't visited once.

Indian officials also visited Washington, and Secretary of State Powell went to both nuclear-armed countries to call for peace.

And that is what Secretary of State Colin Powell said.

Secretary of State Colin Powell, offered another view.

Secretary of State Powell, through a spokesman, said the officers' description of the program was "dead wrong," but declined to discuss it.

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell was particularly influential in getting the president to change his mind, officials said.

Secretary of State Powell met with the crown prince twice before 9/11.

The next month, he sent Secretary of State Colin Powell to the region to attempt to negotiate a settlement.

Secretary of State Colin Powell may well believe that the connections are extensive, but the case he has presented in recent days seems thin.