Colin Powell, last of the battle-hardened diplomats

Washington mourns the passing of warrior and statesman

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Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell shares a joke with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at Koizumi's official residence in Tokyo, on July 19, 2005.  © Reuters

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia chief desk editor

NEW YORK -- U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell was with President George W. Bush in the Oval Office when aides came bearing news of a major development in Iraq.

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