Colin Powell's presentation to the United Nations Security Council

Colin Powell's presentation to the United Nations Security Council

Part of the lead-up to the Iraq War
Colin Powell holding up a model vial of the supposed weaponized anthrax.
Date	February 5, 2003
Time	10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time Zone)
Venue	United Nations Security Council at the Headquarters of the United Nations
Location	Manhattan, New York City
Type	PowerPoint presentation
Theme	Rationale for the Iraq War
Outcome	Invasion of Iraq, reputation damage of U.S. and Colin Powell
The full text of the presentation at Wikisource

Events leading up to the Iraq War
14 July Revolution 1958 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict 1961–1991 17 July Revolution 1968 Iranian Revolution 1978–1979 Ba'ath Party Purge 1979 Iran–Iraq War 1980–1988 Iraqgate 1982–c.1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait 1990 Gulf War 1990–1991 Sanctions against Iraq 1990–2003 Iraqi uprisings 1991 Iraqi no-fly zones conflict 1991–2003 Iraq disarmament crisis 1991–2003 Arms-to-Iraq affair 1992–1996 September 11 attacks 2001 U.S. anthrax attacks 2001 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan 2001 Alleged Prague connection 2001 Iraq Resolution 2002 Wood Green ricin plot 2003 Colin Powell's UN presentation 2003
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On February 5, 2003, the Secretary of State of the United States Colin Powell gave a PowerPoint presentation^[1][2] to the United Nations Security Council. He explained the rationale for the Iraq War which would start on March 19, 2003 with the invasion of Iraq.

The content of the presentation was based on unreliable evidence. The decision to invade Iraq was already made before the presentation was given.