 Rob Kall relates how in early 2003, he had heard a Colin Powell speech about why the United States "had" to go to war with Iraq and felt that Powell's reasons were disingenuous.Wishing to "publish the Truth", Kall began a personal blog which developed into OpEdNews.Kall's opinions have been quoted or republished in such sources as "Democratic Underground", Democrats.com, "The Greanville Post", "Columbus Free Press", EllenBrown.com, "The New York Times", and "Scoop".