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Malachi151
14th September 2003, 10:07 AM
http://www.zpub.com/un/clark.html

At the beginning of the Kosovo conflict,CounterPunch delved into the military career of General Wesley Clark and discovered that his meteoric rise through the ranks derived from the successful manipulation of appearances: faking the results of combat exercises, greasing to superiors and other practices common to the general officer corps. We correctly predicted that the unspinnable realities of a real war would cause him to become unhinged. Given that Clark attempted to bomb the CNN bureau in Belgrade and ordered the British General Michael Jackson to engage Russian troops in combat at the end of the war, we feel events amply vindicated our forecast. With the end of hostilities it has become clear even to Clark that most people, apart from some fanatical members of the war party in the White House and State Department, consider the general, as one Pentagon official puts it, "a horse's ass". Defense Secretary William Cohen is known to loathe him, and has seen to it that the Hammer of the Serbs will be relieved of the Nato command two months early. Gen. Wesley Clark Fights On and On.

Many seem to be giddy that he may join Dean, but who is he really? Looks like trouble to me.

American
14th September 2003, 10:14 AM
I don't know about his relation to Clintion, but I agree he may have alterior motives for running as a democrat.

corplinx
14th September 2003, 10:33 AM
I've heard more about Clark fudging numbers as a general when needs be. However, I haven't seen any hard proof.

shemp
14th September 2003, 05:26 PM
When did Michael Jackson join the Britsih Army?

Clancie
14th September 2003, 05:37 PM
Clark is a longtime friend of Clinton and his current position has more to do with his political flexibility than his war making prowess. He is reportedly referred to as the " Supreme Being " by the more earnest soldiers under his command.
Hard to know if "Supreme Being" is an insult or compliment in this context.

And as for "political flexibility"....Lord knows, we could use some!!!

Zep
14th September 2003, 05:58 PM
One biased report = a political agenda.

Maybe Clark IS more slippery than we might have expected, but how about some realistic reporting instead, NOT from the far right this time.