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  Wesley Clark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wesley Kanne Clark (born December 23, 1944) is a retired four-star general in the U.S. Army.
Clark's testimony was sought because he had spoken with Milosevic for a total of more than 100 hours, in his role as the head of the U.S. military team during the Dayton Agreement negotiations and as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe.
Clark was supported by documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, as well as pop singer Madonna, who held a fundraiser for his campaign at her Los Angeles home, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin, and many other widely known Americans.
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 Wesley Clark
Clark's father Benjamin Kanne was an Orthodox Jewish lawyer and Democratic Party politician, who died in 1949.
Clark graduated first in his class at West Point, and studied PPE as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University.
Clark led the US military team during negotiations that led to the Bosnian Peace Accords at Dayton, under the overall leadership of Richard Holbrooke[?].
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/we/Wesley_K._Clark.html   (784 words)

  
 Wesley Clark - dKosopedia
Wesley Clark was born Wesley Jay Kanne on December 23, 1944 at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago.
Clark remembers, “My father was a tremendous influence in my life, and then one night he read to me, and I woke up in the middle of the night and there were a lot of adults in the apartment.
Clark spoke of his mother as “a strong woman with strong ideas, and she was very protective of me” and a motivating force in his life.
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 General Wesley K. Clark for President 2004
Wesley Kanne Clark was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 23, 1944.
Clark was Commander-in-Chief, United States Southern Command, Panama, from June 1996 to July 1997, where he commanded all U.S. forces and was responsible for the direction of most U.S. military activities and interests in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Some of his relatives and friends say that General Clark was inspired by the story of his grandfather's persecution and escape from the Ukraine, and that his determination to defeat Milosevic was fed in part by his compassion for the victims of Serbian ethnic purges.
www.torgo.us /wesley/bio.htm   (939 words)

  
 Wesley Clark: The anti-war general | Chicago Tribune
Clark the cardboard cutout -- the "perfect modern officer," as the Washington Post Magazine called him in 1981-- might be as fallible as any politician, but he has yet to develop the politician's experience and survival instincts.
Indeed, Wesley Kanne Clark was born in 1944 in Chicago to Benjamin Kanne and his wife, the former Veneta Updegraff.
Clark didn't learn about his Jewish ancestry until he was married and studying at Oxford, when he got a surprise call from then-unknown relatives visiting from Cleveland.
www.chicagotribune.com /chi-0312300299dec30,0,3389891.story?page=2   (1077 words)

  
 Wesley Kanne Clark - SourceWatch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Clark, along with Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke, was involved with peace talks in Bosnia.
Wesley Kanne Clark (http://www.who2.com/wesleykclark.html) is "the U. Army general who is rumored to be in the running as a Democratic candidate for the presidency in the 2004 election.
In 1999 Clark was in charge of the NATO victory in Kosovo over the forces of Slobadan Milosevic, but in 2000 he retired after 34 years in the army (some stories have it that he was forced to retire).
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 Wesley K. Clark
Wesley Kanne Clark is the former U.S. Army general who ran as a Democratic candidate for the presidency in the 2004 election.
In 1999 Clark was in charge of the NATO victory in Kosovo over the forces of Slobodan Milosevic, but in 2000 he retired after 34 years in the army (some stories have it that he was forced to retire).
After terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D. in 2001, Clark was a frequent guest commentator on television, emerging in 2003 as a strong critic of President George W. Bush's military policy in the Middle East.
www.infoplease.com /biography/var/wesleykclark.html   (306 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: A Hero To Some; To Others, Headstrong
He was born in Chicago with the name Wesley Kanne, the only child of Veneta Updegraff, a bank secretary, and Benjamin Kanne, a lawyer and Democratic alderman from a large Jewish family.
Clark's mother was forced to move back to her home state of Arkansas and return to work.
Clark graduated first in his class at the U.S. Military Academy and was a Rhodes scholar afterward, followed by decorated combat in Vietnam, an appointment as a White House fellow at the Office of Management and Budget and a host of administrative, strategic and combat command positions.
www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A45166-2003Oct18?language=printer   (2654 words)

  
 The Observer | Comment | General Election
When Clark was wounded in an ambush in Vietnam he taught himself to walk without a limp despite missing a quarter of the flesh from one calf.
Clark appears small (though actually stands at 5ft 10ins) but his body is lean and agile.
Clark's father was Benjamin Kanne (that's what the 'K' stands for), a Jewish lawyer and World War I veteranwho died when Wesley was a child.
observer.guardian.co.uk /comment/story/0,6903,1046348,00.html   (1647 words)

  
 USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Wesley Clark launched his first bid for elective office on Sept. 17, 2003, setting his sights on the presidency with a war-tested military record he said makes him the ideal Democrat to ensure the nation's security in a post-Sept. 11 world.
Clark is a Rhodes scholar, first in his 1966 class at West Point, White House fellow and head of the U.S. Southern Command and NATO commander during the 1999 campaign in Kosovo.
Clark's new political team is a potent mix of Clinton-Gore veterans who did not commit to one of the other candidates.
www.usatoday.com /news/politicselections/nation/president/clarkprofile.htm   (427 words)

  
 Wesley Clark Definition / Wesley Clark Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
As the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO from 1997 to 2000, Clark commanded Operation Allied ForceOperation Allied Force was the military response of NATO to the 1999 Kosovo crisis, and the first major combat operation in NATO history.
Wesley Clark is the man, whether or not you like his politics.
Wesley Clark is a stalking horse for Hillary Clinton.
www.elresearch.com /Wesley_Clark   (437 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Wesley Clark pics
Despite the critical wounds, Clark was able to shout commands to his troops, who quickly organized an attack of their own and overwhelmed the enemy.
Clark took the high-ranking position in 1997, and made it his mandate to resolve the genocide and ethnic cleansing that was taking place in Kosovo.
Although he was well-received and ranked in the top four at the Democratic primaries, on February 11th, 2004, Clark abandoned his bid to become the next president, after Democratic opponent, John Kerry, won 12 out of 14 regions in the race to become the Democratic challenger to Republican president George W. Bush.
www.askmen.com /men/business_politics_60/69c_wesley_clark.html   (1055 words)

  
 Wesley Clark's Jewish connections: Part V
Clark's obligation was to say, 'No, I'm not going to do it.' Look, Clark went to the same institution I did and at West Point we had extensive instruction in military ethics and issues concerning how one avoids obeying an illegal military order.
Clark defends it by saying Mladic was not indicted at the time and the meeting was to help bring about a peace treaty.
Wesley Clark's meeting with Radko Mladic, though, is far from his last friendly encounter with the sort of uniformed hoodlums American soldiers in the past risked their very lives to defeat.
www.realnews247.com /featured_story_wesley_clark_part_v.htm   (4669 words)

  
 Overthrow.com
Wesley Kanne Clark was raised as a Protestant in Little Rock, Ark., where he was brought up by his mother and stepfather, Victor Clark.
But in interviews, some of his relatives and friends say that General Clark was inspired by the story of his grandfather's persecution and escape from his native land, and that his determination to defeat Milosevic is fed in part by his empathy for the victims of Serbian ethnic purges.
Soon afterwards, the young Wesley Clark moved with his mother to her hometown of Little Rock, far away from the close knit Chicago family of his hard-driving, ambitious father.
www.overthrow.com /lsn/news.asp?articleID=3183   (1559 words)

  
 Wesley Kanne Clark Essay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Wesley Clark is a man with humble beginnings.
He was born Wesley Kanne to Benjamin and Veneta Kanne, but his father died when Wesley was just a young boy.
His mother later remarried a man named Victor Clark who became a loving and influential stepfather, and Wesley later changed his name to Wesley Kanne Clark.
www.bookrags.com /essays/story/2004/12/28/23221/801   (256 words)

  
 Wesley Clark - Jewish connections - DID WACO!
When Retired U.S./NATO General Wesley Kanne Clark announced his candidacy as a Democratic contender for President back in late September, he immediately bolted to the top of the opinion polls, a lead he sustained for over a month.
An Army division commanded by Wesley Clark supplied some of the military equipment for the government's 51-day standoff with a religious sect in Waco, Texas, and Clark's deputy, now the Army Chief of Staff, took part in a crucial Justice Department meeting five days before the siege ended in disaster, according to military records.
Clark's involvement in support of the Waco operation a decade ago was indirect and fleeting, according to his former commanding officer.
www.apfn.net /MESSAGEBOARD/12-23-04/discussion.cgi.111.html   (871 words)

  
 SJ's Longest Now :: General Wesley Clark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Or, to lay it all out for you, General Wesley Kanne Clark (ret.).
Clark '04, no longer a whispered myth, has become a reality.
Wesley Clark is a presidential candidate; yea, for he wants be YOUR president in 2004.
blogs.law.harvard.edu /sj/general/wesley_clark   (480 words)

  
 Talk:Wesley Kanne Clark - SourceWatch
In his position as SACEUR, General Clark was also the overall commander of the approximately 75,000 troops from 37 NATO and other nations participating in ongoing operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo.
General Clark was a White House Fellow in 1975-1976 and served as a Special Assistant to the Director of Management and Budget.
General Clark serves pro bono as a distinguished senior advisor for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a Director of the Atlantic Council and a member of the board of the International Crisis Group..
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Talk:Wesley_Kanne_Clark   (613 words)

  
 Search Tuna Report for clark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Clark is also a surname, there are persons with this surname see also Clarke: Anne Clark James Clark Will Clark Tom Clark a former world news anchorman for the television station CTV, then BBS, mainly for the affiliate CFTO in Toronto....
Wesley Clark Wesley Kanne Clark born December 23, 1944 is a retired four-star general in the....
The Center is embracing students and educators in the study of the Lewis and Clark expedition as an interdisciplinary voyage for today, one that views the historic trail as a teaching tool to determine cultural and ecological change....
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 Wesley Clark - Demopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Such a match was not common at the time and Veneta was exposed to the prejudice Jews had to endure and it disturbed her.
After returning from England Clark was promoted to Captain and assigned his first command as amour officer of A Company, Fourth Battalion, a light tank company at Fort Riley in Kansas.
He received impressive evaluations for his performance from his commanding officer, “the morale, enthusiasm, and general attitude of the company was so astounding that it was favorably commented on by a large number of senior officers.
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 Internet-Encyclopedia: Sir Wesley Clark
Clark says that this was very surprising to him since the original suggestion to block the Russians came from Washington.
Clark's position is that he was carrying out the suggestions of the administration in Washington.
Clark said that he'd been called on September 11 and urged to link Baghdad to the terror attacks, but declined to do so because of a lack of evidence.
www.apfn.net /Messageboard/9-27-03/discussion.cgi.10.html   (1412 words)

  
 Wesley Clark WAR CRIMES
Clark was trained for his role at the US War College and began his killing career as an officer in Vietnam.
Gen. Wesley Kanne Clark was raised as a Protestant in Little Rock, Ark., where he was brought up by his mother and stepfather, Victor Clark.
Indications are that Clark continues to reside in the Washington DC area.
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 USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Clark, 58, has no political experience not even a student council election to his credit and he has never been pressed to produce a domestic agenda.
None of this deters Clark or his supporters, who point to his foreign policy credentials and television-tested charisma.
Aides in rival campaigns vowed close scrutiny of Clark's business associates and public comments about Iraq, some of which have been inconsistent.
usatoday.com /news/politicselections/nation/president/clarkprofile.htm   (427 words)

  
 Wesley Clark's Jewish connections: Part III
While much mystery surrounds his candidacy, it is known that Clark was urged to run by Bill Clinton, who's publicly praised the general, saying: "He's a smart man, served our country well," For her part, Hillary is serving as the co-chairman of his campaign.
Interestingly, on 3/29/00 Clark was appointed an Honorary Commander of the British Empire by order of Queen Elizabeth in recognition of his role as NATO commander in the Kosovo War.) Like Hillary, in his youth his family moved from Illinois to Arkansas and he's gone from being a conservative Republican to a liberal Democrat.
When Clark convened the first conference call of his campaign, he was joined by several Clinton allies including former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta, former White House aide Rahm Emanuel, now a congressman from Illinois, and former Clinton White House press secretary Mike McCurry, participants said.
www.realnews247.com /featured_story_wesley_clark_part_iii.htm   (744 words)

  
 sj’s Longest Now » General Wesley Clark
Clark is a fine speaker, and I enjoyed looking for old speech transcripts online… but now there is so much more material available!
The campaign just released a whole raft of award/citation documents, people are unearthing old speeches he gave supporting various third parties, etc. If I’ve missed your favorite primary source or Clarkism, it will be here soon.
Finally, if you know of any *other* people with the poor grace to also be named Wesley Clark (or even ‘General Clark’), they can have a little breathing space here too.
blogs.law.harvard.edu /longestnow/wesley_clark   (458 words)

  
 Ancestry of Wesley Clark
The following material on the immediate ancestry of Wesley Clark should not be considered either exhaustive or definitive, but rather as a first draft.
Much, though not all, of the material on Gen. Clark's paternal ancestry was extracted from database ":641907" at "worldconnect.rootsweb.com", maintained by David Kanne, "kannefamily@aol.com".
Almost all of the media profiles of Gen. Clark which mention his Russian Jewish ancestry repeat, usually verbatim, a set of statements about his ancestry which are factually inaccurate.
www.wargs.com /political/clark.html   (595 words)

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