General wesley clark seven countries in five years genius. I believe that there is a grand plan that hillary and wesley clark in one way or. Six weeks earlier, this general had told him, weve made the decision were going to war with iraq see september 20, 2001. This is a very nice way to stretch ground meat i fed 4 adults and 4 children on less than a pound of meat. During the 1950s, president eisenhower and the dulles brothers cia director allen dulles and secretary of. Former nato supreme allied commander wesley clark plans to. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. This was a plan that was years in the making, talked about in 2007 by then, presidential hopeful, cfr member, and international crisis group. Us army general wesley clark, talks about the future plans to invade 7 muslim countries. You learn military history the military wayanalyzing tactics, strategy, logistics, leadership, training, and other factors that go into winning battles and ultimately.
Because i had been through the pentagon right after 911. Personally, i did not find the taste very exciting, but everybody else liked it and the guests asked for the recipe. Retired general wesley clark will later say on nbcs meet the press in june 2003 and in a letter published by the new york times that immediately after 911 there was a concerted effort to pin 911 and the terrorism problem on saddam hussein and use the attacks as an excuse. In 2007, general wesley clark said that after the attacks on 911, the u. Soon after september 11, a concerted effort begins to pin the blame for the attacks on saddam hussein. He served previously as director of strategic plans and policy for the joint staff at the pentagon from 1994 to 1996 and was the lead military negotiator for the bosnian peace accords at dayton in 1995.
Here the former commander of nato, 4star general wesley clark reveals what he learnt from pentagon sources in the immediate aftermath of 911 regarding the destabilisation of the middle east and. If the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem has to look like a nail general wesley clark comments about the us plan to go to war in 7 countries in 5. Iraq, syria, libya, lebanon, somalia, sudan and iran. Nov 05, 2007 retired fourstar general and former democratic presidential candidate wesley clark criticizes the course of u. Jan 27, 2017 according to fourstar general wesley clark, shortly after the attacks of 911, the pentagon adopted a plan to topple the governments of seven countries. Download free computerized mp3 audio file of this column. General wesley clarks warning about the pentagons plan for. He served previously as director of strategic plans and policy for the joint staff at the pentagon from 1994 to 1996 and was the lead military negotiator for the bosnian peace accords at dayton in. General wesley clark, the former supreme nato allied commander and joint chiefs of staff director of strategy and policy, describes in his 2003 book, winning modern wars, his conversation with a military. The current power vacuum and chaos stems from that plan.
For those who still dont know it, the pentagon already had a plan in 2001 to war against seven middle easternnorth african countries, including iraq. Wesley clark, unplugged the war hero, cnn analyst and potential democratic presidential candidate speaks frankly to salon about the tragic turn in iraq and how bush bungled the case for war. This was a plan that was years in the making, talked about in 2007 by then, presidential hopeful, cfr member, and international crisis group trustee wesley clark. General wesley clark s warning about the pentagons plan for the middle east. General wesley clark us to take out 7 countries in 5 years. Clark, a retired army general and onetime supreme allied commander in europe for nato, has joined the blackstone group as a deal adviser in the energy sector. Oct 16, 2003 wesley clark was supreme allied commander, europe, from 1997 to 2000, a military analyst for cnn from 2001 to 2003 and is chairman of wesley k. Oct 12, 2007 seven countries in five years wesley clark s new memoir casts more light on the bush administrations secret strategies for regime change in iran and elsewhere. Check out the wesley college open house event dates, and signup to visit our campus. The agenda behind the refugee crisis james perloff. General wesley clark explains the middle east for all. This is a nonpartisan manual of whats broken, why blame is spread equally, and in multiple directions, and.
Wesley college is proud to offer a brand new course of study in the burgeoning field of chemical engineering. Retired fourstar general and former democratic presidential candidate wesley clark criticizes the course of u. This once supreme allied commander europe of nato 1997 to 2000 revealed the the plan to destroy 7 countries in 5 years. It came back to me a 1991 meeting i had with paul wolfowitz. Wesley clark, retired general, joins blackstone as an adviser. Jan 09, 2020 here is general wesley clark exposing the u.
According to reuters, donald trump is set to sign an executive order that would include a temporary refugee ban on and a suspension of visas for citizens of syria and six other middle eastern and african countries. According to a village voice story, wesley clarks new book winning modern wars is going to allege that the bush administration had begun planning its attack on iraq at least two months prior to the 911 attacks. And that was before i knew about the pentagons plan to launch seven wars against seven middle eastern nations. Middle eastern wars have always been about oil global. What started out, supposedly, as spontaneous, simultaneous uprisings across the middle east, has transformed clearly into an aggressive westernbacked blitzkrieg of destabilization and regime change. The failed fbi attack on the world trade center in 1993 was most likely the staged impetus to trigger the first blitzkrieg. An analysis of general wesley clark ret and the memo of. May 24, 2018 and that was before i knew about the pentagons plan to launch seven wars against seven middle eastern nations. When washington cheered the jihadists consortiumnews. Now clark asks if the plan to attack iraq is still under consideration. Although one of the axioms of clarks book is that, a political problem cannot be solved by military force, what he practiced and advocated in kosovo was just the. Plan to topple all 7 countries on trumps refugee ban list according to fourstar general wesley clark, shortly after the attacks of 911, the pentagon adopted a plan to topple the.
As i went back through the pentagon in november 2001, one of the senior military staff officers had time for a chat. Map created by ralph peters and originally published in the armed forces journal, via wikimedia. Plan to topple all 7 countries on trumps refugee ban list according to fourstar general wesley clark, shortly after the attacks of 911, the pentagon adopted a plan. This small book also is written half in persian, so kids can see what the language looks like and how the cover of a middle eastern book is the back of an american one since they write from right to left. Now is the time to wrongfoot putin the former supreme allied commander says obama should capitalize on the russian leaders distraction by. Clark, a retired army general and onetime supreme allied commander in europe for nato, has joined the blackstone group as a deal adviser in the energy sector general clark will also serve as a director of fisterra energy, a company formed by blackstone and a management team led by pedro barriuso, a former executive chairman of element power. Seven countries in five years wesley clarks new memoir casts more light on the bush administrations secret strategies for regime change in iran and elsewhere. Clark was quickly confirmed by a voice vote the same day as his confirmation hearing, giving him the command of 109,000 american troops, their 150,000 family members, 50,000 civilians aiding the military, and all american military activities in 89 countries and territories of europe, africa, and the middle east. According to clarks book, general robert scales said that it was likely clarks. The map above is a 2006 proposed plan to redrawn the borders of the middle east by ralph peters, a retired united states army lieutenant colonel, author, and fox news commentator.
One thing we did learn from the iraq wars is that we can use our military in the region, in the middle east, and the soviets wont stop us. Wesley clark claims america underwent a policy coup at the time of the 911 attacks. Wesley clark in a democracy now interview with amy goodman. And even though clark said he heard of the plan for the middle east war aka mass ritual sacrifice and genocide 10 days after 911, it is. Op ed throw full weight of washington behind middle east peace process by wesley clark as a cadet at west point, i learned that a state cannot survive for long unless it alone controls the use of force. In general wesley clarks a time to lead, general clark retired reveals in an interview on his book the neocon strategy and plan to take down seven middle eastern countries in five years. Woodward in his book bush at war, published in november, 2002. Wesley clark was supreme allied commander, europe, from 1997 to 2000, a military analyst for cnn from 2001 to 2003 and is chairman of wesley k. In it, he announced that the familiar obsessions of the middle east. In 2007 retired fourstar general wesley clark appeared on democracy now and said that about ten days after 911 he learned that the pentagon was already making plans for a completely unjustified.
I believe wesley clark told amy goodman that he was handed the classified memo regarding the u. The first important decision of retired army general wesley clarks new. July 14, 2018 july 15, 2018 szfreiberger middle eastern history, modern european history, russian history leave a comment victims of the kishinev pogrom, 1903 at a time when american society is confronted with pictures of immigrants incarcerated at the us border with mexico it is a good time to step back and try and understand why people. Pnac plan to topple the governments in seven middle eastern and north african countries back in 2007. He writes books and appears on cable news programs. Aug 24, 20 general wesley clarks warning about the pentagons plan for the middle east. Dick cheney iran iraq middle east neoconservatism syria. Wesley clarkspeakwtulsi gabbord, a majorin natguard wtwo tours of duty in mid east.
And while the bodies of women and children pile up with the rubble, the american people will feel good about themselves, and the banksters, the global corporations and the. Bush and barack obama in taking the united states into yet another quagmire of a middle eastern war for the benefit of the military industrial complexand israel, of course here is general wesley clark exposing the u. And weve got about five or 10 years to clean up those old soviet regimessyria, iran, iraqbefore the next. In this video, he reveals that, right after 911, he was privy to information contained in a classified memo.
Sep 11, 2011 originally published in march 2007 general wesley clark. In 1991, he was the undersecretary of defense for policy the number 3 position at the pentagon. Relevant article selected from the gr archive, first published on gr in february 2016. Had a plan to topple all seven countries on trumps. Wesley clark, retired general, joins blackstone as an. Videos you watch may be added to the tvs watch history and influence tv.
General wesley clarks warning about the pentagons plan for the middle east. General clark will also serve as a director of fisterra energy, a company formed by blackstone and a management team led by pedro barriuso, a former executive chairman of. The plan stems from the nowdefunct project for a new american century, featuring an allstar cast of neocons including jeb bush, donald rumsfeld, and, of. I was drawn in by clarks bold disclosure march 2, 2007 that is so often referenced in the alternative media and rightly so. Clark on monday unveiled the most sweeping taxreform plan of any of the democratic presidential hopefuls. Iraq, libya, lebanon, syria, somalia, sudan, and iran. According to fourstar general wesley clark, shortly after the attacks of 911, the pentagon adopted a plan to topple the governments of seven countries.
Wesley clark suggested that the operation to destabilize the middle east and northern africa would take 5 years, starting in 2001. This is not a democrat writing a book blaming all the countrys ills on republicans. A strategy for american growth and global leadership thursday, october 30, 2014 7. During an interview on democracy now general wesley clark, a former high ranking military official under bush, reveals the bush presidencys response to 911 was to take out 7 middle eastern countries in 5 years. Wesley clarks new memoir casts more light on the bush administrations. Wolfowitz believed that in 1991 the operation would have taken 510 years. On 17 july 2001, general wesley clark was confronted in an often heated exchange by his critics at borders book store where the general was promoting his book, waging modern war. Michael moore has a bizarre post on the front page of his web site. Clarks book also describes a telling encounter nearly a decade earlier with. Clark did not go public with this claim until 2007.
Recommended books for elementary school middle east. This is a nonpartisan manual of whats broken, why blame is spread equally, and in multiple directions, and possible ways to fix it. According to clark, it isnt the way these middle east countries rulers. Us empire is running the same script with iran that. Just as many of us have been warning, donald trump is joining his fellow pnac puppets g. In the wake of the very strange, and very convenient pearl harbor type attacks of 9112001, general wesley clark learns that the proisraeli neoconservatives within the bushcheney administration plan to overthrow the governments of iraq, libya, syria, iran and several other states. General wesley clark on the challenges for the military in a postcold war world and his book waging modern war. Joint staff views peace operations federation of american. Clark cites a 1991 conversation with defense official paul wolfowitz, who said. And i had gone to see him when i was a 1star general commanding the national training center. The list is expected to include syria, iraq, iran, libya, somalia, sudan, and yemen.
I expressed my deep concern that trump would do exactly what hes now doing from the time he was elected. As hard as our leadership tries to act surprised, the current middle eastern conflagration has been years in the making. Jan 15, 2020 4star general wesley clark former supreme allied commander of nato said. Prime minister zoran djindjic world, politics, books air date 09232002.
Clark recounts his experience leading natos forces to a hardfought and ultimately successful victory in kosovo in. How and why was clark allowed to reveal this neocon plot of destruction. In an interview with amy goodman on march 2, 2007, u. Retired general wesley clark revealed to democracy nows amy goodman in 2007 the ambitious imperial plans of the bushcheney inner circle. Download this document a middle east outreach council meoc book award winner. General wesley clark, the former supreme allied commander of nato, meets with an unnamed senior general at the pentagon. Us army general wesley clark, talks about the future plans to invade 7 muslim countries, starting with iraq and finishing off with iran. Clark began planning work for responses to the war in bosnia and. Now is the time to wrongfoot putin the former supreme allied commander says obama should capitalize on the russian leaders distraction by stoking the ukraine crisis. The story that most vividly illustrates this point started back in 1948. Gen wesley clark reveals 2001 destablisation plans of. About ten days after 911, i went through the pentagon and i saw secretary rumsfeld and deputy secretary wolfowitz.
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