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Wes at UCLA Part 2: On the Collapse of Communism & the size of NATO
Submitted by ms in la on November 8, 2009 - 4:10am.
NATO | Firsthand Accounts | International | National Security | Veterans & Military | Wesley Clark
GEN CLARK VS HOLBROOKE & SEN. MIKULSKI’S GRANDMA- WHAT SIZE NATO?
“So it all came to a head on Labor Day weekend of 1994” Wes says.” Vice President Al Gore was going to make a speech in Berlin.” Richard Holbrooke was Ambassador to Germany at that time. And Holbrooke, per Wes, continued to shape and reshape Vice Pres Gore’s speech… Wes was the J5 Strategic Plans and Policy at the time.
Wes at UCLA Part 1: On the Collapse of Communism & the Price of Honesty
Submitted by ms in la on November 8, 2009 - 3:12am.
Firsthand Accounts | International | National Security | Veterans & Military | Wesley Clark
I first intercepted General Clark as I was walking back to the coffee table for a refill - he’d just entered the UCLA Faculty Center California Room on time for his talk on “NATO Engagement after 1989”…. Luckily I spotted him right before the rock-star throng gathered rendering him inaccessible.
“Look who’s here!” he exclaimed with that broad smile, warmly extending his hand. “It’s ms in la!!”
Well, make my day. :-)
THE PRICE OF HONESTY and 5.5%
The Economist Interviews Gen. Clark @ Clinton Global Initiative -Excellent!
Submitted by kaflinn on September 30, 2009 - 2:52pm.
Climate Crisis | Current Events | Democratic politics | Economics | Economy | Energy | Environment | Fossil Fuels | Global Warming | Greenhouse Gases | International | National Security | Wesley Clark

Please thank Mary for finding this excellent interview of General Clark, by The Economist, at The Clinton Global Initiative. It's just over 8 minutes. Wish they all took at least this much time when interviewing him - he packs a tremendous amount of information into a small amount of time that never fails to make one think further!
UCLA and General Clark's 3 Simple Rules
Submitted by ms in la on June 15, 2009 - 3:42am.
UCLA | Education | Firsthand Accounts | International | Wesley Clark
(Academy Awards speech cadence)
Well…. Oh my….First, I’d really like to thank fellow Clarkie LSophia for generously taking it upon herself to inquire of the gang in Lil Rock if they couldn’t please arrange to get me tickets to the UCLA International Institute graduation ceremony with the commencement address by this General Clark dude. What a pleasant surprise! LSophia, you rock--
General Wesley Clark on NATO's Future
Submitted by CarolNYC on May 2, 2009 - 11:56am.
NATO | International | Wesley Clark

From Newsweek's International Edition:
Wesley K. Clark: Still the Essential Alliance
There was an overmilitarization of U.S. foreign policy and too much focus just on areas with an imminent threat.Adam B. Kushner
NEWSWEEK
From the magazine issue dated May 18, 2009
Gen. Clark to keynote US-China relations conference at UCLA's Burkle Center 1/30
Submitted by Stan4Clark on January 22, 2009 - 1:41am.
Events | International | Wesley Clark

Link.
Introduction
A one-day conference sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations and the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, with additional support from the UCLA Asia Insitute
Friday, January 30, 2009
Sarajevo - A street under the siege
Submitted by Vedran Krivokuca on August 22, 2008 - 10:01pm.
International

I've promised on a day Radovan Karadzic was arrested I'll post some more info on him and his role in the war.
And it's been quite a few weeks of considering what to write. Problem with the great and "great" people (one way or aonther) is that words can hardly describe the effects of their work and existence.
Cease-fire proposed as Russia bombs Georgia
Submitted by samc088 on August 11, 2008 - 10:25am.
International
A cease fire has been proposed. It looks like Russia will be toning down its efforts for the time beng anyway.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/11/georgia.russia/index.html
"BILISI, Georgia (CNN) -- Georgia's president says he has signed an international-brokered proposal for a cease-fire with Russia in their conflict over the breakaway province of South Ossetia."
Anyone who is interested in this topic should definitely read Saakashvili's op-ed today in the WSJ.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121841306186328421.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries
Russia Invades Georgia
Submitted by samc088 on August 8, 2008 - 10:19am.
International
Looks like the opening ceremonies in Beijing might be overshadowed by Russia's invasion of Georgia. From what I can tell this conflict has been brewing for quite some time.
"Georgia 'under attack' as Russian tanks roll in..."
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/08/georgia.ossetia/index.html
Hope everyone has a good weekend.
-Sam
The Olympics--UPDATED
Submitted by samc088 on August 4, 2008 - 10:55am.
International
With all of the controversies surrounding the Games this year, what are your feelings regarding China's censorship of the internet?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/feedarticle/7696295
By Karolos Grohmann
BEIJING, Aug 2 (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Saturday faced mounting questions over Internet censorship, days before the Beijing Games, despite earlier pledges that its use would be unfettered...
UPDATE
Not really new, but something I had missed this morning. The Huffington Post is apparently one of the banned websites in Beijing.

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