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Shelton: Smear was "just politics
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By Robbedvoter [Add to my Buddy List]
Posted to Writers For Clark (Rapid Response) on Mon Jan 12th, 2004 at 08:53:47 AM EST


This shattering ender of a dark chapter was buried in a direct account of a meeting with Wes Jr:

During the General's testimony in The Hague, Milosevic used Shelton's quote smearing Clark's character and integrity to impugn the General's testimony. The prosecutor Carla de la Ponte called Shelton to confirm and to evaluate whether he should come to testify on Milosevic's behalf. Shelton backpedaled, saying it was 'just politics.'
http://ccobb.forclark.com/story/2004/1/6/11059/60174

I noted with surprise how few Clarkies are aware of it, so I am referencing it again, since the press is still running with that.
    While we do not have an official link to the information, we know it is true since the very same evening of the Milosevic incident, Norman Schwartzkopff decided to get off the Shelton smear bandwagon (he used to amplify it with hearsay: "I heard that character issues....."
   Once a genocidal mass murderer enemy of the US started to use the innuendo, he made a point to go on TV - Capital Report and clearly retract his Shelton endorsement.
     So, please , use this answer to the judge in all your letters to the media. Any objection on sourcing should be addressed to Shelton who was at the other end of the line.

Schwatzkopff retraction (never knew him) (#9) (No rating)

by Robbedvoter (Robbedvoter at forclark dot com) on 01/18/2004 04:10:03 PM EST

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CNBC News Transcripts
SHOW: Capital Report (9:00 PM ET) - CNBC
December 16, 2003 Tuesday
LENGTH: 1184 words
HEADLINE: Capture of Saddam Hussein ends 12-year effort to stop his brutal regime once and for all
ANCHORS: GLORIA BORGER
BORGER: All right, General, I'm going to switch gears on you just for one last question, because we've been watching all of the Democrats react to the news of Saddam Hussein's capture. You made a little bit of news on our show on November 6th when you said of General Wesley Clark that he was not going to get your vote, that was for certain, because General Hugh Shelton had said that he was not a man of character and integrity. And you said, quote, "If that's the case, he's not the right man for president as far as I'm concerned." Have you changed your mind?
SCHWARZKOPF: Well, again, 'if that's the case' was a very, very important statement. You know, I don't know to this date--there's never been any attempt to explore with Hugh Shelton what he meant by that. You know, there's never been any explanation as to why he was removed from command three months prior to his retirement. And, you know, what I really meant to say--and I think I put it that way--is these are things that need to be--you know, we need to know the answers as to why they were said. And once you know that, then that gives you more information upon which to base your fundamental decision in the future.
I don't know what lack of character caused Hugh Shelton to say that, I don't know what lack of integrity caused Hugh Shelton to say that, and I'd like to hear more about it. And basically I just don't think that that's been addressed that much. And obviously to a lot of people that's not an issue at all.
BORGER: OK. General Norman Schwarzkopf, thanks so much for being with us tonight.
SCHWARZKOPF: You're welcome.
Roher Hall's blog:
http://ann.forclark.com/story/2004/1/8/191653/0022