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  The General: Did Clark Fail to Salute?
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Last EditedArmyDem  Jan 25, 2004 02:04pm
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News DateSunday, January 25, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionWes Clark won a war, but ran afoul of his Pentagon masters and lost his job. Here's how. A NEWSWEEK exclusive

By Evan Thomas and T. Trent Gegax

Newsweek Feb. 2 issue - One of the most damning charges against retired Gen. Wesley Clark has also been the vaguest. After Clark entered the Democratic race last September, Gen. Hugh Shelton, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters that Clark had been sacked as commander of NATO forces after the 1999 Balkans war because of "integrity and character issues." Shelton has refused to comment further, and Clark's civilian boss, the then Defense Secretary William Cohen, has also remained silent.
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