This came in today from a great snoop. Another absolutely clear indication that a global, or at least hemispheric conflict is in the offing. Too much drug capital has accumulated in South America and it must be re-captured. The cover story in the June FTW deals with this topic. It mails tomorrow. Mike Ruppert www.copvcia.com www.suppressedwriters.com FreeRepublic.com "A Conservative News Forum" [ Last | Latest Posts | Latest Articles | Self Search | Add Bookmark | Post | Abuse | Help! ] Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works. Ex-NATO commander seems lined up to take Stephens Inc. position Crime/Corruption News Keywords: CLARK, NATO, STEPHENS Source: Ark. Dem-Gaz Published: 29 June'00 Author: SANDY DAVIS Posted on 06/29/2000 04:42:30 PDT by NDCORUP Ex-NATO commander seems lined up to take Stephens Inc. position SANDY DAVIS ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Gen. Wesley Clark, NATO's European supreme allied commander for the past three years, apparently will accept a six-month appointment with Stephens Inc., the Little Rock-based investment banking firm, sources said Wednesday. Warren Stephens, president and chief executive officer of Stephens Inc., said Wednesday that he could not confirm Clark's apparent new relationship with the firm. "We're going to make an announcement tomorrow concerning this," Stephens said. "But we are not yet in a position to say anything. We are trying to work out some things on behalf of General Clark." Stephens did not elaborate on what he was referring to. He did say that he knew Clark and liked him. "I can say that Gen. Clark is a wonderful and fine man," Stephens said. Clark apparently would be working with Vernon Weaver in Washington, D.C. Weaver is the former American ambassador to the European Union stationed in Brussels and has been a longtime Stephens Inc. employee. Clark could not be reached Wednesday for comment at his home in Virginia. Clark, a four-star general and a graduate of Little Rock's Hall High School, told friends at his retirement ceremony Friday at Fort Myer, Va., that he would work with Stephens, sources said. "He was through here a couple of weeks ago," Frank Thomas, a Stephens' spokesman, said Wednesday. "We have discussed the possibility of his affiliation with us. As I understand, he has talked with others on Wall Street and other places, but as yet there has been no final decision." If Clark, 55, does begin working in the international investment world, it won't be any more daunting that the last three years of his life. Until last week when he retired, he was head of the U.S. European Command and its 109,000 U.S. troops and was the supreme allied commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization based in Mons, Belgium. His military career began after he graduated first in the West Point class of 1966. While holding many top-ranking posts during his career, he hit his stride during the Balkan conflicts :-). He was a key peace negotiator in the Bosnia accords at Dayton. But his most recent acclaim was as NATO's war hero -- the man who guided the alliance in the first war it ever waged. Clark led NATO, a 19-nation coalition created in 1949 to defend Europe and the United States in the Cold War, through the 78-day war on Yugoslavia that began March 24, 1999, over events in the Serbian province of Kosovo. Among those he negotiated with during the Balkan conflicts are the likes of Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic, someone Clark described as "selfish, ruthless, smart, and extraordinarily manipulative, fluent in English, a skilled player and a trained warrior. He enslaves people with fear." Clark said he was trying to get Milosevic to stop the Serbians from killing ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. Washington officials have said that Clark's strong stand in the Bal-kans may have also lead to an early end to his career. Defense Secretary William Cohen and Gen. H. Hugh Shelton, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had arranged for Clark to leave his post a few months early. Gen. Joseph W. Ralston, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was named as Clark's replacement to both posts. The official explanation was that bureaucracy was to blame. Ralston's term as vice chairman had ended Feb. 29, and unless he was appointed to a new post within two months, he had to retire, officials have said. But Pentagon officials quietly acknowledge a different reason as well: that Clark argued several positions contrary to those held by top Defense Department officials. The most important of those contrary positions was whether a limited air war against Serbia would force Serb troops from Kosovo. Clark wanted to use much more firepower, a position that, in hindsight, many consider correct. His superiors, including President Clinton and many Europeans leaders, often disagreed with that position. As recently as January, Clark said the conflicts will not end unless Milosvic "leaves." Clark also said in January that it was time for him to leave the military. "I have no plans right now," he said. "I've held the highest position, and it's been an honor. It's time to get out now." Information contained in this article was contributed by David Smith of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. This article was published on Thursday, June 29, 2000 They MUST all be Cousins! 1 Posted on 06/29/2000 04:42:30 PDT by NDCORUP [ Reply | Private Reply | Top | Last ] To: NDCORUP Random thoughts: *If memory serves, Stephens was key to financing clintoon's 1992 campaign at a crucial juncture. *Just who designated this "war hero" status? *The pay-offs just continue to roll. He won't be writing truthful memoirs for a while. 2 Posted on 06/29/2000 04:58:47 PDT by rightazrain [ Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | Top | Last ] To: rightazrain Your memory serves right, Stephens bailed out Slick in a big way. "*Just who designated this "war hero" status?" This Sandy Davis that wrote the article. Probably likes Clarkes Perfume! 3 Posted on 06/29/2000 05:06:54 PDT by NDCORUP [ Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | Top | Last ] To: NDCORUP Seems to me I heard a report on the radio within the past two weeks that Clark is to get a post with some international security think tank in Washington. Is that news now superseded by this? Or will Clark have two jobs? I wonder if this Stephens job will be in Arkansas or in Washington or elsewhere. 4 Posted on 06/29/2000 05:20:10 PDT by aristeides ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [ Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | Top | Last ] To: NDCORUP Is Stephens, Inc. affiliated with Robertson Stephens, the brokerage with coverage on Oracle? 5 Posted on 06/29/2000 05:29:46 PDT by Ijo [ Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | Top | Last ] To: NDCORUP Is Warren Stephens related to Jackson Stephens? 6 Posted on 06/29/2000 05:40:43 PDT by Earn Your Vote [ Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | Top | Last ] To: Ijo "Is Stephens, Inc. affiliated with Robertson Stephens, the brokerage with coverage on Oracle?" I haven't found ties in an Edgar search -- II. (a) Paul H. Stephens. (b) 555 California Street, Suite 2600 San Francisco, CA 94104 (c) Paul H. Stephens is Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, and a shareholder, of Robertson, Stephens & Company, Incorporated. No. of Shares Name of Beneficially Percentage of Beneficial Owner Owned Class(1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robertson, Stephens & Company, Incorporated 237,000 (2) 6.76% Paul H. Stephens 237,000 (3) 6.76% Sanford R. Robertson 237,000 (4) 6.76% Michael G. McCaffery 237,000 (4) 6.76% G. Randy Hecht 237,000 (4) 6.76% Kenneth R. Fitzsimmons 237,000 (4) 6.76% 7 Posted on 06/29/2000 05:44:31 PDT by NDCORUP [ Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | Top | Last ] To: NDCORUP Thanks for the info. The investment connection raises questions in light of the Oracle revelations. 8 Posted on 06/29/2000 05:56:46 PDT by Ijo [ Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | Top | Last ] To: Earn Your Vote " NAT, L.C. ("NAT") is a limited liability company formed to acquire the Times from Thomson. n1 Various Stephens family trusts own ninety-five percent (95%) of NAT's stock, and Jack Stephens is NAT's chairman. The Stephens family business began with the partnership of two brothers, Jack Stephens and Witt Stephens, who went on to build the [*4] largest investment banking firm off Wall Street. Stephens family assets are now dispersed among Jack Stephens, his son (Warren Stephens), his brother Witt Stephen's widow (Bess Stephens), and her three children (W.R. Stephens, Jr., Pamela Stephens Rose and Elizabeth Ann Stephens Campbell)." >From this lawsuit --- Lawsuit 9 Posted on 06/29/2000 05:58:38 PDT by NDCORUP [ Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | Top | Last ] To: NDCORUP Gen. Wesley Clark gets a six month appointment to Stephens Inc. and the article's author isn't the least bit curious on what the hell a six month appointment is all about? What sort of "appointment" might this Arkansas native turned NATO commander have gotten from a firm steeped in Indonesian-ethnic Chinese influence and money that created clinton out of ozark clay and breathed life into him from nothingness? What sort of work might Clark be doing with Vernon Weaver on behalf of the Riadys? Maybe Vernon needs some help interpreting a few remaining Commerce dept. classified documents John Huang gave to daughter Vanessa Weaver? This is evidently a project of some sort, one which they expect to be finished with by the end of the year. 10 Posted on 06/29/2000 06:31:58 PDT by Eroteme [ Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | Top | Last ] To: NDCORUP Stephens Inc. has indeed played a significant role, albeit behind the scenes, in the Clinton administration. Former Secretary of the Navy John Dalton (Naval Academy '64), was a former Stephens executive. He came to Stephens from a string of failed Texas Savings and Loan debacles that cost tax payers a $100 million. At Stephens he became a FOB and a key Clinton supporter helping finance Clinton's run for the WH. He was subsequently appointed Sec. of the Navy in '93 by Clinton. We all know what a deplorable state the Navy is in today ... Dalton is viewed as having done more damage to the U.S. Navy than Japanese Admiral Yamamoto managed in all of WWII. 11 Posted on 06/29/2000 06:33:35 PDT by BluH2o [ Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | Top | Last ] To: aristeides Since the Stephens appointment is only a six-month stint, it wouldn't be likely to preclude the think tank job. 12 Posted on 06/29/2000 06:35:38 PDT by Eroteme [ Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | Top | Last ] To: Eroteme,BluH2o "This is evidently a project of some sort, one which they expect to be finished with by the end of the year" That's a detail that SHOULD be disturbing. And it should be re-emphasized that Wes Clark is another one of those "Rhodes Scholars"! 13 Posted on 06/29/2000 06:41:23 PDT by NDCORUP [ Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | Top | Last ] To: Ijo Is Stephens, Inc. affiliated with Robertson Stephens, the brokerage with coverage on Oracle? No. Different firms. 14 Posted on 06/29/2000 07:25:19 PDT by Romulus [ Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | Top | Last ] To: NDCORUP Ex-NATO commander seems lined up to take Stephens Inc. position I know nobody cares, but for the record: This Stinks. 15 Posted on 06/29/2000 07:26:20 PDT by Romulus [ Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | Top | Last ] To: Ijo "Sanford R. Robertson 237,000 (4) 6.76%" of Robertson Stephens. let's see: * isn't Sanford a big demo donor? * doesn't charles smith of softwars consider Sanford to have provided encryption capabilities to chinese? * isn't oracle currently involved in "developing" damaging information on microsoft? * isn't microsoft under investigation by DOJ for anti trust activities? does anybody smell something here? 16 Posted on 06/29/2000 07:33:31 PDT by thinden [ Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | Top | Last ] To: NDCORUP Geez. These people make me sick... 17 Posted on 06/29/2000 07:35:53 PDT by John Huang Is A Chinese Spy [ Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | Top | Last ] To: John Huang Is A Chinese Spy "Geez. These people make me sick..." I've said it before, they InterBreed like Rats! :-) I wonder who the cousins are in this 'deal'? 18 Posted on 06/29/2000 08:46:48 PDT by NDCORUP [ Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | Top | Last ] To: thinden I thought you might see some familar names. 19 Posted on 06/29/2000 08:47:41 PDT by NDCORUP [ Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | Top | Last ] To: thinden Hey, scroll up and look at Wes' ears. They're pointy! See, he ain't so Pretty After All! (But he wears a LOT of perfume.:-) 20 Posted on 06/29/2000 08:50:00 PDT by NDCORUP [ Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | Top | Last ] To: BluH2o And, wasn't Dalton Sec of the Navy when Admiral Boorda was mur...uh, at the time of Admiral Boorda's untimely death? 21 Posted on 06/29/2000 08:51:59 PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt [ Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | Top | Last ] To: Freedom'sWorthIt Go ahead, say it. Boorda was murdered. Either that or he holds the world's record for suicide speed. In little more than an hour he made the decision to commit suicide, typed two letters in the car as he drove from the Pentagon to his home in D.C., went into his home to get a gun and then returned to his front lawn to shoot himself in the chest -- all with his driver in hot pursuit behind him the whole time and over an interview with Newsweek magazine that he could have cancelled at any time... 22 Posted on 06/29/2000 09:33:03 PDT by John Huang Is A Chinese Spy [ Reply | Private Reply | To 21 | Top | Last ] To: NDCORUP well, after all, he's now a hero, and he can wear anything he likes. re: familiar names - what's interesting is the names you don't see (like the former employee-bag men/current cons in florida, kansas, and arkinsaw that were convicted of bribing local pols in order to get the municipal bond underwritings). actually, I expect clark to capitalize on his NATO connections providing a "springboard" for underwriting new corporate & municipal finance issues to rebuild bosnia. they'll prolly call it "the stephen's plan" 23 Posted on 06/29/2000 09:36:59 PDT by thinden [ Reply | Private Reply | To 20 | Top | Last ] To: thinden, John Huang is a Chinese Spy, Boyd Take a look at this new "six month appointment" --- Deals 24 Posted on 06/29/2000 09:42:22 PDT by NDCORUP [ Reply | Private Reply | To 23 | Top | Last ] To: thinden "well, after all, he's now a hero, and he can wear anything he likes" Speaking of declared heros, Just saw the newest Sturgeon General on TV on something last night. Told Wife/Cousin to note the Ribbons over the Left pocket (where campaint ribbons go). Dang! Now THAT'S a HERO! I din't git hardly none, and my Wife/Cousin thinks I'M a hero! :-) Of course, I think Joycelyn out done us all ;-) She even got one for Master something or the other I've heard. 25 Posted on 06/29/2000 10:00:31 PDT by NDCORUP [ Reply | Private Reply | To 23 | Top | Last ] To: NDCORUP it sure wasn't masterMIND. 26 Posted on 06/29/2000 10:05:12 PDT by thinden [ Reply | Private Reply | To 25 | Top | Last ] To: thinden There seems to be a LOT of activity/positioning going on right now --- CIA 27 Posted on 06/29/2000 10:48:20 PDT by NDCORUP [ Reply | Private Reply | To 26 | Top | Last ] To: thinden "it sure wasn't masterMIND" No, it sticks in my mind that it had something to do with Fishing. Cuttin' Bait, baiting hooks, handling bait..... I'm not sure, but she was definitely hung up on baitin'! 28 Posted on 06/29/2000 10:51:55 PDT by NDCORUP [ Reply | Private Reply | To 26 | Top | Last ] To: Wallaby 29 Posted on 06/29/2000 10:54:11 PDT by Askel5 [ Reply | Private Reply | To 28 | Top | Last ] To: NDCORUP Eroteme I hope this project is only limited to the usual financial scams like the lucrative "rebuilding" of that which they themselves caused to be destroyed, but I'm afraid it may be worse. The six month "appointment" has an ominous ring. The time frame could fit a count down when you consider that Reno officially takes full control of the Gestapo in October. General Strangelove and Vernon Weaver have the Brussels/Chicom (via Riady) connections covered. Internal/external, domestic/international... Evidentally they don't expect it to take very long--October, November, December? Of course, it's probably just the usual financial scam. They could have all the necessary contracts sowed up in 6 months too, and that's what it probably is. I'm gonna be really nervous long about October though. 30 Posted on 06/29/2000 12:14:33 PDT by Sal [ Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | Top | Last ] To: Sal ". The six month "appointment" has an ominous ring." Yeah, but only to those of us that have "Those Suspicions". We're KooK's, ya know? 31 Posted on 06/29/2000 12:20:51 PDT by NDCORUP [ Reply | Private Reply | To 30 | Top | Last ] To: Sal "The time frame could fit a count down when you consider that Reno officially takes full control of the Gestapo in October." I really don't think Shakey the Cat can make it that long. Her Mind still works, she still has Free Will( a gift from God), and she above all except God knows what she has done. 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