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JW Uncovers New Photos of Wesley Clark and Suspected War Criminal Recent photos uncovered by Judicial Watch provide disturbing evidence that General Wesley Clark hobnobbed with a suspected mass murderer. A photo obtained by Judicial Watch from the National Defense University through a Freedom of Information Act request, shows Clark shaking hands with Ratko Mladic, a former Serbian army commander who is the subject of multiple U.S. war crimes charges including "artillery attacks on civilians," and random acts of "mass murder." Another shows him engaging in a roundtable discussion with Mladic. "Wesley Clark's judgment must seriously be called into question," said JW President Tom Fitton. "At the time of Clark's visit, Mladic was known to be involved in the mass slaughter of innocent civilians. He deserved to be punished for his crimes, not greeted with open arms by a representative of the U.S. military." Indeed, on August 24, 1994, Clark, then a three-star lieutenant general, met with Mladic against the wishes of the U.S. State Department. According to The Washington Post, "On Friday, [August 26, 1994] and then again on Saturday, State Department officials said, they instructed [Clark] not to go, but he went anyway." During that meeting, according to press reports, Clark not only posed for pictures with Mladic, but he also accepted gifts from the Serbian army commander as well -- a bottle of brandy and a pistol. And, in a shocking act, Clark and Mladic exchanged military caps. "To exchange military gear with a suspected war criminal is a disgrace," continued Fitton. To this day, Mladic is a fugitive wanted by the U.N. war crimes tribunal. He is presumed to be hiding in Serbia. SIDEBAR: General Clark was reportedly involved in the siege and final assault near Waco, Texas that killed at least 82 people including women, children and infants. According to Fox News, "Clark was, at the time, head of an army division that supplied fuel, sandbags and possibly ammunition to civilian law enforcement in Waco. It is known that Clark's deputy at the time took part in a critical Justice Department meeting five days before the fiery and fatal siege of the compound."
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