[CyberAnt]

I have a simpler explanation. Hillary bought him.

Clarke's friendship with Rand Beers, puts him in almost direct continued connection to Hillary. She already knew him from 8 years in the WH. What better shill than someone of his supposed stature to take down the Bush WH and repaint Clinton as the only one who really did anything about terror.

Hillary's book - Simon & Schuster.
Clarke's book - Simon & Schuster = CBS = Viacom (who is Hillary's largest donor).

[ReleaseTheHounds]

I wouldn't doubt that Hillary bought him... Knowing how cheap she is, I wouldn't be surprised if she had George Soros contribute a few $ million... I'm sure he would see this as a faster path to defeating Bush than even running lying advertisements through MoveOn.SLIME.