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Then you know nothing of the facts. There was no order to "storm" any occupied position. None. It didn't happen.

For reasons I don't care to get into here, I was watching the situation very closely that day - and I remember well how it came down, at least as reported. Nothing I have seen since contradicts that, except for a bunch of yayhoos who want to mischaracterize the exchange between Clark and Jackson.

Not even Jackson supports your version of the story. But I'm sure that won't stop you from repeating it over and over.

"Then you know nothing of the facts. There was no order to "storm" any occupied position. None. It didn't happen."

Oh please.

"Clark also ordered British general Michael Jackson to storm Pristina airport"
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2003/sep2003/clar-s29.shtml

"Clark made another boo-boo. When he discovered that a unit of some 200 Russian peacekeepers from Bosnia was on the way to secure the Pristina airport, he ordered the British general, Michael Jackson, to use the British and French paratroopers to storm the airport. This would have caused the most frightening crisis with Russia since the Cold War end. The British general openly defied him and refused to obey the order: "I'm not going to start WWIII for you." Jackson got full support from the British Government, while Clark was brushed-off in Washington.
*Vojin Joksimovich, Ph.D., is the author of "Kosovo Crisis: A Study in Foreign Policy Mismanagement."
http://news.serbianunity.net/press/suc285.html

"In the summer of 1999, the Russian forces left their bases in BiH without any permission, and went toward Kosovo, entering the province before NATO. After they (Russians) occupied the Pristina Airport, NATO Supreme Commander, General Wesley Clark, ordered an attack against the Russians, but British General Jackson disobeyed this order, saying that it would start “World War III”. NATO enforced the isolation of the Russian forces at the airfield by preventing Russian planes from flying over Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary carrying Special Forces. NATO and Russia came to an agreement on this issue by putting Russian soldiers under NATO command. (pg 12/96) - H.O."
http://www.tfeagle.army.mil/tfeno/hardcopy.asp?date=04/13/03

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