RAPID FIRE - Silver Bullets

(Attribution:Tom Rinaldo)
The Author of "No Place to Hide", Robert O'Harrow Jr., fully vouches for Clark and the brief work he did on behalf of Axiom regarding screening plane passengers for possible terrorists trying to board immediately after 911 (I assume that's what you are talking about - Clark hasn't worked with them for years)

Here's what O'Harrow had to say about Clark and his involvement with Acxiom at this conference held in 2003:

"“NO PLACE TO HIDE: WHERE THE DATA REVOLUTION MEETS HOMELAND SECURITY”

MODERATOR:
P. J. CROWLEY, SENIOR FELLOW, CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS

FEATURING:
GENERAL WESLEY K. CLARK
JAMES X. DEMPSEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND TECHNOLOGY
NUALA O’CONNOR KELLY, CHIEF PRIVACY OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
ROBERT O’HARROW, JR., REPORTER, WASHINGTON POST; AUTHOR, NO PLACE TO HIDE

ROBERT O’HARROW:
"...There is a guy that I think many of us in the room respect and admire deeply, General Clark, and he serves as a great example of someone who was deeply involved in representing a company called Axiom. And Acxiom was one of those companies that responded with – I know that from my reporting – very patriotic motives. They had a lot of that as a marketer and they shared it and they shared it to good effect; it helped. They also saw ways that they could change their business model and become part of the security industrial complex. And one of the people that was helping open doors for Axiom in Washington was General Clark. The reason I raise that is because I kept finding that General Clark got to places before I did and people spoke admiringly of his ability to say what he knew, to say what he didn’t know, to play it straight, and to in every case do it in the smart way, which is why people respect him."

Clark's with the good guys on this one, not the good old boys network.

Democrats have supported NED since it was created, including Edwards, Feingold, Clinton, Gore, Wellstone, etc....

Few people truly understand how NED works, what it has done, and why it is in existence.

I hope the following detailed information helps those who are simply misinformed or are into suspicion based on accusatory guilt by simple association!

Some Historical background: NED has been in existence since 1984, and was organized at the time to fight communism in concert with the Pope and Poland's Soledarity Movement led by Lech Waleza, Poland's first democratically elected President.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/special_report/1999/09/99/iron_curtain/timelines/poland_80.stm

FACTS: NED is a govermental organization, not a secret organization. It has been funded every year, under all administrations since 1984. Clinton/Gore did not see fit to get rid of such an organization, nor did either Republican or Democratic congress throughout to the present. Senators vote on NED funding every year.

NED's official mission is to "help strengthen Democratric Institutions around the world".

Reputation: Like all government organizations, depending on the administration in power, NED has been used towards both good and BAD ends... as the Left and Right BOTH get to direct where funds go. The funds are dispursed through the following four organizations (two are Democratic/Labor & two are Republican), with a majority of funding (approx 40%) going to labor.

How It Works: "The NED sends its money overseas either through direct grants to foreign organizations or through four NED core institutes: the American Center for International Labor Solidarity (ACILS), the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), the International Republican Institute (IRI), and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)."

NED has always had SEVERAL Democrats on its board at any one time....some of whom were or are presently in Congress, including: Sen. Bob Graham(Fla), Rep. Gregory Meeks (N.Y.), Howard Wolpe(Michigan), Lee Hamilton(Indiana), Matthew McHugh (NY), Evan Bayh (Indiana). Clark was a Clinton appointee.

There are also Labor Representatives: