Soldier-turned-singer: US ordered me to attack Russian troops

[babsbunny]

Soldier-turned-singer: US ordered me to attack Russian troops

By Daniel Tencer
Sunday, November 14th, 2010 -- 4:52 pm

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/singer-ordered-attack-russian-troops/

A British pop singer who served during the war in Kosovo says he refused an order from US Gen. Wesley Clark to attack 200 Russian troops, a move he says could have started World War 3.

James Blunt, most famous for his 2005 hit song "You're Beautiful," recounted to the BBC his experience in the taking of Pristina airfield in Kosovo in 1999. When 30,000 NATO troops arrived to take the airfield, they were surprised to find Russian troops had already occupied it.

According to a BBC documentary, the Russians had evidently believed that their role in peace-making efforts with Serbia meant they would be allowed to control a portion of Kosovo under their own flag, and so occupied the airfield.

[w8liftinglady]

1. his song..."No Bravery"..was written especially with this in mind

it still makes me...and him...cry.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2z6vj_james-blunt-no-bravery_music

[Recursion]

2. As much as I love Clark, his handling of Kosovo was atrocious

And he was so pissed off when the Russians stole the march on him that this sadly doesn't surprise me.