I Salute You, General.

He was a rare breed--of the British Stiff Upper Lip and his coarse voice when he made a decision to stop the slide towards WW III, especially against the background of a hysterical Wesley Clark, sounded with authority. Boy, the world needed then, in 1999, a true British courage and toughness. And General Sir Mike Jackson delivered. 

General Sir Mike Jackson, the former head of the British army who commanded troops in the 2003 Iraq war, has died aged 80. The former chief of the general staff died on Tuesday surrounded by his family. Jackson, who was given the moniker “the Prince of Darkness” for his composed manner and gravelly voice, also served in senior command posts in Kosovo during the 1990s. The British army wrote on X: “It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the death of General Sir Mike Jackson GCB, CBE, DSO, on 15 October surrounded by his family. “General ‘Jacko’ served with distinction for over 40 years, finishing his career as Chief of the General Staff.

Russians today pay tribute to a real soldier.  

В Великобритании в возрасте 80 лет скончался отставной генерал Майкл Джексон, бывший начальник штаба Сухопутных сил страны, сообщают британские СМИ со ссылкой на Минобороны королевства и Совет ветеранов десанта. В историю он вошел как «самый разумный военный в НАТО», когда в 1999 году отказался выполнять приказ американского генерала Уэсли Кларка о штурме аэропорта Слатина в Приштине (Косово), который марш-броском заняли российские десантники. «Я не начну третью мировую войну из-за вас», – сказал тогда генерал Джексон американцу. Проявив тем самым ответственность, которая выше ответственности перед вышестоящим руководителем – ответственность ни много ни мало за судьбу всего человечества.

Translation: Retired General Michael Jackson, former Chief of Staff of the British Army, has died at the age of 80, British media reported, citing the UK Ministry of Defence and the Airborne Veterans Council. He went down in history as "the most sensible military man in NATO" when in 1999 he refused to carry out an order from US General Wesley Clark to storm the Slatina airport in Pristina (Kosovo), which Russian paratroopers had taken by force. "I will not start World War III because of you," General Jackson told the American. He thereby demonstrated a responsibility that is higher than responsibility to a superior - a responsibility for the fate of all mankind, no more and no less.

Rest In Peace General! You were a true soldier and a pride of United Kingdom. I salute you.

Russia will also remember you.