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| − | '''Ramsey Clark''' is a former Attorney General of the United States in the [[Johnson administration]] and radical liberal [[Democratic party]] activist. Clark is the son of [[Thomas Clark]] | + | '''Ramsey Clark''' is a former Attorney General of the United States in the [[Johnson administration]] and radical liberal [[Democratic party]] activist. Clark is the son of former Supreme Court Justice [[Thomas Clark]] who was Attorney General in the [[Truman administration]] during the investigation of [[FDR]] adviser and Soviet spy [[Alger Hiss]]. In the 1970s Clark served on the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) Advisory Board. In 1980, Clark took part in a "Crimes of America" <ref>[http://shadow.autono.net/sin001/clark.htm The Mysterious Ramsey Clark: Stalinist Dupe of Ruling Class Spook?], By Manny Goldstein. </ref> show trial conducted in Teheran during the [[Iranian hostage crisis]]. |
Clark claimed 1,000,000 Iraqis died because of UN sanctions prior to the removal of Saddam Hussein <ref>Hunger and Death in Iraq, [http://www.radioislam.org/islam/english/toread/clark.htm Letters from Ramsey Clark].</ref> Osama bin Laden also cited the sufferring of the Iraqi people under UN sanctions as a cause that motived the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] on the [[World Trade Center]]. | Clark claimed 1,000,000 Iraqis died because of UN sanctions prior to the removal of Saddam Hussein <ref>Hunger and Death in Iraq, [http://www.radioislam.org/islam/english/toread/clark.htm Letters from Ramsey Clark].</ref> Osama bin Laden also cited the sufferring of the Iraqi people under UN sanctions as a cause that motived the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] on the [[World Trade Center]]. | ||
Revision as of 04:54, May 15, 2007
Ramsey Clark is a former Attorney General of the United States in the Johnson administration and radical liberal Democratic party activist. Clark is the son of former Supreme Court Justice Thomas Clark who was Attorney General in the Truman administration during the investigation of FDR adviser and Soviet spy Alger Hiss. In the 1970s Clark served on the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) Advisory Board. In 1980, Clark took part in a "Crimes of America" [1] show trial conducted in Teheran during the Iranian hostage crisis.
Clark claimed 1,000,000 Iraqis died because of UN sanctions prior to the removal of Saddam Hussein [2] Osama bin Laden also cited the sufferring of the Iraqi people under UN sanctions as a cause that motived the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. [3] [4]
After Saddam Hussien's capture, Clark offered to defend Saddam at trial.
References
- ↑ The Mysterious Ramsey Clark: Stalinist Dupe of Ruling Class Spook?, By Manny Goldstein.
- ↑ Hunger and Death in Iraq, Letters from Ramsey Clark.
- ↑ Bin Laden's Declaration of War, 1998.
- ↑ 9/11 Commission ReportThe Foundation of the New Terrorism
External links
- Ramsey Clark, the war criminal's best friend, Ian Williams, Salon.com, June 21, 1999.
