Ramsey Clark

William Ramsey Clark (born December 18, 1927) served as the 66th United States Attorney General under President Lyndon Johnson. He is the son of Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark. He is a recipient of the Gandhi Peace Award.

Activism

Following his term he worked as a law professor and was active in the anti-Vietnam War movement. He visited North Vietnam in 1972. In 1974 he was the Democratic Party's candidate for the United States Senate from New York but lost to Jacob Javits.

Related Topics:
North Vietnam - 1972 - 1974 - Democratic Party - United States Senate - New York - Jacob Javits

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More recently, Clark has become notorious for his outspoken political views. He has also provided legal counsel and advice to controversial figures in conflict with the US or Western governments, including:

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:*NORML Advisory Board during late 1970s and early 1980s

Related Topics:
NORML - 1970s - 1980s

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:*Branch Davidian leader David Koresh

Related Topics:
Branch Davidian - David Koresh

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:*Antiwar activist Father Philip Berrigan

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:*American Indian prisoner Leonard Peltier

Related Topics:
American Indian - Leonard Peltier

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:*Crimes of America conference in Teheran in 1980

Related Topics:
Crimes of America - Teheran - 1980

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:*Liberian political figure Charles Taylor during his 1985 fight against extradition from the United States to Liberia

Related Topics:
Liberia - Political figure - Charles Taylor - 1985

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:*Elizaphan Ntakirutimana, a leader of the Rwandan genocide

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:*PLO leaders in a lawsuit brought by the family of Leon Klinghoffer, the wheelchair bound elderly tourist who was shot and tossed overboard from the hijacked Achille Lauro cruise ship by Palestinian terrorists in 1986

Related Topics:
PLO - Leon Klinghoffer - Achille Lauro

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:*The state of Iraq, serving as legal counsel for the Hussein regime.

Related Topics:
Iraq - Hussein

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:*Saddam Hussein, former leader of Iraq who was removed from power during a 2003 invasion led by the US

Related Topics:
Saddam Hussein - 2003 invasion - US

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:*Camilo Mejia, a US soldier who deserted his post claiming he did not want any part of an "oil-driven war"

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Clark is affiliated with VoteToImpeach, an organization advocating the impeachment of President George W. Bush. He has been an opponent of both Gulf Wars. He is the founder of the International Action Center, which has much overlapping membership with the Workers' World Party. Clark and the IAC helped found the anti-war group ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism).

Related Topics:
VoteToImpeach - Organization - Impeachment - President George W. Bush - Gulf War - International Action Center - Workers' World Party - ANSWER

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In December 2004, Clark went to Iraq to join the legal team defending Saddam Hussein before the Iraqi Special Tribunal in a trial expected in 2005.

Related Topics:
December 2004 - Iraqi Special Tribunal - 2005

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