Ramsey Clark dies; LBJ's attorney general became harsh critic of U.S. policies
In court, he represented declared foes of the United States including Slobodan Milosevic and Saddam Hussein.
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In court, he represented declared foes of the United States including Slobodan Milosevic and Saddam Hussein.
Ramsey Clark, attorney general who became a critic of U.S. policies, dies at 93 Emma Brown © Helayne Seidman/for The Washington Post Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark in 2002. Ramsey Clark, who was U.S. attorney general under President Lyndon B. Johnson and then, after leaving government service, redefined himself as a relentless critic of American foreign policy and as a courtroom defender of widely reviled figures such as former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, died April 9 at his home in New York City. He was 93. The death was confirmed by a great-niece, Sharon We...
Ramsey Clark, Ex-US Justice Official And Saddam Hussein's Lawyer, Dies At 93 By AFP News on April 11 2021 7:15 AM Ramsey Clark, who promoted civil rights as America's top law enforcement official in the 1960s but later helped defend Saddam Hussein and Slobodan Milosevic in court, has died at 93. The often controversial liberal figure and former attorney general died April 9 at his home in New York City, a niece, Sharon Welch, told US media. No cause of death was given. His political arc was extraordinary. While serving under president Lyndon Johnson, Clark's Justice Department pr...
By EMMA BROWN | The Washington Post | Published: April 10, 2021 Ramsey Clark, who was U.S. attorney general under President Lyndon B. Johnson and then, after leaving government service, redefined himself as a relentless critic of American foreign policy and as a courtroom defender of widely reviled figures such as former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, died April 9 at his home in New York City. He was 93. The death was confirmed by a great-niece, Sharon Welch. The precise cause was not immediately known. The son of conservative Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark, Clark grew up in the lap...
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