FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL RAMSEY CLARK TO SPEAK
Antiwar activist's visit comes just three days before big Washington peace march posted 12/10/02

"The United States is the greatest purveyor of violence on earth…An attack by the U.S. on Iraq would violate the Constitution and laws of the United States requiring impeachment, trial before the U.S. Senate and criminal charges in federal courts against President Bush and all officials responsible."
-Excerpt from Clark's letter to the United Nations, July 29, 2002

The U.S. may go to war against Iraq at the end of January, and thousands of marchers will gather in Washington and San Francisco on Jan. 18 to try to stop it. Just three days before these mass protests, Ramsey Clark-an outspoken voice in the antiwar movement-will speak at Adrian College.

RAMSEY CLARK'S BIOGRAPHY:
John F. Kennedy appointed Clark assistant attorney general in 1961. Clark then served as attorney general under Lyndon Johnson from 1967 to 1969. During his lifetime, he has been very active in efforts to end political repression and human rights violations. His controversial views are considered leftist and extreme by some, and lifesaving to others. He has provided legal defense for those accused of war crimes in Rwanda and Kosovo, and has been an outspoken critic of U.S. actions in Iraq since the Gulf War.

THE ADRIAN COLLEGE VISIT:
Clark will speak in Adrian College's Dawson Auditorium at 12:15 p.m. on Jan. 15, as part of the Convocation speaker series. The speech is free and open to the public. There may be limited time for interviews beforehand; call if interested.

ABOUT THE PEACE MARCH:
Clark's speech is scheduled just three days before the Jan. 18 demonstrations in Washington, D.C., and San Francisco to protest war in Iraq and demand the elimination of U.S. weapons of mass destruction. Clark officially endorses the demonstration, and it is being promoted through the International Action Center (IAC), a major antiwar organization that he founded. According to recent media accounts, the Bush administration may go to war after it receives reports on weapons inspections on Jan. 27.