The Cornell University chapter of the National Lawyers Guild is hosting a lecture by former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark. Clark will speak in the Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium on the Cornell campus Tuesday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. The talk is free and open to the public.

Co-sponsors of the event include the Cornell Law School; the Cornell Peace Studies Program; the Committee on United States/Latin American Relations; the Public Interest Law Union; the Berger International Studies Program; the Durland Alternatives Library; and the Center for Religion, Ethics and Social Policy.

The title of Clark's talk will be "The Fire This Time: U.S. War Crimes in the Gulf," which also is the title of his 1994 book about U.S. operations in Iraq. Clark will discuss the recent operations of the U.S. military in Iraq as well as current U.S. policy on the Middle East region.

Clark has led several delegations to Iraq on "fact-finding" missions since the 1991 Gulf War. These visits include a 2,000-mile tour Clark led in February 1991 in Iraq to survey the damage of "Desert Storm" operations. This visit culminated in the release of his film "Nowhere to Hide," documenting the damage.

The son of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark, Ramsey Clark received his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Chicago and his M.A. in American history from the University of Texas.

Clark was nominated as assistant attorney general of the United States in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy, serving until 1965, and was nominated as deputy attorney general by President Lyndon B. Johnson, serving until 1967. He then was nominated to be U.S. attorney general, and he served in that post until Jan. 20, 1969. While in the Justice Department, Clark spearheaded innovative programs in criminal law enforcement, prison reform, civil rights, civil liberties, antitrust enforcement and federal judicial functions.

Since 1969 Clark has been active worldwide in efforts to end political repression and human rights violations. He is author or co-author of numerous books and articles, has lectured at more than 150 universities, testified before the U.S. Congress, state legislatures and foreign parliaments

on more than 100 occasions and served numerous national and international organizations related to political and civil liberties. Clark holds honorary degrees from more than 20 universities and currently is practicing law in fields including international law, constitutional law, criminal justice, the death penalty, human rights, civil rights and the First Amendment.

For more information on Clark's visit, contact Erin Sheehan at (607) 255-7293, ers10@cornell.edu, or Jeff Vogt at (607) 255-7293.