Difference between revisions of "Alan Clark"
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| − | Clark was implicated in the [[Arms-to-Iraq]] weapons deal, together with fellow Cercle members [[Jonathan Aitken]] and [[Paul Channon]].<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,,908301,00.html Britain's dirty secret], ''[[The Guardian]]'' (David Leigh and John Hooper), 6 March 2003.</ref><ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/bbc_parliament/3631539.stm</ref> During the 1992 [[Matrix Churchill]] Clark stated that "the interests of the West were best served by Iran and Iraq fighting each other, and the longer the better."<ref>[[Document:Maggie's Guilty Secret]]</ref> | + | Clark was implicated in the [[Arms-to-Iraq]] weapons deal, together with fellow Cercle members [[Jonathan Aitken]] and [[Paul Channon]].<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,,908301,00.html Britain's dirty secret], ''[[The Guardian]]'' (David Leigh and John Hooper), 6 March 2003.</ref><ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/bbc_parliament/3631539.stm</ref> During the 1992 [[Matrix Churchill]] trial, Clark stated that "the interests of [[the West]] were best served by [[Iran]] and [[Iraq]] fighting each other, and the longer the better."<ref>[[Document:Maggie's Guilty Secret]]</ref> The trial collapsed soon after Clark admitted being "economical with the actualite" regarding what he knew about arms exports to [[Iraq]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34912959 "The difference between lying and misleading"]</ref> |
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| Born | Alan Kenneth Mackenzie Clark 13 April 1928 London | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1999-09-05 (Age 71) Saltwood Castle, Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cause of death | brain tumour | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | UK | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Christ Church (Oxford) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Anglican | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Jane | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Bullingdon Club, Le Cercle | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bullingdon Club, Le Cercle, Minister for Defence Procurement...
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Alan Kenneth Mackenzie Clark was a UK politician who was a junior minister in Margaret Thatcher's governments at the Departments of Employment, Trade and Defence, and became a privy counsellor in 1991. His successor as Minister for Defence Procurement also attended Le Cercle.
Connections
Alan Clark attended Le Cercle.
Career
Alan Clark was Minister for Defence Procurement from 25 July 1989 to 14 April 1992, succeeded in that position by fellow Cercle Member (and later chairman), Jonathan Aitken.
Arms-to-Iraq
- Full article: Arms-to-Iraq
- Full article: Arms-to-Iraq
Clark was implicated in the Arms-to-Iraq weapons deal, together with fellow Cercle members Jonathan Aitken and Paul Channon.[1][2] During the 1992 Matrix Churchill trial, Clark stated that "the interests of the West were best served by Iran and Iraq fighting each other, and the longer the better."[3] The trial collapsed soon after Clark admitted being "economical with the actualite" regarding what he knew about arms exports to Iraq.[4]
Death
Alan Clark died of a brain tumor[5], which Peter Eyre compares to the assassinations of Gerald Bull and David Kelly.[6]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Cercle/1990 (Oman) | 30 November 1990 | 30 November 1990 | Oman Al Bustan Hotel & Al-Baraka Palace Muscat | Start/End dates uncertain |
References
- ↑ Britain's dirty secret, The Guardian (David Leigh and John Hooper), 6 March 2003.
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/bbc_parliament/3631539.stm
- ↑ Document:Maggie's Guilty Secret
- ↑ "The difference between lying and misleading"
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/08/world/alan-clark-a-british-scold-is-dead-at-71.html
- ↑ http://petereyrepatch.blogspot.com/2010/03/us-and-uk-lost-three-nuclear-weapons_04.html
