Free Mumia
Free Lynne
These are just three of the political prisoners that the US government holds, and one of them is on death row. I've known people who have been hunted by the government for their political views. I've been threatened with felony charges for my own actions. This is real, and these people are real.
Mumia was a Black Panther member and radical journalist. He saw a policeman (you know the proper name for this guy, the three letter one, but I'm not using it just for expediency) beating his brother and intervened. The cop got shot and Mumia was blamed despite the fact that no gun was ever found, another man confessed, and a human being has EVERY bloody right to shoot a cop if that officer is abusing his power and abusing a member of their family because of their race. I would very much have liked to see whoever did the killing in Mumia's trial at Ruby Ridge, the LA riots, Pine Ridge, a certain bathroom in a New York police station, or Waco.
Leonard Peltier is accused of murdering (read defending himself from) FBI officials who were assaulting an Indian reservation because of their involvement in the struggle for Native American rights. Once again there was no evidence. They just wanted to make an example. Leonard and Mumia are both heroes, REGARDLESS of whether they're actually "guilty" of these crimes or not. However they are assuredly not guilty of anything except being the wrong color. They are just the most well known of the political prisoners being held by the American regime.
If you want to learn more visit the two sites linked above, or read any of Mumia's books. You can also hear about Mumia in the song "Voice of the Voiceless" by Rage Against the Machine.
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This post has been edited by J m HofMarN: 24 April 2005 - 11:02 PM