A SNITCH:
THE STREETS

) Asafo

mics betveen Blacks and

> ones In pover - It Is

sadvantage of Blacks (as

> whito man to saltch or

uite frankly, It Is do-
- IRON-EYE

1y, one of the most abhorred and hat=
be In the business worild, -an exciluslve
-traternity (so-calted gang), or In +:

author[+yus Conversely, when Black and other non-whites cooperste with the
oppressive government — In the veln of being s Law Ablding Citizen, especially
T ethnic group, makes. them not

at the peril or detriment to their ovn end
only snitches, but traltors as well, and subject to the penslitles, of tressont

Such qulsiing determined the fate of one of the Black Lideration Movement's

sost beloved and promising leaders: Comrade Fred Hampton, who was brutally

qunned down by the FBI and Chicago police = atter being provided blusprint
v and_other fnformation,by a snitch; A tralt-

schematlcs of -1t "sate hous.

or, ¥ho felt he was dofng the tRight Thing'. His name Is WIlllem OrNeal

*The best reasdy for a fralfor Is a bullet.
- STREET EDICT.

In fact, many Black Liberation warrlors were elfher asssasinated or Imprison-—
ed vIth the collsborative etforts of SNITCHES. In meny cases these snitches
viz

were (strateglcally) Inflitrated Into Black Liberatlon organizations,
The Black Pamther Party, The Natlon Of Islam, The Black Guerrilla Femlly/Llberation Army, The 5%
per-capltalist class soclety) openly wor-
the (fatal) mistake of desnlng: scmeons

recters, thelr principles, or.thelr meri+s
oy wear, the cars they drive and = host of

itered. S/he Is motivated by wanton narcls-
> or soclal Interests above hls or har own.
10 can best serve his or her [PERSONALI In-

PPORTUNIST SNITCH who squealed on warrTor
Freedom-Fighter, who was planning 2
throughout the state of Virglnle, back
tore it could be fully carrled out. The
briel wes charged with sedi+lon, [mockl
nged.

rike a mighty blow at the wretched slave
ed by the opportunist snitch. Nonethe lass

An example of +his can be gleaned from the pages of recent Mafla hlstory,with
Infamous snitch Sammy The Bull belng s sallent figure for snitching on famous
fnob boss Jobn Gottl. Sammy vas excused odr thirteen (admitted) murders In ex-
change for his testimeny. And he eventuslly returned to the streets (unpro-

tected). He was even srrested agaln, for running & multi-allllon dollar drug
Flng. He apparently hss no fear of reprisal. And the fact that he fs still

alive, in spite of sald lack of protection, Is a testamenf to the times In
which we Ilve. In fact, It has even opened the ficed.gates for a throng of

other 'WISE GUY' types, who opt to cooperate with the government as a wey of
In this context, the once sacred code of OMERTA (CODE OF
lore Tn the annals of so-cal-

staply dofng busfness.
SILENCE) Is = rellc, and only exIsts as mere folk

led Matla history.
Another example can be discerned from the brief history of Philsdelphia‘s
Junlor Black Mafls (JBM), and Its Infamous snitch Rodney "Frog" Carson, who ratted
on his alleged boss (and others). And Just Iike Samay The Buli, he remalins in
the hood (unprotected). The fact thet he Is still alive Is blasphemy to the

+ codes and I+s (professed) adherents.

str

e T4y = an

obvious one, as It Is no blg secret +hat
n government openly wields Its manlpulat
clety. ot large, and clearly prolong I+s
t Informants.

Teal, racist white pover structure such as
what I3 commonly referred to as a SUB-CULT-
mpasses the many respective ethnic groups
ty, e.g., CHINA TOWN, LITILE ODESSA (RUSSIAN COMMU-
€ BLACK COLONY (THE HOOD/GHETTO), among others. And
ub-cultural, ethnlc groups, .exists a core
condenns snitching. This was especlally so
ne). The same for other soclal taboos that
o v1d, but not necessarily Ilmited, to, the
Iter.

ovth and rapldity of snitching among Blacks
our old treditions, thereby allowing the
to the culture. The consclous elders of
nactive In thelr condemnation of this sha-
ture vulnerable to the repressive white

Intelllgence Program [COINTELPRO] headed by then FEI

secret police or Counter
mong the Pan-Afriksn Revo-

director . Edgar Hoover, spread a viclous rumor
lutlonsry community that comrade Kvams Ture was sn informent. This wes dome In

an etfort to cause revoluticnaries to shun him. However, rether than shrink
from or succumb to such spurlous detractlons - he openly challenged the govern-
ment to prove I+. Nesdless to say, they couldn't, as a Ife always fells apart
In the presence of truth. Conrade Kuame Ture's reputstion vas promptly restored,
and he contlnued to struggle on behalf of Afrikans here In +he hells of Ameri-
kkka and ‘In the breader dlaspora - untll he eventually succumbed to cancer,
which was purported to be the CIA's wespon of cholce,to sssassinate him.

It Is the duty of all (FBI) agents to convert targeted
subjects frto Infornants; espectal Iy blacks:®
- TYRONE: POMERS [EX-FB AGENTH

Anothier more tamlllar tactic which, belleve I+ or not, [s still used today,
“Priscner's Dilemma® method which entalls the

ulth unbellevable success Is the
separating of two (or more) so-called co-conspirators and leading the other(s)

+hrough Iles & decelt, to belleve that the other(s) are willlng to cooperate;
thereby ellciting definitive testimony from fat least one) agalnst the other (s)

© (reai=lite) TV show QPS, vhere tro young
pollce for what sppeared to be DWB (Drjy-
¥ were both ordored from the veniete. iy
Icors: searched the tuo nen while the atrir
19 the car found o handgun. Sotn men ware

or then asked one of fine young men whe the

' replled: "it's his car, ask hia", reterring ¥o
(4140t vant to tlet-out sniten, but mad i)
22 N Uttereds "It's his care..t 36 o ta mety
So, although dry, he snitched nenetheless.
ply rematn SILENTI

emain SiLEWT..

NENDMENT RIGHTI

- an all +ime high
on allve?® ~ JADAKISS
And the fow Black officiels who vork In #hess modern-day slave ships (on dry
N gy are otten seven=times worse fhan thelr uhite colleagues. They sre the
B verseers for thelr modern vhite siave masters.
Treditionally, n fhe prison envirenment anitches vere slmost always segre-
Temed in'a special PROTECTIVE CUSTCOY WNIT, for Yoar of belng: sssaulted or killed.
o ays snitches are more fluent [n fhe genersl populationss They are even
Mo linesaes. They sre offen (strategically) placed In +he same cell or
Gomeral 1lving quarters of pre=trial detendants, fo gather tnformation concern-
Tea hending cases - at fthe'bshest of the government - In exchangs for lenten=
oy in thelr own cases -or some other favors).

A fool's mouth 1s his destruction, and his I1ps
are the snare of hls soul.® — PROVERSS, 18:7

RESOLUTION

Amertkkka's Jalls and prisons are fllled with a great de

o1 good b s e
sisters. Many serving lengthy sentences (some on D o rasure ot anree

+h Ro§Tibecause of snit~

n-day slave ships (on dry

these moder
gues. They are the

hetr white coll
ve masters.

snitches were almost alweys segre=
tor tear of belng: assaulted or killed.
general populations. They are even
eglcally) placed In the same cell or
endants, to gather Information concern-
government = In exchange for lenfen=

ors).
icticn, and his I1ps

WIth a great deal o1 good brothers and
(some on Death RoWJ-because of snit~

Becontiy, I sav an Incident on the (resi-iife) TV show COPS, where two ysung
Black men were pulled over by the polfce for whet 2ppeared to be DHB (Drjy-
g Whlle Black). At any rate, they were both ardered sres ine vehicte, at
unich time one of the [uhitel officers. searched the sxe nan ¥hile the other
Tearched The car. The one searching the car found s handgune Batn oo vere
Immediately handcuffed. The officer then asked one of ne Young men who th
gun belonged +o; and the young man replled: "itrs hls ear, ssk i . reterring ¥o
fhe other young man. He apparently didn'+ want to f1eteoss snltch, but he was
Iirald of Belng arrested; therefors, he uttered: "Itra hie ear s er e to Imply
fhet the gun must be hIs a3 vell. So, although dry, he sniienes nonetheless.

He d1d have the option to Just slmply remaln SILENTI

THE JATL-HOUSE SNITCH .

“Why Is rattin® at an ali +ise high
why are [they] even allve?® - JADAKISS

Program [COINTELPRO) headed by then F8I
Tous rumor among the Pen-Afrikan Revo-
Tre was sn tnforment. This vas done In
shun him. However, rather than shrink
ctlons - he openly challenged the govern-
y couldn't, as a Ife alvays falls apart
Ture's reputation vas promptly restored,
ot Afrikans hers In the hells of Ameri-
It he eventually succumbed to cancer,
pon of cholce,to assassinate him.

) agents +o convert targeted
especial Iy blacks:®
PONERS [EX-FBT AGENTH

feve It or not, fs still used foday,
or's Dilemma® method which enfalls the
o-conspirators and leading the other(s)
the other(s) are ¥Illing o cooperate:

from 4at least one) agalnst +he ofher (s}

sald environment?' The answer Is an obvious one, as I+ Is no blg secFat that
the vhite owned & operated Amerikkan government openly wields I+s manlpulat-
Ve hower and Influence over the soclety.at large, and clearly prolong I+s
position of pover through the use of Informents.

theless, even under an oligarchical, racist white power structure such as
one (Amerikkka), there exists what Is commonly referred to as a SUB-CULT-
IRE. This so-called sub-culture encompasses the meny respective ethnlc groups
that comprises the Amerlkkkan soclety, e.g., CHINA TOWN, LITTLE ODESSA (RUSSIAN COMMU-
NITY), THE LATIN COMMUNITY, LITTLE ITALY, THE BLACK COLONY (THE HOOD/GHETTO), smong cthers. And
WIthin these respective so-called sub-cultural, ethalc groups,.exists s core
code of conduct that fraditionally condemns snitching. This was especially so
In the Black colony: (once upon a +1me). The same for other soclal taboos that
occesfonally Inflitrated the culture via, but not necessarily Iimited, to, the

verious forms of media mentloned earller. R

No:
+h

Buf Judging from the exponential growth and repldity of snitching smong Blacks
nowadays, we have cbvlously abandoned our old traditions, thereby allowing the
anltch mentallty fo fester and permeste the culture. The consclous elders of
the community have been silent and Inactive In thelr condemnation of this she-
weful behavior, thus leaving the culture vulnerable to the repressive white

on the pages of recent Matle hlstory,with
@ sallent tigure for snitching on famous
od 64r thirtesn (admitted) murders in ex-
‘tuslly returned to the streets (unpro-
for running s multi-alllfon dollar drug
sprisals And the fact that he fs still
ctlon, Is o testament to the times In
pened the flcod, getes for a throng ot
erate wIth the government as s wey of

t, the once sacred code of OMERTA (CODE OF
23 mere folk lore In fthe annals of se=cal-

the briet history of Philadelphia's
amous snltch Rodney "Frog" Carson, who ratted
Just like Sammy The Buld, he remalins In
he fs stil] alive Is blaspheny to the
onts.

e i tey = an

And, slnce most people (In this hyper-capitallst class soclety) openly wor-
sW1p materlalism, they often meke the (fatal) mlstake of desming; someons

"C00C™ of *THOROUGH", not by thelr characters, thelr principles, or.their mer(+s
of* loyelty - but by the clothes they wear, the cars they drive and a host of

other abextra fscades.

THe opportunist fs'utterty selt-centered. S/he Is motivated by wanton nercis-
sisa. S/he doesn't regard any group or soclal Interexts sbove his or har own.
S/he w111 betray =nyene to those who can best serve his or her [PERSONALI fn—

torests.

Historically speaking, I+ was the CPPORTUNIST SNITH who squealed on warrfor
ancestor Gebriel Prosser; A bold Black Freedon-Flghter, who was planning a
nassive siave revolt on plantations throughout the state of Virginia, back
in the 1800's. But I+ was halted before I+ could be fully carrled out. The
slave master wes tipped off, and Gebriel ves charged with sedition, (mockl
tried, cenvicted and Iamedlately hanged.

His only crime was his desire to strike a mighty blow at the wretched slave
system. And for this, he was betrayed by +he opportunist snitch. Nonetheless

4 other nan-vhites cooperate With the
'+ belng a Lav Ablding Citizen, especially
n endemic ethnic group, makes. them not
and subject to the penalitfes of treason!

one of the Black Liberation Moyement's
onrade Fred Hempton, who was brutally
Ilce - atter being provided blueprint
other Nnformationby a snitch; A tralt-
hlng'. His name Is Willlem O'Neal

s were olther assassinated or Imprison-
SNITCHES. In many cases these snitches
Black Liberatlon organizations, viz

he Black Guerrilla Fanlly/Liberation Army, The 5%
ANATOMY OF A SNITC
A WARNING TO THE STREETS

By: Safi Chuma Asafo

.61V on ‘the pover dynemics between Blacks and
whites, ¥ith whites belng the cnes In pover - It Is

only to the detrinent and disadvantage of Blacks (as
a ¥hole) vhen they run o +he white man to snltch or

athervise betray thelr ow. Quite frankly, It Is do-
¥ Fight desplcable. - IRON-EYE

IT IS NO SECRET thet = snitch Is, unlfornly, one of the most shhorred and hate
ed people among any circle - whether I+ be In the business worid, an exclusive
club, o rellglous orgenization, a street-fraternity (so-calfed gang), or In +i

+the everyday soclal setting.