INTRODUCTION

Here's the latest labor of agitational love from my
fertile brain. Many, many zines have been published
since the last Thought Bombs, which was published
last spring. I've reconciled with Ali Khalid Abdullah,
who I worked with very closely for a long time. We'll
start working up PPWC (Political Prisoners of War
Coalition) again, In the face of the stepped up war
against conscious prisoners and the truth, in general.

ABC Network is growing and new groups are forming.
Chicago ABC has a new P.O. Box and fresh energy.
You can write them at: chicagoabc@hotmail.com

chicagoabe.org

Chicago ABC / P. 0. Box 1544 / Chicago, IL 60690

With the FBI specifically targeting prisoners who have
"become radicalized while in prison” as a big part of their
domestic "War on Terror" what I have been trying to say
and do is becoming more apparent to many people. The
"War" is one being fought against the truth, for the truth
is revolutionary and the authorities do not want their
slaves to become educated, and thus empowered and a
positive asset to their communities. They'd prefer that we
continue to be atomized and lacking in solidarity. For,
with insight and knowledge comes courage and resolve.
This is bad news for authorities, who wish for us to calmly
accept their lies and do nothing, while they steal and kill
and make suffer throughout our deteriorating world.

Many of the more articulate teachers are being horribly
abused, throughout the vast Amerikkkan gulag archipeligo.
You can try to ignore it or step up and contribute to the
cause. I've made my choice. Have you?

Take care! Your Relentless Agitator, Anthony Rayson
Rundown of Articulated Outrage
1. Black August Celebration in Indianapolis, August 28, 2005 p. 4-7
2. Dr. Mutulu Shakur p. 89
3. We Want Freedom Any-Way for Munia, by Mutulu Shakur ~ p. 9- 11

4. Obadyah Ben-Yisrael P12
5. Support lusice, Support Zolo Azanial p14-18
6. Our Enamies Speak English! by, Authony Rayson p.19-26

7. Prisons - RHU, SHU, MSU Units - Are Al the Same -
Designed to Subjugate, Degrade, Divide & Conquer and to
Ty to Psychologically Impair s Prisoners!!

by, Paul K Hickman b 27-30
8. Who's The Terrorst? By, Ward Churchill P 32-34
9. Ward ChurchillSprtslnto Chicago - by, Anthony Rayson p. 35-36
10. Notes on Ward's Lecture - by, Mike p. 36-38

1. Interview of Anthony Rayson - by, True aka James E. Scott, Ir. p. 40-45
12 Interview of Anthony Raysan - by, Fashpoint News p. 45-53
13. 4 of luy from a Hawaiian Perspective - by, Poko Laeaui p. 54- 60

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Black August Address, Indianapolis, 8-28-05

Greetings, Brothers & Sisters. My name is Anthony
Rayson and I'm an Abolitionist from Chicago, where Fred
Hampton and Mark Clark were martyred. Tiinois is also the
home of Elifah P. Lovejoy, who preached anti-slavery in
Southern Tllinois. Three times his printing presses were
destroyed for calling out the truth. One night, he reduced
the townspeople to tears with his eloquence and defiance.
The next night, he and his brother fought to the death
defending the cause, while attacked by local vigilantes.

Other so-called "whites" transcended this racist country,
too. William Lioyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips - both souljahs
to the core. But the greatest of them all was John Brown,
who took this slave country and shook it by the neck!
See, there is no such thing s "white people.” There is
o Whiteland that we come from! There is no white culture!
The only things that are "white" are vile lies, racism and
oppression. Whiteness must be abolished - this whole &
worldwide system of racist oppression must be ended!

1 work with consclous prisoners. We want to get the
truth out of the gulags and empowerment back in. We have
2 saying: "Turn the Tron Houses of Oppression Into Schools
of Libération!” For, slavery has never ended. The 13"
Amendnent which purportedly "ended" slavery, specifically
targets prisoners for endless human slavery! One-third of
all young black men In thelr twenties are ensnaried In the
prison system. In some citles, the figure is well over 50%.
There is a frenzy to Incarcerate the black community. There
1s 2 helocaust going on in the black community. The prisons
must be abolished and our brothers and sisters set freel

The most brilliant and perceptive thinkers, the strongest
writers. and the most talented artists are locked-down in the
supermax hellholes of a vast Amerikkkan gulag archipelligo.
These are the George Jackson's and Malcolm X's of today!
These folks are the revolutionaries I have the privilege to
work closely with, Rashid, Khaifani, Tallb, Zolo, Abdul,
Ramona - these names should beedme s familiar to you as
your own child, to everyone who dreams of genuine freedon
in the here and now. If you want the truth, you go to the
most oppressed - the slaves of today, our prisoners!

‘A man or woman's ultimate worth Is two-fold. How well
they treated those closely around them and how hard they
fought for truth, justice, freedom and equality. It has
nothing to do with how much shiny metal you possess! You
See, 1 may not have much protective melanin in my skin, but
1 still got a black soull 1 have my self-respect and I know
who the enemy s - the racist government and all the
elaborate systems that support It - the legal system of
Kidnapping and warehousing, the military who terrorize the
world, the economic system, based on wage-slavery - all of
it! Tt has to be crashed by those who are living amidst t!

The U.S. only has 4.5% of the world's population, yet
usurps 30% of her natural resources. That mearis % of the
people of Earth (1.5 billior) are left to starve to death. Even
with all this obscene wealth, tens of millions of Americans
live In destitution, poverty, without adequate health care or
education, or live In a box on the street. 2.2 million live In
government cages, often far from their loved ones!
So, I've come down here today with ane of my homies to
bring forth this powerful information from the prisons that
everyone needs to know - especially black folks, who are the
main target of these bloodthirsty judges and prosecutors.
We must arm ourselves with the truth to help guide us in
our struggle. For, the truth is revolutionary and the more
you know, the stronger you become and the more useful to
others. Those bravely fighting behind the razor wire are
looking to us to shed our apathy, ignorance and lethargy
and organize our communities in self-sustaining, positive
ways. Working together we can figure this out and slay the
beast that is menacing a//of the multi-colored children of
Africa. For, Africa is Grandmother to us all! Thank you.

Anthony Rayson, prison abolition anarchist
South Chicago ABC Zine Distro
P.0. Box 721, Homewaod, IL 60430
DR.MUTULUSHAKUR ©

Date of Birth: August 8, 1950
Nationaity: New Afrikan
Incarcerated at: Atianta, GA

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Mot with your fiend

Dr. Mutulu Shakur

1 war against Black people nthe United Saesthat spans ver our it and for many.
emertions. few will e asfronline seklerson behalf of the oppressed. Insuch an enduring Strugge.
B e saminsand foude o gh and remain commitd.Even (ot il have the

ot i the spiit ofthe stav revoles-he Nat Tomersand he Gabril Prossrs. and the Harrict
B bmane.new men and women risc, aking lifc and acton.

. Mutul Sk, ifelong actvst nthe New Afikan (Black Indepeeie Movement and 2
D Kacr, s ane of hosepeape. Because of i dedication ‘Black liberation
D vt for uman ightyhe s curntly being held prisoncr b “he USS. government at
hasan, edera prison ocated in Marion, linois.

otoros forth violtion ofcivil and humarights ofinmatcs, Marion bas recently been declared
Inhumane hy Amnesty Intermational

1 1087, Shakur was sestnced o 60 years imprisonment for analeged conspiracy by the Black
e e Alrkan Fresdom Fighers against the US. governmen, Sectrte ‘of his poltica
L N o mavhed criminal andaesed. inc hat e, e s 158 Immeasurable
D aeied upon Shakur from behindpriso walls sminessed by the public eye.

And sl he s ot broken.
s fearkess ativstfor Black Liberation, Shakur was cofounder of the Republic of New Alfika (1905).
i ow at th foreftont of efforts o expos the FII' egal COINTELPRO (Counter Inclligence
Program) campaign of domesic repression. As an acupunturist, Dr. Shikur cofounded the Black,
Acupunceure Advisory Assosation of America and was onc of he pioncers in using acupuncire i the
ocatment of substance abuse. He i a dedicated member of the New Afrkan People's Organization.

utitis o casy srugge. Because of is consstent actvism, cven from wihia the prison sysie, be i
persecuted. There ae no ewards fo his work. Instcad,thereis only crue and unusual punishet. Dr.
Dl Shakur helped found the Islamic Young Men's Movement, b youlh prisoner organization, and
as 3 key organizer in the historc gang truce between the Bloods and the Crips at Lompos Peailertary.
He b recognizcd in the intcrnational medis s an American poliical prisoner and frecdom fightr. The
sovemment, bowener, fearful of bis postive influcnce over massive numbers of young, Black minds,

rything to disempower him. q

AU400 3. on the morming of March 4, 1994, Dr. Mutulu Shakur was abruptly aken from bis cell ot
{he Federal Corection Facility at Lewisburg, PA, and transfered to Marion. There was o 7-hout 0ol
‘indhe was not allowed 10 take any of his personal belongings. Since his incarceration at Lowisburg. Dr.
Slhakur has ot becn charged with & crime, nor s there any indicaton that his clssification has changed.
Mis sudden transfe is notsepsrat from the reasons that led (0 bis airest. Dr. Shakur has been and

Sains an onganizes commiied 1 changing the living reality of Affcans bor in the United Sttcs

“We arc ctablishing continuum of esistance of the oppression of New Afrkan People against b
oppression of 400 years of slavery and genocide,” Dr. Shakur afims. "Many of us engaged i the
oniie,targees f the conflict and victims of the confict ind oursclves i jil or cemelcrics o fnd
urselves sullcring mentalsress snd Post-Traumaic Stress Syndrome. Without he recogniion tht a
onflie exists, the martyrs and patriots o our srugge il continuc o be labeied crmiaals in the annaly
Phistory. 1 i a significant politca sruggle for our movement and allis of our movement o create he
Tecognition tht there exists and il continue o exist political prisoners and prisoners of war i
Americn”

‘While former South African poliical prisoner Nelson Mandela has been liberated from incarceration
and continies to work on bebalfof his people, politca prisoner Dr. Mutulu Shakur,right bere in
‘America. is sentenced o ife behind bars because he beieves in and struggles for basic buman rights.

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We Want Freedom Any-Way For Mumia
by Mutulu Shakur

So you say, at last this period has passed, they lost
‘We must kill him, He must pay
‘The words he spoke taught 00 much
Shed the light, Exposed the truth
WE WANT HIS FREEDOM ANY-WAY

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Of course the power remains the same
Contradictions, Are we to ignore?
Victory? There are many objectives
Fighting within the void of unpredictably
WE WANT HIS FREEDOM ANY-WAY

Shame! of what?
Truth will raise the light he illuminated
Move | Oh yea, that's the way
Reality! Fearless, Tears are no answer
Just fuel
WE WANT HIS FREEDOM ANY-WAY

We wouldn' t then, And we won' t now
Condone the killings of our future
Fearlessly we march, sign and draw
To DAMN with the consequences
WE WANT HIS FREEDOM ANY-WAY

We want our freedom any-way
Here comes the light - yes, And the wind too
Oh, It's not the light but the breath of it's glow
Oh yea, The wind must blow
WE WANT HIS FREEDOM ANY-WAY

Il take my chances to join the fight
We must! We have no choice
For victory is in the fight
The results are the reward
In the star chambers of death
You mix the Confused, Bad and Deviant
‘With the Just and Righteous
Oh, Know we're not confused
What must be said is that there is a difference
‘We are the victims
We know it's never changed
Release the DREAD - Repent the abuse of power
WE WANT HIS FREEDOM ANY-WAY
‘The gas, The chair, The needle
You won't cleanse your hypocrisy that way
The batlefield of HUMANITY challenges your genocide
We beg not
Our spirit calls out to a higher Authority
We are not ashamed
It's been our companion against all odds.
The passion and justice of our conviction cleanses our concern

WE WANT HIS FREEDOM ANY-WAY

We've come 100 far 1o submit
Patty Rollers - Whippings - Hangings too
DAMN THOSE SHIPS
Hold fast my BROTHER, We can see your light
Of course the light will be it again
WE WANT YOUR FREEDOM ANY-WAY
YOUR FREEDOM IS OUR FREEDOM ANY-WAY

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Zolo Agona Azania

Contents

Zollo Agona Azania s one of the many persons of African descent who await execution as 2
Victim of a racially biased criminal justce system. Politcally active at the time of his arrst, Zolo
has heen commitie to the sirugle for socia justice fo all peoples since before his
imprisonment on death row.

For mre than 24 years,sinc 1981, Zalo Agona Azania has been imprisoned on Idiand's death
fow and ha been fghting for is e Twice he hasbecn senenced todieund twicethe desth
Sentence has been reversed on appeal due {0 suppresson of avorable cvidence by the
prosecution,inflectve assistance of counsel, and systematic exclusion of Backs fom th jury
ool Zolo did not eceive fi il and has aways maintained his totlimnocence of any
Invoivement nthecrime.

On May 1, 2008, Indiana Judge Steve David granied Zolo's motion to b the Stte of Indiana
from sceking the death penalty for the thid time. As Judge David' decision points ou, it i
impossible for Zolo to receive a fai il on the death penalty. one that guarantees he receive the
Constitution protections he is enitled to, 24-plus years aer the crime he i accused o
committng took place.

Vet, Lake County Prosecutor Bemard Carter has decided to appeal that decision and yet again
seek the death penaly against Zolo.

1 will probably take several months before the Indiana Supreme Courthears the prosecutors
appeal of Judge David's decision. When the oral arguments before the Indiana Supreme Court
ke place, we willpack the courtroom and letthe judges know that peaple around the world are
demanding: No New Death Penalty for Zol

Zolo's supporters have formed the No Death Penalty for Zolo Committee.

There are a number of ways you can join us in the struggle o preventa new death sentence for
Zolo,

Also, vsit www zoloazania.or, for more updtes and information!
Whois Zolo Agona Azasia? 15

Zolo Agons Azania i one of the many Black people who await exccution 852 result of
Tacialy biased criminal justce system. Politically sctive at the time of his arest, Zolo remain
Commied to freedom for Black people end o a just world for all. He has defended bis own
"ighs and the righs of ot prisoners during these many years in prson. He bas won the respect
of fllow prisoners and jailers aike.

Zolois a prolific e and s accomplished rtist whose work hs bosa cxibitedin muny
B the couniy.His writing snd isat reflec who he s: A man who ivs bis poliical
Pomvions. Zola's polcal commitment dtes back over 25 ycars. n th excly 19805 be was
Somubtatiag his i and working his way out of s childhood imprisoned i cxreme poverty snd
kivirime environments. Zolo was iavalved i he carmpaig to make Mt Luter King's
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chaarenip t Purdue Univesity jot pior (0 bis aest.

Zolospends much of i ime rscarchinthe law and fghting bis case. His ticless s b
e it ad it way his cas bas b bald by he i, Zolowill e S0
in December 2004,

« Zolo Agona Azania the Writer

+ Zolo Agona Azania the Artist

Time Line of the Case of Zolo Azania
August 1981

3 e i ks s disguies 0 the Gary Naiona Bank. An exchange o gunfir cxsues and
e oo, a whie Gary police lewanan, i Kild. Police pursue b suspets, esutiag f 3
e ehas. One of the o umpa outof e ca nd lesthe cene.Zolo s pcked up 8 fe
. wilking dawn he st near his hom. He is pstl-whipped while being asicd
oo with ey misder. Two thes, David Norh and Ralph uson,ar lo arscd,
Nher year ofbeng hidden b the prosecutin, & police-admiisiered gunshot esidue tet s
\p "inconclusive” 35 to whether Zolo cver sed 8 gun.

1982

Prosccution succeeds in changing place of venue from Lake County 10 Allen County (Fort
Wayne) where the Black population is three times smaller.

Zolo Azania's trial was a miscarriage of justice

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stead ofproving beyond a reasonable doubt tht Zolo s gilty, prosccuiors intinidatc
s oo making fase deatifications, withhold evidence, and keep Blacks off the juy.
A i officer s guilty of tampering with witnees when h treatens and inimdates Black
consnucion worke, James McGrew. Moments before McGrew testifies the offcr poins 10
Selo and tells McGrew o denifyhim a5 the person b saw putting incriminating s i the
oushes, McGrew e tstifies st s pos-convicion hearing tha he had tod prosecutors be could
ot make a posiive identfication ad idetifed Zolo only because he “feare for his safety”.
Two other Afiican-American witnesses aso recant the estimony, sayin they oo were
{hrestened and intimidated. Th prosecution siso suppresses evidene avorabl t Zolos b is
convited of murder and sentencedto desth by anall-white jury. m

“The prosecation singles out Zolo, focusing theireffort on himy; the othe defendantsroceive
sentences of 60 years.

1993

The Indiana Supreme Court vacates (throws ou) Zolos desth sentence, citing “ineffctive
assistance of counsel" and "suppression of favorable evidence”.

1996
Zolo faces a second sentencing tria and once again is condemned to death; the jury consists of

11 whites and no Blacks. Again, his court-appointed lawyers provide ineffective counsel and
present no mitigating evidence abou his lfe and accomplishments.

2002

Indiana Supreme Court overturns Zolo's second death sentenc because Blacks were
systematicaly kept offthe jury pool fo the 1996 sentencing tial.In fact,balfof Allen County's
Black population had been eliminated from thejury poo for the previous 1S years!
Unbelicvably, Allen County cites a "computer gitch” 2 thir explanation fo this incredible.
episode of racal bias.

‘When oral arguments on Zolo's case were heard by the Indians Supreme Cout in Indisnapolis on
May 2nd, 2002, the courtroom was packed with Zolo's supporters. In the front row were
‘members o the Indiana Legislature's Black Caucus and the Indianspolis City Council. The
hearings were widely reported in the local pres, including The Fort Wayno Journal Gazette.
There were fwo major editorials i the Indisnapolis Sta calling for 8 new sentencing rial for
Zolo comprised of fir jury representative of the community in which the crime for which he
‘was convicted occurred.

2003

Zolas death sentence was vacated in 2003 afte ho sucessully argucd that people of Aftican
Goscent had been systematically excludéd from thejury pool. Zolo's supparters were abl (o help.
‘gt his death sentence thrown out by coming t0 courtand showing their solidriy.

‘But,incredibly, the Lake County Distict Atforney's office decided to re-try Zolo on the desth
sentence for third time!

Zolo's Defense team requested that the sentencing tria be etumed to Lake County because Zolo
s a consttutonsl ight to be trie there. Lake County s hom to tree times as many Blacks as
Alien Covunty and Zolo would be more likely o receive a fai rialthere. Their equest was
deried.
2005 17

On May 1, 2005, Judge Steve David granted Zolo's motion to bar the Staie of Indiana from
Seeking the death penalty for th third time. This was an incredible vitory for Zolo and bis
Supporters and opponeats of the death peaalty around the world.

‘Yet, Lake County Prosecutor Bemard Carter has decided 1o appeal that decision and yei agein
seek the death penalty against Zolo.

Updaies an Zolo Azania's ase.

Five Reasons to oppose the Death Penalty in Zolo's case and every case

We say NO DEATH PENALTY FOR ZOLO because:

+ THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE US. IS RACIST.

« THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE US. PUNISHES THE POOR.

- THE DEATH PENALTY CONDEMNS THE INNOCENT TO DIE.

« THE DEATH PENALTY IS NOT A DETERRENT TO VIOLENT CRIME.
THE DEATH PENALTY IS CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT.

Yo can help by downloading and distibuting hi fiyer: No Death Penaly for Zolo Azaviat ass

1. The death peaalty Is racist.
Did Zolo receive a fai trial in front ofa jury of his peers”? Not

A Black person i four times mre likely 1o receive the death penalty than 8 white persun
‘with a similar background and convicted of a similar crime.

A Black person who kil a white person i 1 times more likely 10 get the death perally
than if th victim were Black of the perpetrator were white.

2. The death peaalty punishes the poor.
Zolo's death sentence was thrown ou the fisttime because he received “incflective
asistance from counsel"; he had to accept inexperienced court-appointed counsel duc
Tack of funds.

More than 90% of the defendants charged with cupital crimes are indigent and “incticct
assistance of counsel® is usually what they get. In recent years, 20 federally funded ceniers
that aided low-income defendants were shut down.

3. The death pealty condemns the ianocent to dic.
Zolo mainains his inocence. He has been reated in a prejudicial way and the courts will
"o grunt him a re-rial on the acts of the case. Under these circumsiances, how can we

accept he guilty verdict he received?
Since 1976, more than 100 people who had speat years on deaih row lave becn
completely exonerated and released from prison.

4. “The death penalty is not a deterrent to violeat crime.
A New York Times survey determined that homicid raies i stacs with capital

‘punishment ae 101% higher than in states without capital punishment.
5. The death penalty s cruel and unususl punishment. e
Zolos leading a productivelfe i spite of eing in prison. e writes,pants snd
‘communicais with many people on the outsde. What a horrr it would b totake his ie!

“The U.S. isthe only industrialized nation to st bave the death penalty.

updates

On May 1, 2008, Judge Steve David granted Zolo's motion to bar the State of Indiana from
<eeking the death penalty for the thirdtime. Yet, Lake County Prosccutor Bernard Cartr has.
Gecided 1o appeal that decision and yetagain seck the death penalty against Zolo.

Judge David found that the more than 24 year delay between the offense and the scheduled
<entencing hearing in January, 2006, "hes significantly compromised Defendans Constitutionsl
protections and 8 a result prejudice willesult n allowing the State o proceed with the death
Penalty aftr so much time has clapsed.”

Judge David west onto state that “fundamental principles offiress, due process, md speedy
Justce warrant this court prohibitin the Sate to seek the death penalty against this Defendant
his case under these circumstances.” (See order)

« aricle rom Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:
State' high court bars death penalty in 1981 Gary police killing

« Judge David's order barring the site from secking the desth peralty.
Despite everything, Zolo remains esilient. He s grateful tothe ctivists from around the world
who have supported him. We nced to keep up the pressure on the Indiana judicial sysem and

a third death sentence. We were sble 1o overturn Zolo's desth sentence before when we
orked together. Together we can prevent a new death sentence. Together we can win!
Also,visit www.zolanzanin.org, for more updates and information!

Zolo would appreclate leters from supporters. He can currently be reached at:

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Our Real Enemies Speak English!

As the environment slowly increases its homeostatic decline, with
such alarming disasters as rapid-fire hurricanes, devastating major
earthquakes, catastrophic tsunamis, ruinous droughts, etc. the
(inability of govemments - especially the super top-down U.S.
‘government, will be exposed as not just useless and ineffectual in
dealing with these crises, but also a hindrance to genuine relef efforts
and ultimately, to the sustainability of life itself.
Hurricane Katrina was very instructive in this respect. Money
earmarked for the bolstering of the dikes protecting New Orleans (and
many other infrastructure needs) was diverted to the killing fields of
Iraq. Days of waiting (and dying) of the flood victims, who were hungry,
thirsty,sick, elderly and (mostly) black, was for naught. Many died
waiting for rescue. The bodies were just left there to float and get
bloated.

Opportunistic police, heavily arméd ahd having the best rescue”
vehicles, honed in on the high-ticket electronics stores, not to protect
them, but to loot them. The word came down to switch from rescuing
people (or even collecting the dead) to protecting property from the
rabble (desperate poor blacks) and to shoot looters. And indeed, they
killed several people.

Other cops just disappeared, as FEMA - Federal Emergency
Management Agency - led by a hack who formerly oversaw the judging.
of the aristocratic sport of horse jumping - didn't respond for days and
then, inadequately. This was a rude awakening for all Americans.

This shows everybody how dangerous and futile (and even counter-
productive) such a political system truly is. People desperate and
waiting for rescue are herded into the Superdome, left to fend for
themselves, or in the case of some hospices and nursing homes,
abandoned to diel The image of wide-eyed, dead, bloated bodies, tied
to the light poles in New Orleans with a tag on their foot, will forever be
etched into all of our minds and those around the world. Even destitute
Bangladesh offered to help, upon seeing this human tragedy unfold in
the supposedly almighty U.S. of Al

When Cuba generously offered 1,500 doctors focused and trained
for such calamities, the U.S. brusquely refused them. Cuba has
hurricanes rake their country more than anywhere else and they have
effective evacuation plans to ensure that those in harm's way are
bussed away from dangerous areas before the hurricanes hit. This,
even though the U.S. has had a decades-long embargo on their nearby
island. Where there is a will, there is way.

In America, you must have money to make it to safety. Katrina, like
all other slow-moving hurricanes, gave several days wamning, that due
to the addictive dependence on money in this country, those most.
vuinerable, the poor black folks in New Orleans, were unable to take
advantage of. This is criminal negligence, racist and class based. Itis
what has always defined America. Putting Rosa Park's body in the
cotunda of the White House, does not balm over systemic injustice.

Earlier this year, Southeast Asia suffered horrifically from a tsunami
generated from a monster underwater earthquake of 9.0 occurring in
the Indian Ocean. In this case, there were only a few hours notice
before the populous coasts were washed away. A tsunami warming

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system was in place in Hawaii and they were alerted, but they did not
‘war those in harm's way. They said they didn't have a *phone number"
10 call. How callous is that? Also, they did not want to anger political
officials, if their dire wamning proved less lethal than they had predicted.
The mere $1 milion price tag for this equipment was withheld from
people in the affected areas in Asia. The reason being that the money
for this equipment was not available. Three hundred thousand lives
‘were lost, denied the chance at safety, for about 3 cents person!

It's like starving children. They starve, even though food can readily
be provided, only because their parents do not have the money to pay
forit. Meanwhile, back in the U.S. where 4.5% of the world's population
usurps 30% of the world's resources (and brutally incarcerates 25% of
her prisoners) 1/3 of-our children are obesel Huge amounts of food
are thrown away at restaurants and stores and farmers are paid not to
grow crops, etc. There are even laws to prevent the retrieval of such
till edible food (dumpster diving,) Its a cruel, evil system. Recently,
the Voices in the Wildemess people, based in Chicago, have been fined
for the *criminal felony* of bringing medicine to Iraq during the decade-
plus long infanticide the U.S. forced upon this devastated country, after
their ghastly war of 1991. Genocide posing as "democracy.

Getting back to the meltdown of our planet and the U.S. system's
‘complicty, ponder this. Recently, it was discovered that enormous peat
bogs, the size of France and Germany combined are thawing in Siberia,
releasing enormous amounts of methane gas (cow gas) that is very
harmful to the delicate balance of our atmosphere. This will fuel the
acceleration of the phenomenon known as “global warming’ that the
government is denying the importance of. The U.S. govemment does.
nothing to halt or siow this catastrophe in the making, aithough every
other country in the worid signed the Kyoto tresty to begin to deal with
hydrocarbon emission into the atmosphere. As usual, the U.S.
generates a much higher percentags of these deadly gases than their
population should warrant. SUV's keep being churned out and poison
‘spews into the air, as America sits in traffic jams, oblivious o the
consequences.

The snows of Mount Kilimanjaro are no more and even the North
Pole is no longer solidly frozen in spots. Chunks of glaciers the size.of
Rhode Island have broken off from the Arctic and Antarctica, cast adrift
and are slowly melting... Mother Earth is suffering from a dreadful fever.

Anyway, lets got back to New Orleans. In the hours and days that
followed the rupture of her dikes, many, many people were rescued,
mostly by spontaneous groups of rescuers, neighbors, other citizens
and dedicated professionals. Thedire predictions of the domothing
offcials (10,000 dead) were infiated, as they did not take into account
the resourcefuiness and courage of Gitizens - acting outside the control
of govemment. Undoubtedly, the instinct to survive also gave many

people the strength to rescue themselves and those around them, too.

Like during the chaotic aftermath of the suspicious World Trade
Center attacks - where 3,000 Americans died - many people in New
Orleans were rescued (and managed to save themselves) by 57
circumventing, ignoring or defying offiial instructions.

t's astounding that the U.S. govemment after decades of massive
“defense" spending of many trilions of dollars was unable to stop or
otherwise interdict these hijackers, played out on live television. The
only plane that was stopped from its deadly mission, was taken out by
the people on board that plane themselves, with no help from the
governmentl President Bush went hiding in the mountains out west
and Cheney took refuge in his fully equipped Dr. No style mountain
command redoubt - and stayed there for several weeks! More than a
jitle suspicious, the Bush cabel had impatient plans all set and ready

10 go for the clampdown at home (Patriot Act) which they shoved down
a sycophantic Congress, more worried about renaming French fries as
“freedom fries.” Invasion plans were also dusted off, to invade...raal
This, even though 15 of the 19 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia and
not one was from Iraq.

In New Orleans, once the criminal bumblers of government regained
their bogus authority, doctors and other relief workers who came to
offer their services were prevented from assisting people who so
desperately welcomed and desired their help. After all, people can't be
allowed to see the power and goodness of genuine mutual aid, that no
government has ever had anything to do with, that needs no
government to function effectively and adaptively.

More hurricanes swept through the gulf devastating Mexico,
Nicaragua, Cuba and Florida. Instead of mobilizing the enormous
resources and capabilities which the U.S. possesses, the government's
focus was directed at increasing the vile assaults in Iraq, confirming a
rightist Supreme Court nominee and trying to slip in an unqualified
crony for the "women's seat." Cheney's boy (Scooter Libby) is in hot
water for outing a CIA operative - the wife of an ambassadorl The mass
Kkilling and systemic ecanomic empire that causes so much human
misery and the degradation of our Earth aren't even considered as
“crimes.”

In Florida, Hurricane Wilma came and devastated huge areas along.
the Atlantic coast. Once again, the govemment response was class and
race-based, feeble and sluggish. Govemor Jeb Bush (the *smart’ one)
cried crocodile tears and many areas were still washed outand without
power, food, water and sheiter ‘'several days later.

The class nature of *rescue and reconstruction” was made apparent
by President Bush who came down for a Katrina photo op and promised
that we can all be rest assured that Senator Trent Lott's mansion would
be quickly rebuitt. Meanwhile, the poor from New Orleans and
ha ganocide of the ntions of peopls alread ivinghere. 1
ransformed the land into private propertywhich the white settiers
stole, and developed a complex system of laws to keep this wealth in
the hands of those who stole it and keep the "have-nots” either 25
imprisoned in the factories, plantations or the prisons. Slavery is still
partand parcel to the Constitution (13" Amendment.) Chattel slavery
was ended, but prison slavery was continued, as was wage-slavery.
Some "democracyl® What good is *maiority rule® when most people
don't vote, many can't vote (prisoners, ex-felons, illegal aliens, people
under 18, etc.) the choices are one corporate Tweedle Dee Dee or
Tweedie Dee Dum and the electorate is s0 somnambulized politically
that % of Americans don't even know where Iraq is??? The whole thing
is a charade, orchestrated by powerful interests and has nothing to do
with what Americans really want or truly need.

Now that much of the slave labor to profit U.S. corporations has
been "outsourced" to India, China, etc., young black men especially are
of no use to this oppressive system, except as soldiers, police, prison
‘guards, and most often, prisoners. For, each prisoner is worth $30,000
per year to the highly lucrative punishment industry. Prison stocks on
the New York Stock Exchange are highly valuable and the penal
institution is booming, The most powerful unions in many states are
prison guard.unions. It guaranteed profit, as all monies are
‘guaranteed, having been extorted from citizens every year in heavy
taxes. Half of-all drug arrests are now for marijuana. So, the
goverment is priitizing the criminalizing of potheads, of which there
are several million in the'U.S..Even cancer patients, AIDS patients, etc.
who need it medicinally are targeted by this demented goverment.

Countless invasions throughout the world, propping up of dictators,
and the training of death squads define American foreign policy, not
"human rights* or *democracy” or any other.of the gargantuan lies
hammered into the American people.

At the end of the American Revolution, 100,000 people fled to
Canada. These were freed slaves, Native Americans, indentured
servants, British loyalists, French-speaking people, etc. They were
fleeing the inevitable repression and re-enslavement that would be
forced upon them, had they stayed and been captured.

Some folks stayed and fought the U.S. govemment, as they had
done ever since the European invasion. Insurgent "Maroons" made up
of freed/escaped slaves, natives, indentured servants, and others
criminalized by the U.S. economic and political system, set up
“autonomous zones" in the Dismal Swamps of Virginia and North
Carolina. Others were based in the Florida Everglades, the Caribbean
and elsewhere. Their resistance to the slave country of America lasted
for centuries! You won'tlearn about that in school, however.

Before humanity can begjn to reverse this cataclysmic slide of
natural disasters, nuclear wars, economic tyranny, slavery, starvation,
fundamentalism and so forth, people must rid themselves of their blind
trust in government - especially people in the U.S. who are by far, the 26
most politically comatose people on the planet! Once this happens, the
true nature of political reality can be leamed and used to craft people-
oriented solutions.

If this realization does not successfully occur, more and more, the
people of the world will suffer tragedy upon tragedy, while being,
manipulated by their government to kill and be killed, making enemies
of their brothers, besed on race and other phony categories.

While we die and suffer, the Dick Cheney's of the worid will continue
10 live lavish lives, accumulating more and more weaith and be
responsible for more death and destruction. It's high time we realize
who our real enemies are and who is trying to deny our children a
Jivable, decent and sustainable future. For,all this suffering is not
“God's Will" and the real culorit is not holed up in a cave somewherel

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Prisons — RHU, SHU, MSU Units: Are All the Same —
Designed to Subjugate, Degrade, Divide & Conquer and to Try to
Psychologically Impair It's Prisoners!!! 27

‘The daily dehumanization that occurred at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq
—was perpetuated and enthusiastically maintained by us. soldiers and their
partners in crime, their “superiors.” I's but an extension of a long history of
‘mental, emotional, psychological and physical abuses the prisoners in the
United States... both state and federal prisons have endured and experienced
for many, many years. ‘This was and is caused by those who have control
over our lives ~ the so-called “correctional officers” und their policy-making
“superiors.”

People in general must understand that whenever there is a reporting of 8
prison disturbance, uprising, riot, or however the officials and media decide
1o label it, the bottom line is, these are signs made by prisoners — human
beings living in these u.s. prisons, that something is seriously and terribly
wrong, a sign of desperation 1o reach out o those who are listening that we
‘must resort to these actions to address or air real intemal prison grievances
and problems, as all other avenues of redress have failed or been of no avail.
‘The exposure the prisoners received at Abu Ghraib is certainly the sort of
‘exposure both men and women prisoners in the u.s. have sacrificed so much
for in the various struggle to expose the intolerable conditions and harsh
treatment they are experiencing throughout their imprisonment.

Fortunately, the prisoners at Abu Ghraib did not reach the stage of
heightened resistance to require atteation and exposure was much quicker
than usual due to the intemational spollight in the area 1o expose the daily
‘humiliations at the hands of their sadistic captors. But, indeed, there was
“exposure,” “sttention” and “coverage” and due to “pressure” eforts were
‘made to climinate the injustices and dehumanizing treatment.

‘Which is the motivating and political gist of this particular article and that
is, each state in the u.s. possessing of concerned citizens interested in what's
happening in the prison system, need to o al that is humanly possible 10
“expose” elevale aitention, Consciousness, coverage and pressurc appropriale.
political figures and representatives to push for senate hearings,
investigations, and real resolutions that will eliminatc the injustices and
dehumanizing treatment in our own prison system.

Tl specifically mention the Pennsylvania prison called SCI-Greene. This
is located in the southwestern part of pa. and is a maximu security prison.
1¢’s where former guard, Charles A. Grainer, Jr. got his training, which he.
carried abroad to mentally and physically abuse the Iragi prisoners. There
arc a great number of Charles Grainer-types here at the SCI-Greene and in
every prison in the us. tate and foderal. And there have been numerous
studies, done by certain well-known psychiatrists, such as Dr. Stoart
‘Grassian on the “toxicity” of solitary confinement in RHUS in the New York
prison system, ctc. and in his work he produced the “psychiatrc efects of
Eolitary confinement. In his esearch dealing with th relationship between
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) Prisomers would be subjected to a environment of highly rstricted
social interaction.

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‘whether the enviromment was quiet of noisy, prisoners would be limited to
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pressures inchude:

'A) Leaving the cell’s night light on 24 hours a day, for no other parpose
but to deprive the prisoner of substantial amounts of steep.

'B) Air vents blowing full force, and regardiess of the weather, never

encugh for any comfort.

'C) Hiamd-cuffied behind your back whenever you exit your oel; for yard,
shower. etc.

D) Yard depends on weather and most of the time, on the mood or
sttitude of the guard. Even though we are entitied to one hour of fresh air
and yard, daily.

) Yard consiss of a square wire mesh, bere, one-man cage, not much
Jarger tham your cell. Many prisoners choose not o g0, due o the

isting strip searches and being placed in 2 dog cage.

F) The use of chemicals —pepper spray, in additon to several body-
armored guards and electric shields 10 forcibly remove a prisoner from his
cell. 1t's called “cell extraction.”

G) Either cold or hukewarm, food is served on trays without inserts.
That's always questionsble 88 1 s cleanliness or not and a great percentage
of time is beneath medical and sanitary standards.

H) Prisoners without certain basic ameaities, such s books, magazines,
‘newspapers, etc. are written up on misconduct charges for reading otber
prisoners’ material. Same goes for the prisoner sharing it. 1‘7

1) Inadequate medical care. No oae seems to have an snswer or the right
‘answer to any of the prisoner’s health questions and the many unexplained
‘cases of Hepatitis C.

J) No educations, religious, work or other opportunities - only idleness
‘and punitive lockdowns and oppressive rules and regulations.

K) Grievance procedures, appeal process, classification system known as
program review committee (PRC) is a huge joke, a smoke screen, that is
controlied and operated to wark against those using it~ backed by the courts
and system offcials.

L) Many prisoners, based on a combinatioa of things, become morc and
‘more introverted and experience a decline in physical nd mental health due
o isolation, idleness, sress, lack of communicatio, long-tem confinement,
etc. and they become victims of the medical staff, who medicats them. This
only exacerbates the siress levels. Insteed of providing these particular
prisoners with real help, such as a release from RHU and these repressive

'M) Using the stress, the insanity, the racism, the rules and regulations, as
tactics o pit ane prisoner against another, and lasly....

Long-term lock-down is the order of the day here for anyone that the
officials think is a potential threat — or has the sbiliy to think, to organize, to
educate, to have & real positive influence on others are signaled out — long-
term administrative custody (A.C.) locked down for months and years.

‘Which explains why s0 many of us have been personally and purposely
sigaaled out to endure indefinitc cofinement without eny prison
misconducts or disciplinary sentences, as & result of any wrongdoing. Prison
‘guards and those who are in cahoots with them, in every prison in the u.s.
always use cepricious and arbitray policy rulings to protect and serve their
‘own interests and their system of injustice.

1 have specifically meationed all of the above o give you “some” idea of
the totaity of the conditions — or at least & fraction of it, 0 pant a picture of
the toxicity of our daily confinemen, which is, in every sense of the word,
substantial and abusive treatment. The system here is designed to degrade,
humilist, oppress and to place a prisoner in a sate of helplessncss and
dospair, a sate of submission, t0 lose all individuality and become a slave to
the state; 10 think, foel and act as they do.

‘Bu, fortunately, there also exists here many strong, politically
enlightened prisaners that are very articulate, educated and uncompromising
in faith and principles and who are forever studying and cducating, and
kecping their heads above the water of all negativities and reactionary
activities. We are struggling as best we can, under the circumstances!

1 closing, T will say there are many things that people can do in support
of prisoners, prison issucs, family and friends of prisoners, in a positive and
meaningful way. First and foremost i initiative and communication,
opening up a dialogue with a prisoner or one of the many prisoners’
community support groups and human rights coalitions in your community.
‘Waorking with these coalitions, groups and organizations is oot only just
organizing around prison issucs, but it also means involvement on Various
‘positive social community issues o a grassroots level. This work is in
Tespect to realistic day to day ssues and concems that are significant and of
interest to you, your family, your friends, your children and your
community.

“Initiaive, communication and solidarity are the essence of all
beginnings and our ultimate triumphs.”

In solidarity,

Paul K. Hickman #EB6074
SCI- Greene
175 Progress Drive
Waynesburg, PA 15370

THE WORLD'S HIGHEST INCARCERATION RATES
Incarceration rates per 100,00 population

United States: 726 Incarcerated population on
Russia: 532 the planet... 8,750,000
South Africa: 413 Incarcerated population in U.S.
2,131,180
THE U.S. WITH 4 5% OF THE
Japan: 58 WORLD'S POPULATION HAS 25¢
OF THE WORLD'S PRISONERS

Violent crime in the United States fell by over 33 percent from 1994 to 2003 and proper
by 23 percent yet; incarceration rates have increased at a steady 3.5% annua

U.S. incarceration rates for males ages 25-29 per 100,000 (une 2
White : 1,666 / 1.7% Latino : 3,606 / 3.6% Black : 12,603 / 12-

South Africa under apartheid (1993), Black males: 851 per 100,
U.S. under George Bush (2003), Black males: 4,919 per 100,0(

Visit these great web sites for more statistics and information:
www.prisonpolicy.org, www.prisonsucks.com, www.sentencingprojec
Who's The Terrorist?
By Ward Churchill 3z

Once again what I have said has been turned into the
opposite of itself.

First, Dan Caplis, Craig Silverman and numerous other
right-wing media spinmeisters asserted that I "advocated”
terrorist attacks on the United States in my Op-Ed piece of
Sept. 12, 2001. Even a casual reading of that piece, as
well as the 300-page book On the Justice of Roosting
Chickens in which I more fully explicated and documented
my argument, reveals that I did not advocate such
attacks. Rather, I pointed out that they were and wil
continue to be the inevitable result of a U.S. foreign policy
that disregards the rule of law and results in massive
death and destruction abroad.

Next, the dynamic duo and their colleagues attempted to
discredit me through an endless stream of personal
attacks, These have falled because the facts, even though
not reported in the media, do not support their assertions.

Now, in both a paid ad and a prominently featured Op-Ed
piece March 5 in the News (“Churchill's active advocacy of
violence demands his firing”), Caplis and Silverman have
resorted to the outright lie that I have actively sought to
incite "violent revolution.”

1 have done no such thing. To the contrary, what I have
consistently advocated over the years is the rule of law.

The great bulk of my scholarly work has been devoted to
documenting the United States' disregard for law and the
resulting violence it has perpetrated both domestically and
internationally. I believe that such practices inevitably
breed violence in response, and that the most effective
way to ensure the security of all peoples Is adherence to
the Constitution and International law, particularly the laws
of war and fundamental human rights law.
As citizens, It s our collective responsibility to ensure such
compliance with law, This is the actual meaning of the
quote on Arabs misrepresented by Caplis and Silverman in
both their ad and their Op-Ed. My point was that it is our
fob to halt the criminal conduct of the U.S. government,
Tather than leaving the task to those from other countries
Who suffer the consequences of its lflegalities. 22

Following the position aruculated by Supreme Court Justice
Robert H. Jackson at Nuremberg in 1945, I believe that we
have not only the right but the legal obligation to compel
lawful behavior from the government that Is acting in our
name.

1 document the systemic violence perpetrated by the U.S.
government In the hope that Americans will take this
Fesponsibilty to heart and use polltical means to change
government policy. I would vastly prefer that this happen
Shrough nonviolent means. However, 1 cannot say that
honviolence Is the only legitimate response to systemic
violence.

The principle of self-defense Is not mysterious: When one
s subjected to aggresslon, It Is the perpetrator, not the
victim, who dictates the terms of engagement.

Although I am plainly no pacifist, 1 have never advocated
terrorist attacks on Wall Street, downtown Seattle, or
anywhere else. To make it appear otherwise, Caplis and
Siiverman have taken material out of context and turned it
on its head. My comments in this regard, made to a small
group of young anarchists gathered In a Seattle bookstore,
ent to the idea that they would not accomplish anything
useful by marginalizing themselves and engaging in
random acts of sabotage along the social periphery.

Drawing upon German theorist Rudi Dutschke's concept of
"a long march through the institutions," I therefore
proposed the alternative that they attempt to work from
ithin the institutional setting, as I myself have done. The
*weapons” I referred to were young people's own
consclousness and capacity to transmit it. Along the way, 1
also pointed out that as relatively privileged Euro-
Americans, they were ideally situated to undertake such a
project.
Caplis and Silverman are seeking for their own reasons to
con the public into believing that I am an active proponent
of terrorism. This is not only false, it is extraordinarily "
dangerous. By framing my statements as they have, and
then repeatedly broadcasting their spin to a broad
audience, there is an obvious possibility that they might
actually precipitate an act of terror by some unbalanced
individual. Should this turn out to be the case, the
responsibility will be theirs, not mine.

Ward Churchill is a professor of ethnic studies at the
University of Colorado at Boulder.

University of Colorado E thnic Studies Professor

A Dynamic
and Prol
with Politically Unique

Views™

Ward Churchill

2005-2006 Tk
Invisible Men:
Human Rights and Human Dignity

for Men of Color

Date: October 20, 2005
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Place: Student Center,314-A
*Please RSVP by October 14, 2005 at
culturalcenter@depaul.cdu or by
phone at (773)325-7759

2330, Shelfied Ave Suie 1105
Cheago, o 806143176

Ward Churchill Spirits into Chicago 35

In September, Mike and | attended a rather fome zine event. We
brought sirong anarchist Znes that we plied. A faritor we gave dnes fo,
gave us a fiyer about Ward's falk on October 20%. The only sfipulation was
Thot you had o register. So, we Gid. We were the fifth ond sixih person fo.
register for his lecure. So, that was nice.

"As Chicago ABC, we were planning monthly fim nights, so whie | was
making handbil fiyer for these events, | decided fo put the Churchil fiyer
on the other side and mol them 1o several dozen serious Chicago land
activiss. After ofl, we deserve 1o leam from Ward, offer ourinpuf and so
forth, fool 1t was something 1o look forward to.

‘We prepared fo aftend by stocking up on fhe zines we cary that Ward
wrote, plus several ofhers - anti-war zines, abolifonist zines, prisoner zines
and sefious anarchist zines. W't ferminists, 100, and severol of these.
publications were witten by women.

Three days before this event, a kady from fhe Student Center called me.
1o remind me to bring mysfudent LD." | fold her, | don't have one
because Im not a student. She said: “Then. you can't come.” | said: Tm
a colleague of Wards| | want fo, at least, fable this event - show Word
soidarty. Infact, | have several of hs essays fo distibute, freely." She soic
“There s no fabling for fis event.” | mentioned something about caving in
1o weltheeled capitalist clumn, hypocrisy and ofher obvious so forths.

So, that was il The right-wing, Ann Couer-loving, Rush Limbaugh
istening, ONell Report watching, young Republicans and their comorate
shing-puller, not o mention. fhe fighfist Opus Dei fype Catholics, who
‘crack e fearwhip of olumni funding. would e the doy. | thought
othenvisa... After o, why put up with these ignorant hyenas?

We franiically broinstomed with ofher activss, Ward himself ond
ofhers, o ry fo figure out a way fo be adrmitted &/or otherwise
parficioate in this happening. As it was, we packed two satches full of
Zines and headed up fhere, some fify miles awoy.

When we go there, fhe anfi-Churchillforces had big plocards
‘denouncing him for various an-patriofic and personal fhings. They
commanded the perch under the big statue there of some Jebediah and
made a fing of Aightist placord bearers. The RCP crowd was inferested in
‘overthrowing the Bush regime and held a big banner i front of he sireet
cops fo that effect. Students mingled with considerable interest with their
variously developing polifical viewpdints. Why shouidrit students want fo
leam what fhis was all abouf? | provided Ward's acual fexds. efc

‘After a long commuter diive info big city with ll he stressful
expectations, surely you can't blome us because our fist insfinct was fo
relieve ourseives of urinary buldup. After ol the White Sox ore in the.
World Series and it was fike day four of the wait. Canit we just get on with
itz Sheesh! Plus, we ore no longer spring chickens, being in our ot
forfies, aary fifies. Luckl, Houston cinched, so we knew thaf much.

Refreshed, we strode out 1o the main entrance where this mini-scene
was playing out. |immediately lounched info a frade underscodng whot
ihis event fruly was about. | was here 10 support Ward and s conscious.
revolufionary analysis about ths Empire, genocidal country. | did o

couple of inferviews. | verbaly sparred with fhe righfists, | accused the
ops- made a scene. Somefimes, you've just got fo be an outtoged %
wifnessl You get piain sick and fired of all the fies and colossal ignorance.
A lttlo while lter, | went upskais, where Ward was 0 spea, o fry fo
getin. | was inferested in passing out - Cogent fo his occasion - material,
‘empowering revolutionary understanding and showing solidarty for the
idea of Ward Churchill, namely, a person wiling fo spif out the fruth.
They had compromised fo fhe concerted effort o discrecit and horass
fhis event, from fight-wing alurri, the administrafion spin doctors, and
even the govemor of Colorado, who had unkind things fo say about
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This is a writte interview submitted by True, aka
James E. Scott, to Comrade Anthony Rayson on 6 - 22 - 05

1. Your name and reputation is pretty well known in the
Anarchist milieu. How would you describe your position in
the struggle?

Answer: 1 like to think of myself as the guy in the sub-
basement of the underground, with a bucket and a mop! I
was mentored by serious anarchists into heavy prisoner
support, and for that 1 will be forever gratefull I believe that
the voices of revolt, here in Amerika, are screaming loud &
dlear, from the gulags. It's a plain no-brainer to focus one's
attention on this explosion of information and
empowerment. It's the epicenter of the struggle in this
country, no'question. To collaborate with these Brothers &
Sisters is very fulfilling and I feel they are my own family.
My position is moving the struggle forward, plain & simple!
Being direct, dealing with present days issues in a truly
anarchist fashion and demonstrating consistent solidarity,
mutual aid and so forth, “legitimizes” my position,
regardiess of what anybody might say, one way or the
other. So, I don't worry about my "position” and just do
serious work, on a daily basis.

2. As an African in the U.$., why would you say you
embraced Anarchy over a singular movemnent, such as Black
Nationalism?

Answer: It's interesting that you ask this question, because
actually, people would call me "white." I'm a low-melanin
dude, but my heart is black as coall_John Brown was a
*white" man, too! Doesn't matter! We're all from Africa
anyway. I don't suffer the physical oppression of being
Black in America, but I suffer injustice psychologically, as I
see it all around me. I approach revolt not from a position
of desperation personally, but as a desperately needed
phenomenon for the continuation of life itself and the ending
of oppression for countiess billions of people, here on Earth.
Anarchy is plain freedom, justice and equality, really. It's
plain-spoken truth about political reality. It's all about
supporting positive relations among people and opposing
coercive, lie-based power structures. It's an open-ended
q1
opportunity to get down! Black Nationalism is a legitimate
response to centurles of enslavement, by this white settler
regime. I'm no nationalist, but rather, an internationalist. 1
do feel people can attain an anti-authoritarian, gender
equality seeking, freedom way of thinking, through several
avenues, and thus, deserving of serious solidarity and
mutual aid. You can call it anything you want, but if it is
based on providing the needs of people, not preying on
others, sustaining the planet, and so forth, It deserves
support. Our enemies are very dangerous and we must
focus our attention on stopping their predation. 20" century
labels or struggles, antagonisms or whatever are history. If
and when we are able to stop these mass global killers, then
we can argue over Ideology. For now, it's "all hands on
deck” and 1 feel genuine anarchism is open-ended enough to
provide a strong springboard for thought and action - at
least for me. It doesn't limit your thinking or goals.

3. Speaking of that particular topic, with a Black, if you will,
high ranking white house official, a Black billionaire, and

several Black millionaires, what would you say the state of
"Black America" is?
Answer: The white power structure has learned that even
though they may still “hate” black people and make sure the
institutions funnel them at a holocaust rate into the gulags,
cause despair, impoverishment and conflict in their Yz
communities and so forth, these Toms come in handy as
window dressing, at the 17 course state dinners.

Colin Powell greases the Irag War by lying at the U.N.
Jesse Jackson puts up shadow puppet resistance, while
raking in millions. Oprah tells everyone how to live, sitting
on top of a billion dollars while many starve to death, are
being bombed and shot or incarcerated. Clarence Thomas
gives the Supreme Court a "diverse" veneer, as he rubber
Stamps the judicial repression of his people. Even popular
hip-hop stars like P. Diddy, shill for corporations (Diet
Pepsi.) The real Malcolm X's & George Jackson's have
already been murdered or are prisoners. So, until those on
the "outs" step up the struggle, the real voices of reason
and revolt wil be articulated from the dungeons of
‘Amerikicka. We're supposed to follow guys like Farrakhan &
‘Al Sharpton? C'mon! It's time to get new, young, bold
leadership that want results, not the baubles and flash of
selling out. We need insurgents, not shills!

People like Jesse Jackson (Senior & Jr.) Oprah Winfrey,
Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell and Clarence Thomas help
legitimize the false sense of freedom and opportunity in this
Country. For every person who sells out his or her people in
such a spectacular fashion, many hundreds of thousands are
languishing in ghettos and prisons and more and more of
them are deciding that resistance Is the only way to go. It
shows how unbelievably brainwashed and subjugated people
are in this country - black and white! The true black lions
are almost invariably found to be in the prisons!

There are some strong leaders, such as Fred Hampton,
Jr. here in Chicago and Brother Aaron Patterson. But, much
of this strong advocacy work is harassed by the police,
ignored by the press and a blanket of fear is forever
perpetuated among erstwhile supporters. Ask MOVE what
the pigs do if you genuinely challenge them! Aaron has
been sitting in a federal lock-up here in Chicago these last
10 months on a drugs & guns set-up. He's just coming to
trial now. The judge is trying not to let him be his own
lawyer, which the Constitution specifically allows. I enough
people refuse to be intimidated, there is nothing the
authorities can do. That's what we all need to have in our
hearts - a relentless, focused and steadfast determ\v\atlon'q;
4. 1n the past twenty years, as a whole, do you think "Black
America" has moved forward or backwards?

Answer: Well, looking at what has gone down these last
twenty years, you can't help but be aghast at the
deterioration of the Black Community. Basically, 1/3 of our
young men are ensnared in the injustice system. More and
more young mothers have been torn from their families for
Incarceration. Legitimate economic opportunities do not
exist, as businesses are now based in China! Neighborhoods
are under virtual military occupation, with cameras
everywhere. Normal family life is all but impossible, under
this level of oppression! Living in a demented, long-time
fundamentally racist, classist social environment, where
activity Is so regulated and stultified, screams for a genuine,
revolutionary altemative. That's what we are trying to work
towards - an explosion of popular revolt - socially, politically,
economically and culturally. It's going to take a
fundamental upheaval of incredible proportions, to advance
our people out of this! The "leaders" are all about money
and acqulescence to the system. That must change!

5. From your perspective, what is the state of the struggle?
How do you rate the progress being made?

Answer: Well, the struggle is everywhere all over the globe!
Some places good progress Is being made and other places
reaction Is busy massacring people without effective
resistance. In this country, a torpor of fear, ignorance and
Indifference continues to plague the progress of genuine
resistance. This country is under long-time psychological
lockdown, but it doesn't have to stay that way. It is up to
people like us to help others overcome their fear and
ignorance and help them realize their natural inciination to
want to be a part of a bettering of their communities. At
this stage, that translates into resistance to the government
and developing our own community-based organizations,
outside the purview of the government and the predatory
business structures. A dramatic increase in this work is way
overdue, so we must try our hardest and rely on the natural
true yearnings of our Brothers & Sisters, inside and out to
be there, when the shit hits the fan. Guidance, real
education on all levels must be continuously provided and
spread, for people to learn what they need to know and
provide a basis for effective action. 4q

6. Do you feel we are prepared enough for direct action,
armed resistance?

Answer: No, of course not! Successful rebellion takes a
long time of serious life and death struggle. We are
uniquely quieted in this country. Sheeplike and ignorantized
beyond even the Germans under Hitler are Americans -
particularly the so-called "whites." Those that do have guns
have little or no genuine political consciousness and the
murderers of the government have a massive arsenal and
brainwash network. As young people are forced to be
America's killers overseas, these fighting skills will increase.
For, inevitably, many who survive this nightmare will turn on
the government, who has so ruined their lives and forced
them into this dreadful life-altering experience. Arming the
hearts and souls of Black folks (and others) is essential to
defuse the threat of the government and help their
“volunteer” army into refusing to be used to suppress their
own people - or other working people around the world.

7. What can the incarcerated comrades do to advance the
struggle?

Answer: The system has captured your bodies, but not your
minds - unless you let them! It behooves you slaves to
gather in knowledge and strength, study and struggle
together, push your own struggles, and join the fray on the
outs! You're just as important as anybody on the "outs" if
you have the right mindset! Look at Rashid! He's seriously
locked down in Virginia, but he's a major component in the
international struggle. Those of you who can write, draw,
organize, sing, cook, fight - or whatever - should add your
talents to the mix. Contact people like me, get the bolled
down truth, provide the insights, network, do whatever it
takes to be effective. Many of the great revolutionary
leaders throughout history, spent plenty of time in prison. It
is a cauldron, a breeding ground for revolt! Like Tom Big
s
Warrior says, "Turn the Iron Houses of Oppression, Into
Schools of Liberation.” Don't let these pigs beat you down
and rob you of your self-love and desire to side with your
fellow captives! Don't despair and fight each other, when
you could be fighting your real enemies! Stand your
ground! Transcend your conditions and serve the people!

8. And finally, what advise would you like to give fellow
anarchists and others of the anti-everything-government-
oppressive movements?

Answer: Same as I would give to a prisoner. Get off your
ass, get connected to the real deal and start working for a
real future, for yourself and everybody else. Study, learn,
and participate! Become Men & Women for the children.

Long live the struggle. Long live Anarchy!!

Interview with Anthony Rayson
1 PPN Who's Anthany Rayson?

Answer: Asthony Rayson (mel) i 51 year old fuhr, hushand and working-cass so-
called “white” e, who aiso happens tobe serously dedicated snarchist
revolutionary. I'm “Joe Normal” with a bi time social conscience. | happen to detest
inustios, liar, violer, predation and so forth. I'm 8 write, ditor & organizer. I'm the
guy in the sub basement of the underground, witha bucket and 8 mop!

2. FPN_ Whatis an Anarchist?

Answer: Anarchists s peaple motivated by the bestinstincts of mankind. We helieve
in volurtary cooperation, mutual aid, soldarity, frecdom, cquality. genuine fusice.
Tuirmess, homesty. So, maturalty, he government, being the sickening coercive and fi-
‘based predstors and business whares that they are, characterize us as mad hombers,
criminals, vandals and so forth. A check of history will find amarchics t the forefrort of
‘mamy inspired revolutions throushout the world and bossing amon the most biliant.
msightfol and sefiews examples of human heings fhis lanet has 21 0 prochce.

‘Anarchistsare “anti-authoritarians” and rely o the natural goodness of people 10
guide ther thinking, We do ot believe in fantasy (religion) yet we can be very spiital.
‘We believe importunt decisions that affect people should be decided by those people
themselves, not dictated by a king, prsident, congress or any other top-down entity
(corporations,the churches, the monstrous military, etc.) We have a saying: “No.
Masters, No Gods™
‘We fccl people cantrly iberat themselves by leaming th trush and reying on
themseives, opering up a world of possibiltes. We foe the world's esources sbould be:
Shared amoag the workd's people equiably i n cavironmentaly sustaizable way. This,
of cours, isthe antithesis of how the U.S. ~ dominaied global system of thievery, waste
and oppresion s presently st up.

‘We belicve prisons arc an sbominetion upon the very soul of humanity and must be
abolished and those beld captive st fre. This does o, however, sy that we condone
‘sberrant, criminal bebavior, whatsoever. Violeace, inimidation, slavery snd economio
tyranay {capitalism) re tae condoned and proiccied organiaed crime that wo foe should
b ended, so humanity can live freely and cooperatively. We do not believe in private
propery ortesrictve bordersthat mast probably were taken and demarcated shorty afler
e slaughiering of the people who lived on tha and cadter. We do not believe the
claborate sysem of laws, polics, judges, gulags and so forth are legiimate and n fict,
‘consttuie a massive, daly crimical, racit onslaught on those poor poople ensoared by
ther hired kidappers. We sce txes s massive catorion, another serious Crime.

‘Some of the most bliaa, tlented, slfes, dedicascd and breve bumans consider
themseives “anarchists™ and the government-coatrlled world has thanked these people
by lying incessantly sbout them and drowaing them in occans of blood. The word
anarchy comes from the Greek meaning 0o governmcat ™ Ame, brothers & sisiers!

3. FPN How did you become an Anarchist?

Answer: Well,'m unique case. T grew up i the sixtis and was lucky cnough 1o bave
2 fantastic menior, while growing vp — my fatber. Ho was a genuine social justcs
crusader and opened up s world of knowedge and commitmeat, and cxperiences, other
Kids my age nover got & chance fo se and foel. |t rounded mo us sensitiv, thinking
person, whose goal inlife was to lcam the truh and spread the word. After the Vietnam
‘War ended, it was ke a punctured balloon, a f a3 massve social movemets g0, bere
in this country. | became disillsioned and was foroed o work and deal with thi ut rece
counwy. | wrote my first zine in 1974. 1t was called Peoples” Polar Express. Bus, I was
stomizcd and witbdrew into mysclf. There was 0o longer any real communiy of
resstance that | could elae o, but | never gave up my principles.

It wes not il 1995 that | b a sor of cpiphaay. Although I subscribed to ‘radical”
Sournals and so forh, | never got hooked up with the “underground." The Progressive
a0 un inierview with Nocl gaaicv,then a Harvard professos, (since fired for his
activisin) who aniculated the Neo-Aboliconist point of view. Finally! Here was man
Wb e wnliand W il e bl | s pussd sy rediclivio self-olucsion i
<amest 1 hooked up with Fred Woodwonh's longiime anaschistjouml, The Maich! snd
ot many contacts, which | pursued with a vengeance. AL this poia, there was b0
Soppimy me and shorly, my dogged sef-oducation ed me o ealizing that ' been 8 sort
o ottt adas st i ki, S coungh, | icalicn that the Mook awalé oo Wt
prisoncrs and th ulags were ground zoro in the sruggle, bere at home, 5o | focused my
time and aication on them. So, | was sble o flower as the writer and advocate that | Bad
orcseen mysclf 0 be at an caly age. 1 overcame my fear, sudiod and larmed and took
my place as “souljah.” | saw a huge neod for epoweriag education and thus, riented
myscifo find &lor ceate powerful, triling, well-writien revolutionary education —
story, analysis, pocty, antwork, iz, ci. and provide it free 0 peisoners (and cheap
oot ") I secmed e vy o iz my cmisions s
uge soed

4 FPN Working i 8 systim wnder governmeat conirol, isa't it a contrdiction 8 10
‘what an Anarcist belicves in and docsa't it pose roblemn o you?
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Answer: No. An Anarchist befieves in dealing in realiy. Like anybody clse, | need
Some form of income to pay for the basics of f, provide for my family and 5o forth So.
10 get this maney, you must submit 0 being 2 wage-slave, almost invariably. Also, fo sct
‘myself up o be sbic o realize my dream of being a free skool (anarchist) edutor, |
ceded a steady income to selfstudy, learn and evelop. For me. peting a 40-hour a
week job allowed for this to happen. 1 was (and am) a very conscientious worker, who
cares about the welfere of my co-workers and others 1 have dealings with. 1 have always.
‘opposed the bosses and never considered becoming one, myself. Also, | came from a
bourgeois background. | was tracked to become a professional - a awyer, doctor,
professor (which 3 of my siblings became.) 1 dropped out of college my second semesicr
Freshman year (spring of 1972) and hitch-hiked around the county for the nex two years
At this time, llthe colleges and universties went on srike 0 potest Nixon / Kissinger's
<econd iegal nvasion of Cambodia. My school stayed on stike one day. | siuck
forever! 1 would become an “intentional peasant” so | con'a tive and feel what t i o be
wage-stave, working-class person. Later on, at my wif’s urging, | went back to school
‘and became that school's valedictorian. | used my seven minutes alotd for my address
0.8 rapt audience of 500 people, o blast the administration and govemment. We live
frugally in a two-bedroom, 1 bathroom house and I pour my cnergics and monies info my
anarchist activitcs

Twork for the Ilinois government, as a toll collector, lowly position that s very
Sressful, dangerous and unhealthy work - much like any factory worker working for
‘miserable corporation. 1 do not promoe government, but ather cxpose it!

‘Does it pose & problem for me, working this way? Yeah, it drains me, takes an
cormous amount of my life and because of the real work | do, they treat me fike &
parish. The police have infirated some of my groups, 'm monitored, ailed, staked-out,
etc. T'm a “working-class hero” es John Lennon would say, by choice -and | tell i ke it
s, every second I am on theirclock. 1 spend my paycheck most wisely, mostly in support
of prisoners. Anybody got & problem with that,they know where they can find me!

5. FPN. Are you married and have children? 10, how does yous wife and childeen feel
‘shout you being an Anarchist?

Answer: Yes, | am married (fn my second wife ) On Valenfine’s Day. 2006, we sl
<elcbrate our fwerticth wedding anniversary! W have 10 sons, Stanton who is 17 s
Stephen who s 11. My wifeis a loving, Christian woman, who i a lbrarian by
profession. It is difficult for them (an me) as they have trouble understanding why
Spend so much of my free time dealing with the concerns of prisoners, when | could be:
devoting my time and attention to them. She's lberal and so, we have severe
fundamentl differences i opinion. She respects my dedication and almost palpable
Social justie loving heart. 1's an endless, daily wrangle and compromise to maiain 3
tranquil,loving and non-resentful household. 1 have to make compromiscs and so do.
they. 1 sleep s litl as possible and sneak as much real work, whenever | can. | cut my
outside non-anarchist activites to the bone. [ work with alacrt, constantly, every day
until drop. The next day, | pick up where | IcR off, simple as that!

6. FPN_ FPN leamed that you are an author and publisher. What do you write about’

Answer: 1 focus my atiention on political realit with a heavy focus on the prisors |
‘would love to write beautiful novels or whatever, but | sec it o be my duty to write sbout
whatis the criss situation in this county. But, 1 don'tfeel | compromise my literary sde.
in doing this. | feel even politcal analysis about the dreary gulag archipelago can be 3
thilling, enjoyable, insightfl, funny, sarcastic, explosive read! In fact, it needs t be, 0
shake people out of thei lethargy and help them overcome their own intllectual timidity
and cleificaton. 1 ry 1o write i such 0 way that peoplecan't help b b impacid by
What sy and his is underscored by te way @ say i lke people o know hat tey can
expect th stmight dope from me - o ivory tower preteniousness, or other bullshit. I's
‘one of the ressons, L insisted on being working.class (Ive had this miscrable job 30 +
years,now.) I'm an cmotionaldude snd | chouse my words carefully o convey my 4 3
Toathing nd hated for this morbid sysem. 1 get sick o seing witers walking on
gashell it their words. Fuck that! 1 believinbluting out te brual trth, you

Koow? We must coninue f jack up the kevel of our words and actons unl we ahicve
our decpest desits - worldwide anrchy, where all oppcssive systems re but awl
memones. Whether we can pasibly atiain this gol o nt,should not impede our
telenicssness! The arder you work nservice o humanity, the more ife i emoyed!

To these ends is why | write. Wordsare a meaas 10 an end. For me, i i 1 cpower and
inspite people o bigger and betes things, Do just for“entetainment.”

7. FPN_ You also publish and distrbute zines,leaflets, pamphies, bookles,etc. for
many prisoners around the country. How did that come about?

Answer: As | began writing my own zine, Thought Bombs, 1 sent them far and wide for
feedback. 1also sarid an Anti-Racist Action group 0o the southside of Chicago. At
their annual conference in Columbus, Ohio in 1998, I noticed the groups all had
publications. | thought it would be # good idea t0 have all of these availabie from one.
Soutce. | Mo the ea around und flks thought it was & yeat idea, bul nobody was
il 0 1ake Wi progcet un. S0, the DLY. (Do It Yourself) elic kicked in. It became.
more apparcat tht the prisons were whers the insight was at and there was huge noed
10 help the more conscious prisoners gt their work published and diswribuied, 50 tha's
what | 4id Being a good snarchis, | put my services where the nocd was greatest.

8. FPN. Prisoners do not cam enough money 1o cover the expenses of publishing thei
weting and cerainly cannot distribuse them. How o these prisoncrs pay you for what
you do for them?

Answer: Well, prisoners are working hard writing, rescarching, drawing, dealing with all
the drama and repression i their gulag. | work had, too! 1 allin srvice to the cause!
1's mutual ad in action. | learn a belluva ot rom them. 1 have developed some:
‘amazing relationships and they are quick 1o pick me up whea | am down. Nobody backs
uplike prisoners! They keep me laughing They keep me motivated. They keep me
focused. What betir payment i there? 11cllthem, there is no money in this - for you or
for me. That's not what this whole thing is sbout, which males it all the more priceless!

9. PN How or what lead you 10 become involved with prisoners inthe first place and
what can a prisoner tell omeone in society? Aftr ll, they victimized society.

Answer: 1 bad wonderful meors, both inside and outside the razor wire. One in
porticuar | am forever indebted to. His name is Sean Lambert aad be's a young prison
abolition anarchis, bi-sexual, out of New York. He helped open up many doors for me.
Prisoners ar like everybady ele — victims of this society. Yeah, many have preyed on
people and sill do. 1 don'treally concern myself much with what brought an individual
into prison. 1t is what they have made of themselves now! Malcolm X & George
Jackson were two-bit husters before they came in but just look at what they were abie to
ransform themselves into! The real criminals run e show, yet peopic take what they.
say without even questioning their inister motivations. Prisoners se this grucsome:
society from the ugly underside. This is very helpful in exposing this rotien system.
10, FPN Ts it tre that America has more convicted citizens n s risons than any other
country inthe world, including South Afica and Russia? ya

Answer. Yes, America has 25% of the workd's prison population but only 4.5% of her
population. America also usurps 30% of the world's esources! Rusia has lot of
‘risomers,toa. We have more prisoncrs than China, whohas fimes as many people!
The rate of incarceraton for black people n the U.S. i double that of South Afica
when apatheid was a ts worst! Also, many prisonees around the world are cither
irectly or indirecty incarcerated due 0 the economic pressre the U S corporate
‘domined governments (ofen U.S. - trained and manipulatcd) put o bear on theit
Deople. Also, severalthousand children dic every day due to sarvation, prevenfahle
isease, bombs, mincs, e, thatare caused by this cvil U.S. - based global empire

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11 FPN Whatis your personal opinion shout risons and reforms”
e Auy kseiig of ppicsson (siomn) 13 posive sip. We work oyt §O
oo s sopped e ik, ot 56 b, bl oo of whateer. S0,y
s s o ! Hmevee, privuns hcmoelves a the
i, cxtontion, hislston ged ncarecion n &
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sl cnerprie - s, Mostcime conomically motvaied and incaeeraton will
‘ot cnd e, because it aconomically unfai ysim i never ficd” by the
Continuous, iy provesion of youn lacks (and othes) i prison. In fuc, ot those
Wi g tiough this netherword come ut even more crmially b, As u prison
boluonis, | detst prison, as | doall appresive syscms. Thisdocs ot mean, bowerr,
{hac | Condone riminal activiy nor do | want criminals reaiening people WhAlscver
Aberiot behavior can be eal with much more ffccively, but only i society that
people have & yenuine stake in. Wage-slavery, which is what Amerika is about, has 10 be.
eohahed e wel. We necd totl, soros the oard evoluion, 0 uproot the causes of
Chime. For, people atcbasiclly mutully supporte socalanimas, i they arc llowed
10 stow and founsh i nomtepissive cnvionmen. Prson i syiemic sadism!

12 FPNFPN was informed that you stiended a rally in Lansing, Michigan reccatly.
‘What was that all bout and how did you Iearm about it being from Chicago. Why did
‘you aticnd ths partcular ally?

Answer: | st confes. 1 ealy serowed up on this one. For some fcason, | hought the
il i at the e copitl was i 1 g0 down 00 Junc 25%. The acual date
was June 18 So, about June 22, | started getting ready o go and leamed it was
itcady over. 1 pologizs o everybody who was counting oa me go and eport upon
(e veots o thatdy. | was iformed by some conscious ssters locked upa Robert
Seot CornecionslFacilityin Pymouth, Michigan who pu out an excellet povslticr
Called: Women For Frecdom. They have chapir o the National Liers of America,
e Also paricipuing wa th Michigun Baiered Women's Clemency Project. It was
Diled s 4 Mt for Corrctons and Judicial Reform’ and the Purpas ofthe Match
i “The disproportinate inasceration of Black Amcricats, While Americas,
ispanic and Latino Americansund Native Americans i he st of Michigan i criss
of hanmous proporions tat WE THE PEOPLE must addres.” It goss on fom e
Tl end you the publications. 1 eally rgre no oing o tis vent

13 FPN. S0 you are involved with other programms, organizations and activitis i
sccicty. What are some of hese OrgADIZADORS, Ci.

Asswer: | co-founded the group, STAND (Shut This Airport Nightmare Down) which is
@ grasroots ctizen's mthe area where | lve in Eastern Will County, oughly ity miles
Lo of Chicage. Many sae poliians have becn hankenng 1 deszoy this producive
Tamily furland for huge sirport the alins doa’t want. They've alrcady spent $100
Nl in e txpayer money for tis. Conservtive Republicans have managed 1o
¢ Congressnan Jese Jackson, . 1o be ther front man on this unnccessary and wasteful
ronat. st toup | work vt i the Oxtober 22° Coliton St Polie Brutalty.
725 et o Oiobe 725, sty people i sies all ovr he county aly 0 e
o do0ut 1 consta Kilinga by police of (masly) young poopl, he beatngs,
ek A gioup T werk with is ABCN (Ansichist Black Cross Network )
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bt 5tcles 1o sartows publicaions, o speskivg
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14, FPN How did you first come into contact with MPLU and horw docs this
organization and the ABC function together?

Answer. Oh,boy! 1 first met Jerome Whit-Bey (through correspondence) i 199% o
1999, Right sway | agreed to publish an distbute theirorgan, 07 he Fiok. As the
13 Amendment says, prisoners are laves not catitled to form labor unjons or o hasc.
any rights, really. So, thi project an amarchist-driven prisoner abor union went ght to
the hearless core o tis society,in my opinion. We've had some rough times, s 011
‘s edited by our different groups/people and Jerome and the others have been
constantly harassed, s 10 the hol, sabbed and otherwise atacked throughout his tme
'ABC gives voicc to MPLU in our publications, we disseninatethei ot lterature and
alerts on theintcrnctand through paper publications, we help support then i ofher wavs

15, FPN. How many chapters of the ABC are there that you know of and i there &
principal chapter? How does that work?

Answer: Let's see. Houston, Boston, Lawrence and Chicago are the core groups. Other
groups are starting in Lexington, Kentucky, Cleveland, Ohio, Des Moines, fowa and
Somewhere up in Minnesofa. In the spring several members from Boston arc moving 1o
Liberty, Temnessee and will start a chapte there. We also have several other ABC
“friends” who do similar work and who we collaborate with but for various ressons, do
not want to be considered ABC chapters. Also there i an entir other ABC sct of grous
i North America (ABCF — Federation.) ABC groups are also to be found throughout
Europe and South America. There is no “principal” chapter as we a e a colection of
utonomous groups. who make mur own decisions, “Ve: gather once a v to &0 “ver our
work and make decisions as a network. 've taken it upon mysel to be the sort of focal
poin s fr as contacting the network and receiving various publications, but he other
chapters also provide excellent iterfure and so forth.

1o FEN This is a question ofeadership. [1s such a hard temn to define because we all
have our own 1dca of what a leader s of ot Trying 10 define & leader scems 0 fise ¢
more questions than answers. For the purpose of understanding ABC and MPLU, can

you el the readers what these nitials mean and something about the caders of these:
oups?

Auswer: Leaders ane b news. George Bush s a “leader” Leaders issue orders that are
only obeyed hrough coctecion ad the thicat of violence, | don't believe i leaders. 1
Someone rcd t order me to do something, | woulda't doit! AS an anarchist, ' against
e bl og-down approsch o getting any thing doae. Certaialy, some people have &
ot of v, i, ek and 0 forch it dos o wll 1 isten 1 whattey bave
1y ke i sugstionn scnously. We beheve 1 self-relance, mutual s,
on and solidarity. We do things because we ses them as pccessary

ot Lt e b b 10 o the. I people we condiioned o tely

s whe that leader s illed or is evil? Powst cormupts and
e e Couupen, sisuluacly Excry ik shoukd paticipue wnd ear what s oing.
on Kelying on s “leader” s lazy and LIS crcative expression and grassiouts
Comributions. Anarchis collccuves do make decisions, but i afte 4 process of
iscussion,analysis and conscnsus. People necd 1 shed their fear and incrtia and realize
i potenial o add hei contributions - not follow the leader. ABC (Anarchist Black
Cross) & MPLU (Missour Prson Labor Union) are anarchisi-driven siste groups.
ABC"s starcd durng the Revolution in 1905 in Russia 1 aid anarchist prisoners being
fepressed by the Tsar. We supportal prisoners, cspecialy those who have scppeed
forward and challenged theircaptors - whether they are anarchists or not! As for the
activiss in these groups (notice | dida't say “leader™) ABC people rc working people
dedicaid by the ideals of anachism — freedom, justice, equaliy, for everybody. MPLU
is sustained by brave prisoncrs, wha've gonc th exr siep o fight thei oppressor.
Anybody can be an imporant paticipant n these o any other anti-autboritanan groups.
It takes esolve,dedication, commitment and consisiency. You leam and develop ss you
go. There's no magic formala. You ge involved, learn and spread the news. Each one
Teach onc! We don'tnccd any swelled heads around here, know what | mesa?

17, FPN. 1s there anything that you feel is worthy of our readers atcntion that we bave.
Dot asked in this interview o discussed that you would like to share with FPN. 1fso, feel
e 10,40 5.

Answer: Yes, thatk you, firstan foremost for asking me llof these questons. Ifs

\ery gratiyin o me 1o work with such ighicous comades! We (ABC) focus on
prsonce support {or two tcasons,rall, One s because support i 5o eccssary und
imporant. Also, sume prisones arc uniguely insghtful and their analysis i vry
irsporant o push thesocial evolution orward. We do tisfor tacsical reasons. We
a0 help fciiat the mergence of & conscious pisoner popalation, who (hopefully)
will ke thes ssons buck 0 theis fmiles and commusitics. We don'tjustdo al this
ou of the kindncs of our hears. We're no beteror worse than aaybody cle. We vant
0 panicipue in the cmanciption of bumankind, once and forall. To s, srving tovards
s gouls i e ultmate validation of our own bumanity. We want 10 icave our

Chldren s thte chldrenin a world witbout borders, prisons, plice, govermmenis,
Corporstons, nxlcar weapons and ccological catuszophe. We Want 10 nd starvetion,
‘nillonaics, billonairs and al the horrbe systems of oppresion and obfuscation hat
Leep poupl fren ightng fo heir own iterests, which ae & sustainable world of mutual
tespect,u s, of the wealth in an equitable manner, where women don't have 0 fear
oing out st night and children are weated with respect and not groomed for work or
prison. We wan the world and we want it NOW!
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3 July 1995

th of July from a Hawaiian Perspective

With Bible on han,
Dandiul of wie
national ¢
ticedom,

tols in their pockets and troops at the ready. a
hetcd on the 4 of July, 1594, on the steps of the Hawaiian
pital, “lofani Paluce, invoked the name of American liberty and

W proceeded w dismantle the liberty and freedom of the people of
the Hawaiian nation. No wonder there is now a stepping away by Hawaiians
aind their supporters from the celebratory spirit of the American festivitics on
this sacred American holiday

Hawai'i, by July, 1894, was divided into two separate camps, the

missionary boys"/annexationists and the Hawaiian loyalist. The first camp
comsisted, by and large, of foreigners and missionary descendants active in the
mercantile aifairs of Hawai'i. Sugar was a primary commodity and the United
Statex of America, their primary market. They favored annexation of Hawai'i to
the United States of America. Annexation would overcome the burden of any
iport tariff or wther discriminatory teeatment the U.S. would impose on for
Hasaitan goods competing with domestic produce.

The Hawaiian morarchy had existed under a constitutional framework
e 1530, Queen Liliruokalani was loved by her people who made up the vast
oty of qoup were protectors of Hawaitan

ndepender 0 Lili'wokalani, and stood finmly against any move wward
aexation of Hawai'i 1o the United States,

On the 16y ot January 1893, the United States military sided with the
e ationises and on the 17th, provided all military support necessary for a
nandtul of Wit 1 conunit @ coup d'ctat againat the Queen. These men declared
thetielves the Provisional Government and gained the immediate recoznition
wnd promise of protection from the U.S. Minister Plenipotcatiary to Haswai't.
e conntitational govenment abrogated. they denanded the
Queen suricinder 10 them. At the threat of war against the Usited States of

Anctica, Liliuokalani yielded her authority to the Unied States of America, for

a time, pending an investigation by the U.S. President of the interference by the
United States military in the intemal affairs of Hawai'i. s

President Grover Cleveland's investigator, Minister James Blount. traveled
to Hawai'i, conducted his study and reported to Cleveland who in fum
addressed both houses of the U.S. Congress. Cleveland declared:

... By an act of war, commiltted with the participation of a
diplomatic representative of the United States and without authority of
Congress, the Government of a feeble bu friendly and confiding peaple
has been overthrown. A substantial wrong has thus heen done which a
due regard for our national character as well as the rights of the injured
people requires we should endeavor to repair. The provisional
government has not assumed a republican or other constitutional form.
‘but has remained a mere executive council or oligarchy. set up without
the assent of the people. It has not sought to find a permanent hasis of
popular support and has given no evidence of an intention o do so.
Indeed, the representatives of that government assert that the people of
Hawait are unfit for popular government and frankly avow that they can
be best ruled by arbitrary or despotic power.

The law of nations is founded upon reason and justice, and the
rules of conduct governing individual relations hetween citizens or
subjects of a civilized state are equally applicable as benveen enlightened
nations. The considerations that international law is without court for
its enforcement, and that obedience 10 its commandls practically depends
upon good faith, instead. of upon the mandate of a superior wibuinal. only
give additional sanction 10 the law itself and brand any deliberate
infraction of it not merely as a wrong but as a disgrace. A man of e
honor protects the unwritten word which binds his conscicnce more
serupulously, if possible, than he does the bond u breach of which
Subjects him to legal liabilities; and the United States in aiming 0
maintain itself as one of the most enlightencd of nations would do its
citizens gross injustice if it applicd to its international relations any other
than a high standard of honor and moraliry. O that er-und the United
States can not properly be put in the position of cowntenancing a wrong
after its commission any more than in that of consenting o i in advunce.
On that ground it can not allow itself t0 refuse to redvess an injury
inflcted through an abuse of power by officers clothed with its authority
and wearing its uniform; and on the same ground. if a feehle but friendly
state is in danger of being robbed of ts independence and its sovercignty
by a misuse of the name and power of the United States. the United Statc
can ot fail to vindicate its honor and its sense of justice by an carnest
effort to make all possible reparation.

“The members of the Provisional Government heeded Cleveland’s SL
condemnation, not by wing over the powers of govemment to Queen Ll uokalani,
but by carrying out a pretense of legitimacy by calling for a constitutional convention
10 sew ogether the necessary garment 1o produce a legitiniate appearance. Sanford
B. Dole, son of early missionary to Hawai'i, Daniel Dole, acting as President of the
Provisional Govemment, summoned a constitutional convention. In that call, he
appointed 19 of 4 thinty seven member convention. For these 19 delegates. he
selected himself and his 18 cabinet members. The balance of 18 were 1o be elected
by the Hawaiian people. But only those who disavowed their loyalty 1o Queen
Lili'uokalani and pledged their allegiance 10 the provisional govemment were
pennitted 10 seek (0 become delegates o vote in this election. Thus, the convention
was doomed from the start o produce this cloak of legitimacy for the annexationisis.

On the 4 of July, 1894, there assembled on the sicps of *lolani Palace men
who styled themselves in the patriotic thetoric of American noble principles and
proceeded 10 do just the opposite. On that fateful day. a handiul of men representing
clear minority of the adult population of Hawai'i. well protected by guns kept out
of public sight, proceeded to declare the Republic of Hawai'i into exisience. At an
B0 am. e apparenily uncomfortable by the deed they were o commit,
William O. Swith, master of ceremonies, dispensed with the opening prayer and
procecded with e business of proclaiming their new consitution inio existence.
Sanford Dole read an address and made the formal proclamation, resuling in his

utomatic ascension (o President with a monthly stipend of $1.000. No reference (o
4 popular vote was made. The Republic was determined to annex Hawai'i to the
United States of America at the first opportunity.

Founder of the Kahuku Plantation Company and pariner in the formation of
ahu Railway. J. B. Castle proclaimed at a party held soon after at the US.
egation brate the July 4ih proclamation:

Americans assemble here twday amidst novel and serious everts, 10 make
@ new declaration of independence, and of principles. broader und wiser than
the declaration of 1776; 1o make the solemn declaration. that the intelligent
minority in every community, have the inalicnable right 1 good government,
which they are justified in securing, holding themsclves responsible only 1o
God and their own consciences for the just and proper use of power in their
hands.

the ieiau and its royal priesthood finally disappear us an organized force.
T ineorable law of evolution withdraws the native from his long dominance,
and forces the American and his allies 10 the front, with & demand for a new
declurasion of principles.
. the Anglo Saxon and Hhis allies. with the best thought of civi
them, and trained in the best use of political machinery. . .. may demonstrare
‘o the world, that they can hold the supreme power. at first for the ood of all.
and gradually educate. and lead the men of other races. ip 1o their 01
standards of good government. and finally and safely. distribute that povier
among all races . . $7

We solemnly declare. with the experience of a hundred xears behind i
that minorities in number, have the inalienable right o good government. art
they are commissioned 10 secure and maintain it, holding themselres
Tesponsible to God and their own consciences. for the just and proper e of
the power organized and used to obiain it
Pacific Commercial Advetiser, July S, 1894, Honolulu. Hawai'i

To counter the carlier growing influence of the foreigners. the Hawaiian
community formed the Hui Kalai‘gina (Hawaiian Political Association. 1t was the
predecessor to Hui Aloha “Rina, the latter organization formed after the overthrow of
Pre Hawaiian monarchy. Hui Kalai'fina was responsible for organizing the pettion
rve to Queen Lili-uokalani which gathered Yths of the registered voters o cal for
her 1o bring about @ new constitution in 1891 to resiore the povrs of goxermment in
the hands of the Hawaiian people

Hui Aloha *Aina (The Hawaiian Parriotic League) consisted of 7.507 men
(voters) and an auxiliary of 11.000 women who could nos sete. This is ot of 8
population of 40.000 Hawaiians/pan Hawaiians. 1t was the nwjoriy yoics of the
P bion. The total registered voters of the nation in 1800 numbered 13593 of which
9,554 were Hawailan/part-Hawaiian. In the clection for delegates 10 the
Constitutional Convention in 1894, there were only 4477 registered electors. On e
2nd of July, Hui Aloha *Aina called a rally at which 5-7.000 people amassed at
Palace Square, (Source: Iterview with Niklaus R. Schweizer on liawaiian. Potpourri
radio program KWAI 1080AM, June 17, 1095, Honolulu. Hawaii. Richard |
Pettigrew, The Course of Empire: An Official Record, (N.Y. 1920), p- 124)

Hui Aloha *Aina’s Secretary J. K. Kaulia. speaking hefore this mass gathering
two days before the Dole constitution took effect. announced. °. . . if we ever et
annexation to the United States, we may consider ourselves in the position of being
buried alive.

Foreigners will pour i here and then, my friends. 1o what place will we he
scattered? (answer from the people “To the mountains.”) T see you are in sympath:
with me. Then let us stand as a unit against any such measure as is now heing
considered. America has done us no wrong, but it s this govemment in power fod:
that has divested us of our right and our heritage. They are trying to coux the Unit
States to take us. We must not allow such a thing: as long as our protest will do at

good" (Source: The Independent, F.J. Testa, Proprictor and publisher. Fdmund
Rlorrie, Editor, W. Horace Wright, Assistant Editor. July 3. 1804, Honolula, Flawai
A resolution was subsequently adopied declaring:

- - - "Hui Aloha “Aina, and other patriotic leagues together with the loyal
subjects of the Hawaiian Kingdom in mass meeting assembled, representing by far
the greater majority of the legitimate voters of this couniry. do hereby most solemaly
Pprotest against the promulgation of a new constitution formed without the consent
and participation of the people; and we also proest against changing the form of

sovemment fron, the onc under which we have lived peacefully and prosperously for
many yéars. .. (Source: Hawai'i Holomua, July 3, 1894, Hovolulu, Hawai'i)

Across nonth America, the criticism was acid. The Providence Joumal said,
“Though the govemment they are now engaged in esablishing may be called a
republic, it is evidenily enough going 10 be a small oligarchy based on property.”
“he Nation contempuuously referred (o the Doke regime as “the most rascally and
illegitimate liule state in the whole world.” (Source: American Expansion in Hawaii

1842-1898 by Sylvesier K. Stevens, Archives Publishing Company of Pennsylvani
Inc., Harrisburg, 1945, p.273.)

Dole so0n after, forwarded a letter 10 Cleveland anaouncing the establishment
Of the Republic of Hawai'i. Cleveland in w recognized the new Government.

wail ublic (1894:93), William Adam Russ, Jr., p 37.) The
of Hawai'i remained in control with the continued presence of United States

Liliuokalani, remembering the waming of Minister Blount not to take up arms
lest the marines land and forever squash the hopes of retuming Hawaii to the '
Hawalians and sill believing in the enlighiencd justice of the United Sttes, waited in
patience. (Source: Lili‘uokalani, Hawai'i's Story by Hawai'i's Queen, p. 254-255.)

before they could make serious advances. (Source: Liliuokalani, p.262-26; Gavan.
Daws. Shoal of Time, University of Hawai'i Press, 1968 p.282-283; Kathleen

Dickenson Mellen, An bland Kingdom Passes, Hastings House, New York, 1958, P
301-312)

When William McKinley replaced Cleveland as President, Dole’s group rushed
to Washington 10 complete the conspiracy. With a self-serving “Constitution* in
hand declaring that they govemed Hawail, the “Republic of Hawail" ceded
absolutcly and without reserve 10 the United Staies of America all rights of

sovereignty of whatsocver kind in and over the Hawailan Islands. . " A “treaty of
wnnexation” was adopted in 1898,

Realizing the “treaty” would not get the /3 Senate approval required of the
United States Constitution, (Anticle 2, Section 2, Clause 2) the conspirators decided
1o cifcumvent that requirement and sewle for only a joint resolution of Congress,
hich it obtained. (Newlands Resolution of July 7. 1898: 30 Stat. 750; 2 Supp. R.S.
895) The Hawuiians were never given a choice in this matier.

As the conspiracy reached its peak, Lili
American people in writ

halani enzraved her plea to he

g £9
Oh. honest Americans, s Christians hear me fn my down-troden
people! Their form of eovernment is as dear 1o thens ay vours iy
precious to you. Quite as warmly as you love your coniry, so they ove
theirs. [D]o not covet the little vineyards of Naboth's so fur from youn
shores, lest the ounishment of Alub full pon sou. if not in von. fas. i1
that of your children. for “be not deceied. God is not mockedd” The
people 10 whom your fathers told of the living God. and tmsi o call
“Father.” and whom the sons now scek: 1o despoil and desroy. are

crying alowd to Him in their time of trouble; and He will kecp His
‘promise, and will listen to the voices of His Hawaiian clildren lamening
for their homes. (Lili‘uwokalani p.373-374)

WAIKIKI TODAT! A few facts: Over half
(65% of these hotels are owned by Japan
fmvestors. Kenfl Osano, one of the world's
sichest billionaires, & notorlons crook and
friend of yakuza killers, bought the Royal
Hawalian, Sheraton, Surfrider, Moann,
Princess Ka'tulani and others through Kyo-
ya Co. He was also blggest stockholder
Japan and KoreaJapan airlines. Now dead.
03150 was convicted In Jspan of taking &
512 milllon payeff from U.5. Lockheed
Corporation for purchase of jet plancs.

And 5o we find the closing of the chapter of Haw

Hawai'i was now to undergo
brainwashing, colonization and military oceu

free and unoccupied nation,

Hlis pals In Hawarl include millionaire
Bishop Estate trustees who lense the
stolen lands under some of theso mrge
hotels in the Pacific to Kyo-Ya. Very miue
of tourism's Toot passes to Hawai1 hoter
workers for Junk work, split shifts and
Yery poor chances of promotions. Only
22% of Walkiki hotel workers are focaler
Dredied by Dillingham tn the 1930, the
grossly polluted Ala Wai ditch snrronnding
this concrete Jungle, pours into the surr.
19g and tourist swimming aren of Watkiwi:

i's existence as 4
years of American
on. These' were to be the pay-off

years to the missionary party for the "giving” of Hawaii (o the United Sty

by Pol

a Laenui