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FRO
M A
TT
ICA
TO
AB
U G
HR
AIB
AP
RIL
- M
AY
2O
05
RE
FLE
CT
ION
S B
YPO
LIT
ICA
L
PRIS
ON
ER
SIN
TH
E U
.S.
Intr
od
uct
ion
I be
lieve
it
is im
port
ant
that
par
ticip
ants
in th
is c
onfe
renc
e un
ders
tand
the
issu
e of
the
exi
sten
ce o
f U
S p
oliti
cal
pris
oner
s is
an
issu
e of
rec
ogni
zing
resi
stan
ce i
n th
is c
ount
ry.
The
re h
as b
een,
and
will
con
tinue
to
be r
esis
-ta
nce
to c
apita
list-
impe
rialis
m,
whi
te s
upre
mac
y, a
nd d
omes
tic c
olon
ial-
ism
. A
lthou
gh t
here
are
man
y va
ried
aspe
cts
of s
trug
gle
bein
g w
aged
on
diffe
rent
fro
nts,
the
bot
tom
lin
e is
tha
t ra
cism
and
cap
italis
t-im
peria
lism
is
the
foun
datio
n of
all
of o
ur tr
oubl
es.
The
refo
re, w
hile
pro
gres
sive
and
rev
-ol
utio
nary
for
ces
are
battl
ing
agai
nst
US
impe
rialis
m o
utsi
de t
he b
orde
rsof
the
US
, it
is im
pera
tive
that
pro
gres
sive
s an
d re
volu
tiona
ries
redo
uble
thei
r de
term
inat
ion
to d
o ba
ttle
insi
de U
S b
orde
rs.
The
exi
stin
g U
S p
oliti
cal
pris
oner
s ha
ve s
torie
s to
tel
l, st
orie
s of
com
mit-
men
t, de
term
inat
ion,
and
cou
rage
, th
at c
anno
t and
sho
uld
not b
e ig
nore
d.T
hey
poss
ess
less
ons
from
tria
l &
err
or t
hat
shou
ld b
e re
cord
ed a
nd u
n-de
rsto
od t
o pe
rmit
our
stru
ggle
to
take
tha
t gi
ant
leap
in
revo
lutio
n. S
up-
port
ing
US
pol
itica
l pr
ison
ers
is c
ruci
al t
o m
aint
aini
ng c
onsi
sten
cy i
n ou
rpo
litic
al p
ract
ice,
ens
urin
g co
ntin
uity
in
our
dete
rmin
atio
n, f
rom
one
gen
-er
atio
n to
the
next
. F
urth
erm
ore,
the
str
uggl
e to
free
US
pol
itica
l pris
oner
sen
cour
ages
act
ivis
ts t
o kn
ow th
ey w
ill n
ot b
e ab
ando
ned
in th
e co
urse
of
the
stru
ggle
. S
uppo
rtin
g of
US
pol
itica
l pr
ison
ers
stre
ngth
ens
the
over
all
mov
emen
t to
war
ds a
ctua
lizin
g a
revo
lutio
nary
futu
re.
*
—Ja
lil A
bdul
Mun
taqi
mF
ound
er &
initi
ator
of
the
Jeric
ho A
mne
sty
Mov
emen
t
Thi
s br
ief
pam
phle
t re
pres
ents
a s
ampl
ing
of t
he w
ritin
gs r
ecei
ved
from
US
-hel
d P
oliti
cal
Pris
oner
s in
res
pons
e to
let
ters
ann
ounc
ing
the
Atti
ca to
Abu
Ghr
aib
Con
fere
nce'
and
solic
iting
the
ir in
put.
Des
pite
diff
icul
ties
inhe
r-en
t in
mak
ing
thes
e di
sapp
eare
d co
mra
des
part
of
our
wor
k, d
espi
te t
hera
zor
wire
, th
e w
alls
of
viol
ence
, th
e de
cade
s w
hich
man
y of
the
m h
ave
spen
t be
hind
bar
s, w
e ca
nnot
forg
et th
em.
The
se w
ritin
gs r
emin
d us
that
thei
r le
ader
ship
is
criti
cal i
n de
velo
ping
str
ateg
ies
of r
esis
tanc
e th
at t
ake
on th
e s
tate
, for t
hey
unde
rsta
nd t
his
mon
ster
all
too
wel
l. *
-2-
Con
fess
ions
bef
ore
the
Orc
hes
tra
Pho
togr
aphs
: ho
oded
man
wir
edna
ked
men
in p
iles
tort
ure
nigh
tmar
es in
day
light
zom
bied
peo
ple
stal
kth
e ea
rth
crus
hed
bone
sre
stle
ss a
nd n
umb
whe
re to
flee
the
tort
urer
live
s ne
xt d
oor
wea
rs g
uard
gea
rst
and-
ins
for
shad
es in
civ
ilian
clo
thes
the
prez
spi
ts o
n G
enev
a/ d
on't
need
you
, bitc
hdo
n't
hang
on
me,
do
n't
beg
I do
wha
t I
wan
tca
ll m
e C
apt.
Am
eric
ato
rtur
ed a
nd m
aim
edbu
ried
in h
idde
n ce
lls, A
mer
ican
jails
can'
t ca
ll an
yone
tong
ues
trip
ped
wire
d in
to c
onfe
ssio
nlie
drie
d in
red
ink
man
ufac
ture
d co
nsen
tpl
ucke
d ou
tlik
e ey
ebal
lsel
ectr
ical
per
suas
ion,
cat
tle p
rods
and
dogs
, ra
ped
no s
leep
di
sorie
ntat
ion
hum
iliat
ion
Tell
me
wha
t I d
id..
.W
hate
ver
you
say
I did
I d
idgu
ilty
guilt
ysy
mph
onic
gui
lt co
mpo
sed
by s
chol
ars
orch
estr
ated
by
SO
A "p
rofe
ssor
s"pl
ayed
by
inte
llige
nce
mus
icia
ns o
n ho
meb
odie
san
d w
orld
bod
ies
Cap
t. A
mer
ica'
s de
ajh
dirg
eto
rtur
es ju
stic
e
•—M
arily
n B
uck
US
ant
i-im
peria
list
polit
ical
pris
oner
-3-
From
Ru
chel
l C
inqu
e M
agee
.. .W
here
my
case
sta
nds
in c
ourt
, we'
re c
lose
r to
a h
earin
g (p
ublic
ly) t
han
ever
bef
ore,
reg
ardi
ng t
he ju
ry a
cqui
ttal c
once
aled
sin
ce 1
973.
Fac
ts a
live,
fitt
ing
for
publ
ics
visi
on a
re i
n ne
ed o
f re
achi
ng t
he d
inne
rta
ble
of th
e m
asse
s. N
othi
ng c
hang
ed in
the
stru
ggle
for
free
dom
. With
out
a do
ubt,
augu
st 7
, 19
70,
sinc
e I b
roke
the
fet
ters
of
my
supp
ress
ion
and
surf
aced
thro
ugh
the
wou
nd in
flict
ed b
y co
mra
de J
onat
han
Jack
son
in th
ebe
lly o
f the
bea
st, t
he r
eal s
tay
aliv
e fo
r th
e ca
use.
The
whe
els
of R
EV
OLU
TIO
N w
ill r
emai
n B
ALA
NC
ED
for
lib
erat
ion.
We
the
oppr
esse
d ar
e bl
inde
d by
hum
anity
to
liber
ate
ours
elve
s. W
ith t
his
in m
ind,
I m
ove
in s
ever
al d
irect
ions
with
the
tru
th f
ound
in
the
fight
ing-
back
s at
mos
pher
e. I
t's n
eces
sary
to u
se a
lmig
hty
trut
h to
wel
d ou
r pe
ople
sto
geth
er i
n un
ity.
My
case
is
visi
ble
com
mitm
ent
to a
n ug
ly d
enun
ciat
ion
of s
lave
ope
ratio
n ba
cked
by
a ne
ws
med
ia a
nd a
rac
ist
mad
e up
judi
cial
syst
em.
Bot
h h
ave
foug
ht d
espe
rate
ly to
cam
oufla
ge t
he
trut
h.
*
Con
tact
Ruc
hell
at:
Ruc
hell
Cin
que
Mag
ee3C
02-1
27#A
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ox 3
471,
CS
PC
orco
ran,
CA
932
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-4-
An
Upd
ate
On
Hug
o P
inel
l
I do
app
reci
ate
the
love
and
sup
port
. I
can
give
a b
rief
back
grou
nd o
fm
y si
tuat
ion.
I'v
e be
en d
own
sinc
e O
ctob
er 1
964,
fro
m S
an F
ranc
isco
I ca
me
to t
he C
DC
in
Feb
ruar
y 19
65,
with
a s
ente
nce
of 1
8 m
onth
s.
In19
67,
in S
an Q
uent
in,
I joi
ned
the
Bla
ck m
ovem
ent,
than
ks t
o br
othe
rslik
e W
.L.
How
ard,
Geo
rge
and
Chr
istm
as w
ho h
elpe
d m
e ge
t m
y he
adan
d fe
et i
n th
e rig
ht d
irect
ion.
B
y th
e en
d of
the
day
of
augu
st 2
1, 1
971,
W.L
., C
hris
tmas
and
Geo
rge
had
been
kill
ed a
lthou
gh n
ot o
n th
e sa
me
day.
H
owar
d w
as g
oing
hom
e in
197
2, s
o I w
as p
ut i
n a
hotte
r se
at th
anth
e on
e I w
as i
n 19
70 i
n S
oled
ad.
A c
ase
was
mad
e ou
t of
the
Aug
ust
21,
1971
inc
iden
t in
San
Que
ntin
and
I b
ecam
e on
e of
the
six
pris
oner
sto
fac
e ch
arge
s an
d, e
vent
ually
face
tria
l. W
e be
cam
e kn
own
as t
he S
anQ
uent
in S
ix.
Whe
n th
e tr
ial e
nded
in 1
976,
thre
e w
ere
acqu
itted
and
thre
eco
nvic
ted.
D
avid
and
I w
ere
conv
icte
d of
ass
ault,
but
he
was
rel
ease
d in
1976
with
the
thre
e ac
quitt
ed.
John
ny S
pain
was
con
vict
ed o
f mur
der
and
cons
pira
cy b
ut b
ecau
se h
e us
ed t
empo
rary
ins
anity
he
was
rel
ease
d in
1988
. I'v
e ke
pt c
lean
tim
e, I
've
had
7 bo
ard
hear
ings
, bu
t I k
eep
getti
ngde
nied
my
rele
ase.
I was
19
whe
n I c
ame
in.
I'll b
e 60
in M
arch
. T
he g
ood
new
s is
that
I a
m in
good
hea
lth,
in g
reat
sha
pe, p
hysi
cally
and
men
tally
and
ene
rget
ical
ly.
I've
cont
inue
d to
gro
w a
nd e
volv
e.
The
new
bab
y of
196
7 ha
s be
com
e a
new
man
...o
f lif
e an
d st
rugg
le.
The
fig
ht f
or r
eal
free
dom
, ju
stic
e, h
arm
ony,
love
and
pea
ce is
mor
e th
an a
rig
ht.
It is
a d
uty
like
true
love
. T
here
is o
nly
one
kind
of f
reed
om fo
r ev
eryb
ody.
In
my
own
pers
onal
way
, I a
m fr
ee a
ndi a
m w
ith y
ou
alw
ays.
Tak
e ca
re.
Get t
o e
very
one.
*
Hug
o L.
A.
Pin
ell
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UD
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ent
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en t
he
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son
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ion
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s In
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atio
nal
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ech
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ttica
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hrai
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e R
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Tha
nks
for
your
kin
d in
vita
tion
to j
oin
the
Atti
ca t
o A
bu G
hrai
b C
onfe
r-en
ce.
ON
A M
OV
E.
Whe
n w
e th
ink
abou
t the
atr
ociti
es o
f Atti
ca a
nd th
e ab
omin
atio
ns o
f Abu
Ghr
aib,
we'
re s
omet
imes
cau
ght
sear
chin
g fo
r a
com
mon
den
omin
ator
.W
hat
coul
d it
be,
we
won
der,
as
we
look
at
the
brut
al s
tate
ass
ault
onbo
th p
rison
ers
and
staf
f at
Atti
ca a
nd t
he h
uman
rig
hts
and,
yes
, to
rtur
eth
at m
arke
d A
mer
ican
beh
avio
r at
Abu
Ghr
aib
Pris
on i
n Ira
q.
The
com
-m
onal
ities
how
ever
are
mor
e th
an f
irst
mee
ts t
he e
ye.
Of
cour
se t
hey'
rebo
th p
rison
s, b
ut th
at's
obv
ious
. T
hey
both
cam
e to
pub
lic c
onsc
ious
ness
thro
ugh
the
actio
ns o
f peo
ple
who
wer
e pr
ison
gua
rds
and
they
bot
h w
ere
initi
ally
def
ende
d by
the
stat
e by
a fl
ood
of li
es. W
hat m
atte
rs r
eally
leas
t is
that
the
y oc
curr
ed i
n di
ffere
nt c
ount
ries.
The
y bo
th h
appe
ned
in th
e sa
me
Em
pire
. Wha
t m
arke
d th
e di
ffere
nces
bet
wee
n th
em i
s th
e cr
itica
l el
emen
tof
tim
e. A
nd e
ven
this
qua
lity
does
not
spe
ak w
ell o
f thi
ngs
to c
ome.
For
as
time
is th
e di
ffere
nce,
yet
it te
lls u
s ho
w fa
r th
ings
hav
e fa
llen,
how
the
thirt
y ye
ars
betw
een
Atti
ca a
nd A
bu G
hrai
b ha
ve m
arke
d a
coar
sen-
ing
of A
mer
ican
cha
ract
er a
nd a
bru
tishn
ess
of im
peria
l de
fend
ers.
Atti
caop
ened
up
an e
ra o
f pr
ison
ref
orm
s ac
ross
muc
h of
the
nat
ion
and
fuel
ed t
he m
ovem
ent
to a
ttem
pt t
o er
adic
ate
the
mos
t de
prav
ed e
lem
ents
of
the
natio
n's
repr
essi
ve p
rison
sys
tem
s. A
buG
hrai
b w
as m
et b
y qu
asi-o
ffici
al ju
stifi
catio
ns, g
over
nmen
t ob
fusc
atio
n an
dth
e in
cred
ible
spe
ctac
le o
f rig
ht-w
ing
pund
its l
iken
ing
the
tort
ure
and
hu-
man
rig
hts
abus
es t
here
to
colle
ge p
rank
s. T
he h
umili
atio
n of
nak
ed A
rab
men
w
as
com
pare
dto
the
fie
ld d
ispl
ays
ofch
eerle
adin
g sq
uads
.T
here
is
, of
co
urse
,an
othe
r mon
stro
us d
if-fe
renc
e: th
e ar
chite
cts
of
Abu
G
hrai
b an
dhi
gh
leve
l de
fend
ers
of t
ortu
re h
ave
been
rew
arde
d by
hi
gher
and
mor
e pr
estig
ious
post
s in
gov
ernm
ent.
In a
nut
she
ll, t
ortu
repa
ys!
We
have
no
t sp
oken
of
the
pivo
tal
Am
eric
an
issu
e of
ra
ce.
With
out
pris
oner
s ac
tivel
y ad
voca
ting
Bla
ckLi
bera
tion,
th
ere
wou
ld
have
be
enno
Atti
ca.
The
tor
ture
d, m
aim
ed a
ndhu
mili
ated
pr
ison
ers
at A
bu
Ghr
aib
wer
e ta
rget
ed b
y th
e U
.S.
Arm
y be
-ca
use
they
wer
e se
ekin
g to
int
imid
ate
and
elim
inat
e pe
ople
who
wer
e tr
ying
to f
ight
to
free
the
ir co
untr
y fr
om f
or-
eign
occ
upie
rs.
In o
ther
wor
ds,
they
wer
e fig
htin
g fo
r th
eir
own
natio
nal
liber
atio
n.
In a
n em
pire
whi
ch p
icks
pupp
ets
for
othe
r na
tions
, th
is i
s no
tac
cept
able
. It
was
n't
acce
ptab
le u
n-de
r th
e R
oman
E
mpi
re,
the
Brit
ish
Em
pire
, no
r its
Nor
th A
mer
ican
Suc
-ce
ssor
, th
e A
mer
ican
Em
pire
. T
o th
isla
test
glo
bal
inca
rnat
ion
of t
he w
hite
natio
n, A
rabs
are
but
san
d ni
gger
s to
be
beat
en i
nto
subm
issi
on a
nd o
be-
dien
ce.
It is
the
refu
sal t
o ac
cept
thi
s st
atus
tha
t is
fuel
ing
wha
t th
e U
.S.
med
ia c
alls
"th
e in
surg
ency
".
The
re i
s an
othe
r el
emen
t th
at a
rises
fro
m t
he e
vide
nce:
Am
eric
an c
ruel
ty.
Big
Bla
ck,
the
late
vet
eran
of
Atti
ca,
told
sto
ries
of t
he t
ortu
re a
nd b
eat-
ings
tha
t he
end
ured
as
he w
as n
aked
and
hel
d un
der
gunp
oint
. It
is a
nee
rie p
recu
rsor
of t
he t
reat
men
t of
Ara
b pr
ison
ers
at A
bu G
hrai
b.
Nor
is it
mer
e co
inci
denc
e th
at s
ome
of th
e m
ost
brut
al, m
ost
vici
ous
acto
rs a
t Abu
Ghr
aib
wer
e U
.S.
rese
rves
who
in
thei
r ci
vilia
n liv
es w
ere
pris
on g
uard
s.H
ow e
lse
coul
d th
ey l
earn
it?
O
ne o
f th
e m
ost
infa
mou
s w
as f
rom
SC
IG
reen
e in
sou
thw
este
rn P
enns
ylva
nia
nam
ed C
harle
s G
rain
er.
Rec
ently
his
ex-w
ife c
ame
forw
ard
to t
ell o
f th
e te
rror
s th
at s
he w
as e
xpos
ed d
aily
.S
he s
aid
that
Gra
iner
pro
mis
ed to
cut
her
into
littl
e p
iece
s an
d th
at n
o on
ew
ould
eve
r fin
d he
r bo
dy.
Wel
com
e to
U.S
. co
rrec
tions
. T
he
pris
on n
atio
n go
es in
tern
atio
nal.
*
Fro
m D
eath
Row
and
for
the
Atti
ca to
Abu
Ghr
aib
Con
fere
nce,
thi
s is
...M
umia
Abu
-Jam
al.
Pris
on R
adio
P.O
. B
ox 4
1107
4S
an F
ranc
isco
, C
A 9
4141
ww
w.p
rison
radi
o.or
g
-7-
From
Su
nd
iata
Aco
li
Gre
etin
gs I
HR
I C
onfe
renc
eF
irst i
wan
t to
cong
ratu
late
the
Key
note
Spe
aker
and
Hon
orab
le C
ongr
ess-
wom
an,
Sis
ter
Cyn
thia
McK
inne
y, o
n he
r tr
ium
phan
t re
turn
to
Con
gres
s.B
ut m
ores
o i
wan
t to
per
sona
lly t
hank
her
as
bein
g th
e on
ly C
ongr
es-
sion
al o
ffici
al w
ho h
ad c
oura
ge o
r co
ncer
n en
ough
to
mak
e a
dete
rmin
edef
fort
tow
ard
my
rele
ase
whe
n i w
as r
ound
ed u
p on
Sep
tem
ber
11,
2001
,an
d he
ld in
com
mun
icad
o fr
om m
y fa
mily
, my
atto
rney
s an
d th
e en
tire
out-
side
wor
ld.
Mea
nwhi
le p
rison
offi
cial
s to
rtur
ousl
y in
terr
ogat
ed m
e, lo
okin
gfo
r an
y co
nnec
tion
on m
y pa
rt t
o th
e de
stru
ctio
n of
the
WT
C o
r th
e la
ter
spre
ad o
f an
thra
x th
ru t
he p
osta
l sys
tem
. The
y op
enly
thr
eate
ned
to h
old
me
in t
otal
iso
latio
n fo
r th
e re
st o
f m
y lif
e an
d th
eir
impl
ied
thre
at w
as t
ose
ek t
he d
eath
pen
alty
.
So
tort
ure
is n
othi
ng n
ew t
o u.
s. P
P/P
OW
s, n
ot t
o ev
eryd
ay p
eopl
e of
colo
r an
d ot
her
oppr
esse
d in
the
ghe
ttoes
, ba
rrio
s, r
eser
vatio
ns,
tow
nsan
d ci
ties
thru
out
am
erik
a. T
hey
don'
t ca
ll th
e B
ronx
's 4
4th P
reci
nct,
"For
tA
pach
e,"
for
noth
ing;
or
beca
use
they
ser
ve "
tea
and
cook
ies"
ther
e. T
hey
call
it "F
ort A
pach
e" b
ecau
se t
hey
whi
p he
ads
ther
e, b
ust
lips,
kno
ck o
utte
eth,
bla
cken
eye
s, b
reak
rib
s an
d ev
en r
ape
and
kill
ther
e...
and
so i
tgo
es o
n to
one
deg
ree
or a
noth
er in
eve
ry p
olic
e st
atio
n ac
ross
the
coun
-try
, bi
g or
sm
all.
Abu
Ghr
aib
is n
ot a
n ab
erra
tion.
Mos
t u.
s. p
rison
ers
inst
antly
rec
ogni
zed
amer
ika'
s fin
gerp
rints
all
over
Ghr
aib;
the
y m
atch
its
prin
ts i
n u.
s. p
olic
est
atio
ns,
jails
and
pris
ons.
The
Ghr
aib
perv
ersi
ons
trac
e a
stra
ight
lin
eba
ck h
ome
to W
hite
am
erik
a's
psyc
hotic
obs
essi
ons
with
the
gen
itals
of
Bla
cks
it ly
nche
d. T
he s
ame
perv
erte
d gr
ins
seen
at
Ghr
aib
can
be fo
und
in th
e fa
ces
and
phot
os o
f W
hite
lyn
ch m
obs
in th
e u.
s. s
war
med
aro
und
Bla
ck b
odie
s hu
ng f
rom
tre
es.
It's
a pe
rver
sion
bor
n in
thi
s co
untr
y's
ra-
cial
-sex
ual
degr
adat
ion
of i
ts B
lack
sla
ves
and
othe
rs o
f co
lor
sinc
e its
begi
nnin
g, a
nd t
he l
ies
told
sin
ce t
hen
to c
over
it
up.
Tha
t sa
me
"cov
er-
up"
min
dset
als
o ke
eps
mos
t of t
he a
mer
ikan
pre
ss s
ilent
abo
ut t
he m
any
Iraq
i wom
en a
nd c
hild
ren,
you
ng b
oys
and
girls
, w
ho w
ere
also
rap
ed, a
ndpr
obab
ly
still
are
bei
ng
rape
d,at
A
bu
Ghr
aib.
P
hoto
grap
hic
proo
f ex
ist
and
The
San
Fra
n-ci
sco
Bay
view
ne
wsp
aper
ha
sit.
F
or t
hose
adu
lts w
ho
have
legi
timat
e ne
ed f
or s
uch
proo
f,th
e ph
otos
are
ava
ilabl
e up
one-
mai
l re
ques
t fr
om
them
at
edito
r@sf
bayv
iew
.com
.
Now
fo
r so
me
of
my
per
son
al e
xper
ien
ces
wit
h t
ort
ure
:In
196
9 N
YC
cop
s ki
cked
in m
y do
or l
ooki
ng fo
r tw
o ot
her
Pan
ther
s, S
ek-
ou O
ding
a an
d K
uwas
i B
alag
oon,
and
with
out
sayi
ng a
wor
d be
at a
ndst
ompe
d m
e un
mer
cifu
lly.
The
n th
ey t
ook
me
to t
he 3
2nd
Pre
cinc
t, H
ar-
lem
, and
thre
w m
e in
the
hold
ing
tank
with
Joa
n B
ird,
anot
her
Har
lem
Pan
-th
er,
who
se l
ip w
as s
o bu
sted
and
sw
olle
n, a
nd e
yes
so b
lack
ened
and
swol
len
shut
tha
t i b
arel
y re
cogn
ized
her
. She
sai
d th
at a
t on
e po
int
durin
ghe
r be
atin
g th
ey h
ung
her
out
the
3rd-
floor
win
dow
by
the
ankl
es,
mad
ese
xual
taun
ts a
nd th
reat
ened
to
drop
her
if s
he d
idn'
t te
ll th
e w
here
abou
tsof
Sek
ou a
nd K
uwas
i. T
hey
didn
't fin
d th
em a
nd a
fter
hold
ing
us
in ja
il fo
ra
mon
th th
ey r
elea
sed
us.
In 1
970
durin
g th
e N
ew Y
ork
Pan
ther
-21
Tria
l w
e de
fend
ants
wer
e as
-sa
ulte
d nu
mer
ous
times
, w
hile
cuf
fed,
by
Rik
er's
Isl
and
jail
guar
ds w
hotr
ansp
orte
d us
bac
k an
d fo
rth
to c
ourt
eac
h da
y.
In 1
973,
afte
r m
y ar
rest
in
the
New
Jer
sey
Tur
npik
e ca
se,
i was
hel
d in
stric
t is
olat
ion
at M
iddl
esex
Cou
nty
Jail,
NJ.
Bec
ause
of
my
plac
emen
tth
ere,
and
eve
n th
o i w
as a
llow
ed n
o vi
sito
rs e
xcep
t m
y la
wye
r, t
he ja
ilim
plem
ente
d ha
rsh
visi
ting
rule
s on
all
visi
tors
whi
ch c
ause
d th
e pr
ison
-er
s to
pro
test
by
refu
sing
to
lock
in
thei
r ce
lls.
New
Jer
sey
stat
e tr
oope
rsca
me
in w
ith s
hotg
uns,
sho
t pr
ison
ers
in t
he f
ace
and
tors
o w
ith b
ean-
bags
that
bro
ke n
oses
, bl
acke
ned
eyes
and
bru
ised
rib
s, s
hot t
earg
as a
ndch
oked
, bl
inde
d an
d bu
rned
, an
d dr
ove
pris
oner
s ba
ck i
nto
the
ir ce
lls,
iw
as a
lread
y un
der
24/7
-lock
dow
n so
they
sim
ply
shot
tear
gas
into
my
cell,
turn
ed th
e w
ater
off
and
heat
on,
in m
id-s
umm
er,
whi
ch le
ft m
e an
d si
mila
rpr
ison
ers
to w
allo
w in
pai
n fr
om th
e sw
eat-
reac
tivat
ed te
ar g
as w
hich
we
had
no m
eans
to w
ash
off.
In 1
976
at T
rent
on S
tate
Pris
on (
TS
P),
NJ,
i an
d ot
her
man
agem
ent
Con
-tr
ol U
nit
(MC
U)
pris
oner
s w
ere
subj
ecte
d to
two
hour
s of
gun
fire
by J
erse
yst
ate
troo
pers
rak
ing
the
Uni
t ba
ck a
nd f
orth
, try
ing
to s
hoot
into
our
cel
ls.
John
And
aliw
a C
lark
was
kill
ed b
y a
doub
le-o
ught
sho
tgun
bla
st t
o th
ech
est
and
anot
her
pris
oner
, "G
unne
r," w
ho c
ame
out
with
his
han
ds i
nth
e ai
r w
as s
hot
by a
n M
-14
rifle
aim
edat
his
hea
d bu
t to
re t
hrou
gh h
is e
lbow
in-
stea
d, i
and
num
erou
s ot
her
MC
U p
rison
-er
s w
ere
hit
by s
hrap
nel f
rom
bul
lets
tha
t >ric
oche
ted
off t
he b
ars
into
our
cel
ls.
In
1977
, M
CU
gua
rds
sudd
enly
be
gan
dem
ands
to
prob
e th
e an
us o
f ra
ndom
MC
U p
rison
ers
durin
g th
eir
norm
al s
trip
-se
arch
of u
s ea
ch ti
me
we
wer
e ta
ken
out
or r
etur
ned
to o
ur c
ells
. A
nd o
f co
urse
,
-9-
we
refu
sed
to s
ubm
it w
illin
gly
to s
uch
a de
grad
ing
and
asin
ine
dem
and.
All
who
res
iste
d w
ere
jum
ped
by g
uard
s, b
eate
n, w
rest
led
to th
e flo
or a
ndan
us p
robe
d, t
hen
char
ged
with
ass
ault
on t
he g
uard
s w
hich
car
ried
and
addi
tiona
l 7-y
ear
sent
ence
upo
n co
nvic
tion.
To
avoi
d fu
rthe
r an
us p
robe
s,fo
r th
e ne
xt s
even
mon
ths
we
refu
sed
all
fam
ily v
isits
, atto
rney
vis
its,
doc-
tor,
den
tal v
isits
or
anyt
hing
els
e th
at r
equi
red
us to
leav
e ou
r ce
lls.
Pris
onof
ficia
ls t
hen
inst
itute
d a
polic
y of
"ra
ndom
" m
anda
tory
cel
l-cha
nges
so
that
the
y co
uld
cont
inue
to
subj
ect
sele
cted
pris
oner
s to
"ra
ndom
" be
at-
ings
, ab
use
and
forc
ed a
nal p
robe
s un
der
the
guis
e of
cha
ngin
g ou
r ce
lls.
The
situ
atio
n be
cam
e so
vol
atile
and
our
fam
ilies
, at
torn
eys
and
frie
nds
so a
larm
ed t
hat
a fe
dera
l ju
dge
step
ped
in,
forb
ade
the
pris
on t
o co
n-tin
ue a
nal
prob
es,
decl
ared
tha
t a
met
al d
etec
tor
was
jus
t as
effe
ctiv
eas
a s
earc
h to
ol a
nd t
hat
it be
use
d in
stea
d of
the
ana
l pr
obe
and
then
sum
mar
ily d
ism
isse
d al
l ass
ault
char
ges
that
had
bee
n fil
ed a
gain
st M
CU
pris
oner
s.
In 1
983,
at
US
P M
ario
n, II
., a
fede
ral p
enite
ntia
ry,
guar
ds lo
cked
dow
n th
epr
ison
and
wen
t on
a si
x-m
onth
ram
page
, ro
amin
g th
e pr
ison
and
bea
ting
pris
oner
s at
will
and
ran
dom
ly s
ubje
ctin
g so
me
to f
orce
d an
al p
robe
s.D
urin
g th
at p
erio
d i w
as
sent
to
"the
hol
e" w
hose
flo
or a
nd w
alls
wer
eco
vere
d w
ith f
eces
thr
own
by p
rison
ers
who
had
bee
n be
aten
and
ana
lpr
obed
. It
was
mid
-sum
mer
, th
e he
at w
as in
tens
e, th
e sm
ell i
ncre
dibl
e, t
hew
indo
ws
wer
e cl
osed
and
I w
as c
onfin
ed s
ixty
day
s th
ere
with
out
fres
h ai
ror
rel
ief.
Late
r in
the
sum
mer
of
'83
i was
tak
en b
y bu
s in
cha
ins
to te
stify
at
Sek
ouO
ding
a's
tria
l in
New
Yor
k w
here
he
and
othe
r co
mra
des
wer
e ch
arge
dw
ith r
obbe
ry o
f a
Brin
ks a
rmor
ed t
ruck
and
with
lib
erat
ing
Ass
ata
Sha
kur
from
pris
on.
Afte
r i
dres
sed-
out
for
the
bus
ride,
the
gua
rd p
ut a
bla
ckbo
x ov
er m
y ha
ndcu
ffs w
hich
is
supp
osed
ly f
or h
igh
secu
rity
pris
oner
s.A
ny p
rison
er w
ho's
eve
r w
orn
it w
ill t
ell y
ou t
hat
afte
r a
half-
hour
the
box
gnaw
s in
to y
our
wris
ts a
nd s
ets
them
on
fire
with
pai
n, i
had
to e
ndur
e th
eth
ree-
day
bus
ride
with
the
bla
ck b
ox g
naw
ing
into
my
writ
s al
l da
y, p
lus
no s
mok
ing
was
per
mitt
ed o
n th
e bu
s no
r at
any
of
its s
topo
vers
alo
ng t
he
Til
K: r
?f IX
'KC
MO
l EIJ -1
0-
way
, w
hich
in
itsel
f was
als
o to
rtur
e to
me
with
a th
en t
hirt
y-ye
ar c
igar
ette
habi
t. A
t M
CC
-NY
, th
e ci
ty's
fed
eral
jail,
the
y pu
t m
e in
iso
latio
n w
earin
gon
ly a
T-s
hirt
, pa
nts
and
show
er s
hoes
, th
en t
urne
d th
e ai
r-co
nditi
oner
to n
ear
free
zing
lev
el s
o th
at I
had
no
choi
ce b
ut t
o do
pus
h-up
s da
yan
d ni
ght
to k
eep
war
m.
Afte
r th
ree
day
s of
fre
ezin
g a
nd g
oing
with
out
ciga
rette
s, i
test
ified
in S
ekou
's d
efen
se a
nd w
as im
med
iate
ly p
ut b
ack
onth
e bu
s, c
uffe
d in
the
blac
k bo
x, fo
r an
othe
r ag
oniz
ing
thre
e-da
y tr
ip b
ack
to M
ario
n, II
.
In 1
988,
at
US
P L
eave
nwor
th,
Ks.
, as
hap
pene
d on
sev
eral
occ
asio
nsdu
ring
my
sojo
urn
in p
rison
, i w
as c
augh
t-up
as
an i
nnoc
ent
byst
ande
rdu
ring
a m
ajor
pr
ison
di
stur
banc
e.
In s
uch
situ
atio
ns b
ysta
nder
s an
dpa
rtic
ipan
ts a
like
suffe
r th
e sa
me
abus
e by
the
int
erve
ning
gua
rds.
Thi
stim
e it
happ
ened
in th
e ya
rd w
hen
a ga
ng w
ar b
roke
out
bet
wee
n th
e T
exas
-S
yndi
cate
and
the
EM
Es:
two
Mex
ican
str
eet o
rgan
izat
ions
. In
the
ensu
ing
mel
ees,
Ren
e, t
he l
eade
r of
the
Syn
dica
te,
was
sta
bbed
to
deat
h an
dbo
th g
roup
s su
stai
ned
num
erou
s st
ab w
ound
s. T
ower
gun
fire
stop
ped
the
carn
age
as g
uard
s m
oved
in
to t
earg
as a
nd h
andc
uff
ever
yone
, in
clud
ing
me
and
othe
r by
stan
ders
, fa
cedo
wn
on t
he b
liste
ring
sum
mer
asp
halt,
then
lifte
d us
by
the
cuffs
and
thr
ew u
s in
the
dila
pida
ted
and
cond
emne
d"B
uild
ing
63"
with
out
food
or
wat
er u
ntil
the
who
le t
hing
was
sor
ted
out
days
lat
er.
And
las
t, in
200
1, S
epte
mbe
r 11
th, a
t U
SP
Alle
nwoo
d, P
a.,
I was
rou
nded
up,
held
in
com
mun
icad
o an
d to
rtur
ed
four
m
onth
s w
ith
inte
rrog
atio
nsab
out t
he W
TC
and
the
spre
ad o
f ant
hrax
bef
ore
bein
g re
leas
ed b
ack
into
pris
on p
opul
atio
n du
e to
the
effo
rts
of C
ongr
essw
oman
Cyn
thia
McK
inne
y,m
y at
torn
eys
and
man
y ot
her
conc
erne
d pe
ople
. *
Apr
il 21
, 200
5—
Sun
diat
a A
coli
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llenw
ood
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r, P
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Fro
m M
ich
ael A
fric
a
Ear
ly in
200
4 th
e ne
ws
of t
he t
ortu
re o
f Ir
aqi p
rison
ers
by U
.S. a
nd B
ritis
hso
ldie
rs w
as p
last
ered
all
over
the
new
s.
Mem
bers
of t
he p
ress
and
U.S
.go
vern
men
t offi
cial
s al
l exp
ress
ed s
hock
and
out
rage
. H
avin
g se
en s
ome
of t
he m
ore
grap
hic
foot
age
of th
e to
rtur
e an
d m
urde
r co
mm
itted
by
U.S
.so
ldie
rs o
n Ir
aqi
pris
oner
s, w
hich
inc
lude
s ci
vilia
n w
omen
and
chi
ldre
n, it
is in
deed
ext
rem
ely
repu
lsiv
e an
d un
cons
cion
able
.
The
onl
y sh
ocki
ng a
spec
t of t
his
trag
edy,
how
ever
, is
the
publ
ic's
con
tinue
dac
cept
ance
of
the
feig
ned
outr
age
com
ing
from
the
hea
d te
rro
rist
- th
eu.
s. g
over
nmen
t. T
hose
who
ord
er t
he b
ombi
ng a
nd a
nnih
ilatio
n of
ten
sof
tho
usan
ds,
thos
e w
ho c
ontin
ue t
o or
der
assa
ssin
atio
ns,
thos
e w
hopr
ovid
e da
ily f
oota
ge o
f in
noce
nt c
hild
ren
blow
n to
bits
by
u.s.
bom
bs.
ALL
PR
ED
ICA
TE
D O
N W
HA
T H
AS
BE
EN
EX
PO
SE
D A
S A
PA
CK
OF
BLA
TAN
TLY
CA
LCU
LAT
ED
LIE
S.
And
thi
s is
con
tinue
d st
ill b
ecau
se o
fth
e gh
ouls
run
ning
the
se "
refo
rm"
wor
ld g
over
nmen
ts.
Bus
h an
d B
lair
are
atte
mpt
ing
to r
ape
Iraq
of it
s en
tire
cultu
re,
its h
isto
ry,
and,
of
cour
se,
its r
esou
rces
and
rep
lace
it
with
the
rac
ist
sham
cal
led
dem
ocra
cy.
Yet
, the
y ha
ve th
e ga
ll to
act
rep
ulse
d by
a s
ingl
e u.
s. s
oldi
erho
ldin
g a
leas
h, w
hen
they
kno
w g
odda
mn
wel
l it
is t
heir
inte
ntio
n to
put
the
EN
TIR
E M
IDD
LE E
AS
T o
n a
leas
h.
The
y ha
ve t
he a
rrog
ance
to f
eign
sho
ck a
t th
e ra
pe o
f Ira
qi m
en,
wom
en a
nd c
hild
ren
whe
n th
eykn
ow i
t is
the
exp
ress
ed i
nten
tions
to
rape
all
of I
raq,
just
as
they
hav
edo
ne t
o ev
ery
cultu
re a
nd p
eopl
es t
hey
have
bee
n ab
le t
o in
fect
thr
ough
intim
idat
ion,
ter
roris
m,
mur
der
and
slav
ery.
P
ut a
few
sca
pego
at s
oldi
ers
on t
rial f
or a
buse
, w
hile
con
tinui
ng t
o bo
mb
and
assa
ssin
ate
Iraq
i peo
ple
even
afte
r ad
mitt
ing
the
"inte
llige
nce"
whi
chlin
ked
Iraq
to te
rror
ism
and
wea
pons
of m
ass
dest
ruct
ion
wer
e al
l lie
s.
U.S
. of
ficia
ls w
aste
d no
tim
e in
br
andi
ngth
e fe
w
scap
egoa
t gu
ards
w
ho
wer
ech
arge
d w
ith
abus
ing
Iraqi
pr
ison
ers
as"u
nexp
erie
nced
".
How
ever
, it
was
pre
cise
lybe
caus
e of
the
ir do
cum
ente
d ex
perie
nce
ofbr
utal
ity, o
ppre
ssio
n an
d to
rtur
e of
am
eric
anpr
ison
ers
and
citiz
ens
that
the
y w
ere
pick
edto
go
in th
e fir
st p
lace
.
On
May
13,
198
5, f
eder
al P
hila
delp
hia
city
offic
ials
dire
cted
thei
r flu
nky
cops
and
fire
men
to a
ssau
lt T
HE
MO
VE
OR
GA
NIZ
AT
ION
S'S
HE
AD
QU
AR
TE
RS
be
caus
e of
M
OV
E'S
-12-
nonc
ompr
omis
ing
conf
ront
atio
ns a
nd t
hey
refu
sed
to b
ack
dow
n fr
omth
eir
terr
oris
t ta
ctic
s ai
med
at
stop
ping
MO
VE
and
JO
HN
AF
RIC
A f
rom
expo
sing
the
ir fo
ul a
sses
. H
undr
eds
of m
urde
rous
co
ps a
nd f
irem
enat
tack
ed M
OV
E u
nder
the
gui
se o
f di
sord
erly
con
duct
cha
rges
. T
hey
laun
ched
thre
e bo
mbs
on
to M
OV
E'S
hom
e, s
hot
10,0
00 r
ound
s of
am
mo
into
the
hou
se, s
tart
ing
a m
assi
ve fi
re w
hich
con
sum
ed M
OV
E'S
hom
e as
wel
l as
the
conn
ectin
g 60
oth
er h
omes
, and
sho
t any
one
atte
mpt
-in
g to
esc
ape
the
infe
rno.
..IN
CLU
DIN
G F
IVE
BA
BIE
S!!!
F
IVE
MO
VE
CH
ILD
RE
N A
ND
SIX
AD
ULT
S W
ER
E A
NN
IHIL
AT
ED
.
Eve
n as
the
bui
ldin
g st
ill s
mol
dere
d, p
rison
gua
rds
at P
enns
ylva
nia'
s fe
-m
ale
stat
e pe
n be
gan
to T
AU
NT
the
MO
VE
WO
ME
N w
ho w
ere
all
in t
here
stric
ted
hous
ing
unit
(the
hole
).
TH
E M
OV
E W
OM
EN
who
wer
e in
the
hole
are
the
MO
TH
ER
S o
f th
e ba
bies
MU
RD
ER
ED
at
MO
VE
'S H
OM
E.
The
gua
rds
taun
ted
them
, m
ade
vici
ous
joke
s, c
ame
past
thei
r ce
lls a
t all
hour
s fo
r w
eeks
cel
ebra
ting.
Whi
le T
HE
MO
VE
WO
ME
N, t
houg
h re
mai
n-in
g st
rong
and
det
erm
ined
, ne
vert
hele
ss g
rieve
d fo
r th
eir
MU
RD
ER
ED
FAM
ILY
.
Thi
s is
als
o w
hy M
OV
E W
OM
EN
wer
e in
the
hol
e in
the
firs
t pl
ace,
for
spea
king
out
aga
inst
the
bru
tal
trea
tmen
t of
the
gua
rds
tow
ard
MO
VE
and
othe
r pr
ison
ers.
M
OV
E M
EM
BE
RS
hav
e be
en k
ept
in t
he h
oles
of
wha
teve
r pr
ison
the
y're
at f
or d
ecad
es f
or s
peak
ing
out
agai
nst
the
raci
stop
pres
sion
in
jail,
just
as
MO
VE
spo
ke o
ut a
gain
st t
he r
acis
t op
pres
sion
on t
he s
tree
t by
thos
e st
reet
gua
rds
calle
d co
ps,
and
thes
e ar
e th
e sa
me
pris
on g
uard
s an
d st
reet
gua
rds
who
wer
e th
e F
IRS
T to
be
sent
to o
vers
eeth
e ra
pe,
tort
ure,
and
mur
der
of t
he I
raqi
pris
oner
s an
d ci
vilia
ns,
beca
use
of t
heir
docu
men
ted
expe
rienc
e in
tor
ture
of
peop
le i
n th
e u.
s.,
mai
nly
min
oriti
es.
The
rol
e of
the
mod
ern
day
buffa
lo s
oldi
er,
the
21st
cen
tury
hou
se n
igga
,de
serv
es s
peci
al d
isho
nora
ble
men
tion
as w
ell.
The
zes
t, th
e ze
al w
ithw
hich
the
se n
eo-s
lave
cat
cher
s pe
rfor
m t
heir
appo
inte
d du
ties
are
trul
yde
spic
able
. T
hese
hou
se n
igga
s ha
ve a
bsol
utel
y no
atta
chm
ent
to t
heir
cultu
re,
nor
for
thos
e w
ho f
ough
t to
mak
e it
poss
ible
for
the
ir tr
aito
rous
asse
s ab
le t
o ev
en a
pply
for
suc
h jo
bs.
Abs
olut
ely
no l
oyal
ty t
o no
th-
ing
but
thos
e so
-cal
led
bene
fits.
P
rofe
ssio
nal
com
mun
ity s
nitc
hes
who
see
out
thei
r cu
lture
, im
pris
on t
heir
neig
hbor
s, r
elat
ives
and
frie
nds
for
12 b
ucks
an
hour
. A
nd a
re e
very
bit
as b
ruta
l and
opp
ress
ive
in a
n ef
fort
to i
mpr
ess
a sy
stem
per
fect
ly w
illin
g to
use
them
, bu
t whi
ch s
till
desp
ises
them
all.
To q
uote
M
OV
E F
OU
ND
ER
JO
HN
AF
RIC
A "
IT I
S I
MP
OS
SIB
LE
FO
RB
LAC
K F
OLK
S T
O S
OLV
E P
OLI
CE
BR
UT
ALI
TY
WH
ILE
BLA
CK
CA
P-
TA
INS
AR
E H
IRE
D T
O S
UP
ER
VIS
E T
HE
BE
AT
ING
S,
IMP
OS
SIB
LE F
OR
-13-
BLA
CK
FO
LKS
TO
SO
LVE
CO
UR
T I
NJU
ST
ICE
WH
ILE
BLA
CK
JU
DG
ES
AR
E H
IRE
D T
O P
UT
YO
U A
WA
Y.
AIN
'T N
O N
EE
D I
N C
OM
PLA
ININ
GA
BO
UT
TH
E I
NH
UM
AN
TR
EA
TM
EN
T O
F B
LAC
K P
RIS
ON
ER
S W
HIL
EB
OA
ST
ING
OF
TH
E A
PP
OIN
TE
D N
IGG
ER
S T
HA
T A
RE
SU
PE
RV
ISIN
GT
HE
SE
JA
ILS
.AIN
T N
OT
HIN
G
RE
SP
ON
SIB
LE,
RE
SP
EC
TA
BLE
, U
P-
LIF
TIN
G A
BO
UT
A B
LAC
KM
AN
EN
SLA
VE
D W
ITH
TH
E I
MP
RIS
ON
ME
NT
OF
CO
NF
US
ION
TH
AT
SH
AC
KLE
D H
IS A
NC
ES
TR
Y, W
HIL
E IM
PR
ISO
N-
ING
BLA
CK
PE
OP
LE W
ITH
TH
E S
AM
E S
HA
CK
LIN
G
INJU
ST
ICE
, D
IS-
CR
IMIN
AT
ING
AG
AIN
ST
TH
EIR
FR
EE
DO
M A
ND
SU
PE
RV
ISIN
G T
HE
IRE
NS
LAV
EM
EN
T."
LO
NG
LIV
E J
OH
N A
FR
ICA
!
TH
E P
EO
PLE
mus
t de
man
d an
end
to
this
tor
ture
. T
he s
yste
m o
nly
get
away
with
the
se a
troc
ities
bec
ause
the
pub
lic a
llow
the
m
to.
It is
TH
EP
EO
PLE
who
pay
the
ir sa
larie
s an
d w
ho g
ive
thei
r ap
prov
al o
f th
eir
vile
tact
ics
by th
eir
SIL
EN
CE
, an
d it
is p
ast t
ime
that
TH
E P
EO
PLE
sto
p gi
ving
thes
e de
mon
s th
eir
pow
er.
*
FR
EE
ALL
PO
LIT
ICA
L P
RIS
ON
ER
S!
LON
G L
IVE
MO
VE
!LO
NG
LIV
E R
EV
OLU
TIO
N!
LON
G L
IVE
JO
HN
AF
RIC
A!
DO
WN
WIT
H T
HIS
RO
TT
EN
AS
S S
YS
TE
M!
ON
TH
E M
OV
E!
—M
icha
el A
frica
From
Jan
et A
fric
a
Thi
s go
vern
men
t op
erat
es b
y pr
essu
re.
The
se o
ffici
als
do w
hate
ver
they
can
get
away
with
. If
they
thi
nk t
hey
can
get
away
with
kill
ing
us in
thes
epr
ison
s, t
hen
that
's w
hat
they
will
do.
D
espi
te w
hat
gove
rnm
ent
has
tric
ked
peop
le i
nto
thin
king
, go
vern
men
t is
sca
red
of t
he p
eopl
e ya
ll ar
eth
e m
ajor
ity.
Gov
ernm
ent
need
s th
e pe
ople
to s
urvi
ve,
gove
rnm
ent
need
syo
ur t
ax d
olla
rs t
o pa
y th
eir
sala
ries
and
run
this
cou
ntry
. T
he p
oliti
cian
sne
ed p
eopl
e's
vote
s to
get
in o
ffice
. G
over
nmen
t ca
n't
affo
rd t
o an
ger
the
peop
le b
ecau
se w
ithou
t the
peo
ple'
s su
ppor
t, go
vern
men
t w
ould
col
laps
e!T
he M
ove
9,
Mum
ia, A
ll P
oliti
cal
Pris
oner
s -
our
lives
are
in th
e b
alan
ce.
You
nee
d a
plat
form
for
your
voi
ce to
be
hear
d an
d to
let t
his
gove
rnm
ent
know
that
the
y ca
n't j
ust
send
inn
ocen
t pe
ople
to
pris
on,
mur
der
inno
cent
peop
le ju
st b
ecau
se t
hey
wan
t to
get
rid
of
them
. T
his
gove
rnm
ent
uses
that
leg
ality
whe
neve
r th
ey f
eel
like
they
wan
t to
jus
tify
som
ethi
ng,
but
JUS
T B
EC
AU
SE
IT
'S L
EG
AL
DO
N'T
MA
KE
IT
RIG
HT
. S
lave
ry w
as le
gal
but it
was
n't
right
. *
04/0
5/05
-14-
Att
ica
To A
bu G
hra
ib
By
Sar
a O
lson
, C
CW
FT
he U
nite
d S
tate
s-le
d co
aliti
on i
s re
-col
oniz
ing
Iraq
with
the
aid
of
that
coun
try'
s fo
rmer
occ
upie
r, t
he m
ilita
ry r
emai
ns o
f th
e B
ritis
h E
mpi
re o
nw
hich
the
sun
nev
er s
et.
Now
, th
e U
.S.
clai
ms
the
title
and
the
se d
ays,
Ibe
lieve
, it a
lso
owns
the
Sun
. Its
arm
ies
blaz
ed in
to Ir
aq, s
helli
ng B
a'at
hist
san
d A
l-Jaz
eera
, w
ith P
aul
Bre
mer
in
the
T.E
.Law
renc
e ro
le...
or
may
beLi
eute
nant
Gen
eral
San
chez
as
the
dese
rt w
arrio
r.. .
or, p
erha
ps,
Dub
ya a
llth
e w
hile
hoi
stin
g a
plas
tic t
urke
y or
may
be..
.who
car
es?
If yo
u've
see
non
e in
vade
r, y
ou'v
e se
en..
.and
on
and
on.
Apa
rt fr
om s
teal
ing
Iraq
's o
il, d
emol
ishi
ng i
ts m
useu
ms,
his
tory
and
cul
ture
and
cons
truc
ting
fort
ified
occ
upat
ion
stro
ngho
lds
calle
d "b
ases
" to
pol
ice
"the
Reg
ion,
" th
e U
.S.
is a
lso
impo
rtin
g its
dom
estic
pol
icy
of w
hole
sale
impr
ison
men
t of
hug
e se
ctor
s of
the
civi
lian
popu
latio
n. A
bu G
hrai
b is
but
one
of m
any
inca
rcer
atio
n/to
rtur
e ce
nter
s in
Ira
q, a
lbei
t th
e m
ost
noto
ri-ou
s. T
he p
hoto
s, s
tore
d on
com
pute
r file
s, th
at w
ere
pose
d at
Abu
Ghr
aib
surf
aced
, re
min
isce
nt o
f th
e qu
aint
Am
eric
an h
abit
of r
ecor
ding
the
fro
licth
at o
ccur
red
durin
g th
e ly
nchi
ng e
pide
mic
pos
t-R
econ
stru
ctio
n E
ra a
ndup
thro
ugh
the
1940
's a
ll ov
er th
e co
untr
y. W
hat w
as o
ld is
new
aga
in.
Mili
tary
Pol
ice
empl
oy p
ract
ices
lea
rned
whi
le q
uash
ing
the
impe
nite
ntpe
nite
ntia
ry p
opul
atio
n in
the
yard
s of
Atti
ca,
agai
nst
Iraq
i pris
oner
s. T
heU
.S.
know
s ho
w to
inca
rcer
ate
peop
le.
Yes
sire
e! I
t war
ehou
ses
over
tw
om
illio
n hu
man
bei
ngs
in it
s ow
n in
tern
al p
enal
col
onie
s an
d ha
s ap
prox
i-m
atel
y 6.
9 m
illio
n al
toge
ther
und
er c
usto
dial
sup
ervi
sion
whe
n on
e ad
dsin
the
jaile
d, p
arol
ed, o
r tho
se o
n pr
obat
ion.
Som
e of
its
mos
t exp
erie
nced
civi
lian
pris
on d
irect
ors
from
sta
tes
such
as
Uta
h, N
ew M
exic
o an
d C
on-
nect
icut
, fr
ee to
mov
e on
bec
ause
the
y'd
been
rel
ieve
d of
man
ager
ial d
u-tie
s du
e to
unf
ortu
nate
cus
todi
al d
eath
sor
out
right
in
com
pete
nce,
w
ere
sent
to
Iraq
to s
et u
p an
d ru
n th
e ne
w p
rison
sys
-te
m.
If th
ey c
ould
do
it in
Uta
h, th
ey c
ould
sure
ly d
o it
in B
aghd
ad.
Cou
ld t
his
be tr
ue?
Wha
t abo
ut th
e ph
o-to
s de
pict
ing
hum
iliat
ing
sexu
al t
ortu
re?
One
U.S
. pr
ison
er r
ape
stud
y di
scov
ered
one
in e
very
fiv
e m
ale
pris
oner
s ex
peri-
ence
s pr
essu
red
or c
oerc
ed s
ex i
n pr
is-
ons.
O
ne in
ten
is r
aped
. O
f wom
en p
ris-
oner
s, m
ore
than
25%
are
pre
ssur
ed i
nto
sex
or r
aped
. In
200
3, t
he P
rison
Rap
eE
limin
atio
n A
ct, a
fede
ral l
aw, w
as s
igne
d
-15-
to c
onfr
ont t
he b
ruta
l cul
ture
of s
exua
l ass
ault
in U
.S.
Pris
ons.
Tha
t's w
hat
Am
eric
a ex
port
ed t
o A
bu G
hrai
b.
Rep
ublic
ans,
aid
ed a
nd a
bette
d by
will
ing
Dem
ocra
ts,
sold
the
Ira
q In
va-
sion
to th
e A
me
rica
n P
eopl
e. P
redi
cate
d on
an
all-b
ut-im
poss
ible
love
-fes
tbe
twee
n S
adda
m H
usse
in a
nd t
he a
lmos
t m
agic
ally
per
vasi
ve A
l Qae
da,
whi
ch i
s E
VE
RY
WH
ER
E, t
he U
.S. f
airy
tal
e to
ld b
y th
ose
Grim
m b
roth
ers
in-a
void
ing-
arm
s, C
hene
y an
d B
ush,
was
com
plet
e w
hen
Ms.
Con
di R
ice
plac
ed w
eapo
ns o
f m
ass
dest
ruct
ion
on to
p of
thei
r m
ushr
oom
clo
ud c
on-
fect
ion.
Am
eric
ans
ate
it up
.
Muc
h th
e s
ame
as t
hey
prom
ulga
ted
the
Ira
qi I
nvas
ion,
the
U.S
. po
liti-
cian
s de
vise
d a
fictio
nal
narr
ativ
e to
cre
ate,
in t
he U
.S.
popu
latio
n, a
fear
of c
rimin
als
in o
rder
to b
uild
the
Pri
son/
Indu
stri
al C
ompl
ex o
ver
the
last
25
year
s.
For
this
tal
e, p
oliti
cian
s us
ed t
he c
onst
ruct
"da
nger
ous
felo
ns",
as
thei
r w
eapo
ns o
f m
ass
dest
ruct
ion.
W
hile
cam
paig
ning
in th
e la
te 1
980'
s/ea
rly 1
990'
s, p
oliti
cian
s to
ld v
ote
rs th
at t
he
se w
ea
po
ns
we
re d
eplo
yed
onth
e st
reet
s, i
n th
e n
eigh
borh
oods
, an
d s
ecre
ted
in A
mer
ican
citi
es b
efor
evo
ters
we
re e
ven
aw
are
, vi
a su
ppor
tive
polls
, th
ere
was
a b
ig p
robl
em.
The
scr
ipt
wo
rke
d.
Pol
itici
ans
we
re a
ble,
mor
e an
d m
ore,
to
go o
n th
eta
ke f
rom
cor
pora
tions
of
all
strip
es a
nd m
yria
d s
peci
al i
nter
ests
, do
ing
thei
r bi
ddin
g fo
r th
e rig
ht p
rice.
W
hen
quer
ied
abou
t w
heth
er o
r no
t th
eyse
rved
the
nee
ds o
f the
vot
ers,
"H
ell,
yes!
" th
ey r
eplie
d.
The
y w
ere
pas
s-in
g la
ws,
sta
te a
nd fe
dera
l la
ws,
to lo
ck u
p...felo
ns
and
- a
nd D
RU
G A
D-
DIC
TS
...m
ost
ly p
oor,
usu
ally
bla
ck o
r br
own
- bu
t th
ey d
on't
vote
. T
hey
we
re b
uild
ing
mor
e pr
ison
s to
loc
k th
ese
guys
up
and
mak
e th
e st
reet
ssa
fe!
Law
and
ord
er r
eign
s!
We
hav
e to
get
use
d to
mor
e po
lice
curt
ail-
men
t; su
rvei
llanc
e, d
runk
driv
ing
road
bloc
ks,
war
rant
less
sea
rche
s, b
utth
at's
the
pric
e of
fre
edom
—m
ore
law
s, m
ore
cops
, T
he P
atrio
t Act
! E
v-er
ybod
y w
ins!
The
Am
eric
an D
ream
. *
-16-
Co
rrel
atio
n o
f p
riso
ner
s' i
ssu
es a
nd
co
nd
itio
ns
to i
nte
rnat
ion
al c
ove
nan
ts a
nd
tre
atie
s
ByA
skia
A.
Bar
aka
Som
e of
the
ove
rt f
orm
s of
phy
sica
l to
rture
tha
t te
nd t
o b
e e
mpl
oyed
by
repr
essi
ve g
over
nmen
ts a
nd p
aram
ilita
ry g
roup
s w
orld
wid
e ar
e no
w b
e-in
g op
enly
pra
ctic
ed in
the
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
pena
l sys
tem
and
hav
e be
en f
orse
vera
l dec
ades
now
at
eith
er t
he s
tate
, fed
eral
or
loca
l lev
els.
The
re
are
a nu
mbe
r of
crim
inal
ju
stic
e po
licie
san
d pr
actic
es
that
co
n-st
itute
"cr
uel,
inhu
man
or
degr
adin
g
trea
tmen
t or
puni
shm
ent"
of
th
e ty
pe
proh
ibite
d un
der
Art
icle
1of
the C
onve
ntio
n A
gain
stT
ortu
re a
nd u
nder
num
er-
ous
othe
r le
gally
bi
ndin
gin
tern
atio
nal h
uman
rig
hts
inst
rum
ents
. A
mon
g th
ear
eas
whe
re
the
U.S
.go
vern
men
t is
not
mee
t-in
g its
obl
igat
ions
to
pre-
vent
hi
ghly
abu
sive
co
n-du
ct o
f th
is t
ype
are
the
follo
win
g:
Now
Ther
e is
no
mor
e b
lidn
ess
No
mor
e na
ivity
Onl
y co
mpl
icity
puni
tive
viol
ence
and
bru
talit
y in
spe
cial
ly c
reat
ed s
uper
-max
imum
and
cont
rol p
rison
faci
litie
sin
defin
ite a
nd a
rbitr
ary
solit
ary
conf
inem
ent
the
pra
ctic
e of
pun
itive
"ce
ll ex
trac
tions
"co
nditi
ons
of d
eten
tion
of im
mig
rant
s an
d as
ylum
see
kers
aw
aitin
gde
port
atio
npr
ison
ove
rcro
wdi
ngpr
ison
rap
e an
d se
xual
abu
sem
etho
ds o
f pr
osec
utin
g an
d de
tain
ing
juve
nile
str
eatm
ent of
the
men
tally
ill
in p
rison
sco
rrec
tiona
l of
ficer
bru
talit
y th
roug
h ab
usiv
e us
e of
che
mic
al s
pray
san
d da
nger
ous
met
hods
of
rest
rain
t an
d un
nece
ssar
y us
e of
for
ce,
incl
udin
g e
lect
ro-s
hock
de
vice
she
alth
and
saf
ety
viol
atio
nsab
use
of p
rison
er c
lass
ifica
tion
syst
emill
egal
inca
rcer
atio
n of
polit
ical p
rison
ers
-17-
• m
urde
r of
pris
oner
s by
cor
rupt
cor
rect
iona
l offi
cial
s•
mis
use
of p
rison
labo
r, a
nd•
rein
stat
emen
t of
"ch
ain
gang
s" a
s a
form
of
puni
shm
ent.
The
gis
t of
the
posi
tion
take
n by
the
U.S
. go
vern
men
t in
its
Nov
. 21
,199
5,su
bmis
sion
to
the
U.N
. S
peci
al R
appo
rteu
r on
Tor
ture
, and
its
1995
rep
ort
to t
he H
uman
Rig
hts
Com
mitt
ee u
nder
the
Cov
enan
t on
Civ
il an
d P
oliti
-ca
l R
ight
s, i
s th
at a
dequ
ate
lega
l pr
otec
tions
exi
st u
nder
dom
estic
law
to
prev
ent
abus
ive
prac
tices
in p
rison
s.
For
exa
mpl
e, th
e go
vern
men
t ha
s co
nten
ded:
"T
he c
onst
itutio
n an
d la
ws
of th
e U
nite
d S
tate
s an
d th
ose
of it
s co
nstit
uent
sta
tes
proh
ibit
tort
ure
and
any
form
of
crue
l an
d un
usua
l pu
nish
men
t, ...
(pr
otec
t) e
very
indi
vidu
al's
right
to
bodi
ly i
nteg
rity
and
secu
rity,
...
(and
pro
vide
) nu
mer
ous
judi
cial
,ad
min
istr
ativ
e an
d ot
her
rem
edie
s an
d av
enue
s of
rec
ours
e fo
r in
divi
dual
s(c
laim
ing
viol
atio
ns).
"
It is
true
that
U.S
. la
ws
do p
rovi
de a
num
ber
of e
ssen
tial p
rote
ctio
ns a
gain
stab
uses
in
the
crim
inal
just
ice
syst
em, t
hat
the
gove
rnm
ent
and
the
cour
tsha
ve t
aken
act
ion
to p
reve
nt o
r pu
nish
pro
hibi
ted
cond
uct
in a
num
ber
ofin
stan
ces,
and
that
som
e ag
grie
ved
pris
oner
vic
tims
of a
busi
ve tr
eatm
ent
at th
e ha
nds
of la
w e
nfor
cem
ent a
nd/o
r cor
rect
iona
l aut
horit
ies
have
bee
nab
le t
o ob
tain
red
ress
.
But
the
ext
ensi
vene
ss o
f th
e vi
olat
ions
tha
t cu
rren
tly a
re b
eing
rep
orte
dan
d do
cum
ente
d su
gges
t th
at t
hese
leg
al p
rote
ctio
ns a
nd a
venu
es f
orob
tain
ing
relie
f ar
e fa
r fr
om a
dequ
ate,
and
tha
t a
patte
rn a
nd p
ract
ice
ofsi
gnifi
cant
abu
ses
cont
inue
s to
exi
st,
requ
iring
mor
e su
bsta
ntia
l re
med
ial
actio
n th
an th
e go
vern
men
t or
indi
vidu
al s
tate
s ha
ve ta
ken
to d
ate.
To m
ake
mat
ters
wor
se,
the
likel
ihoo
d of
vio
latio
ns i
s in
-cr
easi
ng b
ecau
se o
f a
num
-be
r of
rec
ent
initi
ativ
es b
y th
eU
.S.
Con
gres
s to
red
uce
the
abili
ty o
f vi
ctim
s to
use
the
fede
ral c
ourt
s to
obt
ain
effe
c-tiv
e ju
dici
al r
evie
w a
nd r
elie
f.In
ad
ditio
n,
the
incr
easi
ngfe
ar o
f cr
ime
in A
mer
ican
so-
ciet
y ha
s be
en u
sed
as a
jus-
tific
atio
n fo
r la
w e
nfor
cem
ent
and
pris
on a
utho
ritie
s to
ini
-tia
te o
r su
bsta
ntia
lly e
xpan
dth
e us
e of
pr
ison
er
cont
rol
and
puni
shm
ent
tech
niqu
es,
such
as
"sup
er-m
ax"
and
cont
rol u
nit f
acili
ties
and
the
rein
trod
uctio
n of
the
"ch
ain
gang
," t
hat
grea
tly i
ncre
ase
the
risk
and
likel
ihoo
d th
at c
ruel
and
deg
radi
ng t
reat
men
t will
tak
e pl
ace.
Inte
rnat
iona
l tr
eatie
s, c
onve
ntio
ns,
min
imum
sta
ndar
ds,
rule
s,
decl
ara-
tions
and
prin
cipl
es t
hat
are
bein
g vi
olat
ed:
• B
asic
Prin
cipl
es f
or th
e T
reat
men
t of P
rison
ers
• B
ody
of P
rinci
ples
for
the
Pro
tect
ion
of A
ll P
erso
ns u
nder
Any
For
mof
Det
entio
n or
Im
pris
onm
ent
• D
ecla
ratio
n on
the
Elim
inat
ion
of V
iole
nce
Aga
inst
Wom
en•
Dec
lara
tion
on th
e P
rote
ctio
n of
All
Per
sons
from
Bei
ng S
ubje
cted
to
Tor
ture
and
Oth
er C
ruel
, In
hum
an o
r D
egra
ding
Tre
atm
ent
of P
rison
-er
s•
Prin
cipl
es o
f m
edic
al e
thic
s re
leva
nt t
o th
e ro
le o
f he
alth
per
sonn
el,
part
icul
arly
phy
sici
ans,
in th
e pr
otec
tion
of p
rison
ers
and
deta
inee
sag
ains
t to
rtur
e an
d ot
her
crue
l, in
hum
an o
r de
grad
ing
trea
tmen
t or
puni
shm
ent
• S
tand
ard
Min
imum
Rul
es fo
r th
e T
reat
men
t of
Pris
oner
s•
Saf
egua
rds
guar
ante
eing
pro
tect
ion
of th
e rig
hts
of t
hose
fac
ing
the
deat
h pe
nalty
• U
nite
d N
atio
ns R
ules
for
the
Pro
tect
ion
of J
uven
iles
Dep
rived
of
thei
rLi
bert
y•
Uni
ted
Nat
ions
Sta
ndar
d M
inim
um R
ules
for
the
Adm
inis
trat
ion
ofJu
veni
le J
ustic
e *
Writ
e to
Ask
ia B
arak
a as
fol
low
s:
Ask
iaA
. B
arak
a (T
roy
Tho
mas
), H
-010
01C
SP
Sol
ano
14-H
-1up
P.O
. B
ox 4
000
Vac
avill
e C
A 9
5696
-19-
By
AM
Kh
alid
Ab
du
llah
The
psy
chol
ogic
al e
ffect
of b
eing
in p
rison
is o
ne th
at m
any
psyc
holo
gist
s,be
havi
oral
sci
entis
ts a
nd s
ocia
l wor
kers
hav
e be
en s
tudy
ing
for
som
e tim
ein
ord
er t
o m
easu
re o
r ga
ge t
he m
enta
l co
nditi
on o
f on
e w
ho h
as s
pent
a co
nsid
erab
le n
umbe
r of
yea
rs b
ehin
d ba
rs.
The
re i
s am
ple
liter
atur
eou
t to
sug
gest
ther
e is
a p
sych
olog
ical
im
pairm
ent
that
tak
es p
lace
fro
min
carc
erat
ion.
T
he l
onge
r is
im
piris
oned
and
the
con
ditio
n in
whi
ch t
hat
pers
on l
ives
und
er w
hile
inc
arce
rate
d, d
eter
min
es t
he a
mou
nt o
r de
gree
of p
sych
olog
ical
dam
age
that
indi
vidu
al h
as i
ncur
red.
As
one
who
is
a pr
ison
er a
nd w
ho h
as a
Bac
helo
rs d
egre
e in
Beh
avio
ral
Sci
ence
, it
does
n't
take
muc
h fo
r m
e to
kno
w t
hat
ther
e ar
e ps
ycho
logi
cal
nega
tives
from
long
-ter
m in
carc
erat
ion,
alb
eit a
cute
or
subt
le.
My
bein
g in
pris
on a
num
ber
of y
ears
has
see
n th
e da
mag
e lo
ng-te
rm in
carc
erat
ion
can
do,
incl
udin
g w
hat
I hav
e no
ticed
of m
y ow
n ps
ycho
logi
cal d
iffer
ence
-no
tal
l ne
cess
arily
for
the
bet
ter.
In
fact
, I "
know
" I h
ave
som
e ps
ycho
logi
cal
dam
age
beca
use
of t
he e
ndle
ss t
ensi
on,
frus
trat
ion,
har
assm
ent,
stre
ssan
d st
rain
of e
very
day
livin
g in
an
abno
rmal
env
ironm
ent a
mon
g th
ousa
nds
of d
iffer
ent
pers
onal
ities
and
beh
avio
rs.
Incl
uded
am
ong
thes
e ar
e th
eco
urt
sanc
tione
d op
pres
sive
and
rep
ress
ive
beha
vior
s of
the
pris
oncr
ats.
The
re a
re t
imes
whe
n m
y m
enta
l st
ate
is,
in m
y m
ind,
sou
nd,
whi
le t
here
are
othe
r tim
es w
hen
I fal
l int
o su
ch a
dee
p de
pres
sion
that
I fe
el I
am
nev
ergo
ing
to r
ecov
er.
Thi
s an
gers
me,
bec
ause
whe
n I f
all i
nto
that
dep
ress
ion
ther
e is
no
one
for
me
to g
o to
for
rel
ief.
Yet
, th
roug
h th
e ye
ars
I hav
ele
arne
d to
cha
nnel
my
nega
tive
ener
gies
and
psy
chol
ogic
al d
amag
e or
impa
irmen
t in
to a
reas
of
cons
truc
tiven
ess
rath
er t
han
dest
ruct
ion,
whi
chis
per
haps
, w
hy I
do
a lo
t of
rea
ding
stu
dyin
g an
d fr
ee t
hink
ing.
F
ree
thin
king
is
the
abili
ty t
o le
t yo
ur m
ind
and
your
tho
ught
s flo
at a
nd g
o as
they
des
ire w
ithou
t con
scio
us in
terf
eren
ce.
In o
ther
wor
ds, w
ithou
t gu
idin
gyo
ur t
houg
hts
to a
ny s
truc
tura
l for
mat
or
form
, as
we
norm
ally
wou
ld d
o.F
ree
thin
king
allo
ws
me
to u
nlea
sh w
ithou
t sh
ame
or g
uilt,
tho
ught
s th
atar
e flo
atin
g in
my
min
d.
I hav
e fo
und
that
whe
n I a
llow
mys
elf
'free
thi
nk'
I am
muc
h m
ore
rela
xed
afte
rwar
ds a
nd m
ore
ener
gize
d be
caus
e th
ere
is n
o en
ergy
bei
ng e
xpen
ded.
B
ut t
his
is n
ot t
he c
ase
for
man
y.
For
man
y, t
he a
nger
and
ten
sion
with
in i
s so
tigh
t an
d co
mpr
esse
d th
at o
nce
expl
oded
the
re a
re u
sual
ly s
erio
us c
onse
quen
ces
to t
he i
ndiv
idua
l or
to
othe
rs.
One
of
the
thin
gs t
hat
I ha
ve s
uffe
red
unde
r an
d le
arne
d to
ada
pt t
o a
little
, bu
t st
ill f
ind
hard
to
deal
with
, is
the
lig
ht b
eing
in
my
face
at
nigh
t.A
con
stan
t du
ll lig
ht t
hat
glow
s in
my
face
and
no
mat
ter
how
muc
h I t
ryto
blo
t th
at l
ight
out
, it
has
beco
me
a pa
rt o
f m
y ps
yche
to
whe
re i
f I d
ono
t ha
ve t
he l
ight
I c
anno
t sl
eep.
A
nd I
nev
er r
eally
sle
ep.
Not
like
the
-20-
non-
inca
rcer
ated
sle
eps.
F
or m
any
in p
rison
we
mus
t "h
alf-
slee
p."
Tha
t is
, ne
ver
go i
n to
a sl
eep
that
you
can
not
imm
edia
tely
wak
e up
at th
e sl
ight
est u
nfam
iliar
mov
emen
t or
sou
nd,
beca
use
that
is a
sur
viva
l mod
e or
mec
hani
smon
e au
tom
atic
ally
ac
quire
s w
hile
in
pr
ison
.T
hus,
I d
o no
t kn
ow w
hat
it is
lik
e to
hav
e a
real
dee
p sl
eep
anym
ore.
M
y m
ind
has
bee
nco
nditi
oned
and
rei
nfor
ced
not
to s
leep
in t
heno
rmal
fas
hion
. T
hat
is a
n ab
norm
ality
tha
tpr
ison
life
offe
rs to
the
inca
rcer
ated
.
Als
o, m
y be
ing
view
ed a
nd h
ated
as
a po
litic
alpr
ison
er
or
cons
ciou
sly
activ
e pe
rson
by
pris
on o
ffici
als
is n
ot a
thin
g on
e ca
n liv
e do
wn
once
pris
on o
ffici
als
reco
gniz
e w
ho y
ou a
re.
Thu
s, y
ou a
re a
nd b
ecom
ea
targ
et fo
r th
em a
t all
times
. Y
ou m
ust
rem
ain
on y
our
"ps
and
qs"
or y
ouw
ill f
all
and
fall
hard
. Y
ou m
ust
be e
ver
sens
itive
to
man
y th
ings
tho
seon
the
out
side
wou
ld n
ot b
e as
sen
sitiv
e to
. B
ut p
rison
sha
rpen
s yo
urse
nses
bec
ause
thi
s al
so b
ecom
es a
sur
viva
l to
ol,
but
mak
e no
mis
take
abou
t it,
pris
ons
are
desi
gned
to
dest
roy
you:
to
dest
roy
the
pers
onal
ityof
you
r "s
elf
and
leav
e yo
u br
oken
and
dep
ende
nt.
Pol
itica
l pr
ison
ers
ofan
y ki
nd a
nd ja
ilhou
se l
awye
rs a
re ta
rget
s fo
r pr
ison
offi
cial
s be
caus
e yo
uar
e pr
esum
ed a
thr
eat.
A t
hrea
t be
caus
e of
you
r kn
owle
dge
or b
ecau
seyo
ur th
inki
ng is
diff
eren
t fro
m o
ther
s an
d yo
u ar
en't
likel
y to
be
intim
idat
edby
pet
ty ta
ctic
s. A
nd s
o th
ey (
pris
oncr
ats)
des
ign
thin
gs e
spec
ially
for
the
ones
who
se w
ills
rem
ain
unbr
oken
.
Just
loo
k ho
w l
ong
they
hav
e he
ld,
in p
rison
, m
any
polit
ical
pr
ison
ers
in A
mer
ikkk
a.
Man
y of
the
m o
n la
ngui
shed
on
deat
h ro
w o
r in
sol
itary
conf
inem
ent
for
wel
l ov
er 2
5 ye
ars.
S
ome
have
bee
n in
suc
h co
nditi
ons
for
even
lon
ger
than
tha
t. N
ot b
ecau
se t
hey
are
a th
reat
phy
sica
lly,
but
beca
use
they
ha
ve
not
been
br
oken
do
wn
men
tally
, ps
ycho
logi
cally
or s
pirit
ually
and
so
they
pos
e a
dang
er t
o an
ele
men
t th
at m
ust
have
com
pete
con
trol
. C
ontr
ol o
f yo
ur b
ody,
the
foo
d yo
u ea
t, th
e cl
othe
s yo
uw
ear,
type
of
heal
car
e yo
u re
ceiv
e (if
you
rec
eive
any
). B
ut th
ey w
ant t
heab
solu
te p
rize
of c
ontr
ol, w
hich
is y
our
min
d an
d/or
you
r so
ul,
and
I am
not
incl
ined
to
give
that
aw
ay to
any
hum
an b
eing
.
I ha
ve s
een
men
, st
rong
men
bre
akdo
wn
and
beco
me
a sh
ell o
f who
the
yon
ce w
ere
due
to t
he t
ype
of p
sych
olog
ical
war
fare
pla
ced
upon
the
m.
Ikn
ew a
man
who
se m
othe
r pa
ssed
. T
he p
rison
crat
s re
fuse
d to
allo
w h
imto
hav
e a
fune
ral
visi
t, or
to
even
vis
it hi
s m
othe
r in
the
hos
pita
l be
fore
she
pass
ed, e
ven
thou
gh g
uard
s w
ould
hav
e be
en w
ith h
im a
nd h
is fa
mily
wou
ld h
ave
paid
an
exto
rtio
n pr
ice
to th
e de
part
men
t of c
orre
ctio
ns, t
hey
still
-21-
refu
sed
him
the
visi
t. T
hat w
as th
e be
ginn
ing
of th
is m
an's
psy
chol
ogic
aldo
wnf
all t
o w
here
he
fell
so lo
w h
e is
now
a w
alki
ng z
ombi
e on
tho
razi
nean
d ot
her
min
d bl
owin
g tr
anqu
ilize
rs,
Soc
iety
doe
s no
t th
ink
of t
hese
atr
ociti
es b
ecau
se t
hey
are
not
read
ilykn
own,
nor
are
all
the
ram
ifica
tions
of
pris
on l
ife a
nd w
hat
we
endu
re.
Furth
er,
the
aver
age
hum
an b
eing
doe
s no
t wan
t to
bel
ieve
tha
t an
othe
rhu
man
bei
ng w
ould
be
so c
ruel
and
so
sadi
stic
as
to t
ortu
re a
nd m
angl
eot
her h
uman
bei
ngs,
who
are
hel
ples
s, w
heth
er it
be
phys
ical
, psy
chol
ogic
alor
spi
ritua
l. Y
et t
hat
is t
he r
ealit
y th
ose
of u
s in
pris
on a
il to
wel
l kn
owex
ists
in m
any
vary
ing
way
s.
Am
erik
kka
has
a "lo
ck e
m u
p" m
enta
lity
that
doe
s no
t op
en i
ts h
and
tore
habi
litat
ion
any
mor
e.
It is
all
abou
t pu
nish
men
t to
the
hig
hest
deg
ree.
But
suc
h tr
eatm
ent
only
cre
ates
tick
ing
time
bom
bs t
hat w
ill d
ay b
e ba
ckin
soc
iety
and
livi
ng a
s yo
ur n
eigh
bor.
To a
larg
e de
gree
I fe
el fo
rtun
ate
beca
use
I hav
e be
en a
ble
to s
urvi
ve th
em
any
trau
mas
dur
ing
my
inca
rcer
atio
n th
anks
to
havi
ng o
utsi
de h
elp
and
supp
ort
thro
ugh
the
year
s.
Thi
s is
som
ethi
ng m
any
do n
ot h
ave.
Tha
t is
why
it is
impe
rativ
e th
at y
ou -
the
pub
lic -
tak
e an
act
ive
role
in
lear
ning
abou
t pr
ison
s an
d w
hat
pris
oner
s en
dure
. A
s I
stat
ed e
arlie
r, t
he v
ast
maj
ority
of p
rison
er w
ill b
e co
min
g ba
ck o
ut a
nd y
ou h
ave
a ve
sted
inte
rest
in th
e ki
nd o
f pe
rson
you
wan
t to
see
wal
king
am
ong
you.
The
psy
chol
ogic
al e
ffect
s of
impr
ison
men
t ar
e re
al a
nd s
erio
us.
If w
e w
ant
to h
ave
a he
alth
y na
tion,
the
peo
ple
need
to
thin
k ab
out
how
to d
eal w
ithth
e pr
oble
m o
f war
ehou
sing
hum
an b
eing
s.
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ber
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US
-hel
d P
olit
ical
Pri
sone
rs
Mum
ia A
bu
-Jam
al is
a B
lack
jour
nalis
t and
a fo
rmer
mem
ber
of th
e B
lack
Pan
ther
Par
ty w
ho w
as a
n ou
tspo
ken
criti
c of
the
ram
pant
bru
talit
y of
the
Phi
lade
lphi
a po
lice
depa
rtm
ent.
He
has
been
on
Pen
nsyl
vani
a's
deat
hro
w f
or o
ver
21 y
ears
, fra
med
for
the
mur
der
of a
pol
ice
offic
er in
a t
rial
whe
re e
vide
nce
was
fab
ricat
ed a
nd w
itnes
ses
wer
e co
erce
d.
The
Mov
e 9
wer
e ca
ptur
ed a
fter
a fu
ll sc
ale
polic
e as
saul
t ag
ains
t th
eir
hom
e in
Aug
ust
1978
. T
hey
wer
e co
nvic
ted
as a
gro
up o
f th
e m
urde
r of
one
of th
e of
ficer
s in
volv
ed in
the
atta
ck.
Mer
le A
fric
a, o
ne o
f the
MO
VE
9, d
ied
in p
rison
und
er s
uspi
ciou
s ci
rcum
stan
ces
in A
pril
1998
.
Jalil
Mun
taqi
m fo
ught
rac
ism
sin
ce h
is te
ens
in S
an J
ose,
CA
. H
e w
asca
ptur
ed i
n 19
71 a
fter
he b
ecam
e a
lead
er o
f th
e S
an F
ranc
isco
Bla
ckP
anth
ers
and
then
of t
he u
nder
grou
nd B
lack
Lib
erat
ion
Arm
y (B
LA).
Alo
ngw
ith A
lber
t Nuh
Was
hing
ton
(who
die
d in
pris
on in
Apr
il 20
00)
and
Her
man
Bel
l (th
e N
ew Y
ork
3),
Jalil
was
sen
tenc
ed t
o lif
e fo
r th
e m
urde
r of
New
Yor
k C
ity p
olic
e of
ficer
s in
a tr
ial w
here
the
stat
e us
ed p
erju
red
test
imon
y.B
oth
Jalil
and
Her
man
hav
e re
peat
edly
bee
n de
nied
par
ole,
eve
n th
ough
the
son
of th
e po
lice
offic
er w
hom
they
wer
e co
nvic
ted
of k
illin
g ha
s ur
ged
that
they
be
rele
ased
.
Leon
ard
Pel
tier,
a
lead
er i
n th
e A
mer
ican
Ind
ian
Mov
emen
t, is
ser
ving
two
cons
ecut
ive
life
sent
ence
s fo
r th
e m
urde
r of
tw
o F
BI
agen
ts o
n th
eP
ine
Rid
ge R
eser
vatio
n, a
lthou
gh th
e FB
I has
adm
itted
it h
as n
o id
ea w
hoac
tual
ly s
hot
the
two
agen
ts.
Leon
ard'
s nu
mer
ous
lega
l ef
fort
s to
pro
vehi
s in
noce
nce
have
bee
n re
ject
ed b
y th
e go
vern
men
t an
d hi
s el
igib
ility
for
paro
le h
as a
lso
been
con
sist
ently
den
ied.
Pue
rto
Ric
an
inde
pend
entis
ta
Osc
ar
Lope
z R
iver
a w
as
capt
ured
in
1981
an
d is
ser
ving
70
year
s fo
r th
e cr
ime
of "
sedi
tious
co
nspi
racy
"be
caus
e of
his
effo
rts
to f
ree
Pue
rto R
ico
from
the
str
angl
ehol
d of
U.S
.co
loni
al d
omin
atio
n.
His
dis
prop
ortio
nate
sen
tenc
e an
d th
e co
nditi
ons
ofco
nfin
emen
t w
hich
he
has
expe
rienc
ed h
ave
been
cal
cula
ted
to p
unis
hhi
m fo
r hi
s po
litic
al b
elie
fs a
nd a
cts.
Mar
ilyn
Buc
k is
a N
orth
Am
eric
an a
nti-i
mpe
rialis
t se
rvin
g an
80
year
sent
ence
for
cha
rges
whi
ch i
nclu
de c
onsp
iracy
in
the
succ
essf
ul e
scap
eof
pol
itica
l pris
oner
Ass
ata
Sha
kur.
Ass
ata
Sh
aku
r, a
Bla
ck P
anth
er a
ndB
LA m
embe
r, w
as s
ervi
ng a
life
sen
tenc
e be
fore
she
was
lib
erat
ed f
rom
a m
axim
um s
ecur
ity p
rison
. S
he w
as g
rant
ed p
oliti
cal
asyl
um b
y C
uba
whe
re s
he li
ves
toda
y st
ill s
trug
glin
g fo
r fre
edom
for
U.S
. po
litic
al p
rison
ers
and
hum
an r
ight
s fo
r he
r pe
ople
.
-23-
Th
e C
ub
an F
ive
we
re a
rres
ted
by th
e U
.S.
gove
rnm
ent
in 1
998
on f
alse
char
ges
of e
spio
nage
and
we
re r
ailro
aded
to
pris
on w
here
the
y ar
e no
wse
rvin
g lo
ng s
ente
nces
. In
rea
lity
the
five
Cub
ans
wer
e tr
ying
to s
top
right
win
g te
rror
ist
grou
ps f
rom
att
acki
ng th
e C
uban
peo
ple.
TH
ER
E
AR
E
OV
ER
10
0 P
OL
ITIC
AL
P
RIS
ON
ER
S
IN T
HE
U
NIT
ED
ST
AT
ES
TO
D A
Y!!
!
The
pol
itica
l pr
ison
ers
are
in p
rison
tod
ay b
ecau
se t
hey
foug
ht fo
r se
lf-de
-te
rmin
atio
n fo
r th
eir
peop
le a
nd s
tood
up
agai
nst
polic
e br
utal
ity,
raci
sm,
mis
educ
atio
n an
d un
just
inc
arce
ratio
n. T
he f
ight
to
fre
e th
em i
s pa
rt a
ndpa
rcel
of
the
grow
ing
effo
rt t
o di
sman
tle t
he e
ntire
pris
on i
ndus
tria
l co
m-
plex
.
Man
y of
the
pol
itica
l pr
ison
ers
have
bee
n lo
cked
up
for
thre
e de
cade
s,su
bjec
ted
to lo
ng y
ears
in s
olita
ry c
onfin
emen
t an
d se
para
tion
from
fam
ilyan
d lo
ved
ones
, ye
t th
eir
spiri
ts s
till
rem
ain
stro
ng.
Su
nd
iata
Aco
li, c
aptu
red
on th
e N
ew J
erse
y tu
rnpi
ke in
197
3 at
the
sam
etim
e as
Ass
ata
Sh
aku
r, w
as r
ecen
tly t
urne
d do
wn
for
paro
le o
nce
agai
nan
d is
bei
ng t
hrea
tene
d w
ith a
n "e
xten
ded
sent
ence
". I
n C
alifo
rnia
, H
ugo
"Yog
i" P
inel
l is
the
onl
y m
embe
r of
the
San
Que
ntin
S
ix w
ho i
s st
ill i
npr
ison
. T
he S
ix w
ere
acqu
itted
of
char
ges
brou
ght
agai
nst
them
in
a se
t-up
by
the
pris
on d
urin
g w
hich
Geo
rge
Jack
son
was
kill
ed.
Yog
i has
bee
nre
peat
edly
den
ied
paro
le.
Ver
on
za B
ow
ers,
a fo
rmer
Bla
ck P
anth
er,
had
a m
anda
tory
rel
ease
dat
ein
Apr
il 20
04 a
fter
serv
ing
over
30
year
s in
pris
on,
but
at th
e ve
ry la
st m
in-
ute
the
date
was
pul
led
by th
e U
.S.
Par
ole
Com
mis
sion
. F
or th
e pa
st y
ear
Ver
onza
has
bee
n ch
alle
ngin
g th
is i
llega
l ac
tion
and
is n
ow s
uppo
sed
tobe
rel
ease
d in
May
200
5. A
s th
ey a
ge th
ese
men
and
wom
en fa
ce a
futu
rew
ithou
t ad
equa
te m
edic
al c
are
or t
he b
asic
gua
rant
ees
of h
uman
rig
hts
guar
ante
ed
by
in-
tern
atio
nal
law
and
trea
ties.
We
cann
otal
low
th
em
to
die
unde
r th
ese
cond
i-tio
ns!
All
of t
he p
rison
ers
take
insp
iratio
n fr
omth
e vi
ctor
ies
whi
chha
ve w
on b
een
won
by
othe
r po
litic
alpr
ison
ers.
In
199
0
-24-
BD
horu
ba
Bin
W
ahad
w
as
rele
ased
whe
n h
is c
onvi
ctio
n w
as o
vert
urne
dbe
caus
e of
man
ipul
atio
n of
evi
denc
ein
his
tria
l. In
199
7 in
a c
lear
exp
osur
eof
CO
INT
ELP
RO
, G
eron
imo
Ji J
aga
Pra
tt's
conv
ictio
n w
as
over
turn
edw
hen
a ju
dg
e ru
led
that
his
tria
l ha
dno
t be
en c
ondu
cted
fai
rly.
In S
epte
m-
ber
1999
ele
ven
Pue
rto
Ric
an p
oliti
-ca
l pr
ison
ers
who
wer
e i
ncar
cera
ted
for
near
ly t
wen
ty y
ears
won
a c
om-
mut
atio
n of
the
ir se
nten
ces
afte
r a
mas
sive
, su
stai
ned
am
ne
sty
cam
-pa
ign.
T
he
se r
elea
ses
show
th
at
it is
poss
ible
to
win
fre
edom
aga
inst
the
odds
!T
he U
S h
as s
ome
of th
e lo
nges
t-he
ldpolit
ical pr
ison
ers
in th
e w
orld
. In
ter-
natio
nally
, ot
her
gove
rnm
ents
ha
vere
leas
ed p
oliti
cal
pris
oner
s in
a s
pirit
of r
econ
cilia
tion
to m
ove
beyo
nd p
ast
conf
licts
. In
stea
d, t
he U
nite
d S
tate
sis
pur
suin
g a
vind
ictiv
e po
licy
whe
re i
t co
ntin
ues
to t
arge
t a
ctiv
ists
fro
mth
e si
xtie
s an
d se
vent
ies.
In
Mar
ch 2
000,
Jam
il A
I-A
min
(fo
rmer
ly H
. R
apB
row
n) w
as f
ram
ed f
or t
he m
urde
r of
a p
olic
e of
ficer
and
is
now
ser
ving
a l
ife s
ente
nce
in G
eorg
ia.
Sar
a Ja
ne O
lson
was
arr
est
ed i
n 1
999
and
char
ged
with
pla
cing
a b
omb
unde
r a
polic
e ca
r in
197
5 an
d is
now
ser
v-in
g a
four
teen
-yea
r se
nten
ce.
Kam
au S
adik
i, a
form
er B
lack
Pan
ther
who
had
a da
ught
er w
ith A
ssa
ta S
haku
r, w
as a
rres
ted
in 2
002
in a
197
2 ca
sew
here
the
re h
ad n
ever
bee
n su
ffici
ent
evid
ence
to
indi
ct a
nyon
e. H
e is
now
ser
ving
a li
fe s
ente
nce.
In a
new
offe
nsiv
e ag
ains
t pr
ogre
ssiv
e la
wye
rs,
atto
rney
Lyn
ne S
tew
art
was
con
vict
ed o
f pr
ovid
ing
sup
port
for
ter
roris
m in
Mar
ch 2
005
in
a c
ase
grow
ing
out
of h
er le
gal
assi
stan
ce t
o on
e of
her
clie
nts.
She
now
fac
es a
30-y
ear
sent
ence
. C
hokw
e Lu
mum
ba w
ho h
as p
ract
iced
law
for
deca
des
in th
e S
outh
and
has
bee
n ca
lled
The
Peo
ples
Law
yer',
was
rec
ently
sus
-pe
nded
and
fine
d by
the
Mis
siss
ippi
Sup
rem
e C
ourt
in
an e
ffort
to s
ilenc
ehi
s el
oque
nt d
efen
se o
f ju
stic
e in
the
cour
troo
m.
The
gov
ernm
ent
is a
lso
usin
g gr
and
jury
witc
h hu
nts
to p
ursu
e to
day'
syo
ung
act
ivis
ts f
rom
the
env
ironm
enta
l an
d a
nti-w
ar m
ovem
ents
. G
rand
juri
es g
athe
r in
form
atio
n by
gra
ntin
g pe
ople
im
mun
ity f
rom
pro
secu
tion
ifth
ey a
gree
to
test
ify a
nd t
hey
thre
aten
the
m w
ith ja
il tim
e if
they
ref
use.
Peo
ple
may
agr
ee t
o te
stify
thin
king
tha
t the
y w
on't
harm
any
one
with
thei
r
-25
-
limite
d te
stim
ony.
B
ut t
hey
can
easi
ly e
nd u
p as
too
ls o
f a
gove
rnm
ent
stra
tegy
aga
inst
act
ivis
ts d
espi
te t
heir
inte
ntio
ns.
Sin
ce S
epte
mbe
r 11
th, t
he U
nite
d S
tate
s ha
s ex
pand
ed b
y th
e th
ousa
nds
the
num
ber o
f pol
itica
l pris
oner
s an
d de
tain
ees
it ho
lds
arou
nd th
e w
orld
. In
defia
nce
of in
tern
atio
nal l
aw a
nd a
ny b
asic
sta
ndar
ds o
f hu
man
rig
hts,
this
gove
rnm
ent
has
capt
ured
and
tort
ured
unp
rece
dent
ed n
umbe
rs o
f pe
ople
in G
uant
anam
o, A
fgha
nist
an,
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and
oth
er le
ss w
ell-k
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aces
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ter
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lity
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ar a
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st a
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res
ist
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ld d
omin
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site
s w
here
you
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I
-26-
The
Key
In
gre
die
nts
"KE
EP
MO
VIN
TO
TH
E R
IGH
T"
crie
d th
e G
uard
at t
he g
ate.
20 y
ards
late
r, tw
o m
ore
guar
dsIn
fron
t of H
-win
g -
"TO
TH
ER
IGH
T,"
yelle
d on
e.
Bet
wee
nH
and
J s
tood
Big
Bla
ck,
arm
sfo
lded
sta
ndin
g in
the
mid
dle
of th
e co
rrid
or b
etw
een
the
yello
w l
ines
Did
n't
have
to s
ay a
nyth
ing.
H
is lo
oks
told
you
whe
re t
o go
.
A fe
w y
ards
far
ther
on,
in fr
ont
of J
, tw
o m
ore
guar
ds m
akin
g su
reN
o on
e m
oved
left
of th
e ye
llow
lin
esu
perv
ised
by
a se
rgea
nt.
Six
gua
rds
with
in50
yar
ds o
f eac
h ot
her.
P
oste
d up
Per
form
ing
"TH
E M
OS
T D
AN
GE
RO
US
BE
AT
"in
the
sta
te -
ke
epin
g us
mov
ing
to t
he
Rig
ht.
I get
the
not
ion,
som
ehow
, I a
mth
e in
gred
ient
allo
win
g th
at m
ore
than
$318
,000
a y
ear
in s
alar
y I j
ust
pass
edin
the
corr
idor
to s
o gl
eefu
lly y
ell,
"KE
EP
MO
VIN
' TO
TH
E R
IGH
T"
And
yo
u -
you
're p
art o
f th
eth
e in
gred
ient
too
. si
tting
the
re w
onde
ring
shy
little
Joh
nny'
s lib
rary
has
to c
lose
and
little
Don
na's
sch
ool s
hut
dow
n.T
he h
ospi
tal n
o lo
nger
exi
sts.
HE
Y!
they
're b
eing
put
out
on
the
stre
ets
Bei
ng p
repa
red
for
pris
on l
ife.
"MO
VIN
TO
TH
E R
IGH
T!"
By
Ka/
ima
Asw
adN
ovem
ber
11,
2004
-27-
Blin
dfol
ded
Men
A ro
w o
f men
are
mar
ched
, yo
uth
and
anci
ents
, bl
indf
olde
d m
en,
hand
s bo
und
tight
beh
ind,
ste
ps o
ff ba
lanc
e, b
lindf
olde
d m
en.
The
line
hold
s fa
st, t
he b
reat
h of
one
mea
sure
s for
the
next
;pr
odde
d to
war
d tr
ucks
, the
y st
and
atte
ndan
ce, b
lindf
olde
d m
en.
The
line
fold
s up
, eac
h ca
ptiv
e ho
iste
d in
by
sold
iers
;ca
lled
a pa
ckag
e in
Gl p
arla
nce,
blin
dfol
ded
men
.
In h
oode
d da
rkne
ss, l
ines
of m
en a
re m
oved
to p
rison
cam
ps;
they
list
en a
s th
e si
ghtle
ss d
o, a
wai
ting
entra
nce,
blin
dfol
ded
men
.
The
line
unfo
lds,
dis
solv
es in
to a
bre
athi
ng p
ool
bodi
es s
prea
d m
urm
urin
g en
dura
nce;
blin
dfol
ded
men
.
Cap
tors
gua
rd b
lind-
eyed
ove
r th
e to
rmen
ted
sea,
igno
re th
e cl
ank
of m
anac
led
danc
e: b
lindf
olde
d m
en.
Unf
aced
men
bec
ome
com
mon
plac
e on
fro
nt-p
ages
med
ia d
isgu
ises
into
lera
nce:
blin
dfol
ded
men
.
Indi
ffere
nt c
itize
ns d
on't
care
to lo
ok b
ehin
d pr
ison
er m
asks
;th
e to
rture
d w
ould
sta
re b
ack,
ask
ance
. Blin
dfol
ded
men
.
Mar
ilyn
Buc
kM
ay 2
002
-28-
Thi
s co
nfer
ence
is
happ
enin
g af
ter t
he c
losi
ng o
f the
ann
ual m
eet-
ing
of th
e U
nite
d N
atio
ns C
omm
ittee
on
Hum
an R
ight
s ha
s co
n-cl
uded
. O
nce
agai
n th
e U
nite
d S
tate
s w
as a
ble
to p
ush
thro
ugh
a re
solu
tion
cond
emni
ng C
uba,
but
was
not
abl
e to
pre
vent
the
reso
lutio
ns a
gain
st I
srae
l. T
here
was
n't
any
disc
ussi
on o
r ex
ami-
natio
n of
the
US
's v
iola
tions
of
hum
an r
ight
s bo
th in
side
its
bor
-de
rs a
nd a
roun
d th
e w
orld
. I m
entio
n th
is b
ecau
se it
und
erlin
esth
e im
port
ance
of t
he o
bjec
tives
out
lined
by
the
cam
paig
n. F
rom
the
pers
pect
ive
of p
rogr
essi
ve E
urop
ean
forc
es th
e bu
ildin
g of
an
inte
rnat
iona
l cam
paig
n ag
ains
t th
e U
nite
d S
tate
s' v
iola
tions
of h
u-m
an r
ight
s ba
sed
in th
e U
nite
d S
tate
s its
elf w
ould
be
an im
port
ant
deve
lopm
ent.
It w
ould
fill
an
exis
ting
polit
ical
vac
uum
, pr
ovid
e a
radi
cal p
ersp
ectiv
e an
d be
a p
oliti
cal
part
ner
with
whi
ch p
rogr
es-
sive
and
rad
ical
forc
es o
utsi
de t
he s
cou
ld s
trat
egiz
e an
d pl
anac
tions
.
In E
urop
e in
the
mov
emen
t ag
ains
t th
e w
ar a
nd o
ccup
atio
n of
Ira
qw
hat
has
been
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