Opening the Box: Sarah Shourd on Herman Wallace, California Hunger Strikers and the Horror of Solitary Confinement |
by Angola 3 News, |
Herman Wallace has been transferred out of solitary confinement, as Louisiana’s Hunt prison reduced his classification from maximum to medium security. Herman is now staying at the prison hospital in a 10-bunk dorm, with access to a day room, and does not have to wear leg irons anymore. While celebrating the more human conditions, Herman and the International Coalition to Free the Angola 3 emphasize that the transfer from solitary is not enough. They are asking folks to continue supporting Amnesty International’s call for humane release. The Angola 3’s Robert H. King, himself released in 2001 after 29 years in solitary confinement, says, “The wind is at our back and with your continued help our objective will be realized - freedom is in sight.” |
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20 Jul 2013
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Filed under: Interview / Human Rights : International : Organizing : Politics : Race |
Take action w/ Amnesty Intl: Compassionate Release for Herman Wallace of the Angola 3! |
by International Coalition to Free the Angola 3, |
In response to the tragic news that Herman Wallace is terminally ill with cancer, Amnesty International has launched a campaign calling for Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal to immediately release Herman on humanitarian grounds. "After decades of cruel conditions and a conviction that continues to be challenged by the courts, he should be released immediately to his family so that he can be cared for humanely during his last months," says Tessa Murphy, USA campaigner, about Herman Wallace. |
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14 Jul 2013
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Filed under: News / Human Rights : International : Politics : Race |
*Anti-Imperialist Picnic July 4th.* |
by fuckingpicnic, |
Are you sick of all those boring July Fourths you've suffered through? Too
much red, white, and blue? Have you had enough of that July 4th American
jingoism? But you still do love grilling and relaxing with friends, don't
you?
Well then, the Anti-Imperialist Picnic is for you! On July 4th at 11 am
come on out to the Allston Brighton riverside. |
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23 Jun 2013
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Filed under: News / Politics |
9/11, the Marathon Bombing, and the Security-Industrial Complex |
by Boston IMC Editorial Staff, |
In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings and subsequent manhunt and shootout, speculation has been rife about the attack being a "false flag operation", that is, a terrorist attack arranged by government agents for the purpose of scapegoating a particular group or nation, an example being the Reichstag fire. It's certainly not impossible. A government willing to commit similar atrocities on a daily basis by means of drone attacks in Pakistan is hardly above suspicion just because this attack occurred on US soil.
The conspiracy theorists are missing a more important point, however. Even if Tamerlan Tsarnaev wasn't secretly working for the CIA, the Marathon attack did a huge favor for the US security-industrial complex. |
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