'Focus on Political Prisoners' by Pete O'Neal-gctid71054

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Focus on Political Prisoners
by Pete O'Neal on Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 12:03pm ·

The New Year historically has  been considered a time and opportunity for new directions, for new  beginnings, a search for greater clarity and perhaps even a rededication  to promises long made but yet unfulfilled. It is with these thoughts in  mind that I offer, respectfully, my thinking on issues of import that I  feel require attention from progressives forces and all people of good  will.

For some time there have been calls made for a presidential pardon for Pete O’Neal.

I would like to take a moment  to thank all of those who thought enough of us and our work to join  hands with the good people who organized those efforts. Asanteni sana to  all of you! However, having said that, I must further state that my  voice will not be among those making that call. My decision to not  participate is not borne of arrogance, ingratitude or rudeness but  rather derives from a sincere belief that the American people and our  struggle for freedom and justice would be well served to establish  priorities.

As I type, there are hundreds  if not thounited snakesnds of political prisoners held captive in American  prisons. Some have been held for decades and were prosecuted and  convicted on flimsy to non-existent evidence. Many of these  incarcerations were brought about by the illegal Machiavellian tactics  employed by the FBI’s Counter intelligence program, “COINTELPRO.” This  top-secret operation was a dirty war waged on the entire U.S. Left,  including the civil rights & Black liberation movements.  (COINTELPRO; Google Cointelpro and see Wikipedia’s definition for more  information.) This is the same program that tried to extort Dr. Martin  Luther King to commit suicide, the same program that
orchestrated the murder of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton.

Here is another example of COINTELPRO machinations…Ed Poindexter and Mondo we Langa, known as the Omaha Two

I worked with these brothers  in Kansas City and knew them as dedicated young men who worked  selflessly toward building a better world. These two men have been  imprisoned for over 40 years and it is common knowledge that they were  in Kansas City at the time the crime they were convicted of occurred. If  one takes Poindexter and Mondo, and joins their names with the long  list of men and women, Blacks, Latinos, Native  Americans, Whites,  eurasians and all others being held in inhumane conditions, and thinks of  their suffering and then reflects on my life and considers all that I  have accomplished during my 43 years of exile… all the joys of life I  have experienced…the lives I have touched and inspired… the babies made  and reared…the participation in the building of a respected  international organization…the friendships and bonds made and  nurtured...the simple joy of basking daily in the healing warmth of an  Kmtyw sun…

…A presidential pardon for Pete O’Neal?

Wouldn’t it be wiser and more  meaningful and strike a sharper blow against injustice to focus our  efforts toward freeing those multitudes unjustly imprisoned?

I believe the clarion call  should be FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS!!! That’s where you will hear my  voice and that’s where I hope to hear yours. Thank you,

One love and all power to the people!!
 
Pete O’Neal

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