Mumia Abu-Jamal -- Another Reagan, Another America!

But perhaps the greatest tragedy of the Reagan era may be the deep suffering of the poor and working people of Latin and Central America. There, Reagan unleashed a
terrorist army of psychopaths who ravaged the nations of Nicaragua, of El Salvador, of Honduras, and beyond. Reagan, ever the actor, tried to paint the so-called *contras* as "freedom fighters", who he likened to "our Founding Fathers." They were, in fact, mostly members of the dreaded *La Guardia Nacional*, the former Nicaraguan dictator, Anastasio Somoza's henchmen, who were described by the Colombian diplomat, Clara Nieto as "nothing more than gangs of terrorists and assassins" [Nieto, *Masters of War* (7 Stories: 2003), p. 329].

The Reagan administration, stung by critics, rushed to change the image of the *contras*, and used the CIA to create a nicer-seeming 'contra' movement. They
unleashed a group that waged US-supported atrocities against the country. This group, who some called the "Key Biscayne Mafia" erected "its own courts, its own prisons, its own torture chambers and clandestine cemeteries where it buried those it executed," according to Nieto.

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[catracho900]

Free Mumia, he is in death row in order to keep him from following the steps of Martin Luther King Jr. Malcom X and many others. This is a real African-American hero not the rappers and thugs they shove down the throats of the minority communities today. Mumia is in jail because the Government fears him.

[catracho900]

Fucken Ronald Reagan, I hope the worms that devour your bones regurgitate them and vomit you. I dont care what the media says about you today, they try to paint you as a great leader. You were nothing but an elitist right iron handed right wing warmonger, who destroyed my land. You killed the masses in our homelands you tried to silence us and burned our crops but we are still here...Ready to continue the struggle to liberate ourselves!!!

[getyoasshome]

ronald reagan.....the biggest dope dealer of all time...

[jujamb89]

Mumia is a douche and he will rot in jail where he belongs!

[pistongreg]

you are 100000% correct All reagan care about is his rich friends

All they care about is money.

And they use the ignorant religious right to help them achieve their goals when in reality they don't care of them either

[killerlimpet]

Also have no idea what JFK woo is but whatever, you can have Stockwell.

I've seen Caldicott's name appear in contexts as far removed as geophysiology. That Mr. bruk5 of The Internet doesn't know who she is carries little weight with me.

[killerlimpet]

Still not entirely sure what a "twoofer" is, nor how rather unfortunate comments on a media sensationalized rape case affect Vidal's credibility on foreign policy issues. No idea what you refer to re: 9/11- his dismissal of 9/11 conspiracy theories?

Where did Zinn say that "Maoist China was great"?

Where did Blum make the comparison you describe?

[killerlimpet]

"Apologia" perhaps in the sense that he reduced their crimes to historical factors compounding garden variety state terror, rather than something inherent in the idea of communism, but I do not recall Blum ever apologizing for said dictators in the sense that he claimed their actions were morally justified. Can you point to such a case? Blum's book is well regarded by many big names, including Chomsky, Vidal, Stockwell, Zinn, and Caldicott.

[poop121]

also look up troy davis, he should be free as well, pretty similar situation. several witnesses have recanted.

[BluntNews]

weak and has to defend blacks? whats so weak about defneding a ppl that have been terrosized for 400 years. it's like calling a person who stands up to the bully in your favor a punk. and whats wrong with the black panther party? do you know anything about them? Go watch american idol this is way above your head! FOOL

[eatfurrypeople]

I love this video and wish more blind Reaganoids took the time to see it.

[jasonbravo77]

You never knew that because it's a lie.