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Jalil Abdul Muntaqim: Political Prisoner Since 1971

22 May

Jalil Muntaqim has spent forty one of his sixty years locked behind bars, paying a heavy price for his participation in the Black Liberation Movement, a struggle he has never abandoned, even behind bars.

A Youth of Concious 

Jalil, born on October 18, 1951, in Oakland, California, grew up in a family environment imbued with an awareness of the political battles of the day, of the history of Black people in amerika and the struggle for freedom that has been waged on this continent for centuries. As he has explained,

My mother taught us [my sister and I] that we are African. She made that a very important lesson for us; she said, “You are African, don’t let anybody call you anything other than that.” … In our house we used to have pictures of H. Rap Brown, Stokely Carmichael, Malcolm X – so these individuals, these were our icons in the household …

In the 1960s Jalil attended high school in San Jose, California, where he earned a scholarship to an advanced high school math and science program. He also received a summer scholarship for a San Jose State College math and engineering course. Jalil participated in NAACP youth organizing during the civil rights movement. In high school, he became a leading member of the Black Student Union, often touring in “speak-outs” with the BSU Chairman of San Jose State and City College.

As he has stated in the documentary Jalil Muntaqim: A Voice for Liberation:

The assassination of Martin Luther King, that’s one thing that impacted me. The other thing that really impacted me was the 1968 Olympics when John Carlos and Tommie Smith raised their fists in protest – that was significant. John Carlos used to be one of my math tutors, so the culture, the African culture and the politics and the time, the struggle that was going on, the civil rights movement that was going on at that time, being a part of that and being impressed by that – and then, on the other hand seeing the Black Panther Party taking this other stroke after the death of Martin Luther King – after his assassination I began to realize that maybe this non-violent protest thing in not going to be all that there’s going to be in order to make real changes in this country.

The Dark Day

Two months shy of his 20th birthday, Jalil was captured along with Albert “Nuh” Washington in a midnight shoot-out with San Francisco police. When Jalil was arrested, he was a high school graduate and employed as a social worker.

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Posted by aseerun on May 22, 2012 in Biographies, Campaigns

 

Tags: Anthony Bottom, Black Liberation Army, Black Panther Partner, Black Panthers, COINTELPRO, extrajudicial killing, FBI misconduct, FBI setup, Herman Bell, Jalil Abdul Muntaqim, Jalil Muntaqim, John Bownam, New York 3, NY3, NYPD misconduct, San Francisco 8, Sergeant John Young, setup, SF8, torture, torture evidence

Khan Family on the Extrajudicial Murder of their Son by US Government

07 Oct

‘We, the family of Samir Khan, in our time of grief and mourning, request that the media let us have our peace and privacy during this difficult time. It has been stated in the media that Samir was not the target of the attack; however no US official has contacted us with any news about the recovery of our son’s remains, nor offered us any condolences. As a result, we feel appalled by the indifference shown to us by our government.

Being a law abiding citizen of the United States our late son Samir Khan never broke any law and was never implicated of any crime. The Fifth Amendment states that no citizen shall be “deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law” yet our government assassinated two if its citizens. Was this style of execution the only solution? Why couldn’t there have been a capture and trial? Where is the justice? As we mourn our son, we must ask these questions.

Sincerely, The Khan Family.’

 

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Posted by aseerun on October 7, 2011 in Collateral Damage, News Items

 

Tags: assassination, drone, extrajudicial killing, extrajudicial murder, Khan Family, Samir Khan

Pakistani Security Forces ‘Disappear’ Opponents in Balochistan

28 Jul

Government Fails to Confront Military, Intelligence Agencies on Abuses

Demonstration in front of Pakistan's Supreme Court by relatives of "disappeared" persons from Balochistan province, January 5, 2010.

Pakistan’s security forces are engaging in an abusive free-for-all in Balochistan as Baloch nationalists and suspected militants ‘disappear,’ and in many cases are executed. The national government has done little to end the carnage in Balochistan, calling into question its willingness or ability to control the military and intelligence agencies.”Pakistan’s government should immediately end widespread disappearances of suspected militants and activists by the military, intelligence agencies, and the paramilitary Frontier Corps in the southwestern province of Balochistan, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Several of those “disappeared” were among the dozens of people extrajudicially executed in recent months in the resource-rich and violence-wracked province.

The 132-page report, “‘We Can Torture, Kill, or Keep You for Years’: Enforced Disappearances by Pakistan Security Forces in Balochistan,” documents dozens of enforced disappearances,in which the authorities take people into custody and then deny all responsibility or knowledge of their fate or whereabouts. The report details 45 alleged cases of enforced disappearances, the majority in 2009 and 2010. While hundreds of people have been forcibly disappeared in Balochistan since 2005, dozens of new enforced disappearances have occurred since Pakistan returned to civilian rule in 2008. Brad Adams reports:

“Pakistan’s security forces are engaging in an abusive free-for-all in Balochistan as Baloch nationalists and suspected militants ‘disappear,’ and in many cases are executed, The national government has done little to end the carnage in Balochistan, calling into question its willingness or ability to control the military and intelligence agencies.” Read the rest of this entry »

 

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Posted by aseerun on July 28, 2011 in News Items

 

Tags: abduction, Abdul Rasool, abuse, Balochistan, BRP, Enforced Disappearance, extrajudicial detention, extrajudicial killing, Frontier Corps, Human Rights Watch, ISI, Kuli, Mazar Khan, Mir Abdul Waheed Resani Baloch, Pakistan, torture

Why do you refuse to look into these violations of human rights, though you convict people who commit crimes against animals?

21 Jul

Statement by Talal Al-Zahrani responding to newly discovered evidence about his son’s death at Guantánamo

May peace and God’s blessings be upon you,

First, I would like to introduce myself. I am the father Yasser Talal Al-Zahrani, a young man who was detained at Guantánamo and who died there. The U.S. government falsely declared that my son committed suicide along with two of his friends, contrary to all the evidence that has surfaced, including testimonies given by some of the prison’s guards.

I wish to address this brief message to President Obama, the U.S. judicial authorities, and the American people.

First, I say: Mr. President, the killing of my son at the hands of his guards and under the supervision of the administration of the detention center is a serious and gruesome crime. It is against all human values and ideals, and whoever covers up this gruesome crime or obstructs the criminal and judicial investigations is a co-conspirator with those who have committed the crime itself.

It is not unusual in any society to find crime and criminals, but it is a catastrophe when a democratic society that raises the banner of defending human rights stays silent in the face of such a crime. Mr. President, neither you nor your government stand to gain anything by covering up this crime, unless you believe in the achievements of former President Bush and his Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld, and wish to share in their legacy.

I say to the judicial authorities: Why do you refuse to look into these flagrant violations of human rights, even though you hear cases and convict people who commit crimes against animals? Do you really believe that only Americans or Westerners are worthy of being considered human beings with rights?

Finally, American people, I would like to tell you that the reason negative feelings towards America continue to exist is because your government is disregarding people’s feelings and showing contempt and disrespect for the lives of others. Too often it lets criminals—from powerful politicians and decision makers to low-level perpetrators—get away with serious crimes. This damages your reputation and the best values you stand for. I am inspired by the many among you who continue to insist that your government and courts deliver truth and justice to families whose loved ones have died in U.S. detention.

Finally, I hope that no one who reads my words will think that I am seeking sympathy for myself or for my son, for no matter what is done, nothing can bring him back to me. However, it is my firm hope that the criminals are held accountable and brought to justice.

I want to thank all those who remain concerned with fighting human rights violations.

Talal Al-Zahrani
Saudi Arabia

 

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Posted by aseerun on July 21, 2011 in Collateral Damage

 

Tags: child prisoners, criminal negligence, extrajudicial killing, Guantanamo, inmate deaths, Talal Al-Zahrani, Yasser Al-Zahrani, Yasser Talal Al-Zahrani

Father’s Day Letter from bereaved families of Guantanamo detainees

20 Jul

A Father’s Day Letter from Talal Al-Zahrani:
“I address you as a grieving father who is haunted by questions about how my son died in US custody”

 

Talal Al-Zahrani and his son Yasser Al-Zahrani

Dear readers,

Today is Father’s Day in the United States and in various countries around the globe, and today I mourn my son’s death anew, as I and my family have done with every new dawn since his unexplained death in US custody at Guantánamo in June 2006.

I address you as a grieving father who is haunted by questions about how my son died in US custody, and who knows my family, like all families facing such a nightmarish state, deserves answers. My son Yasser was a 17 year old boy when he was taken to Guantánamo and 22 years old when he died there, never having been charged with any crime and on a list of detained men slated for release. The US government has claimed that Yasser and two of his friends committed suicide, despite all the evidence that has surfaced to the contrary, including first-hand testimonies by four Guantánamo prison guards who make clear that what they saw contradicts the official story, and despite the clear marks of torture and abuse that I saw on my son’s body with my own eyes, once he was finally returned to me, broken and dead. Read the rest of this entry »

 

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Posted by aseerun on July 20, 2011 in Collateral Damage

 

Tags: Ali Abdullah Ahmed, criminal negligence, extrajudicial killing, Father's Day, Guantanamo, inmate deaths, Nashwan Al-Salami, Salah Ahmed al-Salami, Salah Al-Salami, Talal Al-Zahrani, Yasser Al-Zahrani

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