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Tsutomu Shirosaki is a Japanese national imprisoned as a political prisoner in the United States. He has been accused of being a member of Japanese Red Army and participating in several attacks, including a mortar attack against a U.S. embassy. He is currently serving 30-years in a U.S Federal prison. Tsutomu Shirosaki was born on December 5, 1947 in Toyama, Japan. In the 1960s, he went to Tokyo University, where he received a degree in engineering. During his college years Tsutomu began participating in the student movement, and embracing a more left-wing philosophy. By the 1970s, Shirosaki participated in various underground activities, including a string of bank and post office robberies. These actions were fund-raising activities for Japanese radical groups. In 1971, Shirosaki was arrested in Tokyo and sentenced to ten years in prison for an attack on a Bank of Yokohama branch office. On September 28, 1977,five members of the Japanese Red Army hijacked Japan Airlines Flight 472 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. They demanded $6 million from the Japanese government and the release of nine prisoners held in Japan. The prisoners listed included radical activist and members of the Japanese Red Army. On October 2, six of the nine prisoners were released and taken to Dhaka. One of those prisoners released was Tsutomu Shirosaki. The released prisoners, the JRA hijackers and the remaining hostages then flew to Algeria, where the hostages were released. According to Shirosaki the released prisoners and JRA members eventually ended up in Lebanon. The Japanese Red Army assisted the freed prisoners in adjusting to the new region. Despite the generosity of the JRA, Shirosaki has stated that he never joined the organization. Instead, he became a volunteer fighter in the Palestinian revolution with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine( PFLP.) With the Palestinian movement being so strong in Lebanon, Shirosaki did not need a passport to stay in the country.
attacks were in response to the G7 summit in Tokyo. Seven weeks after the incident, the Japanese government announced that they had found a fingerprint of Tsutomu Shirosaki in the hotel room where the rockets were launched at the Japanese embassy. They also claimed the Anti-Imperialist International Brigade was another named for the Japanese Red Army. During the time of the attack, Tsutomu Shirosaki was still in Lebanon. He was not in Jakarta and was not a member of either the JRA or the AIIB. Shirosaki did not respond to the claims of his involvement because he felt they were so ridiculous. He was in Lebanon and thought that he was in a safe haven. After the Oslo Accords, it became difficult for the Palestinian armed resistance to exist in Lebanon, so Shirosaki decided to leave. Using a false ID, he traveled to South Asia. On September 21, 1996, local police in Kathmandu, Nepal arrested Tsutomu Shirosaki after he tried to contact some friends, whose phone was tapped by the US National Security Agency. He was handed over to the FBI and extradited to the United States to stand trial. After arriving in the United States, Shirosaki stood before a 15-day trial and was sentenced to two concurrent 20-year terms and also given 10-year terms on other charges. The 20-year terms were ordered to run consecutively to the 10-year terms for a total prison time of 30 years. Tsutomu Shirosaki never took the stand at his own trial. He has stated he had no part in the attacks in Jakarta or membership with the JRA or AIIB. He has argued that his fingerprint had been placed at the scene. On February 11, 2007, Tsutomu Shirosaki was informed that he was to be transferred out of USP Beaumont in Texas. For over two weeks Shirosaki was in mid-transfer before ending up at FCI Terre Haute in Indiana. Prior to the transfer, Shirosaki’s mail repeatedly was lost, delayed or returned to the sender. Such actions are an attempt to undermine support for Shirosaki. www.abcf.net/la/pdfs/shirosaki.pdf 1997
Chicano prisoner, Alvaro Hernandez Luna was sentenced in Odessa, TX on June 29, 1997 to 50 years in prison for defending himself by disarming a police officer drawing a weapon on him (unarmed). Police informants were used to monitor Alvaro's organizing activities in the barrio. They knew among other things that he was working on police brutality cases in Alpine. Alvaro was recognized nationally and internationally as the national coordinator of the Ricardo Aldape Guerra Defense Committee, which led the struggle to free Mexican national Aldape Guerra from Texas' death row after being framed by Houston police for allegedly killing a cop. Alvaro's human rights work was recognized in Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland, Mexico and other countries. His case is currently on appeal. www.freealvaro.org/ 1999
Byron is a wolf clan Cherokee/Choctaw raised in New Mexico, his Indian name is Oso Blanco and he became known by the authorities as “Robin the Hood” after the FBI and local gang unit APD officers learned from a CI that Oso Blanco was robbing banks to send thousands of dollars with of supplies to the Zapatista Rebels of Chiapas on a regular basis during 1998 and 1999. Chubbuck is now serving 80 years at the US Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, for bank robbery, aggravated assault on the FBI, escape and firearms charges. Byron engaged federal agents in a gun battle on August 13th 1999 at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Although Chubbuck escaped, he was arrested later that day and sentenced to time in New Mexico’s state Penitentiary. After serving just over a year in New Mexico, he escaped from a prison transport van and almost immediately began robbing banks. He was recaptured a short time later. Byron never used a gun in any bank robbery, but he has a long history of living by the gun and will not hesitate to use it on the agents of repression or the occupiers of Atzlan whom force false laws on the
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin came to prominence in the 1960s as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Justice Minister of the Black Panther Party. In July 1967 Brown was arrested for inciting a riot at a civil rights rally in Cambridge, Maryland. At the event, Brown declared, “Black folks built America, and if America don’t come around, we’re going to burn America down.” He left SNCC and joined the Black Panthers in 1968, and became the minister of justice. He spent five years (1971-1976) in the Attica Prison after a robbery conviction. While in prison, Brown converted to Islam and changed his name to Jamil Abdullah al-Amin. In 2000, Jamil was arrested in Lowndes County, Alabama, following a four-day U.S.-wide manhunt. A grand jury in Atlanta indicted him for murder in connection with the shooting death of deputy Kinchen the previous month. He was indicted on one count of murder, four counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault and six other lesser charges. From 1992 to 1997, the FBI and Atlanta police investigated him in connection with everything from domestic terrorism to gun-running to 14 homicides in Atlanta’s West End, according to police investigators’ reports, FBI documents and interviews. The FBI investigation ended in August 1997 without charging him of any crime. In his only public comment on his arrest, Al-Amin called it a ‘government conspiracy.’ In June of 2000, another man confessed to killing the police officer, but he later recanted. Jamil’s defense team was not informed of the confession. Jamil currently serves life without parole, but is attempting to appeal. UPDATE: Jamil Al-Amin has been moved to what is known in prison as "the hole". He was strip searched and placed in a cell with no bed, no control over the lights and no shower. They have taken his Qur'an and all of his other personal property. No information has been given as to why this transfer was made, but nothing could justify this inhumane treatment. www.myspace.com/freetheimam 2001
In June 2001, 23 year-old forest defense activist Jeffrey "Free" Luers was sentenced to 22 years and 8 months in prison for the burning of three Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV's) in Eugene, Oregon. To make a statement about global warming, Jeff and his codefendent, Craig 'Critter' Marshall, set fire to 3 Sport Utility Vehicles at a Eugene car dealership. Their stated purpose was to raise awareness about global warming and the role that SUVs play in that process. No one was hurt in this action nor was that the intent. An arson specialist at trial confirmed that the action did not pose any threat to people based on its size and distance from any fuel source. Despite the fact that this action hurt no one, caused only $40,000 in damages and the cars were later resold, Jeff was sent to prison for a sentence considerably longer than those convicted of murder, kidnapping or rape in the state of Oregon. Jeff is a political prisoner and continues to write and agitate for his release while imprisoned at Oregon State Penitentiary. His appeal was filed in January 2002 and oral arguments before the Oregon Court of Appeals were heard on November 30, 2005. Over a year later,on February 14, 2007 the Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that Jeff's case would be reversed and remanded back to the Circuit Court for resentencing. On Feb. 28, 2008 Jeff’s sentence was cut to 10 years making his release date Dec. 2009. Jeff “Free” Luers Statement for the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners (December 2006): Around the world millions of people are suffering from the abuses of power that have become all too common in our human societies. In dozens of countries, generations of people have chosen to fight injustice rather than submit to it. We honor those people today. We raise our voices and our fists to salute those who have fought to free their homelands, who have struggled for self-determination; those who have demanded human rights; those who have raided laboratories and liberated animals; and those who have fought to defend our earth. Today we shout our praises and offer our respect to those captured in the line of duty, serving their cause. We thank them for refusing to submit even behind bars. On this day we bow our heads in reverence to those people who made the ultimate sacrifice and gave their lives for freedom. We remember the price they paid and the loss that their family and friends still feel. We offer more than our gratitude. We offer our solidarity. We make a promise to remember and honor those who have come before. We make a vow that the struggle will continue until all are free. Too many people have had to fight for the freedom they should have been guaranteed at birth; too many have suffered the cruelty of capitalist exploitation. The most important thing we can do today is to make a solemn oath: that ours is the last generation that will have to struggle; that we will apply pressure from all angles until these systems of oppression crack; that we will settle for nothing less than victory. With the memory of those who have come before us; in solidarity with those still standing behind bars; while honoring those who gave their lives: We march forward to bring a new day with our heads high and our fists raised. And I say to you that if we stand united with one voice and we act on our desire for liberation we will carry the day! We will win!
Monetary support is an easy one. If you can afford to send a few bucks, it is always appreciated. Many prisoners have to pay for their own hygiene products, as well as food to supplement the prisoner's diet. These items are often 200%-300% more expensive than on the streets. So, every little bit helps. Fundraisers (bake sales, shows, etc.) are an excellent way to raise money and spread information about prisoners and their cases. They are also a great forum for building support. Perhaps the hardest part of prisoner support is emotional support. It is never easy to write a prisoner for the first time. People are unsure of what to write and how their words will affect the prisoner. As prisoners we experience the outside world through letters. There is nothing I love more than to get a letter describing a beautiful sunset or amazing wilderness someone saw. It is always great, whether you are a prisoner or not, to make a new friend. Getting to know someone through letters can be really fun. Sharing news from the outside, political ideas/views, personal experiences, really just about anything is good. Just getting mail raises the morale of prisoners. Remember not to over commit yourself though. It is easy to want to write a lot of prisoners. But it is better to pick one or two that you can write to regularly (every 1-4 months) than to not be able to keep up with your letters.
Obviously, needs will vary from prisoner to prisoner. Some will be raising legal funds as a priority, others may simply be asking people to write letters of support to governors or prison officials. Still others may be asking for solidarity actions and/or demos. Strong support networks and visible discontent with a prisoner's sentence and/or conditions will be the number one factor in obtaining justice. It is only through the word and dedication of people on the outside that all political prisoners and POW's will gain their release. Having said this, I do not know of any prisoner, though I can only speak for myself, that would rather have energy directed toward us than to the causes for which we fought. The absolute most valuable support that any one person can do is to continue the struggle for which we came to prison. Never give up; never stop fighting until all are free: Earth, animal and human. Onward to a world without prisoners. www.freefreenow.org/ Cuban 5
Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando González and René González, also known as the Cuban Five, are Cubans serving four life sentences and 75 years collectively, after being wrongly convicted in U.S. federal court in Miami, on June 8, 2001. The Five are falsely accused by the U.S. government of committing espionage and conspiracy against the United States as well as other related charges. Cuba sent the Five to Miami to monitor the terrorists. The Cuban Five infiltrated the terrorist organizations in Miami to inform Cuba of imminent attacks. The Five pointed out vigorously in their defense that they were involved in monitoring the actions of Miami-based terrorist groups, in order to prevent terrorist attacks on their country of Cuba. The Five were illegally held in solidarity confinement for 17 months in Miami jail. After seven years of unjust imprisonment, the Cuban Five won an unprecedented victory on appeal only to have that decision overturned a year later. www.freethefive.org/ 2002
I am thirty years old. I am part French, part Tsi la ki (Cherokee) Ani wa ya (Wolf Clan). I am a warrior for Mother Earth, for the Animal Kingdom, and most importantly for the Creator. It is my purpose and duty in life to do my part to protect the Earth and the animals and enlighten the people who stand in the dark, while sharing and spreading the love. I am an anarchist, yet I would refrain from being called a liberal. I am a musician and an artist, focusing on everything from painting, drawing, to tattooing and body modifications and piercings. I was given a 92 month prison sentence in the feds for allegedly robbing 28 banks to help fund my cause. I like to write with openminded people that care to share, as well as receive positive energy. Write me if you wish. In a short version, my message is. People it is now 2009. Wake up! 2012 is almost here. Pollution is at an all time high, yet spirituality is at an all time low. We must remove the blinders that conceal our eyes, hearts and consciousness. Step away from the hypnotic tubes! Quit pampering yourselves and your children with honeybuns and material mechanisms. Now more than ever, they need love and discipline. We must teach our children love for the Creator (not fear), love for the Earth and Nature and Wildlife, respect, tolerance and love for others, and love for self. We must stop pasifing ourselves with the notion that the world will heal itself through media and political structures. Martial law is under our noses. Can you smell it? FEMA will not be there with tissue in hand! Are we to lay down and continue to allow oppression of Indigenous Peoples? How about for corporate/Industrial slavery, “so you can have what the Jones’ have?” It’s all so very irrelevant you see. The fact of the matter is you don’t get to pack a suit case when you leave. Understand! These freemasonic corporations and secret societies are now collecting in full. Don’t let them claim your soul too. The demonic forces have now (as some of you are aware) taken another power grid or energy vortex. They are on the prowl and will stop at nothing to get what they desire. Before it’s over, there will be a stage of immonate domaine all across the Earth, especially on Turtle Island. They have already taken the Appalachians, all in the name of coal. The mountains of where my ancestors roamed are now decimated, and we receive contaminated forest, lakes, rivers and sludge in our fishing holes while the elite get only richer. Our kin folk are across seas fighting a, “holy war”and coming back in boxes. Don’t get me wrong, I love the heart that the average soldier has, as they feel they are fighting for freedom against terrorism. However it breaks my heart to see how sudued and confused the masses are in regards as to what’s really going on. The Earth is soon to cleanse herself. The revolution is in the near. Are you ready? Do you know the Creator? Are you gonna move on to the next level or remain stagnate standing in sludge? Do you love wildlife? How about your children or yourself? Is your heart the size of a pea or the size of the sun. Wake up! Start setting precedance for spiritual awakening and enlightment towards a new and higher consciousness, by standing on the foundation of your spirituality, on the foundation of love. Rise up Warriors! Preperation, training and prayer, all a must. “Revolution or Burst!” Much Love, Coyote http://www.myspace.com/jamesandersonakacoyote
Tre Arrow, (born Michael James Scarpitti in 1974), a Florida native, is an environmental activist and politician. Arrow first came to attention of police and international media in July 2000 when he scaled a U.S. Forest Service building in downtown Portland, Oregon and lived on a nine-inch ledge for eleven days, to protest the plan to log near Eagle Creek, Oregon. His protest played an important role in reversing the Forest Service's plans to log the area. Arrow ran for Congress in 2000 and received 15,000 votes as a Pacific Green Party candidate. In October 2001, he suffered a broken pelvis, broken ribs and a concussion when he fell 60 feet from a hemlock tree where he had perched to protest a logging sale in Tillamook County. Arrow's supporters blame his fall on the Oregon Department of Forestry's use of sleep deprivation techniques during Arrow's tree sit. Arrow was wanted by the FBI in connection with the April 15, 2001 arson at Ross Island Sand and Gravel in Portland. Three trucks were damaged in the amount of $200,000. The ELF claimed this fire via a written communiqué. Another arson occurred a month later at Ray Schoppert Logging Company in Estacada, Oregon, on June 1, 2001. Two logging trucks and a front loader were damaged, resulting in $50,000 worth of damage. The ELF did not claim responsibility, but the explosions were similarly created by milk jugs filled with gasoline, and a fuse made from incense and a pack of matches. Jacob Sherman, a 21-year-old Portland State University student, was subsequently arrested by the FBI and interrogated on four separate occasions. About four months after his arrest Sherman admitted to his involvement in both arsons. In order to avoid a potential life sentence in prison, Sherman named two others who had participated in the crimes: Angela Marie Cesario and Jeremy David Rosenbloom. Facing near certain conviction themselves because of Jake's testimony, Angela and Jeremy decided to enter plea agreements since Sherman had already implicated Tre Arrow. All three entered guilty pleas and while Sherman named the high profile activist Tre Arrow as the mastermind behind the arsons, Cesario and Rosenbloom disputed this and testified that Jacob himself was the mastermind. Arrow was indicted by a federal grand jury in Oregon and charged with four felonies for this crime on October 18, 2002. He was listed on the FBI's December 2002 most-wanted list, and appeared on the America's Most Wanted television program. Arrow fled to Canada, where he hoped to receive political asylum. In 2004, he was arrested in Victoria, British Columbia for shoplifting a pair of bolt-cutters. Arrow was extradited from Canada to Portland, Oregon on February 29, 2008 to face 14 counts of arson and conspiracy. He faces a possible sentence of life in prison. Tre is a raw energy vegan - He has asked that his letters of support are written on scrap paper or tree-free paper. UDATE: On June 8th, Tre was joyously greeted by friends in the Portland International Airport. For the first time in nearly seven years, he shared food, embraced, danced, laughed and sang with people outside of jail. An entourage of bicycles brought him out into the sunlight and traversed the 2.5 miles to the Oregon Halfway House. This was Tre's first bike ride since before incarceration in 2004. He entered the halfway house with fresh spring water, bare feet, a healthy tan and the love of his friends and family all around him. Tre will be in the Oregon Halfway House for the rest of his sentence, though once he gets employed he could be moved to home confinement. Directory: 2009 2009 -> The Truth about the Rwandan Genocide 2009 -> Guide to learn how to install, set up and access the music you need today! 2009 -> Lesson #11: Words with 2009 -> Terry L. Root 2009 -> The environment in the news 2009 -> Town of Nags Head Annual Report 2009 -> Cemir international Download 262.02 Kb. Share with your friends:
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