Obama doubles down
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The “weapons of mass destruction” justification for the still ongoing war in Iraq, which has taken the lives of 1.5 million Iraqis, and the ongo ing war in Afghanistan, which has caused the U.S. puppet Karzai regime to be discredited around the world, has convinced social justice activists everywhere that the U.S. imperial rulers fight for oil and military advan tage and not for peace and justice.
More than ever, the U.S. and worldwide antiwar and social justice move ment must demand: U.S. Hands Off Syria! Bring All U.S. Troops Home Now! Self-determination for the Syrian people! No to U.S. Sanctions! No U.S. Aid to Israel! U.S. Out of the Middle East Now! n On May 2, exactly 40 years after Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) was framed for the murder of a New Jersey state trooper, the Obama administration added her to the FBI’s Most Wanted Ter rorist List. The list was first formed in 2001.
Shakur was a member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army. She was held in an all-male prison with male prison guards for her first two years. She gave birth to her daughter handcuffed to a hospital bed and escaped after six years—later being granted po litical asylum by Cuba. She has been living there ever since.
In 1987 Assata Shakur wrote, “Assata: An Auto biography,” which is well worth reading.
Department’s list of state sponsors of terrorism.
The organizations that have been working for de cades to normalize relations with Cuba seemed shocked at these two developments.
In the last couple of months they have been working furi ously to get their supporters to sign petitions and letters to Obama showing support for removal of Cuba from the terrorism list. It sounded like they thought it really could happen.
Those illusions were finally dashed by the U.S. State De partment’s statement on May Day.
The government also an nounced that the monetary reward for As sata Shakur’s capture has been increased from $10,000 to $2 million. This means that Assata’s life is in increased danger from mercenary boun ty hunters as well as from the administration of President Obama. n SOCIALIST ACTION MAY 2013 5