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Message to Today's Anti-War Demonstration: "Wars Without End--Again"
MUMIA'S MESSAGE TO TODAY'S SF ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATION:
War isn't a Democratic or Republican project - it is a corporate one, where both corporate parties play the game laid down by their sponsors and contributors.
Here we see the convergence between neo liberals and neo conservatives, who join in their service to corporate power. Their 'fight' (if it can be called that) is over who can represent their bosses best (and, by this, I don't mean voters!)
But, people, working through popular movements, can change how politicians think, speak, and even act.
War isn't a Democratic or Republican project - it is a corporate one, where both corporate parties play the game laid down by their sponsors and contributors.
Here we see the convergence between neo liberals and neo conservatives, who join in their service to corporate power. Their 'fight' (if it can be called that) is over who can represent their bosses best (and, by this, I don't mean voters!)
But, people, working through popular movements, can change how politicians think, speak, and even act.
Listen now:
Wars Without End -- Again!
{speech writ. 10/14/07 for 10/27/07 anti-war demonstrations}
(c) '07 Mumia Abu-Jamal
Ona Move! LLJA!
Thanx for your invitation for me to speak to you today!
For millions of people (I among them) the Nov. 2006 elections marked a major turning point in U.S. politics -- or so we thought.
The elections had one, single motivation: to end the Iraq war.
Well, the elections changed majorities in Congress. But did it change U.S. policy?
Nope.
Before the numbers of votes could all be counted, you heard the backtracking: "we must be cautious"; "if we leave now, there'd be chaos", etc., etc.
Now, Democrats say openly that no significant troop withdrawal can come before 2012- 5 more years!
And then, don't you think you'll hear an additional 5 or 10 years?
War isn't a Democratic or Republican project - it is a corporate one, where both corporate parties play the game laid down by their sponsors and contributors.
Here we see the convergence between neo liberals and neo conservatives, who join in their service to corporate power. Their 'fight' (if it can be called that) is over who can represent their bosses best (and, by this, I don't mean voters!)
But, people, working through popular movements, can change how politicians think, speak, and even act.
If you put your trust in the same politicians, you'll achieve the same result - disappointment, frustration and yes -- betrayal.
What kind of democracy is it if you vote for peace, only to get more war?
But the answer isn't less protests -- it's more protests!
To finally bring peace, the People must bring it!
Thank you!
Ona Move!
[Mr. Jamal's recent book features a chapter on the
remarkable women who helped build and defend
the Black Panther Party: *WE WANT FREEDOM:
A Life in the Black Panther Party*, from South
End Press ( http://www.southendpress.org); Ph.
#1-800-533-8478.]
===============================
MUMIA'S COLUMNS NEED TO BE PUBLISHED AS BROADLY
AS POSSIBLE TO INSPIRE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT AND
HELP CALL ATTENTION TO HIS CASE.
The campaign to kill Mumia is in full swing and we need you to
**please** contact as many publications and information outlets as
you possibly can to run Mumia's commentaries (on-line and
**especially off-line**)!! The only requirements are that you run
them *unedited*, with every word including copyright information
intact, and send a copy of the publication to Mumia and/or ICFFMAJ.
THANK YOU!!!
Keep updated by reading ACTION ALERTS!!
at http://www.mumia.org, http://www.onamove.com/ and their links.
========================================
To download Mp3's of Mumia's commentaries visit
http://www.prisonradio.org or http://www.fsrn.org
==============================================>
The Power of Truth is Final -- Free Mumia!
PLEASE CONTACT:
International Concerned Family & Friends of MAJ
P.O. Box 19709
Philadelphia, PA 19143
Phone - 215-476-8812/ Fax - 215-476-6180
E-mail - icffmaj [at] aol.com
AND OFFER YOUR SERVICES!
Send our brotha some LOVE and LIGHT at:
Mumia Abu-Jamal
AM 8335
SCI-Greene
175 Progress Drive
Waynesburg, PA 15370
WE WHO BELIEVE IN FREEDOM CAN *NOT* REST!!
Submitted by: Sis. Marpessa
Subscribe: mumiacolumns-subscribe [at] topica.com
Read: http://topica.com/lists/mumiacolumns/read
Subscribe ICFFMAJ email updates list by e-mailing
icffmaj [at] aol.com!
Homepage:: http://prisonradio.org/mumia.htm
{speech writ. 10/14/07 for 10/27/07 anti-war demonstrations}
(c) '07 Mumia Abu-Jamal
Ona Move! LLJA!
Thanx for your invitation for me to speak to you today!
For millions of people (I among them) the Nov. 2006 elections marked a major turning point in U.S. politics -- or so we thought.
The elections had one, single motivation: to end the Iraq war.
Well, the elections changed majorities in Congress. But did it change U.S. policy?
Nope.
Before the numbers of votes could all be counted, you heard the backtracking: "we must be cautious"; "if we leave now, there'd be chaos", etc., etc.
Now, Democrats say openly that no significant troop withdrawal can come before 2012- 5 more years!
And then, don't you think you'll hear an additional 5 or 10 years?
War isn't a Democratic or Republican project - it is a corporate one, where both corporate parties play the game laid down by their sponsors and contributors.
Here we see the convergence between neo liberals and neo conservatives, who join in their service to corporate power. Their 'fight' (if it can be called that) is over who can represent their bosses best (and, by this, I don't mean voters!)
But, people, working through popular movements, can change how politicians think, speak, and even act.
If you put your trust in the same politicians, you'll achieve the same result - disappointment, frustration and yes -- betrayal.
What kind of democracy is it if you vote for peace, only to get more war?
But the answer isn't less protests -- it's more protests!
To finally bring peace, the People must bring it!
Thank you!
Ona Move!
[Mr. Jamal's recent book features a chapter on the
remarkable women who helped build and defend
the Black Panther Party: *WE WANT FREEDOM:
A Life in the Black Panther Party*, from South
End Press ( http://www.southendpress.org); Ph.
#1-800-533-8478.]
===============================
MUMIA'S COLUMNS NEED TO BE PUBLISHED AS BROADLY
AS POSSIBLE TO INSPIRE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT AND
HELP CALL ATTENTION TO HIS CASE.
The campaign to kill Mumia is in full swing and we need you to
**please** contact as many publications and information outlets as
you possibly can to run Mumia's commentaries (on-line and
**especially off-line**)!! The only requirements are that you run
them *unedited*, with every word including copyright information
intact, and send a copy of the publication to Mumia and/or ICFFMAJ.
THANK YOU!!!
Keep updated by reading ACTION ALERTS!!
at http://www.mumia.org, http://www.onamove.com/ and their links.
========================================
To download Mp3's of Mumia's commentaries visit
http://www.prisonradio.org or http://www.fsrn.org
==============================================>
The Power of Truth is Final -- Free Mumia!
PLEASE CONTACT:
International Concerned Family & Friends of MAJ
P.O. Box 19709
Philadelphia, PA 19143
Phone - 215-476-8812/ Fax - 215-476-6180
E-mail - icffmaj [at] aol.com
AND OFFER YOUR SERVICES!
Send our brotha some LOVE and LIGHT at:
Mumia Abu-Jamal
AM 8335
SCI-Greene
175 Progress Drive
Waynesburg, PA 15370
WE WHO BELIEVE IN FREEDOM CAN *NOT* REST!!
Submitted by: Sis. Marpessa
Subscribe: mumiacolumns-subscribe [at] topica.com
Read: http://topica.com/lists/mumiacolumns/read
Subscribe ICFFMAJ email updates list by e-mailing
icffmaj [at] aol.com!
Homepage:: http://prisonradio.org/mumia.htm
For more information:
http://prisonradio.org/mumia.htm
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