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Wed Nov 28 2007 (Updated 11/29/07)
Fresno Westside Residents Respond to Being Called Terrorists
What we need are jobs and an opportunity to earn a decent living
Residents of West Fresno don't like being called terrorists. At a press conference held earlier this week Rev. Floyd D. Harris said "no one has a right to call anyone a terrorist in this city." Harris was referring to statements made by local elected officials at a press conference held last August. At that event Fresno City Council member Jerry Duncan, stressing the urgency of a campaign against gangs in West Fresno, compared black gang members to terrorists. Duncan, speaking about those gang members, said "make no mistake about it, they are terrorists and they are as much of terrorists as those people in Iraq that are blowing up innocent people." Fresno mayor Alan Autry said "the connection with the war on terror and the war against gangs at home is not a spin, it is a very real connection."
This week's press conference was held in front of radio station KFCF 88.1 FM, where Duncan and Harris were scheduled to discuss the gang/terrorism issue on Valley Black Talk, a program aired on Monday evenings. Shortly before the show, Duncan sent an email to the producer saying he would not be able to appear on the show.
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This week's press conference was held in front of radio station KFCF 88.1 FM, where Duncan and Harris were scheduled to discuss the gang/terrorism issue on Valley Black Talk, a program aired on Monday evenings. Shortly before the show, Duncan sent an email to the producer saying he would not be able to appear on the show.
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