Simon Trinidad, the Drug War and the US governmen's meddling

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Tune in for an hour of news, information and conversation around the issue of political prisoners and prisoners of war.

Tonight we will examine the case of Simón Trinidad (born July 30, 1950) is the alias of Juvenal Ovidio Ricardo Palmera Pineda. Trinidad is a high level member of The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People's Army whom the United States government tried to frame on drug trafficking charges which failed but was able to convict him a kidnapping that he was not involved in that allegedly occurred in another country.

"For the past seven years, he has been a resident of the U.S. Penitentiary Administrative Maximum, better known as ADX. In the highest-security prison in North America, Trinidad is serving a sixty-year sentence for “conspiracy to commit hostage-taking,” based on a kidnapping that occurred on another continent — and without, his attorneys insist, any direct involvement on his part." - ALAN PRENDERGAST

Lets discuss the audacity of the US government bringing drug trafficking charges against Simón Trinidad while its agents partied with prostitutes in Colombia as well as cutting deals with the Mexican Sinoloa cartel. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People's Army is currently involved in peace negotiations sponsored in Cuba which is celebrating its 56th year of independence from the brutal rule of puppet tyrants controlled by the West.

Two new activist join the ranks of political prisoners in the USA. "Two animal-rights activists have been charged with terrorizing the fur industry during cross-country road trips in which they released about 5,740 mink from farms and vandalized the homes and businesses of industry members, the FBI said Friday. The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force arrested Joseph Brian Buddenberg, 31, and Nicole Juanita Kissane, 28, both of California, and federal prosecutors charged them with conspiracy to violate the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act." - AP

These "terrorism" charges against animal rights activists are another example that US Attorney General Loretta Lynch was being less than truthful when she indicated that there are no terrorism charges that can be brought against Dylan Roof.

Black Lives Matter demonstrators interrupted a recent presidential debate to force them to discuss the state sponsored terrorism known as police brutality in the United States. In Cleveland where organizers are having a conference, it is being reported that police attacked activist with chemical weapons when they came to the aid of a 14 yr-old attacked by police at a bus stop across the street from the Black Lives Matter conference.

The medical campaign for Black Panther activist Robert Seth Hayes. Advocates are asked to continue with calls.

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El-Hajj Mauri' Saalakhan on Dr. Aafia Siddiqui & Imam Jamil Al-Amin

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Join us for an hour of news, information and commentary on issues related to political prisoners and prisoners of war. Our guest speaker tonight is El-Hajj Mauri' Saalakhan of The Peace and Justice Foundation who is a Metropolitan Washington, DC-based human rights advocate; author, lecturer and poet.

He will update us the cases of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui and Imam Jamil Al-Amin formerly known as H. Rap Brown of the Black Panther Party and SNCC.

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The politics of torture

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Tune in for an hour of news and information related to US held political prisoners and prisoners of war.

Late last week it came to light that the prominent psychologists outside of the CIA shielded the program when the CIA's own health professionals repeatedly criticized the torture involved in that agency’s post-Sept. 11 so-called interrogation program. As this news comes out, where are the health professionals on the torture of solitary confinement in US prisons? Many political prisoners have been held in solitary confinement for decades although the international community views it as torture.

 Palestinian Political Prisoner Rasmea Odeh was "sentenced to eighteen months in prison and a fine of one thousand dollars for lying on an immigration and citizenship application." The Federal prosecutor in the case used a confession Rasmea Odeh made in a 1969 “terrorism” conviction in an Israeli military court to prove she lied on her US immigration application by failing to disclose it. Odeh maintains that the confession was false and she only gave it after weeks of torture and sexual assault by the Israelis. She is appealing her conviction and remains free on bond.

Artist/activist Brandan "Bmike" Odums recently created a large mural to bring attention to Albert Woodfox's plight. Woodfox is one of the prisoners known as the Angola 3, he is the last remaining member behind bars after being wrongfully convicted of the murder of a prison guard in the 1970s. The three men, Woodfox, Robert King and Herman Wallace started a prison chapter of the Black Panther Party and organized prisoners to stand up for their human rights. Family and advocates want supporters of former Black Panther member Robert Seth Hayes to continue to call in for his health campaign. Get details from our pinned post on our Facebook page Political Prisoner Radio.

Emergency Medical Campaign renewed for POW Robert Seth Hayes

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Tune in for an hour of US held political prisoners and prisoners of war every Sunday at 9:00PM Est. A phone bank Medical Emergency campaign for PP/POW Robert Seth Hayes has been reissued. Supporters and family would like the public to know "Seth is still suffering from un-diagnosed and untreated chronic bleeding and abdominal growths. Many calls have been made to Health Services in regards to these conditions that warrant urgent assessment, and there has been no response. Please join in calling and faxing Health Services this week.



ROBERT SETH HAYES
#74-A-2280 , Sullivan Correctional Facility
325 Riverside Drive, P.O. Box 116, Fallsberg, NY 12733-0116

After the assassination of Martin Luther King and the social upheaval which followed it, Robert Seth Hayes, a Vietnam Veteran joined the Black Panther Party, working in the Party’s free medical clinics and free breakfast programs. At the time, seven New York City police officers were breaking into his home, Robert had no police record prior to these charges. He, along with many others in the BPP were forced underground from the constant FBI and police attacks and repression. Read more about Mr. Hayes.

 In a case related to the recent SCOTUS decision in marriage equality, a controversy erupted when actor George Takei who is gay, called Justice Clarence Thomas a "clown in blackface". He has since apologized for his incorrect name calling but expect no apologies from Justice Thomas who said that the state can not take a person's dignity in his dissenting opinion in the case. You used slavery as an example and we want to discuss in the context of modern slavery and abuses suffered
by US held Political Prisoners & Prisoners of War.

 

Political Prisoner Birthdays Gary Tyler (born July 10, 1958) has been a prisoner in Louisiana since 1975, when he was convicted at age 17 of the 1974 shooting death of a 13-year-old white boy. Originally sentenced to death, Tyler was the youngest prisoner on death row. The Fifth Circuit US Court of Appeals ruled the trial was "fundamentally unfair". Tyler's cause has been taken up by human rights organizations, as well as many other supporters, including a range of sports figures and organizations in 2007. Read more. Letters of support can be sent to: Gary Tyler # 84156, Louisiana State Penitentiary, ASH-4, Angola, LA 70712.