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Why him? Why now? Even though the Black Panther Party, as an entity, had been destroyed the government never ceased observing those Panthers who were still alive. Whether or not others believed it, the government took seriously that aspect of the Black Panther Party's teaching that included the 10-10-10 Program. If one (1) Panther organized then (10) people, those then (10) people organised them people, and thoset then people arganized ten people, exponentially we would organize the world for revolution. The only way to stop that was to weed out the Panthers. Not only must the Black Panther Party be destroyed, but all the people who were exposed to the teachings must be weeded out and put on ice or destroyed. During this turbulent time, Kamau had been among the members of the Party who had gone underground. – more |
"Sitting in a cell in the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia under the name of Freddie Hilton is Kamau Sadiki. Kamau is on trial on a 30-year old murder case. A Fulton County police officer found shot to death in his car outside a service station. A case that they refused to try 30 years ago because they didn't believe they could win it. The question is 'Why him? Why now?'" ... More from the article on Kamau Sadiki by Safiya Bukhari.
Note: Kamau Sadiki was convicted on October 13 and faces up to life in prison. Safiya Bukhari's article on the case provides an important alternative perspective to the sensationalism of the mainstream media.
Safiya was a co-founder and leader of the Jericho Movement for Amnesty for Political Prisoners; she died August 24, 2003 – see more on Safiya Bukhari.
Write to Kamau – for Kamau Sadiki's current address, visit the PARC political prisoner listing.
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October 13, 2003