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To: Interesting Times
...and look at this little nugget. She bombs the Capitol building, so Cynthia McKinney and the great patriots of the Congressional Black Caucus ask her back for a meeting. (Wonder if they searched her beforehand).

http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/imc-dc/2000-September/002293.html


> Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 13:23:53 -0400
> To: BobL@poz.com
> From: Laura Whitehorn 
> 
>   Human Rights in the U.S.: The Unfinished Story of Political Prisoners/
> Victims of COINTELPRO
>                       Thursday, September 14, 2000
> 1:00  -   5:00 PM
> Room 2200 Rayburn House Office Building
> 
>           1:00 - 1:10    Opening of Braintrust and introduction of
> participants by Ms. McKinney
> 
>           1:10 - 1:45 PM  First section of presentations
> 
>          Nketchi Taifa, professor of law, Howard Univ Law School
> "Overview of COINTELPRO"
> 
>          Kathleen Cleaver, attorney and former Communications Secretary
>                                 of Black Panther Party
>                     "Importance of Political Prisoners"
> 
>           Michael Tarif Warren, criminal defense attorney, NYC
>             "COINTELPRO operations against political supporters"
> 
>           1:45  - 2:25 PM     Video clips of interviews with prisoners
> ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE  interviews with political prisoners Leonard
> Peltier, Mutulu Shakur, and Mumia Abu Jamal
> 
>            2:30 - 3:30   Presentations about individual political
>                          prisoners
> 
>                 Bruce Ellison, defense attorney for Leonard Peltier
> 
>                 Geronimo ji Jaga, former Black Panther leader imprisoned for
> 28 years due to COINTELPRO action
> 
>                 Laura Whitehorn, released prisoner engaged in anti-war and
>        anti-racist struggles
> 
>             3:30 - 5:00 PM   Moderator, Ms. McKinney
>                         Discussion with audience & panelists
> 
>             Audience members who are families of political prisoners,
> working with prisoners committees, or attorneys on political cases will be
> introduced and allowed to particpate in answering questions and making
> statements as well
> 
> _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
> Laura Whitehorn
> POZ Magazine
> Assistant Editor
> 349 West 12th St.
> New York City, NY 10014
> 212-242-2163 ext. 213
> _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/

59 posted on 01/17/2003 3:06:41 PM PST by Right Wing Professor
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To: Right Wing Professor
Amazing.

The Congressional Black Caucus solicited political advice from someone who was convicted of bombing the Capitol.

I wonder if Drudge would have any interest in that.

72 posted on 01/17/2003 5:06:21 PM PST by Interesting Times
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