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AUT: Nader and Mumia, Nader and bureaucratic functioning

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Mobtown News: Actions, Demonstrations, Events, Educationals in Baltimore =

>From: Newbomb-Turk=20
>=20
>On February 21, 2001, at the Johns Hopkins Symposium on Foreign Affairs =
in=20
>Baltimore, Ralph Nader gave a 90 minutes lecture on the consequences of =
what=20
>he called "corporate globalization."=20
>Nader, after giving a speech filled with much call-to-arms directed =
towards=20
>left-leaning college students, opened the floor to questions.=20
>A man who remains anonymous stood and asked the question "What are you =
going=20
>to do about Mumia Abu Jamal?"=20
>Before he could even finish his speech, a squad of well-dressed young =
men=20
>and women quickly rushed to this man, grabbing him and forcing him out =
of=20
>the auditorium. Before the evening commenced, it was announced that all =

>questions that were to be asked had to be submitted on a piece of paper =
and=20
>scrutinized by officials before their owners could pose it to Nader.=20
>This man, after the incident asked why people had to submit their =
questions=20
>for approval. To him, it seemed to go against what Nader says he stands =
for.=20
>While being accosted by these 'green goons', the man repeated his =
question,=20
>this time with more diction, demanding that Nader respond. After a few=20
>seconds of hemming and hawing the political consequences of publicly =
stating=20
>his position, Nader responded that Mumia Abu Jamal, noted Philadelphia=20
>journalist unconstitutionally arrested, tried and convicted of the =
death of=20
>a police officer, "like all political prisoners, he should be granted a =
new=20
>trial."=20
>This statement should stand as a testament to the inherent corrupting =
power=20
>that goes hand in hand with political office. Over the span of Nader's =
2000=20
>presidential campaign, he declined to answer any questions on Abu =
Jamal, but=20
>now he was willing to go on the record.=20
>On another note, this statement is a great victory for those who =
believe the=20
>Abu Jamal is a political prisoner, threatened daily to have his life=20
>deprived from him merely because government perceives him to be a =
threat=20
>towards continuing the status quo.=20

Chris

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<DIV>Mobtown News: Actions, Demonstrations, Events, Educationals in =
Baltimore=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;From: Newbomb-Turk <NEWBOMB-TURK@xxxxxxxx>
<DIV></DIV>&gt;=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;On February 21, 2001, at the Johns Hopkins Symposium on =
Foreign=20
Affairs in=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Baltimore, Ralph Nader gave a 90 minutes lecture on the=20
consequences of what=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;he called "corporate globalization."=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Nader, after giving a speech filled with much =
call-to-arms=20
directed towards=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;left-leaning college students, opened the floor to =
questions.=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;A man who remains anonymous stood and asked the question =
"What=20
are you going=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;to do about Mumia Abu Jamal?"=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Before he could even finish his speech, a squad of =
well-dressed=20
young men=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;and women quickly rushed to this man, grabbing him and =
forcing=20
him out of=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;the auditorium. Before the evening commenced, it was =
announced=20
that all=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;questions that were to be asked had to be submitted on a =
piece of=20
paper and=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;scrutinized by officials before their owners could pose =
it to=20
Nader.=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;This man, after the incident asked why people had to =
submit their=20
questions=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;for approval. To him, it seemed to go against what Nader =
says he=20
stands for.=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;While being accosted by these 'green goons', the man =
repeated his=20
question,=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;this time with more diction, demanding that Nader =
respond. After=20
a few=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;seconds of hemming and hawing the political consequences =
of=20
publicly stating=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;his position, Nader responded that Mumia Abu Jamal, noted =

Philadelphia=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;journalist unconstitutionally arrested, tried and =
convicted of=20
the death of=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;a police officer, "like all political prisoners, he =
should be=20
granted a new=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;trial."=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;This statement should stand as a testament to the =
inherent=20
corrupting power=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;that goes hand in hand with political office. Over the =
span of=20
Nader's 2000=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;presidential campaign, he declined to answer any =
questions on Abu=20
Jamal, but=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;now he was willing to go on the record.=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;On another note, this statement is a great victory for =
those who=20
believe the=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Abu Jamal is a political prisoner, threatened daily to =
have his=20
life=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;deprived from him merely because government perceives him =
to be a=20
threat=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;towards continuing the status quo. </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Chris</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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