Political Prisoners
8/14/09
- President Obama - As I write this Leonard Peltier awaits a decision
on whether or not he will finally be paroled. What a shame to keep this
man in prison for so long on what are almost for sure trumped up
charges. If he is not paroled, I urge you to commute his sentence and
get this proud Native American back to his family.
At
the same time Youssef Megahed awaits his immigration trial next week.
Youssef has already been found innocent by a federal jury and three
days later he was snatched off the street by ICE in what can only be
described as a total miscarriage of justice. Today Youssef's entire
family are receiving their American citizenship. Rather than rotting in
detention, Youssef should be there with his family. This is a case of
the Government simply being mad because Youssef was found
innocent. I urge you to take steps to prevent the Government from
deporting Youssef.
And
then there are the cases of Mumia Abu-Jamal and Troy Anthony Davis.
Both of these men were tried on charges of killing a cop and both cases
are highly suspect as to the validity of those charges. Both men
deserve new trials. I urge you to take some action in their behalf.
All
of these cases represent the American Justice System at its worse.
Surely you can muster some compassion and take the time to see that
these “judicial” errors are corrected.
Thomas Daly
Retired California Newspaper Publisher