Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 08:32:21 +0200 (MET DST)
From: malecki-AT-algonet.se (Robert Malecki)
Subject: LL: Political activity in US prisons (fwd)


Am forwarding this to the list on prisons and how to fight low intensity 
warfare other then starving oneself to death!

bob Malecki

>Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 09:33:02 GMT+1000
>From: Toni.Bloodworth-AT-vcp.monash.edu.au
>Subject: LL: Political activity in US prisons (fwd)
>To: leftlink-AT-vicnet.net.au
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>
>
>From: Autonomy House <ahouse-AT-iww.org>
>
>please help get the word out for our brother Khalfani, in one
>of  Indiana's gulags and write the requested letter!  
>
>thanks
>--autonomy house--
>==========================================================>Repression Breeds Resistance
>Combatting low intensity warfare at MCF
>
>Revolutionary Greetings People,
>
>I salute each of you who has managed to push forward no
>matter what  mounting circumstances have befell you.  The
>vicious character of State repression has begun to  show it's
>face in many forms here in Indiana an all over the
>Department of Corruption.  Many of  you are aware that
>United States Government is practicing genocide through
>behavior  modification an counter- insurgency an low
>intensity warfare techniques in its penal systems,  state an
>federal prisons. 
>
>Also these behavior modification programs an low intensity
>warfare are  launched through the science of psychology in
>the interest of political and military  objectives.  Here in
>Indiana today, a prison movement is beginning to take shape
>an form through the  dialectical process allowed it by one's
>continued resistance to State repression.  As always most of
>the  strong willed an overtly rebellious are almost always
>singled out an segregated by repressive  forces.  They also
>become targets for experimental behavior modification an
>psychological warfare. The birth of control units such as this
>one, Florence, Marion MCC,  SHU-Pelican Bay, and the
>rest, have been placed to attempt to alter the rising tide of
>revolutionary  momentum constantly building across this
>racist colonial dominated country. Their policy is to stop  the
>incorrigibles by all means, confine them, psychologically
>destroy an mentally incapacitate them. These tactics are the
>weapons used by prison officials in carrying out their
>behavior  modification strategy.  Behavior modification
>broadly refers to the systematic manipulation of one's 
>environment for the purpose of creating change in the
>individual's behavior. 
>
>Every aspect of these programs violate the human rights of us
>who are  subjected to it an it is this treatment that is
>vehemently complained about by political prisoners and 
>prisoners of war.  Such programs involves a scientific
>approach in targetting special prisoners  with the aim of
>acheiving political objectives.  All of us that become targets is
>observed to  determine our leadership potential, aspirations,
>an most importantly, to record our reaction to  the
>psychological warfare being implemented.  The sole purpose
>of the program is for the  colonialist to learn lessons on how
>to keep each target controlled.  Even drugs are being used to
>create and  control Zombie like results which easily contains
>any individual who may have been our best  resister. 
>
>When this facility made its first debut, it was solely to subject
>all  political/progressive elements who posed the greatest
>threat to the Department of Corruption's constant  struggle an
>the waging of physical resistance caused a lot of attention to
>the genocide carried  out by Supermax officials.  They
>launched attacks on the men's minds, mail, visits, food, but
>to no  avail because their struggle continued.  After they were
>sent to various other prisons, others took  their places. I came
>to this Maximum Control Facility back in Dec 1994 after
>being  accused of the murder of a State prison officer. 
>Immediately the State an its agents launched  cointel-pro type
>investigations which created a lot of mudslinging, the bad
>jacketing of my name,  deprivation of mail an progressive
>materials, attempts to destroy me mentally by low intensity 
>warfare an psychological warfare waged on me constantly,
>property has been destroyed also.  I  realized long ago that it
>would be no looking back.  Its not happening to someone who
>can't endure it. 
>
>Back in June 1996 I was taken to recreation in a section of
>this facility  an shortly after, the cell I inhibit was ransacked
>by 8 controlled agents of the State.  After this  shakedown an
>my recreation was over they placed me back into this cell. 
>Books were confiscated,  legal mail was stolen an a handcuff
>key was planted in the cell.  Once I saw it, I knew they set
>me  up an would be back.  The next day they tore the cell up,
>but were unsuccesful in finding the  planted key.  By this
>time I had spoken to my attorney an was advised to bring the
>key to him during our  next visit which I did an it is now
>evidence of their continued conspiracy to frame me on 
>something.  
>
>In an attempt to silence our conspiracy theory, once the
>investigation was launched by my  attorney, officers here
>tried to spread rumors to offenders here that I tried to get
>them fired.   They spoke only to those elements that are
>unconscious of the trickery of State corruption.  This  was
>done solely to disrupt the ongoing struggles/educational
>consistency I am presently involved in,  by creating hostility
>amongst certain progressive elements and disconnecting the
>movement at  the same time. These tactics are some of the
>same used in Dr. Schein modification  programs which are
>still largely used today.  Prisoners are manipulated to
>perpetuate the  objectives of the enemy, sometimes
>consciously and sometimes unconsciously.  The repression
>here  at this present time is more mental than physical an is
>more damaging than ever.  
>
>We must begin  to combat all forms of low intensity warfare
>an psychological warfare.  The Maximum Control  Facility in
>attempt to keep this place occupied they are using every act
>of resistance carried out by  the people on any level to invoke
>Kangaroo sanctions to stagnate one's departure back to
>General  Population, not only General Population, but from
>going home by affecting one's good time.   
>
>This month which is August, 96, a lot of guys were scheduled
>to leave here after 24 months  which they deem mandatory. 
>We as a small community collective sought to express our 
>dissatisfaction about various things and wanted them
>addressed to facility heads.  They didn't  comply to our
>immediate demands so the community rebelled in defiance. 
>Some days later these  settlers served all of us who they
>deemed responsible with internal  conduct reports.  Class B
>223 engaging and encouraging others to group demonstrate,
>stop work or  refuse to work.  This was a strategic play to
>prevent a lot of us from leaving here in coming  months, and
>to use it to modify resistance from other potential defiant
>groups an stagnation of  ones who are close to going home.  
>
>Many of us will be stripped of earned credit time and vested 
>months.  From a dialectical view, these settlers have had this
>planned all along.  All  charged also were consistent
>participants in a recent 5 day food, recreation, an shower
>strike in  solidarity with Ziyon Yisrayah who was executed by
>lethal injection in July 1996 at the Indiana State  Prison,
>where 10 other courageous New Afrikans were also singled
>out on trumped up charges of a  conspiracy to group
>demonstrate an riot.  
>
>It's clear that Indiana's agents of repression are  becoming
>aware of a rising tide of revolutionary energy that's been
>silenced far too long. Personally I know Indiana doesn't want
>to allow me access to General  Population so this is their way
>of preventing it.  In 2 months I was to leave this place.  Now
>it's  history.  Our struggles shall continue, no one can change
>the course of this wildfire that's burning.   Let us move to
>expose the State for their crimes against all conscious/political
>elements.  Let us  come together for the sake of collective
>struggle which will benefit us all.  Let us charge the  State of
>Indiana for the premeditated murder of both our brothers
>Ajamu an Ziyon an any other  brother who the State plans to
>kill.  They are the real criminals an murderers, our only
>crimes  are having the will to fight for the liberation of our
>New Afrikan people an oppressed nations alike.
>
>Struggle forward, keep the fire alive, free da land.  Keep
>politics in  command!
>
>Amandla - Ngawethu
>Self - Determination
>aluta - continua
>from the trenches,
>Brother Khalfani Khaldun #874304
>P.O. Box 557
>Westville, Indiana 46391
>============================



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