This document appears to contain transcripts from various tapes and documents related to the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) and Patricia Hearst kidnapping case. It discusses SLA members and their backgrounds, quotes and statements made in tapes released during the kidnapping, and details regarding Hearst being taken hostage and choosing to stay and fight with the SLA rather than be released. The document provides context and quotes from individuals involved in this high-profile 1970s kidnapping and terrorism case.
6. Apr. 15, 1974
“ Keep down, or
we'll shoot your
motherf*cking
heads off!”
“
7. Apr. 24, 1974 Tape:
“ On April 15, my
“
comrades and I
expropriated
$10,660.02 from
the Sunset branch
of the Hibernia
Bank ... My gun
was loaded and at
no time did my
comrades
intentionally point
their guns at me.”
9. Jun. 7, 1974 Tape:
“…the fascist pig
media have of
course been
painting a
typically distorted
picture of these
beautiful sisters
and brothers.”
10. Willie Wolfe
Jun. 7, 1974 Tape:
“ Neither Cujo or I
had ever loved an
individual the way
we loved each
other. Our
relationships
foundation was
our commitment
to the struggle and
our love for the
People.”
11. Willie Wolfe
Jun. 7, 1974 Tape:
“ The pigs
probably have
the little old man
monkey that
Cujo wore
around his neck.
He gave me the
little stone face
one night.”
12. Jun. 7, 1974 Tape:
“ Gabi crouched
low with her
ass to the
ground. She
practiced until
her shotgun
was an
extension of
her right and
left arms.”
Camilla Hall
13. Jun. 7, 1974 Tape:
Zoya, female
guerrilla.
Perfect love and
perfect hate
reflected in
stone cold eyes.
Patricia Soltysik
14. Jun. 7, 1974 Tape:
“ Fahizah taught
me to shoot first
and make sure
the pig is dead
before splitting.
She was wise
and bad.”
Nancy Ling Perry
15. Jun. 7, 1974 Tape:
“Cinque was in
a race with
time believing
that every
minute must be
another step
forward in the
fight to save
the children.”
Donald DeFreeze
17. Apr. 3, 1974
“I have been given
the choice of one:
being released in a
safe area, or two:
joining the forces
of the Symbionese
Liberation Army
and fighting for
my freedom and
the freedom of all
oppressed people.”
18. Apr. 3, 1974
“ I have chosen to
stay and fight. I
have been given
the name Tania
after a comrade
who fought
alongside Che
in Bolivia. It is in
the spirit of Tania
that I say, 'Patria o
Muerte,
Venceremos.'
26. Survived Previous Attempt
July 3, 1863
Severe head injuries when
Lincoln carriage was sabotaged.
Right to Mourn
JURYGROUP
27. Survived Loss of Sons
Edward Baker Lincoln
February 1, 1850
William Wallace
Lincoln
February 20, 1862
Thomas “Tad” Lincoln
February 20, 1871
Right to Mourn
JURYGROUP
29. Survived Loss of Brothers
Samuel B. Todd,
CSA
Battle of Shiloh, April 6,
1862
Alexander Todd, CSA
Battle of Baton Rouge,
August 19, 1862
David Todd,
CSA
Battle of Vicksburg,
May, 1863
Right to Mourn
JURYGROUP
30. Comfort from Spiritualism
Like thousands
of other
Americans in the
Civil War Era,
Mary sought
contact with
loved ones
through
spiritualism.
Right to Mourn
JURYGROUP
69. Exhibit 6
Revenge
Circular.
May 3, 1886
“If you are men, if you are the sons of
“If you are men, if you are the sons of
your grand sires, who have shed their
your grand sires, who have shed their
blood to free you, then you will rise in
blood to free you, then you will rise in
your might, Hercules, and destroy the
your might, Hercules, and destroy the
hideous monster that seeks to destroy
hideous monster that seeks to destroy
you. To arms we call, you to arms!”
you. To arms we call, you to arms!”
“Something awful has happened.” Those were the words a distraught Thalia Massie cried out to her husband, Lt. Thomas Massie, on the night of September 12, 1931—nearly 75 years ago from today.
for “Navy Night” at the Ala Wai Inn, which, 75 years ago,
was located here—the current site of the Hawaii Convention Center—where we are gathered today.
Thalia would later allege she had been kidnapped and raped by five Hawaiian men. This single allegation, made by a white, 20-year-old Navy wife, would essentially shatter the false calm of Honolulu, Hawaii, the “paradise of the Pacific.” Out of Thalia Massie’s bold accusation sprang a clangorous din, combining power politics, racism, militarism and corruption into an ugly noise that resounded throughout this placid-looking tropical community.
Understandably, then, publicity about the case could do nothing but harm to Hawaii’s economy. A blanket was thrown over news of the events, and initially the story was confined to local newspaper accounts. Meanwhile authorities pressed for an aggressive prosecution to placate an infuriated Navy and local white community. As the emerging reputation of Hawaii as a place teeming with dark-skinned thugs and rapists held the power to completely destroy the already weakened tourist industry,
On December 12, the same day “The Shame of Honolulu” was displayed, a group of Navy men forced one of the defendants, Horace Ida, into their car and drove him up to the Nu’uanu Pali. They intended to kill him, but instead they just beat him with their belts until Ida feigned unconsciousness, after which they threw him into the bushes and drove back into down.
The kidnappers get back in their car and then proceed on the famous blowhole at Koko Head, where they plan to dump Kahahawai’s body. On their way they are stopped by a police officer, and after Kahahawai’s body is discovered,
On April 4, 1932, The Territory vs. Grace Fortescue, et al. opened for jury selection.
and celebrity attorney Clarence Darrow—hired by Grace Fortescue—representing the defendants.
On April 29, the jury found the defendants guilty of manslaughter, and recommended leniency. The courtroom and American public, however, are shocked that the Navy group had been convicted, as many had stood by the defendants in support of the “honor slaying.”
immediately commuted the sentence
to one hour served in his office. Four days later, Thomas and Thalia Massie, and Grace Fortescue departed Hawaii on the Malolo steamship for San Francisco. By boarding the ship, Thalia avoided being served a summons to appear in the retrial of the four surviving men she accused of assaulting her, a retrial, however, that would never take place.
On May 4, 1886, Chicago police officer Matt Degan donned his uniform, kissed his wife and kids good-bye and reported for duty.
As he said from the first, he was a patsy .
(Show news clip of Oswald
saying "I'm a patsy .")
Oswald was not on the sixth floor when the shots were fired .
No credible witness placed him there . It is true that the Warren
Commission's "star" witness, Howard Brennan, said he saw him there,
but Brennan had poor eyesight . Moreover, the Zapruder film shows
that Brennan was not looking at the sixth floor when the shots were
fired, a crucial fact overlooked by the Warren Commission .
Oswald's co-workers placed him on the first floor immediately
before the shots were fired, At the very moment of the shooting,
however, a photograph shows him standing in the doorway of the
TSBD .
(Show famous Altgens photo)
For CE
399 to hit Connally under his right armpit after passing through
Kennedy's back and chest requires the bullet to magically change
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its course from right to left to left to right without striking any
bone or other object that would cause it to do so .
The prosecution's claim that CE 399 struck Kennedy in the
neck, exited his throat, nicked his tie, then veered to the right
to rip through Governor Connally's chest and wrist is un
supportable .