{"article":{"id":97333,"heading":"Speaking of Tribunals...","author":"Carolina","created":"2003-12-15 21:02:18","modified":"2004-01-16 17:09:01","last_modified":"Sat, 17 Jan 2004 00:09:01","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Subject: JFK Grand Jury Petition <br><br> Friends, <br>  <br> The Coalition on Political Assassinations endorses this [below] Grand Jury petition as yet another step towards learning the truth about the assassination of President Kennedy, since it would allow discovery, forensic tests, and new witness testimony, armed with the expertise of 40 years of detailed research into the case. Many leads have not gone cold and a determined prosecutor could follow them relating to both the crime and the coverup. Researcher Bill Kelly initiated this project and has spoken about it at several COPA regional meetings with good response.  <br><br> Motivated prosecutors got convictions in the murder of Medgar Evers and the bombing of a church in Birmingham, Alabama some 30 years after the civil rights struggle that created them. The major cases of political assassination should not be exempt, and we have recently seen a definitive civil trial, as well as a near-exoneration of James Earl Ray in the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King in appelate court.  <br><br> Currrently, an attorney in Los Angeles[ Lawrence Teeter, see LA Indy Media center column]  is bringing an appeal on behalf of Sirhan Sirhan, to prove his legal innocence in the murder of Roberrt F. Kennedy. COPA hopes you will sign the petition and forward it to others you know. We need thousands of signatures to bring pressure on local DA's to intiiate the Grand Jury.  <br>  <br> Thanks,  <br><br> John Judge <br>  <br> Organizer of COPA  <br><br> &lt;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.petitiononline.com\/jfkgjury\/petition.html\">http:\/\/www.petitiononline.com\/jfkgjury\/petition.html<\/a>&gt;<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"As the U. S. occupation force in Iraq will have a military tribunal for Sadam, the  Coalition on Political Assassinations [COPA] is circulating a petition to institute a special grand jury on the JFK  assassination, and Sirhan Sirhan's Los Angeles attorney is seeking a new trial for RFK's alleged killer.","numcomment":6,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2003\/12\/97333.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":100309,"heading":"Simple","article":"Hey, where'd you go?\r\n\r\nI thought that Sirhan Sirhan's fate was so important to you!\r\n\r\nDon't you believe that an an innocent man is still being held as a political prisoner after 40 years?\r\n\r\nOr are you off on the protest du jour?\r\n\r\nAh, the tireless commitment of the Leftist.\r\n\r\nCheck please!","author":"Simple Simon","parent_id":97333,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-01-16 17:09:01","modified":"2004-01-16 17:09:01","fileurl":""},{"id":97385,"heading":"Simple","article":"Uh, how does Sirhan Sirhan hope to prove his innocence when he was apprehended red-handed immediately after murdering RFK?\r\n\r\nTin hat on a little too tight son?","author":"Simple Simon","parent_id":97333,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-12-16 02:04:56","modified":"2003-12-16 02:04:56","fileurl":""},{"id":97397,"heading":"very interesting","article":"After listening to the talk given on these links\r\nhttp:\/\/la.indymedia.org\/news\/2003\/12\/97229.php\r\nhttp:\/\/la.indymedia.org\/news\/2003\/12\/97211.php\r\nhttp:\/\/la.indymedia.org\/news\/2003\/12\/97208.php\r\nhttp:\/\/la.indymedia.org\/news\/2003\/12\/97203.php\r\nare an interesting overview.\r\nMassive amouts of broken evidence chains,  substitution and evidence distruction.  RFK was shot from behind at point blank range while Sirhan was in a wildly shooting program in front of RFK.  Much better than the JFK hit, although there were some problems... but hey, practice improves the process.","author":".","parent_id":97333,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-12-16 03:09:29","modified":"2003-12-16 03:09:29","fileurl":""},{"id":97483,"heading":"Simple","article":"So, a murderer's attorney talks to a SATIRE paper?\r\n\r\nTHIS is your evidence?\r\n\r\nA little time line for you:\r\n\r\n19 Mar 1944 Sirhan Sirhan born, Jerusalem. \r\n\r\n1965 Employed as a stable boy at Santa Anita Racetrack. \r\n\r\n1968 Becomes a Rosicrucian. \r\n\r\n31 Jan 1968 Diary entry: &quot;RFK must die.&quot; \r\n\r\n16 May 1968 Diary entry: &quot;My determination to eliminate RFK is becoming more of an unshakable obsession.&quot; \r\n\r\n1 Jun 1968 Purchases two boxes, .22 hollow point ammunition. \r\n\r\n4 Jun 1968 Waits in the kitchen for RFK, then fires a gun repeatedly at the candidate. Among those that wrestle Sirhan to the ground are Rosy Grier, Rafer Johnson, and George Plimpton. \r\n\r\n17 Apr 1969 A jury finds Sirhan Sirhan guilty of the assassination of RFK. \r\n\r\n10 May 1982 Sirhan Sirhan tells a parole board: &quot;If Robert Kennedy were alive today, he would not countenance singling me out for this kind of treatment.&quot; \r\n\r\n\r\nFinally, moonbat, before you slink off, never to be heard from again, why did Sirhan Sirhan bring a gun to a rally for RFK?\r\n\r\n\r\n","author":"Simple Simon","parent_id":97333,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-12-16 16:41:33","modified":"2003-12-16 16:41:33","fileurl":""},{"id":97517,"heading":"OK, boy, I'll just say this","article":"Your tired government lie is so much chaff.  \r\nFor the new reader; this dirtbag liar, SS can only plaster on more shit.\r\nThe actions of Sirhan were programed to provide a patsy.\r\nSmells like the CIA in colution with a very corrupt LAPD.\r\nListen to the previous links and decide for yourself.","author":".","parent_id":97333,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-12-16 19:48:54","modified":"2003-12-16 19:48:54","fileurl":""},{"id":97595,"heading":"Simple","article":"Well as long as we're on a roll with the conspiracy theory, I guess that the NFL (represented by Rosey Greer) the US Olympic Committe (represented by Rafer Johnson), and certain elite New York publishing houses (George Plimpton) must also have been in on the hit.\r\n\r\nWow what great leak control they have.  No one has come forward in 30 plus years.\r\n\r\nOh, and why would the NFL want RFK dead?","author":"Simple Simon","parent_id":97333,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-12-17 03:09:28","modified":"2003-12-17 03:09:28","fileurl":""}]}