Roman (Polanski) Circus (tags)
What Roman Polanski did to a 13-year-old girl one afternoon 32 years ago was disgusting, but the amen chorus of hypocrites calling for his punishment is equally disgusting. Polanski is a victim of a long-standing vendetta against him by Los Angeles County law enforcement that began when they suspected him of the murder of his wife Sharon Tate and their friends, and his arrest in Switzerland and the calls for his punishment now have far more to do with vengeance than justice. It's time to stop the hypocrisy of so-called “feminists” and “child advocates” who claim to be standing up for the “victim” in the case — while the actual victim wants Polanski forgiven and the case forgotten. She’s right and the people howling for Polanski’s head are wrong.
Solidarity to Sara Jane Olson from RNC Welcoming Committee and Arise! in the Twin Cities (tags)
The RNC Welcoming Committee and the Arise! Books and Resources Collective would like to extend their sympathies and solidarity to former St. Paul resident Sara Jane Olson and her family. While some call into question the actions of the Symbionese Liberation Army, the only way to avoid criticism is to remain silent, and so we find the words and actions of the SLA inspirational. The everyday violence of the state, of which the murder of several SLA members was only a part, is immense. Sara Jane Olson spent and continues to spend her life in accordance with her conscience, bravely resisting systems of oppression. We regard her a hero and history will as well.
Sara Olson (SLA) Re-Arrested (tags)
Sara Olson EX-SLA Member Re-Arrested
Sarah Jane Olsen Gets 20 years to life (tags)
Former Symbionese Liberation Army fugitive Sara Jane Olson was sentenced Friday for conspiring to blow up police cars in 1975. This article is from the AP so read appropriately.
The Punishment of Sara Jane Olson (tags)
Today in the current post 9-11 climate of "anti-terrorist" hysteria and repression, the authorities are determined to make an example of Sara Jane Olson and lock her up for the rest of her life. Faced with possible life in prison, Sara Jane Olson has refused to renounce the radical politics of the '60s.
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Sara Jane Olson Asks for Guilty Plea to be Withdrawn (tags)
From the AP. Many twists and turns in this story; which, perhaps, should come as no surprise given the labyrinthian structure (and now increasingly Kafkaesque nature) of the US court system. However, Sara Jane Olson is going to make a stand and fight the charges against her -- even in this frightening political climate.