I noted that Red Letter Press is to come out with four new books. One of them will be a collection of Clara Fraser's columns. I'm looking forward to seeing them. One third of those already relocated have died, and many who are still alive want to return home. It's hard to believe that America still has as its colony Puerto Rico and that it incarcerates Puerto Ricans who fight for their national independence.
All socialists have a responsibility to combat colonialism.
Puerto Rico's right to self-determination is enshrined in international laws. It is the same right American anti-colonialists embraced to overthrow King George. It's my hope the FS will add its voice to the just cause of Puerto Rico's independence and unconditional freedom for its political prisoners. On May 29, Superior Court Judge Everett Dickey overturned Pratt's 1972 murder conviction on the grounds that the prosecutor's key witness at trial was a convicted felon, police informant and infiltrator. But Los Angeles District Attorney Gil Garcetti, who could have ordered a retrial or let ji Jaga go free, is appealing Dickey's decision instead.