-Caveat Lector- radman says: Two tidbits below re: Mary Frances Berry (US Civil Rights Commission chair). Folks would do well to examine her actions as head of Pacifica and then apply any insights gleaned to her other (current) endeavors. ================================================ 1) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mary Frances Berry) wrote: > how ridiculous. i'm not even a democrat and am a clinton critic which > tells me how reliable the rest of what you say is. i said on national tv > that he "lacks character." > mfb You are a Clinton appointee to one of the most important propaganda positions in the US government. You, my "sister", "lack character." Almost 2 million people are in your government's prisons - almost 1 million of them are Black. One third of all young Black men are in jail, or on probation or parole. There are 7 million homeless. Police murder is epidemic. Whole groups of people are deemed "illegal" - and a whole generation is being criminalized. These are systematic crimes against the common people of this country, not aberrations. Your job nothing more or less than to cover up the systematic nature of oppression, even while you expose certain "excesses." It is in this context that you are systematically trying to gut Pacifica of its radical programmers, content and mission. The people on the bottom are voiceless and your aim is to silence one of the few avenues left to them. In a context of a massive effort on the part of the govt in which you play a key role to scapegoat those on the bottom for all of this system's evils, at a time when the same forces are trying to drive deep wedges between the middle class and the poor, you are trying to mainstream Pacifica- to drive a wedge between a new, upper middle class listenership and any possibility that programming that truly speaks to and for the oppressed remains "unmarketable." It is not an accident that at the last Board meeting you had security that claimed to be from the Secret Service. You are a coward - a traitor to honest principles and a traitor to the oppressed, to Black people and to Pacifica. It is clear enough who and what you serve. We will never rest until your rule at Pacifica is overthrown and until Pacifica is back in the hands of the people. Answer THAT. Rafael Renteria ================================= 2) From: Rafael Renteria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> There are different analyses of what's behind these changes. There's certainly personal ambition and careerism within the National Board at work. But more important is the behind the scenes maneuvering by forces tied to the highest levels of government. Mary Francis Berry is the chairperson of both Pacifica's Executive Board and Clinton's Civil Rights Commission. The National Board has growing ties to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Its President, Robert Coonrod, was previously the deputy director of the Voice of America (VOA), an arm of U.S. imperialist foreign policy. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
