Meanwhile, as the U.S. removes Cuba from the terrorist list, it needs to remove Shakur from the list as well. According to the FBI, neither President Obama nor Attorney General Eric Holder were involved in placing Shakur on that list. Nevertheless, at a time of heightened political consciousness, when black people are railing against racially-motivated police killings and the targeting of African-Americans by the system, the extradition of a black activist who was framed and railroaded would cause an uproar among the black community, putting Obama and the Justice Department in a bad way with a key constituency. --CA [Image description: Assata Shakur in her police mugshot juxtaposed with a more recent picture of her walking in a street. In the mugshot she has a black afro and in the more recent picture she has long black braids or locs (unclear) and is wearing a teal and orange top.]
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 18:09:19 +0000