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El pueblo es uno, no tres ni
cuatro <br>
Escrito por Rafael Cancel Miranda / Especial para
Claridad <br>
17 al 23 enero 2008<br>
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http://claridadpuertorico.com/content/view/247/32/</a><br>
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En fechas recientes he participado en dos marchas contra el coloniaje y
contra los abusos de la Gestapo yanqui (el FBI). En la del 22 de
diciembre, marchC) junto a independentistas y populares. En la segunda,
el 10 de enero, marchamos los independentistas de distintos matices,
unidos, sin dejar de ser cada quien. Por las mismas razones, marcharC-a
con los PNPs, lo cual hice cuando la lucha en defensa del valle de Lajas.
SC) que en aquella ocasiC3n los PNPs protestaban porque eran los dueC1os
de las fincas que resultarC-an contaminadas si la Marina yanqui colocaba
los radares propuestos en esas tierras. SC) que los PNPs marchaban por
sus propios intereses, los que antepusieron a los intereses de la Marina
de Guerra estadounidense. Yo marchaba para que no contaminaran nuestra
tierra. Aunque por intereses diferentes, coincidimos en confrontar a la
marina yanqui.<br>
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He participado en las marchas por Vieques y por los patriotas
encarcelados, en uniC3n a populares, PNPs y, por supuesto,
independentistas. Tenemos que aprender a marchar como un solo pueblo en
aquello en que coincidamos y no hacerle el juego al imperialismo de
convertirnos en enemigos el uno del otro.<br>
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Volviendo a la marcha del pasado 10 de enero en apoyo a los tres jC3venes
puertorriqueC1os citados a comparecer ante un llamado Gran Jurado
estadounidense, dice el FBI que es para investigar a Los Macheteros. Yo
les pregunto a estos individuos si cuando nos bombardearon desde alta mar
el 12 de mayo de 1898 habC-a Macheteros o si cuando nos invadieron el 25
de julio de ese mismo aC1o, buscaban a Los Macheteros; si cuando nos
masacraron en RC-o Piedras, Ponce y Utuado habC-a Macheteros; si cuando
llegC3 el FBI por primera vez a Puerto Rico en el 1936 para fabricarle un
caso a don Pedro Albizu Campos, habC-a Macheteros; si en las 55
intervenciones militares que han realizado en nuestros pueblos de
LatinoamC)rica y el Caribe buscaban Macheteros.<br>
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Yendo un poco mC!s atrC!s, B?buscaban estos mismos anglosajones
Macheteros en Rodesia, Nueva Zelanda, SudC!frica, Australia, India o los
territorios indC-genas que hoy llaman los Estados Unidos? B?Acaso
buscaban endrogar Macheteros cuando introdujeron el opio en China?
B?Buscaban Macheteros en los territorios que le robaron a MC)xico?
Podemos seguir con los paC-ses de Cfrica y los paC-ses C!rabes y
asiC!ticos cuyos territorios invadieron y robaron sus tierras y saquearon
sus recursos naturales. Ya quisiera yo que existieran tantos Macheteros.
La historia de la humanidad serC-a diferente.<br>
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Creo que estos esbirros del FBI que no son otraa cosa que instrumentos de
los invasores o nos creen idiotas o son idiotas, puues esa excusa para su
persecuciC3n se cae por su propio peso.<br>
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De la marcha del 10 de enero, tengo el orgullo de haber visto que pese a
todas las persecuciones y todas las presiones a que hemos sido sometidos
como pueblo, no han podido destruirnos, aunque sabemos que existen los
bespatarraosb dispuestos a servir a cualquier poder que invada su patria.
C stos han existido en todas las colonias del mundo, incluso en aquellas
13 colonias. Sabemos que Jorge Washington los mandaba a fusilar. Los
Fraticellis deberC-an conocer la historia de sus amos y seC1ores. AhC-
sabrC-an lo que es terrorismo.<br>
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El mismo hecho de que persiguen a jC3venes boricuas en el territorio
estadounidense demuestra que ellos saben que sC- somos una sola naciC3n,
pues no importa dC3nde estemos, somos puertorriqueC1os. ValdrC-a la pena
analizar por quC) a la vez que persiguen a los mexicanos, tambiC)n
persiguen a los puertorriqueC1os valiC)ndose, por supuesto, de leyes que
ellos mismos implantan. Son actos de bleyb para intentar legalizar lo
ilegal. B?No se deberC! esta persecuciC3n al hecho de que tanto a
los mexicanos como a los puertorriqueC1os nos invadieron y robaron
nuestras tierras y nos temen? En una ocasiC3n un jefecillo del FBI
un tal Webster dijo que Puerto Rico era ra el talC3n de Aquiles de los
Estados Unidos. Mientras seamos colonia, seguiremos siC)ndolo y sabemos
que nos seguirC!n enviando a los Fraticellis. Pero tambiC)n sabemos que
nuestro pueblo seguirC! dando los Albizus, las Blanca Canales, los
Filibertos, las Lolitas, los Corretjer y mujeres y hombres
puertorriqueC1os como los que estaban ese 10 de enero protestando frente
a la pocilga federal yanqui.<br>
<br>
Felicito a los organizadores de las dos demostraciones de la dignidad
puertorriqueC1a. UnC!monos los independentistas si queremos unir al
pueblo porque C)sta es una lucha de todo un pueblo. Cuando nos atacaron
el 12 de mayo de 1898 desde alta mar, nos atacaron a todos, y todos
padecemos los males del coloniaje. Una de las tretas principales del
imperio para dominar es poner a los pueblos contra sC- mismos para asC-
adelantar sus intereses imperialistas. B!No nos dejemos engaC1ar por las
tretas del imperio!<br>
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The people are one, not three or four<br>
by Rafael Cancel Miranda / Special for Claridad
<br>
January 17 to 23, 2008<br>
<a href="http://claridadpuertorico.com/content/view/247/32/">
http://claridadpuertorico.com/content/view/247/32/</a><br>
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I have recently participated in two marches against colonialism and the
abuses of the yankee Gestapo (FBI). On December 22, I marched with
independentists and commonwealth supporters. In the second march, on
January 10, we independentists of various stripes, marched united,
without ceasing to be who we are. For the same reasons, I would march
with the pro-statehooders, which I did when we were defending the Lajas
valley. I know that on that occasion, the pro-statehooders were
protesting, because they were the owners of the farms which would have
been contaminated if the yankee Navy had located its proposed radar on
those lands. I know that the pro-statehooders marched for their own
interests, which they put ahead of the interests of the U.S. Navy. I
marched so that our land would not be contaminated. Although for
different interests, we coincided to confront the yankee navy.<br>
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I have participated in marches for Vieques and for the imprisoned
patriots, together with supporters of commonwealth and statehood, and, of
course, independentists. We must learn to march as a single people on
those issues on which we coincide, and not fall prey to imperialismbs
games by becoming each otherbs enemies. <br>
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As for the January 10 march in support of the three young Puerto Ricans
subpoenaed to appear before a so-called U.S. Grand Jury, the FBI says
itbs because they are investigating The Macheteros. I ask these
individuals if, when they bombed us from the high seas on May 12, 1898,
there were Macheteros; or when they invaded us on July 25 of that same
year, they looked for The Macheteros; if when they massacred us in Rio
Piedras, Ponce and Utuado, there were Macheteros; if when the FBI first
arrived in Puerto Rico in 1936 to fabricate a case against don Pedro
Albizu Campos, there were Macheteros, if during the 55 military
interventions they have carried out against our peoples of Latin America
and the Caribbean, they were looking for Macheteros.<br>
<br>
Going a little further back, were these same anglo saxons looking for
Macheteros in Rhodesia, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, India or
indigenous territory now known as the United States? Perhaps they were
looking to drug Macheteros when they introduced opium to China? Were they
looking for Macheteros in the territories they stole from Mexico? We can
continue with the African and Arab and Asian countries whose territories
they invaded, whose lands they robbed, whose natural resources they
looted. As for me, I wish that there existed so many Macheteros. The
history of humanity would be different.<br>
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I think these FBI henchmen who are nothing more than instruments of the
invaders either think we are idiots, or they are idiots, as that excuse
for their persecution falls on its own weight.<br>
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As for the January 10 march, I am proud to have seen that, in spite of
all the persecutions and all the pressures to which we have been
subjected as a people, they have not been able to destroy us, although we
know there are prostitutes disposed to serve whatever power invades their
homeland. They have existed in every colony of the world, including those
13 colonies. We know that George Washington sent them to the firing
squad. The Fraticellis of the world should know the history of their
lords and masters. Then they would know what terrorism is.<br>
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The mere fact that they are persecuting young Puerto Ricans in U.S.
territory demonstrates that they know that we are one nation, that
regardless of where we are, we are Puerto Ricans. It would be worthwhile
to analyze why at the same time they persecute Mexicans, they are also
persecuting Puerto Ricans, valuing, of course, the laws they themselves
impose. They are 'legal' actions to try to legalize the illegal. Isn't
this persecution due to the fact that just as they invaded Mexican
territory, they invaded Puerto Rican territory, and robbed us both of our
lands, and that as a result, they fear us?<br>
<br>
There was a time when the FBI chief some personn named Webster said that
Puerto Rico was the Achilles Heel of the United States. So long as we are
a colony, we will continue to be the Achilles Heel, and we know that they
will continue to send the Fraticellis after us. But we also know that our
people will continue to give birth to the Albizus, the Blanca Canales,
the Filibertos, Lolitas, Corretjers, and Puerto Rican women and men such
as those who were there protesting on January 10 in front of the yankee
federal pig sty.<br>
<br>
I congratulate the organizers of the two demonstrations of Puerto Rican
dignity. We independentists must unite if we want to unite the people,
because this is a struggle of the entire country.<br>
<br>
When they attacked us on May 12, 1898 from the high seas, they attacked
all of us, and all of us suffer from the evils of colonialism. One of the
main tricks the empire uses to dominate us is to divide and conquer, to
set people against each other, so as to advance their imperialist
interests. Letbs not be fooled by the tricks of the empire!<br>
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