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<font size=3>Email for us from Lynne Stewart about her health and the
Second Circuit decision upholding her 10 year sentence<br><br>
July 2 2012/ 9:30 am<br><br>
The past week has confronted me with changes both bitter and sweet and I
want to share with all of you my outlook. On the "sweet"
side (because as progressive leftists, we always try to assuage the
bitter !) the best and most important news is that I have had my
long awaited surgery, more problematic than the Doctor expected, spent a
few days in hospital in Fort Worth and at Carswell prison and am in a
slow recovery back in my unit. I have been given a walker to insure
that I don't have a fall as the operation left me anemic and I sometimes
am a little dizzy and weak...BUT THE GREAT THING IS THAT I AM CURED AND
AM FUNCTIONING NORMALLY, with a rebuilt bladder and an absence of
discomfort from a distended uterus. (I know that this is more
information than many of you want -- my male supporters particularly
!!!) I feel better and stronger every day and am, of course,
determined to deal with healing naturally. I am not here to praise
the great care I received (still had my feet shackled, belly chained and
cuffed; no contact with anyone who might be worrying about me etc.
from the Bureau of Prisons; I can tell plenty of horror stories about the
care of the women in here); but I have come through and am ready to soon
resume STRUGGLE. Ralph paid me an unscheduled visit this weekend
gave me a real boost and will be more than happy to report further on
this positive health development !!!<br><br>
THAT SAID, the bitter occurrence was of course, the snide and
unsubstantiated opinion of the Second Circuit (posted on my
website) denying any relief from the draconian sentence change imposed
the second time around. A blow, but not mortal. We will do an
appeal to all of the Judges of the Second Circuit sitting en banc, to
reverse. Hopefully and we always hope, those Judges will take
a different viewpoint. In reading the opinion there is a
hypocritical view expressed that the first Judge Koeltl sentence and
opinion is all wrong but the second sentence and opinion (as orchestrated
by their remand) was all right. Will the real decision maker please stand
up?? Also, the moral underpinning of their entire prosecution
is now more questionable with the newly elected President of Egypt
demanding the return of my "terrorist" client Sheik Omar Abdel
Rahman. If he is a hero of the Arab Spring than my aid was a
positive thing --yes??? Certainly not the criminal support the US
government gave to the 40 year Dictator Mubarak !!!<br><br>
In any event, we also go forward after the en banc to the next
"legal" stage of the case...the certiorari petition for my
entire case to the United States Supreme Court. As should be
remembered, from that April day in 2002 when Attorney General Ashcroft
rode into NY and announced a "significant arrest and
indictment", this is the case that has the Bill of Rights affronted
on almost every issue. As my colleague and brother, Attorney Michael
Smith said to me then; there are First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth
Amendment violation and that's just for starters. We are going to
confront the Government and the Supremes and hopefully raise the
awareness of the legal and the community at large to the terrible
infringements and danger to all if my case is not reversed. Back Now to
the fundamentals and as Ralph says----"We've got them right where we
want them"!! We fight on.<br><br>
In closing I have to say that any weakness in my body should not be
mistaken for a weakness in my spirit or will. When I signed on for
this struggle back in 1962, to rescue my country and all its people from
the powers that would ruin, twist and destroy us all, it wasn't for
a week or a day but always--until we win. I welcome your support
and love.<br><br>
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