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![Bill Crossman on Puerto Rican Prisoners of War](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Call Number: JG/ 098AFormat: Cass AProducers: Judy GerberProgram: A Defiant HeartCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Bill Crossman speaks about Puerto Rican Prisoners of War in the US, a petition for their amnesty to the Justice Dept. under President Clinton. Puerto Rican support for these prisoners.
The 16 prisoners’ sentences, convictions, and conditions are discussed.
Crossman also gives historical background about US occupation of Puerto Rico, and military strategy and plans to control the southern hemisphere.
![Four Puerto Rican Political Prisoners](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Puerto Rican Political Prisoners Alicia and Ida Luz Rodriguez explain the 1898 US military invasion of Puerto Rico, stripped the island of its independence, continue to maintain Puerto Rico as a colony. As Puerto Rican Revolutionary women, they stress the importance of family, describe the violent US military presence with 11 military bases on the island. They defend the use of arms as essential in protecting life when threatened with colonial violence. They explain how these conditions create the need for a clandestine struggle. They explain how the fight is against multinational corporations, not the people of the US.
They expose the torturous realities of prison life for them as Puerto Rican women imprisoned for their political beliefs. They discuss torture units, known as "control units" where they were held.
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