Dear Ian Beddowes, I initially did not want to respond to what you wrote because it was clear to me that you did not read my reply appropriately. But I was persuaded to clear this issue with you as it appears that there is a serious misconception here. Firstly, the quotation "Sometimes, if you wear suits for too long, it changes your ideology" by Joe Slovo has been my signature for many years and it has absolutely nothing to do with any of the concerns you're raising about me. Secondly, I did mention that I truly feel the pain of cde Uriel and the situation which he finds himself into at this point in time. It's unfortunate that a serial thief made him a victim of circumstances and caused him unhappiness - let alone having to deal with the fear of the unknown sentence to be meted out on 27 November 2009. Thirdly, I stated very clearly that I do not uderstand why the magistrate disregarded the ample evidence supported by ballistic tests that the bullet which killed child does not match Uriel's pistol. It has always been a cardinal principle of the criminal law that the court will adopt one inference which is more favourable to an accused if there is nothing in the case to exclude such inference, more especially in cases where two or more inferences exist. In the light of the above, I cannot disect how you arrived to the conclusion that "I am surprised by the comrades quotation from Joe Slovo, about the wearing of suits changing ideology -- unless he thinks that as soon as someone enters the doors of Luthuli House, they automatically loses their ideology!! This is indeed the thinking of an anarchist." Unless otherwise you're quick to attack me or entertain side issues for the sake of it. Please bear in mind that not everyone knows cde Uriel in the same way you know him, and not everyone is familiar with the case. As such it would be difficult to offer our comrade any moral support when we do not know details of what is in the public domain. Pardon me for being too attentive to detail but I like to act on facts. It's in this context that I asked anyone who is familiar with the trial to provide us with details, specifically to avoid a situation where our own comrades will be perceived as "either convinced about the impartiality of our court system and/or are hiding their cowardice behind revolutionary phraseology." I trust this clears any misconception you had about me and what I represent. Trust me, I will not sit around while injustice is meted out against fellow comrades. I've done it before and I'll do it until to the end! Remain, Morgan Phaahla Ekurhuleni .
"Sometimes, if you wear suits for too long, it changes your ideology." - Joe Slovo --- On Mon, 10/26/09, Ian Beddowes <[email protected]> wrote: From: Ian Beddowes <[email protected]> Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] Uriel Abrahamse To: [email protected] Date: Monday, October 26, 2009, 7:34 AM Replying to Cde. Morgan Phaahla, I am surprised by the comrades quotation from Joe Slovo, about the wearing of suits changing ideology -- unless he thinks that as soon as someone enters the doors of Luthuli House, they automatically loses their ideology!! This is indeed the thinking of an anarchist. For the record, I have known Comrade Uriel for some time now and have never yet seen him wearing a suit, secondly, he is known as a person who will go out of his way to help any comrade experiencing difficulties, thirdly, he is a person who to my knowledge has never wavered ideologically since the days of the armed strugglr of which he was part. It seems that some comrades are either convinced about the impartiality of our court system and/or are hiding their cowardice behind revolutionary phraseology. Personally I am not prepared to stand by whilst a mistake or an accident is used to put away any comrade for the crime of being a participant of the armed struggle. Right now Comrade Uriel does not need analysis or criticidm, he needs solidarity. For those who want to send letters of support, write to [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
