Posted on 02/22/2017 1:12:13 PM PST by PBRCat
Chicago plans to honor unrepentant terrorist leader Oscar Lopez Rivera by naming three blocks of a city street for him, Oscar Lopez Rivera Way.
The final vote by Chicago’s 50 aldermen on this horrific proposal by Ald. Roberto Maldonado (26th) is scheduled for Wednesday of this week.
In this age of constant terror threat, the words “disgrace” and “outrage” do not come close to describing the insanity, the insult and the pain that honoring the leader of Puerto Rican Terrorist group, Armed Forces for National Liberation National Liberation, brings to our family, the families of all FALN victims and all Americans.
You see, Lopez’s FALN murdered our 33-year-old father, Frank Connor, and four other innocent people during their reign of terror from 1974 to 1983.
In 1981, Lopez was convicted and sentenced to 55 years for seditious conspiracy, interference with interstate commerce by threats or violence, carrying firearms during the commission of those two crimes, and interstate transportation of stolen vehicles. There was testimony by a cooperating FALN insider that Lopez was personally involved in bombing and incendiary attacks, trained members in bomb-making techniques and had been a prime recruiter for the FALN. In 1987, Lopez was convicted and sentenced to an additional 15 years for participating in a conspiracy to escape, which included the transportation of explosives with the intent to kill and injure people.
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It’s un-American and sad but this is what happens when America-hating Marxists manage to get themselves elected. It sounds like those street signs could stand a good coat of graffiti.
“Seditious conspiracy”. I wonder if we could nail McCain and Graham along with their pal, Chucky, for this.
I think it is quite appropriate for Chicago to name streets after murderous Communist terrorists.
WTF is wrong with this country?
Just shoot him. He’s already been convicted—an escaped, dangerous felon.
Just shoot him. He’s already been convicted—an escaped, dangerous felon.
Politically and culturally, Chicago is beyond hope.
For the younger Freepers, who may not quite understand the context, there’s an excellent short book review and essay here:
https://status451.com/2017/01/20/days-of-rage/
which describes some of the environment of the time. That review might lead you to the source book, Bryan Burrough’s “Days of Rage.”
I have to remind myself not to smack my head when I read crap like this. Otherwise I’d be prone to concussions. On the plus side, I think we’re seeing less and less of this nonsense with Trump in the WH. When we do see this nonsense, it reeks of desperation. It’s the lefties trying to get in their last pokes in the eye before they swirl down the drain.
Seeing as it’s Chicago, the signs will probably be riddled with bullet holes within a couple of weeks.
Given Chicago’s current high crime rate, naming streets for violent Marxist thugs is probably appropriate.
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