Posted on Apr 8, 2017
Listen Now: #1705 - The USA v. Oscar López Rivera
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I have been listening to this NPR Podcast about a revolutionary from Puerto Rico and that former president Obama has pardoned. I'm not into revolutions and bombings and terrorism but they think that this Puerto Rican came to Chicago and was treated like crap by white people and went to fight and in Vietnam and earned the Bronze Star only to come back to the United States and started to participate in Act of terrorism years later. Not condoning the Puerto Rican revolutionary move it at all I just think is a pretty interesting story about these revolutionaries. I did not know this and many of you are older than me probably remember there was a bombing each week from the Weather Underground this Puerto Rican nationalist Movement by Patty Hearst SLA and who knows how many other wackjobs including the Weather Underground. I was just driving back from my Army Reserve training today and in my 2 hour drive I heard this and it just seems interesting for those of you who want to know about issues concerning Americans and yes Puerto Ricans are considered Americans!
Listen Now: #1705 - The USA v. Oscar López Rivera
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Puerto Rico
Terrorism
Radio
Chicago
New York City
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I also remember when Puerto Rican separatists attacked Congress and attempted to assassinate Truman. It's been a troubled history. Despite being given special economic treatment under which Puerto Rico flourished briefly, island government mismanagement has led them into hard times and strife will probably ensue.
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LTC (Join to see)
I'm wondering if the Banana Republic Style non-functional corruption is why Puerto Rico is it a poop sandwich situation right now
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LTC (Join to see)
Yeah that Terrace at President Obama's going to Pardon was influenced by the Puerto Rican attacks in the nineteen-forties
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Had a great friend from PR. Captain Gomez was one of my bosses. I was the best man at his wedding. He hated these guys. He loved PR and hoped it would become a state.
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LTC (Join to see)
If you have time, listen to the story it is very interesting period just got her in the Bronze Star but he also is suspected of killing people too in the USA
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SFC Dave Beran
I know the story. It is possible to be a hero and have bad things happen so you turn against what you fought for.
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LTC (Join to see)
Yes this guy became a traitor and he was a veteran but I still don't think President Obama should have commuted his sentence. President Clinton to the same thing under his watch and a lot of White Collar criminals are Scott free now as well
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LTC (Join to see)
He was involved with over a dozen bombings or more like 50 bombings over the course of 9 years which resulted in five at least five deaths and a few injuries mostly bombings and Chicago and New York
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PO3 John Wagner
LTC (Join to see) - Chicago? That would explain it. Probably a weed smokin' buddy of Obama's. A real homeboy. He probably knows shit that old Hussein wouldn't want out on the wire.
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PO3 John Wagner
LTC (Join to see) - No doubt a similar backstory on half the pardons the old bastard knocked out before he was evicted.
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