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bility thet she inter’ered with Poveye's execution, but fai to give any explanation of what tre nature of her interfereuce “aS. It therefore implied treat sne was simply IN THe usy, was apparently executed Tor no reason other than being an inno- cent brstander. At t-is point we don't believe tnat Popeye was a Dige Ye sungort the NYLF's call for an enalysis of this situation from our cantured comrades in prison and for an explanation of why he was executed from the people who aid ite If this action con't be further explained we have no choice but to conclude that his execution was either carried out by counter-intelli-~ gence agents or by horribly misguided “revolutionaries”. TO COMRADES IN THE ABCVEGRCUND MOVEMENT: The Left must constantly be eware of the lengths to which the pigs will go in order to sabotage the revolutionary movement. Cperation Phoenix in Viet Nam and the recent revelations of CCINTSLPRO operations in the U.S. are perfect illustrations of this. Ne clearly understand what it means to have our lezders killed by tne enemy. This is the way the pigs have always opereted: George Jackson, Malcolm X,° Fred Harnoton, Sam Melville and our six comrades, just to name a fev. The UPU clearly had this in mind when they maas their rirst comments concerning Popeye's death. But when the communicue arrived which claimed restousibdility for tne execution, UPU seamed. to ignore the'vast practice of the pigs and Torget the past practice of tre NWLF. The New World Liberation Front has demon- strated a high degree of tactical sophistication and political understanding in all-their actions. The superficial auality of this first communique should not have led the UPU to conelude absolutely that the NWLF executed Popeye. Only days before the execution was carried out, at least 100 counter-intelligence agents under the pseudonym of "U.S. Treasury Agents" were sent from Washington D.C. to the San Francisco Bay. Area. Their directive was to destroy and discredit guerrilla forces in the Pay Area, anecificaily the NWLF. Since the arrival of these agents, Popeye Jackson was murdered under suspicious circum- stances and a poverful anti-personnel bombo was discovered at a nigh school graduation 1n San Jose. “Ye cannot discount the possibility tnat these acts were carried out by the enemy to destroy the prison movement and discredit muerritlla forces. Revolutionaries must be committed to maintaining objectivity in analyzing guerrilla actions. They must recognize the nast practice of both the guerrilla forces and the .ig agencles and be vigilant about aiscerning the differences between the two. Cnly through mutual suvpo0rt/ criticism will revolutionaries on the different fronts be able to miintain the unity necessary for our movement's survival and its ultimate victory.