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f oN . oOo, wrote 1t I was very concerned for your well being, I didn't Know to whet degree you were worrying and being harrassed, and I also wanted to clarify my oosition in order to help you understand what was happening and how that would helo you maintain a healthy outlook on it all. I wanted to be sure that you would try to be proud rather than ashemed of mé end, therefore, proud of yourself for you have helwved make me what I am. I'd like for you to be able to look any pis (FBI or fascist acquaintance) in the eye and say, "Ky son is a revolutionary:” Of course, it's better you kept any seditious feel- ings or ideas more to yourself because it ts not really al- lowed in this "free" soctety. Anyone who still 1s confused enough to believe that. the people have freedom of speech shoula go check with a brother named David Hilliard who is "kept" in one of California's Many concentration camps. David, the ex-Chier of Staff of the Black Panther Party, spoke at a huge anti-wer relly in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park in 1°70 and in the course of his speech he stated : that the war in Vietnam would be ended if necessary by zxill- ing Nixon. He was arrested by Nixon's personal goon squad for threatening "the life of the president". In amerixéX%a a Black man cannot hove to ‘remain free for long esvecially if he havpens to threaten the life of a tex-evading, emoez- Z2ling thief and mad-dog, mass murderer. I know you are not | & Black man, Betty, but you may soon find that white, middle- class, “law-abiding” mothers will get similar treatment fron - fascists. Be eareful of what you say in front of the "bob craigs" of this country, in Germany the fascists even made snitches out of little children. I wouldn't want any of your golfing "“puddies" to convince themselves thet you are that "Red under the bed". Just be careful who you're proud with, anc just in case, remember, that in your bag of tricks an eight tron makes one hell of 2 dent in the thick head of a pig. At one point I read that you said that I had become &@ part of the SLA because of a reaction to my exoerience in Vietnam. In some ways this ts true. But, clearly, Vietnam Gidnot make me "crazy". It wag but one of many things that have proven to me that revolutionary change will only come through armed struggle, and that 1t is now time to stop talk- ing and begin the fight. I suopose you ere interested in some minor details around day to day existance. I am in very good health, »srob- ably the best shane of my life. The only drawback is that I am atill only 5'7" tall. But, then, being hard to find ino crowd is presently a vary handy quality. There's a lot of stress and tension, but learning to live in a hostile envir- onment and under adverse canditions is helying to make me Lot stronger emotionally. 4 woman we talked with recently told Yolanda that she is the sanest oerson she's ever met.