Re: implants on chicano prisoners

Jeff Keohane (keohane@leland.stanford.edu)
Sun, 31 Mar 1996 21:17:56 -0800 (PST)


[ I am relaying the following open letter to Bobby Castillo because it
expresses the doubts about the authenticity of the document that he posted
which many of us must harbor. I ask that further comment on this item be
sent to the NATCHAT list, and am setting the followup address accordingly
(Usenetters / APC subscribers can ignore this note). --Gary ]

aimca@igc.apc.org (American Indian Movement) writes:

> We have discovered an experiment on Prisoners in Pelican Bay and possibly
> even the Springfield Medical Center where Leonard Peltier is undergoing
> surgery on his jaw. We are being told not to try and contact Leonard, but
> when reading this report one has got to wonder what is happening to
> Leonard Peltier? This is a text of a report we discovered...

Bobby Castillo,

We have many reasons to be suspicious of the government and large
corporations, but this is ludicrous. Paranoia does no one any good and
only serves to discredit you and AIM. Do you really think that a
glorified adding machine could plumb the depths of the human brain? What
makes you think that a corporation that had the power to develop this
product would allow you to find out about it?

If you did not invent this story on your own, then someone is toying with
your gullibility. If you did, then you deserve scorn for trying to take
advantage of others.

I am afraid that by trying to respond to you in a reasonable manner I may
lend more credence to your rumor than it deserves--that is, none.

-Jeff