Malcolm X Assassination: Former Security Guards Reveal New Details Pointing to FBI, NYPD Conspiracy
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Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965 in front of his family; the involvement of the government in his death was highlighted by witnesses, leading to calls for transparency and justice after 59 years.
Insights
- The assassination of Malcolm X was not just a random act of violence but involved a complex web of government involvement, including undercover police officers framing innocent individuals, raising questions about the true perpetrators and the extent of official complicity.
- The legal team, led by Ben Crump and Flint Taylor, is actively pushing for transparency and justice by demanding the release of suppressed FBI files and destroyed bossy files related to Malcolm X's assassination, highlighting the ongoing quest for accountability and reparations after nearly six decades.
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Summary
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Malcolm X Assassination: Government Cover-Up Revealed
- Malcolm X was assassinated 59 years ago in Harlem's Audubon Ballroom in New York City on February 21, 1965, in front of his wife Betty Shabaz and four daughters.
- Three gunmen opened fire on Malcolm X, hitting him 17 times, leading to his death on stage amidst chaos.
- Malcolm X's daughter, Dr. Ilyasah Shabaz, recounted the horrifying day of her father's assassination and the firebombing of their family home a week prior.
- Former members of Malcolm X's security team, Khalil Sultan Sayyid and Walter Bo, revealed details of their entrapment and imprisonment by the New York Police Department just days before Malcolm X's assassination.
- Khalil Sultan Sayyid was wrongfully arrested on conspiracy charges related to a plan to destroy national monuments, including the Statue of Liberty, orchestrated by an undercover police officer, Raymond Wood.
- Sayyid was detained and arrested five days before Malcolm X's assassination, leading to the loss of 18 months of his life and the disruption of his studies at Howard University.
- Ben Crump, a civil rights attorney, highlighted the significance of the testimonies of Sayyid and Bo, revealing the government's involvement in Malcolm X's assassination through undercover police officers like Wood.
- Ray Wood framed members of Malcolm X's security team, including Sayyid and Bo, on false charges of planning to bomb the Statue of Liberty, similar to tactics used against other black self-determination organizations like the Panther 21.
- The government's cover-up of the true perpetrators of Malcolm X's assassination, including the release of a gunman named Bradley, raises questions about their involvement and the protection of certain individuals.
- Flint Taylor, a lawyer from the People's Law Office in Chicago, drew parallels between the cover-up of Malcolm X's assassination and the suppression of evidence in the case of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton's assassination in 1969, revealing the FBI's covert operations to dismantle black liberation movements.
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Calls for Justice in FBI Cover-ups
- Attorney Crump requested the involvement of the office due to similarities with a previous case involving FBI cover-ups of Chicago Police informants, notably William O'Neal's role in Fred Hampton's assassination, leading to calls for transparency, reparations, and justice on a national and international scale.
- The legal team, including Ben Crump and Flint Taylor, is urging the mayor of New York and the federal government to release suppressed FBI files and destroyed bossy files related to Malcolm X's assassination, emphasizing the need for transparency and reparations, while questioning if the city leadership, including former police officer Eric Adams, will support the call for justice after 59 years.
