Demo Condemns Extra Judicial Killing of Usaamah Rahim
13 September 2016
By Karin Friedemann
On June 2, 2016, about 45 demonstrators called out by Mass Action Against
Police Brutality commemorated the one year anniversary of the coordinated
police and FBI assassination of 26 year old Al Hajj Usaamah Rahim in
Roslindale, Massachusetts, where he was ambushed in the parking lot of CVS.
After murdering Rahim, the JTTF raided the home of his nephew, David Wright in
Everett, Massachusetts and arrested him on charges of conspiracy to provide
material support to ISIL, obstruction charges, and charges to commit terrorism
across national boundaries. The crowd of protesters was majority Black, many
Muslim, and very diverse.
After marching from Roslindale Square, flowers were strewn at the spot where
Rahim died, and Imam Farooq of Masjid Alhamdulillah made a dua. Then white
balloons were released into the air while reading al Fatiha. His mother and
other close friends and family wore all white. Many people driving by seemed
supportive or curious, and those who slowed down, as well as pedestrians we
passed, were handed a leaflet headlined, "Justice for Usaamah Rahim!"
Rahim was on his way to work at CVS that morning on June 2, 2015 in broad
daylight. FBI claimed the brother was wielding a knife, but the surveillance
video clearly shows that the federal agents and police officers suddenly
approached him, one with gun drawn. No federal or municipal judge served any
warrant for Rahim. This was not a situation gone bad while someone was
resisting arrest. This police killing appears to be premeditated murder
organized by the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF).
The government claims that Rahim and Wright were in contact online with Junaid
Hussain, whom Obama assassinated by drone in August 2015 in Raqqa, Syria.
Hussain was a 21 year old British-Pakistani hacker who once posted Tony
Blair's personal information online, and was later said to be recruiting
volunteers for the Islamic State online, according to the government.
"This dangerous precedent of government abduction based on science
fiction-like speculation and prognostication is a threat to the rights of
everyone," states Mass Action. "It is also very concerning that the Boston
Police force is involved with an FBI investigation blurring the line of the
duties of local police and federal government. This is all part of the ever
increasing expansion of police agencies and police powers that target the
residents of this country in the name of fighting the 'War on Terror.'"
Wright's legal case has similarities to others' like Tarek Mehanna and Ziyad
Yaghi, as well as Yassin Aref, in that the JTTF, BPD and FBI followed these
young men for months previous to their arrest. The government has not provided
any evidence of a conspiracy other than wiretapped conversations, which they
claim contain hidden code words. For example, "going on vacation" to them
meant "going for jihad." The government also claims that Rahim and Wright were
planning to behead Pamela Geller. Wright, who maintains his innocence, has
been held in the brutal Plymouth facility for one and ½ years awaiting trial.
The protesters demanded the indictment and prosecution of all police, FBI and
others involved in the military tactile assassination of Al Hajj Usaamah Rahim;
Full and complete investigation of all officers and personnel involved in the
murder and plotting of the murder; Release of the full unedited video of the
shooting to the public; Freedom for David Wright, imprisoned since June 2
2015; and and an End to the targeting of Blacks and Muslims!
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