By Judi Bari - from a talk given in Berkeley on May 18, 1996.
Show Notes by Nicholas Wilson:
This is Judi's speech in Berkeley on May 18, 1996, presenting her case against the FBI. Judi was at the about the peak of her speaking power here. This is an edited version broadcast by Alicia Littletree on her Truth To Power show on KZYX on May 12, 2000. Approximately 8 minutes was trimmed to fit Alicia's one-hour time slot.
Time Description
0:00.183 fiddle theme music
0:06.825 Alicia's intro, commorate 10th Anniv. Bari/Cherney bombing May 24, 1990
0:24.707 today is Judi's May 18, 1996 Berkeley speech
0:37.316 Judi speaks, this is advanced course on the bombing case
0:58.380 brief description of case background
1:42.429 these guys knew they were lying
1:52.451 phony nails match claim, obvious lie
2:06.246 they didn't tell media of motion trigger
2:24.129 8 wk media smear
2:39.533 no charges filed
2:44.847 FBI investigated EF! instead of bombing
2:50.786 bomber still at large
2:55.581 Judi's great laugh at doing quick precis of case
3:04.850 now have 14,000 pages in case record, testimony & files
3:22.911 FBI dribbing and drabbing out more stuff in discovery
3:38.534 battling over huge amts. of docs hidden or redacted
3:43.490 had to make motions to compel, FBI made motions to protect
3:58.815 recent disclosures help Judi understand how FBI words vs activists in general
4:11.906 Focus for tonight is how FBI and cops target activists for free speech activity
4:21.132 that is what is still going on, widespread in U.S.
4:26.071 FBI called in COINTELPRO, initiated under JEHoov under bad old days
4:42.273 FBI used to be blatant about it, wrote memos & kept in files
4:54.629 JEH words, "expose, misdirect, isolate and otherwise neutralize ... & destroy what they stand for."
5:08.254 that's exactly what FBI does and always has done
5:20.551 best known target of COINTEL was Black Panthers
5:24.326 methods include infiltration, surveillance, agent provocateurs, fomenting infighting, assassination
5:50.340 gives example COINTEL when we could see it, 'cuz now they hide it
5:58.018 examples of ops vs. Panthers
6:05.456 Rich. Held was very key operative vs. Panthers
6:11.626 fomented infighting by sending nasty cartoons back and forth between factions
6:16.867 COINTELPRO methods, BP cartoons
6:26.901 phony Karenga v. Geronimo cartoon from FBI
7:11.262 FBI also sent phony death threats with graphics
7:11.893 might help put death threats Judi got in perspective
7:27.440 cartoon death threats against Judi & EF!
7:41.372 Judi never got death threats before or after this campaign
7:47.206 death threats all came within 3 wk. before bombing
7:56.809 we don't know if death threats came from FBI or artistic loggers
8:06.708 FBI formerly kept memos planning death threats & showing strategy behind
8:15.154 FBI used to document COINTELPRO
8:22.769 example of FBI death threat to Hilliard, really aimed at Newton
8:51.369 reads FBI memo showing strategy of phony death threats
9:08.575 memo refers to FBI efforts to drive a wedge between Hilliard and Newton
9:30.567 memo reveals psy op v. Newton to cause him to fear for his life to neutralize him
9:43.481 FBI strategy to disrupt leaders by fear and paranoia
11:03.699 sophisticated psy op
11:18.102 32 Panthers killed in ? year, Fred Hampton
11:40.026 FBI office burgled, files liberated
12:01.515 Church committee
12:09.082 Congress said COINTELPRO violated basic rights of activists
12:33.316 AG guidelines forbid investigation of political activities, absent crime
13:06.212 exception is terrorist enterprise
13:19.921 FBI not allowed to investigate groups like EF!
13:43.086 What did FBI do to EF!
13:58.339 EF! founded in 1981, first FBI file 1982
14:55.532 FBI labeled ltr warning of civil disobedience as extortion
15:39.670 FBI doc called EF! "violence-prone"
16:01.490 FBI cites Abbey's MW Gang
16:29.037 informant says EF! never directly threatened Glen Canyon dam
16:50.861 1983 FBI memo re planned nonviol civ diso
17:39.165 list of EF! non viol tactics
18:31.952 FBI has no business even doing memo on EF!
19:04.435 FBI dances around rules, gets local cops to do dirty work
19:26.127 Arizona Thermcon
19:56.832 FBI tried to make public think EF! are bombers
20:18.846 agent provos urged use of thermite
20:32.752 FBI used Ecodefense book to show what terrorists EF! are
20:40.893 only
20:43.072 only mention of bombs in Ecodefense is "stay away"
20:44.643 Bombs always been outside realm of EF! tactics, from day one
20:55.720 EF!ers refused to use thermite
21:01.173 FBI provided tools, training, transportation for sab action
21:42.356 Foreman roped in on conspiracy even though he wasn't part of action
21:48.583 Fain's tape revealed FBI wanted to "send a message"
22:07.629 purpose of Thermcon was to set up EF!
22:26.343 Judi called Thermcon a joint FBI-EF!
22:38.465 first COINTEL op against Judi was Uzi photo
22:57.138 how Sutley produced Uzi pic, & Argus letter
24:06.161 Argus letter in '88 made cops think EF! violent
24:29.064 COINTELS work not only on EF! but also local cops
24:50.071 What Judi learned about Oakland PD
25:04.502 Griswold testified OPD monitored 300 polit gps in Bay Area
25:29.501 OPD collected news clips on groups
25:49.422 OPD had own live informants in groups
26:00.748 Griswold photographed demos to record who was there
26:18.189 these were just demonstrations
26:26.976 OPD got info from Berk cops on EF!, Seeds, and
26:52.141 Griswold worked w FBI to do ops they were forbidden to do
27:12.288 Griswold showed up at GG Bridge banner hang
27:29.182 Griswold participated in search of Karen's car, legally parked
27:53.167 confiscated Karen's address book from car, gave to FBI
28:10.679 shows how FBI gets around rules
28:23.256 Santa Cruz police and power lines
28:40.432 FBI did terrorist investigation of Earth Night Action Gp.
29:02.324 FBI really looking at EF! & had informants in EF!
30:12.296 ENAG dropped pwr lines on night of Earth Day 1990
30:42.117 cops assigned to surveil EF! individuals
31:17.580 beeper signals would trigger cops to trigger house checks
31:59.729 Op Peace Night beepers triggered on Bari bombing
32:38.247 Cue 56
32:59.872 GGB banner hang was EF! Earth Day 1990
33:26.921 FBI labeled GGB banner hang "domestic terrorism"
33:48.636 Agent Conway report on GGB hang
34:27.468 Conway's memo referred to Redwood Summer info in Darryl's backpack
35:13.473 big secret terrorist event Redwood Summer
35:25.294 Conway contacted Hum Sheriff re Miss. Summer
36:08.960 May 18, 1990 FBI doc shows monitoring
36:54.669 FBI trying to monitor EF! as terrorist org, some agents believed own propaganda
37:28.652 FBI terrorist squad on bomb scene immediately
37:40.163 memo sez SA McKinley heard pol radio at 12:10 pm
38:08.216 formerly redacted doc showed FBI terrorist investigation of FBI
38:50.469 McKinley told by George Bari&Cherney subject of terrorist investigation
39:17.999 next day FBI memo said EF! suspected of ENAG action
39:52.756 formerly redacted parts
40:09.934 monitoring EF! Redwood Summer
40:23.132 memo said Bari Cherney suspects in ENAG
40:40.659 but they were nowhere near Santa Cruz
40:58.797 memo said SF FBI coordinating with ATF re bombings elsewhere
41:29.070 FBI fantasy of EF! as master terrorist group, confusing w ALF actions
42:05.141 FBI was trying to discredit EF! and destroy what they stand for
42:40.694 there was no investigation of bombing, just of EF!
42:58.050 Conway memo referred to Judi's home as "hideout" and "safe house"
43:29.317 FBI found location months after bombing, when they knew she wasn't bomber
44:08.942 1 wk after FBI memo, JB got last death threat, same language
44:52.015 JB went to Steve Satterwhite w death threat
45:24.287 Satterwhite or FBI disappeared the death threat, not in files
46:30.729 FBI phone investigation did NOT look at local area codes
48:17.671 FBI Behavioral Sci unit
48:41.270 by now they KNEW Bari wasn't bomber
48:51.816 she reads what they said abouther
49:01.863 mention IWW and major leader in enviro mvt NoCal
49:22.565 FBI slams Darryl's musical talents
49:51.794 mistakenly says Darryl climbed GGB
50:03.872 Mike Sweeney backgnd info for reference
50:35.111 calls Avenger letter "total fake"
50:55.894 Judi wanted to see if unabomber typewriter matched Avenger letter
51:18.926 JB suggests FBI behav sci unit wrote both Avenger and unabom manifesto
51:44.660 about excuses for FBI redactions
52:11.214 FBI lied to Congress about not investigating JB DC & EF!
52:35.187 filed 2nd suit charging FBI lies in case; got no media
53:07.019 new suit charged FBI hid docs, missing numbers
53:29.257 FBI blamed woman "rotor clerk"
53:44.244 FBI refused to ID rotor clerks
54:03.855 FBI agt. testified no recall 97 times in depo
54:24.500 re effort to link Unabom to EF
54:41.156 it's ongoing COINTEL v EF! to falsely link to bomb
54:57.394 ABC news said EF!, but Rick Smith said radical enviro
55:39.344 claimed reason for dropping Bari bomb investigation is victims non cooperation
56:03.282 claimed JB & DC refused to give fingerprints, total lie
56:24.464 Rick Smith resigned FBI as chief of counterintel for SF office
56:52.421 Smith planted disinfo in media linking EF!-Unabom, then resigned
57:45.507 Conway was case agt for both Bari bomb and Unabom
57:57.886 Conway was most rightwing ideological of all deposed
58:26.395 Unabom evidence tech also did Bari case
58:45.189 Three FBI links between Bari & Unabom case
59:23.098 Alicia announces 10th anniv events.
59:53.596 Geronimo will be at May 19th event
60:22.165 Utah Phillips at Fiddle Down