| November 26, 1968 U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution against capital punishment following an official report which said, “Examination of the number of murders before and after the abolition of the death penalty does not support the theory that capital punishment has a unique deterrent effect.” More on capital punishment and homicide |
| November 26, 1970 American Indian activists marked Thanksgiving with a National Day of Mourning for Native Americans by occupying Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts, the alleged landing spot of the Pilgrims’ arrival in Massachusetts colony. Led by Wamsutta Frank James, an Aquinnah Wampanoag elder and music teacher, over 200 Indians seized the Mayflower II and painted Plymouth Rock red.  Day of Mourning demo in downtown Plymouth James had refused to speak at a state dinner the night before commemorating the 350th anniversary of the landing, and went on to organize United American Indians of New England. Wamsutta Frank James’ suppressed speech video footage 2022 National Day of Mourning |
| November 26, 1983 President Ronald Reagan ordered military assistance to Iraq in the war Saddam Hussein had begun by invading Iran. To prevent an Iraqi military collapse, the Reagan administration supplied battlefield intelligence on Iranian troop buildups to the Iraqis, sometimes through third parties such as Saudi Arabia. National Security Decision Directive 114, signed on that day, stated that the United States would do “whatever was necessary and legal” to prevent Iraq from losing the war with Iran. It called for heightened regional military cooperation to defend oil facilities, and measures to improve U.S. military capabilities in the Persian Gulf. The assistance was granted despite frequent and consistent reports of Iraqi use of chemical weapons, a clear violation of the 1925 Geneva Protocol. Mustard gas had been used against Iranian troops and against “human wave” attacks by thousands of Basij (Popular Mobilization Army or People’s Army) volunteers. The full story on U.S.-Iraq relations at that time The Geneva Protocol |
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and yet, southern states still use the old defense of “capital punishment is a good deterrent” to keep murdering people.
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You know, I never get an answer to my letters opposing capital punishment, and especially for commutation of imminent executions. I’m very gentle in those letters I write (believe it or not, but it’s someone’s life, and occasionally, the person is spared) and claim a great deal of religious freedom to obey the commandment to not kill, and for the governor/BOP to realize their decision places a killing on the souls of every state citizen, including those who oppose state-sponsored killing. Honestly, I can’t answer why they keep doing it, and these gas executions are hideous, I’ve read. I feel like if a state is going to kill someone in everyone’s name, it should be done in public in the middle of the day so that the people truly understand what their state is doing in their names.
I know that sounds ugly. I’m sorry only about it sounding ugly. It is an ugly business, unfortunately.
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I got carried away, and forgot to tie in that I’m glad to hear that a state’s governor gives a reason to someone, because they seem to ignore people who write to them about these things.
In AL, that governor even ignores the initial crime victim’s family. They were among the locals who showed up for a vigil at this last execution, and one of the sisters made an ad, and spoke around the state to rally people against killing that man. But he was gassed. All the state said was that he was rude and poorly behaving during the process. Well, I wonder why, being gassed to death with something that takes over 10 minutes to suffocate a person. Sheesh.
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i’d be rude too if someone was dragging me to my death. It is inhumane and morally repugnant.
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