Defamation:
The worst form of character assassination
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This,
and the next five articles,
are being written on May 22.
They formed in my mind on May 13. I�ll explain why I am mentioning
this later on in these articles.
As we saw, in Black�s Law Dictionary (Sixth
Edition) the worst form of murder "� includes not only
anger, hatred and revenge, but also every other unlawful and
unjustifiable motive." [Emphasis mine.]
Malice is a dominant factor among the motives of
those who commit murder. Just how much difference is there in the
motives of those who commit premeditated murder, in comparison to the
motives of those who commit the worst form of the defamation of
another, which is called character assassination? Not much.
Furthermore, how much difference is there between one who murders
another, in comparison to one who works to motivate another to commit
murder? Not much.
The murdered one has no opportunity to restore them
to life. The one who is the victim of character assassination, but is
not physically dead, may�and I emphasize the word may�be
able to restore their good name.
The murdered one can never restore, or be helped to
restore his or herself to life. However, if in addition to being
murdered, the victim was also slandered and/or libeled, the help of
others is an absolute requirement for the restoration of their good
name. They cannot do that for themselves.
The one, who has been victimized, through the evil
of character assassination, even though alive, is likewise never in
the position to have their good name restored without the help of
others.
There are people who have been victims of character
assassination to the extent that even after decades they went to their
graves never able to get back their good name. Their families
suffered. Oftentimes many years passed before their good names were
restored. Even then that was always inadequate. The victim can never
know it.
In America, countless innocent Black people have
been murdered for centuries, in every way possible. Most of the
murderers were never brought to justice. Black people in America, as
an entire people, have been slandered and libeled continuously, beyond
that which any other group of people have ever experienced. We were
robbed, spoiled, mocked, made the laughing stock of the world and then
blamed for our own condition by our tormentors.
Then when a Black man arises, such as the Honorable
Minister Louis Farrakhan, with the Million Man March�which in one
day changed the perception of billions concerning the Black man in
America�white men became more hate filled and angrier than ever, at
him and seek his life. They hate the loss of their control over Black
people.
So as it has been throughout the history of Black
people, under white rule in America, plot after plot after plot after
plot was planned and executed and Black people have suffered, suffered
and suffered.
Now, Mike Wallace, Mr. Don Hewitt, and the others,
who were responsible for the public segment of CBS�s "60
Minutes," totally and maliciously misrepresented Minister
Farrakhan. It was wicked. It was indecent. It was patterned after
every other plot of every one of the countless plotters against the
rise of Black people towards freedom, justice and quality equality.
I was among those who were present when Sister
Attalah Shabazz, Mike Wallace and the "60 Minutes" crew,
arrived here in Phoenix, Ariz., at Minister Farrakhan�s home. I was
among those present during the entire videotaped discussion/interview
between Sister Shabazz, Mike Wallace and Minister Farrakhan. Unlike
millions of others, whose views were shaped primarily by white persons
of America�s unfair media, I personally witnessed exactly what
happened that day.
Before millions on millions of viewers, Mike
Wallace gave the false impression that Sister Shabazz sat there during
the whole time while Minister Farrakhan dominated the discussion, and
finally, only at the end, after she was thoroughly exasperated she
spoke up and against Minister Farrakhan. That is not the way it
happened. Mike Wallace knew better. Mike Wallace lied!
The people who were directly responsible for the
airing of the 12-minute segment that America saw, used this doctored
scenario, represented by Mike Wallace, to present that portion of what
Minister Farrakhan said that contained the word "complicit."
Why? What is the real explanation for their choice of this particular
section from this very long discussion between them?
"Complicit." Minister Farrakhan did use
this word. Why? Mike Wallace and "60 Minutes"
wanted the world to focus on this word. Why? Moreover,
Almighty God permitted their complete misrepresentation of Minister
Farrakhan�s clear intent and his deeper pure motivation, in his use
of the word "complicit." Their presentation was so perverted
that it was nearly a total lie. Nevertheless, Allah permitted their
lies to go all over the world, even though He had full power to
prevent it. Why?
It is a fact that the enemies of God corrupted His
revelations through His prophets. They then positioned themselves as
God�s true representatives and the ones best qualified to interpret
Him, His prophets, and His revelations to others the world over.
From mixed motives, they formed what He revealed
through His prophets into a book that they called the Bible. Despite
the fact that God, His prophets and the righteous are grossly
misrepresented, in the Bible, along with wonderful truths, the
Almighty permitted this. Why?
The Bible is a mixture of both the words of God and
the words of His enemies. It has an enormous impact on human beings
the world over? And, God has permitted this. Why?
I am not saying that white people haven�t
reported many truths about Minister Farrakhan. Again, I am not saying
that there isn�t plenty of truth in the Bible. I am saying that
there is unsurpassed wisdom in God�s permission of the worldwide
power of America�s media. And, I am saying that the lies told on
Minister Farrakhan through "60 Minutes," at this time,
was strictly by the permission of the unsurpassed wisdom of the Divine
Supreme Being.
AND I am saying that there is the most
profound relevance between His permission for them to spread the Bible
to every part of the earth, to His permission of the spread of
information�both good and evil�about and of Minister Farrakhan,
throughout the earth. This, of course, includes the latest spread of worldwide
disinformation (lies) about him, through CBS.
I am using the word "permission,"
respecting God, as I have, because this word implies that there is the
deepest significance in whatever He had permitted. In God�s act of
"permission" there is always the greatest significance, as
He never says or does anything, nor does He ever permit anything,
without a meaning that originates within Himself.
There are an increasing number of people of good
will, influence and power�in addition to the so-called little people�who
are growing to see the correspondence between what is written in the
scriptures, and what has and is going on in America�especially as it
concerns Minister Farrakhan. This is Allah�s doing.
On the morning of
Saturday, May 6, I had a wonderful conversation with Minister
Farrakhan. A part of our discussion revolved around the media�s
charge that he admitted "complicity"�in the sense of
direct involvement�in Malcolm�s murder. He vigorously denied it in
the course of clearly defining what the word complicity meant. I
vigorously agreed.
Black�s Law Dictionary defines
"complicity" to mean: "Accomplice; Conspiracy. State of
being an accomplice; participation in guilt. Involvement in crime as
principal or as an accessory before fact." Then the reader is
told to "See Accomplice; Conspiracy."
Then under "Accomplice" is: "One who
knowingly, voluntarily and with common intent unites with the
principal offender in the commission of a crime. [Cases are then
cited.] One who is in some way concerned or associated in commission
of crime; partaker of guilt; one who aids or assists, or is an
accessory. [Cases are again cited.] Equally concerned in the
commission of a crime. [Cases are cited.] One who is guilty of
complicity in crime charged, either by being present and aiding or
abetting in it, or having advised and encouraged it, though absent
from place when it was committed, though mere presence, acquiescence,
or silence, in the absence of a duty to act, is not enough, no matter
how reprehensible it may be, to constitute one an accomplice. One is
liable as an accomplice to the crime of another if he gave assistance
or encouragement or failed to perform a legal duty to prevent it with
the intent thereby to promote or facilitate commission of the
crime."
Then it says: "See also Abet; Aid and
abet Accessory." I did. I won�t go further into these
definitions here. You can do that for yourself, if you are so
inclined.
Here is my point. Search all you want and into
everything that you can, as some have already done. You will find that
Minister Farrakhan was and is absolutely innocent of any criminal
participation of the death of the father of Sister Attalah Shabazz.
Moreover, the persons responsible for that
despicable 12-minute segment of "60 Minutes" are fully aware
that they lied on Minister Farrakhan to America and to the world.
But Allah permitted this to happen. Why?
More next issue, Allah willing. |