Minnesota Democrats Exposed » Kathleen Soliah

KEITH ELLISON AND KATHLEEN SOLIAH/SARAH JANE OLSON #2

Michael B. Brodkorb — Tue, 16 May 2006 16:07:01 +0000

"Minneapolis lawyer Keith Ellison, an [Sarah Jane] Olson supporter, says the prosecution's strategy focused on guilt by association. "I think it's dangerous to prosecute people for their political views and their political associations. I think you prosecute people for what they do, for their acts," he said." Source: MPR, November 1, 2001

Below is a partial list of crimes committeed by the SLA and Kathleen Soliah/Sarah Jane Olson.

On November 6, 1973, the SLA murdered Oakland, California superintendent of schools Dr. Marcus Foster and badly wounded his deputy Robert Blackburn as they left an Oakland school board meeting. The hollow point bullets used to kill Dr. Foster had been dipped in cyanide. Source: Wikipedia

On 4 February, 1974, publishing heiress Patricia Hearst, then a Berkeley college student, was kidnapped from her Berkeley apartment by the SLA. The SLA had chosen to kidnap Hearst to increase the news coverage of the incident. Source: Wikipedia

On 21 April 1975, the remaining members of the SLA robbed the Crocker National Bank in Carmichael, California and killed Myrna Opsahl, a bank customer, in the process. Source: Wikipedia In November 2002, Olson pleaded guilty to murdering Myrna Opsahl in 1975.

On 21 August 1975, Kathleen Soliah failed in her attempt to kill officers of the LAPD when the bombs she placed under a police car did not detonate. Soliah remained a fugitive, first in Zimbabwe, and then in Minnesota under the alias Sarah Jane Olson; she was married to a doctor and had several children. Source: Wikipedia

Always remember that Keith Ellison, the DFL endorsed candidate for Congress in the 5th CD, supported Kathleen Soliah/Sarah Jane Olson.

ELLISON: “SARA OLSON IS A BLACK GANG MEMBER”

Michael B. Brodkorb — Mon, 15 May 2006 04:32:57 +0000

"'Sara Olson is a black gang member,' said Minneapolis defense lawyer Keith Ellison of a red-haired, fair-skinned, Highland Park resident standing in the wings. Though they chuckled at the irony, the crowd packed into Lake Harriet Community Church for a February 12 fundraiser understood exactly what Ellison meant. Sara Olson, like many persons prosecuted for crimes linked to urban gangs, is defending herself against police with scores to settle, prosecu-tors hell-bent on a trophy, and news media persuaded of her guilt." Source: National Lawyers Guild – Minnesota Chapter

KEITH ELLISON AND KATHLEEN SOLIAH/SARAH JANE OLSON

Michael B. Brodkorb — Sun, 14 May 2006 16:53:17 +0000

Background: The Symbionese Liberation Army was an American-based group that considered itself a revolutionary vanguard army and was a proponent of radical leftist ideology. The group gained notoriety when the granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst, Patty Hearst, was kidnapped and apparently brainwashed into becoming an active member. Members of the group were accused of committing murders, bank robberies, and acts of violence between 1973 and 1975. Source: Wikipedia

Kathleen Ann Soliah was a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) in the 1970s. She has lived most of her life in Minnesota under the alias Sara Jane Olson.

On April 21, 1975, SLA members robbed the Crocker National Bank in Carmichael, California, killing Myrna Opsahl, a bank customer, in the process. Patty Hearst, who admitted to being a getaway driver, stated that Soliah was one of the actual robbers.

On August 21, 1975, bombs that had failed to detonate were discovered under several Los Angeles Police Department patrol cars. Soliah was accused of planting the bombs in an attempt to avenge the slain SLA members.

In February 1976, a grand jury indicted in the bombing case. Soliah went underground and became a fugitive for 23 years. She was arrested in June 1999 iand charged with conspiracy to commit murder, possession of explosives, explosion and attempt to ignite an explosive with intent to murder.

In November 2002, Olson pleaded guilty to murdering Myrna Opsahl in 1975.

Keith Ellison appeared at a forum called "Ungagged: An Educational Forum on Issues Surrounding the Sara Jane Olson Case and Fundraising Silent Auction." The silent auction raised money for Kathleen Soliah's legal defense.

"Asked whether he supported Olson, Minneapolis lawyer and panelist Keith Ellison replied: 'I'm a supporter of anybody who's subject to political prosecution based on their being in a vilified group. Your chances of getting a fair trial are low. … I've been waiting for the evidence against her. I don't think they would not cheat to prosecute this woman.'" Source: Pioneer Press, February 13, 2000