COINTELPRO and the Omaha Two --An interview with Michael
Richardson   In 2007, veteran journalist Michael Richardson
began writing a series of articles for OpEdNews.com about Ed
Poindexter and Mondo we Langa, who are two Black Panther
political prisoners known as the Omaha Two. Richardson argues
that they were framed for the 1970 murder of a policeman as part
of the FBI’s notorious counterintelligence program, dubbed
“COINTELPRO.”    COINTELPRO and the Omaha Two  --An Interview
with Michael Richardson  By Angola 3 News     Illustrating this
program’s intent, a March 3, 1968 COINTELPRO memo discussed the
need to stop "the beginning of a true black revolution," and to
"prevent the rise of a 'messiah' who could unify, and electrify,
the militant black nationalist movement… Through
counterintelligence it should be possible to pinpoint potential
troublemakers and neutralize them." Another stated goal was "to
prevent the long-range growth of militant black nationalist
organizations, especially among youth. Specific