Drummond of Alabama Kills Colombian Coal Miners

Drummond Coal of Alabama, a family owned corporation worth billions, is going on trial in Birmingham, AL May 14, 2007 in federal court, for the murder of union organizers. For years, the Bush nominated federal judge, Karen Bowdre, clamped a silence order on the plaintiff attorneys, which led to a news blackout on the case. However, a 3 judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court lifted the gag and now stories are coming out.

Drummond closed most of its mines in Alabama, abandoning its union workers here, to move its primary operations to Colombia, where they have two strip mines they value at $2 Billion dollars. They have a private army protecting them from the Colombian people and from union organizers. Colombian witnesses say they have witnessed Drummond Execs pay right-wing paramilitaries, connected with the Colombian armed forces and right- wing government of President Uribe, to murder union organizers.

In case people don't know, Colombia is the third highest recipient of US aid, after Israel and Egypt. The nation is deeply repressive and is the primary source of cocaine coming to the US (I believe that the battles with the Medillin and Cali cartels was in fact a turf battle, and the CIA and US military won and took over the trafficking of cocaine into our country). Colombia is, of course, a potential launching ground for an invasion of Venezuela, something being planned by the Bush/Cheney/Rove cabal.

This trial is of greatest importance and should gain national and international attention. Please contact you local media to focus on it next month. Below is a B'ham News article in today's business section. There is another AP article I can't find on the net about a Colombian senator who has announced that Drummond conspired to assassinate him (Sen. Gustavo Petro).

Please focus on this trial. Drummond is, in my opinion, a terrorist corporation, one of the US terrorist organizations. And its offices are just a few blocks from my home!

Rev. Jack Zylman
1321 16th Avenue South Birmingham, AL
35205-6020 phone: 205-933-7678 cell: 205-821-0650

Birmingham News: Plaintiffs want surprise witness: Would testify he saw company supply outlaws