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Was the Nation of Islam a witness or an accomplice to Murder?

July 2, 7:20 PMHartford Democrat ExaminerRudolf Okonkwo
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In our hyper-sensitive America of today, there are few questions only a black Democrat can ask without being chewed to pieces. And this is one of such questions.
 
One thing that has not been discussed in all the circumstances surrounding the death of Michael Jackson was the role the Nation of Islam played. Many have gone as far as extrapolating that the pop star was murdered but few have asked one of the obvious questions thumping its nose at us.
 
From news report emerging from Los Angeles, the Nation of Islam had surrounded Michael Jackson since the dawn of the 2003 child molestation allegation. Leonard Muhammad, Farrakhan’s son-in-law came in as Michael Jackson’s adviser at that time. By the time the 2005 trial started, the Nation of Islam had taken over much of the pop star’s security details. Members of the Nation of Islam were in his house when he died.
 
Despite several instances of Michael Jackson clearing house, he did not eliminate the members of the Nation of Islam. It was even alleged that the house where he died belonged to a member of the Nation of Islam. He was even rumored to have converted to Islam at one point.
 
Of course, these stories were roundly denied by the Nation of Islam and the Michael Jackson’s camp. Both camps insisted there was no professional relationship. It was a very strategic position to take because such a relationship would not benefit either camp. Michael Jackson, for all his talents, was no Muhammad Ali.
 
If not for nothing, the members of the Nation of Islam around the King of Pop were aware of his dependence on drugs. Or were they not? They knew who was coming in and who was going out. They knew who was delivering the drugs.
 
Could the Nation of Islam be negligent in their duties? Could they have ignored the tenets of Islam just to collect the money Jackson was paying for their security services? What role did the Nation of Islam play in the picking of the medical doctors who provided drugs to Michael Jackson? What role did the Nation of Islam play in the employment and appraisal of some shady characters around Michael Jackson, like the fake doctor Thome Thome from Lebanon?
 
Did the Nation of Islam drop the ball when it mattered most? How did the Jackson family get cut off from Michael? Did the Nation of Islam enabled that or did they look away? Why did the Jackson family run to Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson when all was lost? Where is Louis Farrakhan?
 
Will the Nation of Islam ever account for the role it played or did not play in the demise of Michael Jackson? The investigators looking at Michael Jackson’s doctors, managers, accountants and even bodyguards whose names Jackson used to obtain drugs may never ask the question. But all the constituency of Michael Jackson must. Not only is it proper, it is necessary if we must extricate the Nation of Islam from any appearance of impropriety.
 
 
 
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