ZacharyBucharest a.k.a.

ZakiBoughrezi

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Thepurposeofthisishandoutistoclearlypresentsomeoftheconcernsthathavebeen expressedaboutMr.Bucharestandthesourcesofthoseconcerns. ThishandoutmakesNOACCUSATIONSanddrawsNOCONCLUSIONS.Furthermore,this handoutisNOTmeantencourageanyonetoharassMr.Bucharestinanyway.

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ZacharyBucharestwith"RivieraRegime,"aZionisthiphopgroup madeupoftwoexIDFsodiers.Thispictureistakenfromthe MySpacepagefor"MATADORhiphop."MATADORisfeaturedon theRivieraRegimealbumandtitletrack"ThugzofWar."

SomeexcerptsfromablogpostontheMATADORhiphopMySpacepage http://www.myspace.com/matadorhiphop (whichbelongstoMr.Bucharest'semailaccount): Iftheuniformandthesidearmdon'twarrantwhatsideofthebreadmybutteris on,thenyoudon'thaveadamnideawhatgoesdownintheHolyLand.Asmall clarificationforthosewhomayassumethatsinceIhavethesepicturesupthatI'ma militantorsomekindoffanaticwhenitcomestopreservingademocraticwayof life.Wellyou'reright Ibelieveinpreemptivedetainingadneutralizationsuponcausesandindividuals whothreatenthelivesoftheinnocentinanycountry,whetheritbeinAfrica, MiddleEast,Asia,wherever.ToomanytimeshaveIheardthatthesituationismore complexthanthat,thatit'seconomics,thatit'spoliticalinequality,thatit'sthe fuckingweather'sfaulteven.

TheIncident
OnJanuary14,2010,PortlandStateUniversityProfessorJohnHallconcludedhislectureforhis comparativeeconomicsclassbyaccusingoneofthestudentsintheclass,ZacharyBucharest (akaZakiBoughrezi)ofworkingasaninformantandanagentprovocateurattemptingto systematicallydrawfineandinnocentstudentsintoacriminalclassification.(quotedfrom ProfessorHall'sletter,readaloudtoclassandgiventoMr.Bucharest.) Theletterisavailableinitsentiretyontheinternetat: http://media.oregonlive.com/news_impact/other/Hall%20letter1.PDF SomeofthereasonsProfessorHallandanumberofstudentsbecamesuspiciousofMr. Bucharestinclude: Mr.Bucharestpossessionofagunoncampus(whichisforbiddenbyuniversitypolicy, exceptforlawenforcementpersonnel),andtheindifferenceexpressedbyadministration andcampussecuritywhennotifiedandaskedtodosomethingaboutit. Mr.Bucharest'sclaimtohaveafriendwhohasafederalfirearmslicensetomanufacture andsellweapons. Mr.Bucharest'sattempttoinitiatethelaunderingandstockpilingofweaponsthrougha studentacademicgroup[statedinstudenttestimonytoadministrators]. Mr.Bucharesttryingtosellfirearmsandammunitiontoastudent,illegally,oncampus. AtleastoneincidentinwhichMr.Bucharesttalkedopenlyandpubliclyabouthowto makeaincendiarydevicesusinghouseholdmaterials.Onesuchincidentextendedtothe useoftheexplosivecompoundRDX. Mr.Bucharest'sthreatsmadetowardsotherstudents. Inadditiontotheincidentslistedabove,somefactsaboutMr.Bucharest'sbackgroundaddedto thesuspicionsabouthimandhisintentions.Someoftheseinclude: MrBucharest'sboastsofkillingpeoplewhilebeingasniperintheIsraeliDefenseForce. Mr.Bucharest'sclaimstohaveparticipatedinextrajudicialexecutionsduringhismilitary serviceinAfghanistan.AccordingtoProfessorHall,Mr.Bucharesttoldhimthatthathe hadvisitedAfghanistanintheWinterof2009,employedbyamilitarycontractorand workingthereasapaidmercenary. AcoupleofstoriesappearedinTheOregonianwithsomeofthedetailsofthesituation:
ConfrontationbetweenstudentandprofessoratPortlandStateUniversityraisesquestionsaboutschool security,gunsoncampus March06,2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/confrontation_between_student.html ClassroomconfrontationonPortlandStatecampusleavesprofessorinlimbo,studentsconcerned February05,201 http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/02/classroom_confrontation_on_por.html

TheFollowUp
AfterProfessorHall'sstatementintheclassroomthathebelievedMr.Bucharesttobean informantand/oragentprovocateur,thesethingshappened: ProfessorHallwastemporarillysuspended(withpay)andbannedfromcampus. SomeofthestudentsreiteratedtheirconcernsthatMr.Bucharestwaseitheran informant/agentprovocateurorsufferingfromPTSDandendangeringthecampus.The studentsspokeinfrontoftheclass,andexpressedtheirconcernstoadministratorsbothin personandinwriting. Studentsspokewithcampussecurityandfiledaformalcomplaint. Mr.Bucharestwasclearedofallchargesbroughtagainsthimduringacloseddoor studentcodeofconducthearingonMarch19,2010. ProfessorHallhasreturnedtohisjob,andhasnotretractedhisstatementsaboutMr. Bucharest. Mr.Bucharesthasstartedtogetinvolvedintheradicalscene,hangingoutatradical spaces,participatinginselfdefenseclasses,andmarchinginablackbloconMayDay 2011youtubevideosat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyHtwryaGN4&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFc5zy39i0k&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_ij33jz900&feature=related).

Excerptfromstudenttestimony[letterwrittenFebraury20,2010,tothepresidentofPSU] regardingaconversationhadinclasswthStudentHealthandCounselingexecutivedirector MaryBethCollinsonJanuary19,2010: AftertheclassaskedwhattodoaboutMr.Bucharest,whetherhewasathreat,whetherhewas allowedoncampus,andwhetherstudentsshouldbeconcernedabouthisgun,sheexplainedthat universitypolicyforbidsguns,butthattheoneexceptionisforpolice,andthattheyhaveto keeptheirgunsconcealedwhileoncampus.Sincenobodyhadtalkedaboutpoliceinclass,that struckmeasodd.WhenViceProvostMackexpressedinterestinwhetherthegunwasdisplayed oncampusbutnotinterestinwhetherthegunwaspossessedoncampus,Ithoughtbackto Collins'statement.Together,thesesuggestthatfirearmpossessionbyMr.Bucharestisonly regulatedbytheexceptiongrantedtolawenforcement.[italicsadded] fromearlierinthesameletter,alsoregardingthe conversationsinclasson1/19/2010: He[Mr.Bucharest]hasattemptedtosellmefirearmsand ammunitiononcampus,actingasthemiddlemanbetweenme andalicensedgundealer.Sellinggunsinthismannerisaso called'strawman'sale,andisillegalunderfederalfirearm law.Iwalkedtothefrontoftheroomtomakethese statements,andallthepeopleintheroomsawandheard clearly.Iwassurprisedthatnoneoftheadministrators followedupwithmeoraskedfurtherquestionsinclass.